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Talks over Iran’s disputed nuke program hit a snag

France raised questions about whether a proposed deal to temporarily curb Iran’s nuclear program went far enough.

US seeks $864m from Bank of America over loans

A jury found the bank, which acquired Countrywide in 2008, liable for selling thousands of bad home loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A view of the typhoon ravaged city of Tacloban on Saturday.

EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Many feared dead after typhoon slams Philippines

At least 138 people were confirmed dead in the storm’s aftermath, but the Philippine Red Cross said that staff in the region estimated the toll was about 1,000.

Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires combines Gilded Age graciousness with modern touches.

Canyon Ranch

Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires combines Gilded Age graciousness with modern touches.

The resort offers modern-day fitness and wellness programs, like yoga.

Canyon Ranch

The resort offers modern-day fitness and wellness programs, like yoga.

Winvian combines a country farm setting with the whimsy of its unique cottages.

Winvian

Winvian combines a country farm setting with the whimsy of its unique cottages.

The exterior of Artist Cottage at Winvian in the Litchfield Hills.

Winvian

The exterior of Artist Cottage at Winvian in the Litchfield Hills.

Twin Farms in the mountain woodlands is a former country home that offers 20 distinctive accommodations.

Twin Farms

Twin Farms in the mountain woodlands is a former country home that offers 20 distinctive accommodations.

The view from Ski Hill at Twin Farms.

Twin Farms.

The view from Ski Hill at Twin Farms.

Exclusive Sunday preview | travel

Three all-inclusive N.E. resorts

After paying a set fee upfront, all meals, liquor, tips, exercise classes, and rental equipment, such as canoes and bicycles, are included in the cost of your stay.

Exclusive Sunday preview | travel

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A series of charming old stone buildings, a glistening river, and a vibrant night-life scene stand out in Portugal’s second largest city.

Astrid Franco and Jessica Khokhlan attend UMass Boston.

Parents overly involved in college students’ lives

Some “snowplow parents” are so involved that they call college professors about their children’s grades, or complain to administrators about minor issues.

Opinion

Lawrence Harmon

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The two statues and eight narrative plaques deserve better than their current fate as magnets for vagrants and pigeons.

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Delia Binette, 6, looked at an X-ray of a sea turtle at New England Aquarium.

A special trip to the aquarium
Jack Hammond, retired Army brigadier general, with a village elder in Kabul province in Afghanistan in 2011. says the Marathon bombing left him with sleepless nights.

Veterans with PTSD felt emotional distress after Marathon bombings, BU study finds

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

12 plans for Mayor Walsh’s new Boston

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Who’s on first?

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Sunday Magazine preview | Perspective

Menino’s advice for Walsh
Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and Roger Clemens are all part of Bob Ryan’s 25-man all-time Red Sox World Series roster.

Bob Ryan | Exclusive Sunday Preview

The all-time Red Sox World Series team
World Series MVP David Ortiz held up a championship belt at the start of the parade.

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Globe photos of the week, Nov. 8, 2013
At Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, bet on Italian dining at Ballo, swimming, music at Wolf Den, and an eye-catching hotel. At nearby Foxwoods, there’s Shrine nightclub and Asian restaurant Red Lantern.

Sunday Magazine preview

Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun without gambling?
(Clockwise from top) Proposed casinos in Milford, Springfield, and Everett.

Shirley Leung

What if we end up with no casinos?

Scott Brown, shown in Nashua in April, has been coy about his political plans.

Scott Brown gets a plea to run in N.H.

Kevin Cullen

Languishing in Lawrence
Stunning views are attracting well-heeled buyers, including from abroad, to Downtown Crossing.

Boston’s new exclusive address: Downtown Crossing

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The Red Sox got a good look at Cardinals slugger Carlos Beltran during the World Series.

Red Sox are interested in Carlos Beltran

The Sox are inquiring about Beltran in the event center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury signs elsewhere as a free agent.

Metro

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Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle has come under fire over lavish spending of university resources.

Dobelle resigns from Westfield State presidency

Embattled Westfield State president Evan Dobelle abruptly retired Friday, departing with nothing but his pension amid controversy over his spending of university resources.

Politics

Clerk William Maloney of the Lawrence Board of Registrars reviewed a provisional ballot Friday at City Hall.

Lantigua still behind in mayoral race after review

Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua remained 57 votes behind in his reelection bid after a review of provisional ballots Friday night.

Columnists

Derrick Z. Jackson

Can New Bedford lure a turbine plant?
The Irish Famine Memorial park is home to two critically disdained statues, a group of ornery homeless men, and a flock of uncouth pigeons.

Lawrence Harmon

Irish Famine Memorial needs to be restored

JOAN VENNOCHI

Goliath blinked, and voters noticed
Mourners in Wisconsin hold a vigil in October marking the one-year anniversary of a shooting at a hair salon.

Opinion | RENÉE LOTH

Private gun sales, public tragedy
(Clockwise from top) Proposed casinos in Milford, Springfield, and Everett.

Shirley Leung

What if we end up with no casinos?

Kevin Cullen

Languishing in Lawrence
President Nixon, at a news conference on March 15, 1973.

alex beam

The same-name identity crisis

NICHOLAS BURNS

Mideast allies crave leadership from US

Yvonne Abraham

Now to keep Boston voters’ faith
OverDrive provides about 1.8 million downloadable e-books and audiobooks to about 90 percent of US public libraries, including Boston’s (above).

Tech lab

The e-book choice — rent, borrow, or buy?

Kevin Cullen

We are our parents’ children

JEFF JACOBY

The bitter pill of failed state tax incentives

Nation & World

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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov is seen on a giant screen at the Mission Control Center in Korolyov as he holds the Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch outside of the International Space Station.

Olympic torch taken on first spacewalk

The torch was carefully held by two Russian cosmonauts outside the International Space Station as it orbited some 260 miles above Earth.

Business

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Jennifer Dicicco of Waltham won a free coffee maker at the opening the Keurig store in the Burlington Mall.

Burlington Mall hosts Keurig’s first-ever retail outlet

The first company store dedicated to the single-cup coffee makers opened Friday in a space that looks and feels like a finely appointed luxury kitchen.

Arts

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Ruby Wax, the child of Jewish immigrants who fled prewar Austria, was depressed as a child, as was her mother.

With humor and without fear, Ruby Wax confronts mental illness

“Out of Her Mind,” which explores what the comedian calls “the tsunami of depression,” makes its New England premiere at Oberon in Cambridge.

Lifestyle

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Love Letters

She asked him to stop flirting

Is past traumatic relationship affecting her judgment?

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People and pigeons have long been interesting to photographers, especially years ago when the birds were more popular and were readily fed.

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Top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts
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A First Period home gets a second life
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David Keith hopes we don’t have to use his ideas to reverse global warming
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Why is it so hard to find a doctor?

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“A 2011 report from the World Health Organization estimated that Russians were drinking an average of about 4 gallons of pure alcohol per year — about 70 percent more than their American counterparts.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on alcoholism in Russia