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Deal reached on UN resolution for Syria weapons

The permanent members of the Security Council, including Russia, have agreed on a draft resolution to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal.

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Carlos Ortiz now says he “does not think” a third man got out of the vehicle with Hernandez and Odin Lloyd in the final moments leading to Lloyd’s death.

Current construction at the Filene’s Downtown Crossing site is focused on the rehabilitation of the original 1912 Beaux Arts-style building.

BRA approves $7.8m tax break for Filene’s project

The Boston Redevelopment Authority unanimously approved the deal, which officials say will help lure a new mix of stores and office tenants to downtown.

Stephen Merchant stars as a socially awkward, extremely cheap bachelor on the prowl.

Jaimie Trueblood

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‘Hello Ladies’ a winning look at a man with no game

In this sweetly aching new HBO series, Stephen Merchant plays Stuart Pritchard, a British Web designer transplanted to the left coast looking for love.

Neil and Tina Carruthers married in 2010, and nine months later, her cancer returned.

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Stoneham couple’s love story, in life and death

The convergence of Neil Carruthers’s and Tina Nedelcu’s lives and the love that began when they met was in many ways as improbable as their final days.

Freda Kelly with Ringo Starr and George Harrison.

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‘Good Ol’ Freda’ had the most coveted secretarial job

The documentary looks at Freda Kelly, who was the secretary of the Official Beatles Fan Club and the “unofficial Fab Four kid sister.”

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/18/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/prez3-2563.jpg Markey warns shutdown would adversely affect Mass.

Among the hardest hit would be nearly 200,000 seniors who could be denied Social Security services while the government is not operating, said Senator Edward Markey.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/26/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-2526.png Walsh’s surprise supporters

Martin Walsh doesn’t receive backing from only labor. Progressives are in his corner, as well.

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Boston Mayoral hopeful Martin Walsh.

Mayoral candidates clash over ‘People’s Pledge’
In the exhibition of photographs “Reality Check” at MassArt: Christina Seely’s “Lux: Metropolis 35°41’N 139°46’E (Tokyo)” (above) and Stephen Mallon’s “Wave” (left).

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Check your reality at the photographic door

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Votes in Boston up for grabs
Tracey Fairaway (above left) plays college-bound Ellen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus her mother, Eva, in Nicole Holofcener’s “Enough Said.’’

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Empty-nest comedy ‘Enough Said’ offers much to treasure
Billy Costa and Jenny Johnson at the annual “TV Diner” Platinum Plate Gala last February.

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‘TV Diner’ to go off the air at NECN
Pedro Martinez saluted fans in 2012.

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Pedro Martinez joining TBS for MLB postseason
US Representative Michael Capuano.

Representative Michael Capuano will not run for governor

Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”), and Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) played memorable roles in long-running series.

Lasting judgments are riding on ‘Breaking Bad’ finale

Tech Lab

Apple beats Android in the smartphone wars
Westfield State University president Evan Dobelle has charged that the investigation into his spending habits was illegal from the beginning.

Dobelle may face suspension at Westfield State

Staples digs deeper to get itself back on track

Public pianos in Boston

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Pedro Martinez saluted fans in 2012.

Pedro Martinez exploring broadcast with TBS gig

“It’s something new, it’s something I’m going to learn, and I’m looking forward to something new and extra,” the former Red Sox pitcher said.

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Cindy Sheppard, of Hampton, N.H., is charged with supplying drugs to Darriean Hess of Seabrook and allowing Hess to drive without a license on Saturday.

N.H. woman held on $10,000 bail in bicycle deaths

Cindy Sheppard allegedly allowed the 19-year-old who is charged with fatally striking two bicyclists to drive a car without a license.

Columnists

alex beam

A blockbuster tale

Tech Lab

Apple beats Android in the smartphone wars

Yvonne Abraham

It looks worse than it is

Shirley Leung

Could Baker be the tech governor?
Martin Walsh, left, and John Connolly shook hands following a forum in June.

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Face of change looks familiar

LAWRENCE HARMON

Losers could still be winners for Boston

SCOT LEHIGH

Voters will expect a contest of ideas

JEFF JACOBY

It’s not the pope’s culture war
Because John Connolly (left) and Martin Walsh come from the same ethnic tribe, they must also jockey to appeal to voters of color.

Adrian Walker

Mayoral field offered much promise
President Barack Obama awarded US Army Staff Sergeant Ty M. Carter the Medal of Honor in August.

Kevin Cullen

Redeployed to fight stigma

Adrian Walker

Davis made his mark at BPD

JAMES CARROLL

A president who saved the US from war

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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor (left) at his appeal judgment at The Hague on Thursday.

Court upholds 50-year sentence for Liberia’s Charles Taylor

Taylor’s conviction in April 2012 for war crimes was hailed as ushering in a new era of accountability for heads of state.

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The project, known as Lovejoy Wharf, is located at the congested junction of the West End and North End, where it can be difficult to find street spaces.

Condos without parking proposed near TD Garden

It is the first test of whether a city notorious for traffic-clogged streets is ready to embrace housing developments that discourage automobile use.

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Michael J. Fox and Betsy Brandt in “The Michael J. Fox Show.”

Michael J. Fox, Robin Williams return to TV

The new comedies from Michael J. Fox and Robin Williams are neither awful nor awesome.

Style

Peter Som was among the design-ers who had models wear flats.

The best and worst of New York Fashion Week

Now that Christopher Muther has had a chance to digest the hyper-reality of fashion week, he’s prepared to cast a critical eye back at the New York catwalks.

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Gloucester is the oldest seaport in America and played integral role in the beginning of the US fishing industry.

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Do we still trust Bill Belichick?
The cover for the September 15 2013 issue

Beauty of the bottle
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Jefferson slept here
The cover for the August 25 2013 issue

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“You even can see and hear birds in Boston, something unthinkable in Chinese cities.”

Wolfgang Georg Arlt,  founder of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute