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A humpback whale was freed from over 50 ropes and fishing gear in a four-day rescue off the western Canadian coast. Experts say such entanglements are on the rise.

More than 150,000 homes and businesses in Maine and eastern Canada were in the dark as remnants of once-mighty Hurricane Lee buffeted the region.

Eight teenagers have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the death of Jonathan Lewis, a 17-year-old who was attacked by a mob.