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Harvard students bridle over test cheating investigation

All of the students interviewed by the Globe said the ground rules for the take-home final exam were so unclear that they did not realize they were cheating.

Mitt Romney talked with a man on the side of the road while touring a hurricane damaged neighorhood in Lafitte, La., Friday.

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Mitt Romney tours storm-ravaged Louisiana

The newly-minted Republican nominee toured damage from Hurricane Isaac three days before President Obama, who canceled a campaign event to make room for the trip.

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Calling high unemployment a “grave concern,” Chairman Ben Bernanke made clear the Federal Reserve will consider further steps to boost the economy.

Wide receiver Deion Branch, seen here in a preseason game on Aug. 20, did not make New England’s 53-man roster.

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Patriots finalize 53-man roster, cut Hoyer, Branch

Veteran receiver Deion Branch and backup quarterback Brian Hoyer were among the highest profile casualties as the team cut down its roster in advance of Friday’s deadline.

The author’s rental home in Begur, with its stone tower, and the view from town onto the Mediterranean Sea and northward along the Costa Brava.

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Renting a house on Spain’s Costa Brava

There is no more enchanting a town for exploring the Costa Brava than Begur, with breathtaking views of the Mediterranean, especially from the 16th-century castle at the town’s highest point.

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How kids make friends — and why it matters

New research from psychologists unlocks the mysterious, complicated, strangely adult way that children connect.

Drew Tardif, 10, worked on a puzzle with Mikalo Glennon, 7, and his mother Raquel Rohlfing.

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Foundation reaches out to families with cancer

Through the Family Reach Foundation, one woman’s mission is to provide financial relief and support to families fighting cancer.

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The mad theater of campaigns, protests, rallies, and conventions that is our modern political process is not a recent phenomenon.

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Wes Ayres of Needham attempted to stop the bubbles coming from the fish’s mouth as characters from King Richard’s Faire come to the Boston Children’s Museum to promote an upcoming fair to be held in Carver with swordfightrers, puppeteers, pipers, and minstrels.

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Globe photos of the week, Aug. 31, 2012
Clint Eastwood spoke to an empty chair while addressing delegates during the Republican National Convention.

Opinion | Peter S. Canellos

Clint Eastwood’s speech backfires on the Republicans
An excited Bob Young with Zeke the family turtle, who had moseyed away from home for 30 days.

Zeke, the missing turtle, reunited with Beverly family
An angler on the Merrimack River in downtown Lawrence, off Route 28.

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Road Trip: Route 28

Brian McGrory

Cape Cod rooster draws complaints
Jonathan Katz is one of several comedians who will take part in Kevin Allison’s “Risk!” during the Boston Comedy Arts Festival.

Boston Comedy Arts Festival takes a ‘Risk!’
Apex Orchards in Shelburne Falls, on the edge of the Pioneer Valley, was founded in 1828.

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7 favorite Massachusetts apple farms
Bill Belichick talked with referee Mike Shepherd before a preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Aug. 24.

Christopher L. Gasper

NFL wrong to use replacement officials
Cathy Wolske (left) visited bargain grocery Johnnie’s Foodmaster, which is reportedly in talks with Whole Foods.

Neighborhood loyalty to Johnnie’s Foodmaster deep
Bobby Valentine and the Red Sox were swept by the Angels in Anaheim this week.

Dan Shaughnessy

For Red Sox, a year of living dreadfully
Jose Ortega’s Boston Broncos organization fielded teams for hundreds of boys ranging in age from 7 to 18.

Backers call Boston coach a mentor; police say he’s a predator

DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

Hole by hole at TPC Boston

Sports

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Deutsche Bank Championship

Tiger Woods started the tournament fast on Friday.

Tiger Woods sets fast pace in first round

Woods made six straight birdies at one point in the first round at the PGA Tour stop in Norton. He finished with a 64, two behind 21-year-old PGA rookie Seung-Yul Noh.

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Sharks spotted near Cape beach

State experts tagged two sharks off the coast of Orleans Thursday after numerous reports of great whites in the area.

Columnists

Bobby Valentine and the Red Sox were swept by the Angels in Anaheim this week.

Dan Shaughnessy

For Red Sox, a year of living dreadfully

Scot Lehigh

Policy trumps personality in this election

Boston Capital

Steward finds road to R.I. is rocky

Brian McGrory

Cape Cod rooster draws complaints
Ann Romney arrives on stage to deliver a speech Tuesday night.

joanna weiss

Ann Romney overstepped by playing poor

Juliette Kayyem

Protect, and isolate, author of book on bin Laden raid

Tech Lab

Simple steps to secure your smartphone
A policeman fired at protesting miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg on Aug. 16.

derrick z. jackson

Mine killings echo old South Africa
Theo Epstein is seen near the ivy at Wrigley Field last October, just after being named president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs.

dan shaughnessy

Epstein’s clean getaway irks Red Sox owners

Opinion | Scot Lehigh

Rice offers intelligent foreign policy critique and a genuine moment
Paula Townsend, 101, relived memories as she toured the Home For Little Wanderers in Jamaica Plain.

Yvonne Abraham

A final goodbye to a longtime refuge

Scot Lehigh

Mitt Romney: Image and reality

Business

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Severe drought in much of the country will add about 5 cents to the price of gas as corn prices rise, affecting the cost of the ethanol blended into fuel.

Gas prices at record levels for Labor Day weekend

Gas in Massachusetts is as expensive as it’s ever been heading into the holiday, and prices continue to rise.

Politics

Mickey Ward (center) posed with Scott Brown and Brown’s wife, Gail Huff, at an event last year.

Boxer Micky Ward reportedly cancels Scott Brown endorsement

The Lowell boxer of “The Fighter” fame changed his mind after learning about Brown’s stance on labor unions and gay marriage, according to a report.

Nation & World

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After Isaac passed through Plaquemines Parish, people attempted to rescue cows from the flood waters.

Weakening Isaac hovers over water-logged Louisiana

Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day, forcing authorities to mount evacuation and rescue operations as the rapidly rising waters swallowed entire neighborhoods.

Arts

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Judah Friedlander (pictured this month in New York), of “30 Rock,” will get the festival’s Comedian of the Year Award.

Boston Comedy Festival benefits from thriving national scene

Andy Kindler, who is among the headliners of this year’s festival, believes the current scene is as healthy as it has ever been.

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Movie Review

Lauren Miller (left) and Ari Graynor costar in “For a Good Time, Call . . .,’’ about two friends starting a phone sex company. Miller also co-wrote the script.

‘For a Good Time, Call . . . ’ achieves parody and parity

Two women in their late 20s, played by Ari Graynor and Lauren Miller, start a phone sex company. It’s a bra-mance.

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Magazine

The cover for the August 26 2012 issue

Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?
The cover for the August 19 2012 issue

Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?
The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene
The cover for the August 5 2012 issue

Can GPS find you a mate?

Opinion

“[Mitt Romney has] taken on a daunting case, representing a party whose brand is in flux, and whose ownership structure isn’t clear.”

Peter S. Canellos 

Ideas

“In decades of researching American political lobbies, we have found that there are huge gaps in who is represented in Washington.”

—Kay Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady