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Times of India - US News

US - Aug 9, 2026 - Strait of Hormuz standoff: What Iran, US want and what it takes to reopen waterway

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US - Aug 9, 2026 - Kash Patel plans Russia trip in October; Kremlin-friendly newspaper warns he better not come empty-handed if he has a favor to ask

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Quote of the day on love: 'Find what you love and let it kill you'

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'He did not make it': Death of PhD student Vikram Mubayi after California hike leaves family seeking answers

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ICE arrests at airports: Immigration lawyers share these 6 tips if you are stopped, questioned or detained

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Major US university to hide letter grades for first-semester students, cites 'mental health crisis'

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Donald Trump shoots from Senate shoulders to punish Russia, by making India and China pay

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Utah girl Emma Meline was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia days before Christmas; her 2-year-old sister became her perfect bone marrow match

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Indian man on death row in the US for killing wife, in-laws in 2019 seeks retrial, says his previous lawyers were bad

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Teen dressed as clown stabs 78-year-old man to death near St. Louis bus stop

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ICE to provide body cameras, but policy allows footage release only in agency's 'best interests'

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Florida dumped millions of tyres into the ocean to build a reef. More than 50 years later, it is still cleaning them up

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China controls about 80% of the tungsten market; a Nevada company says it has found 1.78 million tonnes, but NASA is blocking mining on part of the site

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Trumpiana: Citius, altius, fortius, hyperboleus!

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In 1985, a Colorado hairdresser began rescuing entire beaver families; she later relocated more than 1,000 to streams where their dams could help rebuild wetlands

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In 2002, a Kansas landowner began restoring 320 neglected acres with winter burns; 20 years later, native tallgrass and wildflowers had returned

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Flesh-eating bacteria kill 5 in Louisiana, health officials warn beachgoers as all cases are linked to seawater

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In 1982, an Arizona couple began building what became about 20,000 small rock dams across their desert ranch; one study found stream water increased 28% and flowed four weeks longer

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US Democrats eye probes into Trump-linked firms over impeachment if they regain House control: Report

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'End this war': Senate Democrats turn up heat on Donald Trump, seek end to 'unauthorised' Iran hostilities

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Utah wildfire: Helicopter carrying 2 crashes while fighting massive blaze, sparks new fire

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American entrepreneur says 'I'm shocked but honestly not surprised' as US plans to remove 60-day grace period for H-1Bs

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56 decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home; owner's licence suspended

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Senate confirms Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche as US Attorney General

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Colorado teen Jude Kofie taught himself piano by ear at 10; a stranger bought him a $15,000 grand piano, and now he has released his debut album

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Greenland issues 'strong warning' as Trump-linked US oil firm pushes ahead with Arctic drilling

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US Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown ahead of midterms

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In 2011, Mississippi sank a retired NASA hydrogen tank as an artificial reef during post-Katrina restoration efforts

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BirdReturns helped expand temporary wetland habitat for migrating shorebirds in California's Central Valley

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Inside the US town where cell phones barely work because scientists are listening to the universe

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In 1934, the U.S. Navy took over a California island and inherited a feral goat population; 73 years later, their DNA surprised scientists

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In 1910, a New York widow offered the state 10,000 acres and $1 million if it abandoned a planned prison and created a public park instead

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Colorado River officials face a fish-versus-power tradeoff as warmer water threatens native humpback chub and cool releases bypass dam turbines

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In the 1960s, the U.S. government acquired nearly an entire Connecticut village for a reservoir; one woman remained under a life-tenancy agreement

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In 1864, Virginia cadets charged across a muddy battlefield; the ground pulled off their shoes and gave the field its lasting name

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Americans are turning cremated remains into reef balls weighing up to 4,000 pounds; nearly 3,000 have already reached the seafloor

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In 1924, Hollywood brought 14 bison to Catalina Island for a movie; when the film crew left, the animals stayed and eventually multiplied beyond 500

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North Carolina sank two F-4 Phantoms and two A-4s in 1992; divers later found grouper hiding beneath their wings

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In 2023 and 2024, a Los Angeles homeless-services nonprofit paid its Hawaii-based CEO more than $1.6 million, including about $824,000 in unused vacation pay

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Paid to persuade? California may fine influencers who hide political campaign payments

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Michael Dell's son Zach co-founded Base Power in 2023; it is now valued at $13 billion and has installed more than 23,000 home batteries

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In Washington, Pumas are protecting human lives by preventing vehicle collisions accounting for a 76% reduction in accidents

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Pentagon strips ex-Air Force secretary Kendall of security clearance over Air Force One claim

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US sanctions Dubai-based crypto exchange over alleged Iran sanctions evasion and IRGC funding

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Quote of the day by Ernest Hemingway: 'Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut' and a funny lesson on self-discipline

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Quote of the day by Warren Buffett: 'The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging' and a useful business lesson

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'Don't be like Yasmin': US makes an example out of Venezuelan woman arrested by ICE, says you are illegal if...

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'Who introduced them?' US senator says it's odd to see Justin Trudeau frolicking around Katy Perry; 'He used to be in charge of a whole country'

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California lost as many as 1.3 million Joshua trees in the 2020 Dome Fire; new software now helps park managers target recovery after wildfires

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A Cumberland mother's new farm stand was stolen before she could use it; strangers John and Casey Adams rebuilt it for free, even after their tools were stolen

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Billionaire Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman are offering up to $150 million for ideas that could make San Francisco a better place to live

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'More like humiliation than rejection': Indian PSU employee denied US tourist visa in 20 seconds, says never going to apply again

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US appeals court halts Trump's $400 million ballroom project, grants 14 days for Supreme Court appeal

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Who is Sarah Jukaku? Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has rental properties in India, Dubai in wife's name

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US judge compares Meta to 'public nuisance,' orders $567m payout over child harm

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One Houston man began clearing illegally dumped trash alone; his daily cleanups grew into a 100-volunteer movement

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