Historically strong hurricane barrels toward Mexico

Astronaut Scott Kelly took a photo of the hurricane from the International Space Station Friday.

Scott Kelly/NASA

Forecasters said the storm, the strongest ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, could make a ?potentially catastrophic landfall? Friday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/puertovallarta.jpg In Puerto Vallarta, waiting for the big storm

Larry Kehler and his wife, Cheryl, expatriates who own a bar in Puerto Vallarta, were hoping to emerge unscathed.

Thomas Stemberg, the founder of Staples, outside the Staples.com offices in 2000.

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Staples founder Thomas Stemberg dies at 66

Stemberg was credited with revolutionizing retailing, creating a chain with $22.5 billion in annual revenue and more than 2,000 stores.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/e19fd58ff1c0446690d6d5650da3d379-e19fd58ff1c0446690d6d5650da3d379-0[1]--90x90.jpg ?Without Romneycare, I don?t think we would have Obamacare?

In a Globe interview about his friend Tom Stemberg, Mitt Romney suggested his health law was the precursor to the Affordable Care Act.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/eisen_shooting5_102215.jpg Police probe fatal shooting of father in Brighton

Desmond Joseph was with his newborn baby, loading formula and a stroller into the trunk of a car, when the shots rang out.

A baby received the malaria vaccine as part of a trial at the Walter Reed Project Research Center in Kombewa in Western Kenya in 2009.

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WHO advisers say first malaria vaccine needs more study

Concerns about whether countries can effectively deliver the vaccine have prompted advisers to hold off recommending its broad use.

Reputed Georgia gang member captured by Boston Police

Daniel ?Island? Pena, 22, was wanted in connection with at least three murders in Georgia.

Catholic school principal sues for $1 million over departure

It started with a janitor at a Catholic school in Revere using a bathroom urinal with students present.

Workers prepared one of the historic bells to be hoisted.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Historic bell installation begins at Cathedral of the Holy Cross

The cathedral, which has used electronic tones for years, is not aware of there ever having been real bells in the belfry.

Red Sox manager John Farrell said he received support from thousands, including some Yankees fans.

John Farrell says he?s ready to manage Red Sox again

Farrell said his health outlook is positive following treatment for lymphoma, and he?ll be ready to go for spring training.

The historic Sarah and Peter Clayes house was sold at auction.

Bank takes over Framingham ?witch house? with plans to donate

Goldman Sachs, which bid nearly $818,000 for the deteriorating Sarah and Peter Clayes House, plans to give it away.

From Chasing Fireflies, mummy costumes for the whole family (from left): mom (sold out); two-headed mummy boy, $82; mummy dad ($100); mummy girl ($82).

Scary reality: $100 (or $200) children?s Halloween costumes

Halloween costumes are getting more and more expensive. And some parents are willing to pay the freight.

?The Amityville Horror? (the 2005 remake).

Address

Homes in the movies: Oh, the horror and hilarity

A short, mostly chronological survey of real estate cinema.

JETS AT PATRIOTS, SUNDAY, 1 P.M. (CBS)

Patriots? keys to victory over the Jets

Jim McBride takes an in-depth look at Sunday?s matchup at Gillette Stadium.

oftware engineers Laxman Kandlakunta (left) and Sharna Bahrani (both cq) discuss work at the Wayfair Lab. Wayfair, an online furnishings retailer, runs Wayfair Labs, a sort of on the job training initiative for recent college grads who have potential as programmers.

Scott Kirsner | BetaBoston

War for tech talent in Boston escalates

You don?t know quite what it means to be wanted, desired ? practically stalked ? if you are not a techie in Boston right now.

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State Street to cut 600 jobs, including 170 in Boston

New hires will bring the net loss of jobs in Boston to 56 as the Boston-based financial giant embarks on a multiyear plan to save costs.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/4_spcotman.181247A.jpg Designer says it was challenge to create Grand Prix course

?It?s a very, very complex city,? track designer Tony Cotman said in a telephone interview. ?But every circuit has its own nuances.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/34ba7f98-a623-4b66-9b6b-5107cea11236.jpg Democrats may quit Benghazi panel with Clinton done, Pelosi says

Rep. Adam Smith said he and others on the Benghazi panel ??learned absolutely nothing?? during Thursday?s contentious 11-hour hearing.

Opinion & Ideas

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-1426.jpg The Benghazi circus keeps rolling

Even by the standards of today?s hyperpartisan politics, Thursday?s hearing was stunning.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/492531472-5180[1]--90x90.jpg O?Malley?s one last shot to make big impression

If Martin O?Malley wants to stay in the Democratic race, he?ll need to give the speech of his life Saturday in Iowa.

The Big Picture

Pale light hangs in a pine forest during a rainy autumn morning on Oct. 15, near Fuerstenwalde, eastern Germany.

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Autumnal hues around the world

Before bleak scenes and colder temperatures arrive, foliage and glowing sunsets enliven landscapes across the globe.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/maeda_20phonebooths-downpage_biz1.jpg The phone booth makes a comeback

Superman?s go-to changing room is making a comeback in open offices, providing needed privacy in workspaces designed for collaboration.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/2015-10-21T120859Z_966186651_GF20000026188_RTRMADP_3_POPE-VATICAN[1]-982--90x90.jpg Vatican denies report that Pope Francis has brain tumor

The Vatican said the pope is in good health and that his head is ??absolutely perfect.??