After his arrest in New Bedford, the immigrant from Guatemala was detained for nearly a month in New Hampshire, but the US government never charged him with any crimes.
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At least 27 percent of staff who worked at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center when Trump took office are no longer with the agency. The Woods Hole lab is at the center of the regional fisheries operations.
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ICE agents detained Juan Francisco Méndez after breaking through his car window with an axe. His wife, Marilú Domingo Ortiz, is now trying to be reunited with her husband.
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C.L. talks about savoring the rain and what can be planted this weekend. Then, she interviews Tawny Simisky, University of Massachusetts Extension Entomologist, about three insects of interest in our area and takes listener calls.
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At an emergency meeting on Thursday, the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners authorized the use of surplus funds to keep AmeriCorps Cape Cod running through August.
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More than a dozen local fire departments responded, including Sandwich, Bourne, Harwich, Onset, and Wareham. Fire officials activated a Plymouth County forest fire task force, bringing brush-breaker trucks from off the Cape as well.
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Restoring New England's coastline: it once had vast salt marshes and unobstructed riparian habitats.
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Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic church, grew up in the Chicago area and Catholics in Chicago are overjoyed.
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Parades and memorials across Europe marking 80 years since Nazi Germany's surrender at the end of World War II.
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Israel says its recent strikes and incursions in Syria are to protect the Druze religious group. Some in the community welcome it, but some say they're being used to further Israel's political goals.
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Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a missionary in Peru.