Shutdown will harm economy, Obama says

With a midnight deadline for a deal approaching, President Obama said a government shutdown would ‘‘throw a wrench into the gears’’ of a recovering economy.

Ramping up pressure on Republicans, President Obama said a government shutdown would ‘‘throw a wrench into the gears’’ of a recovering economy.

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Top leaders are fighting amongst themselves over the pending double-barreled threats of a government shutdown and debt default.

Firefighters sprayed water on the building.

Four-alarm fire guts historic Masonic temple in Quincy

The fire started in the basement of the 87-year-old structure and burned for hours before it was doused by fire crews.

Bobby Waldrop oversees machinery for spinning yarn at the Parkdale textile plant in Gaffney, S.C.

Lack of workers hinders textiles rebound

Manufacturers in the US are scrambling to find workers to fill specialized jobs that have not been taken over by machines.

East Boston clergy organize against Suffolk Downs casino

More than 30 local religious leaders will be praying, preaching, and canvassing to defeat the project.

Shayanna Jenkins (right) was escorted by attorney Janice Bassil after a bail hearing in Fall River on Thursday.

Hernandez fiancee facing ‘abusive’ tactics, lawyer says

The lawyer for Shayanna Jenkins accused prosecutors of “overreaching” in an effort to pressure her into providing information against Aaron Hernandez.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

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The church of justice for the poor must be the church of equality for women — inside the church as well as out.

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Rachael Cronk hugged Caroline on a mall trip to the American Girl doll store. Caroline was diagnosed with a rare cancer last year.

The gospel of Calle
Orr, at his Sandwich home, would prefer he were not the subject of this story.

Bobby Orr focused on doing good — quietly
Thomas M. Damigella (right), striking up a conversation with his friend, John Rosato, in the North End.

Thomas Damigella, at 97; Tupperware party pioneer
Craig Mello, holding his daughter after a press conference in October 2006 announcing that he shared the Nobel Prize in medicine, said the honor didn’t alter his life much.

Science in Mind

For Nobel laureates, life goes on
“I am trying to get people to talk and ask me hard questions,” said Charlie Collier, who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Words on Alzheimer’s from one who knows
Bill de Blasio’s 1979 yearbook identified him as “future president of the U.S.A. — the Untied Sneakers Association.’’

NYC mayoral favorite has Mass. roots
Lorenz Finison spoke Sunday near Kittie Knox’s new headstone at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Ceremony honors cyclist who broke barriers
Fidelis Chimomb of Zimbabwe spoke during a First Generation Project event at MIT.

Colleges try to meet needs of first-generation students
“Glass will become the tool of choice to connect patients, physicians, and the electronic information that we have to deal with. Absolutely,” said Dr. Rafael Grossman, of Eastern Maine Medical Center.

Doctors foresee a Google Glass view of surgeries
A laboratory manager at Fertility Centers of New England views an egg through a microscope.

Health

Pausing the biological clock
Sarah Sokolovic as Stella and Joe Manganiello as Stanley in “A Streetcar Named Desire” at Yale Repertory Theatre.

Stage Review

‘Streetcar’ doesn’t quite deliver
“15-Foot Bubble Chamber, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois.”

Photography review

Dreaming machine dreams at MIT

Sports

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The Patriots aired it out in second half and Kenbrell Thompkins made Desmond Trufant (21) pay with a fourth-quarter TD catch.

Patriots switched offensive strategy at half

With the run clearly established, the Patriots opened up the offense in the second half, and Tom Brady used the play-action pass to perfection.

Boston mayoral race

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Marjorie Janvier Bellerand, shown with daughter Jolie, 7, said her candidate did not win the preliminary election. Now she will do her homework to determine who to back.

Mayoral rivals must woo precincts that shunned them

For John Connolly and Martin Walsh, thousands of votes are up for grabs in the diverse heart of Boston.

Metro

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The video, which was released on the Boston Police Department’s website, appears to show a young male, wearing a baseball cap and a backpack, walking past storefront windows near the attack scene.

Police ask help to ID suspect in fatal robbery

Police released surveillance video of the alleged shooter in a July robbery at a Roxbury cellphone store that left a 19-year-old employee dead.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

He says vote, but doesn’t

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Why is the EPA trying to kill coal?
Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib makes a game-saving play by breaking up a Matt Ryan pass intended for Falcons wide receiver Roddy White late in the fourth quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots’ defense is the real thing
Terry Francona’s managing job in Cleveland is among the season’s best stories.

Dan Shaughnessy

Time for a bit of clarity on Patriots, Red Sox
The Entrepreneur Walk of Fame in Kendall Square currently has seven plaques.

Innovation Economy

Entrepreneur Walk of Fame deserves a boost

JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston’s ‘neighborhood first’ thinking

LAWRENCE HARMON

Keep police commissioner search secret

A Suffolk Downs employee took a photo of a rendering of the proposed East Boston casino.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Lady Luck calls on Suffolk Downs

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots, Falcons matchup important

SCOT LEHIGH

Where are the GOP grown-ups?

Tech Lab

Apple beats Android in the smartphone wars

Yvonne Abraham

It looks worse than it is

Nation & World

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Pope John Paul II(left) and Pope John XXIII (right) will be declared saints on April 27.

Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be declared saints on April 27

Analysts said the decision to canonize the two popes together was aimed at unifying the church.

Business

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Blood tests in minutes, not days or weeks

The Gene Radar device, created by Cambridge biotech firm Nanobiosym, could be a game changer, especially where labs are scarce.

Arts

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Book Review

‘An Appetite for Wonder’ by Richard Dawkins

The new memoir details the early life of the influential atheist.

Health and wellness

MD Mama

Spreading the word on breastfeeding

Way too many women stop breastfeeding for reasons we can fix. And that’s not OK.

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Gloucester is the oldest seaport in America and played integral role in the beginning of the US fishing industry.

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Becoming Bostonian
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Do we still trust Bill Belichick?
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Beauty of the bottle
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Jefferson slept here

Ideas

“The Arab Council for the Social Sciences aims to give thinkers institutional punch — not just funding for projects that aren’t popular with local regimes or Western universities, but muscle to fight authorities.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on a new Middle East brain trust