Soft-spoken, with an appetite for risk

Red Sox owner John Henry.

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John Henry is a college dropout who used his knowledge of the soybean business to trade commodities before becoming the principal owner of the Red Sox.

Red Sox owner John Henry in deal to buy Globe

The impending $70 million cash purchase will put the 141-year-old newspaper, its websites, and affiliated companies in John Henry’s hands.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, President-elect Hasan Rouhani, right, and outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sit, in an official endorsement ceremony for Rouhani, in Tehran.

New US penalties will greet Iran’s new leader

In a letter to President Obama, 76 senators demanded tougher punishment on Iran’s economy until the country scales back its nuclear program.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe’s president declared winner in disputed vote

Robert Mugabe won reelection by a landslide, the country’s electoral panel said, but the result could exacerbate tensions.

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patriots training camp report

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_patriotspractice_sports856.jpg Fairly easy day for Tom Brady

The Patriots were split into blue and white teams, rather than the usual offense and defense, for a relaxed scrimmage.

Matt Damon.

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Movies

Matt Damon, directed by a belief in great filmmakers

Director Neill Blomkamp is Damon’s latest instructor in the captivating new science-fiction film “Elysium.”

Smackdown!

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/07/01/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/08142010_14bring.jpg Lake Compounce vs. Canobie Lake Park

Lake Compounce in Bristol, Conn., traces its roots to 1846. Canobie Lake Park in Salem, N.H., was founded in 1902. Here’s how the parks stack up on some essentials.

Opinion

LAWRENCE HARMON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Lawrence_Harmon-1711.jpg Next mayor of Boston needs a no-nonsense CFO

Voters would do well to elect another mayor who knows the value of taking “no’’ for an answer.

Sports

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diamondbacks 7, red sox 6

Jon Lester toweled off after coming out of the game.

Red Sox lack the walkoff magic

A one-run deficit against the Diamondbacks hardly seemed like an obstacle after the last two games, but the Red Sox were unable to take another walkoff win.

Nation & World

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An Afghan policeman carried a child at the site of a suicide attack at the Indian consulate.

9 Afghans killed in attack on Indian consulate

Militants wearing explosives-rigged vests killed at least nine civilians, most of them children, in a botched attack on the Indian consulate in an eastern Afghan city.

Business

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James Bullard said Fed forecasts have been too optimistic.

Fed bank president cites missteps by policy makers

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said his economic forecasts, as well as those of others at the Fed, have been too optimistic in the wake of the recession.

Arts

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Book REview

Author Leo Hollis cites the High Line, an aerial greenway that repurposed a stretch of abandoned rail line in Manhattan, as an example of cities’ possible allures and energies.

‘Cities Are Good For You’ by Leo Hollis

British writer Leo Hollis’s tour of the 21st-century metropolis explores the various social and creative possibilities that cities offer.

Lifestyle

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Love Letters

Dealing with his drug addiction

Her fiance’s bachelor party is a concern, but their marriage should be her bigger worry.