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Army Corps, DeSantis announce accelerated plan for Everglades restoration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday that they will accelerate the plan for completing the reservoir known as... Read More
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Joint Base Andrews fuel leak pollutes Potomac River tributary, triggers state probe
BALTIMORE — Jet fuel leaks at Joint Base Andrews have spilled an estimated 32,000 gallons since the start of the year — enough to fuel a Boeing 787 — contaminating a tributary of the Potomac River and prompting a ...Read more
Pittsburgh's tech community to pitch city as an AI hub during the NFL Draft
With millions of eyes around the world focused on Pittsburgh next week, the local tech community is determined to promote a new identity for the Steel City — as an artificial intelligence innovation hub.
“You have all...Read more
Florida wildfires shattering records amid long drought
In his 22 years as a Hillsborough County firefighter, Rob Herrin says he’s never been this busy.
One Sunday earlier this year offers a glimpse: Herrin and his team responded to a 300-acre brush fire, then another fire, ...Read more
Bacteria, chemicals and trash runoff could make Southern California beaches a hazard after rain, officials warn
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Public Health Department is warning beachgoers to avoid all contact with the water due to the potential of bacteria from street runoff from recent rains.
The advisory is in place ...Read more
Artemis II astronauts revel in return celebration
After hurtling to the moon and back, the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission were welcomed home to cheers back in Houston and spoke to the public Saturday for the first time since coming back to Earth.
“We are we ...Read more
Blue Origin's next New Glenn launch could come Friday morning
Blue Origin is pushing forward with plans to launch its third-ever New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with a liftoff that could come as early as Friday morning.
The Federal Aviation Administration ...Read more
Gray whales are dying in San Francisco Bay at an alarming rate – this isn’t normal
At least six gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay from mid-March to early April 2026. These deaths follow a pattern over the past few years, and they are raising concerns among marine biologists like us that 2026 ...Read more
How a new mapping tool helps Florida planners protect wildlife corridors as the state grows
Florida added nearly 3 million residents from 2010-2020, making it the fastest-growing state in the United States during that time.
On any given day, a Florida county commission or municipality may approve a new...Read more
Today's Word "Futilitarian"
futilitarian \fyoo-til-i-TAR-ee-uhn\ (adjective) - Holding the belief that human striving is useless. (noun) One who holds such belief.
"While management had promised an all-out effort to improve profits, everyone in the ...Read more
Naming Rights
Amy was pregnant with her 7th child. Everyone was excited. She had named her children Sandy, Adam, Denton, Edward, Dina and Ira, in their order of birth and according to a specific rule. She knows her 7th child will be a girl. Which of the following names is she likely to use, and why?
Mary
Kimberly
Rachel
June
Yolanda
This Day in History, April 13
On April 13th, 1861, Fort Sumter surrendered in the American Civil War.
Rare tornado touches down in NorCal during wild weather weekend
A tornado touched down on Sunday afternoon as part of the wild weekend weather happening throughout Northern California.
The tornado only touched down for a brief moment — roughly for one minute, from 2:05 to 2:06 p.m. ...Read more
After Artemis II, here's what's next for NASA's return to the moon
NASA's 10-day Artemis II mission to fly around the moon safely splashed down off the San Diego coast Friday, marking the end of humanity's first flight to the moon in over 50 years.
The new NASA administrator, born over a...Read more
Swarm of small earthquakes strikes off WA coast
Roughly 18 small earthquakes were recorded off the coast of Washington early Sunday, geologists reported.
The first and largest quake hit around 4:48 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean about 240 miles west of Westport, per the U.S...Read more
Illinois governor calls transfer of Asian carp project to Michigan a stunt
WASHINGTON ― Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is pushing back against the Trump administration's reasoning for reassigning management of a key federal-state project to block invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes ...Read more
Lead still haunts yards in Exide battery recycler cleanup zone
LOS ANGELES — Homes near a former battery recycler in Southeast Los Angeles County still have excessive lead in their soil, even after the state spent hundreds of millions of dollars over a decade to remove it, according...Read more
Today's Word "zany"
zany \ZAY-nee\ (adjective) - Amusingly strange, comical, or clownish.
"The annual variety show, designed for children in kindergarten through the sixth grade, is full of zany illusions, silly jokes, and features plenty of...Read more
Number Sequence
What number should finish this sequence?
23, 14, 19, 6, 20, ?
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This Day in History, April 12
On April 12th, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died, and Harry Truman was inaugurated as President of the United States.
Microsoft staff tell carbon removal projects that deals paused
Staff at Microsoft Corp. have told some developers of carbon removal credits that the company is pausing what is currently the world’s biggest program for financing the extraction of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Employees ...Read more
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- After Artemis II, here's what's next for NASA's return to the moon
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