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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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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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Thursday 6/18

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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In what country was the Winter Olympic sport of bobsleigh invented?

Moritz, Switzerland, by wealthy tourists from Victorian Britain who were staying at the Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. The early sleds were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans. These eventually evolved into bobsleighs, luges and skeletons.

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Who was the first US president to be heard on the radio?

On May 30, 1922, President Warren G. Harding becomes the first president to have his voice transmitted by radio while addressing a crowd at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. The broadcast heralded a revolutionary shift in how presidents addressed the American public. It was not until three years later, however, that a president would deliver a radio-specific address. That honor went to President Calvin Coolidge.

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Where was the English muffin invented?

TIL the flat, round bread Americans know as 'English Muffins' don't come from England and were invented in New York City in the late 1800s. Their inventor, Samuel Bath Thomas, originally them called toaster crumpets.

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The first spin-off of C.S.I., starting in 2002, was set in what city?

CSI spin-off, following an elite group of Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs) from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), who use advanced forensic science and methods to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami, Florida.

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What is the hardest substance in the human body?

Your teeth contain the hardest substance in the human body — your enamel. Bones aren't quite as hard as enamel, but they rank closely on the hardness scale. Other parts of your body (like muscles, ligaments, and tendons) are incredibly strong, but don't come close to the mineral-based tissue in your teeth and bones.

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