Saturday, April 26

Despite Trump's claims that they are close to a ceasefire, tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated further yesterday after a senior Russian general was killed by a Ukrainian attack.

Fact of the Day (Today): While they are easy to grow, pineapples take a lot of patience to successfully cultivate-- it takes two to three years to fully grow a pineapple before it is ready to eat.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): A ship is safest at the harbor, but that is not where it is supposed to be. (N. R. Narayana Murthy)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Travail (noun, truh-VAIL) - Travail is a formal word, usually used in plural, that refers to a difficult experience or situation.

In a Sentence: The book describes the political travails of the governor during her first year in office.