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California suspends environmental laws to speed rebuilding of utilities after LA fires
In a continued effort to expedite rebuilding after Los Angeles' devastating firestorms, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week suspended California environmental laws for utility providers working to reinstall key infrastructure.
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Cannabis terpenes shown to prevent pain in new study
It's common knowledge that many use cannabis and natural products to treat pain symptoms, especially as the nation reckons with the deadly consequences of the opioid epidemic. But what if aromatic compounds in cannabis ...Read more
Today's Word "callow"
callow \KAL-oh\ (adjective) - Immature; lacking adult perception, experience, or judgment.
"He was callow, even for a subaltern. He was callow all over — like a canary that had not finished fledging itself." -- Rudyard ...Read more
Six Clues
What are the answers to all these clues and what do those answers have in common?
1. An amber tinted paste used on a wienerwurst.
2. A purple fruit
3. Besides the number of days, the months of May and August have this in common.
4. A finely feathered and polychromatic avian friend.
5. A 7 letter word for a pigment like crimson.
6. A bleached and neutral hue.
This Day in History, March 29
On March 29th, 1871, the Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen Victoria.
Musk's xAI startup swallows up X social network in surprise deal
Elon Musk said his xAI artificial intelligence startup has acquired the X platform, which he also controls, at a valuation of $33 billion, marking a surprise twist for the social network formerly known as Twitter.
“The...Read more
Oracle warns health customers of patient data breach
Hackers broke into Oracle Corp.’s computer systems and stole patient data in an attempt to extort multiple medical providers in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the matter and a notification the software ...Read more
Eye in the sky: California spending $100M to track methane emissions with satellites
California will soon start using satellite technology to track down methane and other greenhouse gas emissions that may otherwise go undetected from sites around the state, such as oil and gas operations, landfills and ...Read more
Scientists discover 'potential breakthrough' in protecting salmon from urban killer
SEATTLE — For decades, toxic tire dust has choked coho salmon before they can spawn in their natal streams. Now, King County scientists say they have made a "potential breakthrough" in how to save them.
Preliminary ...Read more
As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans
Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental protection legislation – Native Americans stewarded the environment. As sovereign nations, ...Read more
Longtime Osceola whooping crane sent away, leaving only 4 in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Like so many others, the Northern transplant flew to Florida for warmer temperatures, landed in Osceola County and stayed over 20 years. Now he’s moved on.
This particular snowbird, however, was an ...Read more
Today's Word "concupiscence"
concupiscence \kon-KYOO-puh-suhn(t)s; kuhn-\ (noun) - Strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
"Now, to speak of the first desire, that is, concupiscence, accordint to the law for our sexual parts, which were ...Read more
Holiday Songs
Below are six statements which, if reworded, are actually the titles of six popular holiday songs. Can you decipher them? (For extra points, try the bonus!)
1. Sir Lancelot with laryngitis.
2. Frozen precipitation commences.
3. Oh, member of the round table with missing areas.
4. I envisioned a trio of marine vessels.
5. Do you perceive the same longitudinal pressure that stimulates my auditory sense organs?
6....
This Day in History, March 28
On March 28th, 1979, a failure in a cooling system at Three Mile Island resulted in contamination of the water from nuclear waste.
First bald eagle chick of the year hatches at US Steel's Irvin Plant in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH — New bald eagle mom Stella unveiled her first eaglet early Thursday at about 1:45 a.m. in the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant nest above the Monongahela River in West Mifflin.
Like a bobblehead, the white downy-...Read more
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
LOS ANGELES — There is a non-zero chance that somewhere in the nearby solar system is a rock that might kill us all.
This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a celestial path ...Read more
Trump administration cuts to NOAA threaten efforts to save sea lions from toxic plankton
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — The Trump administration’s targeting of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will jeopardize efforts to save sea lions, dolphins, sea birds and other wildlife stricken by poisons...Read more
Today's Word "nostrum"
nostrum \NOS-truhm\ (noun) - 1 : A medicine of secret composition and unproven or dubious effectiveness; a quack medicine. 2 : A usually questionable remedy or scheme; a cure-all.
"He's carrying on his father's trade, ...Read more
The Lobster Mystery
A young woman went into a seafood restaurant, where she saw live lobsters in a tank. Rather than let other restaurant patrons eat them, she decided to buy them all and set them free in a lake near where she lived. However, her good intentions had unfortunate results. What happened?
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This Day in History, March 27
On March 27th, 1513, Ponce de Leon sighted America for the first time.
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