Author: David Donovan

Beachcombers were surprised to come across a rare deep-sea angler fish with an alien-looking appearance on Cannon Beach in Oregon on May 18th. The fish is known as the Pacific football fish and was cataloged by the Seaside Aquarium in a Facebook post. The beach is located about an hour and a half drive from Portland. Rare Species of Fish Wikipedia user mark6mauno, Creative Commons This species of fish is considered to be rare, as per the aquarium, with just 31 species having been recorded across the globe. The deep-sea angler was quite far from its natural habitat as the…

In the Summer of 2023, the popular seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster added $20 endless shrimp as a menu item permanently after several limited-time offers for the last 20 years. The reason for this change came down to Red Lobster’s largest shareholder Thai Union who is a canned seafood company based in Bangkok. The Genesis of the Promotion Unsplash Thai Union saw the promotion as a way in which they were able to shift the masses of shrimp they were catching and create a demand for the everyday item. Thai Union became the majority investor in Red Lobster in 2020.…

A landmark tax is being introduced in July which makes California the first US state to implement an excise tax on guns and ammunition. The 11% tax levy on every sale comes on top of current federal excise taxes of 10% or 11% for firearms as well as California’s 6% sales tax. Backlash from The National Rifle Association Source: U.S. federal government The new law which is being implemented as part of the Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act has been described by the National Rifle Association as affront to the Constitution according to NRA-ILA. While the intention of…

The relationship between Russia and China has been under examination following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a recent state visit to Beijing. The two world leaders met on May 16th, 2024 as they committed to strengthening ties between Russia and China amid continued opposition to the views of the West. Leaders Address Controversial Global Topics Source: Getty Images During the meeting on Thursday, Putin and Xi talked about a range of topics from the war in Ukraine to the economy which was issued in a statement committing to a deepening of their shared…