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Turkey fires artillery into Syria

The action came after shelling from Syria hit a Turkish border town, killing at least five people.

Thomas Mortimer IV was arraigned in Woburn Superior Court in Woburn in 2010.

Winchester man pleads guilty to killing family

Thomas Mortimer IV pleaded guilty to murdering his wife, two children, and mother-in-law in his family’s home in 2010.

Valentine says he was undermined by coaches

In an interview on WEEI, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said he believed his coaching staff was not loyal this season.

An artist’s rendering of the $60 million apartment complex on Morrissey Boulevard.

Developer plans $60m housing complex near JFK T stop

The proposed apartment complex on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester would house 278 units on the nearly 93,000 square-foot property.

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Memorable moments, turning points in past debates

From the first televised event in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, to the most recent in 2008 between Barack Obama and John McCain.

John Kennedy and Richard Nixon debated at a Chicago television studio on Sept. 26,1960.

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John Kennedy and Richard Nixon debated at a Chicago television studio on Sept. 26,1960.

President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan debated on Oct. 28, 1980, in Cleveland.

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President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan debated on Oct. 28, 1980, in Cleveland.

Michael Dukakis and Vice President George Bush debated on Oct. 13, 1988, in Los Angeles.

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Michael Dukakis and Vice President George Bush debated on Oct. 13, 1988, in Los Angeles.

President Ronald Reagan and challenger Walter Mondale debated in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 22, 1984.

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President Ronald Reagan and challenger Walter Mondale debated in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 22, 1984.

President George H.W. Bush, Ross Perot, and Bill Clinton debated on Oct. 15, 1992 in Richmond, Va.

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President George H.W. Bush, Ross Perot, and Bill Clinton debated on Oct. 15, 1992 in Richmond, Va.

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Romney used debates against Democratic challenger Shannon O’Brien to adopt a more criticizing tone and was able to turn the tide in the 2002 race for governor.

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The candidates may repeat charges at the presidential debate that may not be completely true.

Brian McGrory

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The ultimate shame of the former governor’s presidential campaign is that he looks and sounds like the same man at the end as when he began.

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Archive Photos

A look back at Carl Yastrzemski’s Triple Crown
“The Price of Politics” explores last summer’s faceoff between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (right).

Book REview

‘The Price of Politics’ by Bob Woodward
Bobby Valentine takes the ball from Andrew Bailey, who allowed a tying two-run homer.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox officially now a last-place team
After notoriety onscreen and off, Ben Affleck began rehabilitating his image with a shift to directing in 2007. His new film, “Argo,” opens next week.

As director, Affleck puts the froth far behind
A flatbread of mushrooms and fontina; firecracker yellowtail.

At Sip Wine Bar + Kitchen, wine takes back seat to convenience
A meeting was held at the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Boston on the five proposals to reorganize the city’s school assignment system.

Many may be forced to switch schools in Boston

Diversity Boston

Nominate a champion of diversity

Editorial cartoons by Dan Wasserman
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and his wife had tried to sell their Medfield home in 2008. Their lawyer says they want to downsize.

Schillings put Medfield home on the market
Claudette and Wayne Reimer of Ontario headed for the water last Saturday at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in North Falmouth.

Cape businesses report boost in fall tourism
Graduate student Alex Ng tested the size of DNA molecules at Harvard Medical School’s Churchman Lab.

Threat to funds haunts Boston’s science labs
Mitt Romney sharpened his attacks on Shannon O’Brien.

In ’02, Mitt Romney capitalized on debates

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Daisuke Matsuzaka is 1-6 with a 7.68 earned run average in 10 starts and hasn’t pitched since Sept. 19 because of a series of poor performances.

Daisuke Matsuzaka likely in his Sox finale

Matsuzaka, who arrived as a celebrated $103m man, is starting the finale only because there is nobody else left to take it.

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Greg Mosman, the city of Boston’s arborist, inspected damage to a tree at Evans Way Park.

Dorchester man arrested in theft of burls

A Dorchester man has been arrested in a string of tree bump thefts that have confounded local arborists.

Columnists

Brian McGrory

Mitt Romney hasn’t changed a bit

scot lehigh

Armed with a pre-debate fact check

derrick z. jackson

50 years later, chemical barrage goes on
Bobby Valentine takes the ball from Andrew Bailey, who allowed a tying two-run homer.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox officially now a last-place team
The proposed site of Konza Technology City currently has no infrastucture.

farah stockman

In Kenya, turning savannah into gold

Scot Lehigh

Brown too focused on ancestry

joanna weiss

More refinement from Brown, Warren

Boston Capital

As Sox sank, so did ticket resales

Kevin Cullen

A firm grasp of the Senate race
Shell Oil’s floating oil-drilling platform, Kulluk, passes downtown Seattle in 2011. The rig was scheduled to depart for Alaska the following year.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Energy policy shows fallacy of a ‘domestic’ debate

Adrian Walker

Opportunity awaits RCC
Nataly Kogan is a cofounder of Happier.

Innovation Economy

A start-up called Happier hopes for a rosier life

Business

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A T-Mobile store in Palo Alto, Calif.

T-Mobile to merge with MetroPCS

The combined company, which would have more than 42 million subscribers, would still trail the market’s No. 3 Sprint.

Politics

Political Notebook

Mitt Romney greeted a potential supporter Tuesday after ordering lunch in Denver. He hopes to change the momentum of the race with a strong debate performance.

Romney wouldn’t revoke Obama’s deportation exemptions

Mitt Romney said he would not, however, issue new protective documents for young illegal immigrants if elected.

Nation & World

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Syrians walked past a crater caused by an explosion in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday.

Dozens killed in Syria

Three suicide bombers detonated cars packed with explosives in Aleppo, killing at least 34 and wounding more than 120.

Arts

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Movie Review

“Downeast’’ follows efforts to turn a closed sardine cannery into a lobster-processing facility in Gouldsboro, Maine.

Trying to save a small town in Maine

In the documentary “Downeast,” a Boston-based Italian immigrant attempts to turn a former sardine cannery into a lobster processing facility.

Food & dining

Cucharamama in Hoboken, N.J.

Authentic South American fare in Hoboken

Only two attractions lure New Yorkers and tourists across the Hudson into Hoboken, N.J.

“The debates are going to give us a chance to highlight our differences, and we’re entering the phase where we get to frame the choice of this election.”

Paul Ryan 

Magazine

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How will independents factor into the Brown-Warren Senate race?

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9 hot trends in kitchen design
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The self-promoting, fan-financed, go-it-alone star
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Things to do in the Berkshires

Opinion

“The evidence is abundantly clear that even as eagles soar above, Americans are poisoning themselves in unprecedented ways.”

Derrick Z. Jackson 

Ideas

“We know a lot about the things that are closer to our size, our altitude, our spot in the universe — and less about things that are hard to reach, hard to dig up, and hard to quantify.”

Samuel Arbesman  on what big data is missing