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This Day in History, November 20
On November 20th, 1917, the Battle of Cambrai in World War I began. Read More
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Review: ‘Arc Raiders’ may have the secret sauce for the extraction genre
Faced with dozens of choices each week, gamers have an embarrassment of riches this holiday season, and developers face bigger challenges. With so many titles fighting for attention, it’s more difficult than ever to ...Read more
Aliens? Submarines? Gassy whales? Mystery bubbles off California coast spark intrigue, theories
LOS ANGELES — Is it a gassy whale? A top secret submarine? Godzilla rising from the surfer-filled waters of Hermosa Beach?
Residents have been stumped over a patch of bubbles rising out of the ocean off the coast of ...Read more
Deadly horse virus threatens North Texas herds after outbreak south of Fort Worth
The Texas Department of Agriculture is warning horse owners to take precautions with their herds after an outbreak of a deadly virus after an event in Waco last week.
At least 18 equestrian events in North Texas and ...Read more
Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $9 billion damage in Jamaica, initial estimate finds
Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $9 billion in damage in Jamaica, making it the costliest storm ever to hit the island nation, according to newly released figures.
The preliminary estimate was released Wednesday as part of...Read more
Today's Word "uxorious"
uxorious \uk-SOR-ee-us; ug-ZOR-\ (adjective) - Excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
"Flagler seems to have been an uxorious, domestic man, who liked the comfort and companionship of a wife at his side." -- Michael...Read more
Tri Ad
Each of the clues below is for a word that begins with "tri". The clues do not refer to the words themselves, but rather to the word that must be added to "tri". eg. "A description of three goods to encourage sales" would be "triad".
1. Where you would find three peas
2. Passing through three intermediate places on the way to your destination
3. To fish with three hooks and bait
4. To hurl three things at once
5. A ...
Meta AI pioneer LeCun announces exit, plans new startup
Yann LeCun, an artificial intelligence pioneer who runs a research lab at Meta Platforms Inc., told employees that he will depart the social media giant at the end of the year and start a new company, according to a memo ...Read more
Some California landfills are on fire and leaking methane. Newly proposed rules could make them safer
LOS ANGELES — A vast canyon of buried garbage has been smoldering inside a landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, inducing geysers of liquid waste onto the surface and noxious fumes into the air.
In the Inland Empire, ...Read more
US government to become a shareholder in battery maker EOS
EOS Energy Enterprises Inc. is the latest public company that will have the U.S. government as a shareholder.
The zinc-based battery manufacturer, whose main factory is in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, said Tuesday that it ...Read more
University of Washington pumps $10 million donation into AI
The University of Washington unveiled its new initiative Tuesday to spearhead the college's approach to artificial intelligence.
The initiative, AI@UW, was made possible in part through a $10 million donation by Charles ...Read more
California has a new wolf pack after another was euthanized
LOS ANGELES — California wildlife officials have confirmed there’s a new wolf pack in the northern part of the state, as the population of the endangered canids — and the number of livestock they have preyed on — ...Read more
Companies are warming up to saying AI is the reason for job cuts
In late September, the German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG told analysts and investors that it planned to eliminate 4,000 administrative positions by the end of the decade. Among the reasons it cited was “the increased ...Read more
'Yule' Love These New Books About Words
Stuff your stockings this holiday season with these lively new books about language.
Jess Zafarris reveals the delightful backstories of hundreds of words in "Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds" (...Read more
Gadgets: Solar speaker
A category on the Victrola site referred perfectly to their new Victrola Zen wireless outdoor Bluetooth solar speaker as "The Art of Outdoor Listening." This speaker not only has powerful, crystal-clear sound but also is...Read more
Jim Rossman: New Wi-Fi? Better let Alexa know
This week we help my mom.
She did some research and found out she could save $70 per month if she changed her TV and Internet service over to her local cable company.
She made the change, and the installer came last ...Read more
Today's Word "favonian"
favonian \fuh-VOH-nee-uhn\ (adjective) - Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle.
"With dusk came cool, favonian breezes." -- Ed Darack, 'Wind, Water, Sun'
Favonian is derived from Latin Favonius, "the west wind...
This Day in History, November 19
On November 19th, 1816, Warsaw University was established.
Huge Water Tale
The following not only describes a book, but it's an anagram for the title. What is it?
Huge water tale stuns. End had you tense.
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After 'alarming' Guana land swap idea, Florida lawmaker files bill for more transparency
When Florida’s government unveiled a proposal this summer to trade 600 acres of a beloved St. Johns County wilderness preserve, Floridians of all political backgrounds felt blindsided.
Though the plan was scrapped after...Read more
Blue Origin's 1st recovered New Glenn booster arrives to Port Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — There are tall, pointy metal tubes aplenty at Port Canaveral, but one is extra large.
The first-ever recovered first-stage booster for Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket arrived to the port ...Read more
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