In dealing with labor, Baker often is in a fight

Governor Charlie Baker finds himself at odds with several unions in battles that come with a possible political upside.

Donald Trump, shown campaigning Monday, had harsh words for ?disloyal? Republicans.

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Donald Trump says shackles are off, rips GOP leaders

Trump declared himself unchained from Republican Party leaders and lashed out, even as his poll numbers dropped.

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After Donald Trump?s remarks about women, a reporter decided to check in on American locker room banter.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren visited a cranberry farm, where the talk quickly turned to the poisonous presidential campaign.

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Did these officers break any rules by wearing Trump hats?

Are officers allowed to wear political garb with their uniform? That?s the question after Donald Trump posted a video Tuesday.

Michael A. Cohen

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A Donald Trump rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., shows that his true believers are undeterred.

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The ??Today?? show co-anchor had been suspended over his remarks on a tape that captured Donald Trump making lewd comments.

10-11-2016 Roxbury, Mass Family and friends of 9yr.year old who was shot over the weekend in Roxbury, speaking out in front of the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building. L. to R. are Youth worker Monica Cannon and LeeAnn Taylor who lost her son Daniel Taylor murdered in 2014. Globe photo by Bill Brett

Shooting of 9-year-old girl in Boston spurs call for end to violence

Enough is enough. That was the message from community leaders after a shooting left a 9-year-old hospitalized.

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For non-profits, the end of the year is when the real work begins

A charitable giving expert shares how non-profits can reach their year-end goals as the holiday season approaches.

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Have charter schools fulfilled their promise as innovators?

Charter schools have indeed pursued some novel ideas, advocates say. But the track record is mixed.

ALDS Game 3

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An inside look at David Ortiz?s last moments in a Red Sox uniform

After a wrenching loss came a tearful curtain call and a poignant press conference for the departing icon.

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Dombrowski made right call with decision to keep Farrell

Red Sox President Dave Dombrowski was there all season to see first-hand how John Farrell operated.

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 10: David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox looks on from the dugout in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians during game three of the American League Divison Series at Fenway Park on October 10, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Alex Speier

Red Sox won?t need to make major changes this winter

Other than perhaps acquiring a big bat to replace David Ortiz, don?t expect fundamental moves this offseason.

September 30, 2016 - Charlestown, MA Efrain Lozada (right) meets with Brian O'Neill to see how he's doing at Mass General Hospital in Charlestown, MA. Former drug addicts being hired as fulltime employees at Massachusetts General Hospital, one of first hospitals in the country to try this. Kieran Kesner for The Boston Globe.

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To get this job, a former life as an addict is required

?Recovery coaches? are former substance abusers who now help people who are seeking treatment.

This Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, photo shows a damaged Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on a table in Richmond, Va., after it caught fire earlier in the day. Samsung Electronics said Tuesday, Oct. 11, that it is discontinuing production of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones permanently, a day after stopping global sales of the ill-fated devices. (Shawn L. Minter via AP)

Tech Lab

For Samsung, a moment of truth ? at a cost of billions

Samsung Corp. is watching money and its reputation go up in flames because of its disastrous Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

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?Ghost bike? ceremony held for cyclist killed in Porter Square

More than 100 people attended the ceremony in Porter Square to honor Bernard ?Joe? Lavins.

FILE - In this Sept. 20,2016 file photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Warren accused the Education Department on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, of moving forward with debt collection against nearly 80,000 former students of Corinthian Colleges, despite federal and state findings that the now-defunct for-profit chain defrauded students. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Structure of agency conceived by Warren ruled unconstitutional

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?s structure was ruled to be a violation of the separation of powers.

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More than 50 cases have been thrown out already, and prosecutors have estimated that hundreds could be affected.

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The lawsuit alleges that the law banning discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations violates the churches? constitutional rights.

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A powerful surveillance program relied on special feeds of user data from the social media companies.

Globe investigations

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 story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

Lincoln/Boston, MA., 10/05/16, Lisa Edwards is an iCater trainee in the Pine Street Inn kitchen and she is chopping the freshly picked scallions. The Cambridge nonprofit Food for Free grows fresh produce at Lindentree Farm specifically for the Pine Street Inn, which is allowing homeless patrons to regularly eat high-quality fresh veggies. Volunteers harvest the produce. Globe staff/ Suzanne Kreiter

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Farm to table meals

The fruits and veggies served to the homeless residents of the Pine Street Inn are usually grocery store cast-offs. But a Cambridge nonprofit is now growing produce at a Lincoln farm specifically for shelter guests.