Maine's "Lobster Lady," Virginia Oliver, Dies at 105
Virginia "Ginny" Oliver, known as Maine's "Lobster Lady" for her nearly century-long career as a lobster fisher, died at the age of 105, according to multiple news sources. Oliver began lobstering at the age of eight and continued working as a sternman, measuring and banding lobsters, as recently as August 2021, alongside her son, Max Oliver, off the coast of Rockland, Maine.
Maine Governor Janet Mills paid tribute to Oliver, hailing her life as "amazing" and expressing hope that her memory would inspire future generations of hardworking fishers in the state, according to Hacker News.
Oliver's passing was noted amidst a backdrop of other significant and diverse news events. Multiple sources reported on a fatal plane crash in Colombia, deadly storms in Portugal, and the sentencing of a man involved in an Iranian-backed assassination plot targeting Masih Alinejad. Other headlines included Barbara Corcoran's staged funeral, a dog rescue, and a Chinese national's crypto fraud conviction.
In other news, the identity of Queen Corgi was revealed on "The Masked Singer" after she prematurely quit the show. The reveal occurred during the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night episode on Fox, according to Variety.
Meanwhile, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finalized a rule on January 21 to expedite the process for companies to receive exploration licenses for deep-sea mining, according to Phys.org. The Trump administration supported this move to counter Chinese dominance of critical mineral supply chains.
In health news, U.S. life expectancy reached a new high in 2024, rising to an average of 79 years, according to a report released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), as reported by NPR News. This increase of more than half a year from 2023 was attributed to the nation's continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and a decline in deaths from drug overdoses.
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