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Duck boat loses part of its roofBOSTON — Part of the roof of a Boston duck boat was torn off after a driver failed to clear a bridge while out on a tour.Fire officials say the Boston Duck Tours boat crashed into an overpass Sunday evening. About 20 people were aboard the vehicle at the time. No injuries were reported.A Boston Duck Tours spokesman says the first-year driver was diverted off the normal tour route due to a road closure. Despite being unintentional, the driver’s actions will be reviewed by company safety experts.State police say the vehicle was not permitted to travel along the roadway due to height restrictions.

GoTopless Day celebrated HAMPTON, N.H. — Women around the country were taking off their tops on GoTopless Day, a day that promotes gender equality and women’s rights to bare their breasts in public.GoTopless Day is celebrated annually on the Sunday closest to Women’s Equality Day, marking the day American women earned the right to vote.A group of about 50 women and men were walking topless in the oceanside Los Angeles neighborhood of Venice, behind a giant, inflatable pink breast that had the phrase “equal topless rights” written on it. One marcher carried a sign that said: “My Body Is Not A Crime.”A few dozen women, and some men, went topless as they walked down Broadway in New York. The events there and in Los Angeles were two of several planned across the globe. Gatherings were also planned in New Hampshire and Denver.

2 charged in death of NBA star’s cousinCHICAGO — Two brothers who were on parole for prior criminal activity have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, Chicago police announced Sunday.Darwin Sorrells Jr., 26, and Derren Sorrells, 22, also were charged with attempted murder in Friday’s shooting.Nykea Aldridge, a 32-year-old mother of four, was pushing her baby in a stroller when she was shot.By The Associated Press

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