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Oregon wood treatment company pleads guilty to polluting river, violations have gone on for years

August 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon wood treatment company pleads guilty to polluting river, violations have gone on for years

After decades trapping crayfish in northwest Oregon, Mike Hailey could tell when something was wrong. In the summer of 2023, Hailey noticed crayfish had disappeared downriver from a wood treatment facility in Sheridan operated by […]

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Washington

2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol

August 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on 2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol

SEATTLE (AP) — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation […]

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Science / Health

Robot rabbits the latest tool in Florida battle to control invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

August 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Robot rabbits the latest tool in Florida battle to control invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure […]

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Science / Health

CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reeling

August 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reeling

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling Thursday as the White House worked to expel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and replace her with a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy […]

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US Education Department says Denver school’s all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX

August 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on US Education Department says Denver school’s all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX

The U.S. Education Department said Thursday that Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity. The […]

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Saturday 11/29

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Where is the last remaining Blockbuster store?

The last Blockbuster is located in Bend, Oregon. The store, at 211 NE Revere Ave, is the sole surviving franchise after all corporate-owned stores closed by 2014. It has become a popular tourist destination and nostalgia-filled spot for movie lovers.  

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"Brass In Pocket" was a hit for which band?

"Brass in Pocket" was a hit for the band The Pretenders. It was released in 1979 and was their first charting single, eventually becoming their first number one hit in the UK in 1980. 

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How many instruments accompany someone singing "a cappella"?

An a cappella performance has zero musical instruments, as the term "a cappella" means "in the manner of the church" or "voices only" without any instrumental accompaniment. However, the human voices are used to create the sounds of instruments, with singers performing vocal percussion like beatboxing or mimicking bass lines and harmonies. 

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What is the name of the submerged fringe of a continent?

The submerged fringe of a continent is called the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping, shallow extension of a continent that runs from the shoreline to a point called the shelf break, where the seafloor begins to drop steeply into deeper water. 

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From what language did English borrow the word "smorgasbord"?

English borrowed the word "smorgasbord" from the Swedish language. The word comes from the Swedish smörgåsbord, which literally means "sandwich table" or "buttered-bread table". 

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