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US - Aug 4, 2026 - In 1877, America distributed carp across the country for food; escaped populations later uprooted underwater plants that native fish rely on - Introduced to America in 1877, common carp were sourced from Germany and initially served as an economical food supply. Over the years, they were distributed throughout the nation. However, their feeding patterns wreak havoc on aquatic ecosystems by damaging plant life and clouding water clarity. This environmental turmoil significantly harms native fish populations and degrades water quality.

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In 1933, New Deal dams helped transform the Tennessee Valley, with manufacturing gains continuing long after federal funding ended

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In the 1850s, settlers brought garlic mustard to America for food and medicine; it escaped gardens and altered the fungi that native trees depend on

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US - Aug 4, 2026 - 'I will fight tooth and nail,' Kirk Bangstad, owner of Minocqua Brewing Company which had promised free beer if Donald Trump died, said their licence to serve was cancelled - Kirk Bangstad, owner of Wisconsin's Minocqua Brewing Company, has vowed to "fight tooth and nail" after the state revoked his brewery's operating permits. The action follows allegations that the company illegally transported beer from Illinois without the required permits or paying taxes. Bangstad, whose brewery previously made headlines for promising free beer if Donald Trump died, called the revocation an "absurd act of heavy-handedness" and plans to appeal.

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Washington wildfires: Man suspected of starting devastating blaze arrested; 700+ US buildings destroyed

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25 US states sue Trump over fresh tariffs on 60 trading partners

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A truck carrying 269 bundles of rebar reached California's Calexico border crossing; X-rays revealed 1,002 pounds of cocaine hidden below its floorboards

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Prank or emergency? US screening of Spiderman forces hundreds to evacuate after fart attack - watch

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US outbreak turns deadly: First two deaths linked to 'explosive diarrhoea'

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60 venomous snakes, cocaine, guns and 22,000 dollars in cash seized during New Mexico drug raid; inland taipan among reptiles found

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Man reunited with lost wedding ring after 10 years as 9-year-old niece makes incredible discovery in Minnesota lake

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Quote of the day by Marco Rubio: 'God has blessed me in many ways but none more important than my wife Jeanette'

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Man rejects Rs 2 crore offer in India and chooses $160K in the US because...

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The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral exploration despite major environmental data gaps

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Washington family receives $350,000 after a river otter dragged their toddler underwater and attacked the child's mother

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Americans discard around 50,000 mattresses every day; one recycling programme has recovered 650 million pounds from 17 million beds

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Quote of the day by Serena Williams: "I really think a champion is defined not by their wins, but by..." - a powerful lesson on resilience and rising after failure

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Robbery attempt at Indian men waiting in parking lot after 11 pm, multi-city chase by police in Texas

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44-year-old man climbs Brooklyn Bridge, strips naked, plants flags and jumps into East River; survives, identified and charged by NYPD

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Chennai entrepreneur shares how he started business with ₹90,000 after quitting ₹1 crore US job

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Visa extension filed? Immigration attorney says ICE can still arrest you; Oakland's Chantal Morales Rojas also did her paperwork before deadline

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In 1898, American bullfrogs were imported to California for frog legs; the predators later spread across the West, eating native frogs, fish, snakes, birds and small mammals

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In 2011, giant African land snails were found in Miami; Florida later sent trained Labradors into gardens to sniff out invaders humans could miss

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In 1884, a Florida visitor planted water hyacinth beside the St. Johns River; by 1896, it had spread across 200 miles

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California approved a State Farm insurance settlement after proposed increases reached 52%; the deal is estimated to save consumers about $530 million

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US released Asian lady beetles in 1916 to fight crop pests, but they later spread into homes and orchards

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Around 1900, the US planted Chinese tallow across the Gulf Coast as a commercial oil crop; it later invaded southern forests and can be toxic to cattle

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In the early 1900s, the USDA distributed torpedograss as cattle feed; its torpedo-shaped roots later invaded southern wetlands and waterways

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Introduced for forage and soil conservation, sericea lespedeza later spread through the US prairies while mature plants were largely avoided by grazing cattle

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Florida Attorney General threatens catholic schools over vaccine mandate policy, says accept exemptions or lose funding

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Quote of the day by Arnold Schwarzenegger: "What is the point of being on this Earth if you..." - a timeless lesson on being unapologetically yourself

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Bill Gates' $650 million hydrogen superyacht, built for silence, sparked online protests after a loud party disturbed an Italian village

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Continuing with your H-1B employee? You may have to pay more fees

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California woman was swept down the Kern River and found clinging beneath a rock; rescuers pulled her from the rapids

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From Lagos to Stanford University: How Adeshola Fatimoju is building at the intersection of finance, energy and technology

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Meet Will Grand, the LSU graduate who turned discarded fraternity food into more than 10,000 meals for people in need

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A Minnesota scientist spent decades earning the trust of wild black bears until they let him walk beside them

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California built a town for 4,000 iron miners in 1948. Today it is one of America's largest ghost towns, with homes and a hospital still standing

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US military asks troops for 'creative' ways to bring Iran to the negotiating table as airstrikes fail

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Scientists studying 500-year-old Chilean mummies have uncovered the first DNA evidence of smallpox in the Americas

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University of Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger wants to withdraw guilty plea; can he win a fresh trial?

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Who is Jacob Tsimerman: Fields Medal-winning mathematics professor who was once one of AI's biggest critics, now joining OpenAI to tackle AI safety

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Only three Hawaiian producers meet America's organic honey framework; scientists say the rules may be unnecessarily strict

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Meet the General Grant Tree: The world's second-largest tree that became America's only living National Shrine

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Researchers tracked wildfires from 1984 to 2022; a Pacific trend added 22% to US Southwest drying-related burned area but reduced eastern Australia's by about 19%

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Mississippi man uncovers more than 200 Civil War cannonballs buried beneath his property after 160 years

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Meet Nathan Thomas: 18-year-old Florida teen becomes the world's youngest male professor after breaking a 306-year-old record

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​From cancer survivors to surfing stars: California woman and her dog beat cancer before competing together at the World Dog Surfing Championships

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'Heartbreaking': Washington families return to burned homes as wildfires force mass evacuations

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'We'll see how it goes': Trump says Iran talks to begin Monday after halting planned strikes

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US scientists analysed 55 storm and atmospheric variables to identify hurricane rapid intensification; Atlantic communities could receive warnings as much as five days ahead

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Locked, loaded ... and put on hold: Another bewildering Trump pivot on Iran

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An Arizona baby stopped breathing during a post-office visit; former nurse Mary Schwarz performed CPR and helped restore her breathing on the way to hospital

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New Orleans collected 9,000 discarded Christmas trees and airlifted them into coastal wetlands; the programme has restored marsh equal to nearly 200 football fields

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US general warns Pentagon he lacks naval assets to keep shielding Israel from missiles: Report

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Researchers mapped 128 million US buildings for landslide exposure; 6.5 million Americans live in danger zones concentrated across Appalachia and the West Coast

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Quote of the day by Jim Brown: "I set my standards so high, no one could be harsher on me than..." - a simple philosophy behind extraordinary success and discipline

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Family to sue US government after Haitian woman froze to death following ICE release: Report

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