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Two cities tell tales of struggle amid manufacturing losses

One city was once the wealthiest per capita in the world. The other was nearly the cotton manufacturing capital of the world. But today, New Bedford and Fall River are among the many mid-sized cities in Massachusetts struggling to adapt to the evolving global economy. Both are adjusting at a

Massachusetts

Fishing captains turn to digital tools to meet monitoring mandate

BOSTON – New England fishermen are starting to use digital cameras to document groundfish discards and prove they are fishing within established quotas, turning to technology for a method that may prove more cost effective than hiring human monitors. With support from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, The Nature Conservancy

Barack Obama

Obama won’t name Cashes Ledge an undersea monument

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — White House officials said Friday that President Barack Obama is not considering an underwater mountain in the Gulf of Maine for designation as a national monument, a message welcomed by commercial fisherman but frustrating to environmentalists. Environmental groups want Obama to permanently protect Cashes Ledge, an underwater

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Vatican commits to slavery-proofing its supply chains

ROME (AP) — The Vatican says it will ensure that its supply chains don't use forced labor after a forum of some of the world's biggest supermarket chains and food manufacturers announced new efforts to slave-proof their own supply chains. Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's

Massachusetts

Baker questions Obama step toward marine monuments

BOSTON – Raising concerns about potential impacts on commercial fisheries, Gov. Charlie Baker is questioning President Barack Obama's step toward designating two areas off the Massachusetts coast as national marine monuments. The White House and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have signaled an intention to designate at least