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Cape Cod beach closed after shark bites paddle board

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CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 23: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates late in the fourth quarter of their 112 to 99 win over the Boston Celtics during Game Four of the 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on May 23, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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Cleveland, OH May 23, 2017: The Cavaliers Kyrie Irving is fired up after hitting a three pointer at the end of the third quarter to put Cleveland ahead 87-80. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is in the backround with his arms folded.The Boston Celtics played Game Four of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals playoff series vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Quicken Loans Arena. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis)

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Kyrie Irving is guarded by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

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Cleveland, OH May 23, 2017: The Cavaliers Kyrie Irving is fired up after hitting a three pointer at the end of the third quarter to put Cleveland ahead 87-80. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is in the backround with his arms folded.The Boston Celtics played Game Four of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals playoff series vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Quicken Loans Arena. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis)

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This undated photo provided by Kianna Kaizer, shows Jeremy Himmelman and his girlfriend Kianna Kaizer. Himmelman was fatally shot along with his friend Andrew Oneschuk, 18, by a roommate in the Tampa apartment the men all shared. The friends met through an obscure neo-Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division. After his arrest for the shooting, roommate Devon Arthurs told police that he killed Himmelman and Oneschuk because they along with Atomwaffen’s leader Brandon Russell were planning to bomb synagogues, nuclear facilities and other sites. (Kianna Kaizer via AP)

Deadly shooting ends friendships forged in neo-Nazi group

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The Obamas were spotted in Cambridge during Harvard move-ins

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The story behind the ‘Blacks for Trump’ guy at the Phoenix rally

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Cape Cod beach closed after shark bites paddle board

Boston MA 3/1/17 Boston Celtics Isaiah Thomas drives to the basket on Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving during first quarter action at TD Garden. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff)
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Steve Bannon’s secret passion project

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Pizza restaurant reopens 18 months after fatal crash

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Clinton says her ‘skin crawled’ as Trump hovered on debate stage

Clinton says her ‘skin crawled’ as Trump hovered on debate stage

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