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Today's Word "legion"
legion \LEE-jehn\ (adjective) - Multitudinous, of enormous number.
"My doubts about this project are legion; I don't know where to begin."
From Latin legio, legionis "a body of soldiers numbering 10 cohorts and 300 ...Read more
Risen
I'm seven times seventy,
Plus a decade more.
This has all happened before.
Red and gold, I am no liar.
My nursery will be made
From my funeral pyre.
Who am I?
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This Day in History, February 17
On February 17th, 1621, Miles Standish was appointed first commander of the Plymouth colony.
At 65 degrees, Chicago breaks century-old record for warmest Feb. 16 in history
CHICAGO — After a snow-steeped and sometimes bone-chilling January, Chicago is enjoying a downright balmy — even record-setting — start to the week.
But don’t pack up your sweaters just yet.
The glimpse of spring...Read more
Trump, Moore feud expands to Potomac River sewage spill
Federal authorities will respond to the 300-plus-gallon sewage spill in the Potomac River, President Donald Trump said Monday in a Truth Social post where he blamed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other Democrats for the spill...Read more
Winter storms hit Northern California with flood, wind advisories. What to know
Thunderstorms and winter storms are moving through for portions of Northern California into Wednesday, Feb. 18, according to National Weather Service Sacramento.
In addition to previous wind and storm advisories, the ...Read more
SpaceX to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone tech
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and wholly owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secretive new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, according to people familiar with the matter.
The ...Read more
Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub
When you look out across a snowy winter landscape, it might seem like nature is fast asleep. Yet, under the surface, tiny organisms are hard at work, consuming the previous year’s dead plant material and other organic...Read more
Pentagon is close to cutting ties with Anthropic, report says
Anthropic’s talks about extending a contract with the Pentagon are being held up over additional protections the artificial intelligence company wants to put on its Claude tool, a person familiar with the matter said.
...Read more
Why EGLE issued air quality advisory for parts of southeast Michigan
DETROIT — The state environmental department has issued an air quality advisory for several Southeast Michigan counties just as the weather warms up due to higher concentrations of fine particle pollution in the air from...Read more
Today's Word "kibosh"
kibosh \KI-bahsh or ki-BAHSH\ (noun) - 1 : (Slang) A restraining element; something that stops or halts something else. 2 : (Slang) Nonsense; palaver.
"Jasmine had an idea for a weekend getaway, but her husband's plans to...Read more
Halt!
Can you identify what phrase is represented here?
nasmetofolopve
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This Day in History, February 16
On February 16th, 1940, 299 British prisoners were freed from the German tanker Altmark by soldiers from the HMS Cossack.
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
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