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New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake

January 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake

WASHINGTON (AP) — Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. […]

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Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?

January 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation was a driving force behind Donald Trump’s election victory, but he’s put the issue on the back burner during his first week in office. He’s instead focusing on immigration, which he […]

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2024 US home sales hit lowest level in nearly 30 years with ownership increasingly out of reach

January 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on 2024 US home sales hit lowest level in nearly 30 years with ownership increasingly out of reach

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in 2024 to a nearly 30-year low for the second year in a row as elevated mortgage rates, rising home prices and a low […]

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Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it’s not fair

January 25, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it’s not fair

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Looking for a quick fix for their fast-growing electricity diets, tech giants are increasingly looking to strike deals with power plant owners to plug in directly, avoiding a potentially longer and […]

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Fast food is a staple of American culture, but some of its workers struggle to survive

January 25, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Fast food is a staple of American culture, but some of its workers struggle to survive

FRESNO, Texas (AP) — The only moment TiAnna Yeldell has to herself is when she’s sleeping, and that doesn’t happen much. The 44-year-old single mom of three works 80-hour weeks to provide for her children, […]

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What is the Capital of Louisiana?

Baton Rouge is a city on the Mississippi River, and the capital of Louisiana. Antebellum landmarks include the castle-like Old Louisiana State Capitol, now a museum, and Magnolia Mound Plantation, with its French Creole house. LSU Rural Life Museum is a complex of refurbished buildings illustrating 18th- and 19th-century life. On the river, the USS Kidd is a retired WWII destroyer that is now a museum.

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How old was J. K. Rowling when she published the first Harry Potter book?

J.K. Rowling was 25 years old when the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a train journey in 1990, and she started writing the magical adventure shortly after, living in relative poverty in Edinburgh, Scotland, while working on the manuscript for the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. JK Rowling was 32 when the first Harry Potter book came out. When she was done with the series, she was 42.

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What Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ran on Broadway from 1982 to 2000?

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What star of "The Breakfast Club" was also part of the cast of the TV show "The Facts of Life"?

Molly Ringwald starred in The Breakfast Club and was also one of the original cast members of the first season of The Facts of Life, playing Molly, before the show was retooled and she was let go to focus on her movie career, becoming a teen idol in films like Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink. 

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How many patents did Thomas Edison accumulate during his lifetime?

Thomas Edison accumulated a record 1,093 U.S. patents during his lifetime, with a total of 2,332 patents worldwide, covering inventions in electric light, phonographs, motion pictures, and more, making him one of history's most prolific inventors. 

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