This time, two years ago, things were going very well for the Maine lobster industry. Demand for the state’s main exports was increasing, especially in China, where imported lobster had become popular with the emerging middle class. In early 2019, nearly a third of Maine lobsters were destined for Asian …
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Kellyanne Conway attacks Asian-American journalist while defending Trump’s use of the “Kung flu”
Counselor to President Kellyanne Conway has reversed her position on the term “Kung Flu” from “very offensive” to an acceptable way for President Donald Trump to do the “incredibly important” job of not leaving China out of harm’s way, after the racist. The phrase drew cheers at consecutive campaign rallies. …
Read More »The jawless skull of this Stone Age man was found in a spike. This is how it looked.
We may never know why a Stone Age man’s skull ended in a Stake in a mysterious underwater grave 8,000 years agoBut thanks to a new facial reconstruction, we can see what it probably looked like before he died. Archaeologists discovered the man’s skull, as well as the remains of …
Read More »Hubble sees cosmic flutter ‘Bat Shadow’
Astronomers using Hubble previously captured a remarkable image of the invisible disk of a young star forming a planet casting a huge shadow through a more distant cloud in a star-forming region. The star is called HBC 672, and the shadow feature was nicknamed “Bat Shadow” because it resembles a …
Read More »Jon Jones ‘has no interest in fighting in the UFC’
Jon Jones is prepared to continue his fight with the UFC in the long term. In an appearance on “Wild Ride!” From Steve-O On Thursday, the UFC light heavyweight champion, who has been in a salary dispute with UFC president Dana White, says he won’t return to the octagon until …
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