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Food banks take drastic measures

... embracing urban gardening and substituting cheaper foods — and it is no longer as common for people to wait in long lines ... food banks were having, a group of fishermen in Southern California donated boats, bait and deck hands for a deep-sea fishing ...

9 ways to tell if your travel pro is crooked

A month later, her former agency, Cruise Value Center, collapsed without paying the cruise lines what they were owed and ... always,” says Cindy Harris, an agent with Travel ’N Dive Adventures, which specializes in diving, snorkeling and fishing ...

India navy sinks suspected pirate 'mother ship'

... Co., Ltd. told The Associated Press that the ship, the "Ekawat Nava 5," was headed from Oman to Yemen to deliver fishing ... The Iranian carrier was flying a Hong Kong flag but operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. On Tuesday, a ...

Fisherman shot for closing in on action - Crime & courts- msnbc.com

An 86-year-old Georgia man did not want anyone getting too close to his fishing lines, so he took a few shots at a pair of fishermen competing at a tournament, authorities said.

Seabirds get help from fishing fleets - World environment- msnbc.com

Techniques that could be used for tuna and swordfish in the Atlantic include fishing at night when birds are less active, weighting fishing lines so that the baited hooks sink more ...

Use a magnet, save a shark? - World environment- msnbc.com

Magnetic idea to save sharks from fishing lines Researcher’s concept wins contest, and World Wildlife Fund support

6 million pounds of beach trash — in 1 day - World environment ...

Volunteers scoured 33,000 miles of shoreline worldwide and found 6 million pounds of debris from cigarette butts and food wrappers to abandoned fishing lines and plastic bags that ...