Category: What is New
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Scorching Temperature in Twin Cities
Starting to-day, temperatures in the Twin Cities and across the state is forecasted to be around 100 degree or above. “A heat advisory is in effect for much of central and southern Minnesota from 12 p.m. Monday through 6 p.m. Tuesday. Spotty storms will be possible Tuesday”, writes the MPR News. National Weather Service is […]
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Today is Memorial Day
Today is memorial day in the US, which is celebrated every year to “honor veterans of all wars, but its roots are in America’s deadliest conflict, the Civil War. Approximately 620,000 soldiers died, about two-thirds from disease“. The work of honoring the dead began right away all over the country, and several American towns claim […]
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Today is Earth Day
To-day, April 22, is Earth Day, which is celebrated every year “to raise awareness for environmental protection. This year’s theme is “Invest In Our Planet,” and the new doodle is designed to intensify talks over one of the most pressing topics of our time” writes CNN quoting Google. Earth Day: Key Points Earth Day falls […]
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The map of our DNA is finally complete
Finally, scientists have completed sequencing the entire human genome, which was recently announced with six papers published the journal Science. Though the Human Genome Project was begun in 1985 at the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), some 8% of human genome had remained incomplete due to technological difficulties, […]
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Amy Schneider – Historic Run Ends at 40-days
A couple of weeks before, I made a note about Amy Schneider and Jeopardy, she is again in the news headlines because she broke yesterday another new ‘Jeopardy’ record being the second longest winning streak. The CNN writes “Amy Schneider’s ‘Jeopardy!’ reign continues. Schneider won her 39th game and also became No. 2 on the […]
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Jeopardy and Amy Schneider
Though I am not a big fan of ‘Jeopardy‘, I have been watching daily for more tan a week or so, after Amy Schneider, an American engineering manager, came in the news after becoming reigning champion for weeks. Friday’s episode saw Schneider, 42, score her 28th consecutive win and earn $42,000, bringing her total winnings […]
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Suni Lee – Star Tribune 2021 Sports Person
Minnesota native 2021 Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee is the Star Tribune’s sports person of 2021. 2021 Star Tribune Sportsperson of the Year: St. Paul’s Olympic champion is a college freshman now — a very busy, very recognizable one. – Star Tribune Suni also the Sports Illustrated Women Athlete of year 2021. Way to go […]