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Newhouse, Colleagues Lead Effort to Move Food for Peace to USDA

February 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Newhouse, Colleagues Lead Effort to Move Food for Peace to USDA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), alongside Reps. Tracey Mann (KS-01), Rick Crawford (AR-01), David Rouzer (NC-07), and GT Thompson (PA-15) introduced legislation to move the Food for Peace program from the U.S. Agency […]

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Cantwell Hits Trump’s Trade Policy on CNBC: “It Almost Seems Like A Tariff Tantrum”

February 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cantwell Hits Trump’s Trade Policy on CNBC: “It Almost Seems Like A Tariff Tantrum”

WA depends on steel & aluminum imports; last year, the state imported $1.2B worth of steel & aluminum for aerospace, shipbuilding, electronics & more; Last round of Trump trade wars nearly decimated WA’s apple export […]

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Cantwell Sounds Alarm on Trump Funding Cuts for Lifesaving Biomed Research

February 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cantwell Sounds Alarm on Trump Funding Cuts for Lifesaving Biomed Research

State University is on the front lines of avian flu research – Trump’s NIH cuts could jeopardize pandemic response WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, […]

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Western Washington’s top federal prosecutor removed from post amid Trump purge

February 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Western Washington’s top federal prosecutor removed from post amid Trump purge

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardFebruary 13, 2025 The Trump administration ousted the top federal prosecutor for western Washington on Wednesday, part of a nationwide purge of U.S. attorneys. Tessa Gorman had served as U.S. […]

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Oregon spent millions to grow manufacturing, tech workforces. Educators say it’s their turn

February 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon spent millions to grow manufacturing, tech workforces. Educators say it’s their turn

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 13, 2025 Over the past few years, the Oregon Legislature has responded to industry-wide labor shortages in manufacturing, tech and health care by directing millions of dollars to workforce […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which is the rainiest US state?

Hawaii is the rainiest state in the U.S., with a statewide average of about 63.7 inches of rain per year. Thanks to moist trade winds and steep volcanic mountains that wring moisture from passing clouds, areas like Big Bog on Maui and Mt. Waialeale on Kauai can see upwards of 300 to 400 inches of rainfall annually.
For the contiguous United States, Louisiana is typically the wettest, averaging around 60.1 inches of rainfall annually

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What is the world's largest country?

Russia is the largest country in the world by total area, spanning approximately 17.1 million square kilometers (about 6.6 million square miles) across Europe and Asia. It covers 11 time zones and accounts for roughly 11% of the world's total landmass.

These countries account for the most expansive territories on Earth: [1]
    1. Russia: 17,098,242 km²
    2. Canada: 9,984,670 km²
    3. United States: 9,833,517 km²
    4. China: 9,596,960 km²
    5. Brazil: 8,515,770 km²

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What is the make of the car used as a time machine in the movie "Back to the Future"?

The car used as a time machine in "Back to the Future" is a DeLorean, specifically the DMC-12 model. 
Produced by the DeLorean Motor Company, this iconic 1981 sports car was chosen for the film because of its futuristic, stainless-steel body and signature gull-wing doors. In the movies, the retrofitted DeLorean Time Machine required 1.21 gigawatts of power and had to reach exactly 88 mph to travel through time.

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What movie's first sequel featured the subtitle "The Adventure Home"?

That would be the family adventure film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995), which is the first sequel to the 1993 hit movie Free Willy. 
The film follows a teenage Jesse as he attempts to save his old friend, Willy the orca, from an environmental disaster caused by an oil spill.

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How does a queen bee’s stinger mainly differ from a worker bee’s?

A queen bee’s stinger is smooth, whereas a worker bee’s stinger is heavily barbed. 
Because the queen’s stinger lacks barbs, she can sting multiple times and survive. When a worker bee stings a human, her barbed stinger gets stuck in the skin. As she pulls away, the stinger tears out from her abdomen, leading to her death

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