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Wall Street sets a record while the US dollar’s value slides again

January 27, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wall Street sets a record while the US dollar’s value slides again

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Motors and other big companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and edged past […]

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Another strike sends 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to picket lines

January 27, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Another strike sends 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to picket lines

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers launched an open-ended strike this week in California and Hawaii to demand better wages and staffing from the […]

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US stocks rise as gold hits another record and the dollar’s value sinks again

January 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on US stocks rise as gold hits another record and the dollar’s value sinks again

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes ticked higher Monday, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and won back its losses […]

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European Union opens investigation into Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes

January 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on European Union opens investigation into Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes

LONDON (AP) — The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Monday after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok spewed nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform. European regulators […]

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Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods over inaction on trade deal

January 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods over inaction on trade deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the country’s national assembly has yet to approve the trade framework announced last year. Trump said on social media that import taxes […]

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Sunday 6/21

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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