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NFL sees 2nd-highest regular season average viewership since 1988 at 18.7 million, up 10% from 2024

January 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on NFL sees 2nd-highest regular season average viewership since 1988 at 18.7 million, up 10% from 2024

The NFL averaged 18.7 million viewers per game during the regular season, the second-highest since audience averages began being kept in 1988. The per-game average on TV and digital platforms was a 10% increase from […]

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Senate Votes to Reauthorize Cantwell’s National Landslide Preparedness Act

January 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Senate Votes to Reauthorize Cantwell’s National Landslide Preparedness Act

Bill improves live-saving emergency preparedness as climate change and more frequent weather events increase landslide risk nationwide; 73 landsides were reported in WA during last month’s series of atmospheric rivers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night the […]

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As barbs fly and Trump wades in, a central WA congressional race heats up

January 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on As barbs fly and Trump wades in, a central WA congressional race heats up

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJanuary 7, 2026 Two years ago, Amanda McKinney, a Republican Yakima County commissioner, made a commercial endorsing Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse for re-election and assailing his GOP opponent who […]

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Oregon attorney general sues drug companies over ‘skyrocketing’ insulin prices

January 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon attorney general sues drug companies over ‘skyrocketing’ insulin prices

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 7, 2026 Oregon’s attorney general is suing six of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit managers for conspiring to artificially inflate insulin prices and other critical diabetes […]

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Oregon Head Start calls on Gov. Kotek to reallocate nearly $10M in lost funding

January 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Head Start calls on Gov. Kotek to reallocate nearly $10M in lost funding

by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 7, 2026 Leaders of Oregon’s Head Start programs are urging state officials to restore $9.5 million in funding cuts that have spurred additional layoffs and program reductions in key […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What fish became popular at fish stores after the release of "Finding Nemo"?

The clownfish became extremely popular at fish stores after the release of "Finding Nemo" in 2003.

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You can find Grand Teton National Park in which U.S. state?

The Grand Tetons are in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

  • Region: Northwestern Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone National Park.
  • Valley: The mountain range towers over the valley known as Jackson Hole.
  • County: Located in Teton County, Wyoming.

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Saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, is derived from what source?

Saffron comes from the three tiny red stigmas inside the purple flower of the Crocus sativus, commonly known as the saffron crocus.

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Male honey bees, called drones, fertilize the queen bee during special outdoor trips known as mating flights.

Male honey bees, called drones, fertilize the queen bee during special outdoor trips known as mating flights.

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What year did Labor Day became an official U.S. federal holiday in America?

Labor Day became an official U.S. federal holiday on June 28, 1894, when President Grover Cleveland signed the legislation into law.

  • First Celebration: The first unofficial Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City. 
  • State Recognition: Oregon was the first state to pass an official law recognizing the holiday on February 21, 1887, with about 30 states celebrating it by 1894. 
  • The Law: Congress rushed to pass the legislation in the summer of 1894 following intense labor unrest and the violent Pullman Strike. You can read more about the timeline on the U.S. Department of Labor History Page.

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