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Revere man killed in shark attack at Wellfleet beach

The 26-year-old man died from his injuries at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, following the attack off Newcomb Hollow Beach about noon Saturday.

Police blocked Henderson Road in Woburn, where a small plane crashed Saturday. — Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

Husband and wife killed in plane crash in Woburn

Dr. Michael Graver, 65, and Jodi Cohen, 52, of Manhasset, N.Y., were the sole occupants of the single-engine plane when it went down around 11 a.m. Saturday.

Brett Kavanaugh denies allegation of sexual misconduct in school

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh?s denial comes after a report of an alleged incident that took place while Kavanaugh was attending Georgetown Preparatory School.

Fire at Boston?s Old City Hall causes $150,000 in damages

The one-alarm fire was contained to one room in the basement, according to the Boston Fire Department.

Amber Guyger says she killed a black neighbor because she mistook his apartment for hers. — Kaufman County Sheriff?s Office Jail via Associated Press

Experts disagree on whether Dallas officer could be credible

Experts on police training and psychologists are split as to the credibility of Officer Amber Guyger?s story about how she came to kill 26-year-old Botham Jean.

Manafort plea deal begs key question: What does he know?

As Trump associates folded one-by-one over the last year under the pressure of federal investigators, there was always Paul Manafort.

Paul Lewis, 55, BU football star who went on to work with at-risk youths

Mr. Lewis was president of Positive Approaches, which provided workshops for neighborhood and school-based groups in Boston and Providence.

Boil water order lifted in Stoneham

Tests conducted by the Department of Environmental Protection found no contaminants in the town?s water supply, town officials said in a press release Saturday.

In Lawrence, ballots were pulled into the gym of the Guilmette School on Saturday for a recount of the Third Congressional District?s Democratic primary. — John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Recounts underway in Lawrence and Andover Saturday

Less than 48 hours after gas explosions and fires rocked Lawrence and Andover, recounts began in those communities for the Third Congressional District?s Democratic primary.

Focus turns to finding cause of fires that struck up to 80 buildings

As many as 80 buildings burned in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover, with one person dead and at least 13 injured. Thousands of people fled, and now officials and residents are trying to understand what happened and why.

Nestor Ramos

Lawrence neighborhood is now carrying a heavy load

After their neighborhood seemed to burst into flames without warning, residents struggled to describe the panicked scene.

Volunteers helped rescue residents and their pets from their flooded homes in New Bern, North Carolina during Hurricane Florence on Friday. — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Florence death toll stands at 7, including mother and baby

Thousands of people living near North Carolina?s rising rivers were ordered evacuated Saturday as Florence practically parked itself over land.

Music Review

No band, no problem for Ed Sheeran at Gillette

Armed with nothing but his guitar and real-time sampling pedals, the shaggy troubadour might have delivered one of the gutsiest shows ever performed in a football stadium.

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

How bad was Matt Patricia?s head coaching debut?

Dysfunction reigned in the 24 hours after the game.

NORA PRINCIOTTI

Here?s why the Patriots can?t just have a kickoff returner field punts

?They?re two very, very different plays,? Patriots special teams coach Joe Judge said.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

Tony La Russa is loving every moment watching this year?s Red Sox

?The Red Sox play the game the right way,? says the Hall of Fame manager.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Chris Sale has been great, but here?s why he shouldn?t win the Cy Young, and other thoughts

There?s one stat that is holding him back in the race for to be the American League?s best starter.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

The long-term merits of Rachael Rollins?s plan for petty crimes

Democratic nominee for Suffolk County district attorney Rachael Rollins has a plan to reform prosecution of petty crimes.

Special reports

The life and rise of Ayanna Pressley

Long before her shocking win, Pressley?s was an against-the-odds story. Time and again, she has toppled expectations.

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A bicyclist rode past a multi-family home on Springfield Street in Lawrence Friday.

?It was really bad . . . maybe we have to build a new house?

Lawrence, MA--9/13/2018-- Crews work to knock down a fire in Lawrence. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

?I?ve never seen anything like this before,? says Lawrence firefighter

Lawrence, MA--9/13/2018-- Workers stage at Columbia Gas of Massachusetts in Lawrence. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

Mass. lawmakers rip Columbia Gas for fires, explosions

Here?s the story behind that incredible Hurricane Florence webcam

FILE- In this Sept. 16, 2008, file photo traders work in the product options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York. Home prices had sunk, and foreclosure notices began arriving. Layoffs began to spike. Tremors intensified as Lehman Brothers, a titan of Wall Street, slid into bankruptcy on Sept. 15, 2008. Stock markets shuddered and then collapsed in a cascading panic that government officials struggled to stop. The financial crisis touched off the worst recession since the 1930s Great Depression. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Opinion | Elizabeth Warren

10 years after Lehman collapse, Washington is back to its old tricks

Third District recount will continue in Lawrence, Andover this weekend

SPRINGFIELD, MA - 08/24/2018 People rushed to the casino after MGM Springfield officially kicked off the grand opening day of with a procession of The Minuteman Marching Band, The Budweiser Clydesdales and a parade of hundreds of the resort's employees and construction workers. Erin Clark for The Boston Globe

Springfield?s new MGM casino shows a veteran card counter the door

On the farm, cultivating for the next generation

Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone (right) and a statue of Christopher Columbus.

Somerville will observe Indigenous Peoples? Day on Oct. 8

Department of Homeland Security personnel delivered supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico.

Trump disputes death toll in Puerto Rico in tweet

(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 11, 2002, Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Theodore McCarrick prays during a prayer for deceased bishops at the start of the morning session of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops being held in Washington, DC.

Opinion | Jason Berry

Church reform advisers in crosshairs of history

Five days, 37 cities and towns, and 89,000 ballots: The recount begins in Third District

Sports

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Players from the Boston Bruins celebrate their victory against Calgary Flames during the NHL China Games in Shenzhen in China's southern Guangdong province on September 15, 2018. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images

Bruins 4, Flames 3

In the Bruins? preseason opener in China, Ryan Donato was quick to impress

?This summer I trained harder than I?ve ever trained, smarter than I?ve ever trained,? Donato said after Saturday?s game.

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Locksmiths? skills come in handy as officials enter homes to check gas lines

As emergency responders went door to door Friday checking gas lines, locksmiths? services were in high demand.

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, September 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Trump, Pompeo bash ex-Secretary of State Kerry on Iran talks

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his Obama-era predecessor John Kerry has been ??actively undermining?? US policy on Iran.

Nation & World

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Kafranbel was the site of one of several protests in Idlib in defiance of an expected offensive by the Assad regime.

Defying dangers, Idlib residents protest Syria?s Assad

Residents poured into the streets prior to an expected offensive by the Assad regime to retake the territory.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

The color of justice in Suffolk County may soon be black

SCOT LEHIGH

Give Trump economic credit he deserves

September 9, 2018 - L Street Tavern Governor Charlie Baker tends bar and talks with Brian McCourt (R) (R) and patron Paul McCourt of Newton, MA (L) Governor Charlie Baker campaigns at the L Street Tavern in South Boston Photo by Katherine Taylor for The Boston Globe

JOAN VENNOCHI

Why did Baker back Trump-loving Geoff Diehl?

Renée Graham

Serena Williams and the Angry Black Woman

Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Bill O?Brien is latest coach to do Foxborough fold

Serena Williams called umpire Carlos Ramos a ?thief? for stealing a game from her in Saturday?s US Open final.

Tara Sullivan

Celebrate Serena?s greatness, even in defeat

Foxborough, MA- 9/9/18 - Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (right) greets running back James White (left) after they connected on a second quarter 12 yard touchdown pass. Gillette Stadium - Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots. during the 2nd quarter of the home opener at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe staff)