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Dozens of people rescued, at least 3 still missing after storm devastates Western Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — At least three people remain missing and dozens have been rescued after a strong storm system sent ... Read More
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While Florida Starship launches wait, SpaceX lines up latest Texas test flight
SpaceX is set to launch its 11th test flight of the powerful Starship and Super Heavy rocket from its Texas site Starbase on Monday as it moves ahead in its goals to achieve an operational rocket that could eventually ...Read more
Tropical Storm Lorenzo forms in Atlantic, but no threat to land
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season saw its 12th named storm form Monday with the arrival of Tropical Storm Lorenzo, but it’s a system not expected to threaten land.
As of the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. ...Read more
Hollywood-AI battle heats up, as OpenAI and studios clash over copyrights and consent
LOS ANGELES — A year after tech firm OpenAI roiled Hollywood with the release of its Sora AI video tool, Chief Executive Sam Altman was back — with a potentially groundbreaking update.
Unlike the generic images Sora ...Read more
Gov. Newsom signs AI safety bill aimed at protecting children from chatbots
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill into law that aims to make artificial-intelligence-powered chatbots safer despite some pushback from the tech industry.
The legislation, Senate Bill 243, requires ...Read more
After weather woes, SpaceX back to try launch for competitor Amazon on Monday
ORLANDO, Fla. — After both onshore and offshore weather headaches in the past week, SpaceX is back on Monday to try and finish up its third of three contracted launches of competitor Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites....Read more
Today's Word "puerile"
puerile \PYOO-uhr-uhl; PYOOR-uhl\ (adjective) - Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; juvenile; childish.
Political argument is becoming a puerile cartoon about the moral . . . doing battle with the immoral." -- ...Read more
This Day in History, October 13
On October 13th, 1812, the Battle of Queenston Heights took place.
Blind Man's Bluff
A blind man drives up to a house, gets out of the car and goes up to the door with a package. The homeowner takes the package and gives the blind man a check. The blind man then drives away. What was in the package?
View full teaser and answerToday's Word "immure"
immure \ih-MYUR\ (verb) - 1 : To enclose within walls, or as if within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate. 2 : To build into a wall. 3 : To entomb in a wall.
"When I tried to think clearly about this, I...Read more
This Day in History, October 12
On October 12th, 1775, the United States Navy was formed.
What You Need
What, when you need it you throw away,
but when you don't need it you take it back?
Hurricane center tracks new Atlantic system while Tropical Storm Jerry falls apart
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began tracking a new potential system in the Atlantic that could develop while Tropical Storm Jerry fell apart as it moved farther away from the Caribbean.
As of...Read more
Storm expected to soak Southern California early next week
LOS ANGELES — An early season storm is expected to douse the Los Angeles region next week, with the peak occurring on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
In a post on X, the weather service predicted ...Read more
Smell that? Baltimore harbor health improves despite pistachio tide
BALTIMORE — Despite the pistachio-colored glow and sulfurous odor, the Baltimore harbor continues to improve in water quality year after year — even if swimming right now isn’t advisable.
Officials from the ...Read more
Hurricane center tracks new Atlantic system while Tropical Storm Jerry moves north
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began tracking a new potential system in the Atlantic that could develop while keeping tabs on Tropical Storm Jerry as it moves farther away from the Caribbean.
...Read more
Today's Word "capitulate"
capitulate \kuh-PICH-uh-layt\ (intransitive verb) - To surrender under agreed conditions.
"I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, 'Self-Reliance'
We say "capitulate" ...Read more
This Day in History, October 11
On October 11th, 1958, NASA launched the lunar probe Pioneer 1.
Three Left Turns
A man leaves home on foot one evening, makes three left turns and arrives back home to find two masked men waiting there. Who are they?
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La Niña is back. It could mean another dangerously dry winter for Southern California
LOS ANGELES — After months of slight temperature shifts in the Pacific Ocean, La Niña has officially returned — the climate pattern that typically drives drought in Southern California.
The National Oceanic and ...Read more
Tropical Storm Jerry douses Caribbean as NHC names new storm Karen
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday said Tropical Storm Jerry was dropping torrents of rain on the Caribbean’s northern Leeward Islands while the season’s 11th named storm came in the form of ...Read more
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