DraftKings probe clears worker who won at FanDuel

The employee who won $350,000 at a rival site did not have improper access to internal data, a law firm hired by the company found.

Stat

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Acquisitions of physicians practices by hospitals cost the average consumer $75 per year nationwide, a new study by Harvard researchers finds.

Tiffany Cherry was arraigned in Roxbury Municipal Court on Monday.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Officials ?overreacted? on Amber Alert, lawyer says

A nationwide Amber Alert was issued after Tiffany Cherry, 36, drove from Pennsylvania to Boston to get treatment for her seriously ill infant son.

Mashpee schools chief may face charges over residency check

Superintendent Brian Hyde allegedly barged into the house of a student and demanded proof that she lived there.

Germany?s Bayer eyes Boston area for biotech collaboration

The drug maker may soon open a local outpost to work with biotech startups and academic researchers on drug discovery.

A courtroom sketch depicted Catherine Greig (center) with her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, before US District Court Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler during a hearing in Boston on Monday.

Jane Flavell Collins via AP

Bulger?s girlfriend pleads not guilty to criminal contempt

The charge stemmed from Catherine Greig?s refusal to testify about whether others helped the notorious gangster.

Israel to investigate shooting, mob attack on bystander

An African man shot by an Israeli guard who mistook him for an assailant was then kicked by a mob as he lay bleeding before he died.

Victim of N.Y. church beating out of hospital

Police say Christopher Leonard and his brother, who was killed, were beaten by family and church members.

Kosciuszko Circle, a gateway between Dorchester and South Boston, is a chaotic mess due to unmarked lanes, heavy traffic, and scofflaw drivers.

Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe

Lawmaker pushes for a fix to vexing Boston rotary

?To say traffic and safety issues at Kosciuszko Circle are at a crisis level would be an understatement,? State Rep. Nick Collins said of the rotary.

Jim Curtin.

Obituary

Jim Curtin, 78, hall of fame baseball coach for Burlington High

Curtin, whose teams won hundreds of games and a dozen championships between 1960 and 2011, died Oct. 7.

Patriots 34, Colts 27

Indianapolis, IN - 10/18/15 - (4th quarter) New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady points out his protection as he operates out of the shotgun in the fourth quarter. The New England Patriots take on the Indianapolis Colts in a Sunday night football game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Michael Whitmer, Topic: 19Patriots-Colts, LOID: 8.1.4280054725.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

Is Tom Brady better than ever?

Brady is on pace for record-breaking numbers for yardage, completion percentage, and QB rating.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/chin101815PatriotsatColts_spt46.jpg What is the swinging gate play, and does it ever work?

Sometimes, that crazy play the Colts tried against the Patriots actually does work. Just ask the University of Maine.

Snow guns blew full blast during Opening Day at the Sunday River ski resort.

Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

Early opening at Sunday River draws joyful skiers

The Maine resort turned on the snow guns and attracted hundreds of skiers to opening day Monday.

Renée Graham | Q&A

The world of Ta-Nehisi Coates

In his memoir, Coates sifts through the stubborn layers of this nation?s racism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/2191120c93994b808dd24f2d6396fba5-2191120c93994b808dd24f2d6396fba5-0.jpg Hacker claims to have breached CIA director?s personal AOL e-mail

The alleged hacker has posted documents online, including a list of e-mail addresses purportedly from John Brennan?s contact file.

Archaeologist Sam Rousseau (front) participated in an archeological dig on Boston Common on Monday.

City conducting archaeological dig on Boston Common

Experts are sifting through the layers of dirt in search of items dating back to the days of the Revolutionary War.

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Not since Tina Fey did Sarah Palin has an ?SNL? impersonation been quite as on-point.

Opinion & Ideas

JOANNA WEISS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joanna_Weiss_150px-1352.png PARCC, panic, and the perils of new math

In the pitched debates over whether to replace MCAS exams, new math litters the landscape like spent ammunition.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/trump150-1503.jpg Will GOP presidential contest finally sort out the party?

In a way, the back and forth between Trump and Bush is exactly the debate the GOP should be having right now.

The Big Picture

Protesters opening their umbrellas, symbols of the pro-democracy movement, in 2014.

Reuters

The Umbrella Movement, one year later

A year after Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters, a Reuters photographer revisited the scenes.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/101215_diabetes_bear_0099AA.jpg High-tech teddy bear teaches kids about health

Jerry the Bear is helping sick kids learn to take care of themselves.

Crux

JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC

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Bishops may find themselves accused of having spent the last three weeks fiddling, while everyplace other than Rome burns.