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WA bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state advances in Legislature

March 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on WA bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state advances in Legislature

by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardMarch 11, 2025 A bill that would give the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard troops from deploying in Washington, unless they are mobilized by the president, […]

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Emergency powers bill WA governor helped keep alive is on cusp of failure

March 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Emergency powers bill WA governor helped keep alive is on cusp of failure

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardMarch 11, 2025 Bob Ferguson had only been Washington’s governor a few minutes when he said he could accept “reasonable limits” on the powers he could exercise in statewide emergencies. […]

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Unemployment insurance for immigrants falls short in Washington Legislature

March 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Unemployment insurance for immigrants falls short in Washington Legislature

by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardMarch 11, 2025 As an agricultural worker in Wapato, Washington, Sandra D. works with her husband to support her three children.  Like many immigrants, Sandra came to the United […]

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Video:  Sens. Chris Gildon and Nikki Torres—$ave Washington Budget—tuition and public safety

March 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Video:  Sens. Chris Gildon and Nikki Torres—$ave Washington Budget—tuition and public safety

Sen. Chris Gildon explains how the Senate Republican budget increases 1,800 undergraduate slots without raising tuition—unlike the Senate Democrat plan, which would hike tuition by $700 for freshmen and $900 by senior year. Sen. Nikki […]

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Video: Senate OK’s Wilson bill to combat fast-growing EV charger vandalism, theft

March 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Video: Senate OK’s Wilson bill to combat fast-growing EV charger vandalism, theft

Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, one of several members of the Legislature who drive electric vehicles, juices up his Chevy Bolt in a legislative parking lot. /Credit: Washington State Senate. Preventing theft and vandalism at electric vehicle […]

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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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