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Colorado's wet spring could mean more rattlesnake bites this summer
DENVER — A relatively wet spring in Colorado could mean a more severe than usual snake-bite season, but at least half of bites are preventable, one expert said.
Most snake bites in Colorado happen between May and ...Read more
Today's Word "descant"
descant \DES-kant\ (noun) - 1 : (Music) (a) A melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor. (b) The upper voice in part music. 2 : A discourse or discussion on a theme.
\DES-kant; des-KANT; dis-\ (...Read more
This Day in History, June 27
On June 27th, 1972, Nolan Bushnell established ATARI.
Olympic Swim Team
Five swimmers (Adam, Brad, Carl, Doug, and Eric) have been preparing for the Olympics. It is now time for the swimming time trials. The five swimmers each compete in the four different strokes (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle). The top three finishers in each event will qualify for the Olympic swim team in that stroke. Using the following clues, determine the order of finish in each of the four strokes.
1) Only ...
After a 5-year secret probe, Philly is the first district in the country to be criminally charged with environmental violations
PHILADELPHIA — A secret, sweeping five-year probe of the Philadelphia School District’s compliance with federal asbestos regulations entered a new phase Thursday as the school board signed off on a deferred prosecution...Read more
SC river the 'most contaminated' from dangerous forever chemicals, study finds
COLUMBIA, S.C. — When researchers completed a national study of hazardous forever chemicals recently, they found that a South Carolina river had higher levels of pollution from the toxins than any other waterway they ...Read more
Sharks chomping on seals off Massachusetts, feasting on dead whale off Long Island
BOSTON — With warm weather here and more people out on the water, great white shark sightings are rising around the region.
There has been an “uptick” in confirmed white shark activity off the Bay State in the last ...Read more
Scientists predict Lake Erie's algae bloom will be smaller than last year
DETROIT — Water quality scientists predict the harmful algae bloom on western Lake Erie this year will be relatively mild and less severe than last year.
The bloom will be between mild and moderate levels, the ...Read more
Possible meteor spotted over Georgia and nearby states, reports say
Reports of a fireball falling over the southeastern U.S. flooded social media Thursday afternoon, and the National Weather Service said the unusual object was visible in southern parts of metro Atlanta.
The American ...Read more
Malaysia will stop accepting US plastic waste, creating a dilemma for California
LOS ANGELES — Malaysia will ban plastic waste imports from the U.S. starting Tuesday because of America’s failure to abide by the Basel Convention treaty on international waste transfers, in a move that could have ...Read more
SpaceX Crew Dragon with 4 Axiom Space astronauts docks with space station
The International Space Station got more international Thursday morning with the arrival of astronauts from three countries making their first visit to the orbiting laboratory aboard the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission ...Read more
Today's Word "robustious"
robustious \roh-BUHS-chuhs\ (adjective) - 1 : Boisterous; vigorous. 2 : Coarse; rough; crude.
"O, it offends me t the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ...Read more
This Day in History, June 26
On June 26th, 1819, the bicycle was patented.
Alphabetically Challenged
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Reports of coming layoffs swirl at Microsoft as workers worry they're next
Microsoft employees aren't getting much time to take a breath between layoff rounds as thousands could be let go in early July, according to news reports.
The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant announced in mid-May that...Read more
Tech review: Three gift ideas for the home office or dorm room
I’ve got a few things I’ve been testing that would make great additions for a home office or dorm room.
Getting comfortable with your office furniture and equipment is essential for productivity.
Boulies OP300 ...Read more
Trump's plan to strip protections from federal forests affects 62,000 acres in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration’s plan to roll back protections of “roadless areas” of federal forests would open up 62,000 acres in Superior National Forest, some of it in the Boundary Waters watershed.
...Read more
Google debuts Gemini AI coding tool in bid to entice developers
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is adding an artificial intelligence coding assistant to to ease the work of developers, aiming to catch up with rival products such as OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude Code.
The Gemini ...Read more
Extreme heat tests Maryland's new workplace regulations
BALTIMORE — As the heat index soars above 100 degrees in the Baltimore region this week, officials are urging workplaces to follow new state regulations for managing high-heat environments in the workplace to avoid heat-...Read more
Misuse of 'Unique' Seems 'More Inevitable'
Q: I've sometimes heard a future event described as being "more and more inevitable." Are there actually degrees of inevitability? -- Frank Greene, Glastonbury, Connecticut
A: No. "Inevitable" is one of about 30 common ...Read more
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