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This Day in History, October 16
On October 16th, 1869, the Cardiff Giant hoax -- an elaborate prank to prove the existence of a petrified giant in Wales -... Read More
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How many people has Tropical Storm Helene killed in North Carolina? How many remain missing?
Tropical Storm Helene has caused 95 confirmed deaths in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper said at a Tuesday press conference. And almost as many, 92, remain missing.
Buncombe County has had the most Helene-related deaths, ...Read more
92 people remain missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
Almost three weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, 92 people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, officials said Tuesday.
Gov. Roy Cooper said that number was likely to change as emergency responders ...Read more
Hurricane center tracks Atlantic, Caribbean systems that could develop
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to track one system in the Atlantic and one in the Caribbean that have chances to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of ...Read more
NC Gov. Roy Cooper: Mark Robinson, other candidates are using Helene disinformation to 'sow chaos'
RALEIGH, N.C. — Disinformation and misinformation are harming the ability of storm-battered communities in Western North Carolina to receive federal aid at the time they need it most, Gov. Roy Cooper and FEMA ...Read more
Today's Word "contradistinction"
contradistinction \kon-truh-dis-TINK-shuhn\ (noun) - Distinction by contrast; as, "sculpture in contradistinction to painting."
"And after all, what could either of them get from such a passion but a sense of his or of ...Read more
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What's the rebus shown by this display below?
My---------Your
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With FAA OK, SpaceX back to normal Falcon 9 launches
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Tuesday with a full OK from the Federal Aviation Administration, its first since a second stage failure on the Crew-8 launch grounded the rocket.
A Falcon 9 ...Read more
Perdue faces class action lawsuit over PFAS contamination in Maryland
BALTIMORE — Salisbury residents have filed a class action lawsuit against a Perdue Farms subsidiary over PFAS contamination found in groundwater on its site.
The federal lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court ...Read more
'Biggest and brightest' supermoon to shine over California soon -- along with comet, meteors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Less than a week after the northern lights dazzled observers across California, stargazers are in for another treat.
The harvest supermoon will shine in the sky above the Golden State on Thursday, ...Read more
People displaced by hurricanes face anxiety and a long road to recovery, US census surveys show − smarter, targeted policies could help
The trauma of natural disasters doesn’t end when the storm or wildfire is gone, or even when communities are being put back together and homes have been rebuilt.
For many people, being displaced by a disaster ...Read more
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to ...Read more
Other Notable Events for October 15
On this date in history:
In 1912, John Schrank, a former New York saloonkeeper, said he was sorry his bullet did not kill former President Theodore Roosevelt.
In 1914, Karl H. Von Wiegand, United ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 15
Those born on this date include:
- Roman poet Virgil in 70 B.C.
- philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in 1844
- U.S. first lady Edith Wilson in 1872
- writer/humorist P.G. Wodehouse in 1881
- ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 15, the 289th day of 2024 with 77 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
Today's Word "megalomania"
megalomania \meg-uh-lo-MAY-nee-ah; -nyuh\ (noun) - 1 : A mania for grandiose or extravagant things or actions. 2 : A mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur.
"What looked before like 'walking reason' was ...Read more
This Day in History, October 15
On October 15th, 1928, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight.
Natural Disasters
A group of four prisoners were held captive by the enemy and each prisoner was to be shot each day through the week. As natural disasters were common in this specific part of the world, the group of prisoners decided to make up a plan of distracting the guards. Before each prisoner would be shot, they would shout out a natural disaster, which would cause chaos and distract everyone to give enough time for each prisoner to escape. As three days...
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NASA launches Europa Clipper to see if Jupiter's icy moon has ingredients for life
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday morning carrying a NASA probe designed to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa and search for the building blocks of life.
With the Europa ...Read more
State backs environmentalists after water shutoff kills thousands of fish in Kern River
LOS ANGELES — California officials have joined a legal effort to restore water to the Kern River after an abrupt shutoff of water dried up the river and killed thousands of fish in Bakersfield.
The decision by state ...Read more
Hurricane center ups odds for Atlantic system to develop, tracks 2nd in Caribbean
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is keeping track of a system in the Atlantic forecast to approach the Caribbean this week, and a second already in the Caribbean that could form into the season’s next ...Read more
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