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A humpback whale that was freed after becoming stuck for several days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany was stranded again on Saturday after failing to find its way back to the Atlantic Ocean. An excavator was used on Thursday to dig an escape channel after earlier unsuccessful efforts to coax the whale back toward deeper water, including using coast guard and fire department boats to create large waves. It finally swam through the man-made channel early on Friday, and rescuer

From a new detail about back doors propped open to the ransom notes, former FBI special agent Harry Trombitas examines what it means for the investigation.