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California to begin selling affordable state-branded insulin beginning next year

October 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on California to begin selling affordable state-branded insulin beginning next year

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California will begin selling affordable insulin under its own label on Jan. 1, nearly three years after he first announced a partnership to sell state-branded generic drugs at lower […]

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California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low

October 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus, health officials said. The Long Beach Department of […]

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Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash

October 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day Wednesday, spewing towering columns of hot ash that later blanketed villages. No casualties were immediately reported. […]

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What is the chikungunya virus now transmitted in the US for the first time in years?

October 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on What is the chikungunya virus now transmitted in the US for the first time in years?

A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn’t been transmitted on the U.S. mainland in a […]

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Walking is good for you. Walking backward can add to the benefits

October 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Walking is good for you. Walking backward can add to the benefits

Here’s a simple way to switch up your walking routine, according to experts: try going backward. Taking a brisk walk is an exercise rich in simplicity, and it can have impressive mental and physical benefits: stronger bones […]

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What is the Capital of Louisiana?

Baton Rouge is a city on the Mississippi River, and the capital of Louisiana. Antebellum landmarks include the castle-like Old Louisiana State Capitol, now a museum, and Magnolia Mound Plantation, with its French Creole house. LSU Rural Life Museum is a complex of refurbished buildings illustrating 18th- and 19th-century life. On the river, the USS Kidd is a retired WWII destroyer that is now a museum.

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How old was J. K. Rowling when she published the first Harry Potter book?

J.K. Rowling was 25 years old when the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a train journey in 1990, and she started writing the magical adventure shortly after, living in relative poverty in Edinburgh, Scotland, while working on the manuscript for the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. JK Rowling was 32 when the first Harry Potter book came out. When she was done with the series, she was 42.

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What Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ran on Broadway from 1982 to 2000?

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What star of "The Breakfast Club" was also part of the cast of the TV show "The Facts of Life"?

Molly Ringwald starred in The Breakfast Club and was also one of the original cast members of the first season of The Facts of Life, playing Molly, before the show was retooled and she was let go to focus on her movie career, becoming a teen idol in films like Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink. 

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How many patents did Thomas Edison accumulate during his lifetime?

Thomas Edison accumulated a record 1,093 U.S. patents during his lifetime, with a total of 2,332 patents worldwide, covering inventions in electric light, phonographs, motion pictures, and more, making him one of history's most prolific inventors. 

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