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Times of India - US News

US - Aug 9, 2026 - No more strikes on Iran? Trump says US going 'low key', stresses economic pressure over military op

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Florida couple visited Greece for the first time in 2024; two years later, they retired early and moved into a $461,000 home bought sight unseen

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In 1987, Orlando put 1,200 acres of constructed wetlands to work cleaning reclaimed water; the system now polishes about 5.11 billion gallons a year

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US - Aug 9, 2026 - Florida community fears a radioactive waste pile could threaten thousands living nearby - Residents of Progress Village are increasingly concerned about the environmental and health threats posed by a substantial phosphogypsum stack nearby. This waste contains naturally occurring radioactive materials, raising alarms about radiation exposure and potential water contamination, particularly during storm events. Studies on the stack's effects on local air and water quality have been conducted, and the community is advocating for greater transparency and improved management of this hazardous industrial waste.

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In 1986, a California city began polishing sewage through constructed marshes; the 307-acre system is now a wildlife sanctuary that has hosted over 300 bird species

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Utah wildfire: 2 helicopter pilots confirmed dead after crash while battling blaze

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In the 1990s, New York chose wetlands over conventional storm sewers on Staten Island; the Bluebelt strategy saved taxpayers $80 million in infrastructure costs

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Trump's hair-do turns heads, has America all tangled up

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In the 1960s, Florida drained land for a giant subdivision; in 2026, restoration finished after removing 260 miles of roads and plugging 48 miles of canals across 55,000 acres

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Trump ready to end Iran war without nuclear deal; Tehran's demands complicate exit: Report

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Universal Studios is using 'goats' to reduce the risk of wildfires that usually comes with the brutal Californian summers

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Ex-US President Joe Biden's cancer 'painful, spread into his bones and further', says son Hunter

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In 2023, Hoboken opened a 5.4-acre park on a former industrial site; its playgrounds and lawns can hold up to 2 million gallons of stormwater

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ICE arrests over 1,200 illegal immigrants in Georgia; sex offenders, child abusers among those held

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In 1989, Ohio's Fernald uranium plant stopped production; a $4.4 billion cleanup transformed the 1,050-acre site into wetlands, prairie and forest

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Scientists are deliberately setting fires to save California's 3,000-year-old giant sequoias from being destroyed by megafires

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Retired NYPD chief found dead in New York's Long Island pool after drowning

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'We know how to stand up to American ideas': Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza plan

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Florida Python Challenge 2026: How one hunter removed 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades in 10 days

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5-month-old baby among 2 dead as boat capsizes near New York's Liberty Island

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Indian man accused of strangling US girlfriend after she planned to end relationship; arrested in Germany

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In 1976, a 26-year-old biologist camped alone beneath a 35-foot artificial eagle nest: One chick she raised went on to father around 70 more

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In 1933, Virginia islanders began leaving Hog Island after a devastating hurricane; abandoned sheep lived wild for decades and became a rare American breed

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A Florida homeowner covered an entire lawn with cardboard. What happened next turned it into a haven for bees and butterflies

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In 1976, a New York biologist began raising Alaskan Eagle chicks in artificial towers and 198 releases helped turn one breeding pair into hundreds

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In 1907, a Minnesota teacher turned three acres of bog and hillside into a living botany laboratory and it now protects over 500 plant and 130 bird species

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In the late 1950s, a congressman used a remote California ranch as his conservation base; his work helped protect more than 70,000 acres as Point Reyes National Seashore

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In 1920, a New York botanist took over four acres of poison ivy; her outdoor laboratory eventually held more than 675 native plant species

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In 1900, a New York retail rival bought one tiny corner lot to block Macy's, forcing the world-famous department store to build around it

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In 1903, a Florida boatbuilder became warden of a tiny island; his patrols helped protect America's first federal bird refuge

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In 2007, North Dakota biologists tagged an 87-pound paddlefish; 18 years later, an angler caught the same fish weighing 98 pounds

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Strait of Hormuz standoff: What Iran, US want and what it takes to reopen waterway

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Trump forces US oil billionaire to exit Venezuela

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US rejects China's Scarborough Reef measures, backs Philippines in South China Sea dispute

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Kash Patel plans Russia trip in October; Kremlin-friendly newspaper warns he better not come empty-handed if he has a favor to ask

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Quote of the day on love: 'Find what you love and let it kill you'

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'He did not make it': Death of PhD student Vikram Mubayi after California hike leaves family seeking answers

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ICE arrests at airports: Immigration lawyers share these 6 tips if you are stopped, questioned or detained

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Major US university to hide letter grades for first-semester students, cites 'mental health crisis'

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Donald Trump shoots from Senate shoulders to punish Russia, by making India and China pay

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Utah girl Emma Meline was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia days before Christmas; her 2-year-old sister became her perfect bone marrow match

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Indian man on death row in the US for killing wife, in-laws in 2019 seeks retrial, says his previous lawyers were bad

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Teen dressed as clown stabs 78-year-old man to death near St. Louis bus stop

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ICE to provide body cameras, but policy allows footage release only in agency's 'best interests'

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Florida dumped millions of tyres into the ocean to build a reef. More than 50 years later, it is still cleaning them up

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China controls about 80% of the tungsten market; a Nevada company says it has found 1.78 million tonnes, but NASA is blocking mining on part of the site

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Trumpiana: Citius, altius, fortius, hyperboleus!

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In 1985, a Colorado hairdresser began rescuing entire beaver families; she later relocated more than 1,000 to streams where their dams could help rebuild wetlands

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In 2002, a Kansas landowner began restoring 320 neglected acres with winter burns; 20 years later, native tallgrass and wildflowers had returned

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Flesh-eating bacteria kill 5 in Louisiana, health officials warn beachgoers as all cases are linked to seawater

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In 1982, an Arizona couple began building what became about 20,000 small rock dams across their desert ranch; one study found stream water increased 28% and flowed four weeks longer

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US Democrats eye probes into Trump-linked firms over impeachment if they regain House control: Report

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'End this war': Senate Democrats turn up heat on Donald Trump, seek end to 'unauthorised' Iran hostilities

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Utah wildfire: Helicopter carrying 2 crashes while fighting massive blaze, sparks new fire

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American entrepreneur says 'I'm shocked but honestly not surprised' as US plans to remove 60-day grace period for H-1Bs

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56 decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home; owner's licence suspended

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Senate confirms Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche as US Attorney General

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Colorado teen Jude Kofie taught himself piano by ear at 10; a stranger bought him a $15,000 grand piano, and now he has released his debut album

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