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Homeless man arrested for plotting to bomb New York Stock Exchange

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 10:29 PM

Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a homeless man from Florida accused of planning to blow up the New York Stock Exchange this week. ... Read full Story

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Bryan Kohberger can face death penalty if convicted in Idaho college murders, judge rules

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 10:26 PM

Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger can face the death penalty if convicted in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, a judge has ruled. ... Read full Story

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Bomb cyclone kills 2, knocks out power to half-a-million in Pacific Northwest

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 8:55 PM

A bomb cyclone slammed the Pacific Northwest and Canada's British Columbia on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, killing at least two people and knocking out power to more than half-a-million homes and businesses. ... Read full Story

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Indian billionaire, others indicted for multi-billion-dollar solar energy scheme

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 8:04 PM

Gautam Adani, a billionaire from India, and seven others are accused of hiding bribes to Indian officials from U.S. investors in a solar energy scheme worth billions of dollars. ... Read full Story

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Musk, Ramaswamy outline plans for government reform

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 6:23 PM

The federal government is "anti-democratic and antithetical to the founders' vision," Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said Wednesday in a joint op-ed on Wednesday. ... Read full Story

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House Ethics Committee will not release its findings for now on Trump's AG pick Matt Gaetz

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 6:13 PM

The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday opted to not release its report on President-elect Donald Trump's hand-picked choice to be U.S. attorney general after sizable pressure to do so. ... Read full Story

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Filipino labor leaders inducted into Labor Department's Hall of Honor

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 5:46 PM

The U.S. Labor Department inducted Filipino labor leaders Larry Dulay Itliong, Philip Vera Cruz and Peter Gines Velasco, who led the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, into the department's Hall of Honor on Wednesday. ... Read full Story

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University of Virginia mass shooter pleads guilty

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 5:06 PM

A man accused of shooting and killing three and wounding two others at the University of Virginia in 2022 pleaded guilty to related charges Wednesday. ... Read full Story

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5 accused of cyber crimes targeting multiple companies, employees

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 4:56 PM

Five men face criminal charges for alleged cyber crimes targeting workers at companies throughout the nation in the U.S. District Court for Central California in Los Angeles. ... Read full Story

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U.S. officials mark Transgender Day of Remembrance amid arrival of first trans member of Congress

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 4:24 PM

Top U.S. government officials took time to honor Transgender Day of Remembrance amid a sizable political shift pending in Washington that include the addition of the first transgender person ever elected to Congress. ... Read full Story

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2 convicted for illegally smuggling Honduran nationals into U.S.

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 4:01 PM

The Department of Justice said Wednesday two Honduran men have been convicted for illegally smuggling Honduran nationals into the United States. ... Read full Story

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Texas offers 1,402 acres for deportation facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 3:04 PM

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham wants the federal government to build deportation facilities on 1,402 acres of state-owned land located along the U.S-Mexico border in Texas. ... Read full Story

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Biden administration officials give Senate testimony on $100B in disaster funding requests

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 2:25 PM

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg were testified Wednesday at the Senate Appropriations committee as the Biden administration seeks $100 billion in disaster funding. ... Read full Story

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Johnson bans trans use of opposite-sex bathrooms on House side of Capitol

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 2:22 PM

Bathrooms on the House side of the U.S. Capitol and in the House Office Building can't be used based on gender identity, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday. ... Read full Story

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Judge finds undocumented migrant guilty on all counts in death of student Laken Riley

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 2:02 PM

The undocumented migrant suspected of killing a University of Georgia student earlier in the year was found guilty of all charges, according to new information. ... Read full Story

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FTX executive and co-founder Gary Wang gets no jail time for role in crypto collapse

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 1:05 PM

FTX co-founder Gary Wang skirted prison time unlike his counterparts for fraud charges related to the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange. ... Read full Story

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Watchdog group files lawsuit for DOJ records of investigation into Matt Gaetz

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 12:05 PM

The watchdog group American Oversight is trying to get a federal court to force the release of records pertaining to former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general. ... Read full Story

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Trump fills administration with allies, supporters including Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 11:08 AM

President-elect Donald Trump is filling out his cabinet with people who have shown him loyalty since he entered the world of politics in 2016. ... Read full Story

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Comcast announces spinoff of NBCUniversal's cable assets

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 9:39 AM

Media giant Comcast officially announced on Wednesday that it is spinning off some of its most well-known cable-oriented outlets from NBCUniversal. ... Read full Story

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Susan Smith, convicted of drowning 2 toddlers 30 years ago, seeks parole

By upi.com | | 11/20/2024 9:18 AM

Susan Smith, convicted of drowning her two sons 30 years ago, will seek parole Wednesday in a virtual appearance before a parole board in South Carolina. ... Read full Story

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Clams use fiber optics to channel sunlight to symbiotic algae

by Science News | Nov 19 2024

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Honda Takes First Step Toward Making Its Own Solid-State Batteries

by Car and Drive | Nov 20 2024

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CT school resource officer law not applied as intended, report finds

by CT Mirror | Nov 20 2024

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Generation Z-ero style: Why young women all dress the same in jeans and a black top

by NY Post | Nov 20 2024

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Distillery of Modern Art is launching Bourbon and Rye whiskeys

by THE MANUAL | Nov 20 2024

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How Did a Golf Course in Dubai Get So Lush? Let Us Explain.

by NY Times | Nov 13 2024

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E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Carrots: Symptoms, Risks, and Recalled Brands

by Healthline.com | Nov 20 2024

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by CNET | Nov 20 2024

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Homeless man arrested for plotting to bomb New York Stock Exchange

by upi.com | Nov 20 2024

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5 Drinks That Help Detox Your Liver, According to Expert Doctors

by thehealthy.com | Nov 06 2024

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Best US cities to retire in 2025

by Fox News | Nov 18 2024

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Gene Expression Shifts as Shrews Shrink and Regrow Their Brains

by The Scientist | Nov 20 2024

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Second Avenue Church that burned down hides a secret

by NEWS10 ABC | Nov 20 2024

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6 Things to Know About the Shingles Vaccine

by Self.com | Nov 19 2024

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Grassroots group brightens holidays for Ukrainian families in B.C.’s Okanagan

by Global News | Nov 20 2024

Word of the Day

snivel

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 20, 2024 is:

snivel • \SNIV-ul\ • verb

To snivel is to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner. The word snivel may also be used to mean "to run at the nose," "to snuffle," or "to cry or whine with snuffling."

// She was unmoved by the millionaires sniveling about their financial problems.

// My partner sniveled into the phone, describing the frustrations of the day.

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Examples:

"At first, he ran a highway stop with video gambling. 'To sit and do nothing for 10 to 12 hours drove me nuts,' he [Frank Nicolette] said. That's when he found art. 'I started making little faces, and they were selling so fast, I'll put pants and shirts on these guys,' he said, referring to his hand-carved sculptures. 'Then (people) whined and sniveled and wanted bears, and so I started carving some bears.'" — Benjamin Simon, The Post & Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), 5 Oct. 2024

Did you know?

There's never been anything pretty about sniveling. Snivel, which originally meant simply "to have a runny nose," has an Old English ancestor whose probable form was snyflan. Its lineage includes some other charming words of yore: an Old English word for mucus, snofl; the Middle Dutch word for a head cold, snof; the Old Norse word for snout, which is snoppa; and nan, a Greek verb meaning "to flow." Nowadays, we mostly use snivel as we have since the 1600s: when self-pitying whining is afoot, whether or not such sniveling is accompanied by unchecked nasal flow.

Homeless man arrested for plotting to bomb New York Stock Exchange

Bryan Kohberger can face death penalty if convicted in Idaho college murders, judge rules

Bomb cyclone kills 2, knocks out power to half-a-million in Pacific Northwest

Indian billionaire, others indicted for multi-billion-dollar solar energy scheme

Musk, Ramaswamy outline plans for government reform

House Ethics Committee will not release its findings for now on Trump's AG pick Matt Gaetz

Filipino labor leaders inducted into Labor Department's Hall of Honor

University of Virginia mass shooter pleads guilty

5 accused of cyber crimes targeting multiple companies, employees

U.S. officials mark Transgender Day of Remembrance amid arrival of first trans member of Congress

2 convicted for illegally smuggling Honduran nationals into U.S.

Texas offers 1,402 acres for deportation facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border

Biden administration officials give Senate testimony on $100B in disaster funding requests

Johnson bans trans use of opposite-sex bathrooms on House side of Capitol

Judge finds undocumented migrant guilty on all counts in death of student Laken Riley

FTX executive and co-founder Gary Wang gets no jail time for role in crypto collapse

Watchdog group files lawsuit for DOJ records of investigation into Matt Gaetz

Trump fills administration with allies, supporters including Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Comcast announces spinoff of NBCUniversal's cable assets

Susan Smith, convicted of drowning 2 toddlers 30 years ago, seeks parole

USA Government

Clams use fiber optics to channel sunlight to symbiotic algae

Honda Takes First Step Toward Making Its Own Solid-State Batteries

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