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Maine's lobster industry is feeling the pain of slow start this year as the lobster population in waters off the state's coasts has yet not fully reached legal harvesting size.

The lobster harvesting season normally starts after a major proportion of the lobster population sheds its shells and subsequently reaches legal harvesting size. Last year, that occurred in late June. In 2012, that occurred in mid June.

But, state officials and lobstermen are concerned this year as the lobster population has not yet reached that milestone this year.

While climate officials had issued tornado warnings for Somerset and Franklin Counties earlier this week, the powerful storms fetched flash floods to Western Maine, instead.

The flash flooding in Farmington forced authorities to close part of Route 43, which is also known as Industry Road, on Tuesday night as department of transport workers were busy in repairing a washed-out part of the road.

Six-year-old black Labrador dog Shasta was among the 18 dogs that were brought to Yarmouth on Tuesday for gaining arson dog certification.

Dogs from across the North America are gathering in Yarmouth for their annual arson dog certification. Yesterday, the media was invited to see 18 dogs and their handlers, including Senior Fire Investigator Daniel Young and his dog Shasta.

Amid the worst US bio-safety crisis in years, federal officials have dismissed 11 eminent scientists from a panel of 23 members that advises the government on whether and how research on dangerous pathogens should be conducted.

The members were informed that their service was no longer needed through an email on Sunday night from Mary Groesch who is the executive director of the National Science Advisory Board for Bio-security (NSABB).
Out of the dismissed members, two told Reuters that the notice came without any warning. The panel is overseen by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A 14-inch tropical Pacu fish was caught in the waters of Lake St. Clair in South America by a woman while fishing. The Pacu fish is a South American relative of Piranha, which is known for biting the testicles of fishermen. The fish can grow up to 55 pounds in the wild and can also become aggressive for home aquarium. The fish had its mouth like humans and powerful jaw muscles too.

In Michigan, Holley Luft knew she had caught a big fish but was surprised when she realised that it was square and had human-like teeth.

If you give a look at different domesticated mammal species, you would notice some similarities between them. One of the biggest noticeable similarities is their droopy ears.

Other features that domesticated animals share are smaller brains, smaller teeth, shorter curly tails and lighter coats. This phenomenon is known as 'domestication syndrome'.

Now a paper has come up with a new reason as to why so many domesticated animals share such similar traits. Adam Wilkins, from South Africa's Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study along with his colleagues, carried out the study.

Climate Central, a non-profit group, has come up with a new climate report mentioning about at what level 1,001 US cities will experience heat in summer. As per the report, the cities will have much warmer summers by 2100 provided that current emission trends continue to take place.

There are many cities that will witness rise in temperature by seven to 10 degrees. Some cities will experience a rise of 12 degree by 2100. Every 10 years, the city temperatures are increasing by 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Three iconic Tillamook Cheese microbuses, worth nearly $100,000 each, were stolen from a parking lot of California overnight, local police confirmed.

Sgt. Rob Armosino of Manteca police reported that the three bright orange-colored Volkswagen buses were stolen along with a truck and trailer from a Hampton Inn parking lot between 12:30 a. m. and 6:30 a. m.

At the time of the stealing, the completely restored microbuses were inside the trailer that was attached to a Ford F350 truck.