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US Coastguard and Customs Border Patrol seize $12 million worth of cocaine and marijuana in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

Authorities in Miami made a big bust when they offloaded millions of dollars worth of drugs. The crew members of the United States Coastguard Cutter Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105) and Customs Border Patrol successfully offloaded a substantial haul of illegal drugs in Miami, Monday. The seized contraband included over 717 pounds of cocaine and 2,640 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value exceeding $12 million.https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1686102514578477056?s=20The joint operation between the US Coastguard and Customs Border Patrol resulted in a significant blow to drug traffickers attempting to smuggle narcotics into the country. The seizure is part of the ongoing efforts to combat drug smuggling and protect the nation’s borders from illegal substances.

Puppy born with unique birthmark resembling Cape Cod

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

A local dog has attracted quite a bit of attention in recent days due to a unique birthmark that closely resembles Cape Cod. Chowdah is a 7-day-old Australian Shepherd puppy. Garret Bentley, from Falmouth, recently started breeding dogs and said the mark on the second largest pup of the recent litter is uncanny. “I’m sitting there with my sister and she was just looking at the black one in particular and she was like ‘Oh my God! That looks like Cape Cod,’” he said. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, you’re right, it actually does,’” he continued. Given the unique design, Bentley said the family knew they had to come up with a clever name. “Everybody was throwing out names in the comments and, obviously it has Cape Cod on the back, we’ve got to give it a Cape Cod-themed name,” he said. Bentley said his mother posted a picture of Chowdah on social media and he was an instant hit. So far, he said hundreds of people have reached out about adopting the puppy.&nbs...

Police investigate killings of 2 people after gunfire erupts in Lewiston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

Police in Maine are investigating the deaths of two people after gunfire erupted on a city street.Dozens of people emerged from nearby apartments Sunday as Lewiston and state police cordoned off the crime scene, which included a black SUV, a blue sedan with broken windows and a body that had been on the pavement for hours. A second victim died at a hospital, police said.The Sun Journal newspaper reported that nearby residents heard multiple gunshots.Detectives were continuing to investigate Monday. Police didn’t say if there was suspect. The victims weren’t immediately identified.“The investigation has shown this to be an isolated incident, and there are no known threats to the public at this time,” said Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.The 911 call was made late Sunday morning. The victims’ bodies were taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Augusta for identification and autopsies, she said.

Migrant “Crisis” Spurs Opening Of New Center In Quincy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

More than five weeks after the Healey administration pledged to establish more resource centers to help migrant families and people experiencing homelessness, state officials opened their second site in Quincy on Monday as makeshift hotels and motels being used as emergency shelters continue to fill up.The new “Family Welcome Center” is situated at the Cove Fine Arts Center on the campus of Eastern Nazarene College. It comes as the state grapples with a surge of migrants coming to Massachusetts, which is a right-to-shelter-state, from Haiti and South America. State officials and refugee advocates have been unable to pinpoint the volume of migrants arriving here due to a lack of standardized data collection methods.“This second Family Welcome Center will help increase access to services and expedite the rate at which we are able to connect eligible families experiencing homelessness with safe and secure shelter,” Gov. Maura Healey said in a statement Monday mo...

Orioles promoting catcher Samuel Basallo, club’s No. 5 prospect, to High-A Aberdeen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

Orioles fans in the Baltimore region will soon be able to watch in person the best prospect the club has signed as an international free agent during the Mike Elias era.The Orioles are promoting catcher Samuel Basallo, ranked by Baseball America as the organization’s fifth-best prospect, to High-A Aberdeen, a source with direct knowledge of the move confirmed to The Baltimore Sun.Basallo, who the Orioles signed out of the Dominican Republic in January 2021, has been one of the most impressive prospects this season in a farm system ranked as the sport’s best. After posting solid numbers in rookie ball in 2021 and 2022, the 18-year-old backstop dominated Low-A competition in his first year of full-season ball. In 83 games with Delmarva, Basallo slashed .299/.384/.503 — good for an .887 OPS — with 19 doubles, 12 home runs and 60 RBIs.His performance, combined with his plus power at the plate and arm behind it, has zoomed Basallo up prospect rankings. After openi...

Boston Police ID man wanted in connection with fatally striking boy in Hyde Park, leaving the scene of the crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

Police have identified the man who’s wanted in connection with fatally striking a 4-year-old boy in Hyde Park, and then leaving the scene of the crash.Olguens Joseph is wanted on a warrant out of West Roxbury District Court for: motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation; leaving the scene of personal injury and death; and operation of an unregistered/uninsured motor vehicle.Police responded to the fatal hit-and-run on Tuesday, July 18, in the area of 165 Wood Ave., in Hyde Park.Officers at around 9:30 p.m., responded to a report of a child struck by a motor vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found a 4-year-old boy suffering from life-threatening injuries.The boy was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The family identified the boy as Ivan Pierre.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | 2 killed, 4 injured during night of violence in Boston Crime & Public Safety | Malden man accused of injuring 1-year-old girl ...

Patriots training camp Day 6: Pats’ ‘D’ makes goal-line stand, Rhamondre Stevenson sits

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

FOXBORO — Bill Belichick huddled the Patriots around him near the end of practice late Monday morning. He delivered a simple message.Be physical, but stay on your feet. Let’s get out of here without anyone getting hurt.The injury bug had already bitten the Pats throughout their first padded practice of the summer, temporarily taking out left guard Cole Strange, his backup, Chasen Hines, one tight end and a defensive back. The next few minutes of low red-zone plays followed by goal-line work would bring increased injury risk. The live goal-line period would also be a first at Patriots training camp in two years, another change against the backdrop of a lost 2022 season.Moments later, the ball was placed inside the 2-yard line. Game on.Surrounded by two tight ends, an extra offensive lineman and a couple backs, Mac Jones turned right from under center and into a hand-off. First came newly converted fullback Jahlani Tavai, then Kevin Harris, a bowling ball of a runner at 5-foot-9...

Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion of access’ to his father, former business partner tells Congress

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

By FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden’s former business partner insisted in testimony to Congress Monday that President Joe Biden was never directly involved in their financial dealings, though Hunter would often put his famous father on speakerphone to impress clients and business associates. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee conducted a more than-five hour interview with Devon Archer as part of its expanding congressional inquiry into the Biden family businesses as the GOP explores a potential impeachment inquiry into the president. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers inside the closed-door interview said Archer testified that over the span of 10 years, Hunter Biden put his father on the phone around 20 times while in the company of associates but “never once spoke about any business dealings.”New York Rep. Dan Goldman, who was representing Democrats inside the room, told reporters after the interview that Archer...

Budget passed, tax relief stuck, as Massachusetts lawmakers head home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

Massachusetts state lawmakers handed a $56.2 billion fiscal 2024 budget to Gov. Maura Healey Monday, striking one major item from their legislative to-do list as they enter a month-long recess where mostly local bills move forward.All eyes on Beacon Hill now turn to the status of a tax relief plan that has been stuck since mid-February in closed-door negotiations led by the same two men who struck a deal on the budget. Top Democrats have worked on some form of tax relief for over a year.Senate budget chief Sen. Michael Rodrigues said producing a deal on tax relief is not “difficult at all” but there are a large “volume” of high-priority items on the chamber’s plate.He did not offer a concrete timeline for a tax relief deal but said the Senate would return during their August break “if we need to do it by roll call” vote and the branch wants to do it “as soon as possible.”“Democracy is painstakingly slow,” Rodrigues told reporters on Monday. “The deliberative process can be ver...

Trump political committee has spent more than $40 million on lawyers’ fees as his legal peril mounts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:02 GMT

By JILL COLVIN and BRIAN SLODYSKO (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump ‘s mounting legal woes are growing more expensive, leading his campaign to request a refund from a supportive super PAC and launch a new legal defense fund to help cover costs.His political action committee, Save America, is expected to disclose Monday that it spent more than $40 million on legal fees during the first half of the year for costs related to defending the former president, his aides and other allies, according to a person familiar with the filing who spoke on the condition of anonymity before the deadline. The number was first reported by The Washington Post.At the same time, Trump’s allies are creating a new legal defense fund that will help pay the soaring legal fees as Trump faces dozens of criminal charges stemming from indictments in New York and Florida, with more expected as soon as this week. The Patriot Legal Defense Fund, as it is called, is i...