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The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster
When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, a beach house called the Sand Palace was left ... Read More
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Data center projects in Pennsylvania face stronger local scrutiny after Shapiro’s executive order
Governors across the country are relying on their executive powers to address the increasing public backlash against data center proposals.
In July 2026, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul placed an effective moratorium...Read more
Tropical Storm Edouard to strengthen in Gulf as remnants of Dolly head for Florida, NHC says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the Gulf on Monday night, and was poised to strengthen before landfall on Tuesday while the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly continued to make their way toward Florida, ...Read more
This Day in History, September 1
On September 1st, 1974, the SR-71 Blackbird set the record for shortest flight from New York to London.
Remnants of Dolly bound for Florida while Tropical Storm Edouard could form in Gulf, NHC says
The National Hurricane Center on Monday said a short-lived tropical storm could form in the Gulf while the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly will douse Florida, but have no chance to reform.
By 5 p.m. EDT, the NHC said ...Read more
Today's Word "concinnity"
concinnity \kuhn-SIN-uh-tee\ (noun) - 1 : Internal harmony or fitness in the adaptation of parts to a whole or to each other. 2 : Studied elegance of design or arrangement -- used chiefly of literary style. 3 : An instance...Read more
Anagram Riddle
Anagram words, three to please.
A belt, a tower, and used with cheese.
Tech industry's warning as Maryland counties block data centers
Charles Degliomini worries Maryland is racing toward a wall of its own making. The executive vice president at Rekor Systems — a Columbia-based technology firm that uses AI for roadway intelligence — says Baltimore-...Read more
NASA, SpaceX delay Crew-13 mission to space station
Central Florida’s Luke Delaney will have wait a little longer to take his first trip to space as NASA and SpaceX have delayed the upcoming Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station.
In a Sunday update, NASA ...Read more
Today's Word "Zeitgeist"
Zeitgeist \TSYT-guyst; ZYT-guyst\ (noun) - [Often capitalized] The spirit of the time; the general intellectual and moral state or temper characteristic of any period of time.
"Yet being a man, as I say, with his hair a ...Read more
This Day in History, August 31
On August 31st, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash.
Ana-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) The jail keeper counseled the prisoners not to stray beyond the barricade.
2) Due to the warning, Mary had to change her plans to arrive at a future time.
3) The crippled man had eggs and toast for his breakfast.
4) Paul was not excited about making large bundles of black rope.
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NASA, SpaceX postpone ISS mission launch after spacecraft leak
SpaceX and NASA are delaying the launch of a planned mission to the International Space Station to fix an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft’s propulsion system, the U.S. space agency said.
NASA and SpaceX are doing...Read more
NASA's cosmic mystery hunter launches atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The skies cleared and NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket hurtling past a rising sun, headed for a mission to unravel some celestial mysteries.
The ...Read more
Hurricane center ups development odds for Gulf system, remnants of Dolly that could threaten Florida
The National Hurricane Center on Sunday upped the odds that two systems, one in the Gulf, and the remnants of what had been Tropical Storm Dolly, could develop.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, what had been ...Read more
NASA's Roman Space Telescope, set to probe universe with JPL tech, launches on SpaceX rocket
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — a $4.3-billion sister to the Hubble and James Webb telescopes — launched into space Sunday morning on a SpaceX rocket with space enthusiasts and scientists from around the ...Read more
Today's Word "parlous"
parlous \PAR-luhs\ (adjective) - Attended with peril; fraught with danger; hazardous.
"It was a parlous time in the schoolyard, when preppies and goths vied brutally for supremacy."
Parlous derives from Old French ...Read more
This Day in History, August 30
On August 30th, 1850, Honolulu, Hawai'i became an official city.
Country Club
Which country in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with their spelling or pronunciation.
Group A: Australia, Denmark, Egypt, Venezuela
Group B: Bulgaria, Japan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zaire
When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
The catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people in Nepal on Aug. 26, 2026, and left many more missing likely began with falling ice and rock crashing into the river below, but that wasn’t the end of the disaster...Read more
NASA's new space telescope will aid hunt for 'Earth twins' and seek the fate of the universe
NASA is set to launch its latest multibillion-dollar telescope Sunday morning, as scientists gather at Florida's Space Coast and await liftoff with bated breath.
After riding atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the Nancy ...Read more
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