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Times of India - US News

US - Oct 9, 2026 - Isabella Rossellini turned a 27-acre New York farmstead into a protected community farm after conserving 20.8 acres; Mama Farm now runs a member CSA and biodiversity programmes for families and children - Mama Farm, founded by actress Isabella Rossellini in 2013, combines farming, animal care, and community activities. This Long Island property features a community-supported agriculture programme connecting members with locally produced food. The farm practices organic and regenerative techniques to preserve biodiversity while educating families about the environment. Various workshops and children's programs create opportunities for engagement with nature and agriculture.

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US - Oct 9, 2026 - America First, powered by foreign talent; five of six tech execs honored by Trump were born outside US

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US plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter's death; first public execution in 90 years

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A CEO who was not a cyclist trained for months, then rode about 2,000 miles from Mexico to Canada in 12 days; along the route, his team raised and distributed more than $766,000 to over 70 people and organisations

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Country singer Zach Bryan quietly bought an $18 million Tennessee estate in 2026; the secluded property sits on 146 acres and includes a 6,000-square-foot main house and recording studio

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An Arkansas family treated the same fence as its property line for nearly six decades; after new neighbours removed fencing and trees, an appeals court upheld $12,000 in treble damages and an order to rebuild the fence

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America has enjoyed the greatest free lunch in history: Vivek Wadhwa reacts to Green Card crackdown on 8 IT companies, says they aren't the visa abusers

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A $132,000 GoFundMe was raised for radio host Ronn Owens; federal review found thousands spent on mortgages, businesses and family transfers

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Federal executive with top-secret clearance created a fake classified program and diverted $145 million into luxury property and gold; after FBI found 298 gold bars, he pleaded guilty to a $193.6 million fraud

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Mark Zuckerberg's sister Arielle Zuckerberg reveals secret DJ career, 37-year-old has played techno at clubs, festivals and Burning Man since 2018 while working in venture capital

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Indian-origin doctor mom arrested and charged in Florida as she watched 7-year-old drown. She said she froze, she was not strong enough to pull him from water

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FDR's grandson bought 150 acres of Texas ranch land in 1999; 27 years later, he has assembled a 1,300-acre family retreat with seven miles of trails

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Walt Disney quietly assembled more than 27,000 acres in Florida through secret transactions for about $5 million, averaging roughly $182 an acre; after the buyer's identity emerged, the land became Walt Disney World

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Donald Trump honours CEO Satya Nadella as JD Vance goes hard at Microsoft

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In 2021, 94-year-old Texas teacher Opal Lee saw Juneteenth become a federal holiday after more than 40 years of activism and a 1,400-mile walk campaign

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'She's biased': Cornell sex assault accused seeks removal of NY AG Letitia James as special prosecutor

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Cornell Jane Doe faces death threats, doxxing after armed cops swarm family home

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In 2023, California shifted a levee 1,500 feet back and flooded fields in winter; the new floodplain produced unexpectedly huge amounts of food for young salmon

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US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington's visa crackdown intensifies

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In 2016, Michigan paved a school-bus route with recycled tyre rubber; after 3 years, inspectors found no visible cracking or rutting

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Palm Valley School closes after 74 years amid bankruptcy, leaving parents devastated; its 36-acre California campus with 53 classrooms is up for sale for $14 million

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In 2022, Washington replaced conventional riverbank defenses with engineered log structures and native plants; early tests showed the approach could protect banks while improving habitat

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In 2024, Washington opened a first-in-the-nation eight-story spiral passage through a dam; young sockeye salmon could finally reach the river downstream

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2 Latvian men arrested near UK airbase housing US, Nato intelligence operations

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In 2013, Delaware spread carbon pellets across a polluted lake bottom in a US-first cleanup; the toxic chemicals were trapped and a new wetland improved habitat

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Meet Franz Lozano Jr., the Texas student who returned to education after more than a decade away; he is now part of a national award-winning student organisation recognised for leadership, service and community engagement

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'Having productive discussions with Iran': Trump rules out strikes before US midterms

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In 2019, Metallica's foundation launched a job-training initiative at 10 US colleges; seven years later, its investment topped $17 million and the programme expanded to 93 colleges across all 50 states

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In 2022, California put plastic from discarded printer cartridges into a 500-foot Highway 99 lane; after thousands of trucks in hot and cold weather, it had no cracking or rutting

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In 2016, Washington installed 26 human-made beaver dams in a damaged creek; after one flood, sediment rose nearly 5 feet, and water depth increased 11%

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In 1964, Lyndon B Johnson signed the Wilderness Act, giving about 9 million acres statutory protection and creating the system that now safeguards wilderness nationwide

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US charges former Venezuela president Maduro with conspiracy to torture opponents

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In 2016, Barack Obama expanded that Hawaiian ocean refuge by 442,781 square miles, creating a protected area nearly the size of the Gulf of Mexico

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In 1994, Bill Clinton signed a desert-protection law that impacted nearly 9.2 million acres of California, creating Mojave National Preserve and expanding Joshua Tree and Death Valley

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A California boy asked his father for a backyard roller coaster and he said yes; six weeks and about $3,500 later, a 180-foot homemade ride was winding through the family's quarter-acre yard

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A Texas physician spent 40 years restoring family land; $10M property is now a 2,178-acre wildlife area filled with deer, wild turkeys and black-capped vireos

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In 1928, supporters had raised $5 million for Great Smoky Mountains National Park but rising land prices stalled the effort; a Rockefeller memorial fund matched it with another $5 million, helping make the park possible

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Patrón co-founder John Paul DeJoria turned a 96-acre Texas ranch into a home for more than 120 exotic animals; when it sold for $6.93 million, the buyer inherited the herd and a 2,700-square-foot underground shelter

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