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... A mix of urban development, climate change, insecticide resistance and genetic adaptations are creating a more hospitable environment for the insects in southern Nevada.

Las Vegas is hardly alone in its battle against the pesky insects. Warmer temperatures and shifting weather patterns are expanding the geographic range in which mosquitoes live and breed. In many ways, what's happening here is playing out across the desert Southwest, and beyond.

The mosquitoes have brought with them not only the nuisance of bug bites, but also the major threat of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and West Nile virus to Las Vegas and the rest of Clark County. ...

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... According to misinformation tracker NewsGuard, the campaign -- which has been tracked by Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center as Storm-1679 since at least 2022 -- takes advantage of high-profile events to pump out fabricated content from various publications, including ABC News, BBC and most recently POLITICO.

This year, the group has focused on flooding the internet with fake content surrounding the German SNAP elections and the upcoming Moldovan parliamentary vote. The campaign also sought to plant false narratives around the war in Ukraine ahead of President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. ...

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@#8 ... If someone threw a sandwich at me, I'm not sure I'd involve the law. ...

Depends upon the circumstances, imo.

And whether or not the person throwing the sandwich is liable is up to the Courts.

I've entered an 80's playlist this evening, so nothing too mellow ...

But the last song from the 70's playlist I was listening to was...

@#3

While I may not necessarily agree with your comment, I still have a question about the contents of the classified files that Pres Trump took back to Mar-A-Lago when he won back the Oval Office.

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... An investigation by local authorities found the dramatic color change was caused by rodenticide poisoning and has issued a warning across the Monterey County area. This poison is often sold dyed for identification, and its use has been highly restricted in California since 2024.

"Hunters should be aware that the meat of game animals, such as wild pig, deer, bear, and geese, might be contaminated if that game animal has been exposed to rodenticides," says pesticide investigations coordinator Ryan Bourbour from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). ...

... The report from the VA's Office of Inspector General, released on Tuesday, said Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities reported 4,434 "severe occupational staffing shortages" in the 2025 fiscal year " a 50 percent increase from the 2024 fiscal year. ...

Quelle surprise.

@#1

So, it appears, more for optics and normalization than actually trying to resolve any issue that may exist?

... West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 Guard troops, while South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio says it will send 150 in the coming days. ...

... Despite Trump's claim to have made "a lot of progress" and that the summit was a "10 out of 10," all signs point to a huge win for the Russian autocrat. ...

Yup.

What has Pres Putin given to Pres Trump in return for Pres Trump all but surrendering Ukraine to Pres Putin's goals?

OK, now the US seems to have the need to spend more defense dollars to secure the Arctic waters because of GOP denial of climate change?

@#2 ... to hoover up worms is rare. ...

Curious how "hoover" now seems to be a verb, instead of the name for a vacuum brand.

Related gross topic?

First question: what is the UEFA?

OK, math aside ...

Erin is looking like one bad ass hurricane.

It is so fortunate that it currently looks to be affecting only the fishes (as the local TV meteorologists phrase it), and not any land masses.

Hopefully, the models are correct in that.

@#22 ... A little easier without a calculator .. ...

Whatever floats yer boat. :)

Same answer is attained.

Thanks for that alternative approach.

@#20

So an ocean temp of 86?

That's almost like warm bath.

No wonder Erin seems to be so happy.

@#18 ... In American, please! LOL ...

30° C = 86° F

Multiply temp in C by 1.8, then add 32 to get Fahrenheit.

I learned that in grade school.

So, 30° C x 1.8 = 54.0

Now add 32 ...

54.0 + 32 = 86.0° F.

@#14 ... [Pres] Trump struggles to walk in a straight line. ...

I had noticed that.

Yeah, imo, worth a repeat ...

This does not bode well.

Such a rapid intensification is ominous.

How do hurricanes intensify?

The suck up energy from the water below them.

Such a rapid intensification indicates that Erin has sucked up a lot of energy from the waters below it.

Why was that energy available?

Because the water below Erin was warmer than the norm.

And that warm water transferred its energy into the storm.

@#7 ... what gives JEFF? ...

Yeah, expecting some manner of resolvable response from that current trolling alias (and it's apparent other aliases) seems to be anchored in failure.

@#13 ... "I think. I think I am. Therefore I am... I think." ...

Yeah, they don't write lyrics like that anymore.

But you're wandering into Moody Blues territory, one of my favorite groups.

The album you cite may be an all-time favorite album for me.

But I'd proffer, it is not just the first 3 cuts of that album that are great, but the last few cuts of side 2. What has often called, ~The Dream Sequence~ back in the day.

Starting with "Are You Sitting Comfortably" and going on for 12 or so minutes beyond that.

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