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ALLIANCE, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 30: Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden gestures during a campaign stop at Alliance Amtrak Station September 30, 2020 in Alliance, Ohio. Former Vice President Biden continues to campaign for the upcoming presidential election today on a day-long train tour with stops in Ohio and Pennsylvania. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Joe Biden's campaign is reportedly discussing Charlie Baker for a potential cabinet position

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu as seen during a television news interview in Roslindale after announcing her mayoral run on Sept. 15

4 things to know about Michelle Wu's 'food justice' agenda

Boston -05/01/2020-A pedestrian wearing a mask passes through Boston City Hall PLaza with Faneuil Hall as the backdrop. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh gave an update relating to COVID-19 outside Boston City Hall, where he urged everyone to wear face masks when they are outside in Boston. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

'Some things that were safe when the case counts were very low may not be safe to do anymore'

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Protest for Black moped driver slammed by police car escalates in Providence October 20, 2020 | 11:08 PM

Army Fitness

Military fitness

Senators urge Pentagon to suspend implementation of Army's new fitness test October 20, 2020 | 10:41 PM

Western lowland gorilla baby rests in incubator shortly after birth.

Baby male gorilla born at Franklin Park Zoo October 20, 2020 | 9:23 PM

Trump taunts Lesley Stahl of '60 Minutes' after cutting off interview October 20, 2020 | 8:04 PM

A restaurant owner was assaulted in Salem over a tip dispute.

Video: Customer assaults Salem restaurant owner after refusing to tip October 20, 2020 | 7:29 PM

‘Bizarre’ explosions reported in Brockton Monday night; their cause remains a mystery October 20, 2020 | 7:26 PM

This undated image made available by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. After almost two years circling the ancient asteroid, OSIRIS-REx will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch a handful of rubble on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/CSA/York/MDA via AP)

NASA spacecraft lands on surface of asteroid to bring samples back to earth October 20, 2020 | 7:15 PM

Two vehicles go up in flames in South Boston October 20, 2020 | 7:12 PM

Here are the basics on the big development project around Fenway Park October 20, 2020 | 6:43 PM

The MBTA will finalize plans for service cuts, totaling up to $150 million before the end of the year, and they would take effect in the spring and summer.

MBTA reduces next year's forecasted fare revenue October 20, 2020 | 6:20 PM

A nurse prepares a shot for a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc.

Moderna vaccine could be approved for emergency use in December October 20, 2020 | 6:19 PM

Charlotte Durham, an owner-broker for Big Sky Sotheby’s International Realty, shows clients a listing in Bozeman in the Black Bull community, a private golf course a few miles west of downtown.

Weary city dwellers escape to Montana, creating a property gold rush October 20, 2020 | 6:09 PM

The earliest known depiction of USS Constitution, a watercolor and gouache painting from the U.S. Navy Art Collection attributed to Michele Felice Corné and completed about 1803. It is part of a collection of documents related to the early years of the ship acquired by the museum that was unveiled during a virtual celebration for the ship's 223rd birthday on Wednesday.

U.S.S. Constitution

Papers shed light on early years of 'Old Ironsides,' Navy October 20, 2020 | 5:38 PM

Gov. Charlie Baker

Activist ordered to stay away from Charlie Baker's home after leaving used needles outside October 20, 2020 | 5:34 PM

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Mass. reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 821 new cases October 20, 2020 | 4:17 PM

In this photo released by the Columbia County (Wisconsin) Sheriffs Department, Brian Higgins is shown. Higgins, a 51-year-old man charged in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was released Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, from a Wisconsin jail after posting $10,000 cash bail. Authorities allege Higgins, of Wisconsin Dells, Wis., was part of a crew conducting surveillance for the kidnapping plot. Higgins was the eighth person charged in the plot. (Columbia County Sheriffs Department via AP)

Man charged in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot released on bail October 20, 2020 | 2:20 PM

How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage October 20, 2020 | 2:10 PM

New Hampshire restaurant fined for violating virus orders October 20, 2020 | 1:54 PM

The Red Sox honored Pete Frates (in wheelchair) on Opening Day in 2015.

Foundation auctioning Pete Frates' sports collectibles to benefit people battling ALS October 20, 2020 | 1:09 PM

Pete Buttigieg (left) and Brad Stevens (right), in case you can't tell them apart.

'The crossover event we’ve all been waiting for': Brad Stevens to rally Democrats with Pete Buttigieg October 20, 2020 | 1:00 PM

Danish submarine killer briefly escapes from prison October 20, 2020 | 12:30 PM

The Handelman family.

Fundraiser set up for wife, five children of man struck and killed while riding moped in Ashland October 20, 2020 | 11:53 AM

Accidental cuts and bruises to the face, head and neck from cellphones are sending increasing numbers of Americans to the emergency room.

Cell phone alerts

Mass. is deploying cell phone alerts to combat COVID-19 spread in high risk communities October 20, 2020 | 11:53 AM

McConnell says any Pelosi-Mnuchin deal would get Senate vote October 20, 2020 | 11:22 AM

A pedestrian walks past signage at Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Alphabet Inc. is pushing efforts to roll back the most comprehensive biometric privacy law in the U.S., even as the company and its peers face heightened scrutiny after the unauthorized sharing of data at Facebook Inc. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google October 20, 2020 | 10:28 AM

Boston, MA - 4/27/2020: Signage promoting hand hygiene and social distancing are place throughout Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA on April 27, 2020. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: Coronavirus Covid-19 STAT

Brigham and Women’s says COVID-19 cluster at hospital is ‘contained’ October 20, 2020 | 10:01 AM

UNDISCOVERED ORGANS

Doctors may have found secretive new organs in the center of your head October 20, 2020 | 9:38 AM

Thomas Rosa Jr., left, stands with his son, Emmanuel, after Thomas was released from MCI-Norfolk last week after serving 34 years for a murder he says he did not commit. New DNA evidence could lead to a new trial for Rosa.

Chelsea man who says he was wrongfully convicted of murder freed after 34 years October 20, 2020 | 8:36 AM

Supreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots October 19, 2020 | 11:13 PM

This combination of photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio on Sept. 29, 2020. A staggering 97 percent of the jokes Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon told about the candidates in September targeted President Donald Trump, a study released Monday found. That's 455 jokes about Trump, 14 about Democrat Joe Biden, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University.

A twist to Thursday's presidential debate: muted microphones October 19, 2020 | 9:46 PM