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California faces snow, floods and winds from winter storm
A massive winter storm bearing down on California threatens snow by the foot across some of its highest mountains, along with the potential for flooding, tornadoes and damaging winds south to Los Angeles through the middle...Read more
What's that smell? 7,700 gallons of jet fuel spill into the James River.
An estimated 7,700 gallons of jet fuel spilled into the James River on Friday afternoon near Newport News Shipbuilding, according to officials.
The spill happened during a refueling operation involving the aircraft ...Read more
Southern California sky is lit up by Valentine's Day SpaceX launch
Southern Californians out on Saturday night for Valentine's Day took a break from staring longingly into each other's eyes to gaze at something else: a SpaceX rocket blazing across the early evening Southern California sky...Read more
Today's Word "jawboning"
jawboning \JAW-boh-ning\ (noun) - The use of public appeals (as by a president) to influence the actions especially of business and labor leaders; broadly : the use of spoken persuasion
"The governor was reluctant to ...Read more
Compound Directions
Can you find the one word for each list that can be added to the end of each word in it's list to create a new word, compound word, or phrase?
round
show
throw
grow
out
be
in
sub
put
shake
get
hoe
This Day in History, February 15
On February 14th, 1898, The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads to the Spanish-American War.
Strong storm set to pummel LA with heavy rains, flooding and beach hazards
LOS ANGELES — Southern California is experiencing the calm before the storm. Forecasters say a strong system is headed our way and, starting Sunday, poses the threat of thunderstorms, flooding, gusty winds and dangerous ...Read more
California storm set to relieve winter snow drought woes
A massive storm aimed at California may help the state, which has been struggling with a snow drought through much of the winter.
At least 12 inches (30 centimeters) of snow is expected to fall between 3,000 feet and 4,...Read more
Many in Eastern Kentucky under boil water advisories, without service weeks after winter storm
WHITESBURG, Ky. — As most of the commonwealth continues to thaw out after the bitter cold left behind by Winter Storm Fern earlier this month, several Eastern Kentucky water districts are still struggling to restore ...Read more
Today's Word "assassin"
assassin \eh-SAE-sin\ (noun) - A person who commits murder by surprise attack, especially one who murders a politically important figure either for hire or from fanatical motives.
"Assassination has never changed the ...Read more
Young Love
Read this rebus backward to reveal a famous song.
2 T T T T
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This Day in History, February 14
On February 14th, 1879, The War of the Pacific breaks out when Chilean armed forces occupy the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
Trump's tax rules still unclear to US clean-energy industry
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s interim guidance on clean energy tax credits released Thursday offered some relief to the industry by laying out a manageable path for new projects. But, it still left investors ...Read more
As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining
The leaders of seven states announced Friday, one day before a Trump administration deadline, that there is still no deal to share the diminishing waters of the Colorado River.
That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with...Read more
Philly's snowpack reaches a 65-year milestone, and here's when it finally may disappear
PHILADELPHIA — You may not have noticed, but that endless snowpack has developed a slow leak — in this case historically slow.
Its endurance continues to climb the charts among the snowpacks of yesteryear — and in ...Read more
NASA to let private company Vast visit space station for private mission in 2027
NASA has let Axiom Space make four visits to the International Space Station and last month awarded it the right for the fifth visit next year, but on Thursday the agency announced a new company would be allowed a private ...Read more
Today's Word "fetish"
fetish \FE-dish (US) or FE-tish (Britain) (noun) - 1 : An amulet or other artifact believed to have magical power to protect its owner; any object treated with superstitition or obsession; 2 : an extremely strong ...Read more
Paris Pairs
The following sentences can be completed by adding two words that are anagrams of one another. Each word has only four letters. Enjoy!
1. If you prick your finger while picking a ____, it may be very ____.
2. If you take a ____ at the Mad Hatter's party, you still may not get a sip of his ____.
3. If you need some stamps, then you must ____ by the ____ office.
4. If you eat a whole ____ of a wedding cake, you may develop a spare ____ ...
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This Day in History, February 13
On February 13th, 1633, Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
Rejecting science, Trump reverses conclusion that climate change is harming Americans
The Trump administration on Thursday reversed the U.S. government’s longstanding scientific conclusion that planet-heating pollution seriously threatens Americans, erasing a foundational piece of the country’s efforts ...Read more
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