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Month: May 2026

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The Dalles Public Works: Pavement Preservation Project – Repave on Old Dufur Road

May 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The Dalles Public Works: Pavement Preservation Project – Repave on Old Dufur Road

The Dalles, Oregon – On Monday May 18, 2026, the City of The Dalles Public Works will repave the section of Old Dufur Rd. impacted by recent new utility service installation projects. A partial road […]

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Such great heights: They’re tall, they’re proud — and they’re getting together

May 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Such great heights: They’re tall, they’re proud — and they’re getting together

SEATTLE (AP) — This story has legs. Very long ones. At a Seattle sports bar on a recent Saturday night, hundreds of very tall people got to experience something rare: blending in. Women in their […]

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Science / Health

$1.3 Billion Frozen in Sweeping California Hospice Fraud Crackdown

May 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on $1.3 Billion Frozen in Sweeping California Hospice Fraud Crackdown

More than $1.3 billion in federal health care reimbursements have been halted, and 800 hospices have been suspended amid a sweeping crackdown on California hospice fraud. These efforts have been led by Vice President JD […]

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A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

May 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Africa’s top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. Neighboring Uganda later confirmed one death […]

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DEEP STATE: Is This EPA Lawyer Undermining Trump’s Agenda From Within?

May 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on DEEP STATE: Is This EPA Lawyer Undermining Trump’s Agenda From Within?

An Environmental Protection Agency lawyer and union leader has signed a dissent letter opposing President Donald Trump’s policy at the agency and has posted on social media attacking EPA Director Lee Zeldin, but appears to still […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Geronimo was a member of what tribe?

Geronimo was a prominent leader and medicine man of the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. Born in 1829 in present-day Arizona/New Mexico, his Native name was Goyahkla (meaning "One Who Yawns"). He became a powerful symbol of Indigenous resistance against both Mexican and United States expansion into Apache homelands.

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Approximately what percentage of the world’s population lives in the Americas?

Approximately 13.2% of the world's population lives in the Americas. This combines to just over 1 billion people across the continents of North and South America, as well as the Caribbean. 

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What is the easternmost state in the contiguous US?

Maine is the farthest east state on the U.S. mainland. Its easternmost point, West Quoddy Head in the city of Lubec, is the closest geographic point in the contiguous United States to Africa. 

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What was the first soda to be consumed in outer space?

Coca-Cola became the first soft drink in space on July 29, 1985, during NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger mission (STS-51-F). Astronauts taste-tested the soda from a specially pressurized, pill-shaped dispenser, narrowly beating Pepsi, which was also aboard and consumed just hours later.

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The Fig Newton was named after a suburb of what city?

The Fig Newton is named after the suburb of Newton, Massachusetts, which is located just outside Boston.  The cookie was created in 1891 by the Kennedy Biscuit Company, which was based in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company's plant manager, James Hazen, made it a tradition to name their new baked goods after surrounding Boston suburbs (at one point, they nearly called it the "Fig Shrewsbury").

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