In January 2017 Finland began giving some of its citizens free money.
The idea was simple. The government selected 2,000 unemployed people at random and started giving each 560 euros (about $670) a month for two years, with no strings attached. The participants, who are between 25 and 58 years old, are mandated to participate and required to remain in the experiment until the end of two years.
Some 559 ferry trips from Cape Cod to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket were cancelled between January and April 2018 by the Steamship Authority because of mechanical breakdowns, according to a new report.
Only 148 ferry trips were cancelled because of mechanical breakdowns during the previous four years (2014 through 2017) combined, according to The Vineyard Gazette.
