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The tidal North River winds through salt marshes in Scituate, Massachusetts. High tides here increased by more than a foot after the 1898 Portland Gale eroded a new inlet to the estuary. Credit: Rocky Geyer A team of researchers led by Brian Yellen, research professor of earth, geographic and climate sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, recently announced in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface…

Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here.In 2013, long before there was a national campaign pressuring Big Tech to make it easier for people to fix their smartphones, Massachusetts passed a law explicitly giving consumers the right to repair their cars. Now, that right is under threat. A pending federal lawsuit could decide its fate — and in so doing, transform the auto repair landscape at a time when cars increasingly resemble giant…

Screenshot: GizmodoThe film that kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe and subsequently launched a million takes about comic book movies destroying cinema is getting a little respect. On Wednesday, the Library of Congress announced the 25 movies that will be added to National Film Registry and Iron Man has been chosen as ahistorically significant work of American filmmaking. This year’s entries to the prestigious list of films join old-school classics like The Great Train Robbery and Citizen Kane as well as more…

| Geek statistic site Average Being has stated that searches for "gay superheroes" skyrocketed on the 30th of November after the recent passing of the Respect For Marriage Act Bill in the US Senate, protecting same-gender marriages in the USA. And no more than in Massachusetts, though Tennessee and Missouri were right behind. Places Search Interest For Gay Superheroes Massachusetts 100% Tennessee 84% Missouri 78% North Carolina 50% New York 45% New Jersey 37% Pennsylvania 21% Texas 9% Even Texas…

US Senator Ed Markey, who warned Elon Musk for mocking him on Twitter, has again slammed the new Twitter owner, saying he could respond to my tweets but failed to respond to his letter as deadline passed.In the letter to Musk, Markey (Democrat from Massachusetts) had warned Musk to "fix your companies, or Congress will".Read Also"@elonmusk could respond to my tweets but failed to respond to my letter by yesterday's deadline and answer basic questions about Twitter verification," posted in a fresh tweet . "Congress must…

A least five people have been injured after a vehicle crashed into an Apple Store on Derby Street in Hingham, Massachusetts. As reported by WCVB a vehicle crashed into the store shortly before 11 am ET on Monday morning, just an hour after the store opened. Video footage from the scene shows a massive hole in the store's glass frontage and a throng of first responders. The report says that several people "were being placed onto stretchers and taken to ambulances" and that local hospital staff have been told to expect…

If you make more than $1 million a year in Massachusetts, you may soon be subject to a "millionaire tax" approved by voters this week through a ballot initiative.The new law creates a 4% tax on annual income above $1 million, on top of the state's current 5% flat income tax, aiming to fund public education, roads, bridges and public transportation.It's expected the levy will affect roughly 0.6% of Massachusetts households, according to an analysis from the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University. More from…

How states plan to spend 'millionaire tax' revenueWhile the proposed taxes sound similar, there are differences in how each state plans to use the revenue. In Massachusetts, assuming voters pass the measure, the tax is expected to generate about $1.3 billion of revenue in 2023, according to a Tufts University analysis. The state aims to use the revenue to fund public education, roads, bridges and public transportation.California's tax is projected to bring in $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually should it pass, and the…

Image: Dan Schoening and Matt Herms/Archie ComicsWhile Archie Comics has had no problem pitting its main characters against werewolves, zombies, and more, the realm of spooks and specters has always been more the domain of Sabrina the Teenage Witch... and her cursed cat, Salem. Now, the feline familiar will get his own chance to battle the forces of darkness when the one-shot special Chilling Adventures of Salem arrives later this October, and you can get a preview here.The comic comes from artist Dan Schoening and writer…

Image: Disney+Just in time for spooky season, Hocus Pocus 2 sweeps in to mark the start of the Halloween frenzy with a spellbinding sequel. The Sanderson sisters don’t miss a step with the legendary Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker,and Kathy Najimy reprising their roles as if not a day has gone by since Kenny Ortega’s 1993 sleeper Disney hit. This time around Anne Fletcher (Dumplin) takes the reigns on the classic coven franchise which cleverly revives the witches in a lega-sequel with wicked musical moments, more…