7 d. ago Catch of the day: rare gold lobster saved by attentive cook in Rhode Island

The crustacean, since named Calvin, had a genetic mutation that occurs in about one in 30 million lobstersBeing one in a million may sound nice, but being one in 30m recently saved an exceptionally rare, gold lobster from being cooked and served as dinner at a New England restaurant, according to those who had a hand in the animal’s reprieve.As the manager of the Nordic Lodge Restaurant in Charlestown, Rhode Island, tells it, one of the eatery’s cooks noticed the crustacean in question buried under a bunch of other lobsters after they were delivered to the business. The lobster, since named Calvin, was in a basket ready to be cooked and presented as a meal alongside a number of his brethren when the employee pulled him out and set him aside, manager Jake Dolbey told the Guardian. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Terrifying moment massive shark trails boat as onlooker screams line from Jaws movie

Footage shows two people in a small boat at a popular holiday spot in Rhode Island, in the United States, when suddenly onlookers see a massive shark behind them

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9 d. ago Terror in Rhode Island as enormous TWENTY FOOT shark is spotted swimming in pond

Footage of the large animal first surfaced on Memorial Day, after diners spotted a large dorsal fin rising out of the waters in the state's Great Salt Pond.

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2 w. ago We used to catch hundreds of cod a day. Last year it was just ONE: One fishing family reveal truth about EU monster trawlers that've decimated our waters as Starmer surrenders to foreign fleets

In Britain's fishing heyday, a sturdy red wooden boat called Royal Charlotte ploughed the English Channel to bring home enormous catches of cod for her owners, the Coker family.

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2 w. ago Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekend

An unusual May nor’easter is pulling away from New England after soaking the region and setting some record cold temperatures

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2 w. ago Police officer, 50, who was jailed after secretly selling rare gold coins is told he could have made more than £100,000 if had been honest

Amateur detectorist and PC David Cockle, 50, was jailed for 16 months after he admitted the theft of ten early medieval coins which he unearthed and sold secretly for £15,000.

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2 w. ago High school coach who did naked fat tests found not guilty of child molestation, sexual assault

A jury has found a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach not guilty of second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault after he spent decades asking hundreds of male student-athletes if they were “shy or not shy” before asking them to get naked so he could their check their body fat

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2 w. ago Strike averted as submarine designers in Connecticut agree to contract with Electric Boat

There's no strike at submarine builder Electric Boat in Connecticut as the union for about 2,500 designers has tentatively agreed to a new contract

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3 w. ago Likely human remains wash up near Taylor Swift’s holiday home, cops say

Police say a possible human leg bone was found Wednesday near Taylor Swift’s famous Rhode Island ‘Holiday House.’

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3 w. ago CT man charged in death of man shot in New London arrested in Rhode Island

CT man charged in death of man shot in New London arrested in Rhode Island  Hartford Courant

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3 w. ago Meet the Bruce Springsteen super fans who waited all day to catch a glimpse of the star in Manchester

The Boss was spotted leaving the Stock Exchange on Tuesday

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3 w. ago Jurors deliberate fate of high school basketball coach who conducted naked fat tests

Jurors have begun deliberating in the child molestation trial of a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach who asked hundreds of male student-athletes to take off their underwear so he could check their body fat

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