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‘Diplomatic path’ sought with Iran, Obama says

Speaking at the UN, President Obama said he has directed Secretary of State John Kerry to pursue a nuclear weapons agreement with Iran.

Kenya Defence Forces soldiers took their position at the Westgate shopping centre on the fourth day of the standoff.

Militant group says hostages alive in Kenya mall

While the Kenyan government said it was in “mop-up operations,” militants said hostages are still alive and fighters are “still holding their ground.”

Mass. home sales, prices jumped in August

Sale of single-family jumped nearly 14 percent compared to a year ago, and median prices rose more than 10 percent to $340,000.

ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/24/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/sox150-12118.jpg Breaking down Red Sox’ potential ALDS opponents

Chances are, the Red Sox will face the Indians, Rays, Rangers, or Tigers.

The Race for Mayor

Early voter turnout appears light in preliminary election

As of 9 a.m., 18,604 voters, or 5.05 percent of registered voters, had cast ballots, according to city figures.

 

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/voting_ryan-12348--90x90.JPG At the polls, inspiration amid the nuts and bolts of democracy

Voters expressed enthusiasm, frustration, and some confusion as they voted in a crowded mayoral race to replace Thomas Menino.

None of the fledgling vote-wrangling apparatuses compares with the 20-year-old voter engine maintained with such care by the outgoing mayor, Thomas M. Menino, who was invulnerable on Election Day. These signs were from his last campaign, in 2009.

For mayoral rivals, it all rests on turnout

With candidates polling within points of one another, their respective get-out-the-vote efforts in Boston could prove decisive in the preliminary election.

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Opinion

PAUL MCMORROW

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/07302010_730oped_cityhall-7668709.jpg Boston City Hall should be torn down

The seat of city government is the worst building in the city, and it’s dragging down the downtown neighborhood surrounding it.