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Prairie birds -- including Illinois' dapper bobolink -- in steep decline, study says
CHICAGO — The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies here every spring from South America — a journey of about 6,000 miles.
By no means depleted, the plucky visitor goes on to dazzle ...Read more
Today's Word "cynosure"
cynosure \SY-nuh-shoor; SIN-uh-shoor\ (noun) - 1 : Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction. 2 : That which serves to guide or direct. 3 : [Capitalized]. The northern constellation Ursa Minor,...Read more
Water Jug
You have a four-liter jug and a nine-liter jug. You also have a pool of water.
What is the fewest number of steps it takes to come up with exactly 6 liters of water?
(A step is defined as pouring water into a jug. For instance, filling the four-liter jug and emptying it into the nine-liter jug would be two steps.)
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This Day in History, April 23
April 23rd, 1616 marks the death of both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes.
EPA chief urges Mexico to help deliver '100% solution' to clean up polluted Tijuana River
U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday called for Mexico and the U.S. to develop a “100% solution” to stop the flow of raw sewage from Tijuana that has polluted the Tijuana River and left communities near the ...Read more
Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities
Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage and contained toxic ...Read more
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order details have been updated with a new date
When Nintendo fully unveiled its upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console, President Donald Trump's tariffs hadn't yet been enacted, but once the scope of the duties were laid bare, the company gave pause to preorders in the ...Read more
California wolves are on the comeback and eating cattle. Ranchers say, 'Enough!'
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — In far Northern California, beneath a towering mountain ridge still covered in April snow, one of the state's last cowboys stood in the tall green grass of a pasture he tends describing what he ...Read more
Today's Word "excoriate"
excoriate \ek-SKOR-ee-ayt\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To express strong disapproval of; to denounce. 2 : To tear or wear off the skin of.
"Besides which there stirred not the least breath of wind, and flies and gadflies did...Read more
Lost and Found
Doria, Libby, Robb, TJ, and Vinny searched the lost and found table. By the time they finished, two gloves (one red, one blue), a blue hat, a striped sweater, and one pair of black sneakers had all made it back to their original owners. Each of the students found one of these missing items.
1. Libby and TJ both found something with red in it.
2. TJ and Doria each found a glove.
3. Vinny was the only one to walk off with something ...
This Day in History, April 22
On April 22nd, 1914, Babe Ruth pitched his first professional game.
Earth Day: How Trump's environmental decisions are affecting California
It’s Earth Day on Tuesday. But for the first time in four years, California’s environmental groups and state agencies are playing defense.
After working closely with President Biden, who supported spending billions ...Read more
Huge fossil from one of the largest dinosaurs found in Texas national park
A fossil from one of the largest dinosaurs to live in North America was discovered in a national park in Texas.
In March, students from Sul Ross State University went to Big Bend National Park for research and to collect ...Read more
Gray whale washes up dead on California beach
ALAMEDA, Calif. — A dead gray whale was found rolling in the surf off Alameda South Shore Beach, according to the Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences.
The whale marks the fourth gray whale to ...Read more
SpaceX knocks out 1st of 2 Monday launches, both with sonic boom warnings
An early Monday morning launch was the first of two on the Space Coast with planned booster landings that could bring sonic booms to Central Florida.
First up was a Falcon 9 on the CRS-32 resupply mission to the ...Read more
Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy
President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent to reconsider dozens of current regulations in an effort to loosen standards originally imposed to protect ...Read more
A California environmental law makes it 'too damn hard' to build. But do Democrats have the will to reform it?
OAKLAND, Calif. — For years, this lot just south of the West Oakland BART station has sat vacant, surrounded by RVs and broken-down vehicles.
This was supposed to be housing — a 222-unit tower with 16 apartments set ...Read more
Today's Word "flippant"
flippant \FLIP-uhnt\ (adjective) - Lacking proper seriousness or respect; showing inappropriate levity; pert.
"Ann is flippant where I'm serious, and I'm flippant where Ann is serious." -- John Cowper Powys, 'Wolf Solent'...Read more
What Am I?
Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started.
What am I?
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This Day in History, April 21
April 21st, 753 B.C. is the traditional date observed for the founding of Rome.
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