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Winter storm watch in effect through Monday as Chicago braces for first snow
CHICAGO — As a frigid air mass descends upon the central U.S., intense lake-effect snow is expected to hit the Chicago area late Sunday night into Monday as temperatures drop into the 30s, according to forecasters.
The ...Read more
Trump administration presses Western states to find consensus on shrinking Colorado River
LOS ANGELES — Negotiators for seven Western states are under mounting pressure to reach an agreement outlining how they plan to share the Colorado River’s dwindling water.
The Trump administration gave the states a ...Read more
Lula tries to expand oil and rainforests as climate world comes to Brazil
A climate champion calling for more oil. A rainforest defender greenlighting a highway through a pristine part of the Amazon. A promoter of a new Brazilian bioeconomy who accommodates the old beef industry.
These are the ...Read more
Radioactive pollution still haunts Hunters Point in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — More than a half century after the U.S. ignited 67 atomic weapons in the the central Pacific Ocean, a former Navy base in the Bay Area continues to carry that nuclear legacy.
Last week, residents were ...Read more
Today's Word "ephemeron"
ephemeron \ih-FEM-uh-ron\ (noun) plural ephemera \ih-FEM-uh-ruh\ - 1 : Something short-lived or of no lasting significance. 2 : ephemera: Items, especially printed matter (as posters, broadsides, pamphlets, etc.), intended...Read more
This Day in History, November 8
On November 8th, 1965, the British Indian Ocean Territory was formed.
The Extra Dollar
Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager finds out that the room rate is $25 and gives $5 to the bellboy to return. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totalling $27. The bellboy has $2, totalling $29. Where is the ...
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James Watson, who helped discover DNA structure, dies at 97
James Watson, whose co-discovery of DNA’s structure brought genetics to the forefront of scientific research before his remarks about the intelligence of Black people caused public outrage, has died. He was 97.
He died ...Read more
Reintroduced wolf dies in southwest Colorado, CPW says
DENVER — Another of the wolves released in Colorado earlier this year as part of the state’s reintroduction effort has died, wildlife officials said Friday.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife learned of the death of the ...Read more
California steps in as Trump skips global climate summit in Brazil
LOS ANGELES — Nearly 200 nations are gathering this week in Belém, Brazil, to kick off the annual United Nations climate policy summit, but there is one glaring exception: The Trump administration is not sending any ...Read more
Muskrats fight invasive cattails and help restore biodiversity in Great Lakes wetlands, study finds
With their surgical nibbles, these large, semi-aquatic, buck-toothed rodents have emerged as crucial helpers for ecologists restoring degraded wetlands across the Great Lakes.
They are not the well-known, dam-building ...Read more
Today's Word "clemency"
clemency \KLEM-uhn-see\ (noun) - 1 : Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mercy. 2 : An act or instance of mercy or leniency. 3 : Mildness, especially of weather.
"He put in a strong plea for clemency, begging ...Read more
This Day in History, November 7
On November 7th, 1665, the London Gazette -- the oldest surviving journal -- was first published.
Neighbors
Adam, Ben and Cyril were born in the years 1309, 1310 and 1311 respectively on the same road in old Jerusalem. They lived their whole life there, and all lived to be over 60. They also had a full active life. However, they never crossed paths with each other. Why should that be so?
View full teaser and answerMicrosoft to pursue superintelligence after OpenAI deal
Microsoft Corp. is pursuing a more powerful form of AI called “superintelligence” it hopes will be capable of making advances in areas like medicine and materials science.
Mustafa Suleyman, chief of the Microsoft AI ...Read more
UN to spend $74 million to help Cubans in dire need after Hurricane Melissa
The United Nations is launching a $74 million action plan to assist 1 million Cubans affected by Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact on the island’s eastern provinces.
When it was clear that Melissa was going to ...Read more
California backs down on AI laws so more tech leaders don't flee the state
California's tech companies, the epicenter of the state's economy, sent politicians a loud message this year: Back down from restrictive artificial intelligence regulation or they'll leave.
The tactic appeared to have ...Read more
Many of Altadena's standing homes are still contaminated with lead and asbestos even after cleanup
LOS ANGELES — More than half of still-standing homes within the area the Eaton fire’s ash settled had significant lead contamination even after extensive indoor remediation efforts, according to new findings announced ...Read more
How Zone Zero, designed to protect California homes from wildfire, became plagued with controversy and delays
LOS ANGELES -- Late last month, California fire officials made a courtesy call to Los Angeles.
The state’s proposed Zone Zero regulations that would force homeowners to create an ember-resistant zone around their houses...Read more
Commentary: Salmon's comeback pits nature against Trump administration
For the first time in more than a century, migrating salmon have climbed close to the headwaters of the Klamath River’s most far-flung tributaries, as much as 360 miles from the Pacific Ocean in south-central Oregon. ...Read more
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