Swordfish
The swordfish, Xiphias gladius, is classified in a family by itself, the Xiphiidae. This family is part of the Scombroidea, a subfamily of marine fishes that includes tuna and mackerel.
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U.S. military officials on Monday gave Russia a videotape and other archival materials on the Soviet K-129 submarine, whose sinking in 1968 is one of the lingering mysteries of the Cold War.At a ce...
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Station Casinos has been making the rounds of businesses within a 4-mile radius of Red Rock Resort to convince them to schedule a business lunch in privacy and elegance at a restaurant that opened ...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
SECURING FOOD (The Washington Post, Washington)
FIRST THERE was the melamine scare, in which Chinese wheat
gluten laced with dangerous am...
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ChineseSweet and sour is an obvious no-no, but any dish which features sauce will contain excessive amounts of oil. Try a chow mein, and choose chicken or prawns over beef and duck. Say no to sprin...
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Many imports of canned tuna have mercury levels higher than the federal limit, according to analysis by an environmental group.
Defenders of Wildlife found the highest levels of mercury in...
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A quarter of adults in the city have elevated levels of mercury in their blood, linked to how much fish they eat, according to survey results released Monday by the health department.Rates were hig...
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Jumbo squid that can grow up to 7 feet long and weigh more than 110 pounds are invading central California waters and preying on local anchovy, hake and other commercial fish populations, according...
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Madrid (dpa) - For millennia, the Mediterranean has fed its
coastal peoples with abundant fish, but now it threatens to become a
barren sea.
Overfishing is ta...
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The federal government is considering listing loggerhead sea turtles that live along California's coast and off Hawaii as an endangered species and further protecting their habitat.Loggerhead turtl...
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Swordfish
U.S. gives Russia data on sunken sub
