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Portland's Gulf of Maine Research Institute has designed a trawl net that aims to target species that can still be profitable while avoiding cod.

Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net

A trawling experiment in the Gulf of Maine aims to scoop up abundant and profitable flatfish, while bypassing the once plentiful but now depleted cod population. So far, the results are promising.

Irish singer Dolores O'Riordan of the Irish band The Cranberries, performing in Cognac, France, in 2016.

The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan Dies At 46

The lead singer of the popular Irish band died suddenly Monday in London. The Westminster coroner said on Friday that it is awaiting test results, and has adjourned its hearing until April 3.

Amanda Filipacchi is also the author of the novels <em>Nude Men, Vapor</em> and<em> Love Creeps.</em>

Funny If It Weren't So True: A Farce About 'The Importance Of Beauty'

Amanda Filipacchi's novel is about a costume designer who wears a fat suit after a suitor commits suicide. It's structured as a mashup of an old Friends episode, a fairy tale and a murder mystery.

Panel Calls For Medicare Thrift To Reduce Debt

A report from the Bipartisan Policy Center suggests that seniors should start paying more for Medicare to help the nation's deficit. It also wants the government to check the growth of both Medicare and Medicaid programs in the future.

FILE - The commencement address is given during graduation at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., on May 12, 2018. The Universities of Wisconsin and Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos have reached a sweeping deal released Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, that would freeze hiring for diversity positions across the system in exchange for lawmakers approving employee pay raises and funding for a new engineering building at the flagship campus. Vos blocked pay raises and Republicans refused to release money for the engineering building earlier this year.

Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans to reduce diversity positions

Universities of Wisconsin regents narrowly rejected a deal Saturday reached with Republicans that would have given employees a pay raise and paid for construction of a new engineering building in exchange for reductions in staff positions focused on diversity, equity and inclusion

FILE - Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos talks to the media after Gov. Tony Evers' State of the State speech at the state Capitol on Feb. 15, 2022, in Madison, Wis. Vos filed a lawsuit Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, to block a subpoena ordering him to testify before the House committee investigation the riots on the U.S. Capitol last year to discuss a conversation he had with Donald Trump about overturning the 2020 election.

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos targeted for recall for not supporting Trump

Backers of former President Donald Trump have filed a petition seeking to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office.

The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.

House votes to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt

The House voted 216-207 Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt.

How 'losing' the Tiny Desk Contest launched Yasmin Williams' music career

Northern Virginia guitarist Yasmin Williams shares how the Tiny Desk Contest changed her life — despite entering it twice and never winning.

'Gods of Tennis' explores trailblazing legends of the sport and why we remember them

John McEnroe, Billie Jean King and other tennis legends discuss their legacies in a new PBS documentary series.

Just How New Is The 'New' GM?

During her grilling before Congress, CEO Mary Barra insisted the new GM is different and better than the old GM. But are the company and its cars really new and improved? The answer is complicated.

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