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What’s next for Washington’s challenge to Trump’s birthright citizenship order?

June 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on What’s next for Washington’s challenge to Trump’s birthright citizenship order?

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJune 27, 2025 Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Trump administration on Friday, the state of Washington still intends to seek a nationwide block of the […]

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Feds throw Washington’s $1.2B broadband program into disarray

June 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Feds throw Washington’s $1.2B broadband program into disarray

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJune 27, 2025 Washington utilities, tribes, counties and others have spent years planning how to use the state’s $1.2 billion chunk of a federal program to improve high-speed internet access. […]

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Gov. Kotek blames transportation package failure on Republicans ‘who just wanted to go home’

June 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Gov. Kotek blames transportation package failure on Republicans ‘who just wanted to go home’

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJune 28, 2025 Gov. Tina Kotek blamed Republicans for the state Legislature’s failure to pass a bill this session that would have provided enough funding for the Oregon Department of […]

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Oregon Legislature wraps for 2025 after eleventh-hour strife, historic funding shortfall

June 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Legislature wraps for 2025 after eleventh-hour strife, historic funding shortfall

by Shaanth Nanguneri and Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJune 28, 2025 Oregon lawmakers closed the 2025 legislative period with an ill-fated race to finish a gutted major transportation package, bringing an unsatisfactory end to a […]

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Oregon Legislature’s last-ditch attempt for 3-cent gas tax increase fails

June 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Legislature’s last-ditch attempt for 3-cent gas tax increase fails

by Alex Baumhardt, Julia Shumway and Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleJune 27, 2025 Oregon Democrats’ last-ditch effort to stave off hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation by passing a 3-cent gas tax […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which U.S. landmark was once named Long Acre Square?

Times Square in New York City was once named Long Acre Square. 
  • Name Change: The city renamed the intersection in April 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly built Times Building (now One Times Square). 

  • Original Name Origin: The area got the name Long Acre Square in the 1870s because it was the center of the city's horse and carriage trade, named after Long Acre in London.

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Shortbread originated in what country?

Shortbread originated in Scotland.
  • 12th Century: It evolved from medieval "biscuit bread," where leftover bread dough was dried out in an oven and butter eventually replaced yeast.

  • 16th Century: Mary, Queen of Scots is popularly credited with helping refine and popularize the triangular wedge style known as "petticoat tails".

  • 1736: The first printed recipe for shortbread appeared in a cookbook by a Scotswoman named Mrs McLintock.

  • Traditions: Because butter and sugar were costly, shortbread was traditionally reserved as a luxury for special events like weddings, Christmas, and Hogmanay (Scottish New Year's Eve).

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In 1995, who became the first Asian player to be named Rookie of the Year in Major League Baseball?

Hideo Nomo became the first Asian player to be named Rookie of the Year in Major League Baseball, winning the National League award in 1995.

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In the movie "Legally Blonde", what LSAT score does Elle need to get into Harvard?

In the movie "Legally Blonde," Elle Woods scores a 179 on her LSAT, which is one point shy of a perfect 180. Combined with her 4.0 GPA and iconic video essay, this score secures her admission into Harvard Law School.

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Megalodon was a prehistoric giant version of what kind of animal?

Megalodon was a prehistoric giant mackerel shark. 
    • People once thought it was a direct ancestor or a larger version of the modern great white shark.
  • New scientific studies show it belonged to an extinct family of megatooth sharks (Otodontidae).

  • It was the largest shark and the largest fish to ever live, growing up to 50 to 60 feet (or more) in length.

  • It lived from about 23 to 3.6 million years ago during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.

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