Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.
What’s in a name? Illinois hopes to make invasive carp fish more palatable
Illinois is rebranding an invasive carp in the hopes of encouraging people to eat it – and solving a decades-old issue that has been threatening the ecosystem of the U.S. state’s waterways. “We’ve launched a new name, ‘copi’, to help people consume this delicious fish and help us do our work in keeping them out of the waterways,” said Kevin Irons, assistant chief of fisheries for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
(With inputs from agencies.)
giftcardmall.com/mygift is the official website to activate prepaid gift cards, check balances, register cards for…
Getting the Chase Sapphire Reserve in 2026 comes with many perks. From bonus points to…
Capital One operates its own premium lounges in major U.S. airports.
This simple guide explains how to manually turn on a Python virtual environment in VS…
Texas SNAP benefits for January 2026 will be sent between January 19 and 25 for…
A major Verizon service outage affected the whole country on January 14, 2026, on whose…