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Times of India - US News

US - Sep 29, 2026 - In 1914, a Connecticut writer opened one of America's first private songbird sanctuaries; her work helped shape a statewide bird-protection movement that still operates - Birdcraft Sanctuary in Fairfield, Connecticut, was established in 1914 by Mabel Osgood Wright and is notable for its history. This sanctuary serves as one of the first private songbird refuges in the United States. The Connecticut Audubon Society, which Wright helped to found in 1898, continues to operate today. Although Interstate 95 construction in 1957 reduced its size, the sanctuary remains a vital bird habitat.

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Over 50 years, a model maker built a 3,800-square-foot miniature circus by hand; it now anchors Florida's Ringling Circus Museum

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US - Sep 29, 2026 - Over 20 years, a New York painter hand-dug a lake and planted thousands of native trees; the private landscape survives as Olana State Historic Site - Frederic Edwin Church, a prominent figure in the Hudson River School of painting, meticulously crafted the Olana landscape surrounding his New York residence. He hand-excavated a 10-acre lake and introduced thousands of native tree species, intertwining nature with five miles of carriage roads, while simultaneously managing the property as a farm.

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In 1977, a Canadian student lost his class ring in the Barbados surf; 47 years later, a metal detectorist recovered it from the ocean and traced him down

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California thieves steal Nvidia-branded trailers expecting expensive AI hardware; find 40,000 pounds of sand instead

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In 1939, a Superman comic was tucked away in a family attic; eight decades later, three brothers found it and it sold for a record $9.12 million

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A Wisconsin family will keep owning and logging nearly 1,800 forest acres while a $1.6 million deal permanently blocks development and opens almost 1,500 acres to hikers, hunters and anglers

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Florida teen sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing mother and her boyfriend in planned ambush

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In 1997, two young scientists bought 116 acres beside New Hampshire's Bear Brook State Park; 25 years later, they placed the entire farm under conservation protection for wetlands, forests and wildlife

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In 1995, an Illinois recreation manager bought 100 acres near a major lake; decades later, his conservation work is protecting a creek that supplies drinking water to about 30,000 people

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8 US Marines hurt in previously unreported Iranian strikes; possible traumatic brain injuries: Report

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Meet Captain Sully Sullenberger: He landed a plane on Hudson River after a bird strike disabled both engines, saving all 155 lives; 17 years later, he gets aviation's highest honour

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United Airlines jet makes emergency return after cockpit windshield shatters

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Pentagon data hack exposes 3 million people's information as FBI probes another data leak

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'Took turns shooting': Trans NYT executive killed by in-laws amid anti-LGBTQ+ allegations

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School was tricked into sending $6.5 million to a stranger; he spent $513,000 on two luxury watches before the money was frozen

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'I offered them nothing': Trump denies sanctions relief to Iran, bashes Axios report

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US military to guard midterms after Donald Trump gutted agency that protects elections

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In 2003, Sean and Melodye Rooney bought Montana land beside the Stillwater River; 23 years later, their 57-acre property with nearly a mile of river frontage became permanently protected from development

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Trump questions UK release of five suspects held over alleged attack on US airbase

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In 2005, a Minnesota couple bought 20 acres beside Montana's Stillwater River; 17 years later, they had assembled 655 acres and placed the entire property under conservation protection for bears, wolves and elk

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Trump denies offering US arms to China's Xi, contradicts his own envoy

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In 1930, former Maine governor Percival Baxter bought nearly 6,000 acres around Mount Katahdin; 32 years later, his final acquisition brought his gifted parkland to 201,018 acres, now part of a 209,644-acre park

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Father left $21 million in a charitable fund; son sought a $1 million donation but his access was cut off by the foundation

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A Texas oil geologist first saw McKittrick Canyon in 1921, later bought the land for a private retreat; 38 years later he donated 4,942 acres and his home, helping create Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey resigns after just over a year, says 'returning to family in Missouri'

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NYT tech executive shot dead allegedly by Chinese in-laws at California sports complex; shooters took turns to spray bullets

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A Maryland couple bought 116 acres as a hunting property; 20 years later, they had replaced crops with native grasses, wildflowers and trees and permanently protected the land for wildlife

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A Seattle shipbuilder sold his company for a reported $3.5 million in 1906 and built an Orcas Island estate; 15 years later he donated more than 2,700 acres to Washington to create Moran State Park

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An Ohio lawyer accidentally sent $550 to a stranger on Zelle; the payment mistake turned into a three-year court battle

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From containment to commerce? Trump is said to make arms sales pitch to Xi

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Indian Green Card applicants see mysterious USCIS status change, immigration lawyer says it must be a 'system glitch'

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'Look at this Indian': University of Florida student says he was harassed, abused, 'I was genuinely fearing for my life'

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North Carolina reused dredged material that would have been discarded offshore to rebuild an eroding bird island near Wanchese; within a week, oystercatchers and terns were exploring the new habitat

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In 1999, Denis Leary lost his cousin and childhood friend in a Worcester fire; his foundation has since donated over $17.5 million

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A Texas landowner bought a ranch in the 1990s and later added thousands of acres; today, more than 7,000 acres are managed for mule deer, pronghorn and other wildlife

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A Pennsylvania family protected a 30-acre farm beside 1,300 acres of preserved land; its mature oaks and hickories now provide habitat for turkeys, bats and hundreds of caterpillar species

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A California family donated its historic 390-acre ranch to Cal Poly after 150 years of farming; the protected property includes 100 acres of prime irrigated soil, four wells and a seven-acre reservoir

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'I hid the truth': Pro-Palestinian activist Hanna Gann spent years claiming Palestinian, Black roots in US; finally admits she is White Jewish

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SpaceX's 'biggest, most powerful' rocket reaches Earth orbit for first time

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'Naive gamer' to IS sympathiser: How US teen Daniel Fischer was radicalised

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Getty acquired a rediscovered 17th-century Velázquez portrait in Los Angeles; the painting, known for centuries only through an engraving, is now the first work by the Spanish master to enter the museum's collection

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A Pennsylvania dairy farmer spent 70 years watching bears and turkeys on his 170-acre farm; in 2026, after turning down two lucrative offers, he permanently protected the land from development

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'Have you ever voted in US election?' 61-year-old Canadian citizen, US Green Card holder, detained at border, interrogated for 6 hours, made to sign removal order

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Florida's conservation programme protects 61,525 acres, strengthening habitat connectivity across the 1.6-million-acre wildlife corridor

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At 14, Van-Houston McMillion is already starting his sophomore year at an Alabama college; he could finish his degree before turning 16

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'If the system is being gamed...': New York's Rochester General Hospital accused of hiring 80 H-1Bs or J-1s, only 2 Americans

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In 1982, Paul Newman started selling homemade salad dressing and gave away the profits; 40 years later, his company has donated over $600 million

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US Navy has approved terms for redevelopment of 2,422 acres at California's former Concord Naval Weapons Station; the master developer will pay $44.6 million plus interest as the abandoned military site moves toward a new future

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US 81-year-old viral delivery driver's $700K fundraiser for wife's cancer treatment pulled after discovering daughter posed as neighbour to raise money

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'End H-1B visa now': Nikki Haley's son is back with 'America for Americans' slogan, demands a stop to legal immigration

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Meet Shereen Pavlides, the former Glen Mills resident who turned home cooking into a digital career; the 1990 high school graduate now has about 5 million TikTok followers, 2 million on Facebook and 1.45 million YouTube subscribers

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White House posts third taxpayer-paid ad campaign boosting Trump ahead of midterm elections

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In 2005, Walmart pledged to protect one acre for every acre it developed; 21 years later, the programme has helped protect more than 2.2 million acres

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Wyoming spent $1.8 million to buy an 80-year-old hot-springs water park inside a state park; after closing it, officials may now spend another $1 million to demolish almost everything

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Florida's python team followed 40 tagged male snakes and ended the season with 177 Burmese pythons removed and more than 4,100 eggs taken from the ecosystem

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Drugged with ketamine, raped for hours: Ex-student sues Cornell University, 7 fraternity members

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At 98, Iowa man Paul Little finally received his high school diploma 80 years after leaving school in 1946 to support his family

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