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Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year

September 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health […]

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Amazon spends $1 billion to increase pay and lower health care costs for US workers

September 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Amazon spends $1 billion to increase pay and lower health care costs for US workers

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it’s investing more than a $1 billion to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers. The Seattle-based company said […]

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Starbucks workers sue over company’s new dress code

September 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Starbucks workers sue over company’s new dress code

Starbucks workers in three states took legal action against the coffee giant Wednesday, saying it violated the law when it changed its dress code but refused to reimburse employees who had to buy new clothes. The employees, […]

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Wall Street edges back from its record heights

September 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wall Street edges back from its record heights

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights on Tuesday as the countdown ticked toward what Wall Street expects will be the first cut of the year to interest rates by the Federal […]

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It’s ‘do or die’ for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5 billion plant

September 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on It’s ‘do or die’ for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5 billion plant

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (AP) — It seems like a terrible time to build an electric vehicle plant in the United States, but Rivian Automotive leaders say they’re confident as the company starts long-delayed work on a $5 […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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From what language did English borrow the word "ukulele"?

In the Hawaiian language the word ukulele roughly translates as 'jumping flea', perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise.

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On what show did Heather Locklear make her TV debut in a recurring role?

In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer Aaron Spelling. First, she was cast in a recurring role as Sammy Jo Dean on Spelling's Dynasty. The following year, while still appearing on Dynasty, Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama T.J. Hooker.

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Originally called pimento, what popular spice was first grown in Jamaica?

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.

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Who recorded the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985).

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind.

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