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Will Damarious Randall have to pay big?

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Warriors won the NBA Championships.  Randall won't have to buy jerseys!  The Cleveland Brown's safety player, Damarious Randall, posted this tweet.  Its been ...

More eruptions on Hawai'i's Kilauea

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The Volcano Kilauea is continuing to spew molten lava and ash on the island of Hawai'i. This volcano is on the tip of the southern most Hawaiian Island. Is that significant? In this activit...

Greasing light poles

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The Philadelphia police were being proactive about keeping their enthusiastic Eagles fans from being reckless as they celebrated their 2018 Super Bowl win.  So, the police departments...

The Olympic Torch trip in South Korea

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On October 24, 2017, the Olympic flame was captured on Mount Olympus, Greece. That flame lit one of this year's Olympic Torches and the Torch relay was begun on its way to the opening Winter Olympic...

Total solar eclipse - apparent sizes

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  Where will the eclipse be seen?  What if you are not in the path of totality?  Total solar eclipse?  What is apparent size?  How can the moon seem to cover the sun complete...

Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctica

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The crack in Antarctica's Larson C ice shelf has been growing for years.  Has the speed of the rift's growth stayed about the same? increased? decreased?  Do the math and discuss the...

Fidget spinners - fad or lasting trend?

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Do you recognize what these are? Are you noticing students with these gadgets? Is this a forever toy or just the newest thing? Can you tell by looking at trend charts of Google searches h...

Proposed southern border wall

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You have probably heard about the proposed border wall that may go up along the U.S./Mexico border.  How much wall needs to be built? How much will that cost? What is that per mile? Per foo...

Shrinking Toblerone

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  New York Times photo - Credit Darren Staples/Reuters  They changed it.  That is so not fair ... or is it? You can check out a video news story on the delicious shrinking Toblero...

Pokémon GO! I should have invested

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Pikachu Pokémon GO is all the rage.  News reports show people glued to their smart phones as they travel to nearby landmarks where virtual critters appear and need to be caught ...
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