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No clear leader in mayoral race, new Globe poll shows

With just over a week until the preliminary election, the field is so tightly bunched and volatile that as many as nine candidates have a plausible shot at the final.

Starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed one run on three hits and delivered eight strong innings.

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Red Sox 5, Yankees 1

Jon Lester, Red Sox beat Yankees

The lefthander threw eight strong innings and sent a clear message that he wants to be the Game 1 starter when the bunting comes out of storage at Fenway Park.

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National Guard helicopters and truck convoys carried the admonition into communities paralyzed by the floods, but not everybody was willing to go.

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Boston Ballet at 50

Repositioned after a financial crunch, the dance company is growing in size and ambition.

The Triumphal Arch of Sergius.

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Istria and its secrets of the soil

Croatia’s Istria is the truffle capital of the world, and it contains better examples of well-preserved antiquities than its neighbors.

Cathy Shiflett, left and Stefanie Morejon sharing a scorpian bowl at the Shanghai Social Club.

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A Shanghai surprise in Allston

Buddhas and football coexist beatifically at Shanghai Social Club, where chef Bob Botchie serves Chinese street food and takeout classics.

the decision on Syria

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The deal between the US and Russia also calls for Syria’s arsenal of chemical weapons to be removed or destroyed by mid-2014.

Opinion

LAWRENCE HARMON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Lawrence_Harmon-2316.jpg Plenty of talent in Boston’s at-large council race

As if sorting through a dozen mayoral candidates in a preliminary election isn’t tough enough, voters face 18 at-large candidates for the City Council.

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The best of the pumpkin beers

For the second year in a row, the 99 Bottles family held a pumpkin beer tasting to help you sort through the orange muck.