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☆ A North Atlantic right whale was found dead near Martha's Vineyard. There are only around 360 left.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A North Atlantic right whale was found dead off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The female whale had a rope wrapped around it near her tail, according to a report. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA North Atlantic right whale was found dead off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in a blow to efforts to protect the critically-endangered species. The female whale was found on Joseph Sylvia State Beach, Massachusetts, on Sunday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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☆ JetBlue to cut some routes as it pushes for profitability
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JetBlue Airways told staff this week that it will cut some routes and service as it struggles to return to profitability and grapples with the fallout of its blocked plan to buy Spirit Airlines . The airline is instead focusing on leisure routes, adding service throughout the Caribbean and to Paris, the memo said. "We constantly adjust our network to support our strategy and these recent changes are a necessary quick step to help return our business to profitability," JetBlue said. "All the routes included have recently underperformed our expectations and these changes come as post-COVID travel patterns continue to evolve." JetBlue ranked 9th in on-time arrivals among U.S. airlines in the first 10 months of 2023, according to the Transportation Department.

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☆ America’s first major offshore wind farm installs first of 62 huge turbines from GE unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This image, from June 2023, shows blades for the Haliade-X turbine in New Bedford, MA. A project to develop a facility described as the United States' "first commercial-scale offshore wind project" continues to move forward after its first turbine was installed in waters off Martha's Vineyard. In an announcement Wednesday, Avangrid — which is part of the Iberdrola Group — and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners said the Vineyard Wind 1 project would eventually have more than 60 turbines. "The project will consist of 62 wind turbines to generate 806 Megawatts, enough to power more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts," Wednesday's announcement said. Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra described the news as "a monumental achievement and a proud day for offshore wind in the United States," adding that there was "important work ahead" to install the project's remaining turbines.

Persons: It's, Pedro Azagra Organizations: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Locations: New Bedford, MA, United States, Copenhagen, Massachusetts

☆ Factbox: US offshore wind projects facing inflation headwinds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

One megawatt (MW) can power about 1,000 U.S. homes but since wind is an intermittent resource - 1 MW of offshore wind can power about 500 U.S. homes, according to offshore wind developers. SOUTH FORKDenmark's Orsted (ORSTED.CO), the world's largest offshore wind power developer, is building the 132-MW project off Rhode Island and Massachusetts. COMMONWEALTH WINDThe 1,232-MW project off Massachusetts, which was formerly a part of the larger New England Wind project, is also facing potential delays. ATLANTIC SHORES OFFSHORE WIND SOUTHThe joint venture between Shell and French EDF is developing a large offshore wind park off New Jersey. MARWINMaryland's first offshore wind project is expected to start operations in 2025-2026.

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☆ You can live like a coastal grandmother in Diane Sawyer's 20-acre Martha's Vineyard estate for $24 million — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The coastal grandmother aesthetic started as a TikTok trend, and has been all the rage since last summer. It's inspired in large part by Diane Keaton's character in the Nancy Meyers movie "Something's Gotta Give." Diane Keaton in the Nancy Meyers movie "Something's Gotta Give." Warner Bros. Pictures/Columbia PicturesThe coastal grandmother trend is defined by light-filled, bright interiors; neutral colors; beaches; and florals. Fans of Nancy Meyers movies including "The Holiday" and "It's Complicated," which are often praised for the aspirational homes they depict, may be particularly drawn to the property.

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☆ Barack and Michelle Obama paid tribute to late personal chef Tafari Campbell: 'The emptiness is hard'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Obamas paid tribute to late Tafari Campbell, who worked as their personal chef. Campbell, 45, worked at the Obama White House as a sous chef, and continued working as a personal chef for the Obama family after they left office. Massachusetts State Police said they recovered Campbell's body the following morning approximately 100 feet from the shore. "Tafari Campbell showed us what true character looks like," Barack captioned his Instagram post. A screenshot from a 2012 Obama White House video featuring sous chef Tafari Campbell.

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☆ Fact Check-Obama’s chef did not die on the anniversary of Epstein’s death
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The body of Tafari Campbell, the personal chef to former U.S. President Barack Obama, was not recovered on the anniversary of Jeffrey Epstein’s death, contrary to rumors circulating online a few days after Campbell died. Reuters reported that Campbell’s body was found in the upscale Massachusetts town of Martha's Vineyard on July 24. Within a couple of days, posts on social media shared a conspiracy that Campbell died the same day as Jeffrey Epstein (here), (here), (here). The body of the Obamas’ personal chef, Tafari Campbell, was not recovered on Jeffrey Epstein’s death anniversary. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

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☆ Body of Obamas' personal chef recovered from Martha's Vineyard lake
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 24 (Reuters) - A missing paddle boarder whose body was recovered from a lake in the Massachusetts resort community of Martha's Vineyard was the personal chef to former President Barack Obama, authorities said. “Tafari was a beloved part of our family," the Obamas said in a joint statement. Campbell's body was recovered from Edgartown Great Pond on Monday, the Massachusetts State Police said. The chef leaves behind his wife, Sherise, and twin sons, the Obamas said. At the time of his death, Campbell, who lived in Dumfries, Virginia, was visiting Martha's Vineyard, but the Obamas were not present, the Massachusetts State Police said.

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☆ California governor urges US to probe Florida's transport of migrants out of state
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Jasper Ward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday urged the Department of Justice to open criminal and civil investigations into Florida's transportation of migrants to Martha's Vineyard and Sacramento in recent months. "We urge the USDOJ to investigate potential violations of federal law by those involved in this scheme." Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination, last year arranged to transport dozens of migrants to the Massachusetts vacation island of Martha's Vineyard. Florida also acknowledged a role in sending two flights of migrants to California last month, saying all of them traveled voluntarily. A referral for potential criminal prosecution for that flight is pending with the Bexas County District Attorney's Office and the California Department of Justice has opened criminal and civil investigations into the circumstances of the Sacramento flights.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, General Merrick Garland, Ron DeSantis, Jasper Ward, Richard Chang Organizations: Department of Justice, Vineyard, Republican, Democratic, Attorney's Office, California Department of Justice, U.S . Department of Justice, Thomson Locations: California, Sacramento, Florida, Massachusetts, Martha's, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Bexas County

☆ One of the US's largest racial-justice organizations is slashing its budget and laying off staff after overspending on lavish perks
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sean Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Color of Change recently announced significant cuts to its budget and staff. Color of Change dramatically increased its spending in 2020, and it continued burning through its cash even as revenue declined. Their post, published June 22, served as the first official communication to most staff members that budget and staff cuts were imminent. A week later, 49 staffers were laid off, according to staff and a list of eliminated positions reviewed by Insider. Medium/Color of Change board chairsIn a written statement, Color of Change also claimed Insider's reporting contained inaccuracies.

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☆ Why the Kennedys keep going back to their Hyannis Port compound after generations of tragedy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Raquel Laneri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In 1928, Joseph Kennedy bought a white-shingled cottage in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, for $25,000. The main home in the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port, Mass. AP/Stew MilneHyannis Port became a homeBefore the Kennedys rolled into Hyannis Port, they had trouble establishing a summer home in coastal Massachusetts. Eunice Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier, Edward Kennedy, John F. Kennedy and Jean Kennedy play footballl while on vacation at the Kennedy compound in June 1953 in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. (His father stayed in his Hyannis Port bedroom for five days listening to classical music when he heard the news.)

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☆ Texas dropped off dozens of migrants in Los Angeles after a 30-hour bus ride with no food or water
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Greg Abbott bused 42 migrants from the state's border area to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Daily News reported that the migrants were not given food or water during the 30-hour busride. The bus ride from the Texas border area to Los Angeles was about 30 hours without food or water, said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, director of communications for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. Eight of the migrants are children, including toddlers and babies, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass excoriated the Texas governor, accusing him of pulling a cheap "stunt" that treated humans like "pawns."

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☆ Gavin Newsom calls Ron DeSantis' migrant flights 'pathetic' bid for attention after his campaign 'belly flopped'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Newsom slammed DeSantis for arranging flights to transport migrants from Texas to California. "He's desperate to get in on the action. When asked about migrant flights arranged by Ron DeSantis to carry migrants from Texas to California, Newsom teed off. "I'm a border state, Ron DeSantis is not," Newsom said during a contentious back and forth with Hannity. Ron Desantis is not.

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☆ DeSantis breaks silence on migrant flights that landed on Newsom's turf, boasting that the program was 'very effective'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

DeSantis on Wednesday defended a Florida program that relocates migrants to blue states. Until Wednesday, DeSantis hadn't commented publicly about the flights that landed in Sacramento, first on Friday and then again on Monday. "I think it's also been every effective," DeSantis said about the relocation program at the start of the roundtable. DeSantis also defended the use of a $12 million fund in Florida to pay for the relocation program. Under DeSantis, Florida sent more than 1,100 members of its national guard to Texas.

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☆ DeSantis to visit Southern border in Arizona after orchestrating migrant relocation flights to California
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is headed to the southern border on Wednesday. The DeSantis administration sent two flights of migrants from Texas to California. Ron DeSantis is headed to the US-Mexico border for the first time as a 2024 presidential candidate. DeSantis is the second candidate running for the GOP nomination heading to the southern border. "Ron DeSantis knows Trump's border policies worked," read the title of the email, emphasizing the border wall as Trump's brainchild.

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June 6 (Reuters) - The state of Florida on Tuesday acknowledged a role in sending two flights of migrants to California, saying all of them traveled voluntarily. California officials have reported two such flights arriving without warning in the capital Sacramento in recent days, and said the migrants carried documents indicating their transportation involved the state of Florida. The migrants apparently never passed through Florida, but were moved from Texas to New Mexico and then flown to Sacramento. Advocates who aided the migrants in California said the first group was dropped at the doorstep of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento. They also said the migrants reported being unaware of where they were being taken and had been promised jobs.

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☆ Gavin Newsom says Ron DeSantis is a 'small, pathetic man,' floats kidnapping charges for the Florida governor after immigrants were 'dumped' in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gavin Newsom accused Ron DeSantis of dumping migrants in California. Newsom floated kidnapping charges for DeSantis on Twitter, and called him a "small, pathetic man." Ron DeSantis, a "small, pathetic man" after migrants from Florida were unceremoniously ferried to and dumped in California. In a tweet on Monday, Newsom wrote: "@RonDeSantis you small, pathetic man. Representatives of DeSantis and Newsom did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, Newsom, —, Joe Biden's, DeSantis, Insider's Kimberly Leonard, Mickey Mouse, Jen Psaki, Donald Trump . Organizations: Twitter, Florida, Service, DeSantis, New York Times, Vertol Systems Company, Fox News, Democrat, Disney, White House, Donald Trump . Representatives Locations: California, Florida, Venezuela, Colombia, Sacramento , California, Texas, New Mexico, Sacramento, DeSantis, Massachusetts

☆ Someone should face criminal charges over DeSantis' flights that dumped migrants on Martha's Vineyard: Texas sheriff
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Texas sheriff filed charges over a migrant flight to Martha's Vineyard that DeSantis arranged. The Texas sheriff said someone should face felony and misdemeanor charges but didn't say who. Ron DeSantis that dumped nearly 50 undocumented immigrants on Martha's Vineyard last year, a Texas sheriff says. The migrants said they had no idea where they were when the chartered plane dropped them off in Martha's Vineyard, NPR reported. Though the migrant flights stopped after the Martha's Vineyard incident, migrants continued to be bused from Texas to other states.

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☆ DeSantis administration takes credit for sending migrants to California, sharing video of them dancing and saying 'Thank you'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ron DeSantis' administration admitted it was behind the migrant relocation flights to California. Ron DeSantis' administration confirmed it's behind the recent flights sending migrants from Texas to California — and insisted that the trips were all voluntary and the immigrants were treated well. The Florida Division of Emergency Management shared a 2-minute-20-second-long video with Insider of migrants the agency said boarded the flights. Florida's emergency management agency provided Insider with a table that listed other government officials who had relocated migrants, including Republican Gov. DeSantis acknowledged in September that his administration orchestrated another plane carrying 49 migrants from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 5 (Reuters) - A flight carrying about 20 migrants landed in Sacramento, California, on Monday as state authorities investigated the role Florida had played in transporting them from Texas via New Mexico, according to the California attorney general's office and news reports. The migrants carried documents that indicated their transportation involved the state of Florida, the California attorney general's office said. More than a dozen migrants who arrived on Friday carried similar documentation, the office said. DeSantis said at the time that his administration flew the migrants from Texas to the island getaway because many of the migrants arriving in Florida come from Texas. The Republican-controlled Florida legislature passed an immigration bill in May that sets aside $12 million for the state to transport migrants, among other measures meant to deter illegal immigration.

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☆ California law enforcement intercepted a second plane in Sacramento carrying relocated migrants, as DeSantis remains mum about his involvement
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A second flight carrying roughly 20 migrants landed in Sacramento on Monday. Monday's revelation comes after 16 migrants from Venezuela and Colombia arrived by plane on Friday and were dropped off at a Catholic church. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who is also a 2024 presidential candidate, has yet to speak publicly about the matter. He and California Attorney General Rob Bonta have already said they think DeSantis is responsible for the flights. On Monday, a sheriff in Texas recommended charges be brought in connection to the Martha's Vineyard flights.

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☆ California probing whether Florida sent migrant flight to Sacramento
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 4 (Reuters) - California's attorney general is investigating whether the government of the state of Florida played any role in sending more than a dozen migrants to the California capital of Sacramento without advance notice. Representatives of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis did not immediately respond on Sunday to a request for comment. They had initially been taken by bus from Texas to New Mexico and then flown by private jet to Sacramento, California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement issued on Saturday. Initial findings revealed the migrants possessed documentation "purporting to be from the government of the State of Florida," Bonta said. Florida paid $615,000 to an aviation company as part of a "relocation program of unauthorized aliens," Florida state data showed.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Gavin Newsom, Rob Bonta, Bonta, Daniel Trotta, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Martha's Vineyard, Democratic, Roman Catholic Diocese, Los Angeles Times, of, Thomson Locations: Florida, California, Sacramento, Massachusetts, Martha's, Texas, Venezuela, Colombia, New Mexico, Sacramento , California, of Florida

☆ California investigators suspect Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planned the flight carrying 16 migrants who were 'dumped' outside Sacramento church
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sixteen migrants arrived in Sacramento, California, over the weekend. California Gov. They'd first had a layover in New Mexico before arriving in Sacramento on Friday evening and being "dumped on the doorstep of a local church without any advance warning," California Gov. In an interview with Insider in April, Newsom called DeSantis' actions on numerous topics, including immigration, "performative" and "very destructive." DeSantis is scheduled to go to Sacramento for a fundraiser on June 19, according to the Sacramento Bee.

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☆ Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's potential late entry into the 2024 field seems destined to fail from the start
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( John L. Dorman | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Glenn Youngkin of Virginia is reconsidering a 2024 presidential run, per a recent Axios report. But such a decision would be rife with peril, with Youngkin far down the pack of GOP contenders. Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at his rally in Waco, Texas, on March 25, 2023. As of May 31, the GOP polling average on FiveThirtyEight had Trump ahead of DeSantis 54.1%-20.7%, with former Gov. Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, left, gavels to order the special session of the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond, Va., on September 7, 2022.

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☆ DeSantis signed a bill into law that creates new hurdles for undocumented workers and patients in Florida. It provides $12 million to relocate migrants to blue states
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

DeSantis signed a bill into law to crack down on undocumented workers in Florida. The legislation includes $12 million to relocate migrants to blue states. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping bill into law Wednesday that will make it harder for undocumented people to work in Florida, even though the measure fell short of his demands. DeSantis boasted about the stunt during a press conference in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday, saying officials in blue states expected border states to "grin and bear" the care of an influx of migrants. DeSantis signed the immigration measures into law a day before before the federal Title 42 is set to expire.

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