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‘We know they're here': White sharks are back off Cape Cod, experts say
Humans not the only ones getting ready to head to Massachusetts beaches. White sharks are back in the Bay State’s waters, researchers say, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. “They are starting to arrive,” said Megan Winton of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. Bites recently spotted on a dead whale near Chatham, on Cape Cod, and a living...
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Mental health still suffers stigma in the medical and research fields
Lindsay Demers holds a PhD. and a role as assistant professor of medicine at Boston University. As the director of the Education Evaluation Core, she studies the effectiveness of education interventions in medical schools. Then she needed to stage her own workplace intervention. She says things started to change in 2021 and 2022 when she disclosed an invisible disability and…
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Police bust ‘very sophisticated ring of homebreakers' that targeted South Asians' homes in Mass.
Four people suspected of orchestrating sophisticated break-ins of the homes of Indian and South Asian families across Massachusetts and beyond in recent years were arrested in Rhode Island Friday, authorities said. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan referred to them as “a very sophisticated ring of homebreakers” and said some of the victims “were truly traumatized and, in some cases, robbed…
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Death of endangered right whale found off Martha's Vineyard highlights troubling trend
Scientists say a North Atlantic right whale that was found dead in the surf off Martha’s Vineyard last week suffered from chronic entanglement. NBC10 Boston is examining the efforts to save the critically endangered animals and their special significance to native people in Massachusetts. “Whales in general, we consider them our relatives,” said Bettina Washington, the tribal historic preservation...
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Abandoned dog's foster dad shares her story: ‘It would break anybody's heart'
“It was the first dog I’ve ever witnessed that cried real tears and the more we wiped the more the tears came,” said Malden kennel owner Bill Bowdridge of Big Momma, a mastiff found in the cold in December with a 13-lb. tumor on her belly
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Busy Boston intersection blocked in protest for ceasefire in Middle East
Protesters blocked roads in Boston Thursday afternoon, bringing rush hour traffic to a standstill in their call for a ceasefire in the Middle East. A large banner advocating a ceasefire was held up across the intersection of Congress Street and State Street during the evening commute. IfNotNow Boston, a Jewish group critical of the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians,...
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Vigil held for Maine mass shooting victims and loved ones
Thousands, including Maine Gov. Janet Mills, gathered for a vigil Sunday night at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston to honor the victims of last week’s mass shootings.
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Assistance center open for families in Lewiston, Maine
Two support centers have opened for the community in Lewiston, Maine after a mass shooting left 18 people dead this week A Family Assistance Center will be opened for the foreseeable future for people who were injured or present at the Lewiston Armory at 65 Central Ave. It was described as a one-stop shop for victims and the people that…
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Motive still unclear in Maine shootings as community's focus shifts to healing
The scenes where 18 people were killed and 13 more injured last week are being cleared and the businesses are being turned back over to the owners as people in the community turn to each other to process what happened. “This thing’s like a tidal wave hits you… you’re ok one-minute, next minute you’re just not,” said Arthur Barnard,...
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Two decades after famous fight with meningitis, he faces a new deadly challenge
In 2000, NECN shared the powerful story of John Kach, a Rhode Island college student who fought for his life after developing meningitis. He beat the deadly illness and grew to live his life as an adult, adjusting to new limitations. Now, he’s been dealt another setback — he needs a new kidney. “I just…I do what I have to…
