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MWRA recommends damaged wind turbine be taken down after piece of blade appeared to fly off

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

The Massachusetts Water Resource Authority has recommended a damaged wind turbine on Deer Island be taken down, one day after a piece of a turbine blade appeared to fly off the structure on Monday. The out-of-service turbine suddenly started spinning on Monday and continued spinning until officials said a contractor was able to insert a braking mechanism. In an update on Tuesday, the MWRA said the turbine suffered “significant damage.”“MWRA believes that the best course of action is to take it down so it no longer poses a danger,” the authority said in its update.While officials said staff are “working to expedite removal,” the MWRA said it may take “a couple of days” to begin work to remove the turbine. Public access to the area around the turbine on Deer Island will remain closed until the turbine is taken down, officials said. An investigation into the cause of the incident remained underway as of Tuesday.

Man arrested in NJ in connection with sexual assaults in Charlestown in 2007, 2008

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

A man who previously lived in the North End was recently arrested at his home in New Jersey in connection with a string of sexual assaults in Boston dating back more than 15 years, officials announced on Tuesday. Boston Police Commissioner, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden and FBI Boston Special Agent in Charge Joe Bonavolonta said the man, identified as Matthew Nilo, was allegedly responsible for four different attacks in the Terminal Street area of Charlestown between 2007 and 2008. Authorities said they were able to use DNA evidence to link the crimes and track Nilo down, despite the years since the incidents themselves. “You should know that, despite the passage of time, the FBI, the Boston Police Department and our law enforcement partners will not give up and we will continue to use any technological advancement we can to seek justice for you and your families,” Bonavolonta said.Police have asked anyone with further information in the case to contac...

Francisco Lindor hits his 10th homer, Kodai Senga pitches 7 strong innings in win over Phillies

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

The Mets haven’t been involved in many pitching duels this season, but that changed Tuesday night at Citi Field with their NL East foes from Philadelphia in town.Kodai Senga, who was coming off one of his worst performances of the season, was masterful against the Philadelphia Phillies, out-dueling left-hander Ranger Suarez. Francisco Lindor hit his 10th home run of the season and the bullpen preserved a slim lead in the Mets’ 2-0 win in the first game of a three-game set.Last time out, Senga (5-3) gave up three earned runs and walked five in a loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The five walks were a season-worst, but in eight of nine outings, he had walked at least three batters. This was his first appearance without a walk and it was his most efficient outing to date.The Japanese rookie pitched into the seventh inning for the first time in his Major League career. He one-hit the Phillies (25-29) through seven strong and struck out nine. The only allowed hit was...

Hayden Wesneski is back from Iowa as the Chicago Cubs look to the rookie to bolster their struggling bullpen

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

The Chicago Cubs’ long-term outlook on right-hander Hayden Wesneski hasn’t changed.They believe in his ability to be a big-league starter and potentially an impact arm in their rotation down the line.But the Cubs need more out of their struggling bullpen and are looking to Wesneski to bolster it. They recalled the 25-year-old from Triple-A Iowa before Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays and optioned right-hander Michael Rucker.Manager David Ross isn’t defining a role for Wesneski in the bullpen. Multi-inning use or one-inning appearances both could be in play.“We’re trying to get the most talented pitchers we can down there,” Ross said. “He’s going to go out and do him, so I don’t worry about the heart rate, and he’s been in the bullpen before in big moments.“The reason why guys start is usually they’re the best pitchers and have the best stuff to go multiple innings. That stuff could tick up. We don...

Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to sell fellow Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden and win approval in time to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default.Leaders of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus lambasted the compromise as falling well short of the spending cuts they demand, and they vowed to try to halt passage by Congress. A much larger conservative faction, the Republican Study Committee, declined to take a position. Even rank-and-file centrist conservatives were not sure, leaving McCarthy desperately hunting for votes.The House Rules Committee voted 7-6 Tuesday to advance a bill dealing with the federal debt ceiling to the full House, with two Republicans joining Democrats to oppose.The full House is expected to vote Wednesday.With tough days ahead, the speaker went into overtime...

Blue Jays bats wake up as club opens homestand with 7-2 win

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

The Toronto Blue Jays’ once stagnant offense arose from its slumber on Tuesday with 14 combined hits as the club beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 to open its homestand at Rogers Centre.First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and catcher Alejandro Kirk each had three hits on the night, while Whit Merrifield added two hits and two RBIs.Incredibly, Merrifield was the only Jays hitter to record an extra-base hit, as 13 of Toronto’s 14 hits were singles.That home cooking ????It's a FOUR-run first! pic.twitter.com/XcCskZ0suV— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) May 30, 2023Brewers starter Adrian Houser was tagged for 11 hits and six earned runs.Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi, who entered Tuesday on a bit of a rough patch, limited damage across five innings despite battling his control with five walks. The 31-year-old struck out four, including his 500th career strikeout.Former top pitching prospect Nate Pearson continued to impress out of the bullpen, firing two shutout innings...

Brazilian president’s support of Venezuela’s leader mars unity at South America summit

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

BRASILIA (AP) — The Brazilian president’s strong support of Venezuela’s authoritarian leader marred the unity Tuesday at a South American summit that Brazil convened in hopes of reviving a bloc of the region’s 12 politically polarized countries.Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva proposed during his opening speech the creation of a regional currency to rival the U.S. dollar in his bid for the dozen countries to work more closely together. But Lula’s warm embrace of Venezuela’s authoritarian leftist President Nicolás Maduro just ahead of the meeting drew pushback from some of his neighbors and threatened the sense of unity the Brazilian president was seeking.Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou said the “worst thing we can do” is pretend there are no significant human rights problems in Venezuela.Lula, in response, said that “no one is forced to agree with anybody”. Lula wants to revive the Union of South American Nations, or Unasur, which launched in 2008 ...

Truck driver indicted on manslaughter charges after deadly Oregon crash that killed 7 farmworkers

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, court documents show. A grand jury in Marion County Court on Tuesday indicted Lincoln Smith, a 52-year-old truck driver from California, on 12 counts, including seven charges of manslaughter, reckless driving and driving under the influence of intoxicants. His court-appointed defense attorney, Tiffany Humphrey, said she couldn’t comment on the open case. The Marion County District Attorney’s office, which filed the charges against Smith, said it won’t comment on the case until it has concluded.Smith was being held without bail in Marion County Jail, the sheriff’s office website showed.On May 18, seven people died and four more were injured when Smith’s semitruck ran off I-5 and slammed into their van as it was parked on the roadside near Albany, in an agricultural area...

Malaysia finds 100 old artillery shells on Chinese barge, says it likely plundered WWII shipwrecks

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s maritime agency said Tuesday a Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in the South China Sea after discovering 100 more old artillery shells on the detained vessel.Malaysian media reported that illegal salvage operators are believed to have targeted the HMS Repulse and the HMS Prince of Wales, which were sunk in 1941 by Japanese torpedoes days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. A total of 842 sailors perished, and the shipwrecks off the coast of Malaysia’s central Pahang state are designated war graves. Fishermen and divers alerted authorities after spotting a foreign vessel near the area last month.The maritime agency detained the barge, registered in Fuzhou, China, on Sunday for anchoring without a permit off southern Johor state. Upon investigation, the agency found piles of scrap metal and an artillery shell believed to be from World War II on the vessel.The agency said a thorough search Tuesday foun...

6 teens arrested after fight outside Six Flags Great America

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:54 GMT

GURNEE, Il. -- Six teenagers have been arrested after a fight broke out outside Six Flags Great America in Gurnee Monday night.According to the Gurnee Police Department, multiple law enforcement agencies responded to reports of a fight at Six Flags Great America on Monday.Witnesses claimed the fight started between two groups inside the park, near the front gates, and spread to the parking lot.Officers, already located at the park, quickly intervened to stop the large crowd fighting. Initial attempts to disperse the crowd were unsuccessful, prompting a Gurnee Officer to deploy OC Spray into the disruptive crowd.  ORIGINAL: Reported pepper spray incident prompts police response at Six Flags Great America Four teenagers, ages of 14 to 17-years-old, all from La Porte, Indiana, were arrested. Two other teenagers from Lake County, ages 16 and 18-years-old, were also taken into custody.Three of arrested individuals were transported to Condell Hospital for minor injuries and were release...