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US military stands ready to strike Syria, Hagel says

If President Obama gives the order, the US would be ready to strike at once, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.

Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to shut down

“This was an agonizing decision and an extremely tough call for us,” said the chief executive of the company that runs the plant.

Brockton police investigate two shootings

The shootings Monday come a week after two fatal attacks in the city that spurred an outcry from residents.

Amid high profits, Liberty Mutual cuts benefits

The cuts come just a year after a public uproar over lavish pay and perks for top executives of the Boston insurer.

Brighton landlord Deb Segal is balking at paying the $25 registration fees for each apartment she owns.

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Landlords call Boston’s new fee plan intrusive, costly

An ordinance requiring landlords to register their rental units with the city has received a cool reception from property owners.

Local fast-food workers to join nationwide protest

In Boston, as many as 200 employees are taking part in a demonstration demanding better wages and the right to unionize.

In unlocked State House safe, an assortment of artifacts

Two professional safecrackers helped open a long-sealed safe in the Treasurer’s office, revealing items from the past — one of which dated to the 1700s.

Seal population a bane to Nantucket fishermen

More and more seals are popping up around the island, and some people who fish these waters believe they have become a major nuisance.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

Not just for the witless

Yes, anonymous comments can be coarse, but they can also expose truth.

Globe exclusives

Liberation Music said a Lawrence Lessig lecture posted on YouTube (above) that included the song “Lisztomania’’ by French musical group Phoenix violated its copyright.

Professor challenges record company

Entang Wiharso’s “I’m the Sweetest Teddy Bear,” from his “Hurting Landscape” series.

Art Review

Some standouts in ‘Locally Made’

A group of children plunged into the lake Center Tuftonburo, N.H.

At camp, solace for children of cancer patients

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Bernard Haitink on the podium, performing Sunday, the final day of the BSO’s season at Tanglewood.

MUSIC REVIEW

Memorable Ninth caps Tanglewood

Derek Wilson and Rebecca Brooksher in the Berkshire Theatre Group production of Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie.”

Stage Review

In a potent ‘Anna Christie,’ past is present

Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke performed onstage during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Miley Cyrus the talk of the MTV VMAs

The Rev. Jurgen Liias leads a Catholic parish that is an alternative for former Anglicans.

Anglican priest, flock cross a welcoming bridge

Infantrymen climbed rocky terrain in Afghanistan.

A campaign for better boots

Five of the 10 children in the Nadeau family suffer from hearing loss, which whole-genome sequencing linked to a specific DNA deletion.

Benefits, limits of genome testing

Kenny Chesney performing at Gillette Stadium on Friday.

Music Review

Chesney lovefest is still Boston strong

Bethany Rennich (center) got help organizing her Brandeis dorm room from her mother, Julie (left), and sister, Jenn.

Latest flock of freshmen arrive

Rachel Perry (left) talked about health care enrollment with Deborah Young, who is self-employed, in Dallas.

Health law coverage can be a tough sell

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Jeff Tuel (8) may start for the Bills with EJ Manuel (3) and Kevin Kolb ailing.

Injuries have ravaged Patriots’ AFC East rivals

The rest of the Patriots’ division is getting decimated by injuries at a time when the teams should be ramping up for the regular season.

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Observers at the arraignment of Keron Pierre at Suffolk Superior Court Monday reacted to the proceedings. Pierre is accused of killing three people in Dorchester in 2009. He was extradited from Trinidad and Tobago to Boston Friday.

Man arraigned in Dorchester triple murder

Furious that women he met at a 2009 party showed no romantic interest in him, Keron Pierre found them outside and fired a pistol repeatedly, authorities said.