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EU to wait for UN report on gas attack

The European Union said that it will wait for a UN report before any potential military action is taken against the Syrian regime.

President Vladimir Putin and President Obama met in St. Petersburg but did not agree on Syria. British Prime Minister David Cameron (top left) also attended the summit.

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Obama fails to get wide support for Syria strikes

Deep divisions at the G-20 summit raised the stakes even higher for President Obama as he seeks congressional authorization.

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Jackie Bradley Jr. called up

With Jacoby Ellsbury out again, the Red Sox have called up Jackie Bradley Jr.

House GOP demands Harvard study data

Republicans scouring for evidence of overreaching environmental regulations want to reexamine a 1993 study that linked air pollution to disease and death.

Changling Zhang, 18, of Malden, played the role of a developer during a rally for affordable housing in Chinatown.

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Chinatown residents fear being pushed out

Residents are the casualties of increased property values and rents, as developers capitalize on the neighborhood’s proximity to downtown.

“I’m being penalized because the system doesn’t work,” said Brittney Reitano of North Easton, whose unemployment benefits without explanation were reduced by $380 per week.

Deadline nears for fixing unemployment system problems

Two months after its launch, the state’s unemployment benefits computer system remains a mess, unable to make proper payments to hundreds of people in need.

Robin Tarani collected eggs from the chicken coop on her property in Rutland. Tarani has trained daily for the Jimmy Fund Walk, sometimes walking several miles.

Sending a message about life, one step at a time

Robin Tarani, who lost her leg in a September 2011 crash, will become the first amputee to participate in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk.

Dan Shaughnessy

A year later, this team is in a very good place

It’s no secret that 2012 was a disaster, but it’s striking to remember how much of the bad stuff happened in New York and at Yankee Stadium.

Running back Andre Williams found a hole in Wake Forest’s defense in the third quarter.

Boston College 24, Wake Forest 10

BC cuts down Wake Forest in ACC opener

Boston College had a lights-out effort Friday night at Alumni Stadium to improve to 2-0.

Opinion

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Examples such as Saddam Hussein and the 1999 air campaign against Serbia show an intervention in Syria won’t be quick and simple.

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From right: Martin Mani, Brillo Babu, Arun Papineni, and Anish George work together and then watch together at Hit Wicket one Friday night in August.

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At Hit Wicket, cricket rules and fans love it

Photography Review

Paul Caponigro’s intensity of serenity
Attorney Michael Fee talked with his client, Aaron Hernandez, at Hernandez’s arraignment in Fall River.

Aaron Hernandez pleads not guilty
Tom Brady welcomed four new receivers - Danny Amendola, Josh Boyce, Aaron Dobson, and Kenbrell Thompkins - to the Patriots roster this season.

SPECIAL SECTION | NFL KICKOFF 2013

Earning Tom Brady’s trust is no easy feat
Arthur T. Demoulas filed suit in Suffolk Superior Court. It is the latest legal battle over Market Basket.

Fight for control of Market Basket leads to new lawsuit

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Plenty of firefighters, but where are the fires?
Lynn and Dave Waller intend to open Graves Island to the public in some manner, possibly as an offshore inn.

Businessman bullish about lighthouse’s potential
The Notch Train, operated by New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railroad, delights day-trippers.

Exclusive Sunday Magazine preview | Fall Travel

10 vintage railroad rides in New England
Little-used Track 61, near the Convention Center in the Seaport District, which would get a train station.

Shirley Leung

Rail link coming to fast-growing Seaport
Alfonso Soriano was tagged out by Dustin Pedroia after being picked off in the ninth inning.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox-Yankees classic rekindles the rivalry
Though off-field infractions may cause fans to raise their eyebrow, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady’s success has made fans gloss over them.

Patriots’ popularity unharmed by rocky offseason

Boston mayoral race

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The music video “Starts with a Spark” by Maestro Z.O.O.M. calls Rob Consalvo “a man about the action.”

Community group endorses John Barros

The electoral arm of the nonprofit Right to the City spent months determining which of the 12 candidates’ visions best aligned with the issues it considers important.

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Tight end Rob Gronkowski (left) has been practicing this week, but it will be up to Bill Belichick (right) whether he sees action Sunday.

Rob Gronkowski officially ‘doubtful’ for opener

The tight end might make the trip to Buffalo, but it’s unlikely he’ll play against the Bills.

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Linda Dorcena Forry will host next year’s South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast.

After backlash, St. Patrick’s roast dispute is over

City Councilor Bill Linehan of South Boston and state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry of Dorchester said they agreed that Dorcena Forry should lead the festivities.

Columnists

A sign depicting Wucko, the mascot of the 1984 Winter Olympics, hangs in disrepair on a Sarajevo building. The destroyed sign is one of the few remaining symbols of the Winter Games held there.

RENÉE LOTH

Boston’s Olympic-sized headache
A Syrian girl received treatment at a makeshift hospital in Damascus on Aug. 21. Hundreds of people flooded into hospitals that day; reports said more than 1,400 people, including hundreds of children, were killed in the alleged chemical attack.

NICHOLAS BURNS

Response is fundamental to a world of civility

Derrick Z. Jackson

Don’t force out black candidates

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The hospital lap

Tech Lab

Selling your phone has gotten a lot easier
Mike Napoli and the Red Sox left Fenway Park on Wednesday with a six-game lead in the AL East.

Christopher L. Gasper

This Red Sox team won’t collapse

EDWARD L. GLAESER

To fight crime in Boston, be prepared to spend more
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
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

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In videos, Ariel Castro said police missed chances to catch him.

Cleveland abductor said in interrogation he phoned victim’s kin

Ariel Castro, who was found hanged in his prison cell Tuesday night, said that he told the mother of one of his captives her daughter was alive and had become his wife.

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A job-seeker completed an application at a career fair in July.

Weak jobs report adds to uncertainty on Fed’s next move

The August snapshot of the job market had discouraging details underneath a relatively mundane headline number.

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Book Review

Author Tina Sutton tells the story of Alicia Markova, a Jewish girl born with “flat feet and weak legs” who went on to become a prima ballerina.

‘The Making of Markova’ by Tina Sutton

Tina Sutton’s new book illuminates the extraordinary life of the great Alicia Markova as well as the times in which she lived.

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99 Bottles

Samuel Adams’ Tetravis.

A secret Sam Adams room; review of Mango Magnifico

Samuel Adams doesn’t brew much of its beer in Boston anymore, but a national craft brewery with Boston roots keeps a funky secret inside its walls.

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Attend a book signing and presentation by Qais Akbar Omar, author of the internationally acclaimed memoir.

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“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