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Martha Coakley to announce bid for governor

Attorney General Martha Coakley will announce her bid in her hometown of Medford on Monday, an aide said.

Russia doesn’t share US ‘values’ in Syria, Obama says

President Obama said an agreement is a chance to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons, but Russia is protecting the Assad regime.

The Mayoral campaign

Ground game seen as key in Boston mayoral race

The Sept. 24 preliminary election for mayor in Boston is expected to play out as a fierce ground war.

No clear leader among mayoral hopefuls, 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.

By almost every statistical measure, Koji Uehara has been the best relief pitcher in the American League.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Koji Uehara finds a home with Red Sox

At the age of 38, the Red Sox closer is having one of the best seasons for a reliever in baseball history.

Leo Villani told people he had inherited money.

Unsuspected, UMass Medical worker stole millions

Leo Villani siphoned off nearly $3.4 million from payments intended for the state Medicaid insurance program over the past five years.

Special section

Boston Ballet at 50

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

Globe magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/mag0915-lexingtonH1.jpg Finding the sweet spot

A Lexington family’s dream kitchen comes to life with a move to a sunnier part of the house.

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-2324.jpg The world has lost respect for the US

America’s standing is so low that Syrian President Bashar Assad can thumb his nose at an explicit presidential “red line.”

Sports

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Red Sox 5, Yankees 1

Jon Lester is the picture of concentration during his eight innings of one-run ball Saturday against the Yankees.

Strong showing by Jon Lester in Red Sox win

The big lefty threw eight solid innings in a 5-1 victory over the Yankees, proving once again that he is still capable of pitching like an ace.

Books

Book Review

Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans.

‘Five Days at Memorial’ by Sheri Fink

The book is Fink’s heroic expansion of the Pulitzer Prize winning article “The Deadly Choices at Memorial.”