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The decision on Syria

Obama’s national security team to brief senators

Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and other officials convened Saturday at the White House.

President Obama met with his national security staff to discuss the Syria crisis in the Situation Room of the White House on Friday.

the decision on Syria

Obama, aides press for kind of strike they once opposed

Much of the president’s foreign policy team consists of people who have expressed misgivings about using military power, which they now propose to do in Syria.

Attacks in southern Afghanistan kill at least 18

No group immediately claimed responsibility for any of the attacks, but Afghan President Hamid Karzai blamed the bombings on the Taliban.

Tim Tebow was vying for a spot as the team’s third-string quarterback.

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Tim Tebow, Zoltan Mesko among Patriots cuts Saturday

The Patriots released quarterback Tim Tebow and punter Zoltan Mesko in advance of Saturday’s 6 p.m. deadline to trim the roster to 53.

The Digital Den in Cambridge, now just a storage room, may one day be a computer museum.

Cambridge museum aims to preserve digital history

Digital Den is a remarkable collection of hardware and software, ranging from late-1970s desktop computers to the latest technology.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/07/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/sign11.jpg Mayoral candidates flock to the Cape for money, support

Thought you could avoid campaign season by escaping to the beach? Not so fast.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-11154.jpg A life of engagement and wondrous words

Seamus Heaney dared to leave the bog; he made words a weapon of wonder and intolerance; he walked on air against his better judgment.

Opinion

LAWRENCE HARMON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Lawrence_Harmon-2078.jpg The best mayor we didn’t elect

Had Lawrence DiCara been elected in 1983, he might have pushed Boston further and faster in the right direction.

Globe exclusives

Guests enjoyed the view — and drinks — at the Atlantic Fish and Chophouse.

Tastes of Summer

On the Vineyard, a final sip of summer
Bill Schawbel showed off two of his ThermaCELL products, which radiate bug repellant.

This man really loves mosquitoes
A CVS receipt was wrapped around a woman’s waist.

Long CVS receipts spark social media sensation
“Regardless of what happens in kids’ lives, a carousel is always going to be exciting to them,” says Amalie Kass of why she supported a carousel for the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

Greenway carousel is ‘high point’ of donor’s life
10th annual Ogunquitfest.

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5 easy fall day-trips around New England
Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle.

Review finds Dobelle repeatedly violated policy
Former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez during a brief hearing Friday.

Prosecutors: Investigators didn’t mislead gang member
Restaurant owner Russell Ireland has apologized for not knowing that the dog was a service animal, yet many in Oxford are pressing for a lesson to be learned.

Controversy over veteran’s dog splits Oxford

photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, Aug. 30, 2013
Nightclubs, like this one in Guangdong, are key to China’s back-room business culture.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

Drinking with China’s lonely tycoons
Brittany Flannigan

A vibrant life, a sudden end
From left: Andy Chervenak, Jesse Weiss, Gio Coviello, Matt Powell, Joey Gonzalez, and David Khoshtinat at Studio 52 in Allston.

Scene & Heard

A home-grown scene emerges from the ashes of a DIY hub

Sports

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DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

Phil Mickelson, who shot 63 to share the lead, shakes hands with Tiger Woods after they completed their first round. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

Phil Mickelson and Brian Davis share lead at 63

Mickelson had thoughts of a 59 after shooting 28 through nine; his 63 tied his best score in this tournament.

Metro

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Flanked by Brian Swett (left) and Bryan Glascock of inspectional services, Mayor Thomas M. Menino spoke in Allston on Friday.

Menino promises crackdown on problem properties

With thousands of college students returning, Mayor Thomas M. Menino said the city will crack down on properties in unsafe conditions.

Columnists

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Making Boston top in cycling commutes
Motorcycles outside the State House during a “legislative lobby day” by the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association in 2012.

SCOT LEHIGH

What crackdown on loud bikes?

CARLO ROTELLA

First day of 41st grade
A mural at the former Bartlett Bus Yard on Washington Street in Roxbury.

Yvonne Abraham

Let’s open the door to the arts

JOAN VENNOCHI

All-black mayoral debate is short-sighted

alex beam

How Dre, Z, Nas, 9th Wonder spent their summers

Adrian Walker

Questioning the process
Brian Roberts and the Orioles lost 13-2 in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park on Tuesday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Orioles loom as Red Sox stumbling block

Shirley Leung

A contender who’d write a new chapter
A burnt and destroyed Evangelical Church south of Cairo was in ruins earlier this month.

Jeff Jacoby

Yesterday’s atrocities are happening again

JAMES CARROLL

US nuclear weapons poised for catastrophe

Yvonne Abraham

Ivy League's achievement gap

Nation & World

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A protester covered his face with a flag as Muslim Brotherhood supporters and security forces clashed in Cairo Friday.

Beleaguered Brotherhood switches tactics

Reeling from a fierce security crackdown, the Muslim Brotherhood brought out only scattered, small crowds Friday in its latest protests of Egypt’s military coup.

Boston mayoral race

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State Representative Martin J. Walsh was the top fundraiser in August out of the candidates running for Boston mayor.

Martin Walsh tops candidate fund-raising in August

The state representative collected $383,000 — the biggest monthly haul of any of the dozen candidates to date.

Business

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The Digital Den in Cambridge, now just a storage room, may one day be a computer museum.

Cambridge museum aims to preserve digital history

Digital Den is a remarkable collection of hardware and software, ranging from late-1970s desktop computers to the latest technology.

Arts

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STAGE REVIEW

Megan Mullally starred on Broadway, both before and after her award-winning role on TV’s “Will & Grace.”

Megan Mullally’s a powerhouse in P-town

The rafter-raising power of Mullally’s singing voice, which she employed to impressive effect on Broadway before and after “Will & Grace,” blew listeners away.

Lifestyle

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99 Bottles

Our Turn, Your Turn

Another standout beer from Pretty Things

Somerville’s Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project has released a tastefully restrained beer, brewed with Lindenflower tea, in collaboration with New Zealand’s Yeastie Boys.

Globe Insiders

From the Archives | Photo gallery

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As summer comes to an end, we take a look at a summer retreat visited by both the philosophers and the frolicker.

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Magazine

The cover for the August 25 2013 issue

Little folk
The cover for the August 18 2013 issue

Sharks Inc.
The cover for the August 11 2013 issue

Daniel Nava, the long shot
The cover for the August 4 2013 issue

The lake house

Ideas

“Our preference for beautiful people means that when we select employees, teachers, protégés, and even friends, we may not be making the best choice. The question is whether social researchers can find a way to help us level the field.”

Ruth Graham,  on the beauty bias