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US - Aug 25, 2026 - 'Zero self-awareness': Indian-origin professor slams viral video of woman welcoming parents at US airport triggering wheelchair row

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A New Jersey artist bought a 600-square-foot cabin in 1989 and kept adding to it; 37 years later, Luna Parc is a 5,000-square-foot home, studio and living artwork still being built

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Lindsay Clancy trial: Judge rejects mistrial plea after psychologist's Catholic faith remarks

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US - Aug 25, 2026 - 'Where to kill Barron Trump?' Iranian video targets US prez's son; Secret Service probes footage

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A Tennessee company is breaking down retired wind turbine blades instead of sending them to landfills, recovering glass fibre at 99.9% purity that can be reused in concrete, car panels and 3D-printing filament

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In 1934, a gun club opened on 9.5 acres beside San Francisco's Lake Merced; 81 years later it closed, contaminated soil was cleaned up and the lakeside land is now being opened for public recreation

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Mass cancellation of nonimmigrant US visa appointments triggers panic: State Department says it's for training

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Married NYC lawyer getting fired after his video of smooching 29-year-old colleague in Central Park goes viral

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In 1932, an Ohio foundry worker lost his job and began building a rock garden; he spent 12 years creating hundreds of structures, and his wife preserved it for another 53 years

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In 2014, a Texas coalition bought a 17,351-acre coastal ranch for $37.7 million, much of it using Deepwater Horizon restoration money; 15,000 acres later became a wildlife area protecting wetlands, prairie and endangered whooping crane habitat

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A Kansas cowboy put 50 wind turbines on his 7,000-acre ranch and turned the wind into his most reliable cash crop, selling electricity to thousands of homes

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In 1993, Minnesota turned 5,000 acres of abandoned iron mines and 15 flooded pits up to 525 feet deep into Cuyuna Country; today the former mining landscape has 50+ miles of bike trails and 25 miles of shoreline

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'Lake America': Trump floats plan to rename Lake Ontario amid escalating US-Canada trade row

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Cavers heard wind roaring from beneath a rubble-choked pit in New Mexico; after years of digging they broke through in 1986, and more than 145 miles of Lechuguilla Cave have since been mapped

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'We are under attack': US military aircraft lands in Russia, sparks wild theories

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Four teens charged after stolen G-Wagon crashes into car, kills US couple

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H-1B proposed fee could face legal challenge as immigration lawyers question DHS authority

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US diplomats heading back to Middle East as immediate Iran war risk recedes: Report

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In 1972, Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson gave the Texas White House and about 600 acres to the US but kept lifetime rights; she continued living there until 2007

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Scientists planted 133 portable seismometers around Yellowstone's Old Faithful for two weeks; tiny ground vibrations revealed an underground hot-water reservoir holding about 79 million gallons

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JD Vance backs $103,265 H-1B fee, policy groups push back

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In 1959, Vermont bought Snake Mountain land but the seller kept timber rights; 67 years later the state plans to secure 949 acres of those rights and add 256 acres

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In the early 2000s, Mark Magura bought a 272-acre Indiana farm; after a 3-year restoration, 200.6 acres came back as wetland, prairie and forest for wildlife

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In 2006, South Dakota began turning a mine that produced 41 million ounces of gold into America's deepest underground lab; today scientists work 4,850 feet down searching for dark matter and neutrinos

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In 1896, North Carolina tested sericea lespedeza as a crop; by the 1930s, officials planted it for erosion control and mine repair across the United States

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In 2012, a retired Florida art professor began cementing discarded bottles into his yard: more than 6,000 bottles, later, he built a house, lighthouse, and giant geodesic sphere

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US removes Syria from terrorism list after 46 years - what it means for the Middle East country

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In the 1950s, Lilley Cornett refused timber developers for his Kentucky forest; his legacy survives today at Lilley Cornett Woods among 400-year-old trees

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In 2017, Florida scientists tested mosquitoes around Burmese pythons; three mosquito species contained python DNA in their blood meals, suggesting insects could help locate hidden giant snakes

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In 2006, Steve and Dianne White bought 86 acres in Fulton County, Illinois; 16 years later, it held wetlands, prairie and sightings of 71 bird species

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In 2008, Indiana landowner John Bellman bought 104 acres near Bremen; 14 years later, an 8-acre wetland pond and prairie had turned it into a wildlife haven

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In 2019, Louisiana rebuilt Queen Bess Island for brown pelicans after oil-spill damage; that season, biologists observed 18 nesting bird species on 37 restored acres

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Scientists tracked 19 adult goldfish in Lake Ontario's Hamilton Harbour: 2 years later, survivors still overwintered in the same areas and returned each spring

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1938, Massachusetts disincorporated four Swift River towns for Quabbin Reservoir; 88 years later, Dana Common still preserves cellar holes above Boston's water source

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"I deceived people, I lied": A 37 year old woman pretrended to be a child for years and convinced families she needed protection; now she is convicted of fraud

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Sealing it with a kiss: 'Skywalkers' couple that went viral for Empire State Building climb appear in court

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Meet Dr. Robert Parry: Ohio pediatric surgeon draws cartoons on kids' bandages after surgery, creating 10,000 moments of joy

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Texas turned 68,000 acres of solar farms into grazing ground for sheep; revealing how solar land could become a new resource for American farmers

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Six months into war, Trump faces falling support as Americans lose confidence in his presidency

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Michigan man sentenced to at least 45 years after nine criminal sexual conduct convictions

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In the 1950s, US nuclear tests at Bikini and Enewetak left carbon-14 traces in Guam coral, revealing how nuclear fallout travelled across the Pacific

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US wildfire crisis: Hawk Fire burns more than 15,000 acres, forcing mass evacuations in Nevada

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Donald Trump wins US Supreme Court nod to tighten mail voting rules before midterms

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In 2017, Indiana's Wolf Run Golf Course closed; after plans for 560 homes and 100,000 sq ft of shops and offices stalled, a couple paid $5.5 million for its 215 acres and helped turn it into Boone County's largest nature preserve

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In 1988, a retired Ohio minister received two tiny pencil sharpeners as a gift; over the next 20 years, he collected more than 3,400 and created a museum

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US universities pausing CPT program after new ICE memo: Indian students in a fix

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'Happy birthday wheelchair': Disabled New Jersey woman shocked seeing hurtful message on cake; restaurant says it was a reference for where the cake was to be served

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US proposes $103,265 H-1B fee: Hiring set to become more costly

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In 1908, an unschooled Indiana widow began a 20-year fight to defend 120 acres of Lake Michigan dunes from a steel giant; 72 years later, 212 acres including part of her tract joined Indiana Dunes to remain open space forever

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In 1862, heirs sold Colorado's Baca land for 30 cents an acre; 140 years later its 97,000-acre ranch sold for $31.28 million and helped create a national park nearly four times the monument's original size

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'Nothing changes yet': Immigration lawyer explains new $103,265 H-1B fee rule is not final; there will be litigation

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The Oval Obese: Trump's junk food habit crashes into Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) crusade

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Meet Finley Holz, the Minnesota student who studied 10 years of wolf-tracking data and found deep snow can make wolves move less

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Albany Police Department issues BOLO for a man who picked $30 from the floor while shopping at Walmart; faces backlash, says no charges will be filed

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In 1988, Arthur creator Marc Brown bought a Martha's Vineyard estate for $700,000; after 37 years and writing half the books there, he sold it for $6.4 million

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Trump, Melania in heated exchange? Brief Grand Prix video clip sparks online buzz

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A California family once refused to sell land needed for the 1960 Winter Olympics; the state offered $103,000, but the owner demanded $440,000

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H-1B visa shock: Trump admin proposes hiking fee to over $100,000

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