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SpaceX lines up 1st Space Coast launch of the year
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Coast’s first launch of the year could come at midnight Sunday, the first of what could be four launches in the next 10 days, all from SpaceX.
A Falcon 9 is set to lift off on the Starlink 6-...Read more
Today's Word "collegial"
collegial \ kuh-LEE-jee-uhl; -juhl \ (adjective) - 1 : Characterized by or having authority or responsibility shared equally by each of a group of colleagues. 2 : Characterized by equal sharing of authority especially by ...Read more
This Day in History, January 3
On January 3rd, 1938, the March of Dimes was established by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Movie Star
Name the famous movie star from the rebus below.
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Hint: Not all movie stars are human!
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Elon Musk company bot apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children
Grok, the chatbot of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, published sexualized images of children as its guardrails seem to have failed when it was prompted with vile user requests.
Users used prompts such as ...Read more
Health officials urge beachgoers to avoid ocean water at LA County beaches after rain
LOS ANGELES — Forget, for now, that "polar bear" ocean swim. Public health officials have issued an ocean water quality alert for all Los Angeles County beaches.
In a notice issued Thursday, the Los Angeles County ...Read more
Nearly every corn seed planted in Colorado is covered in insecticide. Lawmakers may restrict the chemical
DENVER — Colorado farmers plant tens of millions of corn seeds every year, nearly every one of them covered in a thin layer of insecticide.
The neonicotinoids used in the coatings protect the seed from pests in the soil...Read more
Today's Word "excursus"
excursus \ ik-SKUR-sus \ (noun) - 1 : A dissertation that is appended to a work and that contains a more extended exposition of some important point or topic. 2 : A digression.
"Sometimes, however, Mr. Honan's historical ...Read more
This Day in History, January 2
On January 2nd, 1818, the British Institution of Civil Engineers was formed.
Mathematical Rebus
What mathematical rule is represented by the rebus below?
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.1cm. = ~
.1mm. = ____
Despite cold and rain, thousands flock to 137th Rose Parade in Pasadena
PASADENA, Calif. — As a steady rain pounded Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena early Thursday, Michael Brooks hunched beneath a daisy-printed umbrella, guarding his family’s front-row seats for the 137th Rose Parade.
The ...Read more
$40 million campaign launched to save pristine NC game lands from development
Conservationists launched a $40 million campaign Thursday to save 4,000 acres of pristine North Carolina game land from development.
The owner of the land along the Yadkin River between Salisbury and Albemarle allowed ...Read more
Today's Word "roborant"
roborant \ ROB-uh-ruhnt \ (adjective, noun) - Strengthening; restoring vigor.
(noun) - A strengthening medicine; a tonic; a restorative.
"That day, I felt the need of a roborant after my ghost-ridden night, and I ...Read more
This Day in History, January 1
On January 1st, 404, the last known gladiator competition took place.
Joe and Smoe
Two friends, Joe and Smoe, were born in May, one in 1932, the other a year later. Each had an antique grandfather clock of which he was extremely proud. Both of the clocks worked fairly well considering their age, but one clock gained ten seconds per hour while the other one lost ten seconds per hour. On a day in January, the two friends set both clocks correctly at 12:00 noon. "Do you realize," asked Joe, "that the next time both of our ...
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Judge finds Alaska's bid to reauthorize wolf-shooting program on Kenai Peninsula is unconstitutional
A judge has ordered the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to pay $115,220 in attorney's fees to a retired Anchorage lawyer and wildlife advocate who successfully sued the state over a wolf-killing policy on the southern ...Read more
Rose Parade organizers brace for near-certain rain as strong storm soaks SoCal
Rain was falling over the Southland on Wednesday afternoon as the region headed into the New Year soggy and with the virtual certainty of a wet 2026 Tournament of Roses parade.
Forecasters warned of a "near 100% chance" ...Read more
How a San Diego startup's universal flu shot sold for $9 billion
Inside a single-story brick building in Sorrento Mesa is a small lab sprinkled with beakers, test tubes and incubators that is worth billions of dollars.
This is where Cidara, a small San Diego pharmaceutical company, ...Read more
How artificial intelligence became real estate's new secret weapon
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — Coldwell Banker agent Georgie Smigel used to spend hours digging through spreadsheets and old inquiry lists trying to figure out who might be interested in a new listing.
Now she ...Read more
Trump administration orders coal-burning power plant in Colorado to stay open
DENVER — The Trump administration, in its ongoing push to boost fossil fuels, issued an emergency order Tuesday to keep an aging coal-fired power plant in Craig, Colorado, operating even though it was scheduled to be ...Read more
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