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From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and ... Read More
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23andMe says 'delays' resolved after users rushed to delete data
23andMe Inc. said Tuesday that it experienced website delays, after a wave of customers sought to delete their genetic data before it can be sold through a planned bankruptcy auction.
A company spokesperson said the site ...Read more
Gadgets: Speaker is the life of any party
To say the new Soundcore Rave 3S AI party speaker is the life of your party is an understatement. Just as advertised, it keeps the energy high and the music loud.
The powerful Bluetooth speaker has what seems like ...Read more
Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ melds the old and new with mixed results
Ubisoft has a lot riding on “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” as the company faces an uncertain future after several flops and misfires. The first-person competitive shooter “XDefiant” and the open-world sailing ...Read more
'Assassin’s Creed Shadows' review: Ubisoft’s latest fails to shine
"Assassin’s Creed Shadows" is a tale of two … everything, really: two main characters, two overlapping narratives and two distinct feelings as you slink and slash your way across nearly 40 hours in late 16th-century ...Read more
Uganda’s lions in decline, hyenas thriving - new findings from country’s biggest ever carnivore count
For nearly 15 years almost no information was available on the population status of Uganda’s large carnivores, including those in its largest national park, Murchison Falls. These species represent a critical part of ...Read more
Illuminating a Linguistic Blind Spot
A reader from Rocky Hill, Connecticut, writes with a question about road signs that read "Blind Driveway." She writes: "Drivers might be blinded from not being able to see a driveway because of trees or other objects, ...Read more
Jim Rossman: How to delete your 23andMe data while you still can
I can’t tell you how many of my friends and relatives have sent their saliva off to 23andMe to have their DNA analyzed for genealogy purposes. I was always curious about my genealogy, but hesitant to pay some company ...Read more
Should it be illegal to shoot wild bison that wander into Colorado? Lawmakers will decide
DENVER — Every so often, wild bison from one of Utah’s herds cross the invisible state border and wander into northwest Colorado — unknowingly putting their lives in danger.
When the bison cross over, they lose the ...Read more
Today's Word "ergo"
ergo \UR-go; AIR-\ (adverb) - Therefore; consequently; -- often used in a jocular way.
"Doth he not himself say ergo? Hath he not said ergo to the poor saints, to your sons and daughters, whom he hath bured in the fore to...Read more
Odd Color Out
Which of these colors does not belong?
red
orange
yellow
green
brown
blue
purple
This Day in History, March 26
On March 26th, 1958, the United States army launched Explorer III.
'Signal' app was used by US officials to share war plans. What is the messaging app and is it safe?
Senior government officials mistakenly invited the editor in chief of the Atlantic to a group chat on the messaging app Signal, where the focus of conversation was U.S. airstrikes against rebel groups in Yemen. The app’s...Read more
South Carolina could lose 1 million acres of wetlands as federal protections vanish, report says
As flood threats rise, wetlands across South Carolina could play an important role in fending off high water before it soaks homes, businesses, roads and other property that people depend on.
But wetlands that control ...Read more
'Signal' app prized by activists central to Houthi chat uproar
The messaging app Signal that Trump administration officials used to discuss an attack on Yemen’s Houthi rebels was created by a one-time anarchist to help activists, journalists and others communicate beyond the prying ...Read more
NASA puts biggest rocket pieces together for Artemis II moon mission
The slow race of getting NASA’s Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year’s Artemis II moon mission jumped a big hurdle over the weekend.
The 212-foot-tall core stage was placed Sunday alongside two ...Read more
Today's Word "lexicography"
lexicography \lek-suh-KAH-gruh-fee\ (noun) - 1 : The writing or compiling of dictionaries; the editing or making of dictionaries. 2 : The principles and practices applied to writing dictionaries.
"I am of course stopping ...Read more
Scrambled Names
The names of four famous people have been scrambled. They are: an explorer, a Hollywood actor/actress, a sports figure, and a world leader (though not necessarily in that order). Who are they?
1) Find, name large land.
2) No, I marry ol' men.
3) Only a Brit.
4) Server itch.
This Day in History, March 25
On March 25th, 1655, Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
Mexican delegation meets with Gov. Gavin Newsom to advance new climate partnership
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mexican governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño met with Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento last week to advance a new climate partnership between California and the Mexican state of Sonora.
Newsom and Durazo...Read more
SpaceX launches classified NROL-69 mission from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX sent up a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office from the Space Coast on Monday afternoon.
A Falcon 9 rocket on the NROL-69 mission lifted off at 1:48 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Space ...Read more
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