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Georgia practices wet-ball drills amid Alabama storm threat
Sports
— 3d
As Tropical Storm Isaias threatened Georgia’s game at Alabama, Kirby Smart said the team would prepare for possible bad weather but keep its regular practice focus. He has described using sprinklers and wet-ball drills to build players’ comfort in rain, while emphasizing that game conditions cannot truly be simulated and coaches must adapt their plans.
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Beaver dams store millions of gallons of water amid drought concerns
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— Sep 9, 2026
Beavers reintroduced six years ago to the Holnicote estate in Somerset have built dams that store over a million liters of water and turned dry land into green wet meadows.
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Maya Lindstrom
Farmers around here might benefit if more beavers were allowed to build in the smaller streams.
Obama Announces Loss of Family Dog Sunny After 13 Years
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— Sep 16, 2026
Barack Obama announced the death of his family’s 13-year-old Portuguese water dog Sunny, describing her as a “force of nature” who loved his daughters and helped around the White House. Tributes emphasize Sunny’s athletic energy, loyalty, and bond with Bo, noting she disliked getting wet and remained loyal and adventurous for thirteen years.
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Anthropic Opens Bay Area Wet Lab for AI Biology Work
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— Sep 17, 2026
Anthropic released Bloom and Petri as open-source tools for automated behavioral evaluations and auditing of frontier AI models, offering a structured, replicable framework for testing model behavior. Separately, it rolled out the Life Sciences Verification Program to gate access to Mythos 5.1 and other biology-focused models for vetted life-sciences researchers, with safeguards and two grant types (Standard Use and High-risk Use) and broader access planned.
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Anthropic Launches New ‘Don’t Be Mean To The Clankers’ Policy
Dylan Kresak · 2 min · 4h
Iowa Records Fourth-Wettest September in State History
Weather
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Iowa's September averaged about 8 inches of rain, roughly the fourth-wettest on record; Des Moines logged 14.5 inches, its wettest September in 112 years.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Records Since 1895 Rank Wettest Septembers in Nine States
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— Sep 11, 2026
Stacker compiled per-state rankings of the wettest Septembers since 1895 for Vermont, Virginia, Rhode Island, Utah, and South Dakota, based on total precipitation and including state-wide highs and lows and average temperatures. The articles provide a state-by-state breakdown of which Septembers were the wettest using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information.
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Marcus Bell
South Dakota's extreme rainfall totals in those years show how fast things can turn from drought to flood.
Ten states rank their wettest Octobers on record since 1895
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Wyoming's October 2025 ranked 10th-wettest since 1895 at 2.11 inches, short of 1994's 2.87-inch record, in Stacker rankings from NCEI data.
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Priya Raman
Massachusetts breaking that old precipitation mark explains why the fall foliage looked so washed out.
Liberatore Ends Winless Streak, Cardinals Beat Pirates
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— Sep 24, 2026
Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless drought by allowing one run over 5 2/3 innings as the Cardinals defeated the Pirates 5-1, with Alec Burleson driving in a season-best 112th RBI and Masyn Winn and JJ Wetherholt providing key hits. The Pirates’ five-game winning streak ended as St. Louis seized the series finale’s momentum and positioned itself to avoid a losing season, while Pittsburgh’s late-season push stalled.
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Tom Gallagher
Liberatore finally breaking through with that strong outing should give the Cardinals some real momentum down the stretch.
Dr. Fauci Suggests China Shut Down All Wet Markets
Reporting
— Apr 3, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci believes China should be taking swift action to shut down all of its wet markets. The infectious diseases expert appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Friday where he admitted that he finds it mind-boggling…
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William Wilberforce's Clapham Conversion
Parliamentarian Wilberforce meets John Newton and commits to abolition.
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Pompeo: U.S. Calls on China to Permanently Close Wildlife Wet Markets
Reporting
— Apr 23, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States has called on China to permanently close its wildlife wet markets, citing links between those markets and zoonotic diseases. The new coronavirus is…
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LYTENAVA Receives FDA Approval for Wet AMD
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— Jul 24, 2026
Outlook Therapeutics has won FDA approval for LYTENAVA (bevacizumab-vikg), making it the first and only ophthalmic bevacizumab formulation approved for treating wet AMD in the United States and a potential new standard of care developed specifically for the eye. The approval follows a lengthy regulatory history and positions LYTENAVA with anticipated market exclusivity under the BPCIA while signaling a major milestone for retina care.
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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese
Yourlist
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The video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.
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Tesla Wants You to Sit in ‘A Wet Dumpster’ While Waiting for Your Car to Charge
Opinion
— Oct 18, 2022
Let me start by declaring that I do not own a Tesla, nor do I plan to own one in this lifetime. However, I’ve always been fascinated by the Tesla culture and how the owners of such vehicles take their Tesla experience…
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Slippery When Wet Turns 40, Redefines Rock Legacy
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— Aug 17, 2026
Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet marks its 40th anniversary on August 18, 2026, celebrated for turning the group into a global rock phenomenon with hits like You Give Love a Bad Name and Livin’ on a Prayer and for reviving a career after 7800° Fahrenheit; retrospectives and interviews with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora underscore its lasting impact, including the album’s dominant chart and sales milestones. The anniversary is being commemorated across multiple outlets and programs that highlight the band’s songwriting process, production choices, and its status as the defining record of their 1980s era.
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New Reports Unearth Buried Intel On Origins Of COVID
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— Apr 8, 2025
Intelligence undermining the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic began naturally at a wet market has been buried for years despite a 2023 law requiring declassification, according to two new reports. The U.S. government…
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White House Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program Over H-1B Fraud
Dylan Kresak · 4 min · 5h
Biden Is Planning To Throw a Wet Blanket Over Thursday’s NFL Season Opener: Report
Opinion
— Sep 5, 2023
Many NFL fans who sit down for Thursday’s season opener between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions will be forced to watch a re-election campaign ad in which President Joe Biden is celebrated for all of his…
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The grammar gatekeeper test
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Twelve spelling and grammar traps that catch almost everyone. Pass, and the AI knights you. Fail, and it's gentle about it. Mostly.
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Commentary: Dan Bongino: Wuhan Lab Leak Report Proof Fact-Checkers and Media Need To ‘Wrap Up Shop and Go Home’
Opinion
— May 30, 2021
Remember back to that halcyon period in the pandemic nightmare where we could mention that, you know, it’s just a little strange the Wuhan Institute of Virology was just a few hundred meters from the wet market where we…
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Unelected Official Throws Wet Blanket On Trump’s Bill — Sending GOP Sens Scrambling
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— Jun 23, 2025
The scope of President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” bill is narrowing as Senate Majority Leader John Thune eyes a midweek vote to cement the president’s sweeping tax and immigration priorities into law. Senate…
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Watch: Man’s Proposal Gets Off to Wet Start, Dives Headlong Into Bay After Ring Bounces Off Boat Straight Into the Water
Reporting
— Dec 4, 2022
Scott Clyne’s marriage proposal checklist went something like this: Romantic sunset on the water in Florida’s Sarasota Bay — check Hire pals to fly a “Will you marry me?” banner at zero hour — check Strike a “Titanic”…
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2026 Summer Sets Global and U.S. Heat Records
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— Sep 7, 2026
Arizona's monsoon produced rainfall near normal in Flagstaff, while Albuquerque posted the hottest August on record and a hotter-than-normal, drought-plagued summer across the region; Grand Junction also logged a scorching summer with numerous 100-degree days. Hawaii experienced an unusually wet August—the second-wettest on record due to Hurricane Lala—after which Northwest Arkansas faced potential Labor Day heat records and a stretch of extreme heat dates.
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Stress comes from untracked commitments, not too much work
A first mind sweep often surfaces over a hundred neglected commitments, and Allen’s closed loop exists to pull every one out of your head so attention can stay on the work in front of you.
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West Nile Virus Detected Across 22 Connecticut Cities
Health
— Aug 18, 2026
West Nile virus detections are spreading in the U.S., with Connecticut reporting virus-positive mosquitoes across 22 towns amid wet conditions that boost mosquito populations, while New York City confirms a local case that has prompted targeted spraying in South Brooklyn. Public health advisories are also noted in Pennsylvania, and researchers in Germany are using mathematical models to forecast spread and evaluate surveillance and prevention measures across Europe.
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Cardinals Place Wetherholt on 10-Day IL
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— Aug 30, 2026
The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie JJ Wetherholt on the 10-day injured list with right wrist tendinitis, promoting César Prieto to the big league club. Wetherholt, a top leadoff contributor who had a .242 average with 17 homers and 48 RBIs this season, leaves a notable gap in both defense and lineup as the team contends for late-season results and his potential Rookie of the Year case.
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Rare Black-Crowned Night Heron Spotted at Holnicote Estate, Somerset, Highlighting Wetland Restoration
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— Jul 24, 2026
The rare black-crowned night heron was captured on cameras at Holnicote Estate in Somerset, marking one of the UK’s rare sightings and highlighting ongoing freshwater restoration led by the National Trust. The sighting is framed as validation of landscape-scale river and wetland work—beaver-assisted hydrology, wetland creation, and habitat restoration—that are boosting biodiversity and resilience to drought in the region.
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4,000-Year-Old Portable Austronesian Art Found on Wetar
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— Aug 17, 2026
Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old portable painted plaque from Wetar Island in eastern Indonesia, marking the first known portable example of Austronesian Painting Tradition art and providing a securely dated reference for the iconic red sun-ray motif. The find suggests Austronesian symbolic art traveled with seafaring communities—potentially playing a role in their rapid dispersal from Taiwan through Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific—and predates pottery, highlighting ideology as a driver of one of humanity’s greatest migrations.
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Okefenokee Designated UNESCO World Heritage Site
Environment
— Jul 23, 2026
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List at Busan, marking Georgia’s first World Heritage site and the United States’ 27th, as conservation advocates emphasize its pristine wetlands and carbon-rich peat. The committee also expanded South Korea’s getbol tidal flats with four additional wetlands to protect the Yellow Sea ecosystem, even as some locals oppose UNESCO involvement and increased external management.
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Republican Infighting Derails GOP Plans To Lower Gas And Diesel Prices Before Election Day
Simon August · 5 min · 6h
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