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As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity

December 9, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for neighboring Israel. After fighting wars on multiple fronts for months, Israel is now concerned that unrest in Syria could […]

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Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children

December 9, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children

PHOENIX (AP) — A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years old to […]

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Washington

Major new office building nears opening on Washington Capitol campus

December 9, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Major new office building nears opening on Washington Capitol campus

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardDecember 9, 2024 The name is the same. Many tenants too. But the Irving R. Newhouse Building set to formally open soon is nothing like the edifice it is replacing […]

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Why home and auto insurance rates are up in Washington

December 9, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Why home and auto insurance rates are up in Washington

by Bill Lucia, Washington State StandardDecember 9, 2024 Washington residents have seen home and auto insurance rates climb steeply over the past couple of years. On Monday, insurance industry representatives offered state lawmakers their breakdown […]

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Oregon Gov. Kotek, lawmakers say state needs to keep focus on housing, education, mental health

December 9, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Gov. Kotek, lawmakers say state needs to keep focus on housing, education, mental health

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleDecember 9, 2024 Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle is running an end-of-year fundraising campaign, with a $10,000 goal, to help us continue our first-class coverage next year. A lot is […]

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Tuesday 4/21

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What actor was stung in "The Sting"?

Robert Shaw (who played the villainous Doyle Lonnegan) was the actor "stung" in the 1973 film The Sting. While his character was the target of a massive con plotted by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Shaw's character also had an authentic limp due to a racquetball injury he sustained before filming began.

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What film has the quote, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate"?

The iconic quote, "What we've got here is... failure to communicate," comes from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. It is spoken by the character Captain (played by Strother Martin) to Paul Newman's character, Luke, and is ranked as the 11th greatest movie quote by the American Film Institute.

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What is a newly hatched fish called?

Fry: The stage after the yolk sac is absorbed, and the fish resembles a miniature adult.

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What is Dodger Stadium also known as?

Dodger Stadium is primarily known as Chavez Ravine. It is also famously referred to as "Blue Heaven on Earth," a nickname coined by former manager Tommy Lasorda. The stadium, which is the largest in Major League Baseball by capacity, has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1962.

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Christmas Seals are sponsored by what non-profit organization?

Christmas Seals are sponsored by the American Lung Association. Started in 1907 to fight tuberculosis, the campaign was originally introduced by the American Red Cross and later taken over by the National Tuberculosis Association (now the American Lung Association) in 1920 to fund research and prevention for lung diseases.

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