Month: October 2026

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    CAPE COD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Fishermen face challenges every day off the coast of Massachusetts, and in some cases, sharks are threatening their catch.

National Geographic crews were filming off Cape Cod in June when they caught a great white shark snatching a fish right off the line, in a behavior known as depredation.

Fishing crews say they’re hauling in more fish that have been mauled, probably because there are more sharks in the area.

National Geographic explorer and photographer Brian Skerry, a Massachusetts native, worked with local charter boat captains to get the footage. He used a small camera attached to a bridle and the fishing lure.

Skerry told WBZ-TV the animal’s twist before it bites the fish is notable. He described the female juvenile white shark grabbing the fish “like a loaf of bread.”

“She grabs it from the side, and it almost seems intentional that she’s not grabbing where the lure is. She doesn’t want to get hooked either, you know, or herself,” Skerry said. “Now again, maybe I’m giving them too much credit or reading into it too much, but I do think there’s some decisions being made.”

Greg Skomal, a shark expert with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, told National Geographic it was the first time he had seen video that shows shark depredation underwater.

Fishermen say they’re worried they could wind up taking a financial hit if sharks eat their catch, damage their gear and cost them fishing charter clients.

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By Daniel Wilkerson

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    ATLANTA, Georgia (WUPA) — As flu season begins, Emory Healthcare employees have until Nov. 1 to get vaccinated. Emory Healthcare says those who miss the deadline without an approved exemption will be suspended without pay.

“Emory Healthcare requires all employees, including contractors, to receive flu vaccinations annually,” Janet Christenbury, the health system’s vice president of media relations, said in a statement.

Christenbury said anyone who has not submitted proof of vaccination or received a medical or religious exemption by the deadline will be suspended without pay. She said the requirement is intended to protect patients and staff and encourage employees to get vaccinated early in the respiratory illness season.

“Our top priorities are the safety and well-being of our patients, visitors and staff,” Christenbury said.

Dr. Sherika Newman of DITF said requirements like Emory’s are common in health care.

“Asking health care providers or people who interact with patients to take the flu vaccine early every year is what we always mandate so that we are protecting ourselves from spreading viruses to vulnerable populations,” Newman said.

Newman recommends that everyone get a flu shot this season, especially adults 65 and older, children younger than 2 and people with serious medical conditions. She said the vaccine takes a couple of weeks to build immunity and flu season can last through March.

“The earlier you get it, the more protection you have,” Newman said.

Newman said she has seen an increase in flu and COVID-19 cases. She said flu shots are almost always covered by insurance, and most pharmacies offer them at a low cost to people without insurance.

Claude Woodley, a 67-year-old veteran, has spent the past several days at the hospital with his daughter, who was injured in a car crash. Woodley said she is doing better, but the situation caused him to put off getting his flu shot.

“I see people wearing masks, and I’m like, ‘What are these people wearing masks for?'” Woodley said.

Woodley said he has not always received an annual flu shot, but his thinking has changed.

“I’ve started getting it every year because they’ve said there’s been a resurgence of it,” Woodley said.

He plans to get his flu and COVID-19 shots together once his daughter is back on her feet.

Newman said not every cough or sniffle means someone has the flu or COVID-19. She recommends that people test themselves if their symptoms do not improve after three to four days of taking over-the-counter medicine. Combination flu and COVID-19 tests are available at drugstores.

“That way, if you test positive for COVID or the flu, you can immediately talk with your doctor and get the help you need,” Newman said.

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By Bri Buckley, Abby Dodge

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    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — Flooding in Fort Lauderdale left parts of the Victoria Park neighborhood underwater for hours on Thursday.

“Five minutes of heavy rain and it immediately floods,” resident Areeb Naseer said.

Naseer has lived on Northeast Eighth Avenue for nearly 10 years. He said water comes up and out of storm drains instead of flowing into them during heavy rain, leaving roads flooded—sometimes for days—before draining.

“Because there’s so much standing water, our driveway has sunken in a little bit as well,” Naseer said.

A stormwater improvement project is underway in Victoria Park to reduce flooding and improve drainage. The project includes 43,000 feet of stormwater pipe, 360 drainage structures and a new pump station. Construction began in January and is expected to be completed in early 2028.

However, Naseer’s neighbor Jennifer Duncan said residents cannot wait that long.

“There’s got to be something on an acute basis to mitigate some of this damage,” Duncan said. “I mean, it might not be the permanent fix, but there has to be something that has to be done. You can’t live, you know, a year and a half with this.”

A spokesperson for the City of Fort Lauderdale told CBS News Miami that staff members are currently identifying additional resources that can be deployed to known flooding hot spots, including Victoria Park. The city also pointed to higher-than-normal king tides that exacerbated the flooding.

Fort Lauderdale also recorded its wettest September on record, according to the National Weather Service.

Still, neighbors question how much longer they are expected to live with the standing water.

“This is definitely not sustainable, not suitable for this neighborhood; it really makes things difficult,” Naseer said.

Benny Ergas, who lives in the Southlake area of Hollywood, placed a large sign outside his home that reads ‘Wake zone, please slow down’ for drivers to see.

“It’s just there for decoration,” he said. “Most of the people ignore it.”

Ergas said water inched halfway up his driveway Thursday. The simple wheel of an SUV could push water into his garage.

“The lack of consideration from neighbors because we are all neighbors here,” he said. “When I drive in water, I make sure I drive slowly.”

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By Nikiya Carrero

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    MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Testimony continued Thursday in the death penalty trial of a 42-year-old Miami man accused of killing his wife and her two daughters, with the lead homicide detective taking the stand as the day’s sole witness.

Detective Juan Chaidez of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office testified about his initial interview with Alberto Sierra after the bodies of Sierra’s estranged wife, Gladys Machado, and his stepdaughters, Daniella and Julia, were discovered at their former home.

When asked by prosecutors if Sierra showed emotion while discussing his dead stepchildren during the interview, Chaidez responded, “Not at all”.

Chaidez testified that investigators initially issued a flyer seeking to speak with Sierra regarding his estranged wife before Sierra eventually came in to speak with detectives. During that interview, Sierra acknowledged that Machado was seeing other men, telling the detective that “he forgave her and he understood how she felt” about why she would do that.

According to Chaidez, Sierra said he saw his wife and stepdaughters the day before they went missing because Daniella’s birthday was coming up in a couple of days. Sierra told detectives he continued to care for and babysit the girls up until the time of their deaths.

Jurors were shown photographs of Sierra from the day he spoke with precinct detectives, as well as the clothing the girls were wearing when they were found. Investigators collected a DNA sample from Sierra before releasing him, later securing phone and toll records.

The trial is scheduled to resume Friday, when the medical examiner who performed the victims’ autopsies is expected to take the stand.

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