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Kerry’s remark spurs Russia, Syria to embrace plan

A seemingly offhand suggestion by John Kerry that Syria should relinquish its chemical weapons received an almost immediate welcome from Syria, Russia, and the UN.

Hillary Clinton

Clinton endorses Obama effort to punish Syria

‘‘I will continue to support his efforts and I hope the Congress will as well,’’ former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

Police arrest 21 on drug charges at Boston Calling concert

Ten people were transported to the hospital from the concert, including one for the drug Molly, police said.

Nathan Fleming and Bib Sinha of Hamilton looked for apples to pick with their daughter, Mira, at Russell Orchard in Ipswich.

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Nathan Fleming and Bib Sinha of Hamilton looked for apples to pick with their daughter, Mira, at Russell Orchard in Ipswich.

Favorable growing conditions have produced a bumper crop of apples this year.

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Favorable growing conditions have produced a bumper crop of apples this year.

Apple pickers headed into the orchards to pick from a variety of apples on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

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Apple pickers headed into the orchards to pick from a variety of apples on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Families and couples packed hayrides at Russell Orchards.

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Families and couples packed hayrides at Russell Orchards.

Lucy Twombly, 10, (left) shared an apple with her friend Jane Reilly, 10, at Russell Orchards in Ipswich.

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Lucy Twombly, 10, (left) shared an apple with her friend Jane Reilly, 10.

Josh Moriarty of Newburyport lifted his 2-year-old daughter, Maggie, so she could pick an apple at Russell Orchards.

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Josh Moriarty of Newburyport lifted his 2-year-old daughter, Maggie, so she could pick an apple.

The apple-growing season has been almost ideal, only complicated by dry conditions that could be overcome by irrigation.

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The apple-growing season has been almost ideal, only complicated by dry conditions that could be overcome by irrigation.

Apples were ready for picking earlier than normal this year, with some growers reporting fruit above average in size.

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Apples were ready for picking earlier than normal this year, with some growers reporting fruit above average in size.

Time is ripe for picking apples

The nearly 370 apple orchards in Mass. have a bumper crop ready for picking, with some fruit reported to be larger than normal.

Shane Vereen had the first 100-yard rushing game of his career (101 yards) Sunday against the Bills. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)

Shane Vereen reportedly breaks bone in wrist

After a standout Week 1 performance, Vereen needs surgery and will miss several weeks, Fox Sports reported.

Jennifer Graham

Is artificial lighting a new form of home invasion?

When Thomas Edison coaxed a carbonized cotton thread to burn for 14 hours in October of 1879, he lit the world — and destroyed sleep.

Opinion

opinion | Kyle Shachmut

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As new technology-rich environments revolutionize the classroom, few make provision for people who are blind, dyslexic, or otherwise print-disabled.

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Reflections from residency

When patients are more than their data
Will Middlebrooks, right, was greeted by teammate Mike Napoli after hitting a home run in the ninth inning Sunday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox only focused on October now
Hugo Van Vuuren (second from left) with Harvard’s Martin Camacho, Patrick Coats, and Brandon Liu.

Harvard makes space for venture capitalist
Tom Brady consulted with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, center, and head coach Bill Belichick during a timeout just before the Patriots’ game-winning field goal Sunday.

christopher L. Gasper

Tom Brady saved the day for the Patriots
Buffalo’s Kyle Williams sacked Tom Brady in the fourth quarter.

on football

Patriots offense could struggle for awhile
Lucy Twombly, 10, (left) shared an apple with her friend Jane Reilly, 10, at Russell Orchards in Ipswich.

Time is ripe for picking apples
Homegrown group Passion Pit performed on the final night of Boston Calling.

review

Boston Calling rocks again

Fall Book Preview

Fall brings a burst of hot new titles
John Burbine, 49, is awaiting trial on charges that he videotaped himself sexually abusing 13 children in his wife’s unlicensed day-care business between 2010 and 2012. He is also charged in a Saugus case.

Safeguards failed, so evil got another chance
Dee Morell, an X-ray technician from New Jersey, has been unable to work since November. She developed an infection after getting a tainted shot in her left hip for arthritis.

Pain, questions linger, a year after meningitis outbreak
The Rev. Sean Connor spoke with parents at Sacred Heart Elementary inWeymouth on the first day of school.

Priest offered comfort in family’s darkest days

Globe Magazine | Fall Travel

Top 5 travel mistakes

Fall Arts Preview

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2013 Fall Arts Preview

As the weather cools, the season heats up. Here’s your guide to the best in theater, dance, art, music, and more.

Boston mayoral race

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The mayoral race: the candidates

Bill Walczak (left) met with bicycle advocate Galen Mook and others before riding with the group to Allston. Walczak says he wants to be mayor “because I really love Boston and I know what the potential is.”

Bill Walczak is no stranger to challenges

Walczak, who helped revive Dorchester’s Codman Square, is making the case that he is the only candidate in the race bold enough to lead Boston forward.

Sports

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Ortiz is hitting .312 with 26 homers and 90 RBIs and a .958 OPS in 121 games, missing almost three weeks at the start of the season.

David Ortiz belongs in AL MVP race

The Red Sox don’t seem to have a prime contender for the award, but Ortiz deserves consideration for powering the Boston offense.

Metro

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Daniel Tavares Jr. pleaded not guilty to charges that he murdered Gayle Botelho 25 years ago and then buried her body in his Fall River backyard.

Convicted killer denies 1988 cold case murder

Daniel Tavares Jr. pleaded not guilty to charges that he murdered Gayle Botelho 25 years ago and then buried her body in his Fall River backyard.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

What matters in Southie
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin E. Dempsey, left, and Secretary of State John Kerry waited while Senator Ed Markey and Teresa Heinz Kerry greeted each other on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Senator Courageous? Not Markey

Innovation Economy

Signs of a nightmare job
A Syrian girl received treatment at a makeshift hospital in Damascus on Aug. 21. Hundreds of people flooded into hospitals that day; reports said more than 1,400 people, including hundreds of children, were killed in the alleged chemical attack.

NICHOLAS BURNS

Response is fundamental to a world of civility

Opinion | JAMES CARROLL

The strength not to react with force

Dan Shaughnessy

Ellsbury situation a buzzkill
A sign depicting Wucko, the mascot of the 1984 Winter Olympics, hangs in disrepair on a Sarajevo building. The destroyed sign is one of the few remaining symbols of the Winter Games held there.

RENÉE LOTH

Boston’s Olympic-sized headache

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox in a much better place

Derrick Z. Jackson

Don’t force out black candidates

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The hospital lap

Tech Lab

Selling your phone has gotten a lot easier
Mike Napoli and the Red Sox left Fenway Park on Wednesday with a six-game lead in the AL East.

Christopher L. Gasper

This Red Sox team won’t collapse

Nation & World

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George Zimmerman (left) with his wife, Shellie, during his trial in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

George Zimmerman’s wife won’t press against him

Shellie Zimmerman had called police to her father’s house, saying the former neighborhood watch volunteer had threatened her.

Business

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Helping students crack computer science code

Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill is teaching computer coding — a marketable skill, and one that tech companies want taught everywhere.

Arts

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Arsenio Hall is ready to get back in the game with a new late night show premiering Monday.

Arsenio Hall begins new late night show

The stand-up comic and actor enjoyed six successful years before calling it quits to spend time working on a family.

Globe Insiders

Insider Event | Sept. 25

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Attend a book signing and presentation by Qais Akbar Omar, author of the internationally acclaimed memoir.

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Jefferson slept here
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Little folk
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Sharks Inc.
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Daniel Nava, the long shot

Ideas

“In 1975, there were 417 fires in Boston. Last year, there were 40. This is part of a nationwide trend, one that has begun to attract the attention of experts who say the country is overdue for a rethinking of just what fire departments are for.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the changing role of firefighters