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Washington lawmakers confront juvenile detention overcrowding crisis

February 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Washington lawmakers confront juvenile detention overcrowding crisis

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardFebruary 3, 2025 Overcrowding at Washington’s biggest juvenile detention center has grown to crisis levels over the past year. A slew of bills in Olympia look to chip away at […]

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Amid mounting scrutiny, Oregon Department of Corrections shakes up health care division  

February 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Amid mounting scrutiny, Oregon Department of Corrections shakes up health care division  

by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 3, 2025 UPDATED at 5:03 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 with information about the investigation. The Oregon Department of Corrections has fired two leading health care managers who […]

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Providence reaches tentative agreement with women’s clinic nurses, providers 

February 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Providence reaches tentative agreement with women’s clinic nurses, providers 

by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 3, 2025 The union representing physicians and nurses at Providence women’s clinic in the Portland area have reached a tentative agreement as thousands of nurses in the nonprofit’s eight […]

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Oregon judge pauses camping ban enforcement in city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling

February 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon judge pauses camping ban enforcement in city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge on Monday ordered the city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments to temporarily pause enforcement of its camping rules, in response to a lawsuit […]

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Wyden, Merkley Call for Reinstatement of Inspectors General Illegally Fired by Trump

February 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden, Merkley Call for Reinstatement of Inspectors General Illegally Fired by Trump

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are demanding the immediate reinstatement of Inspectors General (IGs) from at least 18 government agencies, in a letter to Donald Trump strongly condemning his recent […]

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Saturday 11/14

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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In the song where was "The House of the Rising Sun" located?

There is no single, proven real-world building that definitively matches the "House of the Rising Sun" from the famous folk song. Instead, historical research, folklore, and local New Orleans lore point to a few leading candidates and origins.

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How many different shapes of four-connected blocks are there in "Tetris"?

There are 7 different shapes of blocks—officially called tetrominoes or Tetriminos—used in "Tetris". 
    • I-piece: Straight line of four blocks.
  • O-piece: 2x2 square of four blocks.

  • T-piece: T-shaped block with three blocks in a row and one on top.

  • S-piece: Serpent/S-shape stepping up to the right.

  • Z-piece: Reverse serpent/Z-shape stepping up to the left.

  • J-piece: L-shape pointing left (or J-shaped).

  • L-piece: Standard L-shape pointing right.

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How many people does John Wick kill in the film "John Wick"?

John Wick kills 77 people in the first movie, John Wick (2014).

Across the main four films, his cumulative confirmed kill count reaches 439 people:
  • John Wick (2014): 77 kills

  • John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017): 128 kills

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019): 94 kills

  • John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023): 140 kills

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What do you call the type of precipitation when rain freezes right before it hits the ground and falls as hard, icy pellets?

This type of precipitation is called sleet (also known as ice pellets). 
According to the National Weather Service Freezing Rain and Sleet Guide, this happens when snow melts into liquid rain as it passes through a layer of warm air aloft, and then refreezes into solid ice pellets before it reaches the ground because it passes through a thick subfreezing layer near the surface.

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Before Jimmy Kimmel got his ABC late-night show, who was his co-host on The Man Show?

Adam Carolla was Jimmy Kimmel's co-host on The Man Show. 
    • Co-host: Adam Carolla co-created and co-hosted the Comedy Central sketch comedy series with Kimmel starting in 1999.
  • Later Hosts: Kimmel left the show in 2003 to start Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, after which comedians Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope took over hosting duties for the later seasons.

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