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EAST BROOKFIELD, Mass. – You can’t tell from his smiling face that Mack, a 2-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog mix, has been waiting to be adopted into a loving home for more than a year. He is still waiting. Mack was surrendered to Second Chance Animal Services with hearing and visual impairments, shelter officials said in a statement Monday. He is currently the longest resident of the Second Chance shelter. “Mack’s journey has been marked by resilience and determination,” said Wendy Hall, director of animal rehoming at Second Chance. “Unable to rely on traditional sensory cues, he has developed alternative ways…

CNN — A body has been recovered from the wreckage of Sunday’s Interstate 95 collapse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania State Police told CNN Monday afternoon. The body was turned over to the Philadelphia County Medical Examiner. “Authorities are in the process of identifying the remains,” said Myles Snyder, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Police. Authorities did not provide any additional information. No injuries or fatalities were immediately reported after a crashed tanker truck caught fire around 6:20 a.m. Sunday and caused a section of northbound I-95 to fall on top of the truck, they said the authorities But it was…

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — A Middleborough seventh-grader is asking a Boston court to stop his school’s ban on “There are only two genders” and “There are genders censored” T-shirts that school officials gave him they ordered him to withdraw from school. violating his First Amendment rights, his attorney said Monday. Liam Morrison wore a T-shirt that said “There are only two genders” to Nichols Middle School in March, and the school’s principal, along with a school counselor, pulled Liam from class and ordered him to take off his shirt, the boy’s. The lawyer, Logan Spena, said in a statement. “After Liam…

A Kansas man died Friday after a raft he was in overturned in the Sunshine Falls area of ​​the Arkansas River. Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller said Dustin Harker, 47, of Hutchinson, Kansas, died at the scene. According to Fremont County Undersheriff Derek Irvine, deputies and medical personnel were dispatched to the 41000 block of US 50 in reference to a commercial rafting accident around 2 p.m. The commercial raft carried Harker and additional occupants. Irvine said lifesaving measures were conducted for approximately 45 minutes. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday morning. “We’re waiting on the autopsy reports because a…

US Congressman Warren Davidson has introduced the “SEC Stabilization Act” in the House of Representatives, announced on June 12. One of the main provisions of the bill is to fire Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler. Davidson said in a statement: “America’s capital markets must be protected from a tyrannical president, including the current one. That is why I am introducing legislation to fix the ongoing abuse of power and ensure protection that is in the best interest of the market for years to come. It’s time. for real reform and to fire Gary Gensler as SEC chairman.”…

BOSTON – A Green Line trolley carrying more than two dozen passengers derailed in Boston Monday afternoon, officials said. The Green Line B trolley derailed between Blandford and Washington streets near Packard’s Corner around 1:40 p.m., according to the MBTA. There were about 30 passengers on board at the time of the derailment. They all managed to get off the train safely. Riders are being warned of long delays as shuttle buses are sent between the Kenmore and Washington Street stations. Riders can also use the Route 57 bus for service between Kenmore and Packard’s Corner. MBTA staff are working…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has named former Labor Secretary and Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez as his top adviser and liaison to state and local governments as the White House shifts its focus to implementing of Biden’s infrastructure and climate legislation. . Perez will lead the office of intergovernmental affairs, replacing Julie Rodriguez, whom Biden tapped to be his re-election campaign manager. The White House noted that he brings experience working at the local, state and federal levels, which prepares him to meet the needs of officials across government. He will also advise Biden on immigration and…

Drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy they are extremely effective for weight loss. But losing weight isn’t the only change patients can experience. Tirzepatide, sold under the brand name Mounjaro, and semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, are given once a week by injection. Mounjaro is known as a GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist, while Ozempic and Wegovy are known as GLP-1 receptor agonists. Mounjaro and Ozempic were initially sold as diabetes medications, while Wegovy is specifically for weight loss. Wegovy is FDA approved for weight loss; Ozempic and Mounjaro are not. These drugs were originally prescribed…