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First Right Whale Mother-Calf Pair of Season Spotted in Cape Cod Bay

Matthew McDonald

A mother and calf right whale pair were seen in Cape Cod Bay this past weekend, the first of the year.

Whales come to the waters off Cape Cod every late winter and early spring to feed on plankton, which are rich in this area and help account for the murky waters. The whales leave in the fall for the warmer waters of the Caribbean, which are clearer but also lack nutrients to sustain them.

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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Church’s Sexual Immoralities Rooted in ’60s Sexual Revolution, Moral Decay

Bill Gnade

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to retire from the papacy in nearly 600 years, has written a 6000-word letter that posits the Roman Catholic Church's sexual immoralities, specifically within the clerical ranks, began with the sexual revolution in the 1960s and led to "homosexual cliques" embedding themselves in Catholic seminaries.

The letter is the first time the former head of the Church has publicly opined about major church matters since his resignation.

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