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East Coast fishermen fear forests of wind turbines

East Coast fishermen around New Bedford, Massachusetts, dread the possibility of navigating a forest of wind turbines as they make their way to the fishing grounds that have made it the nation’s most lucrative fishing port for 17 years running.

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U.S. negotiates $285M cut in United Nations budget

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations said on Sunday that the U.N.’s 2018-2019 budget would be slashed by over $285 million. The mission said reductions would also be made to the U.N.’s management and support functions.

Free lobsters for the needy a Maine man’s Christmas tradition

A lobsterman in Maine has carried on his tradition of giving away lobsters to those in need on Christmas. Noah Ames set up his pickup truck in a parking lot in Thomaston on Sunday with a sign that read “Free lobsters today for families truly in need.”

Officials say Russia election boycott campaign may be illegal

Russian officials should review opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s calls for an election boycott to see if they might be breaking the law, the Kremlin said Tuesday, hinting at possible legal repercussions.

Meghan Markle joins royal family for Christmas service

Queen Elizabeth II and senior members of the British royal family — along with newcomer Meghan Markle, an American actress engaged to Prince Harry — attended a Christmas church service on Monday as a crowd of local residents gathered.

Bond between 2 racehorses puzzles even veteran stable hands

Sixty miles west of London in the “Valley of the Racehorse,” some human beings in recent years have dug out the word “extraordinary” and put it to use.

2017 was a good year… for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

As 2017 opened, Kim Jong Un delivered a New Year’s address in which he declared that North Korea had “entered the final stage of preparation for the test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile.”

Teen charged with killing ex’s parents who called him a neo-nazi

Buckley Kuhn-Fricker was so disturbed by what she discovered about her teenage daughter’s boyfriend that she spent a tumultuous week pushing for a breakup. By Thursday, she texted a friend saying the “outspoken Neo Nazi” was out of their lives.