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Trump in Texas says devastation from floods is 'hard to believe'
President Donald Trump said it was “hard to believe the devastation” as he visited Texas to see firsthand the damage ... Read More
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Trump sees devastation from Texas floods in visit to state
President Donald Trump in Texas on Friday viewed firsthand the devastation left by extreme flooding that killed at least 120 people and left scores still missing in the state’s Hill Country region, seeking to reassure ...Read more
Dennis Quaid's teen daughter worked near Camp Mystic during Texas floods
Dennis Quaid’s teen daughter is “safe” after last week’s deadly flooding in Texas killed at least 27 people at an all-girls Christian summer camp not far from where she was a counselor.
During an appearance on Fox...Read more
State officials say federal cuts threaten California's environment
LOS ANGELES — Budget cuts, staff reductions and other sweeping changes from the federal government are posing real threats to California’s environment and progress against climate change, state officials said Thursday....Read more
Trump heads to Texas as flooding death toll rises and questions swirl
President Donald Trump headed to Texas on Friday to survey the devastation from the July 4 flooding catastrophe as the death toll rose to at least 121 and questions swirl over glaring failures in the disaster preparedness ...Read more
Joro spiders attack and eat each other sometimes: 'Nonsexual cannibalism'
BOSTON — Excited for the joro spider invasion?!
Well if you’re an arachnophobe, this probably isn’t for you.
But if you’re interested in wildlife and nature, you may have a chance to watch the large black and ...Read more
Ag fertilizer runoff likely will force more drinking water restrictions
For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns — even though there’s no drought.
Local authorities previously asked the public to refrain from washing cars and filling ...Read more
How flinging crickets in the air helped save purple martins in Western Pa.
PITTSBURGH — One bird spectacle readily observable in Allegheny County right now comes in the form of 100 purple martins swirling above the fields and their condos at Harrison Hills Park.
Nesting in colonies, the ...Read more
Today's Word "renege"
renege \rih-NIG; -NEG\ (intransitive verb) - To go back on a promise or commitment.
"At three PM on Tuesday afternoon Clark and Murphy arrived at the villa, alarmed by reports that their new protege intended to renege on ...Read more
This Day in History, July 11
On July 11th, 1859, "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens was published.
Words with YO
Six words that contain YO as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?
YO---, YO----, -YO---, --YO--, ---YO-, ----YO
Pool: A, B, B, C, C, D, D, D, E, E, E, E, I, L, M, M, N, N, N, N, P, R, R
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As LA bakes, duration of heat waves is accelerating faster than climate change, UCLA study shows
As sizzling temperatures sweep across Southern California this week, University of California, Los Angeles researchers have released an alarming new finding — the duration of heat waves is increasing faster than global ...Read more
Whitefish decline a 'big' problem in Great Lakes, DNR biologist says
The story of Great Lakes whitefish is not a happy one, state fish biologist Stephen Lenart warned on Thursday, but it needs to be told as their numbers decline.
Lenart presented the uncomfortable facts about the iconic ...Read more
Four fungi related to species that hijack brains of insects discovered in Thailand
If you’ve played the video game “The Last of Us” or seen the television adaption, then you’ve heard of cordyceps — a “zombie” fungus that infects its host and takes over its body. This leads to the main ...Read more
NASA targets July 31 for Crew-11 launch while Ax-4 mission won't return until next week
There’s nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA’s next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a slot should clear next week allowing for the launch of Crew-11 as early as July 31.
That’s ...Read more
Trump wants to cut research centers like the one in this PNW forest
Budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could lead to the closure of 26 long-term ecological research, or LTER, facilities across the United States, including the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon.
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A week after layoffs linked to AI cost, Microsoft pledges $4B to AI education
Microsoft plans to donate $4 billion worth of cash, technology and training to enhance artificial intelligence education, a substantial bequest as the Redmond, Washington-based software giant aims to make billions more off...Read more
Man charged with smuggling bound, sedated toucans across U.S.-Mexico border
A San Ysidro man was charged Wednesday in San Diego federal court with attempting to smuggle 14 exotic toucans across the U.S.-Mexico border after the protected birds were found bound and hidden in his car’s dashboard.
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Ghost factories are a warning sign for green manufacturing's future
The vast tract of land off Route 85 was meant to be a symbol of Made-in-America manufacturing. A billion-dollar battery factory was going to rise, bringing thousands of new jobs. The business announced, “Get Ready ...Read more
Largest Everglades flamingo flock in a decade spotted. Are they nesting in Florida?
MIAMI – One of the largest flocks of flamingos in a decade was recently spotted in the Everglades by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook.
Cook said he stumbled upon a group of 125 American flamingos ...Read more
Today's Word "enunciate"
enunciate \ee-NUN-see-ayt; ih-\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To utter articulately; to pronounce. 2 : To state or set forth precisely or systematically. 3 : To announce; to proclaim; to declare.
(intransitive verb) - To utter ...Read more
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- Four fungi related to species that hijack brains of insects discovered in Thailand
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