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Today's Word "gaucherie"
gaucherie \goh-shuh-REE\ (noun) - 1 : A socially awkward or tactless act. 2 : Lack of tact; boorishness; awkwardness.
"I went to our table, looking straight before me, and immediately paid the penalty of gaucherie by ...Read more
This Day in History, September 28
On September 28th, 1066, the Norman Conquest of England began.
Ancient Elements
What is the meaning of this rebus?
FEANCIENTFE
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Swath of Florida coast under tropical storm watch from soon-to-be Imelda
MIAMI — A stretch of the Florida coast from Martin County to Volusia County was placed under a tropical storm watch Saturday morning — though the strongest winds of soon-to-be Tropical Storm Imelda were expected to ...Read more
Today's Word "debouch"
debouch \dih-BOWCH; -BOOSH\ (intransitive verb) - 1 : To march out (as from a wood, defile, or other narrow or confined spot) into the open. 2 : To emerge; to issue.
(transitive verb) - To cause to emerge or issue; to ...Read more
This Day in History, September 27
On September 27th, 1825, the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened, becoming the first permanent steam locomotive railway.
Ana-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) I have a painting of a small mammal wearing a coating without the feathers.
2) A winged apparition will harvest the grain where the two lines intersect.
3) The members of the two groups were fearful of the Holy Grail.
4) Trying to reach home and score the winning run, Joe jumped over the ...
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As tropics kick up, NHC says tropical depression could develop soon over Bahamas
ORLANDO, Fla. — A slow Atlantic storm season is finally growing active, with two hurricanes in the last week and a third system likely to develop with increased chances of impact on the U.S. coast.
Hurricane Humberto, ...Read more
Moonbound Artemis II astronauts give Orion capsule a name
ORLANDO, Fla. — The four astronauts set to climb aboard the first Orion spacecraft to fly humans have already given it a name.
In a press conference this week from Houston, Artemis II commander and NASA astronaut Reid ...Read more
'A real physical thing': Quantum computer exhibit at O'Hare seeks to make the technology tangible
Chicago has quickly emerged as a hub for quantum computing, with the state of Illinois and technology companies pouring millions of dollars into developing a campus to build the world’s first commercially viable quantum ...Read more
Chances new tropical depression will affect US increasing while Hurricane Humberto forms, NHC says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center said a new tropical depression could form by Friday night over the Bahamas with increased chances it will affect the U.S coast while Hurricane Humberto formed in the Atlantic...Read more
Los Angeles tech startups get big cash infusion as Silicon Valley pivots to defense
One weapon being tested can be dropped into the stratosphere thousands of miles from its target and can deliver an explosive with precision even without GPS.
Another is a cruise missile that takes off vertically without a...Read more
Today's Word "neologism"
neologism \nee-OLL-uh-jiz-um\ (noun) - 1 : A new word or expression. 2 : A new use of a word or expression. 3 : The use or creation of new words or expressions. 4 : (Psychiatry) An invented, meaningless word used by a ...Read more
This Day in History, September 26
On September 26th, 1934, the RMS Queen Mary was launched.
Operation: Bird-Ectomy
Six words have had their birds removed. The birds have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each bird with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: crow, hawk, owl, raven, robin, wren
Group B: itt, ndior, ossb, tre,...
Whales are getting tangled in lines and ropes off the California coast in record numbers
LOS ANGELES — The number of whales getting tangled up in fishing nets, line, buoys and other miscellaneous rope off the coasts of the United States hit a record high in 2024, with California taking the ignominious lead. ...Read more
Hurricane center says tropical depression likely over Bahamas while still tracking Humberto, Gabrielle
The National Hurricane Center on Thursday continued to track a tropical wave over the Caribbean that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm and threaten the Bahamas while newly formed Tropical ...Read more
Double launch day in Florida complete with SpaceX, ULA successes
A busy week on Florida's Space Coast saw two rockets launch within hours of one another as both SpaceX and United Launch Alliance had missions to proliferate a pair of competing satellite constellations.
The second launch...Read more
Spotify says it removed millions of 'spammy' AI-generated music tracks
Spotify has removed more than 75 million AI-generated "spammy" music tracks from its platform over the past 12 months, the company said Thursday, stepping up its crackdown on unauthorized AI-generated use of artists' ...Read more
Wild crocodile found outside Michigan home, cops say. 'I thought it was a joke'
What is a crocodile native to South America doing in Michigan, where encounters are more likely with suburban streets than with the wetlands it calls home?
It’s a question Hampton Township officers may never get an ...Read more
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