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More snow hits NYC, snarling travel and canceling flights as up to 5″ expected
Snow continued falling across New York City on Sunday, with up to 5 inches possible by the end of the day.Snow was ... Read More
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Trump is winning the fight against offshore wind despite court losses
President Donald Trump’s campaign against offshore wind power in the U.S. sustained major setbacks last week when three different judges blocked enforcement of a government ban and allowed projects in New York, Rhode ...Read more
This Day in History, January 18
On January 18th, 1919, the Paris Peace Conference opened in Versailles.
Up to 3 inches of snow forecast for NYC ahead of MLK Day
NEW YORK — New York City is expected to get up to 3 inches of snow ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, NYC Emergency Management said Saturday.
New Yorkers are being urged to stay off the roads and travel with caution ...Read more
NASA's Artemis II rocket rolls to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Humanity’s return to the moon began Saturday morning before dawn at less than 1 mph.
That was the top speed NASA’s rocket for the Artemis II mission was able to hit during its ride atop the ...Read more
Today's Word "discomfit"
discomfit \dis-KUHM-fit; dis-kuhm-FIT\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To make uneasy or perplexed, or to put into a state of embarrassment; to disconcert; to upset. 2 : To thwart; to frustrate the plans of. 3 : (Archaic) To ...Read more
Making Eleven
How would you combine one-third of 12 and four-fifths of 7 to get 11?
View full teaser and answerVolunteers kayak through San Diego River Estuary to pick up trash and protect endangered wildlife
SAN DIEGO — Dozens of kayakers lined up beneath the West Mission Bay Drive Bridge on a clear, chilly Saturday morning, preparing to paddle through the San Diego River Estuary’s shallow reeds in search of trash ...Read more
Today's Word "perfunctory"
perfunctory \pur-FUNGK-tuh-ree\ (adjective) - 1 : Done merely to carry out a duty; performed mechanically or routinely. 2 : Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent.
"His hugs, although expansive and ...Read more
This Day in History, January 17
On January 17th, 1873, the First Battle of the Stronghold took place.
Breakfast in Bed
One night Hugh was at work at the recycling plant when he received an unexpected telephone call from a neighbor, listened to what the neighbor said, slammed down the phone and left work and drove straight home. On entering his house Hugh crept upstairs and found his wife in bed with a stranger. He wasn't angry but he was surprised. In fact he crept back down stairs and made his wife some breakfast, which he took up for her to eat in bed.
Why ...
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A new bill could give Californians money for science they fund
California lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a $23 billion science research bond aimed at offsetting recent federal funding losses — and, in a break from past efforts, tying public investment in university research to lower...Read more
4 in 5 small businesses had cyberscams last year and almost half of attacks were AI powered
One more reason things cost more today: cybercrime.
A survey by the Identity Theft Resource Center, a San Diego-based education and victim resource nonprofit, found that 38% of small businesses hit by a cyberscam or ...Read more
Is California really 100% drought-free for the first time in 25 years? Yes and no. Here's why
For the second time in the past two weeks, the U.S. Drought Monitor, a prominent national report, has classified 100% of California as being drought-free. That’s a rating that hasn’t occurred in 25 years.
Great news, ...Read more
Will unseasonably hot weather dash Southern California's hopes for a 2026 superbloom?
LOS ANGELES — Wildflower expert Naomi Fraga was excited about the prospect of an extraordinary bloom this spring, after a winter of near record rainfall, but this week's unseasonably hot, dry weather has dimmed her hopes...Read more
Measles is spreading: Is your child's North Carolina school vulnerable?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — About 106,000 — or one in six North Carolina children — attend elementary schools where the risk for measles outbreaks run high, according to the best available state analysis.
Their schools are ...Read more
Today's Word "aggress"
aggress \uh-GRES\ (intransitive verb) - To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to make an attack.
"Nagaraj can never bring himself to aggress or fight back, but he is capable of a delicious malice." -- Julian ...Read more
This Day in History, January 16
On January 16th, 1970, Buckminster Fuller received a gold medal from the American Institute of Architects.
Jerry Mayor of Smellville
One day Jerry Mayor from Smelliville was visiting the neighbouring country of Madadia and was sitting in the Penistone mainline railway station. He was sitting very uncomfortably in the waiting room and was staring intently at two doors that were at the opposite end of the room. Jerry Mayor was not a happy man at that point. In fact he was in dire distress. He then noticed a young man enter one of the doors. Instantly Jerry, with a great smile...
View full teaser and answerTrump administration sues California over law keeping oil wells from homes, schools
LOS ANGELES — California communities and environmental justice groups worked for years to win a law to prevent new oil and gas wells from being drilled near where people live, work and gather. Now, the Trump ...Read more
The Earth keeps getting hotter, and Americans' trust in science is on a down trend
LOS ANGELES — As global officials confirm that 2025 was Earth’s third-hottest year on record, a new poll shows Americans are sharply divided over the role of science in the United States.
A report published Thursday ...Read more
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