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No solution seen to end government shutdown

House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday he doesn’t know how the political standoff will end even as the two sides remained in disagreement.

Destruction of Syrian weapons begins, UN says

An official said by the end of the day, a combination of both weapons and some production equipment would be put out of order.

Broken City

The role of partisan media

Analysts said that ideological media outlets have both contributed to the divide and hardened the battle lines.

BPS parents key constituency for Connolly

Many Boston school parents, including about 200 mothers working as volunteers, are helping John Connolly in his campaign for mayor.

Offensive run blocking by Logan Mankins (left) and his Patriots linemates creates balance and makes life a lot easier for Tom Brady.

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Patriots at Bengals | 1 p.m. (CBS)

Patriots’ offensive line faces another challenge from Bengals

Cincinnati’s defense hasn’t allowed a 300-yard passer since the third game of 2012.

Dan Shaughnessy

Is it really necessary to go to Tampa?

The Duck Dynasty/ZZ Top/Fidel Castro Red Sox look unbeatable at this hour. It’s a little scary. Baseball is not supposed to be this easy.

Critic’s Notebook

Moving beyond the bronze age

Public art in Boston often brilliantly conjures history but underwhelms as art. Sebastian Smee issues a call to imagine a bolder turn.

John P. Flaherty, running for mayor in Woburn, was accused of threatening a business partner.

Woburn’s mayoral choice: bad or worse?

Voters face a troubling choice between an incumbent who admits he drank before his crash in a city-owned car and a wealthy challenger with a criminal record.

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-2759.jpg A cup of civility

The lack of an anti-Starbucks backlash to its CEO’s request for customers to stop bringing guns to its coffee shops isn’t about brand loyalty.

Globe exclusives

A container of clams was unloaded from the Sea Watcher 1 in New Bedford.

Georges Bank slowly opens to clamming

Yvonne Abraham

Some joy and trepidation
From left: Corey Kaiser, Tyler Hunter, Patrick Morrow, Scott Moreau, and Vince Nappo rehearse a scene from “Million Dollar Quartet” in New York City last month.

The jam session that produced a hit — on Broadway
Bryan Cranston has been praised for his performance in “All the Way.”

Names

ART’s ‘All the Way’ is Broadway-bound

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Your Town by the Numbers
Mateo Cisterna, 3, of Dorchester sat atop his dad, Andres, as they marched with hundreds of others down Boylston Street to the Boston Common.

Immigration rally draws hundreds to Copley Square and Common
“I don’t think we should just put it into cruise control,” said BRA director Peter Meade.

BRA speeds up proposal reviews
Boston Red Sox celebrated the last out clinching the Division title.

MLB Playoffs | Special section

Red Sox in the postseason
Embattled Westfield State President Evan Dobelle is facing scrutiny over his spending habits.

Mass. to freeze funding to Westfield State
Sales associate Andre Wynter and Angelica Ochoa perused a schedule of classes in Braintree.

Reebok embraces personal fitness trend
New math standards being adopted across the state push reasoning and abstract thinking, says eighth-grade teacher Michelle Calioro. “I think that was really missing from the old standards.”

Magazine | The Education Issue

Aiming higher
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Travel

Panama: From sleek to sloths

Sports

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Red Sox 7, Rays 4

David Ortiz and plate umpire Eric Cooper watched the flight of Ortiz’s eighth-inning home run, his second round-tripper of the game.

David Ortiz leads Red Sox in double-barreled victory

David Ortiz belted two home runs Saturday as the Red Sox took command of their American League Division Series against the Rays.

Boston mayoral race

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James and Johnny Macchi and their mother, Kristin, spoke with John Connolly at his Jamaica Plain office Saturday.

The mom machine propels John Connolly’s campaign

Many Boston school parents, including about 200 mothers working as volunteers, are helping John Connolly in his campaign for mayor.

Metro

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Gene Skowroski, 69, walked the Harvard Stadium field after taking part in some reunion rugby matches Saturday.

Harvard rugby players celebrate 50-year anniversary

The cuts, bruises, and scrapes were exhibited with grins by the Harvard Business School alumni who gathered Saturday at Harvard Stadium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their rugby team.

Columnists

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz issued a “respectful request” for customers to stop bringing guns into his company’s coffee shops.

JEFF JACOBY

A cup of civility

Noted cookbook author Marcella Hazan took a break from cooking, as her husband Victor walked by and lovingly brushed against her.

JOANNA WEISS

A winning recipe
Scott Brown spoke at a dinner event in Nashua, N.H., in April.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Scott Brown’s 15 minutes of fame are up

Derrick Z. Jackson

The vanishing monarch butterfly

Christopher L. Gasper

Jonny Gomes really got them going

Dan Shaughnessy

Is it really necessary to go to Tampa?

Bob Ryan

Belichick in process of loving his job

Shirley Leung

The Seaport’s Silver Line solution
Every loss and head-shaking sideshow that last season’s last-place, 69-win calamity served up was worth it, because it led the Sox to this.

Christopher L. Gasper

Last year’s crash was necessary
John Lackey, Jon Lester and Josh Beckett arrived at the first official workout of spring training in February 2011.

Dan Shaughnessy

Do not take success for granted

JOAN WICKERSHAM

Boston’s inanity trail
BECCA ROSENTHAL

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Still inspiring others

Nation & World

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would have the final say in any potential agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.

Iran’s supreme leader praises Rouhani effort

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed support on Saturday for President Hasan Rouhani’s recent diplomatic outreach to the West, but criticized some actions as “inappropriate.”

Business

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Your Career

New skills, built on old, can help in career changes

Successful career moves are often built on skills already acquired through work and school, then transferred, adapted, and advanced for different industries and professions.

Arts

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Review

“Fatso” by Amy Sillman is on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Witty and bright, Amy Sillman’s work is freshly urgent

“Amy Sillman: one lump or two” at the Institute of Contemporary Art reveals one of the most exciting painters around.

Travel

Cities in the states | Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Strip draws tens of millions of visitors from everywhere every year.

A royal flush of pleasures in everyone’s reach

Last year more than 39 million visitors came to this glittering, high-voltage city in the desert to dive with sharks, race Ferraris, drink, party, eat, gamble, and get married.

Books

NEW ENGLAND WRITERS AT WORK

Andre Dubus III writes his novels out in longhand in pencil. His writing room is a small space in the basement.

Andre Dubus III finds inspiration in poetry, not surroundings

The author of the acclaimed 2011 memoir, “Townie,” chatted recently about place, poetry, and pencils.

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From the Archives | Photo gallery

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The Franklin Park zoo opened on Oct 3, 1912, to the delight of thousands, and has undergone several changes in the years since.

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Magazine

The cover for the October 6 2013 issue

Into the woods
The cover for the September 29 2013 issue

Becoming Bostonian
The cover for the September 22 2013 issue

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

Beauty of the bottle

Ideas

“Texting and driving is unlike any public safety issue we’ve dealt with before....At the center of the problem, say experts, is a new kind of object — the modern smartphone — that’s changing our behavior on a massive scale.”

Leon Neyfakh on our cellphone habit