The N.C. State Cooperative Extension Service recently updated its online Poisonous Plants database to include a whopping 624 different entries — occupying every category of plants, from trees and shrubs to wildflowers and vines. Some of the plants are native, and some are invasive, having infiltrated the landscape from cultivated […]
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Why Sia’s dangerous film doesn’t deserve a Golden Globe
Neurotypical Maddie Ziegler portrays an autistic teenager in ‘Music’ (Hanway Films) I’m going to crush you now and make you feel safe,” says the smiling adult man to the distressed teenaged girl, 15 minutes into Sia’s new film Music. He then sits astride her chest and assures viewers: “I am […]
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Record cold in Texas, Oklahoma causes power outages, dangerous conditions
The mercury plummeted in the Lone Star State on Sunday night while it was blitzed by snow and ice, causing nearly impossible driving conditions and hundreds of vehicle accidents. Officials have urged residents not to travel, as social media videos proliferated of cars and trucks sliding down roads out of […]
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The 10 Most Dangerous A.I. The Original Enterprise Faced, Ranked
To say that technology has improved by leaps and bounds in the last twenty-five years would be a gross understatement. Society has gone from dial-up to wifi in little under a generation, and if leading minds such as Stephen Hawking and Bill Gates are to be believed, artificial intelligence, or […]
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Sheriff says Lake Charles area remains dangerous
LAKE CHARLES, La. — A Louisiana parish heavily hit by Hurricane Delta is experiencing rising waters from heavy rain. Sheriff Tony Mancuso of Calcasieu Parish told KPLC-TV early Saturday that vehicles were overturned on Interstate-10 westbound and said area residents who evacuated should not be in a rush to return. […]
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Severe heat wave causes rolling blackouts, dangerous conditions across California
Tropical moisture moving onshore along the Gaviota Coast northwest of Santa Barbara, Calif. brought rainbows and lighting strikes that have sparked several vegetation fires in the Santa Ynez Valley this morning, Sat. Aug. 15, 2020. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times) What forecasters say is shaping […]