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World - / Sep 22, 2026 - Oregon student remains stuck in South Korea over mental health episode that caused damage worth $170; he is out of prison but country bans his exit - A 20-year-old engineering student from Portland, Oregon, remained stuck in South Korea months after he was arrested during what his family described as a mental health crisis. Although a South Korean court acquitted him after finding that he lacked

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World - / Sep 22, 2026 - Canada synagogue shooting: Injured cop identified as Jeff Smith, shooter 29-year-old Sean Ward in critical condition - Hours after the shooting ouside an Ontario synagogue Sunday evening, the police released the identity of the cop who was grievously injured in the exchange of fire. Constable Jeff Smith has a long recovery ahead but he is making encouraging progress

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Raw Footage: Trump's Most Brutal Media Attacks In 9 Minutes; CNN, Politico & MS NOW Fire Back

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US plans to reopen two military sites in Greenland: Report

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Amid Trump's clash with CNN, Politico, MS NOW, White House launches 'Trump TV'

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Charles Barkley pledged $1 million to a New Orleans high school after two students made a historic maths discovery

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Meet Joe Petraro-Hyppolite, 13-year-old Long Island genius with 'Einstein-level' IQ set to begin NYU master's programme after overcoming leukemia and Tourette syndrome

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NFL star Charles Leno Jr. gave $450,000 to his California high school; his donation helped fund a nearly $1 million athletic renovation

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A Washington family has farmed the same land for more than 70 years as a dairy, hay farm and agritourism business; nearly 40 acres can now never be developed even though the family keeps ownership

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For half a century, Massachusetts' Mill Brook ran beneath a downtown parking lot; Athol has now uncovered it, created 12,000 sq ft of wetlands and turned 53,000 sq ft of pavement into vegetation

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He bought three trays of baklava for a concert after a friend bet he couldn't sell them; the business now averages just over $20,000 a month in sales

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Muhammad Ali's 1915 Los Angeles mansion was bought for $2.5 million in 2001, restored while retaining its Tiffany stained glass, listed for nearly $17 million and finally sold for $8.5 million in 2024

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

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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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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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Sheikh Hasina holds talks with party leaders

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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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Karl Bushby left Chile in 1998 to walk home to Hull; 28 years later, he will swim the English Channel to finish

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April Paul was found with her umbilical cord still attached in a phone box in 1994, reunited with rescuer Joe Campbell in 2016, calls him her 'guardian angel' 32 years later

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Five British schoolgirls aged 14 and 15 built a robot with five-metre folding arms designed to create wildfire firebreaks; their two-year-old robotics club is now representing Great Britain globally

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

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

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Nottingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected today

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

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MrBeast hits back at criticism over $10 million Ghana village project to combat child labour, says he 'literally' supports hometown Greenville after being questioned over overseas spending

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

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

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

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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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A New Jersey couple spent more than 40 years protecting their 90-acre property from development; after ultimately giving away the entire estate, the land is now a free public preserve with a 201-year-old tree

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

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Twitch streamer Bonnie under fire over alleged sexual encounter with a 16-year-old and resurfaced racial slur clips

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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 penalty

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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 Palo 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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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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