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As the temperature has gone up, so has the number of great white shark spottings off Cape Cod — "pings" on the Sharktivity app, which tracks tagged sharks. More than 20 great white sharks have been spotted during the past two days. Most sightings took place in the Atlantic
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U.S. Senator Ed Markey highlighted climate change as a reason why people are getting sick earlier today. "Our planet is sick, and it's making our people sick," Markey said in a tweet on Tuesday, July 11. "There is no time to waste as the
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A best camping beach list by Country Living magazine named Cape Cod National Seashore. The list comprises thirty-five beaches in the United States rated for beauty and access to camping. Cape Cod National Seashore came in thirteenth place. "While tent and trailer camping is prohibited here, vehicle camping is
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Brookline Public Library is set to host a queer reading group that touches on themes of intersectionality on Thursday, July 13. "This group has a stress-free structure, where the conversation we develop about identity, gender, race, and all intersections that these generate is just as important as reading the
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The Boston Globe published two opposing positions on doctor-assisted suicide for terminally-ill patients on Friday, July 7, with an open poll for viewers to signal their support. The Massachusetts Legislature is considering a bill that would make it legal. As of Monday, July 10, more than 93 percent of takers
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U.S. Representative Katherine Clark praised Joe Biden for his economic policies earlier this week. "Nearly half a million new jobs were added to the private sector this June," Clark said in a tweet on Thursday, July 6, "double what was expected!"
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A New Bedford library book checked out almost 120 years ago was returned recently by a rare books curator at West Virginia University. An Elementary Treatise on Electricity by James Clerk Maxwell, published in 1881, was checked out in December 1903 and never returned, according to a slip found inside
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The new Massachusetts surtax on incomes over $1 million played a role in power forward Grant Williams's decision to turn down an offer from the Boston Celtics, leading the team to trade him. Williams, 24, was an important part of the Celtics' plans for next season. But