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The gospel of Calle

She was the sweet, spunky girl who made the family complete. Then with one blurry MRI, she was a 5-year-old with little time left. Caroline Cronk’s parents raced to fill her days, struggled to understand, and found a lesson of love in loss, one that they could barely live with and will never live without. By Meg Murphy and Steven Wilmsen

Dan Shaughnessy

Time for a bit of clarity on Patriots, Red Sox

Sunday. At last. Here in New England, it’s the first day of the football season and the last day of the baseball season.

Artisans seeking local resources find short supply

As traditional creative manufacturing declines in the United States, artisans are increasingly going overseas to get goods made.

Red knots elusive as US considers threatened status

Study of the shorebirds has gained urgency for scientists as the government moves to declare them a threatened species.

GOP ties funding bill to health law as shutdown looms

The House has voted 231-192 for a funding bill that would delay President Obama’s health care law, legislation the White House has promised to veto.

At 65, Bobby Orr is focused on doing good — quietly

The Bruins legend’s work changing lives is little known, for a simple reason: He won’t talk about it and loathes anyone else talking about it.

Mayoral rivals must woo precincts that shunned them

For John Connolly and Martin Walsh, thousands of votes are up for grabs in the diverse heart of Boston.

With bankruptcy plan, publisher sees a second chance

GateHouse Media controls more than 100 dailies, weeklies, and shoppers in Eastern Massachusetts.

Opinion

JOANNA WEISS

No-show millennials

There must be some way to bridge the gulf between the younger generation’s global goodwill and good local voting habits.

Globe exclusives

Patriots coach Bill Belichick said he has several reasons for trying out a player.

Sunday Football Notes

Patriots outpacing NFL in player tryouts

Bryan Cranston as Walter White in “Breaking Bad.”

critic’s notebook

‘Breaking Bad’ has remained thrilling to the end

The Globe’s Nick Cafardo thinks John Farrell deserves the award for AL Manager of the Year.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Tough calls when it comes to MLB awards

Brian Payea travels the world, helping hotels forge better relationships with TripAdvisor.

On the Job

Helping hotels navigate social media

Eija-Liisa Ahtila’s narrative videos at the Davis Museum includes “The House,” which treats women’s experience of psychosis.

ART Review

Video art enthralls with life’s perplexity

Sydney Lewis Glover and her husband, J. Denis, with a few of her mother’s Surrealist paintings. Glover found them after Doris Lindo Lewis died in 1995.

Art

What’s that under the bed?

It was nearly a year ago that the Taliban attempted to assassinate Malala Yousafzai, then 15, while she was riding her school bus in Pakistan.

Malala Yousafzai addresses Harvard audience

Sunday preview | Travel Smackdown

Berkshires north vs. south

Mike Hastings recently performed in Harvard Square, which is seeing a new infusion of night life.

Harvard Square gets its nightlife groove back

In a poll, the Bruins surpassed the Celtics in popularity.

Celtics games a low-risk gamble for Sports Hub

From left: Carol Vasconcellos, Carol Chaffee, the author, and Christine Nicholas.

Sunday Preview | Travel

Camping through Alaska with four friends in an RV

Richard North Patterson’s appreciation for Martha’s Vineyard and its rhythms is evident in his new book, “Loss of Innocence.”

Richard North Patterson aims for something else

Sports

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Orioles 6, Red Sox 5

Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester wiped sweat from his face between pitches during the second inning.

Despite loss, Red Sox clinch best record in AL

The Red Sox fell to the Orioles, but the Mariners’ victory over the Athletics now gives Boston home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

Boston mayoral race

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Politics

John R. Connolly (right) and rival Martin Walsh both attended the Men of Boston Cook for Women event in Codman Square on Thursday.

Mayoral rivals spar on outside donations

Martin Walsh called John Connolly’s pledge not to accept money from outside groups a “gimmick.”

Metro

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Hundreds gather, with dogs, at memorial for Quincy dog

More than 250 people, accompanied by countless dogs, gathered Saturday evening at a tearful vigil for a pitbull who was euthanized after it was found tortured.