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More than 150,000 great white shark detections were recorded off of Cape Cod and along the coast of Massachusetts last year, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy tagging tracker. The total count of 159,598 shark detections in 2021 was a record high for the sixth straight year in the Conservancy’s White Shark Logbook, which has detection data from as far back as 2010. The previous all-time high from 2020 was 136,135 detections. The Conservancy has continued to tag more sharks in the region every year, resulting in more detections each shark season. “The greater number of detections logged in...

Black Lives Matter Greater New York co-founder Hawk Newsome said Thursday on FNC’s “American Newsroom” that New York City Eric Adams was a “coon.” In a clip from Spectrum News NY1, Adams said, “Where are all those who stated Black Lives Matter? If Black lives matters, then the thousands of people I saw on the street when Floyd was murdered should be on the street right now stating that the lives of these Black children that are dying every night matters.” Co-host Bill Hemmer said, “The subject is African-Americans. I would also argue White lives matter, too. Everybody’s life matters...

@DonaldJTrumpJr Ohio friends - Meet the real @JoshMandelOhio The Club for Chinese Growth backed establishment candidate in the #OHSen race. Video...

The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert announced on Twitter that he has tested positive for COVID-19, and that his show would be canceled Thursday evening show and return on May 2. Colbert added that he is “feeling fine” and is “grateful to be vaxxed and boosted” against the coronavirus.

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the drive-by shooting that injured a 9-year-old girl in Stockton earlier this month, authorities said. The shooting happened on April 2 in the 2200 block of Van Gogh Lane in the Weston Ranch neighborhood in south Stockton, the Stockton Police Department told KCRA 3.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expanding his network with plans to campaign for his fellow Republicans in this year’s midterm elections. Kristin Davison, senior adviser for Youngkin’s political activity, confirmed to The Hill on Thursday that the governor launched two organizations to support his work in politics that can accept contributions. There is no maximum donation size.

President Biden and Vice President Harris are ramping up their in-person fundraising at a critical point less than seven months out from the midterm elections. The activity comes as Democrats fear losing the House and Senate majorities, and as donors clamor for more in-person events more than two years into the pandemic.

The Los Angeles Times’s editorial board announced on Thursday that it was endorsing Republican Lanhee Chen in California’s controller race, saying “California needs a fiscal watchdog.” The newspaper’s editorial board said they were endorsing Chen because they believe that the controller, who looks at how taxpayer money is being spent by government divisions and can audit government agencies, “should be as independent from the party in power as possible.”

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Three vulnerable Virginia Democrat incumbents are gearing up for likely difficult general election battles in November as they raise millions before their Republican opponents have been decided. Democrat Reps. Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger, and Jennifer Wexton have all raised big campaign war chests to prepare for the November general election.

California woman plunged head-first into a filthy vault toilet at a national forest after dropping her phone in, then falling as she tried to retrieve it. The unidentified woman lost her handset while visiting Mount Walker in Washington Tuesday during a trip to the Olympic National Forest. She then decided to fashion a makeshift harness out of a dog leash to try lowering herself into the toilet, only for it to collapse under her weight - and send her flying head-first into the hole filled with human waste. After 20 minutes, the woman managed to retrieve her device, then used...

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is shutting down its CNN+ streaming service less than a month after its launch, a spectacular flameout for a venture that had attracted stars like Chris Wallace and Alison Roman and was seen as a way to attract a new generation of news consumers. In a memo to employees on Thursday, incoming CNN Chief Executive Chris Licht said consumers wanted “simplicity and an all-in service” rather than stand-alone offerings. The CNN+ service’s flagship was arguably [Chris] Wallace’s daily interview show, for which he left his previous job as “Fox News Sunday” host. Wallace did not...

Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 matchup, a Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey released Thursday found. The survey found Biden with a souring approval rating across the board, as 47 percent disapprove and 38 percent approve.

An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been found dead alongside members of his family in his multi-million dollar apartment in Moscow.... Avayev was previously employed at Gazprombank, which is a key part of Putin's gas-for-roubles scheme to hit back at Western sanctions.....

The handyman lover charged Thursday in the vicious stabbing of Queens mom Orsolya Gaal is also married with two children, police sources told The Post. David Bonola — who carried out an on-and-off affair with his alleged victim for the last two years — is separated from his wife, who also lives in Queens, the sources said. The 44-year-old Richmond Hills resident — who bears a striking resemblance to Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash — works as a heating and air conditioning repairman. He took up with the also-married Gaal, 51, after doing several jobs at her family’s comfortable Tudor-Style...

President Biden on Thursday confused his administration’s effort to restore a mass transit mask mandate with an expiring policy used to turn away most illegal immigrants when a reporter asked about the Title 42 border measure. Biden’s press team once again had to issue a written statement afterwards that claimed the president misspoke and meant to comment only about masks. “I want to clarify that, in comments at the conclusion of my remarks this morning, I was referring to the CDC’s mask mandate and there is no Department of Justice action on Title 42,” read the statement, attributed to Biden.

PORTLAND, Ore. — President Joe Biden is making his first visit to the Pacific Northwest since his election, arriving in Portland on Thursday afternoon where he’s expected to talk about the impacts of his infrastructure spending bill. The president left Joint Base Andrews on Thursday morning and is expected to arrive at PDX at 12:40 p.m. Thursday. Governor Kate Brown, senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Congressman Kurt Schraeder will meet with Biden at PDX. The president is expected to speak at 2:10 p.m. At about 3:30 p.m., Biden will participate in a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee...

Let’s discuss plans to bring down inflation. Who has one and who doesn’t.No Plan to Deal With InflationAccording to Eugene Daniels, a White House correspondent for Politico, Biden will go after Republicans for not having a plan to deal with inflation. "Expect Biden to step up his attacks on the GOP. An administration official told Eugene this weekend that we can expect to see Biden be a bit tougher on Republicans for taking credit for an infrastructure bill that some voted against, and for not having a plan to bring down inflation." Hoot of the DayThat wins my hoot of...

@GBNEWS 'There's only one way to describe that news headline, it's very simple...it is FAKE NEWS!' @Nigel_Farage reveals the truth about the row between Donald Trump and Piers Morgan, after The Sun newspaper claimed the former President stormed out of an interview with the broadcaster. Video...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida House passed legislation Thursday that would end Disney’s special taxing district, clearing the measure for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who proposed an end to the perk after the theme park giant denounced him over a sex education bill. The House swiftly passed the measure in a party-line vote, skipping a formal debate after Democrats refused to stop loudly protesting in the chamber over an unrelated measure to redraw the state’s congressional map. The Senate passed the Disney measure on Tuesday in a vote that was also divided along party lines. Mr. DeSantis has not indicated...