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.

Dell is speaking to banks about raising at least $40 billion to finance the purchase of EMC.

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EMC sale to Dell may be finalized Monday

The deal could breathe new life into EMC, the state?s biggest technology company, even as it portends layoffs.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker_20131007.jpg Newton mayor targets poverty hidden in the shadows

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

ETF risks get scrutiny after years of complacency

The market meltdown on Aug. 24 has forced regulators and investors to confront the true complexity of exchange-traded funds.

//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.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas campaigned for president in New Hampshire earlier this month.

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In N.H., a new push to engage religious voters

Evangelicals are turning up their voices in the Granite State ? one of the least religious states in the country.

Boston lags on apartment inspections

City officials contended that they were making ?tremendous progress.?

Patriots 30, Cowboys 6

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.

Ben Volin | On Football

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/492302724.jpg Cowboys? game plan actually slowed down Patriots

The Patriots were pushed around for a bit, beaten at their own game by a Cowboys team that came in with a creative game plan.

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.

Patrick Kennedy in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington in 2010, when he left his congressional seat.

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.

Names

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.

Jay Bullens Jr. of Able Roofing in Canton knocked snow and ice from a roof on Beals Street in Brookline.

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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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/greenhouse_entrepreneurs-2_business.jpg Low-income entrepreneurs welcome added assistance

As the economy improves, starting a business is increasingly seen as a way for people to work their way into the middle class.

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, remembered fondly after death at field hockey practice

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

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.

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.

PHOTOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_parade.jpg 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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/reneeLoth_150px-1385.jpg Still standing

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

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/150921_KDB_SANDERS_0036.jpg N.H. millennials and politics: It?s complicated

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

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kirsner_new_20150111.jpg A courtyard view of Boston?s tech economy

The courtyard behind the Charles Hotel holds a mirror to what we?re good at, and how we could get even better.

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.