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Times of India - US News

US - Sep 9, 2026 - Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan gave $4 million to save a 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond; it will remain a community conservation site

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In 2023, record storms nearly refilled Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers; deeper groundwater recovered only about 25% of what it had lost since 2006

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'South Park' becomes 'South America' in Trump-inspired satirical jab

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US - Sep 9, 2026 - DeepSeek, Alibaba among major Chinese AI firms accused of stealing trade secrets of American counterparts - United States agencies accuse Chinese AI firms of stealing trade secrets. These companies allegedly use "distillation" to copy American AI model capabilities. This practice aims to cut development costs and speed market entry for new technologies. US authorities warn of potential sanctions and entity list designations for IP theft. Hackers are also increasingly targeting proprietary AI assets for espionage and extortion.

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California removed more than 900,000 pounds of human debris while restoring 40 acres; crews deliberately left old telephone poles because purple martins can use them as nesting sites

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In 1851, ranchers placed sheep on California's Santa Cruz Island; about 150 years later, survivors were smaller, hardier and had lost wool from their bellies

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'We Rushed...': Eyewitnesses, Locals Recall Aftermath Of Satya Niketan Building Collapse

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Russia Foreign Minister Again Warns Europe Amid Tensions; 'Remember, What Putin Said...'

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PM Modi Shares Heartwarming Moment With Children

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Fear Grips Satya Niketan After Collapse

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Devotees Offer Prayers At Siddhivinayak Temple

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Mahakaleshwar Temple Hosts Sacred Bhasma Aarti

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Satya Niketan is Emptying Out: Building Collapse Sends Students Fleeing Their PGs

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Five Orangutans Rescued In Odisha

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Before the White House, Jimmy Carter was a Georgia farm boy who worked before dawn; his childhood farm is now a historic park

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Mike Niziolek spent thirty years transforming his 150-acre property into a wetland, now the former AP biology teacher is creating 'bio supermarkets' for wildlife

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Carl Sandburg bought a 245-acre North Carolina estate for his wife's goat farm; it became the first National Park Service site dedicated to an American poet

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In 2026, a Florida wildlife centre brought in critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs; the project is now helping restore their disappearing Madagascar rainforest

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Nearly 4,000 New York City students planted more than 100,000 beachgrass stalks across 2.25 acres at Coney Island Creek Park to rebuild protective dunes and help protect 50,000+ people from flooding

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Amazon cargo jet pilots tried to abort unstable landing before plane overran Miami runway

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Gene Autry bought a 110-acre California movie ranch in 1952; a massive fire destroyed 54 buildings before he finally sold the last 10 acres

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Hurricane Lowell leaves at least one dead, knocks out power in Kauai County

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Georgia O'Keeffe bought a small Ghost Ranch home in 1940 and spent decades painting the surrounding desert; a conservation plan is now protecting 6,000 acres from development

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Toxic air after 9/11: Mamdani releases documents showing how New Yorkers were misled

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Watch: Trump shares edited clip of King Charles walking away from fainting worker

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A Napa art center is giving up development rights on 162 of its 217 acres; the deal protects 75% of the estate while directing up to $1.85 million back to the arts

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Million-dollar question: OpenAI claims to have an answer to 90-year old maths problem

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A North Florida family permanently protected 816.46 acres with a $2.665 million easement; farming can continue while the land stays undeveloped inside a 1.6-million-acre wildlife corridor

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Cox Enterprises gave up development rights on nearly 4,400 South Carolina acres worth hundreds of millions; the land is now protected forever, including 40 miles of river and marsh frontage

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Nicolas Cage's $10.5 million Malibu mansion hit by massive sinkhole as driveway collapses amid coastal erosion; photos show 30ft-wide crater outside his 4,000-square-foot beachfront home

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In 1971, a surfer cut a piece of foam with an electric carving knife; 55 years later, his invention is a household name

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Jack London bought 1,400 acres of exhausted California farmland and planted 65,000 eucalyptus trees; his experimental Beauty Ranch is now a state park

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US Democrat urges House Speaker to sue Trump admin over triumphal arch, says Congress never approved funds

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Meet Rachel Chen, the 18-year-old Los Angeles student who expanded a 1997 quantum-math idea to describe entire particle systems with simple diagrams; she won $100,000

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In 1973, Montana released a gall fly to control spotted knapweed; decades later, the biocontrol program was linked to over 3 times more hantavirus-positive deer mice

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She bought a Maine island to stop clear-cutting; 90 years after Audubon opened its first camp there, the 330-acre sanctuary still trains conservationists

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Lindsay Clancy murder case: Lawyer asks Trump to pardon Massachusetts mother after mistrial

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Trump takes trade war with Canada to ice

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An 81-year-old Illinois homeowner faced a $17,827.96 lien after a burst-pipe insurance claim was denied; Tyler Perry offered to clear it and provide another $25,000

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Putin, Trump hold 1-hour call after visit by US envoys to broker Russia-Ukraine peace

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Panama City's 1914 grammar school survived more than a century and Hurricane Michael; its empty classrooms are now set to become homes

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4 members of Florida family missing after plane vanishes en route from Bahamas to Miami

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Texas is offering $100 for every invasive black carp caught; the fish has not yet been found in the state but is dangerously close

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Former mayor Giuliani says Mamdani should skip New York's 9/11 memorial ceremony

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In 2024, New York began a $21.2 million bridge replacement project using recycled-glass concrete; the pilot is expected to divert 106 tons of glass and prevent over 72 tons of CO2 emissions

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After losing 90% of their ancestral territory during the Gold Rush, the Yurok Tribe has regained 125 acres as a gateway to California's redwoods

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Robin Williams built a 640-acre Napa estate with a 20,000-sq-ft mansion; after years on the market, it sold for $18.1 million after being listed for $35 million

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Anne LaBastille built a 12-by-12-foot cabin deep in New York's Adirondacks with no electricity, plumbing or road; she spent decades living in the wilderness and her 32-acre home is now protected forever

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In 2013, a South Carolina marine professor collected over 100 tonnes of restaurant oyster shells for reefs; within one year, about 100 metres had functioning habitat

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After 20 years, Seattle steam-cleaned about 2,350 pounds of gum from Pike Place Market in 2015 as the sticky landmark spread across its brick wall

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For 100 years, Milwaukee has been turning human waste into lawn fertiliser; 10.5 billion pounds diverted from landfills

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In 2017, a Texas State University dye-tracing study followed fluorescein from the Pedernales River to a spring; the dye was detected 2.4 miles away in about 15.5 hours

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In 1997, Texas researchers poured fluorescein into Dry Fork Sink to map Austin's hidden aquifer; it travelled at least 4.8 miles to Barton Springs in under 30 hours

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In 2001, architect James Corner won the plan to cap 150 million tonnes of New York rubbish; Freshkills is becoming a 2,315-acre park with restored forests

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In 2015, NYC crews cut 11,000 love locks from the Brooklyn Bridge after their weight snapped a lamp wire; 2016 signs brought a $100 fine

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Virginia homeowner says Amazon's data centre turned his quiet life into 'chaos'; now he's suing over noise, flooding and damage

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After 3 years, Melbourne removed 20,000 love locks from Evan Walker Bridge in 2015; wires were sagging and up to 40,000 keys polluted the Yarra River

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Iran war energy costs hit US consumers at $1mn every 2 minutes: Report

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For 70 years, Texas' Bahia Grande was dry; then 2006 brought the tides back to 10,000 acres and wildlife returned in numbers

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In the 1980s, Rutgers researcher Thomas Nosker mixed milk jugs with discarded Big Mac containers to make structural plastic lumber; about 1.5 million US rail ties have kept an estimated 300 million pounds of plastic out of landfills

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As the 9/11 attacks collapsed his office, a blind man's guide dog helped him down 78 flights to safety and saved his life

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Meet Linus Chen-Plotkin, the 18-year-old Philadelphia student who analysed more than 600 works by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and Schubert and found Mozart's melodies were less predictable

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In Japan, local authorities have installed signs warning drivers that cats may suddenly dash into the road, using playful illustrations to make the danger memorable

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Russia-NATO Tensions Rise Amid UK Dispute

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