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World - / Sep 21, 2026 - Five British schoolgirls built a robot with folding arms designed to create wildfire firebreaks - Five schoolgirls from Kent have built a robot to combat wildfires. Their innovative design features five-meter folding arms for clearing vegetation effectively. This remarkable achievement earned them the chance to represent Great Britain at an international robotics competition. The team will compete in South Korea, showcasing their solution to environmental challenges. They aim to inspire more girls into STEM fields through this global opportunity.

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World - / Sep 21, 2026 - Maine removes 60-year-old river barrier to reopen migration route for rare Atlantic salmon - Maine has removed a 60-year-old river barrier on the Narraguagus River where only about 25 wild adult Atlantic salmon return each year, replacing it with a nature-like fishway designed to reopen migration routes for endangered fish. The old

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Jared Kushner Sporting Tooth Crown? Dentist Breaks Suspense Over Trump Son-In-Law's '$50K SMILE'

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'Trump's War, Hegseth's Fall...': Iran War Impeachment Explodes; Mark Kelly & Massie Go Ballistic

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'How FRAGILE!': Trump's Mental Health Declining? Psychiatrist Drops 'DANGEROUS' Prediction on POTUS

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Presley Gerber's Death Due To FOUL PLAY? Rehab Facility Under SCANNER As New Report Drops BOMBSHELL

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Iran Masses Mechanised Troops & Artillery On Coast, U.S. Landing Feared From South?

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Jacqueline Fernandez's icy-blue Ekaya lehenga is giving summer romance with a serious glam attack

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One lakh for Gayathri Suresh to ₹10K for Gautham: Here's how much Bigg Boss Malayalam 8 contestants are earning

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In pics: Tailgated, provoked, harassed - women riders narrate how life is on two wheels

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10 BABY NAMES THAT SYMBOLISE PURITY, INNOCENCE AND GOODNESS

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From omelette to boiled eggs: How to cook eggs in a microwave

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Gayathri Suresh's re-entry to Sreelaya's exit: Check out the second-week highlights in Bigg Boss Malayalam 8

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US Army built an 11-by-8-foot floating island from recycled plastic bottles; native plants now help clean water and shelter wildlife

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2 killed as helicopter crashes while battling wildfire in California's Yosemite National Park

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'Whoever wins AI, WINS!' Trump calls AI doomsday warnings bigger 'hoax' than climate change

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'Too difficult to care for them': Florida mom tries to kill 2 autistic sons after husband's death

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California removed levees from a former dairy farm, turning it back into wetlands where 16,000 waterbirds were counted in one day

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Texas man, charged with murder of his wife, escapes to Milan just before trial; Italy delays extradition, seeks formal assurance that there would be no death penlty

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In 2019, a Connecticut home renovation uncovered human remains beneath a basement; seven years later, archaeologists found early 'USA' buttons and evidence reshaping the 1777 Battle of Ridgefield

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An 8,000-acre South Carolina forest was bought for conservation after drawing developer interest; the state now plans to acquire 4,148 acres for a new Carvers Bay State Forest

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In 2019, volunteers used 200,000 pounds of discarded oyster shells to build a 400-foot reef protecting a Louisiana tribal shoreline

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Major US TV networks blackout Trump coverage, protest White House ban on CNN

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In 1968, California miner Joe Cullen found a 14.5-ounce gold nugget; 58 years later, the historic "Cullen Nugget" sold for $71,875

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Kansas rancher Peter Ferrell has 50 wind turbines on his Flint Hills ranch, and they now provide half his income and help him pass it to his children

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He made a work presentation that morning: Family of Bangladeshi-origin AI scientist seeks probe into Irfan Al-Hussaini's July death in Pao Alto, says something is not adding up

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'Playing dog whistles': Raja Krishnamoorthi slams US education dept after Bo French's South Asian student post

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A Vermont farmer turned a 100-acre family dairy into a 550-acre conservation program, protecting soil, water and wildlife across the farm

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Pakistan in crisis: PTI to hold Sept 27 stir 'at all costs'; Imran Khan's sisters challenge detention orders

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'PTI's drama will never achieve anything': Pak minister Naqvi warns Imran Khan's party ahead of Islamabad march

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'Broke into house, forced them into vehicles': Imran Khan's son alleges aunts, cousins 'abducted' in Pakistan

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Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan: 3 killed, several injured as conflict fears grow

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Pakistan braces for protests as govt warns of $400 million daily loss

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Jailed former Pak PM Imran Khan undergoes medical check-up amid concerns over health

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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan's sister Aleema arrested in Lahore ahead of Sept 27 PTI march

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Pakistan foreign minister dials Iranian counterpart, urges uninterrupted energy supplies and safe passage of ships

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'We want to go home': Hindu minor sisters abducted, converted, married in Pakistan's Sindh

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bombing: Pakistan identifies 'Afghan national' among attackers

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Pakistan third from bottom in WEF gender gap index; women lag in workforce

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'Can't afford petrol': Pakistan PTI lawmakers ride donkey carts to assembly in protest

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Death toll mounts to 31 in suicide blast at Pakistan police compound, several still critical

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21 security personnel dead in blast at police line in Pakistan

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BLA claims 43 Pakistani personnel, 'death squad' members killed in Balochistan

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Pakistan suicide blast: Mosque destroyed, people rescue survivors from under rubble - videos

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Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan: 3 killed, several injured as conflict fears grow

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Indian-origin climber Dhrubajyoti Guha, Nepalese guide killed in Manaslu avalanche

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Sheikh Hasina holds talks with party leaders

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'Treated on floor, verandah': Dhaka hospitals struggle to find space for dengue patients

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From July Uprising leader to graft probe: Former Yunus govt advisor Asif Mahmud under scanner

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Human-caused warming helped prime slope for deadly Nepal-Tibet flood, first study finds

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Watch: T-shirt torn, fists fly as passengers clash mid-air on Bangladesh flight

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Human-caused warming helped prime slope for deadly Nepal flood, first study finds

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As missing figures rise, kin of Nepal flood victims seek law change for death certificates

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Nepal adds 1,000 to flood missing list, count tops 6,100; 10 bodies found at 2 hydel tunnels

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UK to introduce special rape and serious sexual offence courts, as prosecution rates remain 'shamefully' low

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Archaeologists uncover Celtic sacred site near Cirencester with over 150 coins, broken miniature shields and spears buried as offerings

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Council ordered to pay £50k after blocking 81-year-old's garden access; retired teacher says officials were 'beyond childish'

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In 1905, Beatrix Potter bought a 34-acre Lake District farm with royalties from Peter Rabbit; it soon had sheep, cows, pigs, ducks and hens

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Delays at UK's Manchester Airport over air traffic control failure

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Cambridgeshire weather forecast: Sunny and mild on September 21, 2026, with highs of 20°C

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Oxfordshire weather forecast: Sunny skies and 24°C highs expected today

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Lewisham weather forecast: Sunny skies and mild temperatures expected September 21, 2026

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Cardiff weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected September 21, 2026

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York weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected September 21

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Sheffield weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected September 21, 2026

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Belfast weather forecast: Overcast skies and rain expected on Monday, September 21

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Nottingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected today

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Edinburgh weather forecast: Overcast skies, moderate rain, and mild temperatures today

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Newcastle weather today September 21 2026: overcast skies and high humidity expected

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Meloni plans burqa, niqab ban in Italian schools; how it compares to rest of Europe

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Russia elections: Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov wins Chechnya polls with nearly 100% vote

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'Crocodile tears': Iran shuts French language centre, slams France over Mahsa Amini

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Far-right tops another German state vote, Merz party routed

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Macron, Carney meet at French Atlantic territory

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Russia wraps up first wartime parliamentary election, Kremlin set to retain control

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'Could change a lot': Zelenskky and Trump to meet in New York ahead of UNGA

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'Disastrous': Germany's Merz faces mounting pressure after fresh CDU defeats

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Italy to limit foreign students, ban burqa and hijab in schools

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'Largest-ever' attack: Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia, oil refinery hit; 3 killed

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Afghan man arrested over suspected synagogue arson attempt in Germany ahead of holiest Jewish day

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After snubbing US over trade, Canada PM to meet France's Macron at Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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Maharashtra minister's niece Nila Vikhe Patil elected to Swedish Parliament

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Denmark confirms US-Greenland security pact, rules out sovereignty transfer

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Flights at Luxembourg airport on hold after drone activity forces shutdown

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Retired wind turbines are being transformed into tiny solar-powered houses and recycled skis by a Swedish company

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Xi's 'anti-graft' crackdown continues: Two senior generals expelled from CCP, Chinese military

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US, China launch 'AI dialogue' ahead of Trump-Xi summit amid race to control AI risks

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Taiwan minister makes rare China visit for APEC amid tensions with Beijing

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Chinese coast guard vessel rams civilian Philippine boat on refuelling mission in South China Sea

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China asks Iran to rein in Houthis after Saudi Arabia seeks help: Report

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$1tn at stake & unbridled power: Amodei, Altman & Musk fear AI could doom humanity but Trump & China can't seem to stop race - why?

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'No basis in international law': China rejects US tariff threat over Russian oil

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China's porcelain capital is crushing broken ceramics once sent to landfill; the waste is becoming new vases, planters and tableware

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China is digging up a 110-metre-high garbage mountain; the 2.55-million-cubic-metre landfill is being turned into new land

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A Chinese village collected plastic from its mangroves and turned the waste into silk-like scarves for volunteers, linking cleanup with recycling

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Trump signals possible Pezeshkian meeting at UN as US weighs next move on Iran

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Trump dodged Yemen's plea for military support against Houthis amid attacks on Saudi Arabia: Report

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'America has failed': IRGC says war 'not over', warns of prolonged conflict with US

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'We'll change geography of war': Iran warns US of new weapons, targets

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Targets approved, bombs loaded & then Trump blinked: Why US pulled back from Houthi strikes

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US tells citizens to leave Iran immediately, warns of travel disruptions

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'Crocodile tears': Iran shuts French language centre, slams France over Mahsa Amini

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Iran rules out reopening Strait of Hormuz, returning to US talks until conditions met

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Iran threatens 'painful retaliation' if US launches fresh strikes as Trump warns of 'big things'

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9 killed in road accident in Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahsa; 7 from same family

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Israel President pardons soldier who shot wounded Palestinian attacker dead in West Bank

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Israeli man shot dead near West Bank settlement, Netanyahu orders demolition of 'terrorist' home

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'Path of deception closed': Iran warns US of 'no limitations' in retaliation if attacked

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Smoke over Riyadh airport: Houthis launch major missile, drone attack on Saudi capital - video

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Turkey offers support to Saudi military as Houthi attacks test new defence pact

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25th typhoon in 2026: Nearly 2 million ordered to evacuate from several Japan regions

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Indian-yoga teachers row sparks debate, as Australia tightens immigration rules

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2 Indian students die in Canada air accident during flight training

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Divorce is 'illegal' in these two countries? What happens when marriages break down there

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Endangered Black Robin aka 'Karure' named New Zealand's 2026 Bird of the Year

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Egyptian archaeologists uncovered rare rock-cut tombs at an ancient Nile Delta site, with Roman camp remains found in the layers above

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An Australian caver spotted an 11-km scar while searching Google Earth; scientists later found a tornado had torn through the Nullarbor

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North Korea defies sanctions push, rejects report on overseas workers and nuclear funding

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Meet 'Little Einstein' Laurent Simons: 16-year-old PhD holder who is now researching how to slow human ageing and extend lifespan

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An Ontario couple paid C$200 for a landscape painting at a rural yard sale; six years later the work was identified as E J Hughes's Lake Okanagan and sold at auction for C$402,500

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Singapore is paying citizens to read books for 15 minutes a day: The initiative aims to curb doomscrolling and rebuild reading habits

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Australia ageing population crisis report sparks migration debate

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In 1994, two friends set out to circle Earth without engines or sails; 13 years later, the journey ended after 46,505 miles and a crocodile attack

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Australian couple spent $500,000 building their retirement home; it was constructed on the wrong block and later had to be moved 100 metres

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AfD tops another German state poll, Merz's CDU crashes to historic low

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In 2013, Pink paid nearly $9 million for a 200-acre California ranch with a 10,000-sq-ft home; 13 years later, the estate has become a working organic vineyard producing her Two Wolves wine

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In 2020, a New Jersey man lost his job and began mowing lawns for free; six years later, his volunteer network has grown to more than 2,000 people across all 50 US states

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An 84-year-old Wyoming Navy veteran spent decades building a 207-acre llama ranch with his late wife; after donating it in 2025, the property has now opened as a sanctuary for veterans and first responders

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In 2007, an Australian geologist browsing Google Earth spotted an 850-foot circle in the outback; drilling later confirmed an iron-meteorite crater

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A Tennessee farmer spent 4 years trying to return a mistaken $20,000 IRS refund. Instead, he faced $4,000 in penalties; then country singer John Rich stepped in and ended the dispute

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Priscilla Chan's school project closed after 10 years and $125 million in funding, her organisation then committed another $10 million to support the surrounding community

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Father diamond businessman in Gujarat, mother runs NGO: Redditor with Rs 49 LPA salary denied F-1 visa for Harvard MBA, says paid agent Rs 5 lakh for appointment

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In 1979, Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love paid $435,000 for a 2.5-acre Lake Tahoe property; the nearly 19,000-sq-ft estate he built is now surrounded by six protected acres and listed for $43 million

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Meet Sai Sri Valli Mogilineedi, the Mechanicsburg eighth-grader who designed a controlled-release antacid and became one of 30 US finalists competing for more than $100,000 in STEM awards

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In 2013, Canadian teenager Ann Makosinski invented a flashlight powered by body heat; now she is creating colourful toys to teach children about renewable energy

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Meet Sawyer Tinsley, a 16-year-old Florida teen who used yard flamingos to raise $25K for rescue pets after fostering a kitten saved her from loneliness

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Dubai ruler's brother Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid dies at 76, 10-day mourning declared

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Texas recycled 650,000 pounds of discarded oyster shells to rebuild 4.5 acres of reef in St. Charles Bay

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Napa family rebuilt its winery after the 2017 wildfire for over $30 million; nine years later, debt has reached $37 million and the 50-year-old estate faces foreclosure

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In 2008, a collector spotted an unusual Eisenhower dollar inside a tube of ordinary coins; one of only three known prototypes, it later sold for $264,000 and is now returning to auction

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Howdy, Hanuman! In Texas, Statue of Union meets politics of division

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Two New York brothers started experimenting with CNC machining in their parents' garage; today, they run a high-tech company making parts for aerospace and medical industries

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'I am Hindu and my mom is not white': Ro Khanna asks Dinesh D'Souza if this makes him less American

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'Only 2 people called me in 3 years': Indian woman shares 'reality of NRI' after moving to US

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Louisiana neighbours fought over a 70-foot strip of land; after signs, bright lights and even a dead cow appeared near the boundary, an appeals court upheld $15,000 in damages and an injunction

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North Carolina turned 3,000 tons of damaged concrete pipes and boxes into two artificial reefs, creating new habitat off the Outer Banks

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'Assault on fake news, grown like cancer': Trump as top US media move court over White House ban

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US woman fatally shot by boyfriend 'playing' with gun days before engagement; he later shoots himself

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'Russia has lost control': Trump flags diesel crisis, calls for end to 'ridiculous' Ukraine war

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Protests erupt in Texas after ICE officer shoots Venezuelan man, DHS says he was in US illegally

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At 78, Nashville songwriter Jerry Vandiver spends hundreds of volunteer hours trapping foxes sick with mange; the wildlife rescue he supports has already treated more than 60 foxes this year

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Robot vs human: Humanoid robot throws punches, kicks influencer across cage - video

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US on alert after China's 'dual-use' research vessels spotted near Alaska multiple times this year

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