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Llamas are big pharma's secret weapon to find new drugs
One llama is sprawled on the grass with its neck craned, basking in a patch of sunshine. Another stands on a dirt hill, ... Read More
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This Day in History, January 25
On January 25th, 2004, the Opportunity rover landed on Mars.
US winter storm sets off power grid emergencies, travel chaos
A sprawling winter storm has grounded more than 14,500 flights around the U.S., halted trains and triggered a grid emergency and knocked out power to thousands, all while threatening to drop a foot of snow on New York City...Read more
Colorado River states scramble for deal ahead of meeting with Trump officials
LAS VEGAS — With frustrating meetings on a near-daily basis, the seven states that share the Colorado River are scrambling to deliver any semblance of an agreement as they gear up for a high-profile discussion with the ...Read more
Petition urges Orlando to protect Lake Eola swans as city says it's 'reevaluating' program
ORLANDO, Fla. — Andrew Marshall has ruffled some feathers in his volunteer role caring for Lake Eola’s swans. Now, following the deaths of dozens of those swans over the past month, he’s demanding more be done to ...Read more
Today's Word "pestiferous"
pestiferous \pes-TIF-uh-ruhs\ (adjective) - 1 : Bearing or bringing disease. 2 : Infected with or contaminated by a pestilential disease. 3 : Morally evil or dangerous to society; pernicious. 4 : Bothersome; troublesome; ...Read more
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Trump administration approves plan backed by Newsom to build largest California reservoir in 50 years
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Trump administration on Friday gave its approval for plans to build Sites Reservoir, a vast 13-mile-long off-stream lake north of Sacramento that would provide water to 500,000 acres of Central ...Read more
Sprawling US winter storm strains power grids, snarls travel
A massive U.S. winter storm stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England is straining power systems, causing cascading travel disruptions, while threatening large amounts of snow and ice in some of the ...Read more
Getting around NYC during a potentially crippling winter storm: What you need to know
NEW YORK — As New York City braces for a potentially crippling storm, travel in and around the city will be difficult.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the city, advising travelers to ...Read more
Greater Boston warned to brace for 2 feet of snow, at least a foot elsewhere in Massachusetts
BOSTON — Greater Boston is being warned to brace for up to 2 feet of snow. That’s sure to bring out the odd space savers in Southie for days.
The National Weather Service morning update (posted at 3 a.m.) states the ...Read more
US storm starts to hit with grid emergency, canceled flights
A massive U.S. storm stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England triggered a grid emergency in the country’s midsection, prompted cascading travel disruptions and is expected to dump heavy snow on New ...Read more
New Yorkers gear up for massive winter storm threatening to freeze the Big Apple
NEW YORK — Hunkered underneath a heavy hat, hood, warm winter coat and snow boots, Bob Peterson quietly rode a No. 5 train to Harlem on Saturday, relishing a moment of calm before the storm.
“I did everything ...Read more
More than 13,000 flights canceled by massive US winter storm
A massive winter storm forced thousands of flight cancellations that continue to ramp up as a system that may be the most expansive in years rips across the U.S. from Texas up to New England.
So far, more than 13,000 U.S...Read more
Heavy snow and ice are coming to Philly, and may stick around for a week, or more
PHILADELPHIA — It may not approach their magnitudes, but Sunday’s snow-and-ice cold brew is expected to bear eerie similarities to some of Philly’s historic winter storms and perhaps rival them for disruption.
After...Read more
Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West
LOS ANGELES — At UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, located at 6,894 feet above sea level near Donner Pass, researchers collect detailed measurements of the snowpack each day.
There is still some snow on ...Read more
Today's Word "amative"
amative \AM-uh-tiv\ (adjective) - Pertaining to or disposed to love, especially sexual love; full of love; amorous.
"Theoretically, any given left-kisser should meet more right-kissers and, over an amative lifetime, or ...Read more
This Day in History, January 24
On January 24th, 1984, the Apple Macintosh went on sale for the first time.
Madadian Mail
Madadia is split, like other countries, into cities, towns and villages. Some are large and some are small. Postman Patel delivers the mail in the village of "Lardville".
Now Lardville is so small there is only one street with only ten houses, numbered from 1 to 10.
In a certain week, Patel did not deliver any mail at two houses in the village; at the other houses he delivered mail three times each. Each working day he delivered mail at ...
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Massive storm to test power grids across US this weekend
Snow and dangerously bitter cold are expanding across the U.S. Great Plains as the country’s largest winter storm prompts cascading travel disruptions and threatens widespread power outages.
The storm is expected to ...Read more
MTA could be forced to suspend aboveground subway service as powerful winter storm heads for NYC
NEW YORK — As Mayor Zohran Mamdani dashed kids’ hopes of a snow day next week, the MTA said it was preparing for potential buildup of snow and ice on aboveground subway lines.
The MTA will work to keep aboveground ...Read more
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