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NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Patrick Emerling announced today a partnership with veteran-owned coffee shop Liberty Brew Coffee.

Currently on show in Dunedin City Library’s fascinating "The Glory of Print" exhibition, is a page of the ca.1454 Gutenberg Bible from the library...

A free coffee event for veterans event at a downtown Myrtle Beach restaurant was shut down by the city of Myrtle Beach, and the organizers voiced displeasure with the city on social media.

Dirty Myrtle Wing Company was hosting a free coffee gathering for veterans, but the city of Myrtle Beach shut it down.

A recent study published in PNAS reveals that researchers have successfully retrieved ancient DNA from Caribbean parrots. By comparing this DNA with sequences from contemporary birds and examining fossils and archaeological samples, the team determined that two species, previously believed to be nat

[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Jerald Pinson (Florida Museum of Natural History) writes about a study centering on changes in parrot diversity after human arrival to the Caribbean, mainly focusing on two species — the Cuban (A. leucocephala) and Hispaniolan (A. ventralis) parrots. Here are excerpts: In a…

A study unearths and compares parrot diversity in the Caribbean before and after human arrival on the islands.

In a new study published in PNAS, researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA from Caribbean parrots, which they compared with genetic sequences from modern birds. Working with fossils and archaeological specimens, they showed that two species thought to be endemic to particular islands were once more widespread and diverse.

Marco Rubber and Plastics Co., an Align Capital Partners business based in Exeter, N.H., has purchased American Seal and Packing of Santa Ana, Calif.

Marco Rubber and Plastics Co., an Align Capital Partners business based in Exeter, N.H., has purchased American Seal and Packing of Santa Ana, Calif.