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New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes

February 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes

New York on Thursday sued some of the country’s biggest distributors of electronic cigarettes, accusing the companies of violating state laws that prohibit the sale of vaping flavors and designs that appeal to children. Attorney General […]

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Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it’s not easy to do

February 19, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it’s not easy to do

A push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the U.S. program that helps low-income families pay for nutritious food has been tried before — but it may soon get a boost from new […]

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Italy PM Meloni visits pope in hospital, says he’s in good spirits as tests show slight improvement

February 19, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Italy PM Meloni visits pope in hospital, says he’s in good spirits as tests show slight improvement

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis for 20 minutes in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and full of good humor, despite his diagnosis of pneumonia and […]

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Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia’s Tasmania state

February 19, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia’s Tasmania state

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials said on Wednesday. Experts […]

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Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

February 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

WASHINGTON (AP) — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S. senator: He would not change the nation’s current vaccination schedule. But on […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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An amendment to the US Constitution must be ratified by what fraction of all the states?

An amendment to the United States Constitution must be ratified by three-fourths (3/4) of all the states. In the current 50-state union, this requires approval from 38 states for an amendment to become part of the Constitution.

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In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to move to the back of the bus?

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of going to the back of the bus, which was designated for African Americans, she sat in the front. When the bus started to fill up with white passengers, the bus driver asked Parks to move. She refused. Her resistance set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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Who does Eddie Murphy trade places with in the 1983 movie "Trading Places"?

In the 1983 film Trading Places, Eddie Murphy's character, a streetwise con artist named Billy Ray Valentine, trades places with an upper-class commodities broker named Louis Winthorpe III, played by Dan Aykroyd.

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What is the soft, triangular, fleshy part of the inside of a horse's hoof called?

The soft, triangular, fleshy part on the underside of a horse's hoof is called the frog. This V-shaped structure is located between the heel bulbs and extends toward the toe, typically occupying about 25% to 33% of the hoof's bottom surface.

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Woodrow Wilson kept a herd of what animal to cut the White House lawn?

During World War I (starting in 1918), President Woodrow Wilson kept a flock of sheep to graze on the White House lawn. The flock, which grew to 48 sheep at its peak, was used to save manpower, provide natural fertilizer, and raise over $50,000 for the Red Cross by auctioning their wool.

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