The case centered around concerns that the lines, authorized by the state of Massachusetts, entangle and kill critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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A spacecraft launched by NASA will test technologies for preventing an impact of Earth by a hazardous asteroid. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about this ambitious project which has overtones of a science fiction movie. -
President Joe Biden recently signed a 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure package, the largest federal bill earmarked for infrastructure in decades.
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“Right now, it's kind of hard to figure out what direction we're going to go," said state Rep. Timothy Whelan, a Republican from Brewster.
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Local health officials are watching the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which was detected in the United States for the first time on Wednesday as cases spread around the world.
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When Judeen Lloyd migrated to the U.S. from Jamaica ten years ago, she brought her mother's recipe for rum cake with her. Some day, it'll be passed on to…
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This week: The federal government will be looking for public input on the proposed machine gun range. One million gallons of radioactive water could be released from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant into Cape Cod Bay. And we celebrate a whale mother. -
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J. Junker/The ocean's role in our climate system, and in solutions to climate change.
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An interview with author Charles Spencer.
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Elizabeth Williams/The federal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, former companion of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, began in earnest this week. She's accused of grooming girls on Epstein's behalf.
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The federal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, former companion of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, began in earnest this week. She's accused of grooming girls on Epstein's behalf.
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Jennifer and James Crumbley — parents of the 15-year-old suspect of the Michigan school shooting — were charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter.
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Italian film director Paolo Sorrentino discusses his new film The Hand of God, which opens in U.S. theaters Dec. 3. It's about the tragedy he experienced as a teen and the escape he found in cinema.
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Although workers across the country have seen an increase in wages, the cost of things like gas and food have also risen. This has left workers wondering if these raises are real or just an illusion.
