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A surfer notices a shark swimming behind him off Nauset Beach in Orleans

'The encounter didn’t last very long, fortunately'

Mosquito spraying for mosquitoes carrying Eastern equine encephalitis, EEE started a second round of aerial spraying in the southeastern Massachusetts area in August 2006.

2nd person dies from EEE as Mass. officials confirm 10th human case

'It escalated that fast': Rhode Island father speaks about 6-year-old daughter's EEE battle

Elevator briefly breaks down at reopened Washington Monument September 21, 2019 | 5:15 PM

The intersection of Trump, Ukraine and a whistleblower September 21, 2019 | 3:59 PM

Massachusetts unemployment rate remains below 3% September 21, 2019 | 1:18 PM

BOSTON, MA - 08/18/2019 U.S. Senator Ed Markey speaks during a rally organized by volunteers for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. More than 300 people gathered on City Hall plaza in response to mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. The attendees made demands for officials to take action against the rising gun violence in America. Erin Clark for the Boston Globe

Ed Markey responds to Joe Kennedy's campaign announcement with a challenge September 21, 2019 | 1:16 PM

Coggshall Park in Fitchburg.

Bear killed in Fitchburg park Friday September 21, 2019 | 12:42 PM

A fatal shooting took place in New Orleans around 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Teenager dies in New Orleans shooting that injures 6 others September 21, 2019 | 12:14 PM

Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he's yet to close September 21, 2019 | 12:13 PM

A man exhales while smoking an e-cigarette in Portland, Maine.

2 students hospitalized after ingesting e-cigarette September 21, 2019 | 11:13 AM

Justices' DC sniper case examines teen murderers' sentences September 21, 2019 | 10:18 AM

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference in August. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Joe Kennedy officially announces U.S. Senate campaign September 21, 2019 | 9:05 AM

Connecticut resident dies from rare mosquito-borne disease September 21, 2019 | 7:30 AM

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Woman denies rubbing opioid on toddler's gums September 21, 2019 | 7:04 AM

Biden: Trump 'deserves' to be investigated over Ukraine call September 21, 2019 | 12:41 AM

Biden decries reports about Trump, Ukraine's president September 20, 2019 | 8:27 PM

The Latest: US to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia, UAE September 20, 2019 | 6:54 PM

Whitey Bulger's family filing wrongful death claim September 20, 2019 | 6:26 PM

Boston Ma 9/20/19:At city hall plaza demonstration for climate. This is the first all-ages climate strike, and will likely be the largest climate strike in history. We need to break our habit of business-as-usual that is creating an ecological emergency and quickly destroying any chance of a livable future for our children. (David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)

Here's a look at some of the best signs at the Boston 'climate strike' September 20, 2019 | 6:23 PM

Timeline: Tracking the whistleblower, Trump and Ukraine September 20, 2019 | 4:50 PM

Fed announces plans to provide more support for repo market September 20, 2019 | 4:47 PM

A look at controversy over intelligence whistleblower law September 20, 2019 | 4:41 PM

Hyde Park, MA - 9/19/2019 - Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins leaves Roxbury Prep High School in Hyde Park, Mass. on Thursday, Sept. 19. (Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe) Topic: 20RoxburyCop

Students say Boston police officer used racist slurs toward them at a local McDonald's September 20, 2019 | 4:10 PM

Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell

The Boston City Council president wants the city to have an inspector general. Here's what to know. September 20, 2019 | 3:44 PM

The Latest: US may send some asylum-seekers to El Salvador September 20, 2019 | 3:44 PM

Trump scolds Europe over captured Islamic State fighters September 20, 2019 | 3:39 PM

House intel chief says Facebook working on election threats September 20, 2019 | 3:17 PM

No one injured when skydiving plane crash lands in Pepperell September 20, 2019 | 2:27 PM

'We cannot stress this enough: PLEASE LEAVE WILDLIFE ALONE!!!' September 20, 2019 | 2:21 PM

Brazil aims to deflect criticism over Amazon deforestation September 20, 2019 | 2:18 PM

Boston, MA., 073118, Employees at work at Wayfair.

Wayfair says CEO's comment about looking for 'non-political' employees was 'misinterpreted' September 20, 2019 | 2:09 PM

Vernelle Jackson

An 83-year-old Maine woman buried her friend's body in her backyard. She says it was the woman’s dying wish. September 20, 2019 | 1:51 PM