Wednesday, August 05, 2026 12:56 AM ET
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US - Aug 5, 2026 - 'A Fitting Farewell': An Illinois family gave its old farmhouse one final purpose; about 100 firefighters trained inside before it burned - A four-generation family farmhouse in Illinois was given a meaningful final purpose before being demolished. The Kestel family donated the vacant house to the New Lenox Fire Protection District, where nearly 100 firefighters trained in realistic live-fire rescue and firefighting exercises over three days. Although watching the home burn was emotional, the family said knowing it helped firefighters gain life-saving experience made its final farewell a fitting tribute to their family's legacy of community service.16 minutes ago
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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 Ads14 hours ago
How Vietnam veteran John Beal turned Seattle's polluted Hamm Creek into a thriving salmon habitat after doctors gave him just four months to live14 hours ago
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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 days15 hours ago
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In 2006, Florida deliberately sank a 911-foot aircraft carrier, creating America's largest intentionally reefed warship16 hours ago
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 acres16 hours ago
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 charity16 hours ago
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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 it18 hours ago
Iran won't escalate tensions but will defend itself, says Pezeshkian as Donald Trump claims Tehran has 'last chance'19 hours ago
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 acre19 hours ago
In 2024, helicopters delivered 3,800 giant sequoia seedlings seven miles into California wilderness; replanting a 48-acre burn scar considered unlikely to recover naturally18 hours ago
In 2015, helicopters began dropping logs into Washington's Queets-Clearwater watershed, helping crews rebuild 8 miles of critical salmon habitat19 hours ago
US to close missions in Canada, Japan and Indonesia: Report19 hours ago
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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 grass19 hours ago
Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan invested $125 million in a school for the disadvantaged; now she is closing it to focus on AI20 hours ago
In the 1840s, Alabama farmers embraced a drought-resistant livestock grass; it became a crop-choking weed that could poison cattle20 hours ago
In 1877, America distributed carp across the country for food; escaped populations later uprooted underwater plants that native fish rely on20 hours ago
In 1933, New Deal dams helped transform the Tennessee Valley, with manufacturing gains continuing long after federal funding ended20 hours ago
In the 1850s, settlers brought garlic mustard to America for food and medicine; it escaped gardens and altered the fungi that native trees depend on20 hours ago
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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 floorboards21 hours ago
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Indian-origin man among 25 facing US citizenship revocation over alleged fraud22 hours ago
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25 US states sue Trump over fresh tariffs on 60 trading partners23 hours ago
60 venomous snakes, cocaine, guns and 22,000 dollars in cash seized during New Mexico drug raid; inland taipan among reptiles found1 day ago
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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'1 day ago
Man rejects Rs 2 crore offer in India and chooses $160K in the US because...1 day ago
The US plans to auction up to 33 million acres of deep ocean around American Samoa for mineral exploration despite major environmental data gaps1 day ago
Washington family receives $350,000 after a river otter dragged their toddler underwater and attacked the child's mother1 day ago
Americans discard around 50,000 mattresses every day; one recycling programme has recovered 650 million pounds from 17 million beds1 day ago
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 failure1 day ago
Robbery attempt at Indian men waiting in parking lot after 11 pm, multi-city chase by police in Texas1 day ago
44-year-old man climbs Brooklyn Bridge, strips naked, plants flags and jumps into East River; survives, identified and charged by NYPD1 day ago
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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 mammals1 day ago