The Energy News Digest for January 26, 2026

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Power Plant Outages Surge in Eastern U.S. Amid Restricted Gas Supplies & Frigid Weather (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/power-prices-surge-winter-storm-spikes-demand-us-data-center-alley-2026-01-25/

A Rare Step Forward for Goldendale Pumped Hydro Project (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/hydropower/rare-step-forward-us-pumped-hydro

Oregon, California Coastal Communities Weigh Offshore Wind Tradeoffs (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/25/oregon-california-offshore-wind-tradeoffs/

How Americans Are Using Artificial Intelligence at Work, According to a New Gallup Poll (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/ai-workplace-gemini-chatgpt-poll-4934bc61d039508db32bc49f85d63d99

Winter Storm Live Updates: Northeast Covered in Heavy Snow While Ice Accumulation Leaves 800,000 without Power in the South (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/live/winter-storm-live-updates-heavy-snow-blasts-northeast-as-us-battles-impacts-of-catastrophic-ice-accumulation-154833840.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Power Plant Outages Surge in Eastern U.S. Amid Restricted Gas Supplies & Frigid Weather

2.      A Rare Step Forward for Goldendale Pumped Hydro

3.      Washington UTC Reverses Rule, Now Requires Climate Commitment Act Costs Be Shown on Puget Sound Energy Bills

4.      Washington State Supreme Court Takes Up Voter-Approved Natural Gas Protection

5.      Keeping Washington’s Power Flowing: Why Dam Maintenance Matters

6.      California: Man Trying to Steal Copper Wire in Pomona Dies After Being Electrocuted, Police Say

7.      2025 Western Assessment of Resource Adequacy

8.      The Top 10 States of Nuclear

9.      Why Do We Buy Bread & Milk Before a Storm? Here’s What You Should Get Instead

10.   Oregon, California Coastal Communities Weigh Offshore Wind Tradeoffs

11.   Reporting Showed Washington Ranks Last in Green Energy Growth. Now the state Is Working to Speed It Up

12.   Union Coalition Wants to Spur Job Growth to Meet Oregon’s Clean Energy Targets

13.   WA U.S. Senator Secures $190 Million for Fish Passage, Other Work on Upper Green River

14.   More Than 1,500 Dead Salmon to Be Released into tucannon River

15.   Spring Water Forecast Uneven, Drought Continues

16.   How Americans Are Using Artificial Intelligence at Work, According to a New Gallup Poll

17.   As Artificial Intelligence-Generated Fake Content Mars Legal Cases, States Want Guardrails

18.   Rivian Pledges $4.6 Million for Ballot Initiative to Allow Direct Electric Vehicle Sales in WA

19.   GM To End Chevy Bolt Electric Vehicle Production Next Year, Move China-Made Buick to U.S. Factory

20.   TikTok Finalizes a Deal to Form a New American Entity

21.   Meta, TikTok, YouTube to Stand Trial on Youth Addiction Claims

22.   Are Data Centers Raising Your Energy Bill? WA Lawmakers Want Them to Pay

23.   WA Insurance Commissioner Pushes Bills for Wildfire Mitigation, Disclose Wildfire Risk Scores

24.   U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Approves CAA Legislation, Hydropower License Extension Bill

25.   Winter Storm Live Updates: Northeast Covered in Heavy Snow While Ice Accumulation Leaves 800,000 without Power in the South

26.   Guest Essay: Nuclear Being Considered to Address Rising Grid Demand in Washington

Word of the Day

Infantilize \IN-fant-tile-eyes\ Verb – To cause to be or remain like an infant or young child 2: to treat like an infant or young child.

“And how’s our widdle patient today?” crooned the nurse to the recovering 50-year-old heart attack patient. “He’s a little sick and tired of your efforts to infantilize him,” the patient thought to himself, his furrowed brow giving the nurse her warning that another goo-goo statement would draw his ire. “However,” he mused, “those little Jell-O packs go down easy in my tummwy wummy!”

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Power Plant Outages Surge in Eastern U.S. Amid Restricted Gas Supplies & Frigid Weather (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/power-prices-surge-winter-storm-spikes-demand-us-data-center-alley-2026-01-25/

2.      A Rare Step Forward for Goldendale Pumped Hydro Project (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/hydropower/rare-step-forward-us-pumped-hydro

3.      Washington UTC Reverses Rule, Now Requires Climate Commitment Act Costs Be Shown on Puget Sound Energy Bills (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/local/utc-reverses-rule-now-requires-climate-commitment-act-costs-be-shown-on-pse-bills-puget-sound-energy-bill-income-tax-fuel-inflation-cost-gas-energy-utilities-rate

4.      Washington State Supreme Court Takes Up Voter-Approved Natural Gas Protection (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_5b2aff9e-d811-4e85-8ccf-2a11b03c3770.html

5.      Keeping Washington’s Power Flowing: Why Dam Maintenance Matters (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/keeping-washingtons-power-flowing-why-dam-maintenance-matters/

6.      California: Man Trying to Steal Copper Wire in Pomona Dies After Being Electrocuted, Police Say (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-trying-to-steal-copper-wire-in-pomona-dies-after-being-electrocuted-police-say/ar-AA1TDMFL

7.      2025 Western Assessment of Resource Adequacy (Western Electricity Coordinating Council)

https://feature.wecc.org/2025wara/index.html

8.      The Top 10 States of Nuclear (Nuclear Newswire)

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-01-08/article-7645/the-top-10-states-of-nuclear/

9.      Why Do We Buy Bread & Milk Before a Storm? Here’s What You Should Get Instead (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/why-buy-bread-milk-storm-115759297.html

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

10.   Oregon, California Coastal Communities Weigh Offshore Wind Tradeoffs (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/25/oregon-california-offshore-wind-tradeoffs/

11.   Reporting Showed Washington Ranks Last in Green Energy Growth. Now the state Is Working to Speed It Up (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/26/our-reporting-showed-washington-ranks-last-in-green-energy-growth/

12.   Union Coalition Wants to Spur Job Growth to Meet Oregon’s Clean Energy Targets (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/01/union-coalition-wants-to-spur-job-growth-to-meet-oregons-clean-energy-targets.html

Fish & Wildlife

13.   WA U.S. Senator Secures $190 Million for Fish Passage, Other Work on Upper Green River (Northwest Sportsman Magazine)

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/wa-us-senator-secures-190-million-for-fish-passage-other-work-on-upper-green-river/

14.   More Than 1,500 Dead Salmon to Be Released into tucannon River (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/more-than-1500-dead-salmon-be-released-into-tucannon-river/AQID4ER7VBDQFAB72M7DKQB37U/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

15.   Spring Water Forecast Uneven, Drought Continues (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2026/jan/26/spring-water-forecast-uneven-drought-continues/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

16.   How Americans Are Using Artificial Intelligence at Work, According to a New Gallup Poll (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/ai-workplace-gemini-chatgpt-poll-4934bc61d039508db32bc49f85d63d99

17.   As Artificial Intelligence-Generated Fake Content Mars Legal Cases, States Want Guardrails (States Newsroom)

https://stateline.org/2026/01/26/as-ai-generated-fake-content-mars-legal-cases-states-want-guardrails/

I Sing the Car Electric

18.   Rivian Pledges $4.6 Million for Ballot Initiative to Allow Direct Electric Vehicle Sales in WA (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/23/rivian-pledges-4-6m-for-ballot-initiative-to-allow-direct-ev-sales-in-wa/

19.   GM To End Chevy Bolt Electric Vehicle Production Next Year, Move China-Made Buick to U.S. Factory (Techcrunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/gm-to-end-chevy-bolt-ev-production-next-year-move-china-made-buick-to-u-s-factory/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

20.   TikTok Finalizes a Deal to Form a New American Entity (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-deal-us-china-eccb46c3bfee4cf3d362a01fe4968a4f

21.   Meta, TikTok, YouTube to Stand Trial on Youth Addiction Claims (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-tiktok-youtube-stand-trial-youth-addiction-claims-2026-01-26/

Politics, Governance, and Management

22.   Are Data Centers Raising Your Energy Bill? WA Lawmakers Want Them to Pay (The Olympian, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/data-centers-raising-energy-bill-130000632.html

23.   WA Insurance Commissioner Pushes Bills for Wildfire Mitigation, Disclose Wildfire Risk Scores (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jan/26/wa-insurance-commissioner-pushes-bills-for-wildfir/

24.   U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Approves CAA Legislation, Hydropower License Extension Bill (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/house-energy-and-commerce-committee-approves-caa-legislation-hydropower-license-extension-bill

Other Things to Know About Today

25.   Winter Storm Live Updates: Northeast Covered in Heavy Snow While Ice Accumulation Leaves 800,000 without Power in the South (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/live/winter-storm-live-updates-heavy-snow-blasts-northeast-as-us-battles-impacts-of-catastrophic-ice-accumulation-154833840.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

26.   Guest Essay: Nuclear Being Considered to Address Rising Grid Demand in Washington (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nuclear-being-considered-address-rising-110000754.html

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Behold, The Lego X Crocs Footwear Collab That Dreams Are Made Of

https://mashable.com/article/lego-crocs-announce-partnership

American Rock Climber Alex Honnold Reaches Top of Taipei 101 Skyscraper without Ropes

https://apnews.com/article/alex-honnold-taipei-101-solo-climb-netflix-cfe8960237290086cdee581075056fbf

Accidental 'Crying Horse' Toy Wins Hearts in China

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/accidental-crying-horse-toy-wins-hearts-china-2026-01-26/

Song of the Day

Joe South – Walk a Mile in My Shoes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlqcnTDp-_o

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

WA State Challenges Federal Order Demanding TransAlta Continue Burning Coal in Centralia (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/state-challenges-federal-order-demanding-transalta-continue-burning-coal-in-centralia,394515

Avista Seeks to Raise Residential Price for Electricity by About 25% by 2030 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jan/16/avista-seeks-approval-for-139-increase-for-residen/

Data Centers Will Spike Electricity Bills, But Renewable Energy Could Offset the Pain, Report Finds (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/data-centers-spike-electricity-bills-toxic-emissions-union-of-concerned-scientists-report/507-3ac57c72-8715-4395-b8a1-181fb2ed1cba

Will Consumers Pay for Oregon’s Climate Ambitions, Data Center Boom? (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/01/will-consumers-pay-for-oregons-climate-ambitions-data-center-boom.html

Lawsuit Filed Against Washington Department of Ecology for Climate Data (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-washington-department-of-ecology-for-climate-data/article_5ca8c320-7ac7-4428-bc35-4871d9b154bf.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      WA State Challenges Federal Order Demanding TransAlta Continue Burning Coal in

2.      Avista Seeks to Raise Residential Price for Electricity by About 25% by 2030

3.      Will Consumers Pay for Oregon’s Climate Ambitions, Data Center Boom

4.      WA Climate Commitment Act Costs to Be Itemized on Puget Sound Energy Bills

5.      SoCal Edison Lawsuits Claim Series of Missteps Made Eaton Fire More Deadly

6.      Army Corps to Look At $1.5 Billion Underwater Columbia River Power Line Project

7.      Grant PUD Explores Natural Gas Plants to Meet Growing Energy Demand

8.      Mayor Announces Decisions on Leadership at Seattle City Light & Seattle Public Utilities

9.      Supreme Court Won’t Review Bonneville Power Administration Battle

10.   New Transmission Line Will Help Boost Major LNG Project in Northwest British Columbia

11.   Hydro-Québec Transmission Line is Now Delivering Electricity to New England

12.   Copper Wire Thieves Plunge LA’s Miracle Mile into Darkness: ‘The City’s Not Making It a Priority’

13.   Solar Power Generation Drives Electricity Generation Growth Over the Next Two Years

14.   Legislators Debate Bill to Protect Spokane Waste-to-Energy

15.   Amazon Is Acquiring One of the World’s Biggest Solar-Storage Projects

16.   Columbia River: Bateman Island Causeway Breached in the Tri-Cities, ‘A Huge Step’ For Salmon

17.   Oregon Cascades Snowpack Near Record Lows; Skiers Face Exposed Rocks Amid Warm Winter

18.   Washington Cascade Snowpack Lagging at 50% Of Normal as Unusual Warm Weather Stretches On

19.   Olympic Mountains Snowpack Drops to 42% of Normal as Dry Weather Continues

20.   The Driest Winter Period in Pacific Northwest History?

21.   Lawsuit Filed Against Washington Department of Ecology for Climate Data

22.   WA State: Climate Commitment Act Projects Cut Greenhouse Gases by 78,000 Metric Tons Statewide

23.   Data Centers Will Spike Electricity Bills, But Renewable Energy Could Offset the Pain, Report Finds

24.   Why Your Power Bill Is Spiking Faster Than a Nearby Data Center’s

25.   Oregon Governor Forms New Committee to Advise on Massive Data Center Growth

26.   The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About Artificial Intelligence

27.   President Trump Suffers Major Losses in His War on Offshore Wind

28.   WA GOP Leader: Energy Subsidy Bill ‘Warps Meaning of Affordability’

29.   Should WA Embrace Nuclear to Meet Clean Energy Goals? There’s a Bipartisan Push

30.   Editorial: Meeting Needs for Data Centers, Fair Power Rates

Word of the Day – Exploding Food Myths with Mr. Creosote

Gulosity /goo-LAW-suh-tee/ Noun – Excessive appetite: greediness.

     Bulk gulosity

     The all-you-can-eat buffet

     But eat all you take

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      WA State Challenges Federal Order Demanding TransAlta Continue Burning Coal in Centralia (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/state-challenges-federal-order-demanding-transalta-continue-burning-coal-in-centralia,394515

2.      Avista Seeks to Raise Residential Price for Electricity by About 25% by 2030 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jan/16/avista-seeks-approval-for-139-increase-for-residen/

3.      Will Consumers Pay for Oregon’s Climate Ambitions, Data Center Boom? (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/01/will-consumers-pay-for-oregons-climate-ambitions-data-center-boom.html

4.      WA Climate Commitment Act Costs to Be Itemized on Puget Sound Energy Bills (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_560854f7-1629-479d-ab77-15082ff90e6e.html

5.      SoCal Edison Lawsuits Claim Series of Missteps Made Eaton Fire More Deadly (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-wildfires-lawsuit-edison-eaton-8a557f1e7559d056871bda77e9bbb0c4

6.      Army Corps to Look At $1.5 Billion Underwater Columbia River Power Line Project (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/19/army-corps-to-look-at-1-5b-underwater-columbia-river-power-line-project-asks-for-public-comment/

7.      Grant PUD Explores Natural Gas Plants to Meet Growing Energy Demand (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-explores-natural-gas-plants-to-meet-growing-energy-demand/article_4dd7f27e-805a-4862-9cd3-c5f6123f9545.html

8.      Mayor Announces Decisions on Leadership at Seattle City Light & Seattle Public Utilities (Mayor’s Office, City of Seattle, WA)

https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/WASEATTLE-404c9b5

9.      Supreme Court Won’t Review Bonneville Power Administration Battle (Politico – Paywall Advisory)

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2026/01/20/supreme-court-wont-review-long-running-property-rights-battle-00736720

10.   New Transmission Line Will Help Boost Major LNG Project in Northwest British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ksi-lisims-project-north-coast-transmission-line-9.7053968

11.   Hydro-Québec Transmission Line is Now Delivering Electricity to New England (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/hydro-quebec-transmission-line-now-delivering-electricity-new-england

12.   Copper Wire Thieves Plunge LA’s Miracle Mile into Darkness: ‘The City’s Not Making It a Priority’ (New York Post)

https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/copper-wire-thieves-plunge-las-miracle-mile-into-darkness/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

13.   Solar Power Generation Drives Electricity Generation Growth Over the Next Two Years (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67005

14.   Legislators Debate Bill to Protect Spokane Waste-to-Energy (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/legislators-debate-bill-to-protect-spokane-waste-to-energy/article_8b93d6d0-1229-4896-acd3-75f552bf4f0a.html

15.   Amazon Is Acquiring One of the World’s Biggest Solar-Storage Projects (Latitude Media)

https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/amazon-is-acquiring-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-solar-storage-projects/

Fish & Wildlife

16.   Columbia River: Bateman Island Causeway Breached in the Tri-Cities, ‘A Huge Step’ For Salmon (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwpb.org/local/2026-01-14/bateman-island-causeway-breached-in-the-tri-cities-a-huge-step-for-salmon

Water, Water, Anywhere?

17.   Oregon Cascades Snowpack Near Record Lows; Skiers Face Exposed Rocks Amid Warm Winter (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/cascades-snowpack-near-record-lows-skiers-face-exposed-rocks-amid-warm-winter/ar-AA1UCBUz

18.   Washington Cascade Snowpack Lagging at 50% Of Normal as Unusual Warm Weather Stretches On (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/cascade-snowpack-lagging-at-50-of-normal-as-unusual-warm-weather-stretches-on-temperature-snow-rain-forecast-weather-climate-outlook-prediction

19.   Olympic Mountains Snowpack Drops to 42% of Normal as Dry Weather Continues (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/vote-cascade-snowpack-worried-about-the-impact-our-dwindling-snowpack-will-have-across-the-state-this-winter-snoqualmie-pass-snow-ice-weather

20.   The Driest Winter Period in Pacific Northwest History? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-driest-period-in-northwest-history.html

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

21.   Lawsuit Filed Against Washington Department of Ecology for Climate Data (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-washington-department-of-ecology-for-climate-data/article_5ca8c320-7ac7-4428-bc35-4871d9b154bf.html

22.   WA State: Climate Commitment Act Projects Cut Greenhouse Gases by 78,000 Metric Tons Statewide (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/jan/20/report-climate-commitment-act-cuts-greenhouse-gases-by-78k-metric-tons-statewide/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

23.   Data Centers Will Spike Electricity Bills, But Renewable Energy Could Offset the Pain, Report Finds (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/data-centers-spike-electricity-bills-toxic-emissions-union-of-concerned-scientists-report/507-3ac57c72-8715-4395-b8a1-181fb2ed1cba

24.   Why Your Power Bill Is Spiking Faster Than a Nearby Data Center’s (Washington Post – Via MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-your-power-bill-is-spiking-faster-than-a-nearby-data-center-s/ar-AA1UgDbn

25.   Oregon Governor Forms New Committee to Advise on Massive Data Center Growth (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/20/repub/oregon-governor-forms-new-committee-to-advise-on-massive-data-center-growth/

26.   The CEO of Microsoft Suddenly Sounds Extremely Nervous About Artificial Intelligence (Futurist)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-ceo-of-microsoft-suddenly-sounds-extremely-nervous-about-ai/ar-AA1UBkj3

Politics, Governance, and Management

27.   President Trump Suffers Major Losses in His War on Offshore Wind (Politico – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-suffers-major-losses-war-134535171.html

28.   WA GOP Leader: Energy Subsidy Bill ‘Warps Meaning of Affordability’ (The Center Square)

https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_f004d30d-0985-4ae9-8e28-7ccfe830336f.html

29.   Should WA Embrace Nuclear to Meet Clean Energy Goals? There’s a Bipartisan Push (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wa-embrace-nuclear-meet-clean-131500668.html

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

30.   Editorial: Meeting Needs for Data Centers, Fair Power Rates (Everett Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/editorial-meeting-needs-for-data-centers-fair-power-rates/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Letter Writing Enjoys a Revival as Fans Seek Connection & a Break from Screen Time

https://apnews.com/article/letter-writing-unplug-communication-devices-hobbies-41bd526e43d02e047eea8d926bca03f5

A Former Flight Attendant Posed as a Pilot & Received Hundreds of Free Flights, U.S. Authorities Say

https://apnews.com/article/fake-airline-pilot-fraud-58a2d18d66aabe462e11c3d72002c8ec

Thieves Take $10,000 Worth of Hot Sauce Business Product from Pike Street Drummer’s Van

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/thieves-take-10k-worth-hot-sauce-business-product-pike-street-drummers-van/5PFD265OGFHJ7MZQRGAM6W2NN4/

Sri Lanka Unveils a Rare Purple Star Sapphire Claimed to Be the Biggest of Its Kind

https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-biggest-gem-sapphire-ad477c534852d758dee38a646dd8f435

Song of the Day

Nat King Cole – I’m Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6zL3Rj60qg

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