40 h. ago 'Jaws' changed movies forever, but Hollywood could still learn from it

Fifty years after “Jaws” sunk its teeth into us, we’re still admiring the bite mark

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1 week ago Big boats and killer beaches: On a Jaws journey through Martha’s Vineyard

On the fiftieth anniversary of the classic film, Robyn Wilson sinks her teeth into this shark-themed tour of New England

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1 week ago BBC Radio 2 icon Jo Whiley's heartbreak over tragic loss amid huge life milestone

Jo Whiley, who is narrating a new National Rail guide about Britain's biggest musical locations, talks rock and roll nights, her milestone 60th and swapping raves for wild swimming

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1 week ago BBC Radio 2 icon Jo Whiley's heartbreak over tragic loss as she prepares to celebrate 60

EXCLUSIVE: Jo Whiley, who is narrating a new National Rail guide about Britain's biggest musical locations, talks rock and roll nights, her milestone 60th and swapping raves for wild swimming

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2 w. ago Homeland Security hits back at claims ICE agent at Martha’s Vineyard has ‘white supremacist’ tattoo

An ICE officer was spotted on the Massachusetts island last week with what appeared to be a Valknot tattoo, a Nordic symbol of the god Odin

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2 w. ago ‘What a girl!’ Lost dog returns after swimming to island on 100

Adventurous Amber spotted by two men in a boat in Poole Harbour after travelling across Hampshire and DorsetAn adventurous dog who went missing for 36 days and covered about 100 miles has returned from her extended walkies, after being rescued by a charity.Amber, a retriever cross, had been rescued as a street puppy in Qatar by a charity and moved to the UK but went missing after only one night with her new foster family near Bramshaw, in the New Forest. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ICE storms nation's wealthiest island retreat to arrest dozens of illegal migrants but governor is appalled

Immigration enforcement agents have been slammed by a blue state governor after they tracked down and arrested 40 illegal immigrants.

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3 w. ago Vacation hideaway for rich and famous hit by ICE raids as 40 arrested in Nantucket ahead of summer season

ICE officials say 40 arrests occurred during raids on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, including one alleged ‘child predator’

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3 w. ago NPR sues Trump over ‘textbook retaliation’ for slashing funds: ‘This wolf comes as a wolf’

‘The Executive Order is a clear violation of the Constitution and the First Amendment's protections for freedom of speech and association, and freedom of the press,’ NPR chief Katherine Maher said in a statement

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3 w. ago Lewis Pugh warns we must protect sharks as he completes swim to mark Jaws’ 50th

The British endurance swimmer has finished a 60-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard, a shark hotspot where the Hollywood blockbuster was filmed.

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3 w. ago Man swims 62 miles around Martha’s Vineyard to press for protections for sharks

Jaws was filmed on island in 1975, stoking fears of marine animal that swimmer Lewis Pugh is now trying to protectA British-South African endurance athlete crossed the finish line of his 62-mile (100km) multiday swim around Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, becoming the first person to swim all the way around the island off the coast of Cape Cod.Lewis Pugh, 55, began swimming multiple hours a day in the 47F (8C) water on 15 May to raise awareness about the plight of sharks – as the film Jaws nears the 50th anniversary of its cinematic release. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Endurance swimmer closes in circumnavigation of Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ 50th

A British-South African endurance swimmer is closing in on the finish line of his 62-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard

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