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Obama weighing ‘narrow’ action on Syria

Any US strike will not have “boots on the ground,” President Obama said as the administration accused Bashar Assad’s government of launching a chemical weapons attack.

Secretary of State John Kerry said the US knows, based on intelligence, that the Syrian regime prepared for days to launch a chemical weapons attack.

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Kerry warns against the ‘risk of doing nothing’ in Syria

As Secretary of State John Kerry called for action, US warships armed with cruise missiles were positioned in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle repeatedly and improperly charged hefty expenses, according to a review.

From left: Andy Chervenak, Jesse Weiss, Gio Coviello, Matt Powell, Joey Gonzalez, and David Khoshtinat at Studio 52 in Allston.

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Scene & Heard

A home-grown scene emerges from the ashes of Wadzilla

Wadzilla Mansion in Allston, a fixture in the local punk scene for almost 15 years, has became one of the most successful DIY venues in the city.

Nightclubs, like this one in Guangdong, are key to China’s back-room business culture.

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Drinking with China’s lonely tycoons

How does business get done in Chengdu? A former anthropology student from the US got a rare glimpse.

Irish Poet Seamus Heaney in 2006.

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.

Tight end Jake Ballard was informed he wouldn’t make the Patriots on Friday.

Patriots release 10, including two tight ends

Jake Ballard and Daniel Fells were among 10 cuts made today; their departures may be a sign that Rob Gronkowski won’t land on the PUP list.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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In the four years since an easy-to-enforce ordinance has been in effect, the Boston police have written two tickets and one warning for violations.

Globe exclusives

Former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez during a brief hearing Friday.

Judge declines to rule on Aaron Hernandez motions
Brittany Flannigan

A vibrant life, a sudden end
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
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.

Shirley Leung

Menino bet big on summer jobs
JERRY REMY: Will be out of NESN booth for rest of season

Jerry Remy will not return to NESN broadcasts this year
Former lieutenant governor Timothy P. Murray.

McLaughlin indicted, Murray to settle charges
Robel Phillipos

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

Mayoral candidates pledge living wages
Peter Chiarelli

Bruins extend Peter Chiarelli’s contract

Sports

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Deutsche Bank Championship

Phil Mickelson, left, and Tiger Woods play the 11th green during the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Phil Mickelson sets early pace with round of 63

Mickelson finished at 8 under, while Tiger Woods shot 3 under to open the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Metro

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Steven Chan, a middle school teacher in Newton, shielded his face in Newton District Court during his arraignment on child pornography possession and dissemination charges. At right is his lawyer, Christopher Shannon.

Newton teacher pleads not guilty to child porn charges

Steven Chan, 57, a math teacher at F.A. Day Middle School in Newton, was ordered held on $35,000 cash bail.

Columnists

Motorcycles outside the State House during a “legislative lobby day” by the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association in 2012.

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

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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

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

Mark Kessler expects to be fired for posting videos in which he spraed 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, Ross rolled out the first 11 videos of his “Ask Mike” feature.

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

The rallies marked the biggest effort yet 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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From the Archives | Photo gallery

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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
The cover for the August 18 2013 issue

Sharks Inc.
The cover for the August 11 2013 issue

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