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Deal reached on UN resolution for Syria weapons, UK says

Britain’s UN ambassador tweeted that the permanent members of the Security Council have agreed on a ‘‘binding and enforceable draft . . . resolution.’’

Boston Mayoral hopeful Martin Walsh.

Mayoral candidates clash over ‘People’s Pledge’

Martin Walsh called the pledge not to accept money from outside groups a “gimmick,” in response to a call from rival John Connolly.

Senate votes to abolish tech tax

The Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously to abolish a controversial sales tax on software services.

Cindy Sheppard, of Hampton, N.H., is charged with supplying drugs to Darriean Hess of Seabrook and allowing Hess to drive without a license on Saturday.

N.H. woman held on $10,000 bail in bicycle deaths

Cindy Sheppard allegedly allowed the 19-year-old who is charged with fatally striking two bicyclists to drive a car without a license.

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig in August.

Bud Selig to retire in January 2015

The 79-year-old Major League Baseball head will have the second-longest commissioner tenure in baseball.

Tracey Fairaway (above left) plays college-bound Ellen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus her mother, Eva, in Nicole Holofcener’s “Enough Said.’’

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Empty-nest comedy ‘Enough Said’ offers much to treasure

The lovely, melancholy comedy of mid-life errors and eros deserves our thanks for many things, not least for showcasing the late, great James Gandolfini.

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A blockbuster tale

The e-commerce tail may not wag the dog, after all.

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Martin Walsh doesn’t receive backing from only labor. Progressives are in his corner, as well.

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Pedro Martinez saluted fans in 2012.

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Pedro Martinez joining TBS for MLB postseason
Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”), and Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) played memorable roles in long-running series.

Lasting judgments are riding on ‘Breaking Bad’ finale

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Votes in Boston up for grabs
Chris Hemsworth (left) as James Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda.

Movie Review

‘Rush’ has drama and vroom
Westfield State University president Evan Dobelle has charged that the investigation into his spending habits was illegal from the beginning.

Dobelle may face suspension at Westfield State

Tech Lab

Apple beats Android in the smartphone wars

Staples digs deeper to get itself back on track
Will Middlebrooks of the Boston Red Sox with fans after winning the AL East Division by beating the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on September 20.

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It’s important for Red Sox to finish first in AL

Public pianos in Boston
Charlotte Golar Richie won 13.8 percent of the votes, coming in third.

In loss, city’s diverse candidates made a mark

Fall fashion gets real
Tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has been improving every week from back and forearm surgeries, appears to be close to returning for the Patriots.

Gronkowski and Amendola work toward returns

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David Ortiz greeted teammates Wednesday before an at-bat. Ortiz was playing first base as Mike Napoli sat for the fourth consecutive game.

Balancing act for Red Sox in the season’s final week

The Red Sox want to finish with the best record in the AL, but John Farrell also knows he needs to rest some key players.

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“Puppy Doe,” was found alive in the vicinity of Carrolls Lane in Quincy.

Puppy Doe vigil expected to draw hundreds to Quincy

Organizers say they expect about 500 to attend a vigil to remember a pit bull who had to be euthanized this month after being tortured.

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A blockbuster tale

Tech Lab

Apple beats Android in the smartphone wars

Yvonne Abraham

It looks worse than it is

Shirley Leung

Could Baker be the tech governor?
Martin Walsh, left, and John Connolly shook hands following a forum in June.

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Face of change looks familiar

LAWRENCE HARMON

Losers could still be winners for Boston

SCOT LEHIGH

Voters will expect a contest of ideas

JEFF JACOBY

It’s not the pope’s culture war
Because John Connolly (left) and Martin Walsh come from the same ethnic tribe, they must also jockey to appeal to voters of color.

Adrian Walker

Mayoral field offered much promise
President Barack Obama awarded US Army Staff Sergeant Ty M. Carter the Medal of Honor in August.

Kevin Cullen

Redeployed to fight stigma

Adrian Walker

Davis made his mark at BPD

JAMES CARROLL

A president who saved the US from war

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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor (left) at his appeal judgment at The Hague on Thursday.

Court upholds 50-year sentence for Liberia’s Charles Taylor

Taylor’s conviction in April 2012 for war crimes was hailed as ushering in a new era of accountability for heads of state.

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The project, known as Lovejoy Wharf, is located at the congested junction of the West End and North End, where it can be difficult to find street spaces.

Condos without parking proposed near TD Garden

It is the first test of whether a city notorious for traffic-clogged streets is ready to embrace housing developments that discourage automobile use.

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Michael J. Fox and Betsy Brandt in “The Michael J. Fox Show.”

Michael J. Fox, Robin Williams return to TV

The new comedies from Michael J. Fox and Robin Williams are neither awful nor awesome.

Style

Peter Som was among the design-ers who had models wear flats.

The best and worst of New York Fashion Week

Now that Christopher Muther has had a chance to digest the hyper-reality of fashion week, he’s prepared to cast a critical eye back at the New York catwalks.

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Jefferson slept here
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“You even can see and hear birds in Boston, something unthinkable in Chinese cities.”

Wolfgang Georg Arlt,  founder of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute