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This Day in History, April 27
On April 27th, 1897, Grant's Tomb was dedicated. Read More
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You're gonna need a bigger number: Scientists consider a Category 6 for mega-hurricane era
In 1973, the National Hurricane Center introduced the Saffir-Simpson scale, a five-category rating system that classified hurricanes by wind intensity.
At the bottom of the scale was Category 1, for storms with sustained ...Read more
'Rivers in the sky' have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible
LOS ANGELES — For years, scientists have said that atmospheric rivers can either make or break the water supplies of thirsty California cities and farms.
For the last two winters, a steady succession of these giant “...Read more
Editorial: In eco-minded California, there's still no constitutional right to clean air and water
California may be a leader in the fight against climate change, but the state is years, even decades, behind other states when it comes to granting environmental rights to its citizens.
While a handful of other state ...Read more
This Day in History, April 26
On April 26th, 1856, John Wilkes Booth was shot in a barn in Virginia by Boston Corbett.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office. -- American actor Shirley MacLaine
Other Notable Events for April 27
On this date in history:
In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives of the Philippine Islands during his attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the world. His co-leader, Juan ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 27
Those born on this date include:
- English historian Edward Gibbon in 1737
- philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft in 1759
- Samuel F.B. Morse, American artist/inventor of magnetic telegraphy, in 1791
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Astronomy
Today is Saturday, April 27, the 118th day of 2024 with 248 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.
Today's Word "pablum"
pablum \PAB-luhm\ (noun) - Something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.
"'It's not all pablum for the masses, you know!' I let out my breath. He was probably just embarrassed to be caught ...Read more
Kennel Confusion
7 dogs were boarding at the local Pet Lodge: Beau, Duke, Fluffy, Lady, Princess, Rover, and Spike. Each dog was in a separate run, all in a single row. One of the employees left the cages unlocked and the dogs have all gotten out of their runs. She needs to put each of them back in the right cage, but this is all she remembers. Can you help her get them into the right cages?
1. Spike doesn't like other dogs much, so he was on one of the ends....
View full teaser and answerOther Notable Events for April 26
On this day in history:
In 1607, the first British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in America landed at Cape Henry, Va.
In 1933, Nazi Germany's secret police, better known as the Gestapo...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 26
Those born on this date include:
- Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in 121
- Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1711
- naturalist John James Audubon in 1785
- French artist Eugene Delacroix in 1798...Read more
Today's Word "puerile"
puerile \PYOO-uhr-uhl; PYOOR-uhl\ (adjective) - Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; juvenile; childish.
"Hal cleared his throat to out-spit Leroy, then swallowed hard, laughing at his puerile urge." - Evelyn Cole...Read more
The King and the Poison
In a far-off kingdom, it is well known that the only way to counteract being poisoned is to drink a stronger poison, in order to neutralize the weaker one. Long ago, the king who ruled this kingdom wanted to ensure that he possessed the strongest poison in the kingdom, to ensure that he could counteract any attempts on his life.
So the king called the royal treasurer and the kingdom's best pharmacist. He gave each the task of concocting the...
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California battery storage increasing rapidly, but not enough to end blackouts, Gov. Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California continued to rapidly add the battery storage that is crucial to the transition to cleaner energy, but admitted it was still not enough to avoid blackouts during heat waves.
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Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center as 1st crew for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s not just another ride for a pair of veteran NASA astronauts who arrived to the Space Coast ahead of their flight onboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.
Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita �...Read more
Feds greenlight return of grizzlies to Washington's North Cascades
SEATTLE —Grizzly bears will soon return to the North Cascades.
The National Parks Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service filed a decision Thursday outlining a plan to capture three to seven grizzlies from other ...Read more
Wolf connected to livestock killings could be breeding, wildlife officials say
Wildlife officials said they will not remove a gray wolf potentially connected to recent livestock killings, despite requests from stockgrowers.
Two of the gray wolves reintroduced to Colorado’s Grand County in December...Read more
How bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores, and what the spread of H5N1 in cows means for the dairy industry and milk drinkers
The discovery of viral fragments of avian flu virus in milk sold in U.S. stores suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread in U.S. dairy cattle than previously realized.
The Food and Drug Administration...Read more
Biden administration aims to speed up the demise of coal-fired power plants
Burning coal to generate electricity is rapidly declining in the United States.
President Joe Biden’s administration moved Thursday to speed up the demise of the climate-changing, lung-damaging fossil fuel while ...Read more
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