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A surprising new study has revealed that a parasite still troubling modern oysters first began infecting shell-dwelling sea creatures hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs vanished.

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The Regency Bar serves up great cocktails, including thoughtful zero-proof options, as well as bar bites, but I’d skip the oysters.

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Big, fat and meaty, the oysters are out of this world.

Graham Platner, a military veteran and oyster farmer, is hoping to unseat longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in what is likely to be one of the most competitive Senate races next year.

The martinis are cold, the oysters endless and every table sounds like a dinner party.

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