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This Day in History, November 2
On November 2nd, 1948, President Truman defeated Dewey in the Presidential election. Read More
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Hurricane center says high chance tropical depression will form in Caribbean
ORLANDO, Fla. — With one month left in hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said Friday said there was a high chance a Caribbean system will form into the season’s next tropical depression while tracking two...Read more
Berkeley startup wins government award to develop radiation and lead poisoning treatment
LOS ANGELES — Whether its lead from old buildings, arsenic from contaminated food or strontium fallout from a nuclear explosion, heavy metals that enter the body pose a serious health threat.
With chemical properties ...Read more
The world's largest wildlife crossing is finally standing. Here is what's coming next
LOS ANGELES — It doesn't take a hawk eye to recognize that the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is not your normal Caltrans project.
For one thing, there's the color. Most Caltrans...Read more
Today's Word "pablum"
pablum \PAB-luhm\ (noun) - Something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.
"But even to her, the words sounded condescending, the kind of adult pablum he'd been forced to eat a hundred times." -- ...Read more
Where is LGR?
Below is a list of five countries, all with the vowels removed. Can you name them?
1) LGR
2) CRT
3) THP
4) CDR
5) ND
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. -- American TV personality Oprah Winfrey
Other Notable Events for November 1
On this date in history:
In 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's most famous works, was exhibited to the public for the first time.
In 1604, William ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 1
Those born on this date include:
- Writer Stephen Crane in 1871
- writer James Kilpatrick in 1920
- actor Betsy Palmer in 1926
- Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Arbour in 1932
- Golf Hall of...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Friday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2024 with 60 to follow.
The moon is new. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
Today's Word "turgid"
turgid \TUR-jid\ (adjective) - 1 : Swollen, bloated, puffed up; as, "a turgid limb." 2 : Swelling in style or language; bombastic, pompous; as, "a turgid style of speaking."
"Here and there among the turgid muddle, out of...Read more
This Day in History, November 1
On November 1st, 1870, the National Weather Service made its first official meteorological forecast.
Hidden Category
Remove a letter from each of the words below and rearrange the remaining letters to form new words. The 10 words will all fall into a certain category. For example, given the words DEAR, ANGRY, and RENEGE, you could drop the "A" in DEAR to get RED, drop the "N" in ANGRY to get GRAY, and drop an "E" in RENEGE to get GREEN. These would all fall into the category of "Colors".
If you're stuck, the hint will name the category. The tough part is ...
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Invasive species posing 'immediate threat' found in California, a first in North America
An invasive mussel that poses a significant threat to other bivalves and the health of statewide water conveyances has been detected for the first time in North America in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, according to the...Read more
Lawsuit alleges Bureau of Land Management violated Endangered Species Act in approving lithium mine
LAS VEGAS — A week after the Bureau of Land Management approved Nevada’s third lithium mine, environmentalists and a Western Shoshone group filed a lawsuit alleging that the agency rushed the environmental review ...Read more
Hurricane center ups odds for Caribbean system, tracks 2 more
ORLANDO, Fla. — That National Hurricane Center increased odds a Caribbean system will form while also starting to track to more systems with potential to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of ...Read more
NASA's Starliner astronauts to achieve feat … technically … during SpaceX Dragon relocation
ORLANDO, Fla. — A parking spot shuffle coming up this weekend more than 250 miles above Earth will mark a unique feat for a pair of NASA astronauts who will become the first to fly in both Boeing’s Starliner and SpaceX...Read more
Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app
Search giant Google wants people to use its navigation app for more than just finding directions and avoiding traffic.
The tech giant is adding generative AI features to Google Maps so people can easily get ...Read more
Hurricane center ups odds to 50% Caribbean system will form
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center increased the odds Thursday that a system could develop in the Caribbean and become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical ...Read more
Blue Origin hauls massive New Glenn 1st stage to launch site with hot fire up next
ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Origin hauled the immense first stage booster for its upcoming debut launch of its New Glenn rocket to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday.
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp posted images to ...Read more
Urban legends or urban wildlife? Creepy creature sightings might just be thriving Chicago animals
CHICAGO — Over the last decade, hundreds of reports have cropped up across the Chicago area of people’s horrifying encounters with a large, winged creature with glowing red eyes. Last month, Park Ridge residents looked...Read more
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- The world's largest wildlife crossing is finally standing. Here is what's coming next
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- Invasive species posing 'immediate threat' found in California, a first in North America
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