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Gadgets: A great headset
BlueParrott’s new M500-XT Bluetooth headset is designed for both professional and day-to-day use, with endless ... Read More
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Jim Rossman: Jumping through hoops to access your Social Security online
I paid an emergency visit to a friend this week after he sent a message telling me his laptop was not responding and his mouse was locked up.
I swung by to see what was up. His major problem turned out to be a password ...Read more
Bring back the grizzly bear to California? Bill to study the effort advances
California lawmakers on Tuesday moved forward on a bill that could lead to the re-introduction of grizzly bears to the state, more than a century after the quarter-ton predators were hunted into local extinction.
The ...Read more
This Day in History, April 8
On April 8th, 1742, Handel's "Messiah" was performed for the first time, in Dublin.
Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as trial looms
Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI Chief Executive Officer and board member Sam Altman removed from his roles at the artificial intelligence startup as part of the billionaire’s legal challenge to the ChatGPT maker’s ...Read more
Today's Word "reify"
reify \REE-eh-fy\ (verb) - To perceive or portray an abstract object as a real one.
"The second hindrance to objectivity is the ubiquitous tendency to reify the word, to assume the word itself somehow carries its own ...Read more
Number Code
Consider the following,
Mine = 456
His = 768
Hers = 523
Yours = 908
Now what phrase can you get from the rebus below?
4 7 5 8
5 6 2 0
6 8 3 9
Federal agency to release extra water into Sacramento River for salmon migration
The Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday that it will temporarily release more water from Keswick Dam into the Sacramento River to help juvenile Chinook salmon safely make their journey to the ocean.
The move came ...Read more
San Diego warship to recover Artemis II astronauts when they splash down in ocean Friday
SAN DIEGO — The Navy said Monday it has chosen the San Diego-based amphibious warship USS John P. Murtha to recover the four Artemis II astronauts when their Orion space capsule splashes into the ocean west of San Diego ...Read more
Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth
It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions of years have meant the region is an energy-rich global flash point, as it is ...Read more
Bald eagle bonanza in Pittsburgh with 5 chicks at 2 nests
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh has never seen two nests with a total of five eaglets live-streamed at the same time.
After recovering from endangered status, bald eagles now have nests throughout the region. The first live ...Read more
Editorial: What Artemis II explains about life here on Earth
Four astronauts are on a journey around the moon, a mission that offers a rare chance to see our world from a distance, and ourselves more clearly.
One of the reasons people appreciate travel is that it offers a different...Read more
Artemis II headed home as Trump calls in to congratulate crew on moon mission
The crew of Artemis II flew farther from Earth than any human in history, saw parts of the moon never seen before and spoke with President Donald Trump as they took a turn for their return flight home.
“Today you’ve ...Read more
Can Earth be saved from a future extinction-level asteroid?
In 1998, Bruce Willis saved the world by blowing up an asteroid threat in “Armageddon.” In 2022, NASA did the real thing, crashing a spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos to prove that we don’t have to end up like the ...Read more
State climate laws targeted around US as Iran war spikes gas prices
As countries and consumers embrace renewable energy in the wake of the Iran war, skyrocketing gasoline prices in the U.S. are fueling efforts to weaken state climate laws.
Renewable energy mandates to reduce greenhouse ...Read more
Today's Word "serendipity"
serendipity \se-rehn-dip-i-tee\ (noun) - The act of making a fortunate discovery by capricious or quixotic accidence or such accidence (fortuity) itself.
"Rick had not breathed a word about his plans to learn C++ and yet ...Read more
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What are the last three letters in this series?
S, L, S, A, P, A, L, B, L, H, M, R, T, M, M, M, M, L, S, ?, ?, ?
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This Day in History, April 7
On April 7th, 1805, Beethoven's Third Symphony was performed publicly for the first time.
Anthropic tops $30 billion run rate, seals deal with Broadcom
Anthropic PBC said its revenue run rate has now topped $30 billion, up from $9 billion at the end of 2025, and confirmed plans to work with Broadcom Inc. and Google to power its burgeoning operations.
The AI startup said ...Read more
An emotional Artemis II crew flies past moon, traveling farther than any humans in history
NASA’s Artemis II crew flew past the moon Monday, traveling farther from Earth than any humans in history and becoming the first to see some sections of the moon’s far side in the sunlight with the naked eye.
The four...Read more
Artemis II astronauts break Apollo 13 record, make moving request to name moon craters
On a day the crew members of Artemis II broke the record set by Apollo 13 for farthest distance from Earth ever flown by humans, they made a request to name two newly identified craters: one to honor their Orion spacecraft...Read more
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- Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth
- Editorial: What Artemis II explains about life here on Earth
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