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Despite UK vote, France pledges to back US in Syria

After Britain’s parliament rejected military action, France’s president reiterated the need for ‘‘proportional and firm action’’ in response to chemical attacks.

FILE - AUGUST 31: Irish Poet Seamus Heaney Has Died At The Age Of 74 HAY-ON-WYE, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 29: Poet Seamus Heaney reads from his new book of poetry, District and Circle, at the Guardian Hay Festival on May 29, 2006 in Hay-On-Wye, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Kevin Cullen

Walking on air against his better judgment

Despite his international stature as a Nobel Prize winner, Seamus Heaney the person was, like his poetry, remarkably accessible.

The Middlesex Fells Reservation has more than 100 miles of hiking trails — and many, many insects.

Science in Mind

Looking for bugs from a bench in Middlesex Fells

In a series of web videos, naturalist Noah Charney delights in the creepy-crawly things that other people like to avoid.

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Brittany Flannigan’s family mourned in private Thursday after the 19-year-old’s death at Boston’s House of Blues.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino spoke at a press conference in July announcing land gift from Gillette to Artists for Humanity to help expand the nonprofit's facility and increase job opportunities for teens.

Aynsley Floy/Invision for Gillette, via AP

Shirley Leung

Menino bet big on summer jobs

Jobs don’t just put cash in kids’ pockets; they’re also a social investment that keeps teenagers off the streets and out of trouble when school ends.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino (left) in 2007, touring student-heavy apartment blocks along Commonwealth Avenue in Allston with the Inspectional Services Department.

Menino promises crackdown on problem properties

With thousands of college students returning, Mayor Thomas M. Menino said the city will crack down on properties in unsafe conditions.

on football

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If Tebow doesn’t make the cut in Foxborough, it’s likely that his pro career is over, after three-plus years in the NFL.

The Red Sox have added seats to the Green Monster, but lots of issues remain with Fenway Park.

on baseball

Red Sox fans sound off on why they skip Fenway

Fans say the age and lack of comforts at Fenway Park are among the problems. It seems the $300 million in recent improvements doesn’t cut it anymore.

Opinion

opinion | leland cheung

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Though the candidates are vying only for the votes of Bostonians, their actions will impact citizens beyond the city’s boundaries.

Globe exclusives

Former lieutenant governor Timothy P. Murray.

McLaughlin indicted, Murray to settle charges
Restaurant owner Russell Ireland has apologized for not knowing that the dog was a service animal, yet many in Oxford are pressing for a lesson to be learned.

Controversy over booting veteran’s dog splits Oxford
Brie Larson plays the general manager of a residential facility and Keith Stanfield is a resident who is about to turn 18 and unhappy about leaving.

Movie Review

‘Short Term 12’ set in facility for troubled teens
JERRY REMY: Will be out of NESN booth for rest of season

Jerry Remy will not return to NESN broadcasts this year
Robel Phillipos

Third college friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev indicted
Protesters gathered on the Boston Common as part of a nationwide strike for increased wages for fast-food workers.

Mayoral candidates pledge living wages
A Sovereign Bank at Logan Airport.

Bank provides college ID that doubles as ATM card
“Omphalos” by Dimitri Hadzi.

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Crumbling hopes for Harvard Square sculpture
Taylor and Isaac Hanson at the brewery. Hanson’s beer is called Mmmhops,

interactive quiz

If Hanson can brew beer, what can other acts make?
Peter Chiarelli

Bruins extend Peter Chiarelli’s contract
Tony Leung plays legendary kung fu teacher Ip Man in Wong Kar-wai’s “The Grandmaster.”

exclusive friday preview | Movie Review

Much to love in ‘The Grandmaster’
Contracts with morning hosts John Dennis (left) and Gerry Callahan expire next year; they have their share of critics.

Ex-powerhouse WEEI flounders

Sports

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Updates | DB Championship

Phil Mickelson, left, shakes hands with Adam Scott, right, as Tiger Woods looked on before the trio teed off Friday morning.

Phil Mickelson shines in Tiger Woods’ early group

Mickelson shot 28 on his first nine holes at the Deutsche Bank Championship Friday, with Woods and Adam Scott in the marquee group.

Metro

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Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle’s spending has come under scrutiny.

Westfield State president calls review ‘defaming’

Evan Dobelle contends the review was illegal because the full board of trustees did not approve it in advance.

Columnists

SCOT LEHIGH

What crackdown on loud bikes?

CARLO ROTELLA

First day of 41st grade
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

alex beam

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

Nation & World

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Police Chief Mark Kessler (center) with members of his Constitutional Security Force.

Police chief in Pa. won’t back down on guns

Police Chief Mark Kessler expects to be fired for posting videos in which he ranted about the Second Amendment and liberals while spraying machine-gun fire with borough-owned weapons.

Boston mayoral race

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In the “Ask Mike” feature on the website of mayoral candidate Michael Ross, voters can pose any question to the candidate via his website, e-mail, or social media accounts, and Ross will answer in the form of a short video.

Got a question for Mike Ross? He’ll answer in a video

On Thursday, City Councilor Michael P. Ross rolled out the first 11 videos of his “Ask Mike” feature, in which voters can pose any question to the candidate.

Business

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Several fast food restaurants were picketed on American Legion Highway in Roslindale Thursday in a push for better wages.

Boston fast food workers strike for higher wages

Thousands of fast food workers were joined by sympathizers at rallies in some 50 US cities, the biggest effort to bring the wages of behind-the-counter employees up to $15 an hour.

Arts

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Classical Notes

Jeffrey Means directs Sound Icon.

A rich season of contemporary music beckons

Boston’s contemporary music offerings may be discrete, but they add up to an uncommonly substantial selection of works.

Movies

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MOVIE REVIEW

Selena Gomez and Ethan Hawke — and a custom Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake — costar in “Getaway.”

‘Getaway’ moves fast, but has no place to go

The relentlessly paced movie, with Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez, shoots to be like “Speed” but turns out to be as repetitive as watching a NASCAR highlight.

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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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Magazine

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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