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Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides

January 27, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first significant storm of the season brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles […]

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Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

January 27, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, moving rapidly to pursue retribution against lawyers involved in the […]

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At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism

January 27, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of […]

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What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels claim they captured a key city?

January 27, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels claim they captured a key city?

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped. Analysts said […]

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Russia says its troops have captured a strategic town in eastern Ukraine

January 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Russia says its troops have captured a strategic town in eastern Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland, while […]

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Tuesday 5/05

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What US state receives the most annual rainfall?

Hawaii is the U.S. state with the highest average annual rainfall, receiving approximately 63.7 inches per year. Its tropical climate and mountainous terrain create high rainfall, with some areas like Mount Waialeale on Kauai being among the wettest places on Earth. 

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On which US river is the Grand Coulee Dam?

The Grand Coulee Dam is located on the Columbia River in Washington State. Completed in 1941, it is a concrete gravity dam and serves as the largest electric power-producing facility in the United States, playing a critical role in irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.

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What city is the capital of Maine?

Maine's original state capital was Portland, Maine's largest city, until it was moved to the more central Augusta in 1832. The principal office of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court remains in Portland.

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What animal has the highest blood pressure?

Giraffes have the highest blood pressure of any known living animal, typically reaching 280/180 mmHg or even higher. This intense pressure, more than double that of a human, is required to pump blood nearly 6 feet up their long necks to their brains against gravity.

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What peg-legged pirate had a parrot named Captain Flint?

Long John Silver, the main antagonist in Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel Treasure Island, is the peg-legged (or crutch-using) pirate who famously had a parrot named Captain Flint. He named the bird to mock his former captain, the legendary, deceased buccaneer who led them to buried treasure

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