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Kerry calls Kenya mall attack ‘heartbreaking’

“Attacks like this can’t change who we are, a people committed to peace and justice for all,” said US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Islamic extremist group claims responsibility in mall assault

The country’s president said at least 39 people were killed, including members of his family, and hostages remained inside the mall as night fell.

Clay Buchholz allowed three runs in the fourth inning.

Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 2

Overall, Red Sox are a bit off

The Red Sox lost ground in the current race for the best record in the American League after Saturday’s loss to the Blue Jays.

Harvard’s new starting quarterback, Conner Hempel, threw four touchdown passes against the University of San Diego.

Harvard 42, San Diego 20

Harvard rolls in its opener

Behind quarterback Conner Hempel’s four touchdown passes, all in the second half, Harvard roared past San Diego.

Harvard launches record $6.5b capital campaign

The university plans to use the money to expand the campus in Allston, enhance engineering programs, and renovate aging undergraduate houses.

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Edaville Railroad’s Christmas Festival of Lights has been a draw for decades.

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Globe South

Edaville on track for expansion

Some of Edaville Railroad’s neighbors, however, have raised concerns over how its proposed expansion would affect traffic and drainage.

Tennessee Williams, seen in his New York apartment in 1965, began to fall out of favor in the ’60s.

theater | critic’s notebook

Tennessee Williams’s time is now

Thanks in part to the annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, posterity is smiling on the playwright 30 years after his death.

Ideas

How Boston is wooing Chinese tourists

Check out our blue skies! Boston’s pitch to a new stream of visitors spotlights some unexpected city virtues.

INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/mayor-fund90x90.jpg Where the money flows: Mayoral campaign donations

See the donations to each candidate by Boston ZIP code and neighborhood.

Opinion

Derrick Z. Jackson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Derrick_Z_Jackson_150px-2438.jpg Boston’s voters must look for vision

For the leap into greatness, the city now needs an urban weaver to knit and braid it into complete cloth.

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