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Love dinosaurs? Here's what makes Central Valley a fossil hotspot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 1936, a Central Valley teenager made an incredible discovery.Gustine High School student Allan... Read More
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This Day in History, April 27
On April 27th, 1897, Grant's Tomb was dedicated.
Mudslide shuts down Pacific Coast Highway section as rain expected in LA through Sunday
LOS ANGELES — A modest storm brought light showers across the Los Angeles area early Saturday — triggering a mudslide that closed a section of Pacific Coast Highway — with some rain expected through Sunday morning, ...Read more
This Day in History, April 26
On April 26th, 1856, John Wilkes Booth was shot in a barn in Virginia by Boston Corbett.
Colorado's gray wolves roamed closer to metro Denver, farther south in mountains
DENVER — Colorado’s collared gray wolves continued to travel widely last month — even roaming in watersheds that reach into the western portions of metro Denver, according to a new map released this week by state ...Read more
Today's Word "disconcert"
disconcert \dis-kuhn-SURT\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To disturb the composure of. 2 : To throw into disorder or confusion; as, "the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy."
"In Natasha Prince Andrew was conscious of a ...Read more
Kennel Confusion
7 dogs were boarding at the local Pet Lodge: Beau, Duke, Fluffy, Lady, Princess, Rover, and Spike. Each dog was in a separate run, all in a single row. One of the employees left the cages unlocked and the dogs have all gotten out of their runs. She needs to put each of them back in the right cage, but this is all she remembers. Can you help her get them into the right cages?
1. Spike doesn't like other dogs much, so he was on one of the ends....
View full teaser and answerMore logging in Georgia's national forests? It's possible under a new directive
ATLANTA — Few states in the eastern U.S. are home to more national forestry lands than Georgia.
North Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest district spans 750,000 acres in portions of 18 counties. It is home to old ...Read more
Today's Word "apostasy"
apostasy \uh-POS-tuh-see\ (noun) - Total desertion or departure from one's faith, principles, or party.
"I understand apostasy, in the sense of abandonment of established policy or of doctrine -- and I must tell you that ...Read more
The King and the Poison
In a far-off kingdom, it is well known that the only way to counteract being poisoned is to drink a stronger poison, in order to neutralize the weaker one. Long ago, the king who ruled this kingdom wanted to ensure that he possessed the strongest poison in the kingdom, to ensure that he could counteract any attempts on his life.
So the king called the royal treasurer and the kingdom's best pharmacist. He gave each the task of concocting the...
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Audit finds 55-year lapse in DNR's reporting of land inventory
The Department of Natural Resources does a good job selecting land to acquire, but the process takes too long and the agency has gone 55 years without the legislatively required reporting of an inventory of DNR-managed ...Read more
Maryland air pollution continues to worsen, report finds
BALTIMORE — Maryland counties’ air pollution continues to worsen, especially in Baltimore County, according to a newly published report, which found more ozone, smog and fine particles aloft across the state.
In its ...Read more
Judges doubt protection of Georgia wetland under federal law
ATLANTA — Federal appellate judges seemed doubtful Thursday that a wetland on St. Simons Island is protected by the Clean Water Act under a test recently created by the U.S. Supreme Court.
During a hearing in Atlanta, ...Read more
Secretive 'Dark Eagle' hypersonic missile launches from Cape Canaveral
After a successful test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station last December, the Army on Thursday officially named its long-range hypersonic weapon “Dark Eagle.” The system designed to “disintegrate adversary ...Read more
Today's Word "lineament"
lineament \LIN-ee-uh-muhnt\ (noun) - 1 : One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks of a body or figure, particularly of the face. 2 : A distinguishing or characteristic feature; -- usually in the plural....Read more
Colored Keys
After recent events, Question Mark is annoyed with his brother, Skid Mark. Skid thought it would be funny to hide Question's wallet. He told Question that he would get it back if he finds it. So, first off, Skid laid five colored keys in a row. One of them is a key to a room where Skid is hiding Question's wallet. Using the clues, can you determine the order of the keys and which is the right key?
Red: This key is somewhere to the left of the...
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This Day in History, April 25
On April 25th, 1719, Daniel Defoe's novel "Robinson Crusoe" was published.
Trump moves to ramp up deep-sea mining for critical minerals
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical materials from the ocean floor despite the objections of ...Read more
Recent whales washed up in Orange and Los Angeles counties show evidence of poisoning from toxic algae
LOS ANGELES — Of the four whales that have washed up on Orange and Los Angeles county beaches this year, two had high levels of domoic acid poisoning confirmed in their systems, leading marine mammal experts to say it ...Read more
Sea creatures keep dying in California waters. Now researchers have an answer
Sea creatures keep showing up dead in California waters, and researchers may have an answer as to why.
It has to do with their food.
One of the largest algae blooms in Southern California has been linked to the death of ...Read more
Rare Fijian iguanas, rescued from wildlife traffickers in Spain, arrive at San Diego Zoo
After a whirlwind journey around the world, during which they were nabbed, rescued and quarantined, eight critically endangered Fijian iguanas have finally arrived at their new home at the San Diego Zoo.
The iguanas will ...Read more
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