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Maine fishermen caught more fish in 2023, thanks to a hunger relief program and COVID funds
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Maine fishermen caught more fish in 2023, thanks to a hunger relief program and COVID funds

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine fishermen bucked yearslong, industrywide trends last year and caught more fish, a development regulators and industry members said shows the impact of COVID-19 relief funds. Federal money also supported the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program, which buys fish to support food banks and schools. “It’s important work and a positive story; fishermen were able to keep working, …

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Long tailbacks as squirrels finally get their claws into €150k bridge
2 years, 10 months ago

Long tailbacks as squirrels finally get their claws into €150k bridge

Dutch News  

Nine years after The Hague city council spent €150,000 on a bridge to allow squirrels to cross a busy main road, it seems the bushy-tailed rodents have finally learned the ropes. In the first two years just five squirrels were filmed using the crossing, but by last year the trickle had become a steady stream, with a record 263 crossings …

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Long tailbacks as squirrels finally get their claws into €150k bridge
2 years, 10 months ago

Long tailbacks as squirrels finally get their claws into €150k bridge

Dutch News  

Nine years after The Hague city council spent €150,000 on a bridge to allow squirrels to cross a busy main road, it seems the bushy-tailed rodents have finally learned the ropes. In the first two years just five squirrels were filmed using the crossing, but by last year the trickle had become a steady stream, with a record 263 crossings …

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Red squirrels at risk in conifer landscapes that were supposed to protect them
2 years, 11 months ago

Red squirrels at risk in conifer landscapes that were supposed to protect them

The Telegraph  

Red squirrel populations are put at risk by conifer tree plantations that are intended to help boost their numbers, a study has found. Conifer plantations have long been considered an ideal habitat to support red squirrel numbers, partly because they are not favoured by their grey rivals. As their numbers have increased, conifer plantations have become more dangerous for red …

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Video games came between me and my son in the pandemic. Could they bring us back together?
3 years, 7 months ago

Video games came between me and my son in the pandemic. Could they bring us back together?

LA Times  

Times reporter Deborah Netburn plays a video game with her son at their home in Los Angeles. “I’d rather have kids interact in some form with other children than not interact at all.” Next I spoke with Sinem Siyahhan, a professor of educational technology at Cal State San Marcos, where she studies how video games promote communication, connection and learning …

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AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home
3 years, 7 months ago

AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, a new poll finds. Still, Republicans lag Democrats in support of some policies, including the most far-reaching idea: Only 42% of Republicans favor a government long-term care insurance program for all Americans, compared with …

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