SAO PAULO – Brazil will temporarily ban the catch of a type of catfish in an effort to halt the killing of the Amazon pink dolphin, whose flesh is used as bait, the Fishing and Aquaculture Ministry said Tuesday. Ministry spokesman Ultimo Valadares said the government is working out the details of a five-year moratorium […]
By Sally J. Clark (CNN) — The Seattle City Council just voted to put low-wage workers on a path over the next several years to earning a $15-per-hour minimum wage. You may think, “There goes the crazy upper left corner of the country again” — but there’s method to our madness. This historic measure came after a […]
Ex-con arrested after shoplifting brawl with Mahwah Home Depot worker (via Cliffview Pilot) YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Mahwah Home Depot employee and accused shoplifter knocked over plants and flowers during a tussle this morning that ended when an off-duty Rockland County police officer grabbed the suspect. The employee recognized 50-year-…
Hundreds arrested in heroin sweep led by Bergen prosecutor (via Cliffview Pilot) YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The arrests of more than 325 people in North Jersey were announced today as part of a joint anti-heroin initiative in Paterson spearheaded by Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli with his counterparts from Passaic and Morris…
By Miriam Kramer BOSTON – Scientists have just discovered the “Godzilla of Earths” — a new type of huge and rocky alien world about 560 light-years from Earth. Dubbed a “mega-Earth,” the exoplanet Kepler-10c weighs 17 times as much as Earth and it circles a sunlike star in the constellation Draco. The mega-Earth is rocky and also bigger […]
By DeAntae Prince New York Knicks president Phil Jackson has spoken at length about the possibility of OKC Thunder guard Derek Fisher taking on the role of Knicks coach once he takes the steps toward retirement this offseason. Problem is, Fisher was under contract with the Thunder when Jackson discussed the prospects of nabbing Fisher. […]