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Wealthy nations pledge record release of emergency oil reserves in a bid to calm surging prices

March 11, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wealthy nations pledge record release of emergency oil reserves in a bid to calm surging prices

PARIS (AP) — A group representing many of the world’s wealthiest countries agreed Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects of the Iran […]

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As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see privatizing TSA screening as a solution

March 11, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see privatizing TSA screening as a solution

Long security lines snaked into baggage claim areas and parking garages at some U.S. airports this weekend, a possible indicator of more widespread travel problems as the latest government shutdown drags on. That kind of disruption, while not yet […]

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A service dog named Alfred sparked a Lyft settlement in Minnesota with nationwide reach

March 11, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A service dog named Alfred sparked a Lyft settlement in Minnesota with nationwide reach

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The ride-sharing company Lyft will ensure the rights of blind and other disabled passengers across the country to travel with their service animals under a settlement announced in Minnesota on Wednesday. College […]

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Judge rules gas tax question can go on May ballot, lawmakers did not violate Oregon constitution

March 11, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Judge rules gas tax question can go on May ballot, lawmakers did not violate Oregon constitution

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 11, 2026 This is a breaking news story and could be updated. A recently passed law that moves a citizen vote on new taxes and fees to pay for […]

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Three top aides leave Oregon governor’s office ahead of election

March 11, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Three top aides leave Oregon governor’s office ahead of election

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 11, 2026 Three top employees who have worked for Gov. Tina Kotek since her first day in office will leave during the next month as the governor ramps up […]

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Wednesday 5/27

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, was in what restaurant commercial?

Mikhail Gorbachev starred in a famous international television commercial for Pizza Hut in 1997. The ad, which originally aired in 1998, was shot in Moscow and featured the former Soviet leader visiting a Pizza Hut restaurant in Red Square with his granddaughter.

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Who was Sherlock Holmes’s assistant?

Sherlock Holmes' legendary assistant, biographer, and roommate is Dr. John H. Watson. A former British Army doctor wounded in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Watson serves as Holmes’s emotional anchor, moral compass, and the first-person narrator for the vast majority of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.

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What popular toy was invented by taking empty pie plates are throwing them in the air?

The Frisbee is the popular toy you are thinking of. College students in the 1930s and 1940s (famously at Yale University) would toss empty pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The students would yell "Frisbie!" to warn others of the incoming tins. This popular pastime inspired inventor Walter Morrison to create a better-flying plastic version. The toy company Wham-O bought the design in 1955, and eventually released it under the name "Frisbee" as a tribute to the pie company that started the craze. 

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What reddish-colored ant common in the southern U.S. delivers painful, venomous stings that can cause severe allergic reactions?

The red imported fire ant (or simply the fire ant) is the reddish-colored ant common in the southern U.S. that delivers painful, venomous stings capable of causing severe allergic reactions.

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What is the only US state with an official jelly?

Louisiana is the only US state with an official state jelly. In fact, it has two: mayhaw jelly and Louisiana sugar cane jelly, which were both officially adopted by the state legislature in 2003. 

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