Military would get a challenging mission in Syria

A US strike would look to force President Bashir Assad to rethink using poison gas but not dislodge his grip on power, military specialists said.

President Obama got the backing of John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi for limited strikes.

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Obama faces support, skepticism in Congress

President Obama won bipartisan backing Tuesday for strikes on Syria but final approval for the effort was far from certain.

Ariel Castro had been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.

Ohio captor who held 3 for years kills self

Ariel Castro, who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade, was found hanging in his cell.

With signs, color-coding, Logan sorts out arrivals areas

Logan will relocate its bus, taxi, and passenger pickup areas in a $4 million project aimed at accommodating the rise in transit options.

Many customers, like this one at the South Deerfield store, can’t resist the scent of Yankee Candles.

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With candles, it’s in the olfactory of the beholder

In the wake of Tuesday’s sale of Yankee Candle for $1.75 billion, one thing is clear: There are a heck of a lot of candle people out there.

Mike Ross often asks voters how he can help them — today.

THE MAYORAL RACE: THE CANDIDATES

Call of equality came early for Mike Ross

The Boston mayoral candidate isn’t just asking voters how he can help them when he is elected. He’s asking how he can help them now.

Charles Baker readies 2d bid for governor

Party insiders see the highly anticipated move by the GOP’s defeated 2010 candidate as critical to Republican hopes of recapturing the governor’s office.

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Unsettling new details about an alleged sexual assault by Somerville High School students emerged at an arraignment Tuesday.

Opinion

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Is death really better when one is getting blown to smithereens by a cluster bomb, rather than suffocating from sarin?

Globe exclusives

“The Safety Bounce” video was taped inside MBTA stations.

T debuting safety rap and dance
Turkey chimichangas.

Food they’ll love to eat
Levon Helm as seen in director Jacob Hatley’s “Ain’t in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm.”

Movie Review

Film offers a look back at Levon Helm
Left: “Omakase” means “I leave it up to you’’ and the Cafe Sushi chef served this tasting menu of flying fish, miso-marinated local sea bass, local fluke, smoked salmon, and salmon roe with pickled local corn. Right: seared avocado with truffle oil, salt, and lemon juice.

Cafe Sushi masters the art of raw fish

The Rifleman burger is a peppered patty with provolone and sauteed mushrooms and onions.

Cheap Eats

Retro Burger sets up shop in Arlington

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Boston school officials are hoping more students will eat the school lunches now that cost is not a barrier.

Without paperwork, school lunch served free
The Royall House (above left) and Slave Quarters (rear) in Medford, was built by Isaac Royall, a trader in rum, sugar, and slaves.

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One house, two histories
Idris Elba returns for a third season of BBC America’s “Luther.”

Television Review

‘Luther’ is back on the beat
Stephanie Prashard answered the phone at the constituent service hot line at City Hall in Boston.

Line for problems draws big following
“Craft has gotten lost in this country. . . . You have to figure out how to maintain your craft,’’ said Patti LuPone during her first Saturday performance at the Art House in Provincetown.

Stage Review

Patti LuPone, indelible in story and song
Joey Collins (left) and Ted Koch in the Barrington Stage Company production of “Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah.”

Stage Review

All-too revealing ‘Scott & Hem’

Sports

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Jon Lester, who struck out nine, was at his fist-pumping best after Torii Hunter grounded out to end the seventh.

Red Sox pin 2d loss on Tigers’ Max Scherzer

Red Sox starter Jon Lester and four relievers beat the Detroit ace, who was seeking his 20th win.

Metro

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Jared Sullinger of the Boston Celtics was arraigned in Waltham District Court accompanied by his lawyer.

Celtics’ Jared Sullinger accused of attack

The Celtics forward was charged with assault and battery and witness intimidation for an alleged attack on his girlfriend.

Columnists

Shirley Leung

Legal talent growing, in-house

SCOT LEHIGH

Mayoral hopefuls on fire department reform

JEFF JACOBY

Where does compassion come from?

Adrian Walker

The voter wild card
Henrik Stenson and his son, Karl, know who’s No. 1 following his triumph at TPC Boston.

Dan Shaughnessy

Henrik Stenson a worthy champion

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Music dinosaurs pick a bad fight
Sergio Garcia hits out of a trap on the 14th hole during the third round.

Christopher L. Gasper

Garcia letting his play do the talking

Adrian Walker

Squeezing the laborers
State Senator Dan Wolf holds 23 percent interest in Cape Air.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The Dan Wolf exemption

JEFF JACOBY

Privatizing Logan fixes ethics problem
(From left to right) Ray Flynn; Martin O’Malley; Héctor Luis Acevedo; Michael Nutter; Kim Driscoll; Ed Rendell; Kevin White; Amram Mitzna; and Tom Menino.

Yvonne Abraham

Would-be mayors’ mayors
Tiger Woods drove his way to a 4-under-par 67 and a tie for 20th.

Dan Shaughnessy

Tiger Woods in Boston spotlight

Nation & World

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Federal prosecutor Kurt Schrimm said there is evidence to pursue charges of accessory to murder against 30 in Germany who were stationed at Auschwitz in Poland.

Cases built vs. Nazi-era guards in Germany

Prosecutors recommended charges against dozens of former guards at the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Boston mayoral race

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Bill Walczak said as mayor of Boston he would look into cuts to the Fire Department’s staffing.

Bill Walczak calls for closing Boston firehouses

Walczak said as mayor of Boston he would look into cuts to the Fire Department’s staffing.

Business

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In the past five years, Yankee Candle has made more than 1 billion candles and has increased its revenue 18 percent.

Yankee Candle sold for $1.75b to appliance firm

Consumer products company Jarden Corp., which owns more than 100 brands, acquired the South Deerfield candle maker.

Arts

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Galleries

Ilya Schor’s “Angel.”

Abstract works from husband and wife

Ilya and Resia Schor's sculptures are the subject of “Abstract Marriage” in Provincetown.

Food & dining

Cookbook Review

Dietitian, blogger, and mother of three daughters Katie Sullivan Morford ties her first cookbook to school lunches.

‘Best Lunch Box Ever’: A practical approach to lunch

Dietitian, blogger, and mother of three daughters Katie Sullivan Morford ties her first cookbook to school lunches.

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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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Ideas

“Cities have become the main source of fresh thinking about how to solve the world’s problems — and mayors, more than their higher-ranking counterparts in public life, are the ones setting the course.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the rise of mayors as a powerful political force