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McLaughlin indicted, Murray to settle charges

Former lieutenant governor Timothy Murray will pay $80,000 and ex-Chelsea Housing chief Michael McLaughlin was indicted on campaign finance violations.

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A federal grand jury indicted Robel Phillipos, 19, on charges of lying to investigators, despite attempts by Phillipos’s defense lawyers to resolve the case.

Accused One Fund scammer allegedly had help from brother

A South End man had been accused of trying to collect $2.2 million in the name of a deceased aunt.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/03841813--90x90.jpg UK’s David Cameron loses Syria war vote

In a terse statement to Parliament, the prime minister said it was clear to him that the British people did not want to see military action.

Fast-food workers protest for higher wages

Organizers say the walkouts will hit more than 50 cities, following a series of strikes that began last November in New York City.

Tom Brady spoke with reporters after practice on Monday.

Giants at Patriots, 7:30 p.m.

Tom Brady to sit for tonight’s preseason game

Brady is among a group of Patriots who will not play against the Giants for the preseason finale, according to multiple reports.

JOANNA WEISS

Was Miley Cyrus’s performance good for girls?

Cyrus’s scandalous VMA performance is what liberation looks like.

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Friends said the family of Brittany Flannigan was “devastated” after her death at the House of Blues early Wednesday morning.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

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The forum would be a chance to press all the candidates for commitments to Boston’s assorted communities of color, but the white hopefuls won’t be there.

Globe exclusives

Peter Chiarelli

Bruins extend Peter Chiarelli’s contract
Contracts with morning hosts John Dennis (left) and Gerry Callahan expire next year; they have their share of critics.

Ex-powerhouse WEEI flounders
According to Rolling Stone, Aaron Hernandez told Bill Belichick his life was in danger.

On football

What Rolling Stone got right, wrong on Hernandez

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No more Mr. Mom
A donor said he was “appalled at the lavish spending” by Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle.

Donor cancels planned $100,000 gift to Westfield State
LETTING FREEDOM RING — Spectators watched Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, projected onto Fort Independence at Castle Island Wednesday night. The showing was one of several Boston events, including the tolling of bells, to commemorate the speech.

50 years later, some dreams realized, others deferred
Street vendors selling cellphone minutes are easy to find in Africa.

Tech Lab

Congo’s cellular service answers the call
Brittany Suarez loaded up at the newly opened French Fry Heaven kiosk.

Globe West

Fast food gets more heavenly
Juliette Bench has created flip-flops designed around the braided sailor’s bracelet.

Style

Out of heels, into flip-flops
Lilly Boyd checked out one of the four ultra energy-efficient homes completed in her neighborhood near Dudley Square.

A green light for efficient housing

Style

N.Y. Fashion Week sneak peek
Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall star in the British political thriller “Closed Circuit.”

Movie Review

We’ve seen ‘Closed Circuit’ before

Sports

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, right, appeared this month at a clinic promoting player safety with and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer.

NFL, players reach tentative $765m concussion deal

The settlement, which a federal judge must still approve, would cover all 18,000 former league players.

Metro

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Rendering of the proposed Mohegan Sun Casino in Palmer.

Palmer to get at least $16m a year under casino deal

Mohegan Sun has agreed to give the town nearly $3 million upfront in the agreement, which now heads to a referendum.

Columnists

A mural at the former Bartlett Bus Yard on Washington Street in Roxbury.

Yvonne Abraham

Let’s open the door to the arts

JOAN VENNOCHI

All-black mayoral debate is short-sighted

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How Dre, Z, Nas, 9th Wonder spent their summers

Adrian Walker

Questioning the process
Brian Roberts and the Orioles lost 13-2 in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park on Tuesday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Orioles loom as Red Sox stumbling block

Shirley Leung

A contender who’d write a new chapter
A burnt and destroyed Evangelical Church south of Cairo was in ruins earlier this month.

Jeff Jacoby

Yesterday’s atrocities are happening again

JAMES CARROLL

US nuclear weapons poised for catastrophe

Yvonne Abraham

Ivy League's achievement gap
Red Sox players congratulated Jarrod Saltalamacchia after his home run on Sunday.

Dan Shaughnessy

LA treated the Red Sox well
Jennifer Martel and her daughter.

JOANNA WEISS

Abuse victims shouldn’t lose hope
Boston Police Academy graduates took an oath in July.

Opinion | JEFF JACOBY

Does an officer’s race matter?

Nation & World

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Gerald Thompson held up a bag of marijuana on the steps of the State Capitol in Denver after recreational marijuana use was legalized in 2012.

Feds won’t sue to stop state laws on marijuana use

The announcement follows the first-in-the-nation legalization of recreational marijuana use in Colorado and Washington.

Boston mayoral race

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Boston mayoral candidates (from left) John Barros, Dan Conley, John Connolly, Rob Consalvo, Charlotte Golar Richie, Mike Ross, Bill Walczak, and Marty Walsh took part in a forum at Suffolk Law School last month.

Mayoral candidates cornered on many topics at forums

Scores of groups are clamoring for face time with the contenders — and demanding answers on very specific questions.

Business

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A Sovereign Bank at Logan Airport.

Bank provides college ID that doubles as ATM card

Sovereign Bank will provide the smart cards to more than 2,000 students at Wheelock College in Boston and Mt. Ida College in Newton.

Arts

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Book Review

Rob Sheffield’s memoir “Turn Around Bright Eyes” is about his obsession with karaoke and how he met his second wife.

‘Turn Around Bright Eyes’ by Rob Sheffield

Perhaps encouraged by the success of two earlier memoirs, Sheffield is back with yet another book based on his life.

Style

Grass-like groundcovers such as Liriope (creeping lilyturf) are well-suited to much of the country and need mowing once a year.

Choose groundcovers for their function

Grass-like groundcovers such as Liriope are well-suited to much of the country and need mowing once a year.

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As summer comes to an end, we take a look at a summer retreat visited by both the philosophers and the frolicker.

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Little folk
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Sharks Inc.
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Daniel Nava, the long shot
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The lake house

Ideas

“Our preference for beautiful people means that when we select employees, teachers, protégés, and even friends, we may not be making the best choice. The question is whether social researchers can find a way to help us level the field.”

Ruth Graham,  on the beauty bias