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Feb 02 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Spice Up Your Night with Grammy 2025 Performers

The Grammy's are fast approaching for 2025. The show will be hosted by Trevor Noah at Los Angeles’ Crypto. com Arena. If you're into pop or rock or everything in-between, this year's Grammy has you covered. For starters, let’s talk about the artists. There's a jam-packed lineup. Billie Eilish is b

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Feb 02 2025CRIME

Life After Captivity Hostages of Hamas share their survival stories

Taken as hostages in October 2023, several Israeli soldiers experienced the worst professional and personal damages such as isolation, forced labor, and constant fear. The treatment of hostages included harsh physical and psychological torture by Hamas. Thaman Five Thai nationals a

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Feb 02 2025TECHNOLOGY

Nvidia's New GPUs: Are They Worth The Cash?

Right now, the video game world is buzzing with talk about NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs. These high-powered graphics cards are causing some serious head scratching. Why would a tech celebrity, like Edward Snowden, be talking about them? The price tags are sky-high. The RTX 5080 is listed

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Feb 02 2025WEATHER

Sunshine and Fog: Warm Weather Ahead!

In the coming week, two big things are happening. First, it will be warmer than usual outside, around 80 degrees and foggy in the morning. Especially in low spots. Temperature highs will be around 70 degrees as the Sun starts to heat up the day. Expect a fun, warm weekend with sunny skies

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Feb 02 2025ENVIRONMENT

Solar Drying of Sewage Sludge: A Balancing Act

The world's water treatment plants churn out a mountain of sewage sludge every day. This stuff is a hassle to manage and dispose of safely because it's messy and expensive. The sun is powerful. A lot of people have been thinking about using it to dry out this sludge. This is the process of using

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Feb 02 2025BUSINESS

Small Businesses Brace for Price Hikes Thanks to New Import Taxes

The impact of new import taxes on US businesses is expected to be significant. Tough times are ahead for American businesses, with import taxes hitting key supplies from Canada, Mexico, and China. These taxes will drive up the cost of goods and services for American consumers. The levies will see pr

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Feb 02 2025BUSINESS

Thai Airways Spoils Customers With New Short-Haul Luxury

Thai Airways entered the game with a brand new Royal Silk Class for its next move. This is not just an upgrade, it's a whole new experience for the customers. Imagine this: You're flying domestically or regionally in Thailand or Southeast Asia, and you're treated to 12 premium seats with ad

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Feb 02 2025CELEBRITIES

Smoky Skies and Big Stars Grammy's 2025 Edition

The 67th Grammy Awards is happening in February but this time, things are different. By different we mean Los Angeles is still recovering from wildfires. More than 14, 000 structures have gone and tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. The Recording Academy has turned th

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Feb 02 2025ENVIRONMENT

Growing Green Energy: Local Factors That Make a Difference

You might hear lots about renewable energy (RE) these days. These are like wind turbines and solar panels. They are really important to fight climate change, but do you know how they affect cities or towns? One way to look at things is with the idea of friendly or unfriendly ground. This is

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Feb 02 2025WEATHER

Bundle Up, Metro Vancouver! Snow's Coming This Weekend

This weekend, things are about to get frosty in Metro Vancouver. The weather experts are buzzing about a mix of snowy and chilly conditions headed our way. It isn't just flakes we're talking about—it's a real winter storm. We are talking big flurries and frigid cold. Aren'

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