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Questions loom over Syria plan

As the US and France pushed for a tough UN resolution, Russia demanded the West take the threat of force off the table if Syria fails to meet its promises.

Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and US Army General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified in front of the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday.

UN resolution must have consequences, Kerry says

Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed Russian suggestions that the UN endorsement come in the form of a non-binding statement.

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A brilliant plan or Forrest Gump diplomacy?

A comment by Secretary of State John Kerry may have provided a diplomatic solution to the Syria crisis, although it isn’t clear the strategy was planned — or if it will work.

Kitesurfer Avi Levy looked over as he passed by a fin in the water in Pleasure Bay, South Boston.

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Kitesurfer Avi Levy looked over as he passed by a fin in the water in Pleasure Bay, South Boston.

The New England Aquarium was likely a mola mola — a giant sunfish — or a blue shark.

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The New England Aquarium said the creature was likely a mola mola — a giant sunfish — or a blue shark.

Levy kept his eyes on the creature as he sailed past it.

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Levy kept his eyes on the animal as he sailed past it.

Levy approached the animal for a close look after onlookers saw it from the shore.

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Levy approached the animal for a close look after people saw it from the shore.

Mystery fin spotted in Pleasure Bay

A fin popping out of the water near Castle Island in South Boston startled some onlookers who thought it may have been a shark.

Brazil’s Neymar juggles the ball during practice for Tuesday night’s match vs. Portugal.

Portugal, Brazil set to play soccer in Foxborough

The two international heavyweights will play before what will be close to a capacity crowd inside Gillette Stadium on Tuesday night.

Jacoby Ellsbury

Scott Boras expects Jacoby Ellsbury back

The agent for the ailing Red Sox outfielder insisted Ellsbury’s injury is minor and that he will be back in time for the playoffs.

Christopher Grimes, 8, died of cancer last week. He was buried in Vermont on Monday.

Kevin Cullen

Valuing what you have

After spending time at Hope Lodge, which offers free room and board to cancer patients who are being treated at Boston hospitals, it’s hard to find a reason to complain.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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Boston’s economy is on the upswing, but that will change, meaning city spending will have to be carefully managed.

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Dave Chappelle (pictured in Texas last month) joked about his Hartford meltdown during his festival-closing set Sunday.

Comedy Review

Chappelle’s Hartford gibes are crowd-pleasers

Operation H began as a small investigation last December, targeting drug dealers. But police decided to pour in more resources after the shooting of a 13-year-old boy.

Police sweep had its limits
An undated photo of Kimberley A. Yout. Yout was diagnosed with PML last year.

MS drug effects bring $1m suits
Five Republicans have blocked all legislation in the House.

GOP protest puts Mass. House at standstill
From bottom left are David James Wyatt, Charles Yancey, Bill Walczak, Dan Conley, Martin Walsh, Felix Arroyo, Charlotte Golar Richie, Rob Consalvo, John Connolly, Charles Clemons, John Barros, and Michael Ross.

Mayoral hopefuls clash over casino
CNN’s new “Crossfire” panel is (from left): Van Jones, Stephanie Cutter, Newt Gingrich, and S.E. Cupp.

Two with Mass. roots join ‘Crossfire’ revival

Frame by Frame

Mixing bowl depicts the fall of Troy

Album review | Pop

Monáe continues to electrify

Should we eat meat?

Reflections from residency

When patients are more than their data
Will Middlebrooks, right, was greeted by teammate Mike Napoli after hitting a home run in the ninth inning Sunday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox only focused on October now
Hugo Van Vuuren (second from left) with Harvard’s Martin Camacho, Patrick Coats, and Brandon Liu.

Harvard makes space for venture capitalist

Fall Arts Preview

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2013 Fall Arts Preview

As the weather cools, the season heats up. Here’s your guide to the best in theater, dance, art, music, and more.

Boston mayoral race

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THE MAYORAL RACE: THE CANDIDATES

Charlotte Golar Richie had stepped out of politics.

Charlotte Golar Richie takes measure of opportunity

In a city where about 56 percent of registered voters are women, the mayoral candidate’s gender — and her air of celebrity — makes her stand out.

Sports

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Tom Brady speaks with the media following a walkthrough practice at Gillette Stadium Tuesday. . (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

Tom Brady unfazed by team’s injuries

Tom Brady believes the Patriots have depth and talent to compensate for injuries to Shane Vereen, Danny Amendola, and Zach Sudfeld.

Metro

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Hearing sets ground rules for ‘Whitey’ Bulger sentencing

The families of 19 murder victims want to make statements at the Nov. 13 sentencing hearing for the notorious gangster.

Columnists

Christopher Grimes, 8, died of cancer last week. He was buried in Vermont on Monday.

Kevin Cullen

Valuing what you have

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Money behind messages in mayor’s race

Adrian Walker

What matters in Southie
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin E. Dempsey, left, and Secretary of State John Kerry waited while Senator Ed Markey and Teresa Heinz Kerry greeted each other on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Senator Courageous? Not Markey

Innovation Economy

Signs of a nightmare job
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

Opinion | JAMES CARROLL

The strength not to react with force

Dan Shaughnessy

Ellsbury situation a buzzkill
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

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox in a much better place

Derrick Z. Jackson

Don’t force out black candidates

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The hospital lap

Nation & World

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Indian protesters called for the hanging of the four men who were convicted on all the counts against them.

Indian court convicts four in fatal gang rape case

A court convicted four men in the fatal gang rape of a woman on a moving New Delhi bus, an attack that set off waves of protests.

Business

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A Bank of America branch office in San Francisco.

Dow drops Bank of America, adds Goldman, Nike, and Visa

The Dow Jones industrial average, which is made up of 30 stocks, is also dropping Hewlett-Packard and Alcoa in a six-company shake up.

Arts

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Book Review

Stephen Hawking, unexceptional young Oxford graduate, went off to Cambridge to pursue a doctorate and, at 21, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which he yet survives.

‘My Brief History’ by Stephen Hawking

Hawking turns his gaze from the cosmos to himself, offering readers a glimpse into his private life.

Globe Insiders

Insider Event | Sept. 25

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

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Magazine

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Jefferson slept here
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Little folk
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Sharks Inc.
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Daniel Nava, the long shot

Ideas

“In 1975, there were 417 fires in Boston. Last year, there were 40. This is part of a nationwide trend, one that has begun to attract the attention of experts who say the country is overdue for a rethinking of just what fire departments are for.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the changing role of firefighters