Lab-grown beef is red meat for the conservative base
What do some Republicans have against lab-grown meat? Legislatures in Alabama, Arizona, Tennessee and Florida are all considering bans on the sale or import of so-called “cell-cultured food products.” In Florida a bill has reached Governor Ron DeSantis’s desk, and though he has not yet signed it, he has come out strongly in favor of meat.
Island Life for Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The Merry Monarch in Kalakaua Park, Hilo. (David Eichner/community contributor)
Decades after a US butterfly species vanished, a close relative is released to fill gap
SAN FRANCISCO — More than 80 years ago, a beautiful butterfly called Xerces Blue that once fluttered among San Francisco’s coastal dunes went extinct as stately homes, museums and parks ate up its habitat, marking the first butterfly species in the United States to disappear due to human development.
World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine
PARIS (AP) — World donors pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan after a yearlong war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday.
Las Vegas lawyer and wife killed amid custody fight for children from prior marriage, family says
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas lawyer and his wife had been in the middle of a contentious battle for custody of her children from a previous marriage when the woman’s former father-in-law, also an attorney, fatally shot them last week during a deposition hearing in the case, according to authorities and relatives.
Let’s Talk Food: Big Island Chocolate Festival
Make plans to attend the 11th annual Big Island Chocolate Festival held from April 25 to 27 at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort &Spa.
