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World - / Sep 1, 2026 - Melinda French Gates' father worked for NASA, and the women engineers there inspired her work - Melinda French Gates grew up in a household where science, engineering and education were closely woven into family life. Her father, Raymond Joseph French Jr., was an aerospace engineer whose career included work connected to NASA's Apollo1 hour ago
A YouTuber spent 4 years helping strangers find lost relatives; then a DNA test gave him a 22.7% match with a 66-year-old Texas woman who turned out to be his long-lost sister20 minutes ago
In 1989, businessman Adrian Gardiner bought a roughly 3,000-acre South African farm as a family retreat; it grew into a 61,800-acre reserve supporting more than 5,000 animals20 minutes ago
For more than four decades, George Divoky has worked from Cooper Island's lone cabin; by 1989, the black guillemot colony he tracked had reached 200 breeding pairs20 minutes ago
Iran Furious At 'Trump's Puppet' Europe Over Supporting US Sanctions; 'Surrendered Sovereignty'1 hour ago
Iran Claims 2nd US Drone Kill; MQ-9 Reaper Downed By Advanced Air Defense; American Losses Cross 451 hour ago
Lindsay Clancy Lawyer Kevin Reddington Hits Back At Nancy Grace's Trial Claims1 hour ago
Multiple Explosions Rip Through Kyiv; Fresh Barrage Rocks Ukrainian Capital for Sixth Straight Day1 hour ago
'What A Stupid Question': Trump Erupts Over Iran Nuke Question2 hours ago
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Empty shampoo bottles? 7 clever ways to reuse them instead of throwing them away47 minutes ago
Bigg Boss 20 rumoured contestants: From Karan Wahi to Arishfa Khan and Mary Kom, here's a look at the celebrities rumoured to enter the Salman Khan-hosted show1 hour ago
Can you really wake up just by telling yourself a time before bed? The science behind your brain's 'internal alarm clock'2 hours ago
Badshah and Isha Rikhi announce divorce in 5 months: Sara Khan to Karan Singh Grover, Bollywood celebs with the shortest marriages47 minutes ago
7 plants that came from UK and have become invasive in India3 hours ago
Bigg Boss Tamil 10: From Naveen Kumar to reviewer Prashanth, rumoured male contestants of Vijay Sethupathi-hosted show4 hours ago
In 1968–1969, Robert Redford acquired a Utah ski area and surrounding land amid development pressure; his family later placed 865 acres of wildlife habitat under permanent protection47 minutes ago
In 1996, CNN founder Ted Turner bought a reported 558,000-acre New Mexico ranch; conservation work expanded its bison herd and restored about 30 miles of streams47 minutes ago
Laurene Powell Jobs left Wall Street and moved to Florence for eight months, then built a multibillion-dollar empire funding education, climate and social change2 hours ago
A Missouri man bought the 1914 mansion his late wife had always loved to save it from redevelopment; restoration later revealed $150,000 worth of hidden damage2 hours ago
Scientists used geothermal drill-hole temperatures in Oregon's Cascades and found at least 81 cubic kilometres of water hidden in volcanic rock, nearly 3 times Lake Mead's capacity2 hours ago
Watch: Woman with mental health history charges at NYPD officers with kitchen knives before being shot2 hours ago
US states, consumer watchdog file lawsuit against Amazon for manipulating advertising prices3 hours ago
Oklahoma man found beneath a flyover at 92 pounds after 20 years of addiction goes from homelessness to graduating with a 4.0 GPA and two degrees2 hours ago
A Guatemalan immigrant began delivering pizzas in Dallas in 1987; decades later she built a franchise training organisation3 hours ago
In 1941, comedian Jack Oakie bought a California ranch; decades later his widow fought to save its last 9 acres from development6 hours ago
US army secretary Dan Driscoll steps down amid tensions with Pentagon chief Hegseth: Report7 hours ago
Times Square stabbing: 1 killed, another critically injured; suspect shot dead by NYPD3 hours ago
A 19th-century Colorado mining town was abandoned; a German investor bought the entire ghost town in the 1990s and spent decades rebuilding it8 hours ago
'Golden age of America': Trump celebrates as Supreme Court clears $400M White House ballroom7 hours ago
100-year-old Hindu temple demolished in Pakistan's Punjab4 hours ago
Lahore inflation squeezes household budgets as food, rent and utility costs rise1 day ago
Kabul, Kashmir, Mumbai, Pahalgam: Hafiz Saeed's deadly four-decade terror trail1 day ago
Pakistan hospital fire: 8 officials suspended over deaths of 14 newborns2 days ago
Pakistan: Three missing men found dead with alleged torture marks in Balochistan4 days ago
15 newborns killed in fire at Islamabad hospital's gynaecology ward in Pakistan6 days ago
Five labourers gunned down at construction site in Pakistan's Balochistan6 days ago
Pakistan army officer pulls gun, fires in air amid student protest at Peshawar university- video7 days ago
'CTA intentionally prevented': PTI alleges negligence over Imran Khan's hospital visit8 days ago
'You are powerful, but remember 1971?' Pakistani politician takes fresh swipe at Army8 days ago
Pakistan: Security official killed by unidentified gunmen; 5 cops injured in separate grenade blast8 days ago
Destroyed in Operation Sindoor, JeM's Bahawalpur terror base fully operational again8 days ago
Pakistan power crisis: Karachi residents riot amid outages lasting hours, block major roads8 days ago
'India could use water as weapon': Pakistan minister as Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance9 days ago
'In contempt for gathering people': Pak blames ex PM Imran Khan's party for hospital transfer9 days ago
Big crisis brewing in Rawalpindi? Pakistan deploys army for 'sensitive duties'9 days ago
Nepal flash floods death toll crosses 1,000; thousands still missing2 hours ago
'The flood is on its way': How 400 Nepal students escaped in time2 hours ago
Teams, equipped with searchlights and drones, walk through mud, silt to search for survivors in tunnels7 hours ago
Nepal toll 955; 4471 missing even as tunnel searchers push deeper8 hours ago
Nepal floods: Bank vaults full of cash washed away; police struggle to secure them9 hours ago
Nepal floods: Avalanche from 5,200 metres raced down Himalayas at 167 kmph, triggering deadly deluge16 hours ago
Fog of flood: Nepal's disaster raises a Himalayan question for China16 hours ago
Drones in valleys, Nepalese abroad on satellite maps: flood rescue gets high-tech boost17 hours ago
Nepal tragedy: Owners missing, dog refuses to leave flood-hit Trishuli home17 hours ago
Watch: Drone accidentally captures catastrophic avalanche on Mount Langtang in Nepal18 hours ago
London weather today: Sunny intervals and pleasant 23°C forecast3 hours ago
Manchester weather forecast: Sunny intervals today, rain expected later in the week3 hours ago
Liverpool weather forecast: sunny intervals and light rain expected September 13 hours ago
Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals expected today with mild temperatures3 hours ago
Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals to start September, with a chance of rain later3 hours ago
'Justice and hope': Campaigners hail UK PM Andy Burnham's vow to end indefinite jail terms14 hours ago
Ten Gordonstoun students, from school attended by King Charles, uncover possible 1,000-year-old Viking church and altar buried on remote Scottish island during six-day archaeology trip15 hours ago
Tiny Scottish village of 200 homes in Auchtertool, Fife, fights plans for world's second-largest data centre covering more than 100 football pitches; 1,600 objections pile up, residents fear it could dwarf their community16 hours ago
Wild beavers vanished from Norfolk 500 years ago; now a mystery pair has appeared and had two kits, raising hopes of a permanent wild population17 hours ago
Scotland quarry expansion uncovered a 2,000-year-old woman's grave; archaeologists were stunned by its carefully built stone walls17 hours ago
3,000 years ago, 12 Bronze Age houses stood where a Scottish suburb is rising; archaeologists found graves, pottery kilns and food stores19 hours ago
A man spent his life's earnings buying a 130-acre abandoned gravel pit, he planted 50,000 trees, and years later, the barren land had become a thriving wildlife oasis20 hours ago
Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals with a chance of rain today, August 31, 20261 day ago
London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and moderate temperatures expected August 31, 20261 day ago
Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals and 70% chance of rain on August 311 day ago
Manchester weather: light showers and mild temperatures expected today1 day ago
Indian among 12 killed after Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine1 hour ago
ChatGPT is first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules6 hours ago
Italy population to shrink by nearly 4 million by 2050 as ageing accelerates: Report19 hours ago
Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv strike on Belgorod kills two, injures 161 day ago
In 1342, Europe suffered its worst flood year in 700 years; scientists now say 16 major floods struck the continent within just three years1 day ago
Manhunt underway in Switzerland after rave shooting; police say terrorism possible motive1 day ago
Iceland rejects EU membership talks, puts fishing rights and sovereignty first1 day ago
Russia prepares for 'massive strikes' against Ukraine's energy facilities1 day ago
Several injured after shots fired at event in Switzerland's Aarau2 days ago
Fontana, Italian master of colour photography, dies2 days ago
37 killed, 50 homes damaged in Russian attack near Ukraine's Kyiv2 days ago
Ukrainian drone attacks kill 4, injure 12 in Russia's Belgorod region and Crimea2 days ago
Construction workers in Belgium dig up mysterious gold worth $10 million while building sewer under former brewery: 'Our first reaction was actually disbelief and surprise'3 days ago
Baltics downplay threat after CIA chief's 'warning to Russia' on Nato3 days ago
Ancient Greek elites wore jewellery made from metal that fell from space; scientists identified meteorite iron in 3,000-year-old rings3 days ago
Who is King Haakon VIII? Norway's new king who once wanted to escape royal life4 days ago
China punishes 10 for spreading 'fake' flood toll6 hours ago
Galwan, Doklam general axed by Xi: Zhao Zongqi removed from China's top advisory body2 days ago
Chinese rescuers manage to reach core disaster zone 50 hrs after flood3 days ago
Dam burst, lake overflow, earthquake: Nepal faces fresh crisis as rescue operations halted4 days ago
5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes China' s Sichuan province4 days ago
Barrier lake near Nepal border could breach in 3 days, China warns as hundreds dead in flash floods4 days ago
'Accusation helps nothing': China rejects Nepal's 'dam collapse' claim over floods5 days ago
How a family reunion in China ended in a 3-year prison term for artist Gao Zhen5 days ago
China warns US of retaliation if Trump's 'Economic D-Day' sanctions hit their Iran oil trade6 days ago
Ajit Doval's China visit: NSA, Chinese VP Han Zheng discuss border peace, bilateral ties7 days ago
Saudi tanker stopped at Hormuz as vessels entering the strait fall below 10-day average1 hour ago
JD Vance says Donald Trump's dramatic Kharg Island post was meant as a signal to Iran15 hours ago
Pakistan to lead 'Islamic Nato' for 3 years; Mecca pact members hold first meet16 hours ago
UAE fuel prices rise from September 1: Check new rates for petrol, diesel20 hours ago
Did US military warn Hegseth over Iran war strain before latest escalation? What report claims1 day ago
After weeks of calm, US strikes Iran's Larak Island; Tehran retaliates by hitting American bases in Jordan1 day ago
Iranian woman sentenced to death for filming burning store during January protests1 day ago
'Identify your real enemy': Mojtaba Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to unite, defend each other1 day ago
No surrender, no dissent: How six months of war hardened Iran's leadership2 days ago
A wooden relic that survived the sack of Jerusalem's First Temple was unearthed by archaeologists, now they are finding shocking answers3 days ago
'Will send Netanyahu to hell': Iran warns of 'confrontation' if US blockade continues4 days ago
Qatar PM to visit Tehran as Iran-US tensions persist over Hormuz Strait and sanctions5 days ago
Iranian assassination plot against Netanyahu's son Yair foiled in Florida: Report5 days ago
Donald Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear deal to Congress, keeps Israel normalisation as condition6 days ago
Israeli military sent US universities millions for weapons research: Report6 days ago
'Jailed or killed': How Iran is silencing citizens as internal tensions mount6 days ago
In 1991, a private buyer turned 63.5-acre Cousine Island into a Seychelles nature reserve; monitoring has since recorded more than 900 nesting hawksbill turtles36 minutes ago
Archaeologists discover evidence of an ancient "brand" 3,000 years before modern marketing47 minutes ago
Siberia's Batagaika Crater has grown for decades as permafrost melts, exposing Ice Age animals and ancient landscapes buried for thousands of years1 hour ago
Meet Aditi Paudel, a 17-year-old high school student appointed as Japan's first literacy ambassador1 hour ago
Three new rooms, wall paintings found at Smyrna in Izmir as archaeologists trace a 2,000-year-old Roman water channel1 hour ago
The Rudan Brothers surprise elderly Canadian couple with free roof repair, then transform entire home after discovering wife is battling two forms of cancer and preparing for chemotherapy9 hours ago
In 1903, 110 million tonnes of rock buried a Canadian town in under 2 minutes; much of it remains buried today10 hours ago
Polluted Stiebeuel River water transformed into irrigation supply using stones, sand and heat-treated wood; University of Cape Town project treats 36,000 litres daily and removes 99% of toxins11 hours ago
Pacific island's coconut plantations became an "avian desert"; scientists say native vegetation must return after rats are removed14 hours ago
Quote of the day by Lionel Messi: "If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would..." - famous words reveal why football was always more than just a career13 hours ago
After a decade-long restoration, 1,800 volunteers took turns pulling a 400-ton Japanese castle with ropes; 8,000 people had applied for the chance to help move it16 hours ago
'Uncertainties' rising: Xi Jinping calls for stronger China-Russia cooperation in meeting with Putin at SCO summit16 hours ago
China discovers a rare four-horse chariot carved into a buried rock; fewer than 20 chariot scenes were known in the Helan Mountains18 hours ago
In 1940, actor James Cagney bought hundreds of acres of California grassland; decades later the remaining 417 acres became a protected wildlife corridor1 day ago
Maine buried 20,000 discarded tyres beneath a road to fight frost and spring mud, while turning a growing waste problem into an engineering solution1 day ago
Alaska used rotenone to eliminate invasive pike from an entire lake; the pike vanished, and 6,836 Arctic char were later stocked to rebuild the native fishery1 day ago
Two Canadian builders turned 612,000 recycled plastic bottles into a 2,000-sq-ft home; its panels were tested to withstand sustained winds of 326 mph, twice Category 5 hurricane strength1 day ago
In 2024, a developer paid $4 million for 83 acres outside Yosemite; two years later the US is considering a land swap for a private access road through the park1 day ago
An Oregon farmer grew tomatoes, potatoes, squash, garlic and beans for 40 years without irrigation; careful soil preparation kept stored moisture in the root zone19 hours ago
Afghan general who led last-ditch effort to stop Taliban takeover now drives Uber in Washington19 hours ago
A man who grew up poor and fatherless and barely finished high school went on to open 54 Burger King restaurants across three US states; his foundation has since donated more than $2 million22 hours ago
Meet Olivia Shone, the 19-year-old who built a $600,000 investment house after she began saving at 16, while serving in Australia's military and studying law19 hours ago
In 1934, Black cave guide Matt Bransford sold his 14-room Mammoth Cave hotel and land for just $3,000, far below market value; the family then moved 20 miles away as the national park took shape1 day ago
US mayor Joe Anderson dies mysteriously at 45 after sudden collapse on Colorado hike1 day ago
He worked as the green ranger in 'Power Rangers', then used the experience to rob 43 homes as the 'Spider-Man thief'23 hours ago
Clavicular faces fresh backlash as Chapel Hill venue cancels planned appearance8 hours ago
Tectone reveals baby boy with wife Sophia, says unborn son is already 'trending' with hate threads8 hours ago
"He doesn't make her smile like Charlie did": Candace Owens' nostalgic Charlie Kirk post sparks controversy over her relationship with her husband8 hours ago
"The verdict shouldn't even take 17 minutes": YouTuber Matt Walsh calls Lindsay Clancy jury delay a 'total travesty' as deliberations continue8 hours ago
Did LowTierGod predict his own downfall? 'Doomsdale' arrives as six-year streaming warning resurfaces10 hours ago
In 2012, Jacksepticeye was making videos with a shaky mic; years later, he built one of gaming's longest-running channels10 hours ago
Valkyrae calls YourRAGE 'suspicious' over unread Discord message as Kai Cenat's appears read in leaked screenshot11 hours ago
Florida bans Flock cameras days after a sheriff's deputy resigns for misusing AI cameras to track ex-girlfriend10 hours ago
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