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Fall TV preview
A complete guide to fall television. Left, "True Blood," brings Charlaine Harris' vampire novels to the small screen.
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NFL preview
It's time for football
Check out the complete Boston Globe NFL preview section that includes plenty of Patriots coverage.
- Father says Brady is 'raring to go'
- Red Sox 5, Orioles 4 Sox finish off Orioles
- Yankees 8, Rays 4 Review aids Yankees
- US Open Serena outlasts Venus
- BC facing Georgia Tech offense with power
- Bruins sign veteran forward Yelle
Jobs
Quelle horreur!
It's both envied and ridiculed in Europe and the United States, but is France's 35-hour workweek in peril?
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Cars
Full-size, but more efficient
Even with high gas prices, GM is keen on keeping its big pickups profitable - and that means having a hybrid.
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- Car Doctor: Computer scan tools for cheap
- 50 rare autos to be sold in Maine
- Trading guzzlers isn't always cheap
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Boston.com readers remodel
Check out the handiwork of our readers in these before-and-after photos.
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Lifestyle

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Newport Garden Tour
These green gardens complement rather than compete with the view in Newport, R.I.
- Story How the rich garden
- Video Home furnishing for free
- Photos Running of the brides
- Photos Home heating alternatives
Hannas rains threaten Mass.
Tropical Storm Hanna could lash Eastern Massachusetts this weekend with 40 mile-per-hour winds and up to 3 inches of rain. (Boston Globe, 10:11 a.m.)
High School Football He's the talk of the Charlestown Townies
All eyes are on senior Travis White, left, the tailback who ran for 10 touchdowns and totaled 1,074 all-purpose yards last year to lead the Townies, who finished 7-4 and in third place in the Boston North. (Boston Globe) |
Republican National Convention

The stage is set for
McCain's speech tonight
Workers today rebuilt the RNC stage to match John McCain's "town hall" image for his GOP nomination acceptance speech. (AP, 12:57 p.m.)
- Democrats fire back at Palin | Ad: McCain 90% Bush
- Palin plunges into the fray | Discuss
- Antiwar march planned for last day of RNC
E. Boston man gets jail for cat stomping, arson
The man received a 2 1/2-year sentence for killing a cat, lighting its carcass on fire in a sack, then throwing it out a window. (Boston Globe, 12:09 p.m.)
- Research: No link between measles vaccine, autism
- $400m gift donated to MIT-Harvard institute
- Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick pleads guilty, resigns
- Many retailers report sluggish August sales
- Mountain jumper survives crash after chute problem
- Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized for stomach pains
- Editorial: School maze for Johnson
- Todd Domke: Do-it-yourself debate predictions
- Andrew Natsios: Bush's enduring legacy in Africa
Business

Tech Lab
The limits of endurance
These laptops and cellphones are ruggedized devices, built to cope with a lot of physical abuse.
- Video Man vs. machine
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- Mass. business confidence remains weak
- Many retailers report sluggish August sales
- Gallery McCain vs. Obama on economic issues
A&E
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Your brush with rock stardom
Have you waited outside a stage door in the hopes of snapping a photo with your favorite recording artist? (Perhaps you, too, have captured a Jonas brother on film?) Well, prove it. Submit your photos now.
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Travel

Chowdah, clams and lobstahs
Hampton Beach center closes its main drag this weekend in preparation for the New Hampshire seacoasts biggest event: The 19th Annual Seafood Fest.
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The PETA Files
We sent reputed Boston Mafia godfather Carmen "The Cheeseman" DiNunzio his very own delicious nondairy cheese pizza from Boston's own T.J. Scallywaggle's - recently voted one of the top 10 vegan-friendly pizzerias in the U.S.
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Alpacas at Spring Brook Farm
Meghan B. Kelly spent an afternoon with alpacas at Spring Brook Farm in Stow.
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