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Black leaders may ask some mayoral hopefuls to bow out

Leaders and activists from Boston’s African-American communities may ask some candidates of color to abandon their campaigns and rally behind the remaining candidates.

Obama to face questions at summit in Russia

Syria will overshadow the G-20 gathering, where President Obama’s policies and leadership will be a focus.

Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider the authorization for use of military force in Syria.

Senate panel votes to authorize Syria action

The full Senate is expected to vote on the measure next week after the Foreign Relations Committee voted 10-7 to authorize the use of force.

UN chemical weapons experts visited a hospital where wounded people affected by an apparent gas attack were being treated near Damascus on Aug. 26.

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Crossing the line

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

David Ortiz watched his first home run of the game, and 1,999th career hit, in the fourth inning. He added a double in the sixth for his 2,000th hit, and a second home run in the seventh.

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Red Sox blast eight home runs in rout of Tigers

The Red Sox tied their club record for home runs in a game as seven players hit homers, including two by David Ortiz and a grand slam by Will Middlebrooks.

At her Wareham home, Rose Cherubini displays a photo of one of the dresses she designed.

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At 100, Rose Cherubini finds the spotlight — again

The designer and former owner of a Newbury Street bridal boutique has recently gotten a second look with a retrospective at Samson Projects.

“I went to my first fashionable New York nightclub when I was 15,” says Thom Solo (seated).

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Thom Solo, the man behind the shoes

In the 23-year-old’s Newton studio, he handcrafts creations that reach skyward on 6- to 8-inch spikes, making other heels look strangely inferior.

Eight N.H. patients possibly exposed to fatal brain disease

Health officials said the patients may have been exposed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease from contaminated surgery equipment.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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Several candidates support reform of the Boston Fire Department, including a major review of its performance.

Globe exclusives

Graves lighthouse.

Sold! Graves Island lighthouse breaks record
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.

dining out

Cafe Sushi masters the art of raw fish

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

T debuting safety rap and dance

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Welcome back! A Boston primer from Ideas
Many customers, like this one at the South Deerfield store, can’t resist the scent of Yankee Candles.

It’s in the olfactory of the beholder
Athenahealth envisions new office space, walking and bike paths to the Charles River, and an Arsenal museum.

Athenahealth to unveil project plans
Turkey chimichangas.

Food they’ll love to eat
The Rifleman burger is a peppered patty with provolone and sauteed mushrooms and onions.

Cheap Eats

Retro Burger sets up shop in Arlington
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

Sports

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Rob Gronkowski drew a crowd in the Patriots locker room Wednesday when he talked about the progress he is making in his rehab.John Tlumacki(sports)

Rob Gronkowski is upbeat on progress, vague on return

“Putting the pads on, just having them on, man, made me happy again,” Gronkowski said on Wednesday.

Metro

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Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

Hernandez to be arraigned Friday in Fall River

The district attorney will try to convince a Superior Court judge that Aaron Hernandez shouldn’t be released on cash bail.

Columnists

This week, EMC’s Paul Dacier becomes the first general counsel to head up the Boston Bar Association in its 252-year history.

Shirley Leung

Legal talent growing, in-house

JEFF JACOBY

Where does compassion come from?
Henrik Stenson and his son, Karl, know who’s No. 1 following his triumph at TPC Boston.

Dan Shaughnessy

Henrik Stenson a worthy champion

Adrian Walker

The voter wild card
UN chemical weapons experts visited a hospital where wounded people affected by an apparent gas attack were being treated near Damascus on Aug. 26.

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Crossing the line

SCOT LEHIGH

Mayoral hopefuls on fire department reform

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

Nation & World

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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.

Boston mayoral race

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THE MAYORAL RACE: THE CANDIDATES

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

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.

Business

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“It has been difficult to maintain the business,” says third-generation owner David Masse, 73, of FX Masse Hardware Co.

Iconic Cambridge hardware store holds its last sale

Facing tough rivals and a soft economy, FX Masse Hardware Co. will close its doors this fall, after 125 years.

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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Little folk
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Sharks Inc.
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Daniel Nava, the long shot
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The lake house

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