Monthly Archives: August 2022

Bluu Seafood unveils its first lab-grown fish products and readies for regulators

Bluu Seafood, a German company developing “lab-grown” fish, is showcasing its first finished products as it prepares to begin the regulatory approval process for key markets in Asia, Europe, and North America. Founded in 2020 (originally as Bluu Biosciences), Bluu Seafood is one of several companies working to solve the world’s seafood production problems, which…

The disgraced founder of Papa Johns says the company is making worse pizzas without his ‘conservative values’ of ‘truth and God’

John Schnatter. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok John Schnatter says Papa Johns pizza has gotten worse without his “conservative values.”Schnatter suggested that “truth and God” made Papa John’s great.Schnatter left the company in 2018 after admitting to using the N-word on a conference call. The controversial founder of Papa Johns, John Schnatter, said this weekend the company’s pizza…

Qantas asks 100 executives and managers to volunteer as full-time baggage handlers for 3 months to help ease airport chaos

Qantas is struggling to deal with a rebound in travel demand as pandemic curbs ease. Hu Jingchen/Xinhua/Getty Images Australia’s Qantas Airways has asked senior office staff to handle baggage at airports for three months. Volunteers need to be capable of moving and lifting bags weighing up to 32 kilograms, Qantas said. The entire aviation industry…

Trump attacks Mitch McConnell after Senate passes landmark climate and healthcare package: ‘Played like a fiddle.’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Capitol on August 3, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Senate Democrats passed the party’s big climate, tax and healthcare package on Sunday. Donald Trump attacked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell afterwards. He said McConnell “got played like a fiddle with the vote today by the Senate Democrats.” Former…