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Naming Names
In each equation below, part of a common name has been replaced with a definition for a word that is contained within that name. By answering the definition and completing the equation, you will find the name. (Ric + difficult = ric + hard = Richard)
Hint: Each is a girl's name.
1. Wrath + ne =
2. O + friend =
3. I + morose + ora =
4. B + building extension + e =
5. S + relate a story + a =
NASA astronaut hospitalized after SpaceX Crew-8 splashdown return off Florida coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — A NASA astronaut suffered a medical issue and remains hospitalized in Florida on Friday after returning to Earth from a nearly eight-month stay in space.
NASA did not reveal which of the three NASA ...Read more
Survey finds Americans more afraid today than at any time in recent history
A decade ago, a few days before Halloween, a team of sociologists at Chapman University published the first “Survey of American Fears,” a poll of more than 1,000 Americans about the things that give them the willies.
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A month after Helene, Georgia towns still digging out of destruction
HAZLEHURST, Ga. — “Good morning, baby. I missed you,” Principal Shelly McBride said, leaning over one of her tiny students. The child murmured something. “Oh, I love you, too,” McBride said.
Her goal was to ...Read more
SpaceX Crew-8 completes record run with splashdown return off coast of Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission are back on Earth after a record time in space completing their mission with a splashdown aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour early Friday off the coast of ...Read more
Other Notable Events for October 25
On this date in history:
In 1854, known to history as the Charge of the Light Brigade, 670 British cavalrymen fighting in the Crimean War attacked a heavily fortified Russian position and were killed.
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Notable Birthdays for October 25
Those born on this date include:
- Musician Johann Strauss in 1825
- musician Georges Bizet in 1838
- automobile entrepreneur John Francis Dodge in 1864
- artist Pablo Picasso in 1881
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Today's Word "harridan"
harridan \HAIR-uh-din\, noun) - A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag.
"Emily was hard-pressed not to laugh out loud several times, for if the harridan knew who Emily really was, she would no doubt be groveling and...Read more
This Day in History, October 25
On October 25th, 1828, the St. Katharine Docks opened in London.
Born Liars
Edward, Howard, and John are three high school students each of whom is taking three of the four subjects, biology, chemistry, history, and mathematics. One day while talking about their programs they made the following statements.
Edward: There is just one subject we're all taking. I'm the only one of us who is taking mathematics. No two of us are taking the same three subjects. John is wrong when he says that Howard and I are both taking ...
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Biden administration gives final OK to Nevada lithium-boron mine. Environmentalists plan to sue
An Australian mining company’s lithium-boron mine in Nevada passed all environmental hurdles on Thursday, and an environmental group immediately notified the federal government that it plans to sue.
In a letter to ...Read more
After Helene's fury, a Georgia town rebuilds homes, clears roads -- and savors community
HAZLEHURST, Ga. – I’m a Southern-to-the-bone, fried chicken and grits-eating, always barefooted small town girl. Simplicity, in an otherwise crazy, untethered world, is my wealth, my richness, my life.
But my hometown...Read more
Researchers piece together 66-million-year-old dinosaur fossils found in South Dakota
The groundbreaking discovery of a 66-million-year-old dinosaur continues to reveal itself years after a piece of it was first spotted, Missouri researchers said.
A South Dakota rancher found the tip of the triceratops’ ...Read more
More states ban PFAS, or 'forever chemicals,' in more products
Legislative momentum against PFAS has surged this year, as at least 11 states enacted laws to restrict the use of “forever chemicals” in everyday consumer products or professional firefighting foam.
The legislation ...Read more
Sea lions are driving La Jolla into a frenzy. Other beach towns might be next
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- La Jolla’s coastline is being conquered.
Its colonizers have made their home in the seaside neighborhood’s rocks, terraces, beaches and caves. They make their presence known by barking and wailing ...Read more
Other Notable Events for October 24
On this date in history:
In 1648, the Treaty of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe.
In 1861, the first telegram was transmitted across the United States from California Chief Justice ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 24
Those born on this date include:
- Journalist Sarah Josepha Hale, author of Mary Had a Little Lamb, in 1788
- attorney Belva Lockwood, the first woman candidate for U.S. president, in 1830
- ...Read more
Today's Word "implacable"
implacable \im-PLAK-uh-bull\ (adjective) - Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being pacified; inexorable; as, an implacable foe.
'It is the truth. Truth is implacable. But the nature and meaning of this truth ...Read more
This Day in History, October 24
On October 24th, 1929, "Black Thursday" marked the beginning of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
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