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Space Force favors SpaceX over ULA, leaves Blue Origin out in new round of national security missions
United Launch Alliance may have finally got its Vulcan rocket cleared for national security missions, but the Space Force decided to favor SpaceX for the majority of a batch of newly assigned missions.
The annual task ...Read more
Today's Word "presage"
presage \PRES-ij; pri-SEYJ\ (noun) - 1 : An indication or warning of a future event; an omen. 2 : A feeling or intuition of what the future holds. 3 : Prophetic significance. 4 : [Archaic] A prediction; a prognostication. ...Read more
This Day in History, October 6
On October 6th, 1927, "The Jazz Singer" -- the first feature-length movie with talking sequences -- premiered.
Operation: Fish-ectomy
Six words have had their fish removed. The fish have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each fish with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne= spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: bass, carp, gar, shark, trout, tuna
Group B: acue, hugho, moc, rnula, ...
Hurricane center ups odds Atlantic tropical depression will form
The National Hurricane Center on Sunday increased the odds that a system in the Atlantic will develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm and threaten the Caribbean.
As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical ...Read more
As flight delays loom, SpaceX puts up defense in rocket vs. airplane debate
ORLANDO, Fla. — The competition for airspace is just beginning as the space age kicks into high gear on the Space Coast.
At the center of it all is SpaceX, which seeks to bring its game-changing Starship to Florida but ...Read more
Today's Word "ablution"
ablution \uh-BLOO-shun\ (noun) - 1 : The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it (as in a religious rite). 2 : The water used in cleansing.
"He went straight to the loo to ...Read more
This Day in History, October 5
On October 5th, 1930, the Airship R-101 crash-landed in France.
War Between the States
The American Civil War has ended. Can you repatriate the Confederacy (gray) into the Union (blue) by changing one letter at a time? Each step must create a valid word in the English language. President Abraham Lincoln made the change in 6 steps (for the history buffs out there, Abe planned these changes before he was assassinated). Can you do as well ... or better?
GRAY ---- BLUE
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Hurricane center drops chance system near Florida will form, but Atlantic wave could develop
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday dropped to 0% chances a pair of systems on either side of Florida could develop while keeping track of a tropical wave in the Atlantic that could form into the ...Read more
Judge denies motion to pause Ocean City wind farm litigation
BALTIMORE — A federal judge denied the Trump administration’s bid to pause Ocean City’s lawsuit over offshore wind power due to the federal government shutdown.
Before the government shutdown, Judge Stephanie ...Read more
Marine mammals are dying in record numbers along the California coast
DAVENPORT, Calif. — On a spit of sand 12 miles north of Santa Cruz, a small, emaciated sea lion lay on its side. The only sign of life was the deep press of its flippers against its belly, relaxing for a few seconds, ...Read more
Today's Word "triskaidekaphobia"
triskaidekaphobia \tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\ (noun) - Fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
"Despite NASA's seemingly ingrained case of triskaidekaphobia, which forced managers to impose the bizarre, '13-free' ...Read more
This Day in History, October 4
On October 4th, 1883, the first run of the Orient Express took place.
Similar Countries
The countries of Russia and Egypt share a characteristic that only one of the countries in the following list also shares. Which country and for what reason? It has nothing to do with spelling or pronunciation.
Austria
France
Iran
Japan
Mexico
Nigeria
Pakistan
Spain
Turkey
Venezuela
(Hint: The answer covers a lot of ground ...)
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Apple removes ICE tracking app after outrage from Trump administration
Apple will no longer offer an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tracking app after coming under fire from the Trump administration.
The free ICEBlock app that allowed users to anonymously report and monitor the ...Read more
Hurricane center: Wet Florida weekend from 1 system while odds up for Atlantic tropical wave
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday forecast a wet weekend as one system approached Florida while increasing the odds a second system in the Atlantic could form into the season’s next tropical ...Read more
Millions rely on dwindling Colorado River -- but are kept 'in the dark' about fixes, critics say
LOS ANGELES — The Colorado River, which provides water across the Southwest, has lost about 20% of its flow in the last quarter-century, and its depleted reservoirs continue to decline. But negotiations aimed at ...Read more
They tried to restore nature to growing city -- and got citations for it
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Lou Lesesne has spent years cultivating a naturalistic garden in his front yard.
He uses only native species of plants and allows them to grow tall, flower and seed without regular mowing. It’s an ...Read more
Today's Word "lionize"
lionize \LY-uh-nyz\ (transitive verb) - To treat or regard as an object of great interest or importance.
"I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me. I believe some picture of mine had ...Read more
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