State filings for custody of children soaring

Critics say the shift has put more strain on an already overburdened system.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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Trial venue change risky

Wherever he is tried, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his lawyers face a steep hill.

Rape victims face suspect?s questioning in court

The accused Cambridge man is representing himself.

Iraqi Shiite women shouted slogans supporting the Iraqi army in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, on Thursday.

Moves underscore uncertainty for Iraq solution

The US will send 300 military advisers and dispatch Secretary of State John Kerry.

Alex Meyer of the United States (right) and Australia?s Ky Hurst swam past the Olympic rings during the men?s 10k marathon at the 2012 Summer Games.

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Let the Games begin in Boston

Potential world-class locations come into view as backers pursue a bid for the 2024 Olympics.

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This documentary nearly drowns in a sea of topics and talking heads.

Laura Smith cooked diced peppers and onions as she prepared her lunch in Arlington. As a Harvard Pilgrim employee, she is paid $20 a month to shop healthy.

Another payoff in eating well

Harvard Pilgrim intends to introduce cash rewards for buying healthy foods in its health plans.

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Since the gambling law passed three years ago, public confidence has waned.

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We asked the gubernatorial candidates if the Boston Convention Center should be expanded.

Capital

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/06/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner061814METRO20mchugh42.jpg Gambling commissioner James McHugh steps into the spotlight

The former judge is about to take on the high-profile role of presiding over the debate on the Boston-area casino license.

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Browns head coach Mike Pettine was the Jets? defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2012.

Browns coach says Patriots may have had Jets playbook
An artist rendering shows part of a proposed casino complex in Springfield.

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Washington Street traffic near Northampton Street.

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Philip Chism is facing a charge that he murdered Colleen Ritzer, his math teacher at Danvers High School, on Oct. 22.

Details released in Chism attack on state worker

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Is the job market really improving?
Justina Pelletier waved to the media as she left the JRI Susan Wayne Center for Excellence in Thompson, Conn., with her mother, Linda.

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Pressures mounted to end fight on custody
From left: MichaeL Lomenda, John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, and Vincent Piazza in ?Jersey Boys.?

Movie Review

?Jersey Boys? has no Broadway spirit
The canal viewed from Buzzards Bay; the vertical lift railroad bridge appears first, with the Bourne Bridge behind it.

Cape Cod Canal?s 100th year
Kevin McCarthy was voted to the post by fellow Republicans in the wake of Eric Cantor?s primary defeat.

McCarthy elected House majority leader
Darrelle Revis used the term ?genius? to describe Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

Revis happy to be on Belichick?s side now

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Considering parole for a teen murderer

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Kevin Love

Warriors considered front-runners in Kevin Love trade talks

A source close to the situation pointed out that ?nothing is imminent.?

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John J. Connolly Jr. stood after a hearing in Miami in 2008.

Lawyer asks court to expedite release of John Connolly

A lawyer for the ex-FBI agent argued there are no grounds to reinstate his murder conviction.

Columnists

Yvonne Abraham

Closing the behavior gap

Alex Beam

Beautiful people in prison
Martha Coakley spoke at the Democratic State Convention.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Coakley?s pause on Partners
Hillary Clinton prepares to sign copies of her new memoir, ?Hard Choices,? in Arlington, Virginia.

NICHOLAS BURNS

Ready for Hillary Clinton?

Adrian Walker

Dudley Sq. fixture feeling sting of gentrification

SCOT LEHIGH

Will Mitt run again?
Joe Finn knows the department inside out. He would never ask a firefighter to do something he hasn?t done, and he has done everything.

Kevin Cullen

A clear choice for fire commissioner
Former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski.

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Covidien was once just a piece of giant Tyco
Pope Francis spoke during a meeting with the Community of Sant?Egidio in Rome.

John L. Allen Jr.

Francis visit cements Sant?Egidio as winner

Adrian Walker

Robert Moses an impressive character

JEFF JACOBY

Laws should have expiration dates
Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker campaigned in Roxbury at the Haley House Bakery Cafe on Thursday.

Yvonne Abraham

Hi there, Nice Charlie Baker

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New renderings released for TD Garden renovations

The concourses of levels 4 and 7 of the 19-year-old home of the Bruins and Celtics are getting a $70 million makeover.

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Republicans and some Democrats have repeatedly blocked any effort to shutter the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

House weighs bill with Guantanamo limits

The measure also requires congressional approval for sustained military action in Iraq.

Politics

Kevin McCarthy was voted to the post by fellow Republicans in the wake of Eric Cantor?s primary defeat.

Kevin McCarthy elected new House majority leader

Rep. McCarthy will take over for Eric Cantor, and Rep. Steve Scalise was picked to replace McCarthy as the GOP whip.

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Clockwise from top left: The girls? softball team, the boys? baseball team; Taylor Lynch (right) runs to home plate with Emily Conant; John ?Hollywood? McGonagle gets a hit; and (below) Hannah Conant at bat.

In Norwood, everyone wins

Norwood?s Challenger program offers baseball and other sports year-round for special-needs athletes and their families.

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Tracy Morgan is hospitalized in fair condition with a broken leg and other injuries.

Trucker in Tracy Morgan crash was speeding, officials say

The crash in New Jeresey seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed another man.

Style

Mackenzie Bryan of Phoenix at the Arlington Greek Festival.

Bouncy houses: safer than you think?

It?s bouncy house season again. After two high-profile accidents out of state, should parents be worried?

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After several iterations, a city town house returns to its rightful single-family status.

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