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A new bill could give Californians money for science they fund
California lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a $23 billion science research bond aimed at offsetting recent federal funding losses — and, in a break from past efforts, tying public investment in university research to lower...Read more
4 in 5 small businesses had cyberscams last year and almost half of attacks were AI powered
One more reason things cost more today: cybercrime.
A survey by the Identity Theft Resource Center, a San Diego-based education and victim resource nonprofit, found that 38% of small businesses hit by a cyberscam or ...Read more
Is California really 100% drought-free for the first time in 25 years? Yes and no. Here's why
For the second time in the past two weeks, the U.S. Drought Monitor, a prominent national report, has classified 100% of California as being drought-free. That’s a rating that hasn’t occurred in 25 years.
Great news, ...Read more
Will unseasonably hot weather dash Southern California's hopes for a 2026 superbloom?
LOS ANGELES — Wildflower expert Naomi Fraga was excited about the prospect of an extraordinary bloom this spring, after a winter of near record rainfall, but this week's unseasonably hot, dry weather has dimmed her hopes...Read more
Measles is spreading: Is your child's North Carolina school vulnerable?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — About 106,000 — or one in six North Carolina children — attend elementary schools where the risk for measles outbreaks run high, according to the best available state analysis.
Their schools are ...Read more
Today's Word "aggress"
aggress \uh-GRES\ (intransitive verb) - To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to make an attack.
"Nagaraj can never bring himself to aggress or fight back, but he is capable of a delicious malice." -- Julian ...Read more
This Day in History, January 16
On January 16th, 1970, Buckminster Fuller received a gold medal from the American Institute of Architects.
Jerry Mayor of Smellville
One day Jerry Mayor from Smelliville was visiting the neighbouring country of Madadia and was sitting in the Penistone mainline railway station. He was sitting very uncomfortably in the waiting room and was staring intently at two doors that were at the opposite end of the room. Jerry Mayor was not a happy man at that point. In fact he was in dire distress. He then noticed a young man enter one of the doors. Instantly Jerry, with a great smile...
View full teaser and answerTrump administration sues California over law keeping oil wells from homes, schools
LOS ANGELES — California communities and environmental justice groups worked for years to win a law to prevent new oil and gas wells from being drilled near where people live, work and gather. Now, the Trump ...Read more
The Earth keeps getting hotter, and Americans' trust in science is on a down trend
LOS ANGELES — As global officials confirm that 2025 was Earth’s third-hottest year on record, a new poll shows Americans are sharply divided over the role of science in the United States.
A report published Thursday ...Read more
SpaceX Crew-11 back on Earth after NASA's 1st medical evacuation
NASA’s first medical evacuation from space went smoothly with the four members of SpaceX Crew-11 splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast early Thursday after an overnight departure from the ...Read more
California diver documents close encounter with lacy, undulating sea creature far from home
LOS ANGELES — It looked like the silvery blade of a knife.
Peering through his goggles, diver Ted Judah had laid eyes on a deep-sea creature rarely encountered by humans. He and wife Linda were diving off McAbee Beach ...Read more
Today's Word "faction"
faction /FAK-shuhn/ (noun) - 1 : A usually contentious or self-seeking group within a larger group, party, government, etc. 2 : Party strife and intrigue; internal dissension.
"For most of his colleagues, Leonid Ilich ...Read more
This Day in History, January 15
On January 15th, 1759, the British Museum opened.
A Great King
Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it,
Five in the middle is seen;
First of all letters, the first of all figures,
Take up their stations between.
Join all together, and then you will bring
Before you the name of an eminent king.
Hint: Bible Verses readers will love this riddle.
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After medical issue, SpaceX Crew-11 departs space station headed for overnight splashdown
NASA gave the go and the SpaceX Crew-11 mission departed the International Space Station on Wednesday, headed for an overnight splashdown back on Earth in the Pacific Ocean.
The four crew of NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, ...Read more
Bill would exempt municipal utilities from Colorado's 2030 state emissions target
DENVER — Municipal utilities and electric cooperatives would have more time to cut their carbon emissions under legislation advanced by Colorado Springs-area lawmakers, who say the local electric utility will struggle to...Read more
SpaceX launch sets record turnaround from Cape Canaveral pad
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX is starting to get the ball rolling on its Florida launch card with its fourth mission of the year coming less than two days since the last launch, setting a record for its Cape Canaveral launch ...Read more
Catholic Church to start delivering US aid for victims of Hurricane Melissa in Cuba
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the Catholic Church will start delivering U.S. aid directly to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in Cuba.
“Today, we are announcing the first in a series of ...Read more
SpaceX aims for year's 4th Space Coast launch today if weather cooperates
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX is starting to get the ball rolling on its Florida launch card with its fourth mission of the year.
A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-98 mission with 29 Starlink satellites is targeting liftoff at 1:08...Read more
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