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Times of India - US News

A 7,000-square-foot vacant California lot has become a community refuge where residents can cool off during heat waves, charge phones during blackouts, and prepare for disasters

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US - Sep 4, 2026 - Game on, history off: White House unveils MAGA arcade - The White House launched retro-style video games to promote President Trump's agenda. Two immigration games, 'Build the Wall' and 'Rio Run,' sparked significant controversy. Critics argue these games trivialize serious immigration issues and dehumanize migrants. Supporters believe the administration is communicating policy in an accessible language for younger Americans. This initiative reflects a broader effort to reshape America's historical narrative.

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Trump to fly Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 for international trips despite security concerns

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In 1972, Illinois used 246,000 cubic yards of coal fly ash beneath 7,500 feet of expressway; monitoring found no evidence of settlement, frost or capillary-rise problems

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US - Sep 4, 2026 - In 1969, Malcolm Forbes bought Colorado's Trinchera Ranch; 35 years later his family permanently protected 80,000 acres, the largest donated conservation easement in state history - The Forbes family has made a significant contribution to conservation by donating an 80,000-acre easement, safeguarding alpine wilderness in southern Colorado from future commercial development. This groundbreaking agreement marks the largest donation of its kind in Colorado's history, establishing permanent restrictions against subdivision and commercial ventures on the historic Trinchera Ranch. It symbolizes 35 years of dedicated stewardship by the Forbes family towards preserving nature.

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JD Vance reveals his weight loss secret, stunned that VP gets this question at an official press conference but Fox News host has a prediction

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In 2001, two Seattle Mariners raised an American flag after clinching their division days after 9/11; 25 years later, that moment has become a permanent stadium statue

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US automakers urge Congress to ban sale of Chinese cars in America

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A Baltimore shopping centre opened in 1947 and declined for decades; 200 local residents became its co-owners, and 3 years later it has 10 new leases and a project expected to bring 100+ jobs

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In 2023, fire destroyed a Michigan school built in 1867, leaving only its brick facade; 3 years later, the site has reopened as a $175,000 public park

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Meet Kiran Reddy, the 18-year-old Georgia teen who became the first Indian American to win Miss Teen USA

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An Oakland woman answered a frantic call from someone claiming to be Charles Schwab security; minutes later, her entire $12,145 investment account had been wired away

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In 1905, a Maryland stone mansion was built on nearly 9 wooded acres; after John Harbaugh bought it for $3 million in 2013, the former Ravens coach has now sold it for $6 million

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A Las Vegas crossing guard steps in front of speeding car as it bears down on mother, 2 children; came within 10 feet

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Three women were caught in a deadly Grand Canyon flash flood and clung to a rock ledge for 5 hours; after briefly believing each other had been swept away, a helicopter found them alive

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In 1999, scientists spread about 40 tons of calcium mineral over a New Hampshire forest damaged by acid rain; maple-seedling survival rose from 10.2% to 36.6%

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In 1945, he walked out of Hiroshima alive after the US bombing, 3 days later he was in Nagasaki when the second atomic bomb fell; the story of the only survivor of both atomic bombings

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In 1965, scientists cut every tree in a New Hampshire watershed to determine how removing forest cover changes water supply; first-year streamflow rose about 40% and second-year nitrate topped 50 mg/L

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A $5.5M Portland power project could remove 400 trees from Forest Park while powering over 55,000 homes; the deal has split conservation groups

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Grumpy Old Men star Walter Matthau and his wife gave a Roxbury hayfield to a land trust in 1997; nearly 30 years later, the Connecticut preserve still keeps its views open

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In 1875, a one-room schoolhouse taught generations of American children; 151 years later, it was donated to a nonprofit as a new restoration fight begins

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Vermont taxes 2.4 million acres of private forest on what it grows rather than what a developer would pay; owners who break the deal repay a decade of the difference

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In photos: Rust-streaked USS Abraham Lincoln reaches Thailand after 286 days at sea

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Ed Leedskalnin spent nearly 30 years cutting and moving 1,100 tons of Florida limestone mostly alone at night; he died in 1951 without fully revealing his methods

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Johnny Carson quietly left $156.5 million to his foundation after his 2005 death; by 2026, it was still funding Nebraska scholarships, arts and humanities

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In 1989, Batman star Kim Basinger and her partners agreed to buy 1,700 acres of a Georgia town for $20 million; financial trouble later forced a sale for just $4.3 million

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In 1989, NBC anchor Tom Brokaw bought into a 4,000-acre Montana ranch; habitat work later helped upland bird populations return.

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In 2020, the US removed 69 dams, reconnecting 624 miles of rivers and restoring habitat for salmon, steelhead and native fish species

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US House passes bill to stop federal funding of universities boycotting Israel

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Jaws director Steven Spielberg protected 7.46 East Hampton acres with conservation easements in 2011; all 3 marsh and forest parcels are closed to development

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Take Me Home, Country Roads singer John Denver bought 957 Colorado acres in 1979; Windstar later sold, but 927 wildlife-habitat acres stayed protected

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Texas mom says school told her staff caught her 5-year-old son; she later learned a stranger found him crying two blocks away

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At 22, Theodore Roosevelt bought 155 acres in Oyster Bay; today, Sagamore Hill is a National Historic Site open to visitors

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A retired North Carolina repairman built giant wind-powered sculptures from scrap; after 30 were moved downtown, the park drew 194,300 visitors and generated $5.3 million in regional sales

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Quote of the day by Beyoncé: "Don't try to lessen yourself..." - a powerful lesson on self-belief and authenticity

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At 9, Yonas Hagos arrived in America from a Sudan refugee camp; years later, he became a major Arby's franchise owner after serving in the US Army

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South Florida teens are using pizza and technology to fight hunger in America: Delivered 25,000 slices to families in need

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In 2011, Illinois businessman Jim Bolin built a record-breaking wind chime to draw travelers into Casey; 15 years later, his project had grown to 21 giant objects and 12 Guinness records

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Play, deport, repeat: Trump launches arcade-style immigration games

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In 1973, a North Dakota couple bought a 4,800-acre ranch getting just 10 inches of rain a year; 53 years later, beavers are back and 270 acres are being restored to native grass

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3 California hikers trusted AI to plan Mount Shasta climb; 8-hour trek became a 16-hour ordeal that left them injured, stranded overnight and ultimately rescued

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An 1877 New Jersey house has served as a museum since 1924; after 102 years, a $1.5 million restoration is reviving its hidden 19th-century floors and preparing it to reopen

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Texas 'Killing Fields': Man gets 20 years in teen's death, first conviction tied to 4 women found at one site

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Economic, military, diplomatic or covert pressure? Vance on Trump's toolkit for dealing with Iran

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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Juror dispute deepens as judge rejects removal request

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'Treasonous media and people': Trump slams critics over US ammunition shortage claims amid Iran war

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In 1909, engineers built a hydroelectric plant in Arizona, where mule teams carried construction materials up mountains

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Trump appoints Adam Telle as acting US army secretary

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A Michigan farmer bought back the 131 acres his family had lost over the decades; in 2026, he sold the development rights so the land can never be broken up for housing

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In 1988, Doris Day bought a 1929 California hotel; she turned it into one of America's best-known pet-friendly retreats

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'America truly is the best country in the world': Sri Lankan-origin entrepreneur Chamath Palihapitiya's message on turning 50

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Natalie Harp came in, gave Trump a printout of Elon Musk's post: Ted Cruz reveals how Trump vs Musk unfolded in front of his eyes, like a 'hand grenade was thrown in the middle of everything'

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Two friends bought a 225-acre overgrazed Texas ranch that could support little beyond cattle; after restoring 100+ acres of prairie, planting 3,000 sand plums and adding a 5-acre wetland, wildlife returned

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Meet Nithya Ravuri, the California high-school student whose nonprofit has grown to more than 500 members across 15 chapters while supporting neurodivergent children and families

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In 2002, Idaho buried nearly 300 tons of crushed waste glass beneath Highway 75; the material formed 8 to 12 inches of fill under a 200-foot road section

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Meet Jiya Patel, the 17-year-old from Columbus, Georgia who turned restaurant leftovers into a 40-chapter network donating over $100,000 worth of food

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Indian-origin father and son's hotel empire in US accused of $100 million loan fraud and ponzi-like scheme

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In 1906, five railroad bridges carried coal through West Virginia's New River Gorge; 120 years later an $11.8 million project is rebuilding them for hikers

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