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Maine Diver: Humpback Whale Protected Me From Tiger Shark

Matthew McDonald

A Maine woman diving near the Cook Islands in the South Pacific cavorted with a humpback whale that kept trying to shield her with a giant pectoral fin; it took her a while to figure out the whale appeared to be shielding her from a lurking tiger shark. A video associated with the story in the link below shows the woman interacting with the whale, but doesn't show the shark.

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What Happens If You Won’t Move Your Car from Blocking A Fire Department Bay?

Matthew McDonald

When a driver of a New Jersey car waiting for someone in a Starbucks in Amherst, Massachusetts parked in front of an ambulance bay in the fire station parking lot next door, firefighters told her to move. Reluctantly, she did, right into a posted tow area; a police officer came, she was "less than pleasant" to him and refused to move the car — so the police officer gave her a $35 ticket, which she refused to accept.

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