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South Florida ocean kayaker recounts encounter with shark

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

South Florida ocean kayaker recounts encounter with shark caught on videoA South Florida fisherman says he was paddling with a predator, and he has the video to prove it.When you kayak fish in the ocean off the coast in South Florida, you’re bound to reel in some big stories, but Alex Duberti’s best story yet never made it onto the boat. In fact, it flipped him right out of it.“Man, I thought the moment I was in the water, I thought this is it. It’s coming for me,” he said.It was Easter Sunday, Duberti and his friends launched at sunrise from Boca Raton. In just a couple of hours, he’d already reeled in a wahoo and a kingfish.He was paddling back to his sweet spot at 140 feet to try for another.From his home in Coral Springs, he tells us what happened next.“And when I started moving,” said Duberti, “letting my other bait to go away from the kayak, I felt a big hit on my right side and made a huge splash.”Duberti said the sh...

Motorcyclist injured after driver crashes into him speaks out

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WSVN) — Dramatic video showed a chaotic collision when a car slammed right into a biker. Fortunately, the biker survived the wild wreck and despite being bruised up, he lived to tell the tale.Forty-three-year-old Will Dover from Fort Pierce loves to record his motorcycle rides with a 360 camera mounted on his bike.Back on March 25th, that camera captured the moment his morning trip to work quickly took a dangerous turn when a driver crashed into him almost head-on.“I’m just happy to be alive,” Dover said.Now on crutches, this injured father recalls the moment a driver failed to yield while making a left.“All in one movement, and it was just too late,” Dover said. “I just braced myself for the hit.”Dover suffered deep cuts on both legs and injured his shoulder and wrist.He claimed he was wearing a helmet and other gear which saved his life.“I just think maybe if he wasn’t driving that day, I would still have my ...

Crews remove steeple from Cambridge church that was damaged by fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

The steeple of a church in Cambridge that went up in flames on Sunday has now been taken down. A crane was seen lifting the steeple off the Faith Lutheran Church Tuesday afternoon. Officials previously said they were concerned about the structure collapsing after the fire, which sent massive flames ripping through the building not long after Easter services. Cambridge Fire Chief Tom Cahill estimated that, at one point, there were 150 firefighters from about a dozen departments trying to put the flames out. Several firefighters suffered minor injuries, but are expected to be okay.Church officials have said it’s unclear whether any part of the remaining structure can be saved. The cause of the fire remained under investigation as of Monday.

Civil rights activist Mel King given final farewell at funeral in Boston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

A huge crowd came out to bid a final farewell to civil rights activist Mel King during his funeral on Tuesday at the Union United Methodist Church in the South End.King, who died last month at the age of 94, was the first Black person to reach a Boston mayoral general election forty years ago. He also served in the state legislature, among other roles. Both the church itself and a nearby park were packed as individuals watched the funeral on a large screen. Another screen was set up at City Hall.Among those at the service was former Mayor and City Councilor Kim Janey, who said she couldn’t have become Boston’s first Black and first woman mayor without King. “I stand on Mel King’s strong shoulders as the first woman mayor, as the first black mayor to lead Boston and there is no question in my mind it is because of his work and what he has done,” Janey said.Sen. Ed Markey recalled joining the state legislature with King 50 years ago, saying Mel King was to Boston what Martin Luth...

Local lawmakers file bill to create 4-day workweek pilot program

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

A pair of state lawmakers are looking into the impacts of slashing office time from five days to four, and are hoping their new bill will help get the ball rolling in Massachusetts via a pilot program.Filed by Rep. Josh Cutler, D-Plymouth, and Rep. Dylan A. Fernandes, D-Falmouth, “An Act relative to a four-day workweek pilot program” aims to help those who might be barely getting by at work, and possibly replicate the positive results seen in similar trials, one of which involved researchers from Boston College.“I think momentum is definitely growing to get more creative in the way we look at our workplace and the nature of work,” Cutler told 7NEWS. “And having a four-day workweek is a natural component of that.”The legislator said the pilot program would be voluntary for businesses. Participants would qualify for a tax credit and, in turn, the businesses would reduce employee hours without reducing pay.“Everyone’s talking about tight ...

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg sues Rep. Jim Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, an extraordinary move as he seeks to halt a House Judiciary Committee inquiry that the prosecutor contends is a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him over his indictment of former President Donald Trump.Bragg, a Democrat, is asking a judge to invalidate subpoenas that Jordan, the committee’s Republican chair, has issued or plans to issue as part of an investigation of Bragg’s handling of the case, the first criminal prosecution of a former U.S. president.U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump appointee who previously served as a federal bankruptcy court judge, declined Tuesday to take immediate action on the lawsuit and scheduled an initial hearing for April 19 in Manhattan.Bragg’s lawsuit, a forceful escalation after weeks of sparring with Jordan and other Republican lawmakers in l...

Magic’s Paolo Banchero becomes Rookie of the Month for 4th month in a row

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero accomplished a feat on Tuesday that’s been attained by only one other player in franchise history.Banchero was named the NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in March and April, the league announced.He joined Shaquille O’Neal as the only Magic players to be named Rookie of the Month four consecutive times. O’Neal did it from November 1992-February 1993.The No. 1 pick in the draft, Banchero led rookies in scoring with 20.3 points per game for March/April to go along with 6.6 rebounds (sixth) and 4.2 assists (sixth). He also shot 38.7% (24 of 62) on 3-pointers.Banchero, O’Neal, Penny Hardaway, Mike Miller and Victor Oladipo are the only Magic players to be named Rookie of the Month more than once.The nine Magic players who won Rookie of the Month:Dennis Scott (March 1991);O’Neal (four times — November 1992-February 1993);Hardaway (twice — January and April 1994);Miller (twice ...

Boston Marathon weather forecast: Thankfully not hot like this week, helpful wind, spotty showers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

With less than a week out from the Boston Marathon, this is the part of the marathon training experience when anxious runners constantly hit refresh on the weather forecast for Hopkinton and the seven other communities that make up the 26.2-mile course.According to the National Weather Service’s initial forecast for Marathon Monday, it appears to be a better day for runners than spectators.Thankfully for the runners, they won’t have to worry about 70-degree sunny days like this week. Temps in Hopkinton at the start of the race should be in the upper 50s, and temps in Boston shouldn’t top 60 degrees in the afternoon. The normal high for Boston on April 17 is 57 degrees.Runners may have to deal with some scattered rain showers, but there’s a chance for a helpful wind at their backs.“Monday seems like a very seasonable April day with some spotty showers during the morning,” Torry Gaucher, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Boston o...

To fight cancer, EPA wants sterilizer companies to emit less

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Tuesday to limit the use of the chemical ethylene oxide after finding higher than expected cancer risk at facilities that use it to sterilize billions of medical devices each year.The EPA says its proposal will reduce ethylene oxide emissions by roughly 80% by targeting 86 medical sterilization facilities across the United States. The companies will also have to test for the antimicrobial chemical in the air and make sure their pollution controls are working properly.“EPA’s number one priority is protecting people’s health and safety,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. “Together they would significantly reduce worker and community exposure to harmful levels of ethylene oxide.”Darya Minovi, a senior research analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists, called the action overdue by “almost a decade” and said it should have gone further to require monitoring at facility fence lines so people know what is entering their ...

Puerto Rico declares state of emergency on coastal erosion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:54 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency on Tuesday to fight worsening coastal erosion across the U.S. territory that officials blame on climate change.The government is setting aside $105 million in federal funds to implement nearly two dozen measures to offset the ongoing loss of land and minimize its effects. The measures include relocating homes, creating artificial reefs, planting mangrove trees and adding sand to beaches.“This is an ambitious agenda,” Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said at a press conference.Puerto Rico has nearly 700 miles (1,200 kilometers) of coastline, and two-thirds of the island’s 3.2 million resident live along coastal areas. Of that population, more than 20% live in areas at high risk for flooding.A study by the University of Puerto Rico found that more than 60 miles (99 kilometers) of shoreline have migrated inland in previous years. Much of the erosion is blamed on storms including Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm th...