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Month: January 2026

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Senators worry that US Postal Service changes could disenfranchise voters who cast ballots by mail

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Senators worry that US Postal Service changes could disenfranchise voters who cast ballots by mail

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A group of Democratic U.S. senators sent a letter Thursday to the U.S. Postal Service, voicing concern that mail processing changes could affect postmark dates for mail-in ballots during an election year that will […]

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Science / Health

Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation. SpaceX guided the capsule to a […]

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Science / Health

Kaiser affiliates will pay $556M to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Kaiser affiliates will pay $556M to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records to receive higher […]

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Science / Health

Trump’s ‘Great Health Care Plan’ to Include ‘Strongest Pro-Life Protections’

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump’s ‘Great Health Care Plan’ to Include ‘Strongest Pro-Life Protections’

President Donald Trump’s long-awaited health care framework will include pro-life protections, The Daily Signal has learned. The White House on Thursday called on Congress to pass Trump’s new “Great Health Care Plan,” which promises to […]

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Business

Minifridge recall expands to 964,000 Frigidaires after fire reports

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Minifridge recall expands to 964,000 Frigidaires after fire reports

NEW YORK (AP) — An appliance distributor is expanding a minifridge recall that now covers roughly 964,000 Frigidaire-branded products sold in the U.S., after multiple fire reports. Following a recall of about 634,000 minifridges last […]

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Tuesday 1/27

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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The launch of the first liquid fueled rocket in the world is attributed to which country?

The launch of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket is attributed to the United States, specifically to American physicist Robert H. Goddard, who successfully launched it on March 16, 1926, in Auburn, Massachusetts, using liquid oxygen and gasoline. His pioneering work laid the foundation for modern rocketry, even though he faced skepticism at the time. 

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What movie helped popularize disco music worldwide?

The movie that helped popularize disco music worldwide was Saturday Night Fever (1977), starring John Travolta, which turned the disco subculture into a global phenomenon with its iconic soundtrack featuring the Bee Gees and massive album sales. 

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What country is the setting for Shakespeare's Macbeth?

Macbeth is set in Scotland during the 11th century, featuring various Scottish locations like Inverness, Forres, and Dunsinane Hill, though it loosely blends historical events with dramatic fiction for Shakespeare's audience, particularly to appeal to King James I, who was Scottish. 

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Which bone is known as the Patella?

The patella is your kneecap. It's the bone at the front of your knee joint. It's the biggest bone in your body embedded in a tendon (a sesamoid bone).

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Which Christmas tune was the first song performed in space?

The first Christmas tune performed in space was "Jingle Bells," played by astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford on NASA's Gemini 6A mission on December 16, 1965, using a smuggled harmonica and sleigh bells as a prank on Mission Control. 

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