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Alligator recovering at Everglades Outpost sanctuary after being hit by car in Homestead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

Another reptile was rescued after being hit by a car.A driver struck an alligator in Homestead, Friday.A wildlife rehab worker scooped the injured animal off of the road.It suffered injuries to its face and tail.“We examined the rest of the body, it had some minor abrasions,” said Martha Frassica-Rivera, owner of the Everglades Outpost Wildlife Sanctuary. “It looks like a pretty healthy alligator.”The alligator was taken to the Everglades Outpost where it’s on antibiotics and is said to be recovering well.Officials said it will remain there because it’s too big to be released back into the wild.

3 suspects arraigned in connection with smash and grab at watch shop in Boston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

Three suspects were arraigned in court Monday afternoon after their arrest in connection with a smash-and-grab at a high-end watch shop on Boylston Street in Boston last week. Boston police said officers first responded around 5:50 p.m. on Friday to the watch shop after a report of an armed robbery in progress. In court, prosecutors said the suspects wore masks and used hammers to smash cases. Prosecutors said the suspects allegedly stole eight watches worth a total of $200,000. Police announced the arrests of Akari Cummings, Jaydrian Diaz and Isiah McPherson on Saturday. In court, Diaz used his jumpsuit to cover his face and head, holding his handcuffed wrists in front of him. Prosecutors said the suspects allegedly fled the scene in a car with a fourth suspect, who was still on the loose as of Monday afternoon. Officers later surrounded the getaway car, at which point prosecutor Christian Pasciak said the car’s driver held up a semi-automatic gun. Pas...

Muggy, Wet July in the Books

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

Editor’s Note: This blog was written by 7Weather intern Tyler Hughes.We’ve almost made it through July here in New England. As we wrap up and head into August, it’s worth a look back at our July, an anything-but-beachy month full of rain and humidity. It’s been one of the muggiest Julys in the last 6 or so years – in Boston, there have been 17 days this month with dewpoints over 70 degrees. That’s a baseline for what I’d consider to be tropical, even oppressive humidity. The frizz factor was out in full force… not exactly comfortable for many of us. It’s also been an extremely wet July – ranking as the 2nd wettest July on record in both Boston and Worcester. In Boston, we picked up over 10 inches of rainfall this month, while in Worcester, we accumulated more than 12″ of rainfall. These numbers could sneak up a little bit before July is officially over as a few showers move through this evening, but nothing ...

Pipeline operators to pay $12.5M after crude oil spills in Montana, North Dakota

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

By JACK DURA (Associated Press)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two pipeline operators have agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty related to crude oil spills in Montana and North Dakota.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced the settlement in a 2022 federal court lawsuit. Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC will pay the $12.5 million to resolve the claims made under the Clean Water Act and Pipeline Safety Laws, the EPA said. The affiliated companies own and operate oil pipelines in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming.In 2015, Bridger’s Poplar Pipeline broke and spilled more than 50,000 gallons (about 190,000 liters) of crude into the Yellowstone River near Glendive, Montana. Bridger has completed cleanup of the site, and in 2021 settled a lawsuit with federal and Montana authorities for $2 million. Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality previously fined Bridger $1 million in the case.In 2016, Belle Fourche’s Bicentenn...

Boston Mayor Wu bans fossil fuels in new city-owned building construction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

In the latest push for her Green New Deal, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order that prohibits city-owned buildings from being constructed or renovated in a way that allows for the use of fossil fuels.The order, which went into effect after it was signed on Monday afternoon, is part of the mayor’s larger effort to implement a similar ban on new residential buildings, her office said, a plan that has drawn the ire of certain real-estate groups.“This executive order is a long time coming,” Wu said at a City Hall press conference. “It is dealing with what is fully within the city’s control in terms of public buildings that will be newly built or undergoing a major reconstruction and renovation, and committing that they will be fossil-fuel free.”Boston’s Green New Deal Director Oliver Sellers-Garcia said these municipal buildings will be constructed or renovated in a way that doesn’t allow for the use of fossil fuels like coal, oil or natural gas in heating and cooling, ho...

San Francisco prosecutors lay out case against consultant in killing of Cash App’s Bob Lee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

By JANIE HAR (Associated Press)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DNA from a bloody knife and video footage are crucial pieces of evidence against a tech consultant charged with murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was found bleeding on a deserted San Francisco street in April, prosecutors argued Monday.The San Francisco prosecutor’s office began laying out its case against Nima Momeni, 38, at a preliminary hearing in which a judge will decide if there’s enough evidence to go to trial.Prosecutors say Momeni planned the attack, drove Lee to a secluded spot and stabbed him three times after a dispute related to Momeni’s younger sister.They have not spelled out a motive, but previously offered a timeline in a case that has drawn outsized media attention, partly due to Lee’s status in the tech world. Lee created Cash App, a mobile payment service, and was the chief product officer of the cryptocurrency MobileCoin. Momeni, who has been in jail sin...

US needs win or draw to avoid risk of elimination in group play for first time in Women’s World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

By JENNA FRYER (AP National Writer)AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States arrived at the Women’s World Cup as the favorite to win an unprecedented third consecutive title. But after an underwhelming draw against the Netherlands, there’s a real chance the Americans could be eliminated in group play for the first time in tournament history.The U.S. plays Portugal in the third and final match of Group E play, and if Portugal pulls off an upset Tuesday at Eden Park in Auckland, the Americans could be in big trouble. The United States needs to either win or draw against Portugal, one of eight teams playing in its first World Cup, to ensure the Americans continue to play in this tournament. “I think we feel like we have to win everything all the time,” said American star Megan Rapinoe. “That’s the expectation for ourselves. That’s the expectation playing for U.S. national team. It’s just kind of like, ‘Why would you come ...

The NBA’s new CBA is squeezing the league’s middle class

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

Former Orlando Magic forward Bol Bol posted career-highs in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots as a promising seven-footer with guard-like skills last season.Yet when it was time for the market to dictate his worth in contract negotiations, the 24-year-old Bol settled on a one-year veteran’s minimum deal with the Phoenix Suns worth just $2.165 million.Such is the state of affairs for NBA players who don’t classify as franchise cornerstones but are looking to be paid fair market value in salary under the league’s new collective bargaining agreement.While NBA teams dedicate an average of two-thirds of this season’s $136M salary cap to the top-three players on their roster, the league’s middle class suddenly finds itself squeezed thin.Of the approximate $3.8B in player salaries signed away this summer, $2.5B, or 64%, is split among just 19 players, ranging from Boston’s Jaylen Brown — who just signed the richest contract in NBA history ̵...

Sharks along Nantucket: A researcher has tagged 100-plus sharks there as population rebounds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

While much of the shark focus is centered on great whites along Cape Cod this time of year, another shark species has been making waves in recent years off of Nantucket.Sandbar sharks, after the local population was decimated decades ago because of overfishing, are now all over the Nantucket coast — and a researcher at the New England Aquarium has tagged more than 120 sandbar sharks in the area.Caroline Collatos, a PhD student and shark researcher at the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, has been catching, tagging and releasing sandbar sharks off of Nantucket for the last three years.“We’re starting to see a potential rebound now with sandbar sharks,” Collatos recently told the Herald, noting that there weren’t nearly as many sandbar sharks in the water when growing up in the 1990s.The local shark population had been wiped out because of overfishing for their large dorsal fin, which was highly desired for shark soup.Then...

US needs win or draw to avoid risk of elimination in group play for first time in Women's World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:20 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States arrived at the Women's World Cup as the favorite to win an unprecedented third consecutive title. But after an underwhelming draw against the Netherlands, there's a real chance the Americans could be eliminated in group play for the first time in tournament history.The U.S. plays Portugal in the third and final match of Group E play, and if Portugal pulls off an upset Tuesday at Eden Park in Auckland, the Americans could be in big trouble. The United States needs to either win or draw against Portugal, one of eight teams playing in its first World Cup, to ensure the Americans continue to play in this tournament. “I think we feel like we have to win everything all the time,” said American star Megan Rapinoe. “That’s the expectation for ourselves. That’s the expectation playing for U.S. national team. It’s just kind of like, ‘Why would you come into the World Cup if you don’t think that you should win it, and if you don’t think that you c...