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Can popular, friend-shaped koalas pull off genetic comeback?
Cute but cantankerous, koalas are making a surprising recovery from a genetic bottleneck, with their once most-threatened ... Read More
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The exodus of California's tech billionaires from the Golden State to Florida's Gold Coast
MIAMI and PALM BEACH, Florida — Last December, a large coterie of Silicon Valley billionaires descended upon Miami to attend Art Basel, the ritzy, contemporary art fair that marks the end of the moneyed set’s yearly ...Read more
Bay Area air taxi companies get their 'Waymo moment' under federal effort
The Federal Aviation Administration selected eight proposals — including two from Northern California startups — to participate in a nationwide pilot program that will determine if air taxis can be used as a short-...Read more
Tech review: Logitech wants to help you 'master' your desktop setup
If you spend your workdays at a computer, you start to notice things.
You’ll notice if your monitor is flickering, or if the text is too big or too small to read comfortably.
You’ll also being to notice if your chair...Read more
This Day in History, March 18
On March 18th, 1766, the British government repealed the Stamp Act.
Today's Word "bonanza"
bonanza \beh-NAEN-zeh\ (noun) - 1 : An unexpectedly rich pocket of ore in a mine, a mother lode; 2 : an unexpectedly great supply of anything, as to find a beach with a bonanza of sea shells.
"In their window I spotted a...Read more
Insanity Test
During a visit to a mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criteria is that defines if a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub. Then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask the patient to empty the bathtub."
Okay, here's your test:
1. Would you use the spoon?
2. Would you use the teacup?
3. Would you use the bucket?
"Oh, I understand,"...
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Ice builds as Michigan endures historic blizzard
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A historic storm that dumped more than 4 feet of snow on parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula tapered off Tuesday, but ice accumulated in northeastern lower Michigan and other locations as more than...Read more
Historic Michigan blizzard prompts emergency declaration by Gov. Whitmer
LANSING, Mich. — Citing extreme winter weather, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared Tuesday a state of emergency in seven counties and a statewide energy emergency.
A winter storm system on Sunday and Monday dropped...Read more
California lawmakers, water agencies, environmentalists back $300M levee plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California legislators on Tuesday voiced their support for Senate Bill 872 — a bill aimed at reinforcing Delta levees and the State Water Project by directing $300 million annually to the state’s...Read more
Damaging winds top over 80 mph, leave tens of thousands without power in New England
BOSTON — Gusty winds barraged Eastern Massachusetts and New England through Monday night, reportedly bringing over tens of thousands of power outages and gusts up to 80 mph.
“Overnight, the majority of the worst of it...Read more
As snow and wind taper off, thousands still without power after historic storm hits Michigan
Traverse City — More than 105,000 customers were without power in Michigan Tuesday morning after a historic blizzard dumped more than 30 inches of snow in some places, closing schools for a second day and continuing to ...Read more
SpaceX cuts through overcast Cape Canaveral skies on latest launch
ORLANDO, Fla. — The morning after a cold front tore through Central Florida, SpaceX was able to sneak in a launch despite high winds on the Space Coast.
A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-46 mission with 29 Starlink ...Read more
Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment remain a danger in an active war zone
Before launching his war on Iran, President Donald Trump said his most important goal was that Iran would “never have a nuclear weapon.” Yet it is not clear what, if anything, his administration has planned for ...Read more
'Dry to the bone': Drought squeezes Everglades airboat operators
MIAMI — Instead of whizzing through the open marsh of the Everglades like he usually does, Tristan Tigertail steers his airboat alongside the man-made canal along Tamiami Trail.
On one side, cars speed past on the two-...Read more
Today's Word "apotropaic"
apotropaic \ae-peh-treh-PEY-ik\ (adjective) - Having the power or designed to ward off evil, as an apotropaic symbol or talisman.
"Lydia was fond of wearing apotropaic ankle-length dresses with long sleeves and a collars ...Read more
Composer Murder Mystery
Handel has been killed and Beethoven is on the case. He has interviewed the four suspects and their statements are shown below. Each suspect has said two sentences...one sentence of each suspect is a lie and one sentence is the truth. Help Beethoven figure out who the killer is.
Joplin: I did not kill Handel. Either Grieg is the killer or none of us is.
Grieg: I did not kill Handel. Gershwin is the killer.
Strauss...
This Day in History, March 17
On March 17th, 1941, the the National Gallery of Art was opened by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Colorado must require more air-quality monitoring around 6 Western Slope oil and gas sites, EPA says
DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency this month sent six proposed permits to regulate air pollution from oil and gas wells on the Western Slope back to Colorado regulators because the state did not require ...Read more
California's snowpack was already meager. Now comes an extraordinary heat wave
The warm winter has left very little snow in California’s Sierra Nevada, and now an extreme heat wave is accelerating the rapid melt in the mountains.
The Sierra snowpack measures 45% of average for this time of year, ...Read more
Trump administration's dismantling of Boulder's National Center for Atmospheric Research is illegal, universities allege in new lawsuit
DENVER — A consortium of universities filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the Trump administration’s planned dismantling of Boulder’s National Center for Atmospheric Research, alleging that the planned reorganization ...Read more
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