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How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 10/24/2025

October 25, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 10/24/2025

Wall Street rose to records after an update said U.S. households are feeling a bit less pain from inflation than feared. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Friday and topped its prior all-time high set earlier […]

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Deadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers

October 25, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Deadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers

A 21-year-old semitruck driver accused of being under the influence of drugs and causing a fiery crash that killed three people on a southern California freeway is in the country illegally, U.S. Homeland Security officials […]

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Alaska Airlines resumes operations after an IT outage grounded its flights for hours

October 25, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Alaska Airlines resumes operations after an IT outage grounded its flights for hours

SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said its operations have resumed Friday after it had to ground its planes for hours because of an information technology outage. The airline said in a statement that 229 flights […]

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US stocks and gold sink, while meme stocks swerve, as momentum reverses on Wall Street

October 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on US stocks and gold sink, while meme stocks swerve, as momentum reverses on Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks and the price of gold fell on Wednesday, as momentum on Wall Street reverses. The S&P 500 sank 0.5%, though it’s still within 1% of its all-time high set earlier this […]

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Meta cutting 600 AI jobs even as it continues to hire more for its superintelligence lab

October 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Meta cutting 600 AI jobs even as it continues to hire more for its superintelligence lab

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Meta Platforms is cutting roughly 600 artificial intelligence jobs even as it continues to hire more workers for its superintelligence lab, the company confirmed on Wednesday. Axios first reported the cuts, […]

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Where did the world's first commercial flight travel to?

The world's first scheduled commercial airline flight traveled from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa, Florida. 
On January 1, 1914, pilot Tony Jannus flew the inaugural route across Tampa Bay for the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line.

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"The Da Vinci Code" repeats the myth that the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre consists of how many panes?

The Da Vinci Code repeats the urban legend that the main glass pyramid outside the Louvre Museum consists of 666 panes of glass, framing it as a satanic number. In reality, the structure contains 673 individual glass panes (603 rhombi and 70 triangles).

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Which national park is widely recognized as the world's first national park?

The world's first modern official national park is Yellowstone National Park in the United States.

Yellowstone National Park (Official Modern First)
  • Location: Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, USA
  • Date Established: March 1, 1872
  • Founder: Signed into law by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant
  • Size: 2.2 million acres (3,472 square miles)
  • Key Features: Famous for holding half the world's active geysers (including Old Faithful) and abundant wildlife like bison and wolves.

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What was the original brand of cereal pitched by BuzzBee?

BuzzBee (or simply Buzz) was introduced alongside and pitched for Honey Nut Cheerios when the cereal launched by General Mills in 1979. He has never represented any other original brand of cereal.

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What common aquarium fish is named for the naturalist who discovered it in Trinidad in 1876?

The common aquarium fish is the guppy (Poecilia reticulata), though historical records note the discovery in Trinidad actually occurred in 1866 (not 1876) by the British-born naturalist Robert John Lechmere Guppy, who sent specimens to the Natural History Museum in London.

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