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Palmer to get at least $16m a year under casino deal

Mohegan Sun has agreed to give the town nearly $3 million upfront in the agreement, which now heads to a referendum.

British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke during a debate on the conflict in Syria in the House of Commons.

Britain argues Syria action warranted

The British government said there is no credible intelligence to suggest the deadly chemical attack was faked by opposition forces.

Diesel fuel spilled into New Bedford harbor

Officials said they have contained the spill that coated the water near the Fish Island bridge.

Bank provides college ID that doubles as ATM card

Sovereign Bank will provide the smart cards to more than 2,000 students at Wheelock College in Boston and Mt. Ida College in Newton.

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No more Mr. Mom

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Being the primary caregiver is working out for an increasing number of stay-at-home dads.

On football

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The magazine does a thorough job recounting Hernandez’s sordid past, but its story is filled with convenient fact-bending and even one blatant falsity.

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Analysts and former employees place the blame for slumping ratings on decisions made by parent company Entercom Communications.

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The man who wanted to make the gift said he was “appalled at the lavish spending” by university president Evan Dobelle.

Opinion

JOANNA WEISS

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Miley Cyrus’s scandalous VMA performance is what liberation looks like.

Globe exclusives

LETTING FREEDOM RING — Spectators watched Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, projected onto Fort Independence at Castle Island Wednesday night. The showing was one of several Boston events, including the tolling of bells, to commemorate the speech.

50 years later, some dreams realized, others deferred
Street vendors selling cellphone minutes are easy to find in Africa.

Tech Lab

Congo’s cellular service answers the call
Brittany Suarez loaded up at the newly opened French Fry Heaven kiosk.

Globe West

Fast food gets more heavenly
Juliette Bench has created flip-flops designed around the braided sailor’s bracelet.

Style

Out of heels, into flip-flops
Lilly Boyd checked out one of the four ultra energy-efficient homes completed in her neighborhood near Dudley Square.

A green light for efficient housing

Style

N.Y. Fashion Week sneak peek
Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall star in the British political thriller “Closed Circuit.”

Movie Review

We’ve seen ‘Closed Circuit’ before
Grilled chicken with peaches and honey-butter corn rice pilaf with cashews and herbs.

Early Rosh Hashana adds options
The 560 Huntington Ave. firehouse in Roxbury had the most runs last year, with 7,084.

Uneven activity at Boston firehouses
New Dong Khanh’s shredded chicken salad, made with rice vermicelli, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, bean sprouts, mint, and basil.

Cheap Eats

Vietnamese, Cantonese meet in Chinatown
A model for a proposed hotel and casino at Suffolk Downs.

Casino would give city $32m yearly
“Simply put, this decision was based on economics,” said Bill Mohl, president of Entergy Wholesale Commodities.

Vermont nuclear plant to close

Sports

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Red Sox teammates congratulated Mike Carp after his game-winning hit in the eighth inning.

Red Sox rally for fourth straight win

Mike Carp’s pinch-hit single in the eighth inning plated Jarrod Saltalamacchia and extended Boston’s hot streak.

Metro

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The House of Blues on Lansdowne Street in Boston.

House of Blues closed while police probe apparent overdoses

It’s unclear how long the popular nightclub, located on Lansdowne Street, would remain shuttered.

Columnists

A mural at the former Bartlett Bus Yard on Washington Street in Roxbury.

Yvonne Abraham

Let’s open the door to the arts

JOAN VENNOCHI

All-black mayoral debate is short-sighted

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How Dre, Z, Nas, 9th Wonder spent their summers

Adrian Walker

Questioning the process
Brian Roberts and the Orioles lost 13-2 in the opener of a three-game series at Fenway Park on Tuesday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Orioles loom as Red Sox stumbling block

Shirley Leung

A contender who’d write a new chapter
A burnt and destroyed Evangelical Church south of Cairo was in ruins earlier this month.

Jeff Jacoby

Yesterday’s atrocities are happening again

JAMES CARROLL

US nuclear weapons poised for catastrophe

Yvonne Abraham

Ivy League's achievement gap
Red Sox players congratulated Jarrod Saltalamacchia after his home run on Sunday.

Dan Shaughnessy

LA treated the Red Sox well
Jennifer Martel and her daughter.

JOANNA WEISS

Abuse victims shouldn’t lose hope
Boston Police Academy graduates took an oath in July.

Opinion | JEFF JACOBY

Does an officer’s race matter?

Nation & World

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Protesters at the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Co. demanded a halt to Japan’s nuclear development plans.

Japan nuclear leak’s severity raised

Japan’s nuclear regulator upgraded the rating of a leak of radiation-contaminated water to a ‘‘serious incident.’’

Boston mayoral race

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Boston mayoral candidates (from left) John Barros, Dan Conley, John Connolly, Rob Consalvo, Charlotte Golar Richie, Mike Ross, Bill Walczak, and Marty Walsh took part in a forum at Suffolk Law School last month.

Mayoral candidates cornered on many topics at forums

Scores of groups are clamoring for face time with the contenders — and demanding answers on very specific questions.

Business

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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has accused Governor Lincoln Chafee of not doing enough to support Schilling’s failed 38 Studios.

RI judge OKs lawsuit against Curt Schilling, others

Most of a lawsuit asserting Curt Schilling and executives at his failed video game company duped the state’s economic development agency can move forward, a judge ruled.

Arts

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Book Review

Rob Sheffield’s memoir “Turn Around Bright Eyes” is about his obsession with karaoke and how he met his second wife.

‘Turn Around Bright Eyes’ by Rob Sheffield

Perhaps encouraged by the success of two earlier memoirs, Sheffield is back with yet another book based on his life.

Style

Grass-like groundcovers such as Liriope (creeping lilyturf) are well-suited to much of the country and need mowing once a year.

Choose groundcovers for their function

Grass-like groundcovers such as Liriope are well-suited to much of the country and need mowing once a year.

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From the Archives | Photo gallery

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As summer comes to an end, we take a look at a summer retreat visited by both the philosophers and the frolicker.

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Little folk
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Sharks Inc.
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Daniel Nava, the long shot
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The lake house

Ideas

“Our preference for beautiful people means that when we select employees, teachers, protégés, and even friends, we may not be making the best choice. The question is whether social researchers can find a way to help us level the field.”

Ruth Graham,  on the beauty bias