Tech sector should overcome hit from EMC?s takeover

From mobile applications to big data to robotics, Massachusetts is awash in new ventures and startups.

The entrance to EMC Park in Hopkinton.

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Dell to buy Hopkinton?s EMC in $67 billion deal

The deal, the largest ever in the technology industry, could breathe new life into the state?s biggest technology company.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_29dcf-2_metro.jpg DCF?s new strategy could see more families split up

Advocates say it could lead to children being placed in foster care, even without proof of abuse.

Adrian Walker

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Setti Warren commissioned a study on the city?s economics, and the findings shocked him.

Julie Ambrosino (left) worked with therapist Tara Cates at Spaulding Hospital.

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New Lyme disease center at Spaulding treats lingering symptoms

More than 50 have been treated, and the center?s leaders say the patients ? not the politics ? will remain their focus.

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Globe reporters are providing updates as several presidential candidates participate in the No Labels ?Problem Solver Convention? in Manchester, N.H.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_marty_walsh.jpg Walsh doesn?t take stand on council pay-raise vote

The mayor?s measure would become law next month without a vote, because of a rarely used provision of the city charter.

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Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post has been held by Iranian authorities since July 2014.

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?He is free to come, not for hunting, but as a tourist,? Environment Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said.

After two terms as Nashville?s mayor, Karl Dean can cite a list of local successes, and a mass transit project stymied by national politics.

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Divided Nation

In Nashville, partisan politics extends its reach to block bus line

The city?s ambitious new bus line seemed to have a green light ? until the GOP-led Legislature stepped in.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Dan_Shaughnessy_150px-7873--90x90.jpg It was another sweet taste of revenge for Patriots

Their season of payback is continuing right on schedule.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/574f8dbc0e9843b89e507617354872a1-574f8dbc0e9843b89e507617354872a1-0.jpg Tom Brady defends business partner Alex Guerrero

The Patriots quarterback said he was aware of his trainer?s past issues with the FTC, but stands by his methods.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_patrick_kennedy.jpg Patrick Kennedy hopes book draws more attention to mental health issues

?Part of recovery is to tell the story and share the common bond and know we?re not alone in the world,? the former congressman said.

Steven Tyler (left) has told Donald Trump to ?Dream On? about continuing to use the Aerosmith song on the campaign trail.

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Steven Tyler tells Donald Trump to ?Dream On? about using Aerosmith song

Tyler has sent a second cease-and-desist letter the Republican candidate.

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The future of the 115-year-old playhouse, owned by Emerson College, remains uncertain.

Tammy Miller, 46, of Fairfax, Vt., is a bow hunter who earlier this month shot a 931-pound bull moose, setting an archery record in Vermont.

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More women drawn to the thrill of the hunt

Many of the new participants did not grow up hunting and are joining spouses or boyfriends in the sport, researchers say.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/turner020915METRO10snowroofs86.jpg Insurers end policies after winter repair jobs

Many customers are scrambling to find another commercial insurer, or obtain expensive coverage through the state?s high-risk pool.

Casey Dunne waved a US flag as she ran across a field at Noble and Greenough School on Friday, shortly before her death.

Wellesley teen, 16, who died at field hockey practice remembered fondly

Casey Dunne collapsed Friday at Noble and Greenough School when she suffered a brain hemorrhage.

PHOTOS

Columbus Day parade takes to city streets

Candidates greeted spectators, and those opposing Christopher Columbus?s legacy made their presence known.

Opinion & Ideas

RENÉE LOTH

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A crumbling old building speaks to some need, or at least nostalgia, for the tactile and organic.

Ground Game

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There are two key concepts to understand when it comes to the millennial vote in New Hampshire.

The Big Picture

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Historic flooding in South Carolina

Residents face uncertainty as they cope with major flooding after record-settings rains.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/skirsner.jpg Six thoughts about Dell?s acquisition of EMC

The proposed purchase puts the biggest tech company in Mass. under the control of a Texas-based owner.

Crux

John L. Allen Jr. | All Things Catholic

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allen_20140906.jpg Seeing Francis as shock therapy for the church

For Catholics accustomed to traditional ways of doing things, Pope Francis is undeniably a shock to the system.