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US - Aug 25, 2026 - JD Vance backs $103,265 H-1B fee, policy groups push back

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In 1959, Vermont bought Snake Mountain land but the seller kept timber rights; 67 years later the state plans to secure 949 acres of those rights and add 256 acres

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US - Aug 25, 2026 - In 2006, South Dakota began turning a mine that produced 41 million ounces of gold into America's deepest underground lab; today scientists work 4,850 feet down searching for dark matter and neutrinos - A former gold mine in South Dakota has been transformed into a major underground science facility. The Homestake Mine once produced about 41 million ounces of gold and 9 million ounces of silver, but today its tunnels are used to study some of the Universe's biggest mysteries. Scientists conduct experiments searching for dark matter, neutrinos and rare radioactive decay, while also researching microbes, geology and geothermal energy. Located 4,850 feet underground, the Sanford Underground Research Facility shows how a site once built for mining has found a new purpose in scientific discovery.

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In 1896, North Carolina tested sericea lespedeza as a crop; by the 1930s, officials planted it for erosion control and mine repair across the United States

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In 2019, Louisiana rebuilt Queen Bess Island for brown pelicans after oil-spill damage; that season, biologists observed 18 nesting bird species on 37 restored acres

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In the early 2000s, Mark Magura bought a 272-acre Indiana farm; after a 3-year restoration, 200.6 acres came back as wetland, prairie and forest for wildlife

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In 2012, a retired Florida art professor began cementing discarded bottles into his yard: more than 6,000 bottles, later, he built a house, lighthouse, and giant geodesic sphere

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US removes Syria from terrorism list after 46 years - what it means for the Middle East country

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Scientists tracked 19 adult goldfish in Lake Ontario's Hamilton Harbour: 2 years later, survivors still overwintered in the same areas and returned each spring

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1938, Massachusetts disincorporated four Swift River towns for Quabbin Reservoir; 88 years later, Dana Common still preserves cellar holes above Boston's water source

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"I deceived people, I lied": A 37 year old woman pretrended to be a child for years and convinced families she needed protection; now she is convicted of fraud

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Sealing it with a kiss: 'Skywalkers' couple that went viral for Empire State Building climb appear in court

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Meet Dr. Robert Parry: Ohio pediatric surgeon draws cartoons on kids' bandages after surgery, creating 10,000 moments of joy

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Texas turned 68,000 acres of solar farms into grazing ground for sheep; revealing how solar land could become a new resource for American farmers

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Six months into war, Trump faces falling support as Americans lose confidence in his presidency

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Michigan man sentenced to at least 45 years after nine criminal sexual conduct convictions

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In the 1950s, US nuclear tests at Bikini and Enewetak left carbon-14 traces in Guam coral, revealing how nuclear fallout travelled across the Pacific

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US wildfire crisis: Hawk Fire burns more than 15,000 acres, forcing mass evacuations in Nevada

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Donald Trump wins US Supreme Court nod to tighten mail voting rules before midterms

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In 2017, Indiana's Wolf Run Golf Course closed; after plans for 560 homes and 100,000 sq ft of shops and offices stalled, a couple paid $5.5 million for its 215 acres and helped turn it into Boone County's largest nature preserve

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In 1988, a retired Ohio minister received two tiny pencil sharpeners as a gift; over the next 20 years, he collected more than 3,400 and created a museum

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US universities pausing CPT program after new ICE memo: Indian students in a fix

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'Happy birthday wheelchair': Disabled New Jersey woman shocked seeing hurtful message on cake; restaurant says it was a reference for where the cake was to be served

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US proposes $103,265 H-1B fee: Hiring set to become more costly

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In 1908, an unschooled Indiana widow began a 20-year fight to defend 120 acres of Lake Michigan dunes from a steel giant; 72 years later, 212 acres including part of her tract joined Indiana Dunes to remain open space forever

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In 1862, heirs sold Colorado's Baca land for 30 cents an acre; 140 years later its 97,000-acre ranch sold for $31.28 million and helped create a national park nearly four times the monument's original size

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'Nothing changes yet': Immigration lawyer explains new $103,265 H-1B fee rule is not final; there will be litigation

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The Oval Obese: Trump's junk food habit crashes into Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) crusade

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Meet Finley Holz, the Minnesota student who studied 10 years of wolf-tracking data and found deep snow can make wolves move less

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Albany Police Department issues BOLO for a man who picked $30 from the floor while shopping at Walmart; faces backlash, says no charges will be filed

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In 1988, Arthur creator Marc Brown bought a Martha's Vineyard estate for $700,000; after 37 years and writing half the books there, he sold it for $6.4 million

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Trump, Melania in heated exchange? Brief Grand Prix video clip sparks online buzz

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A California family once refused to sell land needed for the 1960 Winter Olympics; the state offered $103,000, but the owner demanded $440,000

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H-1B visa shock: Trump admin proposes hiking fee to over $100,000

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In 1982, Larry Walters floated in the sky for 45 minutes in his lawn chair tied to 42 balloons; 11 years later, he shot himself to death

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Harvard urges international students to return to US before September 15 as F-1, J-1 visa rules change

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Cops used electrocution gloves to subdue high school students in Omaha, now the school district and parents are pleading with police to stop: 'Supposed to be a safe space for students'

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An abandoned Mississippi shed was covered in snake skins; cameras revealed why gray ratsnakes kept returning

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US professor faces possible termination after 'word salad' remark during faculty meeting sparks discrimination probe

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In 1900, JP Morgan bought 117 acres including Maine's Sand Beach as a wedding gift; his granddaughter later donated about 100 acres to Acadia National Park

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Meet Iris Shen, the 17-year-old Texas student who tested potential blood-cancer drugs in clams; one treatment behaved similarly to human-cell tests and her research won $150,000

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A newlywed Washington couple turned scrap metal and old car parts into a Junk Castle that cost them just $500

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In 1934, an Arizona father began gathering rejected objects and desert Stone; 11 years later, the salvage had become an 18-room castle for his daughter

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Invasive Argentine ants are defending other pests in California's citrus groves and vineyards, troubling farmers and leaving natives hungry

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In 1914, San Francisco began its Hetch Hetchy water project in Yosemite: 112 years later, the system still serves more than 2.7 million people

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Kinzua Dam's construction displaced Seneca communities in the 1960s: 61 years after its completion, Allegheny Reservoir anchors one of the Northeast's biggest outdoor recreation complexes

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Massachusetts fishermen thought they had spotted a shark before landing a 1,260-pound blue marlin after a three-hour battle, coming just 142 pounds short of the world record

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She lost a grandson and dozens of guinea pigs in a house fire; today, she runs a Massachusetts sanctuary caring for nearly 400 abandoned guinea pigs

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In 1959, a 7.3 quake hurled a landslide across Montana's Madison River: 67 years later Earthquake Lake still floods the valley west of Yellowstone

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In 1955, the Army Corps closed Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri: 71 years later, Lewis and Clark Lake has grown into a Great Plains recreation hub

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Florida sank a 324-foot former New York sludge tanker off Pompano Beach; the wreck became an underwater casino reef with card-dealing sharks, poker tables and marine life

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In the late 1960s, a Washington art teacher collected car doors, washing-machine windows and scrap appliances: He turned the junk into a 1,200-square-foot castle for reportedly less than $500

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Four medaka fish flew aboard Columbia in 1994 to test whether vertebrates could reproduce without gravity; they laid 43 eggs and eight baby fish hatched in space

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Washington releases 20 lab-raised sunflower sea stars into the Salish Sea to restore the endangered species and damaged kelp forests

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This Ohio home built entirely underground hits the market for $850,000 with a grass-covered roof that the owners literally have to mow

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