April-er

 

How to tell an Alaskan fish from a Rusian one (from a Chinese one)

Putin’s Pollock: US seafood imports fuel Russian war machine

As you might guess, it's very difficult. And there's more…

Complicating matters further, a small share of the U.S. catch is also sent to China for processing and reimported to the U.S.

So much for "fresh."

Awnings

 

Brooklyn v. Alla youse guys

Brooklyn Library Offers Access to Banned eBooks to Teens Across the U.S.

Brooklyn Public Library, one of the largest library systems in the U.S., has launched the Books UnBanned initiative, which allows anyone across the country between the ages of 13 and 21 to get a free eCard from BPL, which will give them access to 350,000 ebooks and 200,000 audiobooks, as well as access to databases.

Here's looking at you

 

Don't blame the bunny

EU: Salmonella outbreak in chocolate eggs due to bad milk

European health officials investigating an outbreak of salmonella linked to chocolate Easter eggs that has sickened at least 150 children across the continent said Tuesday they suspect it is due to bad buttermilk in a Belgian factory.

And a bargin at half the price

 

We have officially run out of things to worry about

A Lake in Florida Suing to Protect Itself

The runaround

 "Last fall, the House Oversight Committee convened to grill oil and gas CEOs about their funding of climate disinformation. Democrats asked the CEOs whether they would commit to lowering fossil fuel production for the sake of the planet. This week—less than 48 hours after the release of an IPCC report showing that existing fossil fuel infrastructure would push the world past 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming—many of those same executives were chided by Democrats for not drilling more."

– The New Republic

Wings

The early risers

Busted

 

This year's leading totally gross news, so far

 Doctors fish out more than a dozen tiny maggots from man’s eye

My advice is, don't read it.

It's all about the hospitality

Dave Barry: A warm Miami welcome for our New York friends relocating to the Sunshine State

I hope that's round trip

SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each

It’s SpaceX’s first private charter flight to the orbiting lab after two years of carrying astronauts there for NASA.

A billion here, a billion there…pretty soon you're talking about real money

US Navy intends to decommission some of its newest warships

The U.S. Navy wants to decommission nine ships in the Freedom-class of littoral combat ships — warships that cost about $4.5 billion altogether to build.

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Lemonade…

Made in the shade.
Stirred with a rusty spade.
Tickles your tonsils and
Takes your tongue for a sleigh ride.

 

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