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‘Stay out of Seattle’: WA leaders tell Trump troops aren’t needed

September 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘Stay out of Seattle’: WA leaders tell Trump troops aren’t needed

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardSeptember 29, 2025 SEATTLE — The mayor of Washington’s biggest city and the state’s attorney general implored President Donald Trump on Monday not to send federal troops here. This comes […]

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New sales tax on services in Washington takes effect Wednesday

September 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New sales tax on services in Washington takes effect Wednesday

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardSeptember 29, 2025 A contentious new sales tax on services that Democratic state lawmakers relied on to pay for Washington’s latest budget is set to take effect Wednesday.  Senate Bill […]

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Oregon Senate passes $4.3 billion transportation package

September 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Senate passes $4.3 billion transportation package

by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleSeptember 29, 2025 The Oregon Senate on Monday in a party-line 18-11 vote passed a long-awaited transportation bill that would update the state’s funding sources for road maintenance and operations.  […]

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Following suit against Trump, Oregon asks judge to issue order blocking Guard deployment

September 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Following suit against Trump, Oregon asks judge to issue order blocking Guard deployment

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleSeptember 29, 2025 This is a breaking news story that will be updated throughout the day. The Oregon Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to temporarily block President […]

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BPA will get power of wave energy harnessed at Oregon State University test site

September 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on BPA will get power of wave energy harnessed at Oregon State University test site

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleSeptember 29, 2025 By the fall of next year, Oregon State University’s new wave-energy testing facility off the coast of Newport could be kicking out its first volts of electricity […]

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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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