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US - Aug 5, 2026 - Florida laboratory tests exposed endangered Caribbean corals to predatory bacteria; more than half showed no bleaching beyond the infection site - In the Caribbean, researchers are exploring the use of predatory bacteria as a means to combat coral diseases. Laboratory tests have demonstrated that these microscopic bacteria can successfully eliminate harmful Vibrio bacteria while preserving the coral's vital microbiome. This promising method provides a focused mechanism to defend corals against disease. However, additional field trials are necessary for its application in conservation efforts.

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'A Fitting Farewell': An Illinois family gave its old farmhouse one final purpose; about 100 firefighters trained inside before it burned

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Quote of the day by Warren Buffett: 'Look for the job you would take if you didn't need a job' and timeless career advice

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US - Aug 5, 2026 - From 1952 to 2020, US inspectors recorded 2,562 woodwasp interceptions; researchers found wooden packaging was the dominant invasion pathway - Wooden packaging serves as the primary channel for introducing woodwasps across the globe. A thorough investigation reviewed decades of border inspection data from three different nations. Findings revealed that almost all interceptions were associated with pallets, crates, and other dunnage utilized in shipping. The evolution of trade routes has affected the source of these intercepted woodwasp species. Consequently, maintaining international regulations on wooden packaging is vital for enhancing biosecurity initiatives.

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Donald Trump administration revokes over 28,000 immigrant trucking licences, launches veteran hiring drive; Indian drivers may be affected

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US judge blocks New York's ban on ICE officers wearing face masks

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New rules for US citizenship: Trump administration wants new educational requirement for naturalization

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75-country Green Card ban illegal, rules Indian-American judge Amit Mehta; DHS says Trump upholding highest standards

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US researchers tracked nearly 450 coastal wetlands for up to 20 years; 84% were sinking towards open water and only 16% kept pace with rising seas

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Meet Darshan Magdum, Indian member of US boy band, who finally gets O-1 visa and the Internet is behind it

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The US army built a 1,500-mile Alaska Highway through wilderness in just eight months during World War II

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When Jeff Bezos asked his team to help after a rainforest charity saving the Amazon said it was blocked from using 'Amazon' in Google Ads

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How Vietnam veteran John Beal turned Seattle's polluted Hamm Creek into a thriving salmon habitat after doctors gave him just four months to live

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Only 4 companies? Critics say barring small companies from hiring H-1B for 1-2 years is not enough

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California's Ranch Fire burned 459,123 acres in 53 days; eight years later, crews planted 71,000 seedlings across the scar in eight days

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In 1994, Alabama sank 100 retired M60 battle tanks in the Gulf, giving obsolete military machines a 50-year second life as fish reefs

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In 2006, Florida deliberately sank a 911-foot aircraft carrier, creating America's largest intentionally reefed warship

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Virginia's iron furnaces burned an acre of forest a day for just five tons of metal; today, 10 stone ruins hide across 1.8 million forested acres

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North Carolina man worked 100-hour weeks for 58 years to save a bankrupt boat company, rejected a $400 million offer and gave it to charity

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Salvadoran man dies at New Jersey ICE detention centre, 22nd death in custody this year

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Andrew Tate's lawyer warns Trump of political fallout if he doesn't help jailed influencer in UK extradition case

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In 2023, a helicopter flew 90 miniature forest islands into a Washington swamp, testing whether 450 living plants could defeat invasive grass

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In 2018, a US engineer proposed spreading glass beads across Arctic ice to slow its melting; scientists later warned the plan could warm it

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Iran won't escalate tensions but will defend itself, says Pezeshkian as Donald Trump claims Tehran has 'last chance'

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In 1948, Maine loaded white-pine seeds into a Navy plane and scattered them across 2,200 burned acres; some produced 2,475 seedlings per acre

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In 2024, helicopters delivered 3,800 giant sequoia seedlings seven miles into California wilderness; replanting a 48-acre burn scar considered unlikely to recover naturally

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In 2015, helicopters began dropping logs into Washington's Queets-Clearwater watershed, helping crews rebuild 8 miles of critical salmon habitat

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US to close missions in Canada, Japan and Indonesia: Report

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A 1990s Pizza Hut in Pennsylvania is still drawing crowds, and the real reason may be less about nostalgia than about the memories we attach to places

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In 2023, a helicopter flew 90 miniature forest islands into a Washington swamp, testing whether 450 living plants could defeat invasive grass

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Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan invested $125 million in a school for the disadvantaged; now she is closing it to focus on AI

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In the 1840s, Alabama farmers embraced a drought-resistant livestock grass; it became a crop-choking weed that could poison cattle

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In 1877, America distributed carp across the country for food; escaped populations later uprooted underwater plants that native fish rely on

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In 1933, New Deal dams helped transform the Tennessee Valley, with manufacturing gains continuing long after federal funding ended

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In the 1850s, settlers brought garlic mustard to America for food and medicine; it escaped gardens and altered the fungi that native trees depend on

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'I will fight tooth and nail,' Kirk Bangstad, owner of Minocqua Brewing Company which had promised free beer if Donald Trump died, said their licence to serve was cancelled

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A truck carrying 269 bundles of rebar reached California's Calexico border crossing; X-rays revealed 1,002 pounds of cocaine hidden below its floorboards

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Washington wildfires: Man suspected of starting devastating blaze arrested; 700+ US buildings destroyed

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Prank or emergency? US screening of Spiderman forces hundreds to evacuate after fart attack - watch

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Indian-origin man among 25 facing US citizenship revocation over alleged fraud

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US outbreak turns deadly: First two deaths linked to 'explosive diarrhoea'

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25 US states sue Trump over fresh tariffs on 60 trading partners

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60 venomous snakes, cocaine, guns and 22,000 dollars in cash seized during New Mexico drug raid; inland taipan among reptiles found

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Man reunited with lost wedding ring after 10 years as 9-year-old niece makes incredible discovery in Minnesota lake

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Quote of the day by Marco Rubio: 'God has blessed me in many ways but none more important than my wife Jeanette'

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Man rejects Rs 2 crore offer in India and chooses $160K in the US because...

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The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral exploration despite major environmental data gaps

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Washington family receives $350,000 after a river otter dragged their toddler underwater and attacked the child's mother

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Americans discard around 50,000 mattresses every day; one recycling programme has recovered 650 million pounds from 17 million beds

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Quote of the day by Serena Williams: "I really think a champion is defined not by their wins, but by..." - a powerful lesson on resilience and rising after failure

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Robbery attempt at Indian men waiting in parking lot after 11 pm, multi-city chase by police in Texas

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44-year-old man climbs Brooklyn Bridge, strips naked, plants flags and jumps into East River; survives, identified and charged by NYPD

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Chennai entrepreneur shares how he started business with ₹90,000 after quitting ₹1 crore US job

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Visa extension filed? Immigration attorney says ICE can still arrest you; Oakland's Chantal Morales Rojas also did her paperwork before deadline

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In 1898, American bullfrogs were imported to California for frog legs; the predators later spread across the West, eating native frogs, fish, snakes, birds and small mammals

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In 2011, giant African land snails were found in Miami; Florida later sent trained Labradors into gardens to sniff out invaders humans could miss

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In 1884, a Florida visitor planted water hyacinth beside the St. Johns River; by 1896, it had spread across 200 miles

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