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2 rescued from water after boat catches fire in Massachusetts

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Two people were rescued from the water in Massachusetts after the boat they were on caught fire on Monday morning, authorities said. The Gloucester Fire Department responded to reports of a boat on fire with people in the water near the Blynman Bridge just before 9 ...

Vanishing whale’s decline worse than previously thought, feds say

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A review of the status of a vanishing species of whale found that the animal's population is in worse shape than previously thought, federal ocean regulators said Monday. The North Atlantic right whale numbers less than 350, and it has been declining in population for ...

2 die when their dirt bike collides with SUV; neither was wearing a helmet

WAREHAM, Mass. (AP) — Two people died over the weekend when the dirt bike they were riding collided with an SUV near a shopping plaza in Massachusetts, authorities said. The victims of the crash in Wareham just before 11 p.m. Saturday were identified as Robert Stocker, 17, of Woburn, and ...