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Massachusetts health officials report second case of potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus
Read full article: Massachusetts health officials report second case of potentially deadly mosquito-borne virusMassachusetts health officials have announced a second confirmed case of the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus in the state.
Evaluation requested for suspect charged in stabbings at Massachusetts movie theater, McDonald's
Read full article: Evaluation requested for suspect charged in stabbings at Massachusetts movie theater, McDonald'sA Massachusetts individual has been arraigned on charges including assault with the intent to murder after six people were stabbed in separate attacks.
Apopka man, 19, killed in crash off Orange Blossom Trail, troopers say
Read full article: Apopka man, 19, killed in crash off Orange Blossom Trail, troopers sayA 19-year-old Apopka man died early Sunday when the car he was driving struck a concrete pole near Plymouth, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A World War II bomb prompted an evacuation in England before being taken to sea to be blown up
Read full article: A World War II bomb prompted an evacuation in England before being taken to sea to be blown upAn unexploded World War II bomb has been safely transported through the eerily empty streets of the southwestern English port city of Plymouth.
Decline of rare right whale appears to be slowing, but scientists say big threats remain
Read full article: Decline of rare right whale appears to be slowing, but scientists say big threats remainThe decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant animals still face existential threats from warming oceans, ship collisions and entanglement in fishing gear.
Environmental groups demand emergency rules to protect rare whales from ship collisions
Read full article: Environmental groups demand emergency rules to protect rare whales from ship collisionsA coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with large ships.
Federal court sides with lobster fishers in whale protection case anchored off New England
Read full article: Federal court sides with lobster fishers in whale protection case anchored off New EnglandA federal appeals court has blocked proposed restrictions aimed at saving a vanishing species of whale, saying they could put thousands of commercial fishermen out of work.
Feds deny emergency call to slow ships, ease whale strikes
Read full article: Feds deny emergency call to slow ships, ease whale strikesThe U.S. government has denied a request from a group of environmental organizations to immediately apply proposed ship-speed restrictions in an effort to save a vanishing species of whale.
Feds: Vanishing right whale must remain on endangered list
Read full article: Feds: Vanishing right whale must remain on endangered listFederal officials say the fading North Atlantic right whale will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act and requires a series of protective steps to stave off extinction.
Native Americans urge boycott of 'tone deaf' Pilgrim museum
Read full article: Native Americans urge boycott of 'tone deaf' Pilgrim museumNative Americans in Massachusetts are calling for a boycott of a popular living history museum featuring Colonial reenactors portraying life in Plymouth, the famous English settlement founded by the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower.
Crash causes roadblock on West Orange Blossom Trail in Plymouth, troopers say
Read full article: Crash causes roadblock on West Orange Blossom Trail in Plymouth, troopers sayA crash on West Orange Blossom Trail at Albrecht Avenue prompted a roadblock there Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
UK killings suspect got seized gun, license back last month
Read full article: UK killings suspect got seized gun, license back last monthBritain’s police watchdog says it has launched an investigation into why a 22-year-old man who fatally shot five people in southwestern England was given back his confiscated gun and gun license.
Man kills 5, himself in UK's first mass shooting in decade
Read full article: Man kills 5, himself in UK's first mass shooting in decadeA young man who killed five people and then took his own life in Britain’s first mass shooting in over a decade had complained online about difficulties meeting women and being “beaten down” by life.
Police: 6 dead, including suspected shooter, in UK city
Read full article: Police: 6 dead, including suspected shooter, in UK cityPolice in southwest England say six people were killed, including the suspected shooter, in the city of Plymouth in a “serious firearms incident” that wasn’t terror-related.
Robotic ship sets off to retrace the Mayflower's journey
Read full article: Robotic ship sets off to retrace the Mayflower's journeyMore than four centuries after the Mayflower departed from England on a historic sea journey to America, another trailblazing vessel with the same name has set off to retrace the voyage.
High-tech ship set for launch on 400th Mayflower anniversary
Read full article: High-tech ship set for launch on 400th Mayflower anniversaryThe Mayflower Autonomous Ship during a special ceremony to mark its launch in Plymouth south west England, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Dignitaries, seafarers and scientists gathered in Plymouth, England, on Wednesday to mark the 400th anniversary of the departure of the Mayflower, the ship that carried a group of Puritan settlers to a new life across the Atlantic Ocean. (AP Photo/Susie Blann)