For some domestic workers, a life of virtual slavery

Catherine Piedad knew well the isolation that came with working far from home. But she never felt more alone than in the basement of a $2 million Newton home.

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Catherine Piedad knew well the isolation of working far from home. But she never felt more alone than in the basement of a $1.7 million Newton home.

Dave Dombrowski said he has only once confronted a team in a closed-door clubhouse meeting ? the 2002 Detroit Tigers. He fired the manager early in the season and replaced him with bench coach Luis Pujols (rear).

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Keeping notes as he paid his dues, Dave Dombrowski rose to the top

As he tries to restore luster to a diminished Red Sox franchise, Dombrowski is guided by the wisdom he?s gained since he was a child.

Boston, Massachusetts -- 9/6/2015-- Red Sox David Ortiz follows through on the swing of his two run home run as Phillies catcher Erik Kratz looks on during the first inning at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts September 6, 2015. Ortiz's home run was number 497 of his career. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Topic: RedSox-Phillies Reporter:

Red Sox 6, Phillies 2

Red Sox complete sweep of Phillies

David Ortiz hit his 497th career home run as the Red Sox took three straight from baseball?s worst team.

Two women shot outside Fenway Park early Sunday

Their injuries are not life threatening, and the 2 a.m. incident may have been gang-related, said police.

In this Sept. 5, 2015 photo migrants look out of the windows of a train bound for Germany at the railway station of Gyor, 120 kms west of Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, after the the Austrian and the German government allowed the migrants staying in Hungary to enter their countries. (Csaba Krizsan/MTI via AP)

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Migrants flow west on Hungarian trains, 12,000 reach Austria

Hungary reversed course Sunday, permitting migrants to bypass visa checks and use public trains to easily reach Austria and Germany.

Legal professor Lawrence Lessig attends the 2014 Webby Awards on Monday, May 19, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Harvard law professor enters bid for White House

Democrat Lawrence Lessig said he?s running to address campaign finance reform, voting rights issues, and ??political gerrymandering.??

2015 NFL preview

Tom Brady keeps personal feelings on Deflategate to himself

The Patriots quarterback spoke about having his suspension lifted, but would not go into great detail.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks before practice Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers to open the NFL season Thursday night. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Bill Belichick discusses Patriots cuts

The Patriots coach talked Sunday about parting ways with Reggie Wayne and Jonas Gray, among others.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-7484.jpg Opinions on Deflategate unmoved by court ruling

Despite Tom Brady?s four-game suspension being tossed, many football fans still think the Patriots were up to something.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo has lost 40 pounds in the first month since his surgery.

After long struggle with weight, DeLeo turns to surgery

It was an urgent plea from his children that finally jolted House Speaker Robert DeLeo to have 80 percent of his stomach removed.

Visitors aboard the Thomas train at Edaville USA in Carver. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki

John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe

Overseas visitors lead to tourism surge south of Boston

From Quincy to Plymouth, tour guides and officials have cited prolific numbers of international visitors, with Asians most prominent.

opinion | Marty Meehan

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For public higher education, the biggest factor governing cost and affordability is state funding.

MUSIC

Carry-on kerfuffle on BSO return trip

Returning home from a two-week European tour, the Boston Symphony Orchestra faced a situation boarding their flight.

Blue Wave gallery owner Asia Scudder hangs pieces of sci-fi artwork by famed artist Vincent Di Fate.

Amesbury sci-fi exhibit is beyond your wildest imagination

?I feel like the art world really needs a good, strong voice. If futuristic, Gothic, and comic art is where that voice is, then that?s important to me.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/labor-horiz-4792--90x90.jpg The nature of work is evolving ? and workers are taking the hit

Many Americans face a dark future with less job security, more competition, and hostile workplaces, specialists say.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/548f0b4d14cd46d1814384c7ad0d48a4-548f0b4d14cd46d1814384c7ad0d48a4-0.jpg Japanese-American WWII war hero dies

Ben Kuroki was hailed a hero and a patriot at a time when tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans were confined at internment camps.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_ted_cruz.jpg Ted Cruz sells himself as antiestablishment candidate

The US senator from Texas stopped in N.H. on Monday to open his campaign office in Manchester.

Opinion & Ideas

DANTE RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/danteramos-1298.jpg Independent contractors, or abandoned workers?

A big issue in today?s sharing economy is that there?s too much riding on the distinction between contractors and employees.

The Big Picture

Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Migrant crisis in Europe

A record number of migrants, most of them refugees fleeing war and crisis in the Mideast and Africa, are seeking asylum in Europe.

BetaBoston

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An assistant US attorney in Boston and an FBI cybercrimes agent are working on the case, sources said.

Crux

John L. Allen Jr.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allenj.png Christian martyrs must not be forgotten

Why don?t Christians tell the stories of their faith?s victimization so the world takes notice?