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Osprey population 'near complete collapse' on Virginia's Eastern Shore, scientists report
The osprey population on the Eastern Shore of Virginia has dropped to just 18 birds, and scientists at Williams & Mary’s... Read More
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LA-area community of Rancho Palos Verdes saw a dramatic uptick in peacocks. Officials plan to cut their numbers
LOS ANGELES — Spotting a trademark colorful and elegant bird on the Palos Verdes Peninsula can be exciting for visitors or vacationers, but as the peacock population has rocketed, officials say some of those birds have ...Read more
This Day in History, June 22
One June 22nd, 1978, Charon, a satellite of Pluto, was discovered.
Philly about to bake in a potentially dangerous first heat wave of the season
PHILADELPHIA — The temperature made it to 91 on Saturday in Philly, and by the end of the workweek, that kind of heat may seem like a cool shower.
By then, said Zack Taylor, chief of the analysis section at the National...Read more
'Extreme heat warning' in effect for the entire Philly region
PHILADELPHIA — Warning of the potential of triple-digit temperatures and conditions that could make it feel like it’s 108, the National Weather Service has issued an “extreme heat” warning for Sunday through ...Read more
Today's Word "meticulous"
meticulous \muh-TIK-yuh-luhs\ (adjective) - Extremely or excessively careful about details.
"Donald Ray was seldom meticulous about anything. It went against his nature to think too much about any one thing at any one ...Read more
Spazy Croonerisms
A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms?
1) overweight dam builder & symptom of a sick ...
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First extreme heat wave of 2025 headed to Chicago: What to know for the weekend
CHICAGO — Beginning Saturday, Chicagoans can expect intense heat compounded by muggy humidity for the next several days. The National Weather Service has declared an extreme heat warning in Cook County from 10 a.m. ...Read more
Today's Word "parsimonious"
parsimonious \par-suh-MOH-nee-uhs\ (adjective) - Sparing in expenditure; frugal to excess.
"Clubs were ruined, so said certain young parsimonious profligates, by providing comforts for old fogies who paid little or ...Read more
This Day in History, June 21
On June 21st, 1887, Queen Victoria celebrated her golden jubilee.
Fruit Names
Each of the following clues describes two words. One of the words is a type of fruit. The other word is that fruit with one of the following changes: a letter added anywhere (apple applet), a letter deleted anywhere (orange range), a letter changed anywhere (cheery cherry). There is no rearrangement of the other letters. No fruit is used more than once.
1) This is a devilish fruit.
2) This is a crippled fruit.
3) This is a happy ...
How Five Below used AI to target tweens and cut costs
Five Below, the Philadelphia-based chain with 1,800 stores that target middle schoolers and other young people, is in recovery, with sales growth and share price rebounding after a tough year.
Invent.ai, a 200-person ...Read more
Dry, windy weekend heightens California's wildfire risks, triggering power shutoffs for thousands
LOS ANGELES — Thousands of Californians had electricity shut off Friday with even more possibly losing power over the weekend due to heightened wildfire risks from a weather system that is bringing dry, gusty winds ...Read more
Heat wave's high humidity raises health risks in Chicago and across the country
CHICAGO — Hot, steamy air blowing into Illinois from a heat dome moving east across the country has kicked off at least a week of dangerous heat, with humidity peaking Saturday through Monday. These kinds of sticky ...Read more
SpaceX, NASA delay launch of crewed Axiom Space mission again
SpaceX had reset the countdown clock for its next human spaceflight, but a NASA decision has forced another delay of the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station.
NASA stated it needed more time...Read more
Today's Word "accede"
accede \ak-SEED\ (intransitive verb) - 1 - To agree or assent; to give in to a request or demand. 2 - To become a party to an agreement, treaty, convention, etc. 3 - To attain an office or rank; to enter upon the duties of...Read more
This Day in History, June 20
On June 20th, 1214, the University of Oxford received its charter.
Martini Music
Which artist from Group B can be added to Group A?
Group A: Carly Simon, Duran Duran, Paul McCartney and Wings, Sheena Easton, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones
Group B: Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Madonna, Nancy Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Rita Coolidge, Tina Turner
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Plastic bag bans seem to work, at least when it comes to shoreline pollution
Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups.
Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous with shopping. For ...Read more
SpaceX's Starship explodes on test stand in yet another setback
A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded on a test stand in Texas, adding to a series of setbacks to Elon Musk’s space ambitions that include trips to Mars.
The huge blast enveloped the craft as it stood upright on a test ...Read more
As the ocean warms, a new study found it's also changing color
MIAMI — For thousands of years, writers have come up with increasingly creative ways to describe the “wine-dark sea.” But a new study suggests that modern poets may be faced with a slightly different palette.
A ...Read more
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