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Obama seeks world leaders’ support for Syria strike

White House advisers said President Obama was seeking ‘‘political and diplomatic’’ support, not necessarily military cooperation.

Charlestown man arraigned in fatal May shooting

Pablo Flores Jr. allegedly killed a 21-year-old who tried to break up Flores’s fight with another man, authorities said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/06baker01--90x90.jpg Baker rebuts Democratic charges on Big Dig

In an interview today, Charles Baker called accusations that he bungled the Big Dig financing plan a sign that Democrats are mired “in the last century.”

Mimmo Cuticchio (left) and Giuseppe Fiorello play an old-style fisherman and a new-style entrepreneur in “Terraferma.”

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Exclusive Friday preview | Movie Review

Natural beauty grounds ‘Terraferma’

Italian director Emanuele Crialese’s picturesque morality tale takes too much on board for smooth sailing.

Sept. 5, 1979: A show of hands to volunteer to be the line leaders on the first day of school for second graders at the Elliot School in the North End.

From the Archives | Photo Gallery

Back to school in Boston

As students report back to school in Boston, we take a look at images of the past capturing this exciting and anxious time.

Exclusive preview | NFL kickoff 2013

Analyzing the Patriots’ 2013 schedule

What can the Patriots look forward to this season? Examine the details of their 16-game schedule.

The Architectural Digest cover.

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Brady, Bundchen show off Brentwood home

The 22,000 square-foot California home of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen is the cover story of October’s issue of Architectural Digest.

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JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-2118.png Unions bet heavy on a Walsh win

Martin Walsh is getting strong union support in his bid for mayor, raising the question: What would he owe organized labor if he wins?

Boston mayoral race

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STAGE REVIEW

Steven DeMarco as Brick and Madeleine Lambert as Maggie in Wellfleet Harbor Actor Theater’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”

A declawed ‘Cat’ in Wellfleet

In her production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,’’ Elizabeth Falk — who is credited with “script redaction’’ — diminishes some of the play’s unsettling force.