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Month: August 2025

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US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies

August 12, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump posted on his […]

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YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S.

August 12, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S.

YouTube on Wednesday will begin testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. that relies on artificial intelligence to differentiate between adults and minors, based on the kinds of videos that they have been watching. […]

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Workers were heating coal when deadly explosion rocked Pennsylvania steel plant

August 12, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Workers were heating coal when deadly explosion rocked Pennsylvania steel plant

CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — Workers were heating coal into a key component of steelmaking and preparing for maintenance when an explosion rocked a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, a company executive said Tuesday, a day after the blast killed two […]

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Trump to Build on DC Police Takeover Next Month, Leavitt Says

August 12, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump to Build on DC Police Takeover Next Month, Leavitt Says

President Donald Trump will work with Congress next month to build on his decision to federalize the Washington, D.C., police. Before Trump invoked the Home Rule Act to federalize the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department, he floated […]

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Some Juneau residents urged to evacuate as Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater

August 12, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Some Juneau residents urged to evacuate as Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater

Residents in some parts of Juneau prepared to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of flooding as rainwater and snowmelt in a huge basin dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier started to flow […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What's the shortest standard reply on a Magic 8-Ball?

The shortest standard reply on a Magic 8-Ball is typically "Yes", although other concise options like "No", "Maybe", or phrases such as "Most likely" are also among the 20 possible answers, with "Yes" being the shortest affirmative single-word response. 

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Pearl Harbor is located on which Hawaiian island?

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In baseball slang who would use "the tools of ignorance"?

In baseball slang, "the tools of ignorance" refers to the catcher's protective equipment (mask, chest protector, shin guards, mitt) used by the catcher, ironically highlighting the perceived foolishness of willingly taking on such a physically demanding and dangerous job, even though catchers are typically very smart field generals. 

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The hit TV show "NCIS" was a spin-off of what earlier series?

The hit TV show NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) was a spin-off of the earlier military legal drama JAG (Judge Advocate General), introduced via a two-part backdoor pilot in JAG's eighth season, introducing key characters like Gibbs, DiNozzo, and Abby Sciuto before launching as its own series in 2003. 

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Who took Oliver Twist into his home even though he had been accused of picking his pockets?

The kind, wealthy gentleman who took Oliver Twist into his home after Oliver was wrongly accused of picking his pocket was Mr. Brownlow, who showed compassion and took the sick boy in after a bookstall owner cleared Oliver's name, leading to Oliver finding temporary refuge and care. 

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