Voters split on charter schools, favor legal pot

A Suffolk/Boston Globe survey shows likely voters backing marijuana legalization 49 to 42 percent and splitting on charter expansion 45 percent to 45 percent.

10/22/16 -- Boston, MA -- Former Red Sox pitcher and Trump supporter Curt Schilling spoke at the #HerLiesMatter rally at Boston City Hall Plaza on October 22, 2016, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)

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Elizabeth Warren would trump Curt Schilling in US Senate race

A poll found Warren leading Schilling 58 percent to 24 percent among 500 likely Massachusetts voters.

Dan Wasserman

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The former Red Sox pitcher has been falling back on one particular pitch lately.

Opinion | Bernie Sanders

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At a time of massive political discontent, we need a new administration that has both vision and courage.

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Max Holloway, the son of former Patriot Brian Holloway, was killed Thursday morning in Lutz, Fla.

21 Mass. residents indicted in N.H. heroin sting

Officials said they effectively dismantled the group, which was part of an ?extremely violent and very organized? cartel.

BOSTON, MA - 10/27/2016: Pols have gone to the dogs......( standing behind the blue ribbon L-R ) The ribbon cutting included Boston Councilor Michael Flaherty, Boston Councilor Annissa Essibi-George, former city of Boston mayor Ray Flynn, Boston Councilor Bill Linehan, Massport CEO Thomas P. Glynn, Mayor Marty Walsh, Congressman Stephen Lynch, State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry and State Representative Nick Collins. The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), elected officials and members of the South Boston community gathered to celebrate a new dog park for South Boston residents and their pets. Massport made a commitment to build a dog park for the community and tomorrow the East First Street Dog Park will become a reality. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff Photo) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo

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New dog park opens in South Boston

Public officials from around the region, with some dogs by their side, gathered to cut the ribbon on a new place to play for the furry friends of Southie.

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City Council President Michelle Wu and Councilor Josh Zakim also criticized the T after an Orange Line train?s motor overheated.

Suspects in Amherst murder arrested in Arizona

Two New Salem men are being held in Flagstaff, Ariz., after US Marshals arrested them in the Oct. 15 shooting death of Jose Rodriguez.

Gold tiled Italian pizza ovens at the new Eataly.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

We checked out the new Eataly and here?s what we saw

Eataly Boston will open its doors Nov. 29, but you can almost smell the food cooking already.

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Another folk remedy bites the dust.

Twitter users eulogize Vine with their favorite videos

As news that Twitter was shutting down Vine swept across the Internet Thursday, it didn?t take long for fans to share their favorite 6-second loops.

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Sharon Kotch defended the decision that will allow former Beacon Hill lobbyist Richard McDonough to be released a year earlier than expected.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/6d96fd6fc9334fa89f15363d557f17ef-6d96fd6fc9334fa89f15363d557f17ef-0.jpg Ben Roethlisberger asks Tom Brady for his jersey

Roethlisberger made the request in an on-field pregame conversation ahead of last Sunday?s matchup in Pittsburgh.

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??She speaks very badly of Putin, and I don?t think that?s smart,?? Trump said of the Russian leader. ?How do you speak so badly of someone??

Michelle Obama listened as Hillary Clinton spoke during a rally in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Thursday.

Support for ?my girl? Hillary Clinton is personal, Michelle Obama says

As Democrats looking to fire up female voters, Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton were firmly bonded on Thursday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/5ecc9629f44f4ab7b6110a30beac12c2-5ecc9629f44f4ab7b6110a30beac12c2-0.jpg About 250,000 have voted early in Massachusetts

By mid-day Wednesday, only about 130,000 had voted, but the number had nearly doubled a day later.

David Ortiz came back onto the field to saluted the crowd one last time following the final game of his career.

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Alex Speier

Is there a replacement for David Ortiz in free agency?

There are plenty of impressive bats available, but most of the best are righthanded.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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The World Series shouldn?t be influenced by an exhibition game.

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

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Apple has replaced the venerable top row of function keys with a colorful touchscreen strip that can be customized on the fly.

THINGS TO DO

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Everything fun to do in Boston and beyond.

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The desperate and the dead

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Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The Big Picture

Autumn colors from around the world

Fall in the northern hemisphere showed vibrant colors around the globe.