Baker backs Children?s expansion plan

A rendering of Boston Children?s Hospital?s proposed new building.

Shepley Bulfinch

Governor Baker voiced support for Boston Children?s Hospital?s $1 billion plan to expand its Longwood campus.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/11politicalintell_photo2.jpg Federal judge asks: Is DiMasi benefiting from political connections?

The judge tasked with considering whether to grant an early release to Salvatore DiMasi has requested more information from prosecutors and defense attorneys.

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The Brookline resident raised more than $13,000, in the name of democracy, but the gesture has been met by both applause and skepticism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/warren1-465.JPG Elizabeth Warren clucks like a chicken to mock Donald Trump

The US senator goes ?bawk-bawk-bawk.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/0926efd5-34aa-42ea-856f-3923357d2dac.jpg Not charging Clinton shows system is ?rigged,? tweets Trump

Trump took to Twitter to renew his defense against sexual assault accusations and doubled down on claims that the election will be rigged.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/lastweektonight1-469.JPG John Oliver describes this election as choosing the lesser of 4 evils

Even with third-party candidates, voters don?t really have a lot of good options, the HBO host said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Casino_702717.jpg Gambling revenue at Plainridge Park Casino up 1 percent in Sept.

Managers of the state?s first casino continue to sacrifice short-term profits in hopes of cementing a solid customer base.

The giant Palouse is considered by experts to be the ?Holy Grail? of North American earthworms.

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Tamed/Untamed

Meet the giant Palouse earthworm, a rare American original

A trip to Idaho brings an encounter with one of only 10 captive giant Palouse earthworms ? an ordinary-looking creature, but one about which we know shockingly little.

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You have better luck with the American dream in Denmark

To reach the fabled land of opportunity, you may have to move cross-country, or even hop over an ocean.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/rathe_commuters_met01.jpg Baker calls T forgiving Keolis fines ?the right decision?

The MBTA quietly decided to forgive the commuter rail operator of more than $800,000 in fines associated with the winter of 2015.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_patsbengals15_spts.jpg Tom Brady reiterates he considers Trump a friend, but otherwise stays mum

The Patriots quarterback tries ?not to make a lot of headlines,? which is why he declined to discuss Donald Trump?s ?locker room? comment.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_H666U.jpg That?s not ?locker room talk,? Amherst College soccer player tells Trump

The school?s president applauded the student?s letter to Donald Trump, saying it ?exemplifies Amherst?s values in multiple ways.?

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_150px-4805.png He thought she?d want to see him again

Normally I would accept this as a brushoff and move on, but that great first date and the fact we kissed twice has left me confused.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/603112246.jpg Are you faster than Michael Phelps (on foot)?

The Olympian will be leading a run along the Charles River Esplanade tomorrow as part of the Forbes Under 30 Summit.

Opinion | Niall Ferguson

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The most shocking aspect of the campaign is that Donald Trump is the dupe of Vladimir Putin.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/mass-map-11141.JPG No, most Mass. voters are not registered Democrats

For a state with such a blue reputation, registered Democrats are the biggest group in only 19 Mass. communities.

President Obama is proposing to push TPP through the lame-duck session of Congress.

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Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs

The truth about trade

It?s possible to be a believer in international trade and an opponent of TPP and TTIP.

Patriots 35, Bengals 17

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The Bengals linebacker apologized for his low hit in Sunday?s game at Gillette Stadium.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_necin12_spts.jpg ?Things get a little heated?: Tension boils over between Patriots, Bengals

Rob Gronkowski, LeGarrette Blount, and Vontaze Burfict were among those who had ?disagreements.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/3f775e9266b54969a05ebb2168661195-3f775e9266b54969a05ebb2168661195-0.jpg Ben Roethlisberger to miss Patriots game with torn meniscus

The Pittsburgh quarterback will undergo surgery Monday to have a torn meniscus in his left knee repaired.

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The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

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

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Boston?s Theatre District

At the edge of diverse neighborhoods, the Theatre District is full of art, entertainment, and history. Many walks of life cross paths on the streets that are home to a bustling nightlife.