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This Day in History, May 9
On May 9th, 1887, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opened in London. Read More
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Microsoft's Brad Smith, other tech execs give Congress AI wish list
Tech leaders representing four major players in artificial intelligence appeared before Congress on Thursday, urging looser regulation and heavier investment in energy to support the technology's growth.
Members of the ...Read more
Hurricane season is coming. Here's what the forecasters predict for 2025
Hurricane forecasters are, once again, predicting a busier-than-average hurricane season for the East Coast in 2025.
AccuWeather forecasts are predicting a “dynamic” 2025 season, said lead forecaster Alex DaSilva. ...Read more
Chicago campus that composts and creates energy aims to redefine waste management
CHICAGO — At a once-vacant brownfield on the South Side of Chicago, a semitruck backed into an unassuming warehouse and unloaded a colorful batch of food scraps and spoiled products. The discards soon ended up in a ...Read more
SoCal officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease -- with promising results
LOS ANGELES — A battle is underway against an invasive mosquito behind a recent surge in the local spread of dengue fever in Southern California — and officials may have unlocked a powerful tool to help win the day.
...Read more
Today's Word "impervious"
impervious - \im-PUR-vee-uhs\ (adjective) - 1 : Not admitting of entrance or passage through; impenetrable. 2 : Not capable of being harmed or damaged. 3 : Not capable of being affected.
"She lay peacefully asleep, ...Read more
Hinkie Pinkie
These word pairs are not in relation to each other, but if you find their synonyms, the two words will rhyme.
Example : Over-sized Feline = Fat Cat
Dog Kiss
Funny Cat
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Copper Teapot
Wedding Limo
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Today's Word "auspicious"
auspicious - \aw-SPISH-uhs\ (adjective) - 1 : Giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, "an auspicious beginning." 2 : Prosperous; fortunate; as, "auspicious years."
"She is thin, wears ...Read more
More Story-grams
Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?
NOTE: One of the answers contains two words.
A recently PAROLED man named Ari was going to ROB A PEARL boat of all of its FIG FARE. The boat was just off of the SHORE. He put on his BALM and donned his TOGA to SNEAK aboard. ARI GOT ALL of the NEAT HELP he ...
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This Day in History, May 8
On May 8th, 1914, Paramount Pictures was formed.
Trump to rescind chip curbs after debate over AI rules
The Trump administration plans to rescind Biden-era AI chip curbs as part of a broader effort to revise semiconductor trade restrictions that have drawn strong opposition from major tech companies and foreign governments, ...Read more
California and other states sue Trump administration over wind energy
California and 17 other state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit attempting to stop the Trump administration’s efforts to thwart the development of wind energy projects.
The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in...Read more
Year's third try at moon touchdown nears as commercial lander enters orbit
The year’s first moon landing was a big success. The second not so much. Now a third commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its chance for glory next month.
Japanese company ispace’s Hakuto...Read more
Windy City to Sin City: Robot manufacturer moves headquarters to Las Vegas
A robot manufacturer has moved its headquarters from the Windy City to Sin City.
AAA20 moved its headquarters from Chicago to Las Vegas in late April. It specializes in manufacturing robots for factories, to minimize hard...Read more
Apple eyes move to AI search, ending era defined by Google
Apple Inc. is “actively looking at” revamping the Safari web browser on its devices to focus on AI-powered search engines, a seismic shift for the industry hastened by the potential end of a longtime partnership with ...Read more
Parmy Olson: OpenAI can't have its money both ways
Sam Altman’s reputation for spin was out in full force this week in a published “letter to employees” announcing that he was abandoning plans to turn OpenAI into a for-profit company. Instead, it will “continue to ...Read more
Mosquito season begins in South Florida. Is climate change making it worse?
MIAMI — As Miami-Dade marks the unofficial beginning of mosquito season with a Wednesday event to help residents “Fight the Bite”, the Herald spoke to the head of the Mosquito Control Division, Dr. John-Paul Mutebi, ...Read more
Does 'Money' Make the Words Go Round?
Is there any "money" in alimony? Anything "holy" about "halo"? And why do we say a gun has been fired "point-blank"?
Despite those fat monthly checks doled out to the ex-wives of tech company moguls, there's no money in...Read more
Jim Rossman: How about some love for Android phone users?
About a month ago, I wrote a column about a few ways to transfer photos from an iPhone to your computer.
Well as it happens, sometimes when I write about a specific topic, I often hear from readers who feel a bit left ...Read more
Gadgets: Setting a new standard for portable coolers
Ankers' new Solix EverFrost 2 electric cooler redefines "ice-cold beverages." It certainly sets new standards for portable coolers, 100% ditching ice for a portable battery-operated cooling system.
I tested the 42-quart...Read more
Today's Word "equanimity"
equanimity - \ee-kwuh-NIM-uh-tee; ek-wuh-\ (noun) - 1 : Evenness of mind; calmness; composure; as, "to bear misfortunes with equanimity."
"When he made a profit, he accepted it with equanimity; when he made losses, he ...Read more
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