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Why California just returned 136 acres of protected coastline to Indigenous tribes, know what this historic decision means

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AI company CEO pays $1.7 million a year so employees can live in one of America's most expensive neighbourhoods

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‎Mother who publicly claimed vaccines killed her 18-month-old twins is now accused of murdering them, with prosecutors alleging she suffocated both children

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US - Jul 9, 2026 - Hawaii released axis deer for recreational hunting in the 1860s, but with few predators, the animals multiplied into tens of thousands, stripping vegetation, damaging farms and accelerating erosion across Maui - Axis deer, introduced for hunting, now threaten Hawaii's environment and agriculture. These animals reproduce rapidly without natural predators, causing significant damage. An eradication effort on Hawaii Island successfully prevented a new invasion. However, managing established populations on Maui remains a long-term challenge. Early detection and elimination prove more effective than controlling widespread species.

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California accidentally introduced the olive fruit fly in 1998, and within five years, it had spread across every olive-growing region, forcing growers into permanent pest-control programs that transformed the state's olive industry.

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In 1980, California released more than 1.5 billion sterile Mediterranean fruit flies after an invasive outbreak threatened over 250 crops, eradicating the infestation before it could permanently invade California's orchards

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US - Jul 9, 2026 - Florida spent decades building seawalls to protect its Atlantic coast, but scientists found seawall-backed beaches lost more than half a metre of elevation while natural dunes kept rebuilding after major hurricanes - Florida's concrete seawalls are accelerating beach erosion, a new study reveals. These structures, meant for protection, are causing significant sand loss and degradation. Naturally occurring sand dunes, however, demonstrate remarkable resilience after severe weather events. Coastal grasses help dunes rebuild themselves, trapping windblown sand effectively. Transitioning to natural green infrastructure is now a key challenge for coastal planners.

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California accidentally imported Argentine ants in the early 1900s, but the invasive insects now protect aphids across citrus orchards, allowing sap-sucking pests to multiply and damage millions of dollars' worth of fruit each year

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In the 1970s, the United States began fencing off miles of California beaches each summer after the California least tern population collapsed; today, nesting colonies have spread along the Pacific coast

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Inside details of Trump administration's biggest crackdown on H-1B visa fraud: Human trafficking in the name of fake jobs

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Trump promised to fix America's most famous Reflecting Pool for under $2 million. It ended up costing $14.7 million, and the problems started within days‎

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The Amazon is the world's largest river, yet not a single bridge crosses its main channel

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'Days, weeks or months': US gearing up for prolonged military campaign against Iran

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US democrat Graham Platner suspends Maine Senate campaign amid sexual assault allegation

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Student visas processed under 'established regulations': US Embassy amid delay concerns

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Nearly 1,000 cyclospora cases reported in Michigan in largest-ever parasite outbreak

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Iran threat? Why Trump flew home on old Air Force One instead of jet gifted by Qatar

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Will be giving licence to Ukraine to produce Patriot missile: Trump

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Connor Murphy's alleged last video saying 'I'm dying every second' resurfaces after his death

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US launches major probe into H-1B visa 'fraud'; Cognizant under scanner

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The Don of disorder: Allies duck as Trump changes script again, picking fights from Madrid to Tehran

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'I think I will': Trump hints at lifting Syria's terror label, calls interim president 'great job'

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'On every single one of their list': Trump claims Iran is plotting to assassinate him

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From Sleepy Joe to Dozy Don: Trump converts Japan and morphs Zelensky to Putin

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California turns to worms and microbes to tackle livestock manure pollution and create eco-friendly fertiliser

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The United States encouraged widespread planting of Russian olive trees during the 1900s to create windbreaks and wildlife habitat, but the trees spread along western rivers, replacing native cottonwood forests and altering bird communities

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The United States released house sparrows in the 1850s and starlings in the 1890s to make cities feel more familiar to European settlers, but the introductions backfired as both species spread nationwide, competing with native bluebirds, swallows and woodpeckers for scarce nesting cavities

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The United States in the late 1970s captured the last remaining wild red wolves after hybridisation and habitat loss pushed the species toward extinction; captive breeding later made it possible to return wolves to the wild in North Carolina

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Red scare by the red: Trump and Republicans test anti-communist message for midterm elections

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Florida spent nearly 40 years undoing a major flood-control project, filling canals and restoring 43 miles of Kissimmee River bends after wetlands were damaged; by 2021, over 26,000 acres returned

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The United States removed two massive dams from Washington's Elwha River to reopen salmon habitat blocked for nearly a century; by 2014, the dams were gone, and salmon were moving back upstream

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The United States in the early 1900s rounded up the last remaining wild American bison after commercial hunting reduced the species to only a few hundred animals; today, hundreds of thousands once again roam protected lands

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Tow-truck driver shot during California freeway service call remains in critical condition as family speaks out

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An indigenous Yurok family from California brought a dying river back to life after leading a decades-long fight to remove four dams

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Desi doctor who drove his family off a cliff in California walks free after therapy

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Iran deal over, trade cut with Spain, Greenland row back: Trump sets tense tone at Nato summit

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Kudzu was planted across the US South in the 1930s to fight soil erosion, but later it became the vine that 'ate the South' sprawling across roadsides and abandoned land

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One hell of a ride: Midwest theme park spends $22M on 'Cannonball!' , the tallest and fastest water ride in the US

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'Not important for Denmark': Trump says US needs Greenland for 'protection of the world'

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Microsoft's $7.3 billion AI data centre has been sued by neighbours sick of noise that never stops, doesn't let them sleep

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US charges puts gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar at centre of transnational murder, stops short of accusing India

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43 days alone at sea, 2,400 miles across the Pacific: America's first female rower, Kelsey Pfendler, talks about the fear in the open ocean

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'Trump misread India': Former NSA John Bolton tears apart Pakistan playbook

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Paris Hilton is celebrating the closure of a 55-year-old school in Utah: Inside her long-time battle against the boarding school and why

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US court dismisses charges against Indian-origin doctor who drove Tesla off 250-foot cliff with family

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'Were to be paid $5,000-$10,000': Texas couple, 80 and 74, arrested after 345-pound cocaine bust at border

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'I was testing people': Trump says he was 'very disappointed' with Nato over Iran war

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'No safe harbour for thugs': US indicts Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar in Nijjar killing

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Skyscraper in Manhattan at risk of collapse, street evacuated

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FIFA World Cup 2026: US-Belgium clash draws 30 million viewers, becomes most-watched soccer telecast in US history

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Indian-origin motel manager arrested in Los Angeles for profiting off prostitution, sex-trafficking

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2018 murder of newborn in California: Bakshinderpal Sing Mann, father who buried baby and then fled to Canada, finally sentenced

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Mitch McConnell speaks to senators from hospital amid health speculation, discusses national issues: Former adviser

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Quote of the day by Michelle Obama: 'Failure is a feeling long before it becomes an actual result'

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'She's a nice person but made a mistake': Trump says relationship with Meloni 'soured' over Iran war

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Have you ever faced harm or mistreatment in India? Why US visa officers ask this question to every candidate

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Manhattan high-rise evacuated as officials warn of potential collapse

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Trump administration shared Iranian asylum seekers' confidential data with Tehran, lawsuit alleges

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