New online events calendar helps travelers discover what’s happening throughout state | Big Island Now Hawaii.com feature organizes events by island, helping visitors discover festivals, cultural experiences and local happenings and bringing real-time events and experiences directly into the trip-plann...

#Hawaii #travel #tourism

'The new feature allows users to browse curated events by island, making it easier to incorporate festivals, cultural experiences and local activities into itineraries.'

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New cannabis database aims to boost safety & transparency for Nevada consumers on 4/20 A new Nevada cannabis database helps consumers verify product safety and transparency amid concerns over illegal, unregulated sales.

#Nevada #cannabis #PublicSafety #PublicHealth

'The [Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board] has launched the Metrc Item Catalog, a database that tracks nearly 50,000 products sold at licensed dispensaries across Nevada.'

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GET 'EM LIZ! BITE HIS LEG!

Less food waste: Supermarkets can save money by giving surplus food away When supermarkets choose the right strategy for surplus food, they can both reduce food waste and improve their bottom line. An analysis from the University of Copenhagen shows that it is often more p...

#food #FoodWaste #hunger #retail #business

'An analysis from the University of Copenhagen shows that it is often more profitable to donate surplus food than to throw it away. In many cases, doing so leads to a direct financial gain.'

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National Archives of India digitises 20 crore pages—nearly 60% completed in 2 years The papers were uploaded on Abhilekh Patal, a web portal to access the NAI's collections. The portal serves as a gateway to India's historical legacy.

#India #NAI #CulturalHeritage #DigitalHumanities

'Out of the 34 crore pages of precious archival material, the National Archives of India (NAI) has digitised more than 20 crore pages.'

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Is that his tormented face? He looks like he's trying to remember if he left the oven on

New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades

#Smithsonian #craftwork #tradework #art

'The exhibition features in depth profiles of stone masons, carpenters, blacksmiths, stained glass artists and other skilled tradespeople whose work helps shape and preserve the nation’s built environment.'

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You made me snort tea in my nose 😭🤣

Mind if we drop in? Hot air balloon with 13 aboard makes emergency landing in California backyard A balloon landed in a Southern California backyard over the weekend. A balloon with 13 people. The enormous hot air balloon descended perfectly Saturday on a narrow plot of grass at a home in Temecula.

An enormous hot air balloon, with a pilot and passengers in the basket, descended perfectly Saturday on a small plot of grass at a home in Southern California.

#NewZealand #WWI #MilitaryHistory

'Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms it will preserve its website ‘Ngā Tapuwae Trails’, which presents First World War trails and location-based stories, after Anzac Day.'

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Sources: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Has Resigned A Labor Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez Deremer resigned on Monday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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Apple names John Ternus CEO, replacing Tim Cook, who becomes chairman Apple said on Monday that John Ternus is succeeding Tim Cook as CEO, with Cook assuming the role of executive chairman on Sept. 1.

Apple names John Ternus CEO, Tim Cook moving to executive chairman role Sept. 1... via @cnbc.com - www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/a...

CAN'T I JUST SMOKE A BOWL

I had to do three two-week isolations in the space of two months and it messed. me. up.

Epstein survivor breaks silence on secretive compound: 'I know there's co-conspirators' Rachel Benavidez, one of 10 women who say they were groomed or assaulted at Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico compound, broke her silence Monday for the first time since the Justice Department (DOJ) released Epstein files in January, saying it was not “too late for the truth to come out” about possible c...

"I don’t think it’s too late for the truth to come out." Rachel Benavidez, one of 10 women who say they were groomed or assaulted at Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico compound, broke her silence Monday for the first time since the Justice Department (DOJ) released Epstein files in January.

80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentous Plus, tips for your own census search once it’s released.

#Ireland #genealogy #census #VitalRecords

'One hundred years after it was conducted, the first full census of independent Ireland is being released for free online.'

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Dozens of drag queens in wigs and stilettos competed in the 44th Annual Conch Republic Drag Race in Key West, Florida.

Let it be terrible. Get it all out and horked up on the page. Once you’ve got it out you can make better sense of it and you’ll be less terrified.

The Patrician vs. Crispin Horsefry

Somebody trying to keep his job

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

#AI #deepfakes #propaganda #astroturfing #politics #GiftArticle

'The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.'

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

It's so weird to agree with MTG on things.

If only it had been called the Regal Poodle

California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3 Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud involving a person in a bear costume damaging high-end cars.

#scams #crime #bears #StupidPeople

'A California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist reviewed the footage and concluded it was “clearly a human in a bear suit,” the insurance department said.'

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California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3 Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud involving a person in a bear costume damaging high-end cars.

Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud involving a person in a bear costume damaging high-end cars.

#MardiGras #NativeAmericans #BlackHistory #photography

'[David] Draper’s research documents members of several Mardi Gras Indian tribes during the early 1970s, including the Black Eagles, Golden Arrows, Golden Eagles, and Wild Magnolias.'

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Ex-model, arrested by Aventura police and deported, causes White House stir A Brazilian brought to the U.S. on an Epstein plane at age 16 lashes out at the Trumps, saying she was betrayed by her friend Melania.

Sometimes those gift codes expire so AOL-syndicated version of the article, no paywall: www.aol.com/news/ex-mode...

Wow—equipment normally wielded by SWAT had to be used to breach the doors of Kash Patel’s room at one point because he was non-responsive to efforts to reach him:

A Public Syllabus on Feminist Resistance Across U.S. History: Books, Films, Archives and Tools to Rethink America’s Origins This curated public multimedia syllabus spans the Revolutionary era and the long afterlife of feminist resistance—from the 19th century to the present. It includes works by series authors, books and a...

#America #history #feminism #activism

'A sweeping, multimedia guide to feminist resistance—past and present—grounding the nation’s 250th in the voices, histories and cultural work of those long excluded from its founding story.'

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New Online Tool to Help People Find Naloxone Launched by the Wyoming Department of Health - Wyoming Department of Health The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is excited to announce the Community Naloxone Resource Map. This new online tool makes it easier for people to find naloxone at no cost in their local communitie...

#Wyoming #Naloxone #PublicHealth #opioids

'The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is excited to announce the Community Naloxone Resource Map. This new online tool makes it easier for people to find naloxone at no cost in their local communities.'

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