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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, New England
Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim’s Connecticut home sold for $3.25 million
Sondheim died at his Roxbury estate in 2021 at age 91.
Posted inNation / World, New England
Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case
The ruling from the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence intact – for now.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
If enough snow, Farmington sled dog races have new dates, location
If there is enough snow, the races will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 2 and 3 in the fields along Front Street.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, New England, News
New Hampshire pond hockey tourney is among the winter traditions disrupted by climate change
Elizabeth Burakowski, a research assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, said data shows New England is a U.S. hotspot when it comes to winter warming.
Posted inNation / World, New England, News
Rhode Island hiker kills rabid coyote with his bare hands after attack
The same coyote is believed to have attacked a dog walker the day before in a nearby town.