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No clear leader in mayoral race, new Globe poll shows

With just over a week until the preliminary election, the field is so tightly bunched and volatile that as many as nine candidates have a plausible shot at the final.

Starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed one run on three hits and delivered eight strong innings.

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Red Sox 5, Yankees 1

Jon Lester, Red Sox beat Yankees

The lefthander threw eight strong innings and sent a clear message that he wants to be the Game 1 starter when the bunting comes out of storage at Fenway Park.

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National Guard helicopters and truck convoys carried the admonition into communities paralyzed by the floods, but not everybody was willing to go.

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Boston Ballet at 50

Repositioned after a financial crunch, the dance company is growing in size and ambition.

The Triumphal Arch of Sergius.

travel

Istria and its secrets of the soil

Croatia’s Istria is the truffle capital of the world, and it contains better examples of well-preserved antiquities than its neighbors.

Cathy Shiflett, left and Stefanie Morejon sharing a scorpian bowl at the Shanghai Social Club.

quick bite

A Shanghai surprise in Allston

Buddhas and football coexist beatifically at Shanghai Social Club, where chef Bob Botchie serves Chinese street food and takeout classics.

the decision on Syria

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The deal between the US and Russia also calls for Syria’s arsenal of chemical weapons to be removed or destroyed by mid-2014.

Opinion

LAWRENCE HARMON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Lawrence_Harmon-2316.jpg Plenty of talent in Boston’s at-large council race

As if sorting through a dozen mayoral candidates in a preliminary election isn’t tough enough, voters face 18 at-large candidates for the City Council.

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Style magazine: Fall fashion
Some of the multi-generational family shows on TV this fall (clockwise from bottom): “The Millers,” “The Crazy Ones,” “Dads” (two images), “Sean Saves the World,” “Mom,” “Trophy Wife,” “Back in the Game” (three images).

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New shows, full houses

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Waste not
Piero della Francesca’s 15th-century painting “Senigallia Madonna’’ comes with a backstory worthy of a detective novel.

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A museum, a heist, a rescued ‘Madonna’

Harold Blank owns the Warwick Cinema in Marblehead.  

sunday preview | travel

10 great reasons to head to the North Shore

The $9 silicon bands are embossed with the split times runners need to hit in order to cross the finish line when they want.

Running band maker seeks Kickstarter cash
“Top Chef” winner Kristen Kish is now running the kitchen at Menton, one of Boston’s top-rated restaurants.

A top chef in town, and she’s just 29
Bill Purple, congratulated by Mary Lou Schwab, joined the US Army Air Forces at 17.

French Legion honors World War II pilot
Traps have failed to eliminate the mice, who have become a part of life at the State House.

State House mouse infestation causing damage

Mark Barden (left) and Nicole Hockley both lost sons in the Newtown school shooting in December.

Parents of Newtown victims urge strict gun laws

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Getting involved in your kids’ education
Amjad Ali Khan.

Sarod master reimagines the raga

Boston mayoral race

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The mayoral campaign: The candidates

Mayoral hopeful Charles Clemons greeted teacher Susan Smith at a recent candidates’ forum in Dorchester.

Charles Clemons looks at bright side in spite of a litany of woes

Clemons, who faced many challenges early in his life, knows what it’s like to be counted out.

Sports

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USC 35, Boston College 7

Trojans running back Justin Davis (left) scored after breaking away from Eagles defensive back Sean Sylvia in the second half.

Plenty missing for Boston College

USC had its way with the Eagles, who suffered their first loss of the season during the first road game of the year.

Metro

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The porch of 1538 Tremont St., which collapsed Friday night.

Owner of building where porch collapsed may face sanctions

A porch on a Mission Hill property collapsed during a party Friday, injuring about a dozen people.

Columnists

Derrick Z. Jackson

A gridlocked city

SCOT LEHIGH

Rob Consalvo earns A+ in pandering to teachers union
Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano makes an over-the-shoulder catch to rob Will Middlebrooks in the sixth.

Dan Shaughnessy

Yankees have surprising staying power

Tech Lab

Internet video with a brain

JOAN VENNOCHI

Menino, stop the heavy action agenda

alex beam

The Rapture People are back

John Connolly sees schools as the link to a better future
Tom Brady yelled in frustration after one of his passes fell incomplete.

dan shaughnessy

It’s Tom Brady ... and not much more

Kevin Cullen

Calling on iPhone Curt

Shirley Leung

Can Walsh be tough on unions?

Adrian Walker

A message gains traction
Patriots wide receiver Aaron Dobson dropped a pass during the third quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Get used to this struggling Patriots offense

Nation & World

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A woman lit a candle to mark the verdict after a judge sentenced four men to death in the gang rape of a young student.

Death penalty set in India’s notorious gang rape case

There was a whoop of joy outside Saket District Court, but some advocates are skeptical that the executions would stem violence against women.

Business

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Needham public works crews removed a tree from power lines and traffic lights after Hurricane Sandy passed through last year.

National Grid updates storm response plan

The changes are an effort to address concerns about spotty communication and the lengthy waits customers had experienced before power was restored.

Arts

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Green Street Dance dancers Mariah Steele (left) and Sarah Mae Gibbons and Rene Amirault. Green Street Studios is holding a fund-raiser to try to help save it from closing.

Finances set Green Street back on its heels

Members of the Boston dance community are gathering to support the Green Street Studio’s survival with a series of fund-raising performances.

Lifestyle

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99 Bottles

The best of the pumpkin beers

For the second year in a row, the 99 Bottles family held a pumpkin beer tasting to help you sort through the orange muck.

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Insider Event | Sept. 25

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/Kabul_4May07_0271.jpg Qais Akbar Omar, author of ‘A Fort of Nine Towers’

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

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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