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Obama faces negotiations for financial oversight

The Obama administration, which is dealing with the debacle over the rollout of health care reform, has reached a critical stage in its other signature effort.

A tornado near Flatville, Ill, moved northeast Sunday afternoon.

5 killed after tornadoes sweep Midwest

Dozens of tornadoes and storms left at least five people dead and unleashed powerful winds that flattened entire neighborhoods.

Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, spoke at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge.

Mother of Trayvon Martin speaks at Cambridge church

Sybrina Fulton spoke at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church of the grief she felt after her son was killed.

Boston medical teams going to the aid of typhoon victims

Doctors and nurses from Boston hospitals have joined the disaster relief effort in the Philippines following last week’s devastating Typhoon Haiyan.

Director Spike Lee.

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Don’t call Spike Lee’s latest project a remake

Lee’s English-language take on Korean director Park Chan-wook’s twisted 2003 thriller “Oldboy,” honors the great film.

Michael Ealy (left) with his “Almost Human” costar Karl Urban in August.

Michael Ealy’s crash course in being ‘Human’

Ealy, who plays an android detective in “Almost Human,” spoke about playing a character who is wholly “synthetic” but programmed to feel human emotions.

The Menotomy Grill & Tavern is one of the first restaurants to open in Arlington since the town started allowing alcohol with meals.

Globe West

A recipe for reviving downtowns

As communities try to keep downtowns vital, officials are increasingly turning to restaurants as a way to bring money and people into town.

Resveratrol, a phytonutrient found in red wine, helps to protect the cardiovascular system and guard against osteoporosis, a bone condition of particular concern to postmenopausal women, doctors say.

Living Longer, Living Better

The benefits and health risks of beer and wine

In a raft of medical studies over the past generation, research has repeatedly pointed to some health benefits from drinking wine and beer in moderation.

Opinion

JOANNA WEISS

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The obstacle to a constructive conversation about guns is not a lack of ideas; it’s that the subject can’t be broached without people going insane.

Globe exclusives

Marty Walsh, the mayor-elect, often doesn’t just skip the Y or the R in his new job title. He skips them both and says, “maeh.”

Students of Bostonese have found their avatah

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Living Longer, Living Better
Jehuda Reinharz, former president of Brandeis University, has remained among the highest paid people on campus.

Colleges may foot big bills as presidents leave
Some girls cooled off in the Sea of Galilee, Israel’s main source of fresh surface water, in July.

In Israel, water where there was none
Wade Davis at New York’s Penn Station, en route to a recent speaking engagement at which he promoted acceptance of LGBT athletes in sports.

Gay ex-player tackles inclusion
MIT professor Ofer Sharone hopes his research will result in an understanding of how long-term unemployment affects people.

Helping the long-term unemployed
Eli Manning is having one of the worst seasons of any quarterback this year, and is on pace for the worst year of his career.

Sunday Football Notes

Manning suffering through poor season
Lance Armstrong in

movies

Armstrong film went from redemption to ‘Lie’
Cory Scott, a child wrangler for photo and video shoots, says he is “like a jester, concierge, cheerleader, counselor, and facilitator, all in one.”

On the Job

He keeps the working kids amused

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50 years later: Wound is still fresh

Smackdown!

Outlet shopping: Freeport, Maine, vs. Manchester, Vt.
The 1400-year-old Hagia Sophia is a museum now.

Travel

Istanbul: A world of spirits

Top Places to Work

Overview

Appreciation more important than pay, employees say

Each year, Massachusetts workers rank being appreciated as a key factor that determines how they feel about their jobs.

Sports

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The Patriots’ Stephen Gostkowski was a starter and reliever on Memphis’s baseball team.

Patriots’ Gostkowski pulls from baseball experience

Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski was a starter and reliever on Memphis’s baseball team.

Metro

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Carlos Arredondo stood and cheered at the start of the Red Sox World Series parade at Fenway Park. He has become the face of Boston Strong.

Full-time role for Boston’s ‘comforter-in-chief’

Carlos Arredondo leapt into the fray on Marathon Day, and hasn’t stopped since.

Columnists

Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote in support of ENDA.

JEFF JACOBY

Workplaces don’t need ENDA

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Championing 2004 Sox’ claim as favorites

JOAN VENNOCHI

Pressure is on the Gaming Commission

Bob Ryan

The inherent conflict of football

JOANNA WEISS

Gun debate hate
It’s easy to see why Martha Coakley would make a good candidate for governor, Yvonne Abraham writes, thus making her campaign missteps all the more mystifying.

Yvonne Abraham

Unforced errors from Martha Coakley
It will be interesting to see if Michael Astrue can transform InVivo from a company fueled by hype to one focused on demonstrating effectiveness in humans.

Innovation Economy

Can InVivo live up to its hype?
A pedestrian passed in front of the Olympic rings up the street from Turner Field, which originally opened as the 85,000-seat main stadium for the 1996 Olympics.

Derrick Z. Jackson

An Olympic-size illusion

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Restraint gives way to humanity
President Obama.

SCOT LEHIGH

Is Obama up to saving his health law?

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Zoom has software controls that are almost as advanced as those on a pro camera. You can fiddle with aperture, white balance, color temperature, and shutter speed.

Tech Lab

Sharper options for phone photos
Moving the whole Suffolk Downs casino project to its Revere property to get around East Boston’s opposition, shown by residents above, is legal. But that doesn’t make it right, writes Yvonne Abraham.

Yvonne Abraham

Hedging their bet at Suffolk Downs

Nation & World

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A psychologist at the airport spoke with relatives and friends of those who were aboard a jetliner that crashed in Russia while trying to land.

Russian plane crash kills all 50 aboard

A passenger airliner crashed Sunday while trying to land at the airport in the city of Kazan, officials said.

Business

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On the Hot Seat

Rosemarie Sansone, president, downtown Business Improvement District.

Helping downtown business district get its groove back

As head of the downtown Business Improvement District, Rosemarie Sansone helps plan improvements.

Arts

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Dance Review

The Stephen Petronio Dance Company performs “Like Lazarus Did.”

Energy level rises and falls in ‘Lazarus’

Stephen Petronio Company’s “Like Lazarus Did” loosely explores ideas of birth, death, and resurrection.

Travel

The Old Constitution House in Windsor was originally a tavern.

Stories to tell: Vermont’s African American Heritage Trail

The Heritage Trail comprises 11 sites including nine museums with exhibits featuring video, audio, and guided, or self-guided, tours.

Books

Book Review

Paul Bloom argues that even the youngest infants possess moral sensibilities.

‘Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil’ by Paul Bloom

Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that even the youngest infants possess moral sensibilities.

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The Burroughs Newsboys Foundation was founded by Harry E. Burroughs to give Boston’s newsboys life experiences that would give them a better future.

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Magazine

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The state of extramarital affairs
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Just the right kind of cold
The cover for the November 3 2013 issue

Top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts
The cover for the October 27 2013 issue

A First Period home gets a second life

Ideas

“Researchers believe there’s something uniquely and inherently difficult about the in-law relationship itself — as one psychologist put it, ‘The problem is really structural.’”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the weird science of in-laws