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Harvard probes report of student cheating

About 125 undergraduates in the class “Government 1310: ‘Introduction to Congress’” are accused of jointly submitting responses for a final exam, some word-for-word identical.

Teachers union offers concessions

After a contract stalemate that has lasted more than two years, the Boston Teachers Union said it would accept concessions on wages and a teacher evaluation system.

Springfield casino consultant a gambling lobbyist

The expert hired to help Springfield assess casino proposals is a registered lobbyist for two of the firms competing in the Western Mass. town.

State closes drug testing lab amid probe of chemist

State Police are concerned that a chemist’s mishandling of evidence in drug cases may have led to wrongful convictions.

Can Romney win over the middle?

While tonight’s anointing indeed represents a political triumph for Mitt Romney, it is also fraught with challenge and risk.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan posed with campaign staffers for a photo Thursday.

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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan posed with campaign staffers for a photo Thursday.

Musician Taylor Hicks, who won the fifth season of the reality TV competition

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Musician Taylor Hicks, who won the fifth season of the reality TV competition "American Idol," sang during a soundcheck.

Mitt Romney stood at the podium during a walkthrough at the convention Thursday.

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Mitt Romney stood at the podium during a walkthrough at the convention Thursday.

Senator Scott Brown answered questions during a press conference Thursday in Tampa, Fla.

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Senator Scott Brown answered questions during a press conference Thursday in Tampa, Fla.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan arrived for a sound check before the final day of the Republican National Convention.

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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan at the soundcheck.

Stagehands made final adjustments to an expanded stage where Mitt Romney will accept his party's nomination.

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Stagehands made final adjustments to an expanded stage where Mitt Romney will accept his party's nomination.

Actor Jon Voight posed with a delegate before the start of the convention's final day on Thursday.

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Actor Jon Voight posed with a delegate before the start of the convention's final day on Thursday.

Scott Brown declined bigger GOP convention role

Brown said he limited his attendance at the convention to a single day because of scheduling demands, not concern about fallout for his campaign.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/tlumacki_GOP_convention_national386.jpg Ryan made forceful case, but some context was missing

In attacking President Obama’s policies at the Republican National Convention, Paul Ryan left out some important details.

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The mad theater of campaigns, protests, rallies, and conventions that is our modern political process is not a recent phenomenon.

Globe exclusives

Lauren Miller (left) and Ari Graynor costar in “For a Good Time, Call . . .,’’ about two friends starting a phone sex company. Miller also co-wrote the script.

Movie Review

‘For a Good Time, Call . . . ’ achieves parody and parity
From left: Matisyahu, Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Kyra Sedgwick in the horror flick “The Possession.’’

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Possession’ has a twist, but is it kosher?
Theo Epstein is seen near the ivy at Wrigley Field last October, just after being named president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs.

dan shaughnessy

Epstein’s clean getaway irks Red Sox owners

DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

Hole by hole at TPC Boston
Elena Palma (foreground) is among many residents at the David Barksdale Center in Tampa focused on Medicare.

Medicare arguments key for both parties
Hennigan says foe aims to ruin her good name.

A bare-knuckle fight for clerk job
Paula Townsend, 101, relived memories as she toured the Home For Little Wanderers in Jamaica Plain.

Yvonne Abraham

A final goodbye to a longtime refuge

Tech Lab

Simple steps to secure your smartphone
Justin Pomerleau with his traveling clothing shop in Somerville’s Union Square.

Style

‘Le Pants King and the Traveling Spectacular’ hits Boston
Nationally, the average tuition at private four-year schools reached $28,500 this year, according to the College Board.

Families misjudge college savings, study finds
Thermos vehicle-shaped lunch boxes, $9.99 each at Target store locations.

Back-to-school cool: 4 trends for a stylish first semester

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Sports

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Charley Molnar is leading UMass to the upper tier of college football.

Charley Molnar running the show for UMass

Molnar hasn’t missed a day of running in five years, but the new UMass coach has his hands full running an upgraded football program.

Metro

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Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi is serving an eight-year sentence in federal prison for corruption.

State officials revoke former speaker DiMasi's pension

The annual pension of $60,142, which was suspended last September, was revoked Thursday by state pension officials.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

Protect, and isolate, author of book on bin Laden raid

Opinion | Scot Lehigh

Rice offers intelligent foreign policy critique and a genuine moment

Tech Lab

Simple steps to secure your smartphone
A policeman fired at protesting miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg on Aug. 16.

derrick z. jackson

Mine killings echo old South Africa
Theo Epstein is seen near the ivy at Wrigley Field last October, just after being named president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs.

dan shaughnessy

Epstein’s clean getaway irks Red Sox owners
Paula Townsend, 101, relived memories as she toured the Home For Little Wanderers in Jamaica Plain.

Yvonne Abraham

A final goodbye to a longtime refuge

Scot Lehigh

Mitt Romney: Image and reality

Jeff Jacoby

Rebooting the public image

Dan Shaughnessy

For Red Sox, reality sets in now

Brian McGrory

Mitt Romney is no washout

Boston Capital

Ironwood awaits FDA decision on new drug

Joanna Weiss

Scott Brown and the near-extinct GOP moderate

Business

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NE economy grew sluggishly during summer

Businesses in New England are hiring modestly and “outlooks remain uncertain,” according to a survey by the Federal Reserve.

Politics

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Senator Kerry is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and has served as an unofficial envoy to various trouble spots.

Obama names Kerry for national security speech

Senator John Kerry will deliver the speech during the closing night of next week’s Democratic National Convention.

Nation & World

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A sherriff's vehicle was stuck in flood waters caused by Isaac north of LaPlace, La.

Isaac leaves behind flooding, power outages

Flood waters rose waist-high in some neighborhoods and more than 900,000 people lost power, officials said.

Arts

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Upcoming music events around Boston

Picks for the best pop, rock, country, jazz, blues, and classical music options around the region this week.

Style

The site of the Boston Harbor Hotel where Brian Billotte bartends was a dirt lot when he was a kid in South Boston.

Meet Brian Billotte, Boston Harbor Hotel bartender since Day One

Brian Billotte has tended bar at the Boston Harbor Hotel’s Rowes Wharf Bar since the day the hotel opened, in 1987.

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A change to commenting

We’ve launched new article comments on BostonGlobe.com, and want to explain some changes that you’ll see.

Magazine

The cover for the August 26 2012 issue

Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?
The cover for the August 19 2012 issue

Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?
The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene
The cover for the August 5 2012 issue

Can GPS find you a mate?

Opinion

“[Mitt Romney has] taken on a daunting case, representing a party whose brand is in flux, and whose ownership structure isn’t clear.”

Peter S. Canellos 

Ideas

“In decades of researching American political lobbies, we have found that there are huge gaps in who is represented in Washington.”

—Kay Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady