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Rising health costs and coverage changes are big concerns for older adults as Election Day nears

October 31, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Rising health costs and coverage changes are big concerns for older adults as Election Day nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barbara Weigand could not have prepared more for retirement. She stayed healthy and saved diligently for years. This year, though, a shoulder surgery and a bladder cancer diagnosis have really tested her […]

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NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission

October 31, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on NASA telescope is on the verge of plunging back to Earth after failed rescue mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower. The U.S. Space Force predicts the Swift Observatory will come […]

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As a historic measles outbreak hits Pennsylvania Amish country, more show openness to vaccines

October 30, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on As a historic measles outbreak hits Pennsylvania Amish country, more show openness to vaccines

EPHRATA, Pa. (AP) — Amish and Mennonite shoppers in conservative dress mingled with shoppers from the wider public on a recent Friday at a vast outdoor market here, where vendors sold colorful pumpkins and mums, […]

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For many, striped bass fishing is a way of life. But the iconic species could face collapse

October 30, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on For many, striped bass fishing is a way of life. But the iconic species could face collapse

MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — Striped bass fishing has been Bill Jakob’s passion for more than 60 years, and he remembers an era when he’d spend all night casting his line into the crashing waves off […]

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More than a third of western states’ glacial cover has been lost since 1950s as planet warms

October 28, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on More than a third of western states’ glacial cover has been lost since 1950s as planet warms

by Alex Baumhardt, Washington State StandardOctober 28, 2026 Six western states, including Oregon, have lost more than one-third of their glacial cover since 1950 and more than 300 glaciers in those states have disappeared entirely […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Who received an Oscar for directing the 1986 movie "Platoon"?

Oliver Stone received the Academy Award for Best Director for the 1986 film Platoon at the 59th Academy Awards in 1987.

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

English borrowed the word "glitch" from Yiddish (via the Yiddish word glitsh, meaning "slippery place," and glitshn, meaning "to slip" or "to glide"), with potential roots or parallel influences in German (glitschen).

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Which of these cable cop shows did Matthew McConaughey co-star in for one season?

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Carolina has established itself as the best team in the NHL so far this season. What is the team's name?

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Which of these actually gets most of its bright color from its leaves, not its flowers?

Poinsettia.  The large, vibrant red parts of a poinsettia that most people mistake for petals are actually modified leaves called bracts. The true flowers of the poinsettia are the tiny, yellow, button-like structures clusters at the center of these leaves (called cyathia).
Both azaleas and chrysanthemums get their bright colors from traditional flower petals.

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