Obama, Iran’s president talk about nuclear deal
President Barack Obama said he’s spoken by phone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Left: Associated Press; Right: Win McNamee/Getty Images

The telephone conversation marked the first time American and Iranian presidents had direct talks in more than 30 years.

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A new brain trust for the Middle East

Where will the region find fresh ideas for its future? A plan takes root.

A Randolph man went fishing at Houghtons Pond in Milton.

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Globe photos of the week

A Randolph man went fishing at Houghtons Pond in Milton, scenes from election day in Boston, and more of the week’s best images.

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Becoming Bostonian

Stories of how we got here — and why we stay — from the forthcoming “Our Boston: Writers Celebrate the City They Love.”

President Obama said a failure to increase the government’s borrowing authority would effectively shutter the economy.

Obama slams GOP ‘grandstanding’

President Obama said a failure to increase the government’s borrowing authority would effectively shutter the economy.

Danny Amendola during practice Wednesday (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Amendola, Gronkowski will play, source says

Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski plan to play against the Falcons, though the league source notes there is “a lot of time between now and Sunday.”

N.J. must allow gay marriages, judge rules

A New Jersey judge said now that the federal government recognizes same-sex marriages, not doing so in New Jersey would violate the state constitution.

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The charges against Shayanna Jenkins and Tanya Singleton came on the same day that a man who has been talking with authorities, Carlos Ortiz, was also indicted.

Opinion

CARLO ROTELLA

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/27/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Carlo_Rotella_150px-2537.png On second thought, repeal casinos

The essence of the argument from a widely cited report is that casinos tend to erode and destroy the social, economic, and political fabric of a community.

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Tsarnaev defense seeks more time
Neil and Tina Carruthers married in 2010, and nine months later, her cancer returned.

Stoneham couple’s love story, in life and death

Kevin Cullen

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

Shirley Leung

Here, an heiress says, her millions dwindled
Celtics forward Brandon Bass begins swimming lessons in Waltham Friday along with youths from the Boys and Girls Club.

Brandon Bass is diving in
And they’re off! Pigeons from the Greater Boston Homing Pigeon Concourse are released in Herkimer, N.Y., to race each other back home to these parts.

Homing in on pigeon racing

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

Police hone ways to catch drivers texting

MOVIES

Affleck, Damon hire new screenwriter for Whitey Bulger film
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.

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‘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

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Boston Bruins left wing Jordan Caron (38) will play tonight, and will be the focus of the decision makers on the team.

Bruins look again at younger players

Dennis Seidenberg, Daniel Paille, and Shawn Thornton will not play the Jets in tonight’s preseason match.

Boston mayoral race

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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.

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Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill repealing the controversial tech tax.

Patrick signs ‘tech tax’ repeal

Governor Patrick signed a bill to repeal the controversial tax on software, ending a two-month political battle.

Columnists

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots, Falcons matchup important

SCOT LEHIGH

Where are the GOP grown-ups?

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

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A blockbuster tale

LAWRENCE HARMON

Losers could still be winners for Boston

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

SCOT LEHIGH

Voters will expect a contest of ideas

Nation & World

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Michel Jarraud (left), Secretary-General of World Meteorological Organization, and Rajendra Pachauri, head of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, spoke Friday during the presentation of the report in Stockholm.

Top climate scientists embrace ceiling on greenhouse gases

Unveiling the latest UN assessment, the experts cited a litany of climate changes already underway and expressed virtual certainty that human activity is the main cause.

Business

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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.

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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Do we still trust Bill Belichick?
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Beauty of the bottle
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Jefferson slept here
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Little folk

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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