Amid shutdown, an uncertain road ahead

A barrier was erected around the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning.

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A barrier was erected around the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning.

A furloughed federal employee held a sign on the steps of the US Capitol after the government shut down took effect early Tuesday.

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A furloughed federal employee held a sign on the steps of the US Capitol after the government shutdown took effect early Tuesday.

Front pages of newspapers from around the US were on display outside the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

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Front pages of newspapers from around the US were on display outside the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

John Carano, 65, walked on a trail at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Valley View, Ohio.

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John Carano, 65, walked on a trail at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Valley View, Ohio.

Temporary fencing was erected around the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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Temporary fencing was erected around the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Tourists who had hoped to visit the Statue of Liberty were met with news of the shutdown in New York City.

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Tourists who had hoped to visit the Statue of Liberty were met with news of the shutdown in New York City.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tour150-12857.jpg Tourism, agencies in region hurt by shutdown

Federally funded agencies and organizations in the Boston area prepared to close their doors or furlough employees Tuesday.

Chris Bauernfeind wears a high-tech face mask that doubled as a camera so visitors could see the inside of the tank from his perspective.

Getting the view from inside aquarium’s tank

Visitors can chat, and see from a diver’s-eye perspective, at the New England Aquarium’s redone Giant Ocean Tank.

Northern Avenue in Boston is seen during rush hour.

Opinion | PAUL MCMORROW

Boston could be car-free, it’s how people actually live

The city can’t physically allow every resident and worker to drive around town like it’s Interstate 495.

Daniel Bard is now with the Chicago Cubs.

Deconstructing Daniel Bard’s rise, fall with Red Sox

The genesis of Bard’s struggles began with a mutual decision before the 2012 season to turn one of the game’s premier setup men into a starter.

EMT Marcus Jerome and his wife Rachel at his Boston EMS graduation in 2012 in Faneuil Hall.

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Kevin Cullen

Death of a lifesaver

EMTs and paramedics work miracles every day, but there was no miracle for Marcus Jerome, an EMT for Boston Emergency Medical Service.

Opinion

farah stockman

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/stockman-2631.jpg Democracy and deliberation

Americans like leaders with quick trigger fingers, but the debate about a possible military strike in Syria showed that when we deliberate as a people, we can come up with a better outcome.