Northwest coastal tribes used sword fern leaves to line fire pits for cooking, and line baskets and drying racks. The rhizomes could be eaten by peeling and then steaming or roasting them. The leaves and/or stems could be made into tea for certain maladies.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indicted on federal sex trafficking charges (courthousenews.com)MANHATTAN (CN) — Federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges on Tuesday morning accusing rap producer and entertainment mogul Sean Combs of carrying out a sprawling sex trafficking conspiracy involving physical abuse, drug-fueled sexual exploitation and surreptitious video recording.