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New Jersey Transit train engineers reach tentative deal to end strike that halted NYC routes

May 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New Jersey Transit train engineers reach tentative deal to end strike that halted NYC routes

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Transit’s train engineers reached a tentative deal Sunday to end their three-day strike that had halted service for some 100,000 daily riders, including routes to Newark airport and across the […]

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Update, Missing Girl Found: The Dalles Police looking for help finding a missing 16 year old girl

May 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Update, Missing Girl Found: The Dalles Police looking for help finding a missing 16 year old girl

From The Dalles Police Facebook page: 5:18: The juvenile mentioned in this post has been located and safely reunited with her family. The Dalles Police Department would like to thank all public safety agencies and […]

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Oregon

Oregon’s landmark bottle redemption law may change due to concerns over drugs and homelessness

May 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon’s landmark bottle redemption law may change due to concerns over drugs and homelessness

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Monica Truax has lived in her Portland home since 1992, on a cul-de-sac she described as a close-knit community. But since a bottle redemption center opened next door several years ago, […]

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New WA law increases penalties for litter, delays plastic bag requirements

May 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New WA law increases penalties for litter, delays plastic bag requirements

by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardMay 18, 2025 Washington residents will soon face heftier fines for littering and higher prices for plastic grocery bags. A new law signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on Saturday […]

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Former WA state senator appointed to Trump administration, again

May 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Former WA state senator appointed to Trump administration, again

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMay 17, 2025 Kirk Pearson, a former longtime Washington state lawmaker, was appointed this month as a top Washington official in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Pearson, a Republican, resigned […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which is the rainiest US state?

Hawaii is the rainiest state in the U.S., with a statewide average of about 63.7 inches of rain per year. Thanks to moist trade winds and steep volcanic mountains that wring moisture from passing clouds, areas like Big Bog on Maui and Mt. Waialeale on Kauai can see upwards of 300 to 400 inches of rainfall annually.
For the contiguous United States, Louisiana is typically the wettest, averaging around 60.1 inches of rainfall annually

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What is the world's largest country?

Russia is the largest country in the world by total area, spanning approximately 17.1 million square kilometers (about 6.6 million square miles) across Europe and Asia. It covers 11 time zones and accounts for roughly 11% of the world's total landmass.

These countries account for the most expansive territories on Earth: [1]
    1. Russia: 17,098,242 km²
    2. Canada: 9,984,670 km²
    3. United States: 9,833,517 km²
    4. China: 9,596,960 km²
    5. Brazil: 8,515,770 km²

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What is the make of the car used as a time machine in the movie "Back to the Future"?

The car used as a time machine in "Back to the Future" is a DeLorean, specifically the DMC-12 model. 
Produced by the DeLorean Motor Company, this iconic 1981 sports car was chosen for the film because of its futuristic, stainless-steel body and signature gull-wing doors. In the movies, the retrofitted DeLorean Time Machine required 1.21 gigawatts of power and had to reach exactly 88 mph to travel through time.

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What movie's first sequel featured the subtitle "The Adventure Home"?

That would be the family adventure film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995), which is the first sequel to the 1993 hit movie Free Willy. 
The film follows a teenage Jesse as he attempts to save his old friend, Willy the orca, from an environmental disaster caused by an oil spill.

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How does a queen bee’s stinger mainly differ from a worker bee’s?

A queen bee’s stinger is smooth, whereas a worker bee’s stinger is heavily barbed. 
Because the queen’s stinger lacks barbs, she can sting multiple times and survive. When a worker bee stings a human, her barbed stinger gets stuck in the skin. As she pulls away, the stinger tears out from her abdomen, leading to her death

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