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Times of India - US News

US - Aug 13, 2026 - In 2025, Virginia spent $8 million rebuilding 1.09 miles of Ragged Island shoreline; the project created 2.6 acres of new marsh and 2.2 acres of oyster reef while cutting hundreds of tons of sediment entering Chesapeake Bay - Virginia's $8 million Ragged Island restoration project rebuilt 1.09 miles of shoreline, creating 2.6 acres of marsh and 2.2 acres of oyster reef. Funded by NOAA Fisheries, the project is reducing erosion and keeping hundreds of tons of sediment and nutrients out of Chesapeake Bay while creating valuable habitat for fish, crabs and birds.

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Louisiana created 1,170 acres of new wetlands in Barataria Basin; one year later, shrimp and crabs are returning to the restored habitat

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Quote of the day by Zohran Mamdani: 'For generation after generation, we have been told that when the world has sent its people to our shores, it has not sent its best'

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US - Aug 13, 2026 - Trump announces Karoline Leavitt's exit as White House press secretary

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Quote of the day by David Goggins: 'You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential' and why ease is not the answer

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A $13.5 million Maryland project turned dredged sand, silt and shell into roughly 70 acres of wetland habitat for threatened marsh birds

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'We will keep it': Trump says US has total control over Hormuz, Iran has 'no money'

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Marco Rubio jokes he would ask Donald Trump to bomb Paraguay if he goes on a keto diet: 'Just because I haven't had any sugar'

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After 23 years, US to pull out last troops from Iraq by September 30

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Florida completed a 2,560-acre stormwater treatment landscape with 4,750 acre-feet of storage to help protect the Indian River Lagoon

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Quote of the day by Michael J. Fox: "I think the scariest person in the world is the person with..." - a lesson on humour, perspective and facing hard times with lightness

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California removed more than 20 acres of asphalt from an old lumber mill and planted 420,000 native plants; early coho marine survival reached 2.6%

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How to hide a president in plain sight: Trump's catering caper had a Clinton precedent

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20-year-old tourist dies in US after falling from 170-feet waterfall while posing for photos

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Dan Scavino, Natalie Harp, Walt Nauta: 3 aides were allowed with Trump when he was moved into a catering truck during Turkey emergency

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In 2020, Minnesota funded a $1.918 million Shell Rock River habitat program; by 2025, it had protected or restored 588 acres

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Powerful storms sweep US midwest, leave 3 dead and nearly 800,000 without power

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A Texas homeowner thought they had a snake problem. Then more than 20 rattlesnakes emerged from beneath the house

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A remote Alaska village is slowly sinking as the frozen ground beneath it thaws, releasing ancient carbon locked away for thousands of years

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'Did you pay anything to your employer for H-1B': Indian visa holder shares gruelling 30-minute interview at Hyderabad consulate

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Farmer's Almanac predicts a cold, snowy Wyoming winter, but one meteorologist calls long-range August forecasts 'voodoo magic'

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ICE slams New York judge for releasing deported immigrant after fourth drunk-driving conviction

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Oregon's Siletz Bay is restoring 37 acres of tidal wetland this summer, digging new channels where more than a century of diking turned marsh into pasture

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Quote of the day by Kobe Bryant: 'If you want to be great at something, there's a choice you have to make. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that'

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'This is just the beginning': Trump official on 175,000 visa revocations; 'All we ask is a couple of things...'

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California man's front-yard food forest was approved by his HOA; a new board later fined him $750 for the same garden

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In 1969, US engineers buried an experimental nuclear reactor under a grassy mound in Nebraska; the reactor still lies underground today

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New York woman pleads guilty to trafficking Indians from Canada, says she picked people from border and dropped them off inside US for profit

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Quote of the day by Michelle Obama: 'You will never be happy plodding through someone else's idea of success. Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own'

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Minnesota, South Carolina & Wisconsin: Trump endorsement delivers mixed results in Republican primaries

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Trump admin plans to spend $900m on White House 'modernisation projects': Report

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At just 17, this Indiana teenager turned her own childhood health struggles into a mission to help people experiencing homelessness, she has now raised $6,800 and distributed 100 blessing bags

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Iran knew Trump's hotel floor, targeted his aircraft during Nato summit: Report

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In 1871, Wisconsin's Peshtigo Fire killed more than 1,200 people as Chicago burned, becoming the deadliest wildfire in US history

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Florida homeowner Abigail Mwaungulu let a Wendy's worker named Dara eat lunch on her porch; their chance meeting became a friendship and raised over $13,000

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Indian-origin man may lose US citizenship for hiding past deportation order, identity fraud

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A hidden wonder in Yosemite was disappearing for more than 100 years, in 2023, a massive restoration began filling a 3.5-mile erosion gully with 162,000 cubic yards of soil and woodchips, restoring 94 acres of lost wetlands

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In 1988, USDA scientists released flea beetles in North Dakota to fight a stubborn weed; their descendants spread across America and restored rangelands

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US man calls 911 after killing wife, 4 children in Kansas; dies by suicide

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The United States removed 100 outdated dams in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 river miles across 30 states and setting a single-year record for upstream habitat

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Bill Gates ranks only 44th among America's largest landowners, but he remains the country's biggest private farmland owner

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New York, New Jersey declare August 15 'India Independence Day' ahead of 80th anniversary

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Colorado cleaned up Rocky Mountain Arsenal after decades of weapons and chemical production; a 15,000-acre refuge now supports more than 330 animal species

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Decades before Trump's secret plane swap, Bill Clinton used a decoy to land in Pakistan; reporter reveals how

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A Florida family found a strange metal ball after a fire. It seemed to move on its own and puzzled the US Navy

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In 1983, an Atlantic City widow rejected $1 million for her home; in 1994, a state agency offered $251,250 and threatened eminent domain, but she ultimately won in court

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Hindu students campaign at US schools to distinguish the sacred swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz

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Why US is questioning Pakistan's Rs 3 trillion defence spending

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Over 100 aides, journalists flew on as unwitting decoys after Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey

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Indian national Nikhil Gupta's sentencing in Gurpatwant Pannun murder plot case delayed to November 20

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From fast fashion to fast repairs: Clothing brands push in-store mending to draw GenZ

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Trump's move to curb birthright citizenship faces legal challenge

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'I go by Secret Service, military': Trump confirms switching planes in Turkey over Iran threat

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Chicago hit by severe storms as 500,000+ lose power, flights halted

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Video shows catering truck used to secretly move Trump between planes amid Iran threat

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Quote of the day by Peter Thiel: 'First mover advantage is a trap, it's much better to be the last mover'

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Quote of the day by Michael Bloomberg: 'I'm not smarter than anybody else but I can outwork you', and a controversial career advice

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