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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on broad swath of federal payments

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on broad swath of federal payments

by Jennifer Shutt, Washington State StandardJanuary 28, 2025 WASHINGTON — A federal district judge ruled Tuesday the Trump administration must wait until at least next week before it can move forward with pausing federal spending […]

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Washington lawmakers renew push to make clergy report child abuse

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Washington lawmakers renew push to make clergy report child abuse

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJanuary 28, 2025 Two Democratic state lawmakers are trying again to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, including when it is disclosed to them by […]

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Oregon joins lawsuit while state officials scramble to respond to Trump order freezing federal funds

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon joins lawsuit while state officials scramble to respond to Trump order freezing federal funds

by Julia Shumway, Ben Botkin, Lynne Terry and Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 28, 2025 Oregon is suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze of many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable […]

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Feds cancel research meetings, raising fears about jobs, hundreds of millions to Oregon

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Feds cancel research meetings, raising fears about jobs, hundreds of millions to Oregon

by Ian Rose, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 28, 2025 Last week, the Trump administration cancelled a series of panels that help determine how billions in federal health dollars are spent, including hundreds of millions of dollars […]

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Oregon needs to build 29,500 more homes each year, chief economist says

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon needs to build 29,500 more homes each year, chief economist says

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 28, 2025 Oregon needs to build about 29,500 more homes each year, mostly in the Portland region and Willamette Valley, to emerge from a housing shortage years in the […]

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Friday 12/05

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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From what language did English borrow the word "ukulele"?

In the Hawaiian language the word ukulele roughly translates as 'jumping flea', perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise.

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On what show did Heather Locklear make her TV debut in a recurring role?

In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer Aaron Spelling. First, she was cast in a recurring role as Sammy Jo Dean on Spelling's Dynasty. The following year, while still appearing on Dynasty, Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama T.J. Hooker.

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Originally called pimento, what popular spice was first grown in Jamaica?

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.

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Who recorded the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985).

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind.

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