Hillary Clinton passes rivals in latest N.H. poll

The WBUR survey gave Clinton a 38 to 34 percent lead over her main foe for the Democratic nomination, Senator Bernie Sanders.

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Larry Chen, who received support from parents and students, will return to the classroom Nov. 5, the superintendent said.

Shirley Leung

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This neophyte tried fantasy football and came away a loser, but also a fan.

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No state law explicitly bars daily fantasy sports games, Maura Healey said.

Representative Paul D. Ryan spoke Tuesday night after meeting with fellow Republicans in Washington.

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Paul Ryan will run for House speaker if GOP factions unite

The 2012 vice presidential nominee?s move could give Republicans much-desired clarity after weeks of internal turmoil.

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Officer Randolph Holder was shot in the head late Tuesday in East Harlem, police said.

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Three companies with Boston-area operations were dealt somber reminders that even in the booming biotech world, there are speed bumps.

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An Italian newspaper?s report is ?a complete lie, absolutely baseless,? Francis? spokesman said.

State to release MCAS scores for English High

Officials withheld the scores for a month because of ?anomalies,? but said a probe showed those scores were justified.

Education chief suggests a blend of assessment tests

Mitchell Chester suggested ?MCAS 2.0,? an upgrade that would include the best ideas from an alternative test.

Ursula Schersch, an Austrian food writer & journalist living in Boston for now, writes a column about American food for a Viennese newspaper.

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A Viennese writer chronicles American foodways

Ursula Schersch isn?t an anthropologist or a culinary historian by training, but she?s become a bit of both since relocating to Boston.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

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The season of giving is on the horizon, and it?s a great time to thank the Don Rodmans among us.

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A jump in the number of winter farmers markets has been accompanied by a rapid increase in the use of modern winter greenhouses.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL:

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The Patriots haven?t faced a team this physical, but New York has some weak spots, too.

Christopher L. Gasper

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Bill Belichick is consistent in his preparation and game management. Other coaches consistently seem to fold.

Donald Trump spoke in Anderson, S.C., on Monday.

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For candidates, how they say what they say matters

An analysis of the language that presidential candidates use shows that simpler words may resonate.

Stat

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Women shouldn?t start mammograms until the age of 45 and should cut back to every other year at age 55, the American Cancer Society said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/20/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/WM152412A.jpg Mihos beachfront estate on Cape hits market at $13.99 million

You can see the ocean from every room in the estate of former gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos and ex-wife Andrea Mihos.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/200_marty_mcfly.jpg Revisiting the world of ?Back to the Future Part II?

Wednesday marks the day depicted in the first act of the movie. Take a look at how far off are we from what the film predicted in 1989.

Opinion & Ideas

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/20/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-1322.jpg The bloom is not off Donald Trump?s rose

The tycoon has continued to maintain a dominant lead in the GOP presidential sweepstakes.

Ground Game

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If Jim Webb runs as an independent, he will run without any built-in fund-raising and political infrastructure from the party.

The Big Picture

Protesters opening their umbrellas, symbols of the pro-democracy movement, in 2014.

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The Umbrella Movement, one year later

A year after Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters, a Reuters photographer revisited the scenes.

BetaBoston

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The film captures what Jonathan Rotenberg called ?the insane, infuriating nature of working with? Steve Jobs.

Crux

JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC

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Bishops may find themselves accused of having spent the last three weeks fiddling, while everyplace other than Rome burns.