DCF employee?s work to be examined

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The state will examine the previous work done by an employee who copied years-old reports when preparing evaluations of the mother of Bella Bond.

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Faulty models, researchers said, led officials to allow overfishing, enough that the region?s cod catch has fallen 90 percent over the past three decades.

Top row, from left: Andrea Campbell, Ayanna Pressley, and Michelle Wu. Bottom row, from left: Tim McCarthy, Michael Flaherty, and Annissa Essaibi George.

editorial | City Council endorsement

Ayanna Pressley, Michelle Wu deserve big win on Tuesday

Michael Flaherty, Annissa Essaibi George, Timothy McCarthy, and Andrea Campbell also deserve votes for council seats.

China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Oct. 29.

In easing limit on family size, China takes aim at population issues

The shift is jarring for families whose lives were deeply affected by the one-child rule, which was enforced most strictly in urban areas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/151029_KDB_JEB_BUSH_0001[1].jpg After weak debate, Bush insists campaign still has life

Bush arrived in New Hampshire Thursday facing one question that seemed inconceivable a few months ago: Will he drop out of the race?

Matthew Haig, 16,  just sold a pair of Adidas ?King Push? shoes for $600 to a buyer in London.

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

Getting an early foothold in the financial game

In a world of $900 Air Jordans, young sneaker tycoons are making big money reselling shoes.

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Owen Labrie did not address the court Thursday, and the judge doubted whether any expressions of regret would have been sincere.

Ben Volin | On Football

Patriots put together a new no-name defense

The offense gets the headlines, but the defense is making the stops when it counts.

Chandler Jones and Jamie Collins take flight after Jones sacked Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill in the second quarter.

Patriots 36, Dolphins 7

Patriots reel in Dolphins to go 7-0

Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes and New England never trailed in a rout at Gillette Stadium.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/greenhouse_30candy-1_business-5170.jpg Tom Brady boosts sales of Boston-based ?healthy? candy company

UnReal Brands Inc. is scrambling to refill shelves at Whole Foods after the Patriots QB posted a Facebook video promoting the company.

Adrian Walker

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Suffok County prosecutor Brett Walker draws on his military experience to help veterans who have run afoul of the law.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_27murphy-2_metro.jpg Councilor Murphy reintroduces himself to voters as he seeks ninth full term

With Tuesday?s election looming, Murphy is sharpening his message to voters and articulating what he?s accomplished in his 19 years on the council.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_24pressley1_MET.jpg For Councilor Pressley, another campaign ?doing my life?s work?

Ayanna Pressley became the first African-American woman elected to Boston?s City Council when she eked her way into one of four at-large council seats in 2009.

At the Roche Bros. in Acton, finding enough employees is one of the store?s biggest challenges, said Jim Lundy, the supermarket?s general manager.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Mass. economy booms, but the effect is uneven

Starkly different employment pictures in Acton and Mattapan demonstrate that the gap between the affluent and poor is widening.

Shirley Leung

It?s time for Mass. Lottery to join the digital age

Our state lottery can?t afford to wait another two decades for the next big thing ? and we already know what that is: Internet gaming.

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Facing intense scrutiny from federal prosecutors and regulators, the company had no comment on whether it plans to tap investors for more cash.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tlumacki_silverlakehighfootballstars_sports230.jpg Opposing Ivy coaches have had a bond since boyhood

Harvard?s Tim Murphy and Dartmouth?s Buddy Teevens go back a long way, to a makeshift gym in a Pembroke barn.

Opinion & Ideas

jeff jacoby

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-687.jpg US intelligence is no match for Iranian deception

Verification works only when intelligence works ? and when a regime isn?t trying to cheat.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/e28d000af236452d993bbd83e2342100-e28d000af236452d993bbd83e2342100-0.jpg Five truths about the GOP field after the CNBC debate

Here are a handful of things we learned about the GOP presidential field and its future Wednesday night.

The Big Picture

Hundreds killed in earthquake

Rescue efforts were hindered by mountains and security issues after a 7.5 earthquake hit Afghanistan and Pakistan.

BetaBoston

Betaboston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/betaboston%20stress.jpg What are the most stressful places in Boston?

The Boston Stress Study hopes to identify areas in the city that seem to particularly grate on residents? nerves.

Crux

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Did the synod marathon leave the church more energized or simply more fractured?