The critically endangered North Atlantic right whales number less than 400, and the species faces existential threats from entanglement in gear and collisions with ships.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, Politics
Trump names Karoline Leavitt as youngest ever White House press secretary
Leavitt, a New Hampshire native, is seen as a staunch and camera-ready advocate for President-elect Donald Trump.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Outside review of Maine State Police after-action report on Lewiston shootings recommends improvements
The recommendations came in an analysis of the Maine State Police’s after-action review of the Lewiston mass shooting last year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World, New England, News
East Coast port strike imminent as longshoremen talks show no progress
In Maine, the port of Portland is unlikely to be impacted by the strike, officials from the port and labor union say. Only one company, Eimskip of Reykjavík, Iceland, operates at the port of Portland and is not a party to the agreement between the union and the alliance.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World, New England
Shark biologists stumble into a deep-sea murder mystery
Porbeagle sharks aren’t known to have predators, but a new study says it recorded the first instance of the species being preyed upon by another massive shark.
Posted inElection 2024, New England, Politics
Harris touts small-business agenda in New Hampshire as debate nears
Vice President Kamala Harris aims an appeal at moderate and Republican voters who may be turned off by Donald Trump.
Posted inNation & World
Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding, possible tornadoes northeast
Debby’s final chapter involves moving north and northeast from the Carolinas at a faster clip.
Posted inNation & World, News
Large number of whales spotted off New England includes endangered species
The whales are ‘swimming in harms way’ until the U.S. finalizes strict rules to protect them from collisions with large ships and entanglement in commercial fishing gear, one activist says.
Posted inNation & World, New England
I-95 in Connecticut to be closed for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says
A tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel crashed in Norwalk on Thursday morning. There were no injuries but there was significant damage to a highway overpass, which must now be demolished.
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Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim’s Connecticut home sold for $3.25 million
Sondheim died at his Roxbury estate in 2021 at age 91.