Harvard students bridle over cheating probe

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.

Murray donors queried in probe

Two Chelsea Housing Authority employees were questioned this week about their connections to Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray, part of an intensifying criminal investigation.

Former official, dentist seek visibility in key House race

In the Fourth District’s Republican primary, Elizabeth Childs faces Sean Bielat and David L. Steinhof. The winner will face the victor in a Democratic field led by Joseph P. Kennedy III.

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Romney, Obama hit battleground states

President Obama and Mitt Romney, are chasing each other through politically competitive states as the Labor Day start of the final campaign stretch approaches.

Owen Troy, 13, traversed granite boulders with dad Mark on their way to explore a cave at Purgatory Chasm in Sutton.

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The Roads to Summer

Purgatory Chasm offers hikers a thrill

Purgatory Chasm State Reservation just south of Worcester features jutting rock faces and hidden caverns that delight hikers.

Despite the Red Sox’ dreadful season, and the public backlash, chairman Tom Werner (left) insists he and John Henry (right) have no plans to sell.

Tom Werner takes ownership for disappointing Red Sox

In an exclusive interview, the Red Sox chairman opened up about this fractured season and his hopes for the future.

Alexander Greene of Olympia Movers helped freshman Amanda Kozakiewicz at Northeastern University.

Movers help students with the heavy lifting

Local colleges are lending a hand — along with carts and dollies — so move-in day goes smoothly.

Lisa Baruzzi with golden retriever Richie at the Tufts obesity clinic for animals in North Grafton.

Overweight pets get professional help

America’s pets are having their own obesity crisis, studies show, with at least 35 percent of household dogs and cats above their ideal weight.

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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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US swimmers stepped onto the podium in stylish shoes after winning the gold.

Neon sneakers make their mark at the Olympics

Sunday Preview | Ideas

How kids make friends — and why it matters
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.

Sunday Preview | Travel

Renting a house on Spain’s Costa Brava
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
Drew Tardif, 10, worked on a puzzle with Mikalo Glennon, 7, and his mother Raquel Rohlfing.

G Cover

Foundation reaches out to families with cancer

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.

Exclusive Sunday Prevew | Travel

Road Trip: Route 28
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!’

Brian McGrory

Cape Cod rooster draws complaints
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

DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

Hole by hole at TPC Boston

Sports

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Athletics 20, Red Sox 2

Pitching coach Randy Niemann couldn’t help Red Sox starter Aaron Cook, who allowed six runs in 2 2/3 innings.

Red Sox embarrassed by A’s

Former Red Sox Josh Reddick, George Kottaras, and Brandon Moss were a combined 9 for 15 with four home runs, nine runs and 13 RBIs.

Metro

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State drug lab

Prosecutors examine alleged lapses at state crime laboratory

Prosecutors are scrambling to determine how many cases may have been compromised.

Columnists

Jim Rooney, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority stood atop the roof of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Lawrence Harmon

Convention center needs a boost of solar power

Renée Loth

The value of public-sector jobs

Tiger Woods’s first-round 64 included six consecutive birdies.

Christopher L. Gasper

Is Tiger Woods back?
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

Business

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US swimmers stepped onto the podium in stylish shoes after winning the gold.

Neon sneakers make their mark at the Olympics

Experts say the intense exposure the sneakers received at the Olympics will lead to a bigger foothold in the industry.

Politics

Political Notebook

Actor Clint Eastwood spoke on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Thursday.

Some Mitt Romney aides perplexed by Clint Eastwood’s routine

Several Romney aides hustled to distance themselves from the decision to put Clint Eastwood onstage without a polished script.

Nation & World

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Houses were mostly submerged in Braithwaite, La., on Friday, after a levee breach in that area.

Waters recede in Louisiana, leaving sopping mess

Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened in what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.

Arts

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“Witness Tree Project” leaders Daniel Cavicchi (left) and Dale Broholm with objects made by RISD students from the old diseased elm (top) cut down two years ago at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline.

‘Witness Project’ bears witness to history through art

The project at RISD creates sculptures from the old “Olmsted Elm.”

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Magazine

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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

“Why is a tennis pro at a private club any more useful to the economy than an elementary school gym teacher?”

Renée Loth 

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