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How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don’t have a dominant arm, but they do tend to perform some tasks more often with their front arms,…

John McCarthy September 11, 2025

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Astronomer CEO Andy Byron RESIGNS after getting caught on Coldplay kiss cam with HR boss

The Astronomer CEO caught getting cozy with a coworker at a Coldplay concert on Tuesday has resigned in disgrace amid an investigation into the scandal. Andy Byron, 50, who was spotted on camera at…

John McCarthy July 19, 2025

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Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs

NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts (Reuters) — By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat's galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls…

John McCarthy May 31, 2025

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Harvard Medical School morgue manager admits to stealing organs, selling them on the black market

CAMBRIDGE (FOX) — A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager recently entered a plea in relation to an alleged scheme to steal and sell donated body parts. Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown,…

John McCarthy May 25, 2025

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Video shows ICE agent smash window to detain man in Massachusetts. Attorney says they have wrong person.

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (CBS) — Video shows the moment ICE agents smashed a car window and forcibly removed a man in New Bedford, Massachusetts on Monday. His attorney says he is not…

John McCarthy April 20, 2025

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Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get US residency

BOSTON (AP) — A former mayor from Haiti is set to go on trial Monday after authorities say he lied on his visa application about committing rights abuses in his country. Jean…

John McCarthy March 17, 2025

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JetBlue pilot wanted on child sex charge kills himself as cops close in

BOSTON — A JetBlue pilot who was arrested on his own plane and then freed on bail last month over a child sex charge killed himself today as police closed in for…

John McCarthy March 7, 2025

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Haitian migrant melts down as ICE raids ramp up around the country after Trump takes office

BOSTON — A Haitian man with a lengthy criminal record shouted 'F**k Trump, Biden forever!' as he was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a deportation raid. The…

John McCarthy January 23, 2025

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Massachusetts man drowns at Trunk Bay in St. John

CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating a possible drowning of a Massachusetts man in St. John just after noon on Monday. Chris Laslocky, 49, of East Brookfield, was positively identified…

John McCarthy March 5, 2024