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Hernandez associate indicted in murder case

Carlos Ortiz is facing charges of being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Odin Lloyd.

As Senate vote on spending bill nears, disputes remain

The stopgap bill to fund the government won’t include language defunding the health care law, setting up a showdown with the House.

Scientists more certain of human role in warming

An international scientific group called man-made climate change “extremely likely,” its strongest words yet on the issue.

Plan calls for inspections of Syrian arsenal by Oct. 1

The disarmament plan mandates inspections of the civil war-torn country’s chemical arsenal start by Tuesday.

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

Carruthers family

Stoneham couple’s love story, in life and death

Nine months after Neil Carruthers, 34, married Tina Nedelcu, 29, her cancer returned. When he died unexpectedly, she passed two days later.

A worker at Continuum Energy, a Fall River firm being sued, used a device to analyze elemental metals.

Shirley Leung

Swiss heiress sues after sinking $77m into Fall River firm

The woman accused a baron, a former MIT administrator, and a Harvard professor of fraud and mismanagement after her investments were whittled down to about $50,000.

Lucky Star’s president, Edward Leung, promises that passenger safety will be a top priority if the line gets back on the road.

Fung Wah, Lucky Star may be on the road again soon

The companies, which were shut down earlier this year, have met requirements and are just waiting to be allowed to start carrying passengers again.

Troopers are hoping to deter distracted driving by ticketing as many people as possible.

Police hone ways to catch drivers texting

Troopers are hoping to deter distracted driving by ticketing as many people as possible.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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The Republican Party’s supposed congressional leaders need to make their own voices heard — lest they be drowned out altogether.

Globe exclusives

This Oct. 9, 2012 photo released by Starpix shows Ben Affleck, left, and Matt Damon at the premiere of the Warner Bros. film

Affleck, Damon hire new screenwriter for ‘Whitey’ film

Kevin Cullen

On race and races
Democrats and Republicans swapped harsh words but held no high-level talks to avert a federal shutdown.

Shutdown fear brings appeals for funds

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots, Falcons matchup important
A $7.3 million deal allows the Red Sox to use Lansdowne Street (pictured) and Yawkey Way.

Despite objections, Red Sox win rights to street use
Writer-director Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as a pornography-addicted ladykiller and Scarlett Johansson plays a Jersey girl on whom he sets his sights.

Movie Review

‘Don Jon’ has insights as well as swagger
Current construction at the Filene’s Downtown Crossing site is focused on the rehabilitation of the original 1912 Beaux Arts-style building.

Developer wins tax break on downtown Filene’s site
John R. Connolly (right) and rival Martin Walsh both attended the Men of Boston Cook for Women event in Codman Square on Thursday.

Mayoral rivals spar on outside donations
Senator Edward Markey.

Markey warns shutdown would adversely affect Mass.
Stephen Merchant stars as a socially awkward, extremely cheap bachelor on the prowl.

Television Review

‘Hello Ladies’ a winning look at a man with no game
Freda Kelly with Ringo Starr and George Harrison.

Movie Review

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

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Votes in Boston up for grabs

Sports

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red sox notebook

Since coming off the disabled list April 20, David Ortiz has played in all but nine games.

For David Ortiz, more season than expected

Since he was activated off the disabled list April 20, Ortiz has played in all but nine games.

Metro

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A Boston Police cruiser in the North End.

Police pay may entangle candidates

Boston police patrolmen are expected to receive a major arbitration award that could thrust a high-profile labor dispute into the heated mayoral race.

Columnists

CARLO ROTELLA

On second thought, repeal casinos

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.

Opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

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

Nation & World

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A parking lot outside the Westgate mall in Nairobi contained what remained of cars and other debris in the aftermath of the four-day siege by Somali militants. Kenya was observing a three-day period of mourning as investigators, including US specialists, began combing through the site.

Somali group warns of more Kenya attacks

The Islamist extremist group that killed scores of people at a Nairobi mall has now attacked two Kenyan towns near the Somali border, killing three people.

Business

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Paul J. Konigsberg, an accountant and member of Bernard L. Madoff’s inner circle, was arrested Thursday in the federal investigation of Madoff’s multibillion-dollar fraud.

Longtime Madoff accountant arrested

Paul J. Konigsberg was the only nonfamily shareholder in Madoff’s London operation, which played a crucial role in transferring stolen money.

Arts

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Album Review

Drake’s third album, “Nothing Was the Same” (below) follows 2010’s “Thank Me Later,” and 2011’s “Take Care.”

Drake, ‘Nothing Was the Same’

The Canadian rapper and singer’s third studio record is a potent mix of braggadocio and pride but also humility and introspection.

Movies

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MOVIE REVIEW

Negin Farsad (left) and Dean Obeidallah in a scene from “The Muslims Are Coming!”

‘The Muslims Are Coming’ delivers a surprising punch line

The film follows a group of Muslim-American comedians on a stand-up-and-public-relations tour who try to win over those skeptical of Muslims.

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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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Magazine

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

Beauty of the bottle
The cover for the September 8 2013 issue

Jefferson slept here
The cover for the August 25 2013 issue

Little folk

Ideas

“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