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Another $122M from opioid settlements now available to Washington

July 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Another $122M from opioid settlements now available to Washington

by Emily Fitzgerald, Washington State StandardJuly 29, 2025 More than 100 local governments in Washington are now eligible to claim their share of $122.2 million in settlements with Purdue Pharma and eight generic opioid manufacturers, […]

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Oregon, other Democratic states secure 40-day pause on Head Start immigration requirements

July 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon, other Democratic states secure 40-day pause on Head Start immigration requirements

by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 29, 2025 A group of Democratic states that sued the federal government over an unprecedented shift in federal policy to bar thousands of immigrants without permanent legal status from accessing […]

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Gov. Kotek signs laws to boost housing supply but more work to be done to solve ‘crisis’

July 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Gov. Kotek signs laws to boost housing supply but more work to be done to solve ‘crisis’

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 29, 2025 Gov. Tina Kotek wants tens of thousands more homes, duplexes and apartments built across Oregon every year for the next decade to meet pent-up demand and to […]

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Federal Court Rules in Favor of Christian Woman Blocked by Oregon From Adopting Because of Her Beliefs

July 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Federal Court Rules in Favor of Christian Woman Blocked by Oregon From Adopting Because of Her Beliefs

A federal appeals court is siding with a Christian mom who has been barred from a state adoption program due to her biblical worldview on gender and sexuality. Jessica Bates, a Christian and a widowed mother of […]

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Wyden Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Small Businesses from Trump Tariffs on Canada 

July 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Small Businesses from Trump Tariffs on Canada 

Senator: “I heard firsthand from farmers, ranchers and others at my five open-to-all town halls this past weekend in Eastern Oregon as well as in other community conversations just how devastating this Trump tariff uncertainty […]

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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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