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Vultures feared to be dying were just "too drunk to fly"
KILLINGWORTH, Conn. - Animal rescuers "suspected the worst" when they encountered a pair of black vultures in very rough shape earlier this month in Connecticut. But it turns these two feathered friends just had too much to drink.A Place Called Hope, which treats injured birds of prey, responded to help the sick vultures with Watertown Animal Control."Literally drunk""They were literally drunk," the wildlife rehabilitators said. "Unable to balance, stand, kept passing out or in our eyes, actively dying... we ran every test and in the end, they were too drunk to fly."After "ruling everything else out," the rescuers determined that...
Now, it’s time for a breakdown
WARM STRETCH INTERRUPTED Highs at the shore Wednesday will be what it will be like everywhere in southern New England Thursday. Lots of clouds, a few showers, and highs in the upper 40s to low 50s are in the forecast. We will get a break in the showers Friday for much of the day. However, a cold front will bring another round Friday night to Saturday morning. WEEKEND IMPROVEMENT There will be some clouds and leftover showers early Saturday, but the sun will make a return and temperatures will warm to the 60s.
18-year-old arrested in connection with armed robbery of New Hampshire mail carrier
Police on Wednesday said they made an arrest in connection with the armed robbery of a mail carrier in Nashua. Baraka Janvier, 18, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was taken into custody late Tuesday night, police said. Police said Janvier will be in court Wednesday afternoon. The mail carrier was robbed at...
80-year-old driver sustains only minor injuries after train and car collide in Beverly
Transit officials say the grade crossing safety system as well as lights and audible alarms were fully operational at the time of the crash, and that the gates were in the down position.
Boston Dynamics unveils new fully electric humanoid robot
WALTHAM - Boston Dynamics' latest robot is ready to "exceed human capabilities," the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company announced Wednesday.The newest version of the Atlas "humanoid" robot is fully electric and said to be "stronger, more dexterous, and more agile" than its hydraulic predecessor that was recently retired.Video shows latest Boston Dynamics robotVideo shows the new Atlas and its lamp-like head contorting its robotic limbs to pick itself up off a mat."Atlas may resemble a human form factor, but we are equipping the robot to move in the most efficient way possible to complete a task, rather than being constrained by a...
Salem and Lynn Men Plead Guilty in Boston to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Deadly Counterfeit Pills
Two Massachusetts men have admitted their roles in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded the streets with thousands of deadly fake pills. Kion Shepherd of Salem and Raymond Kulakowski of Lynn each pleaded guilty last week in a Boston federal court to conspiracy charges related to the distribution of counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine, officials said.
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