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14.08.2022 / 23:43

Rare blue lobster caught by father and son in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine - You never know what the waters will turn up, and in Luke Rand’s case, it was a rare blue lobster. The 36-year-old from Portland, Maine, said he and his father captured the unique crustacean last Thursday in Casco Bay, an inlet in the Gulf of Maine. "We caught it early in the day and were taken back by how blue it was," Rand told FOX Television Stations.The father and son said they have been lobstering for more than 20 years. Rare blue lobster caught in Maine. (Credit: Luke Rand) "My first instinct was to pull out my phone to document the find because it was such a rare occasion," Rand continued. RELATED: Freckles, rare calico lobster rescued from Manassas Red Lobster, dies at Virginia museumRand said the lobster will be donated to be studied or released back into the wild. According to the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance, the color of lobsters can vary.According to the Alliance, lobster shells contain astaxanthin, a pigment to determine their color.

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Titan latest: Debris from implosion of Titanic-bound submersible returned to land

PORTLAND, Maine - Debris from the lost submersible Titan has been returned to land after a fatal implosion during its voyage to the wreck of the Titanic captured the world's attention last week.The return of the debris to port in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, is a key piece of the investigation into why the submersible imploded, killing all five on board.

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3 US states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits

FILE - The sun rises behind a stone cross atop a Catholic church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) PORTLAND, Maine - Ann Allen loved going to church and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest back in the 1960s.The giggling fun with friends always ended with a game of hide and seek. Each week, the Rev.

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Waters off New England had 2nd warmest year on record in 2022

PORTLAND, Maine - The waters off New England, which are home to rare whales and most of the American lobster fishing industry, logged the second-warmest year on record last year.The Gulf of Maine, a body of water about the size of Indiana that touches Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Canada, is warming faster than the vast majority of the world's oceans. Last year fell short of setting a new high mark for hottest year by less than half a degree Fahrenheit, said scientists with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, a science center in Portland.The average sea surface temperature was 53.66 degrees (12 degrees Celsius), more than 3.7 degrees above the 40-year average, the scientists said.

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Suspected drunk driver crashes into police station, says she was ‘following her GPS’

Photo shows a suspected drunk driver who crashed into a police department building.

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Nor'easter incoming: Blizzard Warnings issued from Maine to Virginia ahead of heavy snow, winds

nor'easter will become a blizzard for parts of the East Coast this weekend as heavy snow and high winds pound areas from New England to North Carolina beginning Friday evening.The National Weather Service has issued Blizzard Warnings along the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey and the southern Delmarva Peninsula. This includes the cities of Boston; Portland, Maine; Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Ocean City, Maryland.It has been four years since Boston was last under a Blizzard Warning – in March 2018.Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for a larger area of the Northeast from Maine to North Carolina, including New York City, Philadelphia and Norfolk, Virginia.

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Man who stuffed razor blades in pizza dough gets nearly 5 years in prison

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A man accused of putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in federal prison.The sentencing of Nicholas Mitchell, 39, of Dover, New Hampshire, followed an agreement with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty in June to one of two counts of tampering with a consumer product. He also must pay nearly $230,000 in restitution to Hannaford Supermarkets.The hearing proceeded even though Mitchell was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19 contracted in jail.Although no one was injured, the crime was dangerous and spread fear in the community, the judge said.Mitchell tearfully apologized for his actions.

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‘Nimblewill Nomad' becomes oldest person to hike Appalachian Trail at 83

BAXTER STATE PARK, ME - AUGUST 15: A sign post directs hikers on the Hunt Trail, a section of the Appalachian Trail and popular route to Baxter Peak on Mt. Katahdin.

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Police allegedly helped illegal multimillion-dollar marijuana operation

PORTLAND, Maine - Two sheriff's deputies accepted new cars and an ownership stake in an operation that illegally sold more than $13 million in pot grown for Maine’s medical marijuana program, federal prosecutors said.Two other law enforcement officers and a prosecutor aided the operation by providing intelligence and tipping off participants, prosecutors said.Federal documents unsealed Wednesday when one of the defendants pleaded guilty revealed an elaborate program in which marijuana that was grown in western Maine for registered caregivers was sold outside the program, with profits being laundered through a corporate structure.Twelve people were charged in the 14-count complaint, including a Rangeley select board member, an assistant

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Fall foliage: Climate change affecting autumnal activity, experts say

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before they can reach peak color. Heat waves prompting leaves to fall before autumn even arrives.

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20 years: US marks milestone anniversary of 9/11

the nation's leader on 9/11, is due at the Pennsylvania memorial and his successor, Barack Obama, at ground zero. The only other post-9/11 U.S.

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Former California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher confirms he was at Capitol riot

FILE PHOTO -- Longtime Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) wears a 'Make Surfing Great Again' hat after dropping off his ballot at his polling place on November 6, 2018 in Costa Mesa, California.

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