Report says staff undermined Suffolk probate chief

A retired judge hired to review Felix D. Arroyo?s performance found he was inexperienced, but also subject to a mismanaged office.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_OG0MD-4028.jpg The world once laughed at North Korean cyber power. No more.

When North Korean hackers tried to steal $1 billion from the New York Federal Reserve last year, only a spelling error stopped them.

Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo (left) after giving the oath of office last week at a swearing in ceremony for Melissa A. Long (in glasses) as an associate justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court.

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THOMAS FARRAGHER

News flash: A governor begs for stronger media

Wouldn?t it be great if Gina Raimondo has awakened a sleeping tiger?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_16walsh-1_metro.jpg Elizabeth Warren says Marty Walsh is ?fierce fighter for the people?

The US senator officially endorsed Walsh, Boston?s mayor running for re-election, during an event Sunday in Jamaica Plain.

Suspect hurt in police officer-involved shooting in Everett

State Police said the suspect was alive when troopers reached the scene.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Laurence%20Reid%20Warp%20Drive%20Bio%20%202604.jpg Cambridge biotech signs deal to take on ?superbugs?

Warp Drive Bio will get as much as $87 million up front from drug giant Roche.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/21766325_1630675046984173_6875630853239642655_n.jpg ?He didn?t deserve it? ? Family, friends mourn slain Somerville man

Friends of Kevin Raymond, 20, continued to grapple Sunday with the shooting death of the popular football player.

Eight-year-old Rebekah Foote (center) and others gathered for a Girl Scout troop meeting at Daley Middle School in Lowell.

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Boy Scouts vote to enroll girls, but will they sign up?

The Boy Scouts of America recently voted to let girls join Cub Scouts and establish a program for older girls that will let them attain the rank of Eagle Scout.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AP17288717528303.jpg Housing in Calif. already was scarce. With fires, the problem got worse.

About 5,700 houses and buildings have been destroyed in the past week in northern California.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/14/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/dcd29b043ce94cf5b436542acec5e20e-665e8623df7c424ba0c8fff49813cbff-0.jpg Californians wonder why Trump isn?t tweeting about the fatal wildfires

??Where?s the president??? asks the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle, as California burns.

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Kurdish officials said federal forces and state-backed militias launched a ?major, multi-pronged? attack Monday on Kirkuk.

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Crews finished work around 1 a.m. Monday, wrapping up in plenty of time for the morning commute.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_16Marine-4_metro.jpg Wounded Marine runs 31 marathons in 31 days for charity

With four down, Rob Jones has 27 more marathons in 27 more cities to go.

Fourth-grader Juan Taylor wound up for the throw during recess for students from Eliot School in the North End.

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Advocates call recess a crucial part of education

A bill on Beacon Hill could mandate at least 20 minutes of daily recess for students in kindergarten through grade five.

The ?Me too? movement apparently gained momentum after Alyssa Milano (pictured) sent a call to action on Twitter.

People are posting ?me too? on social media to show how widespread sexual harassment is

The movement, which caused #MeToo to trend on Twitter, gained momentum after actress Alyssa Milano sent a call to action.

Patriots 24, Jets 17

East Ruthford NJ 10/15/17 New England Patriots Kyle Van Noy sacking New York Jets Josh McCown during fourth quarter action at MetLife Stadium. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) Topic: Reporter:

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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots won, but it wasn?t satisfying

The Patriots are in first place, but they haven?t lived up to their own expectations or anyone else?s.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/LEE_patriotsjets28_spts.jpg Tom Brady is into results, not records

Brady set the all-time wins mark Sunday, but that wasn?t his focus after a tight victory.

BEN VOLIN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/15/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/LEE_patriotsjets4_spts.jpg Let?s be honest ? the Patriots got a little lucky

A questionable pass interference penalty and a highly suspect instant replay decision allowed for a 14-point swing.

Opinion

George J. Mitchell

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/GettyImages-149604915.jpg Israeli experts defend the Iran nuclear deal

Many who have served in senior positions in Israel?s defense establishment are at odds with Benjamin Netanyahu?s stance.

BLACKSBURG, VA - MAY 27: Virginia Tech mechanical engineering students (L-R) Lakshitha Dantanarayana, Chris Nogales, James Burton and James Paterson work all night to test the ESCHER robot the TREC (Terrestrial Robotics Engineering and Controls) Lab May 27, 2015 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Unlike many of the other 24 international teams competing in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge, the students of Team Valor have built most of the semi-autonomous ESCHER (Electromechanical Series Compliant Humanoid for Emergency Response) robot from the ground up over the last three months. The winner of the simulated disaster-response course will take home a $2 million prize next week in Pomona, California. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Chelsea Clinton

Young people are taking on the world?s most pressing challenges

Students are launching and expanding projects to address the difficult issues facing their generation.

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 11, 2016, file photo, director Woody Allen poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Cafe Society, at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Allenâ??s first small-screen series, â??Crisis in Sex Scenes,â?? will debut Sept. 30, 2016. The comedy, set during the upheaval of the 1960s, focuses on a suburban family dealing with the chaos brought by a visitor. The cast includes Allen, Miley Cyrus and Elaine May. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Woody Allen warns of ?witch hunt? after allegations against Harvey Weinstein

In an interview with the BBC, the director addressed the ongoing controversy.

Jim Jehle, 66, a senior project manager, meets monthly with his younger mentor at Sachse Construction in Detroit. Some companies call it reverse mentoring.

Millennials drag their bosses into the 21st century

Junior workers once had a fairly predictable set of tasks. Now, many young professionals have a new mandate.

Framingham State University is also looking into a campus police officer?s comments on the graffiti.

Another racist message is found at Framingham State

University officials are investigating two possible hate crimes targeting black students on campus.

Kaju Tofu House owner Michelle Suh grew up in South Korea hearing her mother?s stories about the Korean War.

For local Koreans, anxiety comes with a generational divide

Younger Koreans seem more apt to downplay Kim Jong Un?s threats than their elders, who know of war?s hardships firsthand.

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An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.

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New Boston College Athletic Director Martin Jarmond joins Chris Gasper to talk about creating a winning culture.

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A growing number of people who say their fathers are priests are speaking out, drawing attention to an invisible legion of suffering.

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Not everyone who fought for the South was either a slaveholder or a racist.

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A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.

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Drug makers, insurers, and patients are debating complex questions about cost, value, and payment plans.

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Tesla Motors has fired hundreds of workers after completing its annual performance reviews, even though the automaker is trying to ramp up production to fill orders for its new Model 3 sedan