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Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris

February 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris

PARIS (AP) — JD Vance stepped onto the world stage this week for the first time as U.S. vice president, using a high-stakes AI summit in Paris and a security conference in Munich to amplify […]

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Washington

Funding for crime victim services in Washington is running short

February 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Funding for crime victim services in Washington is running short

by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardFebruary 10, 2025 With dwindling federal funds and a looming state budget shortfall, Washington lawmakers are trying to figure out how to keep paying for services for crime victims.  Funding […]

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Bill to make clergy report child abuse advances in Washington

February 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Bill to make clergy report child abuse advances in Washington

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardFebruary 10, 2025 A Democratic-led effort to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, is moving closer to being […]

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Oregon

Providence nurses reject tentative agreements as strike continues 

February 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Providence nurses reject tentative agreements as strike continues 

by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 10, 2025 Nurses on strike at eight Providence hospitals in Oregon have rejected tentative agreements that would have ended the largest health care workers’ strike in state history. Nearly […]

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Sen. Golden proposes changing state wildfire map to curb anger and rumors

February 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Sen. Golden proposes changing state wildfire map to curb anger and rumors

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 10, 2025 Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a bipartisan package of wildfire prevention initiatives, including […]

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Friday 3/13

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What do folks from Louisiana and Mississippi call sluggish creeks and marshy lakes?

In Louisiana and Mississippi, sluggish creeks and marshy lakes are primarily called bayous. This term refers to relatively small, slow-moving waterways found in flat, low-lying areas, generally characterized by an almost imperceptible current. 

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What is the collective name for chicken, ducks and turkeys in the wild?

Chickens, ducks, and turkeys are collectively known as fowl. In scientific classification, these birds belong to the superorder Galloanserae, which is further divided into two main orders: Galliformes (landfowl or groundfowl) and Anseriformes (waterfowl). 

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What Paris cathedral's bells were rung by Quasimodo?

Quasimodo is the fictional bell-ringer of the Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre Dame Cathedral). In Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Quasimodo lives in seclusion within the cathedral's towers, where his primary duty is to ring its massive bells.

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Which videogame company originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles?

Atari, Inc. was the company that originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles. Although the arcade original was developed by Namco and distributed in North America by Midway, Atari secured the exclusive home console rights directly from Namco in late 1980. The first home adaptation was released for the Atari 2600 (then known as the Atari VCS) in March 1982.

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What type of wool can come from a rabbit?

Wool produced by rabbits is known as Angora wool (or Angora fiber). It is sourced primarily from various breeds of Angora rabbits and is renowned as one of the softest, lightest, and warmest natural fibers in the world

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