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Obama, Romney claim big fund-raising totals

President Obama’s campaign collected more than $114 million to Mitt Romney’s $111.6 million in August, the first time Obama has outraised Romney since April.

Chicago teachers strike for first time in 25 years

Thousands of teachers walked off the job amid a contract dispute over issues including potential changes to health benefits and a new teacher evaluation system.

Medical debt still a problem

Architects of the pioneering 2006 Massachusetts health law expected it would reduce medical debt, but data suggest it has remained largely unchanged.

Little mentioned on trail, poverty widening in US

With nearly one in every six Americans now living in poverty, advocates for the poor say little attention is being paid to the issue in the presidential campaign.

Storm season brings surfer’s paradise

After a dull summer of piddling 2-foot waves, hurricane season is back, and wave conditions up and down the East Coast are expected to intensify this week.

Wave conditions up and down the East Coast are expected to intensify this week.

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Wave conditions up and down the East Coast are expected to intensify this week.

Surfers flocked to Hampton Beach in New Hampshire to take advantage of larger-than-normal swells.

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Surfers flocked to Hampton Beach in New Hampshire to take advantage of larger-than-normal swells.

Katrina Fiege, 22, of Canada, headed to the water. She called her boss and said, “I’m going surfing.”

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Katrina Fiege, 22, of Canada, headed to the water. She called her boss and said, “I’m going surfing.”

“We’re amateur meteorologists,” said Rick Evans, 59, who has been riding waves in New Hampshire for about 30 years.

ARAM BOGHOSIAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

“We’re amateur meteorologists,” said Rick Evans, 59, who has been riding waves in New Hampshire for about 30 years.

The National Weather Service predicted 4- to 7-foot waves for Tuesday.

ARAM BOGHOSIAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

The National Weather Service predicted 4- to 7-foot waves for Tuesday.

Rick Evans bumped fists with Jack Cadagan, 54.

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Rick Evans bumped fists with Jack Cadagan.

Dan Shaughnessy

New England sports fans can rejoice

The Patriots are the anti-Red Sox. And they are finally back playing games that matter.

Christopher L Gasper

Patriots defense makes a statement

The oft-maligned unit didn’t have to spend any time defending its performance, as it held the Titans to 284 total yards, 20 rushing, and forced two turnovers.

Boston schools’ breakfast now free for all students

Boston public schools hope to ensure that all schoolchildren eat healthfully and receive the nutrition they need to stay alert throughout the day.

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Sacco and Vanzetti

The controversial trial and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in Massachusetts in the 1920’s caused much tension in the US and around the world.

Globe exclusives

Jeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon.com, introduced the Kindle Paperwhite tablet last week in California. It’s built around an illuminated version of E Ink’s black-and-white screen to make it more readable even in bright light.

E Ink displays its strength

Lawrence Hyde gave $3 million to Boston College High School to help students travel.

Larry Hyde has been most everywhere but yearns for more

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Fall Arts Preview 2012

The pantry in Genieve Rankel’s home in Medford is filled with gluten-free items.

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Gluten-free diets gain fans, concern others

“I just feel so lucky, honestly, that I’ve had so many incredible experiences in my career and I feel like it’s time to pay it forward a little bit,” Katie Couric said. “And it’s also good television to brighten someone’s day.”

With ‘Katie,’ Couric lives to see another day

Brooke Bloom stars as Marie, Andrew Cekala is Marie’s son, and Brian Wiles is a guard in the co-production of “Marie Antoinette” at Loeb Drama Center.

Stage Review

The price of privilege in ‘Marie Antoinette’

A model wears a dress from Diane von Furstenberg.

Von Furstenberg’s show at Fashion Week is starry

The Rev. James Foley, shown here in a picture from his seminary class of 1978. Foley, now 60, has survived in a kind of purgatorial state for years.

Twice implicated, priest fights for a decision

Bronze statue of mother and dancing children in front of the Salt Lake Temple on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.

travel

A litany of virtues in Salt Lake City

The nocebo effect: How health warnings cause health troubles

South Shore Natural Science Center in Norwell has a variety of activities and venues for children to act . . . naturally.

Kid Friendly

6 places near Boston to explore this fall

The line at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park, a classic in a city full of them, can stretch from 11 to 11 — a.m. to p.m., that is.

food finds

Cheap eats in New York

Sports

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On Football

Tom Brady presided over a constantly changing offense in a win over the Titans.

Josh McDaniels, Patriots’ offensive line dialed in

If you construct a plan like the offensive coordinator did for the Titans, and the Patriots execute like they did, team blocking is going to be in a position to be successful.

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Lieutenant Colonel Christine Hoffmann.

Mass. corps votes in first female members

The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts voted two women into its ranks, a first for the 374-year-old military organization.

Columnists

Stevan Ridley breaks a tackle on a 17-yard first-quarter run during a Patriots TD drive. The back ended up with 125 yards on 21 carries.

Dan Shaughnessy

New England sports fans can rejoice

Clouds are reflected in the glass windows of Four World Trade Center last month in New York.

Juliette kayyem

On anniversary of 9/11, fear is present but not all-consuming

Adrian Walker

For kids’ sake, teacher deal is needed

Chandler Jones and the Patriots defensive looks like a unit that can bring offenses to their knees.

Christopher L Gasper

Patriots defense makes a statement

Joanna Weiss

Clinton’s speech a new blueprint

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. links arms with, to his left; Ralph Bunche, undersecretary of the United Nations; Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel; and the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth as they march for voter registration rights for African-Americans in 1965.

Jeff Jacoby

Faith enriches politics, on both sides

Dan Shaughnessy

On Opening Day, AFL pioneers battle again

Yvonne Abraham

Mormon missionaries bask in Romney’s run

Bill Belichick’s decade-plus run of success with the Patriots has elevated the team to the top of the local sports crop.

Bob Ryan

Boston now officially belongs to the Patriots

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Secrets of the hiring process

Adrian Walker

Patrick has high hopes for RCC

Michelle Obama and Ann Romney

JOAN VENNOCHI

Political wives and the politics of pretty

Business

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Joseph Schlesinger of Somerville used Kickstarter, a crowdsourcing website, to raise money for his robot-building DIY kits.

Kickstarter propels local entrepreneurs

Massachusetts Kickstarter projects have raised impressive amounts of funding.

Politics

Political Notebook

In South Dakota, the farm bill was the central topic at a recent debate between Representative Kristi Noem (right) and her Democratic challenger, Matt Varilek (far left).

Fed-up farmers will urge lawmakers to pass bill quickly

When Congress returns this week, farmers will be out in force, rallying for a bill that lawmakers failed to pass before they recessed five weeks ago.

Nation & World

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Speaker of the House John Boehner talked to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington earlier this year. Fresh off a five-week vacation, lawmakers return to Washington on Monday for a brief pre-election session.

Congress returns for short pre-election session

With Election Day less than two months away, the focus of lawmakers seems to be on the bare minimum.

Arts

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Television Review

From left: Ellen Barkin, Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha, and Georgia King in “The New Normal.’’

‘New Normal’: a promise to be kept or broken?

The characters run close to stereotypes, and the pilot reveals a tendency toward broad one-liners, but the NBC sitcom has potential.

Health and wellness

G Force

Dr. Marvin L. Wang with Jen and John Doherty of Tewksbury and their newborn twins Henry and Andrew.

New view in an old debate on circumcision

Dr. Marvin L. Wang explains the American Academy of Pediatrics’ position and both the benefits and risks of the procedure.

Magazine

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Sep 9, 2012

The best beer town in New England

The cover for the August 26 2012 issue

Aug 26, 2012

Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?

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Aug 19, 2012

Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?

The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

Aug 12, 2012

The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene

Opinion

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