#‘Vampire Fish’ spotted twice in California’s American River

#‘Vampire Fish’ spotted twice in California’s American River

“#‘Vampire Fish’ spotted twice in California’s American River” Apparently, vampires live under the water. An unusual-looking fish is reportedly making a comeback in the American River, as divers said they recently spotted the creature twice in California. Sacramento CBS reported the divers spotted the so-called vampire fish (Pacific lamprey) in the American River, a waterway that runs for…

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#Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers

#Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers

“#Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers” ORIENT, Ohio — The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely — until his tractor rumbled over the flat, fertile landscape, spraying it with herbicides. These crops weren’t meant to be eaten, but to occupy the ground between Clifton’s…

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#Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s

#Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s

“#Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s” BOSTON — A highly contagious disease originating far from America’s shores triggers deadly outbreaks that spread rapidly, infecting the masses. Shots are available, but a divided public agonizes over getting jabbed. Sound familiar? Newly digitized records — including a minister’s diary scanned and posted online…

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#Alabama city throws ‘Tardy Gras’ parade as pandemic ebbs

#Alabama city throws ‘Tardy Gras’ parade as pandemic ebbs

“#Alabama city throws ‘Tardy Gras’ parade as pandemic ebbs” MOBILE, Ala. — With both COVID-19 hospitalizations and vaccinations ebbing, Alabama’s port city is putting on a Mardi Gras-style parade that will feel at least a little like the Carnival celebrations that were canceled earlier this year because of the pandemic. Plastic beads and other trinkets…

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#Human ‘Ken’ doll spent over K on plastic surgery

#Human ‘Ken’ doll spent over $14K on plastic surgery

“#Human ‘Ken’ doll spent over $14K on plastic surgery” Life in plastic, it’s fantastic — just ask the living “Ken” doll.  Botox boy-toy Jimmy Featherstone, 22, has shelled out over $14,000 on lip fillers, cheek implants and veneers toward sculpting himself into Barbie’s handsome hunk of arm candy, Ken.  And whether he’ll be paying with…

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#Firework hurled into crowd during wild Midtown protests

#Firework hurled into crowd during wild Midtown protests

“#Firework hurled into crowd during wild Midtown protests” Terrifying video shows the moment a firework was flung from a pickup truck full of Palestinian flag-waving protesters in Midtown’s Diamond District on Thursday — as clashes over the trouble in the Middle East heated up in New York. The Twitter clip shows one of several men…

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