Our Favorite Liberal Billionaire

Our Favorite Liberal Billionaire

Being a billionaire has its perks. With a private jet you don't have to deal with long airport security lines, and a chauffeur will be at your beck and call all the time. You have assistants for everything from walking the dog to walking you into a doctor's appointment.

People fawn over you, women half your age want to date you, and after a while you've convinced yourself it's all due to your good looks and charm, even though you're pushing 70.

Environmentalist Seeks Emergency Injunction Against Vertical Lobster Trap Lines
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Environmentalist Seeks Emergency Injunction Against Vertical Lobster Trap Lines

John Cronin

An environmentalist is asking a federal judge to issue an order prohibiting vertical lobster trap lines while right whales are off the coast of Massachusetts.

Right whales, considered endangered, sometimes wrap themselves around the lines, which run from the trap on the bottom to a buoy floating on the surface. The whales are sometimes injured and some die, according to the lawsuit.

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