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Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation
Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation A Philadelphia man hoping to enjoy a week on Martha's Vineyard wound up in jail because of a nearly 10-year-old typo, CBS Boston reports.  Angus McCoubrey, 37, and his wife were involved in a minor fender bender at the start of their weeklong stay on the island last month and thought little of it when they called police to report the incident, the outlet said. But a few minutes after the couple made the call, McCoubrey said he noticed an Edgartown patrol car racing to catch up with them.  The officer ordered him out of the car and put McCoubrey in handcuffs, CBS said. The charge? …

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by Josh Lanier
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Shark Pinged 20-Miles Off NJ Coast Shark Pinged 20-Miles Off NJ Coast
Shark Pinged 20-Miles Off NJ Coast A 183-pound white shark who took a trip to the New Jersey coast late last month is back for more summer fun. Martha, a juvenile white shark who measures approximately 7 feet long, was "pinged" just before 8 a.m., Wednesday morning.  She was spotted approximately 20 miles off the coast, between Point Pleasant and Neptune, according to shark tracking organization OCEARCH. Sharks will "ping" when their dorsal fin is above the surface long enough to be detected by a satellite. Martha -- named after the island of Martha's Vineyard -- was tagged on Aug. 13, 2020 off Cape Cod. She was …

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by Cecilia Levine