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This weekend’s US clock change is a problem, and there’s a deep divide on how to fix it

March 6, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on This weekend’s US clock change is a problem, and there’s a deep divide on how to fix it

Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the U.S., creating a 23-hour day that throws off sleep schedules, plunges early-morning dog walks into darkness and […]

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Oregon

A wedding proposal and a promotion honored a Coast Guardsman before he died of injuries from mission

March 6, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A wedding proposal and a promotion honored a Coast Guardsman before he died of injuries from mission

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer has died after being injured while on a medical evacuation mission off the Washington coast. But before he passed away Thursday evening, two poignant ceremonies […]

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Science / Health

Spacecraft’s impact changed asteroid’s orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

March 6, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Spacecraft’s impact changed asteroid’s orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming killer space rock, […]

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Science / Health

Trump administration’s embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time

March 6, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump administration’s embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s embattled vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency — the second time in less than a year that he’s departed after controversial decisions involving the review of […]

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Business

Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after a weak update on the US job market

March 6, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after a weak update on the US job market

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again Friday because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall […]

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Wednesday 3/25

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which commemorative US state quarter depicts salmon leaping in front of a mountain on its reverse side?

The 2007 Washington state quarter features a king salmon leaping from the water in front of a majestic view of Mount Rainier. Released on April 2, 2007, as the 42nd coin in the 50 State Quarters Program, the reverse side celebrates the "Evergreen State" and its natural landscape.

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Who was the first female to be featured on the front of a Wheaties box?

Gymnast Mary Lou Retton was the first female athlete to be featured on the front of a Wheaties box, appearing in 1984 after her gold-medal performance at the Los Angeles Olympics. While other women appeared on the packaging earlier, Retton was the first to grace the front of the box

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What movie contains the line: "Hold me like you did by the lake on Naboo"?

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What is the name of the chemical compound that makes peppers hot?

Capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is a toxin that is the main active component of chili peppers and gives them their distinct pungent, "spicy" or "hot" taste.

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In music, how should a section labeled as "fortississimo" be played?

A section labeled fortississimo (abbreviated as fff) should be played "very, very loudly" or "extremely loudly". It represents one of the loudest dynamic markings in music, requiring maximum volume, intensity, and power, often reserved for dramatic, climactic, or intense moments.

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