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Tropical Storm Chantal strikes Carolina coast
Tropical Storm Chantal moved inland Sunday morning, bringing rain and flood threats after striking the Carolina coast with 50 mph winds.
As of the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. advisory, the storm had diminished ...Read more
Today's Word "caveat"
caveat \KAY-vee-at; KAV-ee-; KAH-vee-aht\ (noun) - 1 : (Law) A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the opposition has a hearing. 2 : A warning or caution; also, a cautionary ...Read more
This Day in History, July 6
On July 6th, 1785, the dollar was unanimously chosen as the official currency of the United States.
Word Progression
What is the next word in this series? Choose from the pool.
deal, ether, pant, wrath, realty, ?
Pool: archery, canteen, leopard, pollute, snapper, tractor
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Texas flood deaths pass 50 with more bad weather expected
More than 50 people have died and dozens of children are missing in Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, leaving officials struggling to explain if they had done enough to warn people of the fast-rising waters. ...Read more
Texas flood deaths rise as search continues for missing campers
At least 43 people have died and dozens of children are missing in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of ...Read more
Tropical Storm Chantal picks up speed as it heads for South Carolina coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Chantal formed Saturday and picked up speed later in the day as it moved in the Atlantic toward the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.
What had been Tropical Depression ...Read more
Texas death toll climbs as catastrophic flood stretches rescuers
At least 32 people have died and dozens of children are missing in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of ...Read more
A conceptual breakthrough has emerged for the Colorado River's future. Here's what it looks like
DENVER — After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.
Negotiators from the seven river basin states said in a series of meetings in recent ...Read more
Texas flood death toll climbs as rescuers search for missing
At least 27 people have died and dozens of children are missing in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of ...Read more
Tropical Storm Chantal forms in the Atlantic, targets southeast coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Chantal formed Saturday as it slowly moved in the Atlantic toward the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.
What had been Tropical Depression Three that formed off the ...Read more
Today's Word "nonage"
nonage \NON-ij; NOH-nij\ (noun) - 1. The time of life before a person becomes legally of age. 2 : A period of youth or immaturity.
"In him there is a hope of government,
Which, in his nonage, council under him,
...Read more
This Day in History, July 5
On July 5th, 1937, SPAM was first put on the market.
Know Your 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) a circular depression & a part for a canine...
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Hurricane center says depression off Florida coast to become tropical storm on way to Carolinas
ORLANDO, Fla. — A tropical depression formed in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida on Friday headed for the Carolinas and expected to become a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
In the NHC’...Read more
Hurricane center says system off Florida coast has 70% chance to develop
ORLANDO, Fla. — An area of low pressure formed off the coast of Jacksonville on Friday and could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
In its 2 p.m. ...Read more
Powerful storms kill at least 3 in NJ, leave thousands without power
Powerful thunderstorms that swept through New Jersey on Thursday killed at least three people and knocked out power to thousands, officials said.
In a social media post late Thursday night, Gov. Phil Murphy said he had ...Read more
Today's Word "fetid"
fetid \FET-id; FEE-tid\ (adjective) - Having an offensive smell; stinking.
"When Savigny returned to his fetid sty of a hutch, he found a veritable pandemonium, a huddle of men stringing their hammocks against every ...Read more
This Day in History, July 4
On July 4th, 1817, construction began on the Erie Canal.
Anagram Riddle - Three Words
I am a set of three words, all with the same six letters.
First I am a kingdom, though not royally so.
Then spell me backwards, and I become a thin plate.
Now rearrange my consonants, leaving my vowels in place ...
I am now a type of paper.
What are the words?
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