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Washington

Democratic legislative staff in Washington approve first-ever labor contract

January 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Democratic legislative staff in Washington approve first-ever labor contract

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJanuary 10, 2025 It took Democratic staff in Washington’s Legislature a little longer but they have joined their Republican colleagues in approving two-year contracts, concluding the first-ever round of collective […]

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Science / Health

Maintaining good balance is crucial as you age. Asking these questions can help

January 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Maintaining good balance is crucial as you age. Asking these questions can help

Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good balance, which geriatricians say is key to maintaining an independent lifestyle as we age. Lacking […]

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Business

New Orleans attack raises familiar debate: Can Bourbon Street be made safe?

January 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New Orleans attack raises familiar debate: Can Bourbon Street be made safe?

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The second-guessing began before the bodies had been cleared from the debris of the deadly Bourbon Street truck attack. A law firm signed up survivors of what it called a “predictable and […]

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Business

The LA county wildfires could be the costliest in US history, early estimates say

January 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The LA county wildfires could be the costliest in US history, early estimates say

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. The devastating blazes have […]

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National / International

Israel’s Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar in sign of progress

January 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Israel’s Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar in sign of progress

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said Saturday, in a sign of progress in […]

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Thursday 3/12

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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An amendment to the US Constitution must be ratified by what fraction of all the states?

An amendment to the United States Constitution must be ratified by three-fourths (3/4) of all the states. In the current 50-state union, this requires approval from 38 states for an amendment to become part of the Constitution.

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In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to move to the back of the bus?

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of going to the back of the bus, which was designated for African Americans, she sat in the front. When the bus started to fill up with white passengers, the bus driver asked Parks to move. She refused. Her resistance set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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Who does Eddie Murphy trade places with in the 1983 movie "Trading Places"?

In the 1983 film Trading Places, Eddie Murphy's character, a streetwise con artist named Billy Ray Valentine, trades places with an upper-class commodities broker named Louis Winthorpe III, played by Dan Aykroyd.

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What is the soft, triangular, fleshy part of the inside of a horse's hoof called?

The soft, triangular, fleshy part on the underside of a horse's hoof is called the frog. This V-shaped structure is located between the heel bulbs and extends toward the toe, typically occupying about 25% to 33% of the hoof's bottom surface.

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Woodrow Wilson kept a herd of what animal to cut the White House lawn?

During World War I (starting in 1918), President Woodrow Wilson kept a flock of sheep to graze on the White House lawn. The flock, which grew to 48 sheep at its peak, was used to save manpower, provide natural fertilizer, and raise over $50,000 for the Red Cross by auctioning their wool.

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