As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires Scientists are using controlled fires to study how to protect homes from wildfires. At a site in South Carolina, researchers burn down test houses to learn how different materials and designs can with...

A lot of talented people at the AP worked on me for this one. And I got to see the impressive insurance testing institute in Richburg too.
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Before I even clocked in today, Littlest went out and passed her boards to become a certified lab tech. She’s awesome as always. On to a little bit of scratch and to USC!

On a red background with white lettering and a logo for AP News Guild, the title card reads, "AP Buyouts by the numbers. What does this mean for The Associated Press and for you?"

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What an amazing third period. The crowd in Buffalo is just nuts.

The Ascension, by Paolo Veronese, 1585, 📸 by @gwephoto

Panic on the streets of London

Oh, Man City and Arsenal is the good stuff today. High stakes. High drama. Fabulous and farcical.

The Procession in the Streets of Jerusalem, by James Tissot, 1886-94, 📸 by @shay_shay_gold

They don’t call it The Perfect Game. Just The Beautiful Game.

Good on Coventry. It’s been a long journey. This Swansea fan can appreciate that.

We’ve reached the “fans happily bawling in the stands” part of the soccer season, aka the best part.

South Carolina Senate protects nearly all monuments and bans adding QR codes to statues The South Carolina Senate has approved a proposal to protect nearly every historic statue, monument, and building name from changes or removal.

The SC Senate passed an expansion of the monument protecting Heritage Act today. It extends the protections given to Confederate and other war memorials in 2000 to almost every statue, monument, building and street names for a historic figure. apnews.com/article/conf...

'Inside the NBA' had the viral Pacers couple join the show tonight.

Shaq was particularly honest and also offered to buy them an engagement ring. 🏀📺🤣 #NBA

Lots of interesting fallout, but does this open the EU door faster to Ukraine?

Had me dying. Clip via @alexgoldennba.bsky.social

YOUR MASCOT CHAMP WHO BOOKED THE MOST WEDDINGS - THE CLEMSON TIGER

73 WEDDINGS LAST YEAR

(Note - Cubby was not in all 73 and just the Tiger is $500 per hour)

BREAKING: South Carolina has also joined other states with a new all-time record price for diesel: $5.69/gal.

April 9, 1997: Atlanta's Dikembe Mutombo with three consecutive blocked shots—and three consecutive finger wags.

Mutombo finished with 6 BLK and the Hawks defeated the 76ers in Philadelphia, 116-101.

Folks in South Carolina love their mascots (North Carolina too to a lesser extent)

When your first 3 of the night, well into the second half, puts you up 11 it’s not a good sign for the team on the other side.

There's never been a title game with a 3-point line where a team didn't make a 3.

"Joy denied by Anxiety"
Ain't that the damn truth...

Back-to-back national championship games where South Carolina is out of it before the 4th quarter starts. Ouch.
But still a heck of a job getting here. This is far from Dawn Staley’s most talented team.

So ya got these 2, Mr and Mrs Met, Mr. Boh and Salie the Utz chips girl, and...? What other married mascots are out there?

Statman Freddie Kiger (headset, mustache) was also seated courtside for Barnes and Dean in Greensboro in 1995 AND K and Dean in Atlanta in 1989.

The Denial of Saint Peter, by Caravaggio, 1610

We’ve had some good in-game interviews tonight.

A perfectly respectable late 3rd quarter score in some sports….

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.

It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Even a former South Carolina governor is slagging on him.