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Times of India - World

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World - / Sep 29, 2026 - In 1930, former Maine governor Percival Baxter bought nearly 6,000 acres around Mount Katahdin - Percival P. Baxter dedicated over thirty years of his life to creating Baxter State Park in Maine, now one of North America's largest state parks. His vision was to maintain the land's natural beauty, thwarting industrial encroachment and promoting sustainable forestry. Though he passed away in 1969, his legacy endures as the park continues to thrive, expanding through land trades and acquisitions to cover over 209,000 acres of pristine wilderness.

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World - / Sep 28, 2026 - A Texas oil geologist first saw McKittrick Canyon in 1921, later bought the land for a private retreat - In 1921, petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt was captivated by the stunning landscape of McKittrick Canyon. He subsequently partnered to acquire land which led to the establishment of family homes. Commencing in 1959, Pratt generously began donating his land for conservation, culminating in the 1972 creation of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Today, his former residences stand preserved within the park, serving as valuable educational resources.

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10 beautiful baby names inspired by French style and classic elegance

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FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey resigns after just over a year, says 'returning to family in Missouri'

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A Maryland couple bought 116 acres as a hunting property; 20 years later, they had replaced crops with native grasses, wildflowers and trees and permanently protected the land for wildlife

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A Seattle shipbuilder sold his company for a reported $3.5 million in 1906 and built an Orcas Island estate; 15 years later he donated more than 2,700 acres to Washington to create Moran State Park

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An Ohio lawyer accidentally sent $550 to a stranger on Zelle; the payment mistake turned into a three-year court battle

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North Carolina reused dredged material that would have been discarded offshore to rebuild an eroding bird island near Wanchese; within a week, oystercatchers and terns were exploring the new habitat

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In 1999, Denis Leary lost his cousin and childhood friend in a Worcester fire; his foundation has since donated over $17.5 million

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A Texas landowner bought a ranch in the 1990s and later added thousands of acres; today, more than 7,000 acres are managed for mule deer, pronghorn and other wildlife

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A Pennsylvania family protected a 30-acre farm beside 1,300 acres of preserved land; its mature oaks and hickories now provide habitat for turkeys, bats and hundreds of caterpillar species

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A California family donated its historic 390-acre ranch to Cal Poly after 150 years of farming; the protected property includes 100 acres of prime irrigated soil, four wells and a seven-acre reservoir

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Child, forced marriages of minority girls in Pakistan flagged at UN event

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Motorcycle-borne gunmen kill 3 cops in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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20-year-old Azerbaijani woman allegedly drugged, gang-raped in Pakistan's Lahore

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At least 13 dead in suicide bomb blast near police post in northwestern Pakistan

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Pakistan govt puts Islamabad on lockdown as Imran Khan's party pushes ahead with march

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'No Muslim can even dare': Pakistan PM at UN condemns Houthi attacks, draws red line over Mecca

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Pakistan goes bananas over giant gorillas dancing to Bollywood songs

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Pakistan govt crackdown forces PTI retreat? Imran's party likely to postpone Sept 27 Islamabad march

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'Could endanger his life': Imran Khan's son warns against Adiala jail protest

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Watch: Pakistan PM runs away from questions on Hafeez Saeed at UN

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Fresh clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border: Report

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Kabul-Islamabad tensions soar: Pakistan strikes 10 sites in Afghanistan after drone attacks

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Pakistan appoints former army general Nauman Mahmood as first head of Mecca alliance

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Watch: Government building collapses into river as heavy rains trigger fresh landslide in Nepal

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Two bodies recovered after deadly Himlung Himal avalanche; 10 remain missing in Nepal

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Nepal: 16 feared dead after avalanche buries Himlung Himal base camp under 15ft snow

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Nepal battered by severe rain: 21 dead, 5 missing as floods, landslides worsen

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28 'fighters', mostly former Afghan security personnel, killed after crossing from Pakistan: Kabul

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Avalanche strikes Nepal's Himlung Himal base camp, 10 missing

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Bangladesh to replace planned sculptures at historic sites

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Awami members celebrating Hasina's birthday under lens

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Bangladesh jewellery shop owner's body found inside floating drum; Hindu credit union token in pocket

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'Ask India, Pakistan, Bangladesh': Nepal PM Balen Shah flags broken world order at UNGA

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At 17, British student Alex Chui scores a perfect 42/42 at the Maths Olympiad, winning his fifth gold medal in seven appearances

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UK to reopen refugee resettlement scheme as home secretary Shabana Mahmood promises capped, controlled routes

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Australian court rejects indigenous activist's bid to prosecute King Charles over genocide; says 'will take fight to ICC after exhausting domestic options'

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Plot 'exposed' by 999 call, 5 suspects out on bail: What happened near US-run RAF base in UK

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Watch: UK police robot targets vans near airbase used by US forces

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Tensions in Northern Ireland: Why the 30-year-old Garvaghy Road parade row is back

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British author once faced a struggling 3,500-acre farm in Sussex before abandoning conventional farming; turned an estate into a wilding experiment

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5 held in UK for suspected plot to attack air base used by US

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5 arrested on suspicion of preparing terror attack near UK airbase used by US forces

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5 arrested near UK's RAF Fairford in explosives probe, US base on highest alert: Key details

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British woman shot dead by father after argument over Donald Trump; grand jury ruled death accidental, mother seeks fresh probe

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UK PM Burnham unveils 'Your First Home' scheme for first-time buyers

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Heathrow expansion faces fresh hurdle as UK PM Burnham withholds third runway backing

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'Bomb' alert: Homes evacuated near UK military base as army squad called in

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Slained Hamas chief's ex-bodyguard stayed as 'Mr. X' in UK, planned attacks on Jews

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In 1889, Switzerland opened the Pilatusbahn after Eduard Locher designed a new rack system that helped trains climb Mount Pilatus at gradients of up to 48%

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EU welcomes PM's peace message to Putin, says not against oil import but India's ties with Moscow may hinder defence collaboration

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In 1901, Germany opened a "flying train" above the Wupper valley; 125 years later, it carries over 80,000 passengers daily

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People jump from building windows to escape as Russian jet-powered drone hits Kyiv science academy - video

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Russian strikes on Kyiv kills 3 as Ukraine targets oil, military sites

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Seoul summons Ukraine envoy, demands apology after Zelenskyy reveals North Korean POW transfer

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70% Swiss say no: Switzerland rejects push for tighter neutrality amid Russia tensions

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Hotter seas, vanishing kelp, booming octopus: How Europe's marine life is changing

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'We will die': Oleshky civilians eat weed to survive in Russian-held Ukrainian city

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European buildings are collecting human urine and turning it into fertiliser, with systems processing 3 million litres a year

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John George Adair built Glenveagh estate in 1857; 118 years later, its vast lands became Ireland's Glenveagh National Park

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Ancient Gallo-Roman wall found beneath Paris's Île de la Cité could confirm site of Lutetia, city's first settlement, ministry says

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Switzerland's neutrality test puts Nato ties, Russia sanctions at stake

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AfD, party that pulled off stunner in German polls, backs probe into Nord pipelines

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Russia, Germany FMs meet for first talks since 2022, Ukraine war dominates agenda

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Archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old Etruscan tomb at Italy's Vulci; weapons, gold and rare pottery found in elite burial

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Section of China's Great Wall damaged by two decades of illegal coal slag dumping

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In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China's Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

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'Xi understands how I feel': Trump says Taiwan not a major point of friction

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'Stop using threats': China takes veiled shot at US over Cuba & Iran in sharply critical UN speech

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$30bn tariff cut, Iran and AI dialogue: Key points from Xi-Trump talks

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Trump-Xi bonhomie set to continue, leaders announce two more meetings

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China's coal mines generate billions of cubic metres of water; researchers say it could help cool data centres

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China's panda diplomacy: How Beijing uses exclusive animal to reinforce soft power

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Panda diplomacy: Xi announces 2 giant pandas for Atlanta zoo in US

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'US and China should coexist in peace': Xi meets Trump at White House on second state visit

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Qatar to mediate separate talks with the US and Iran, renew negotiations

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'Arabian Sea will soon be purged of enemy presence': Mojtaba Khamenei warns US

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Netanyahu secretly visited UAE over weekend, asked Sheikh Mohamed to deny pre-Oct 7 attack warning: Report

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Netanyahu, holding ICC arrest warrant, wants to build case against Turkey's Erdogan; demands probe

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'Unacceptable cynical attempt': Why US rejected Iran's ceasefire proposal

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'I want to kill you': Israel minister Ben-Gvir threatens to execute jailed Hamas figure

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Netanyahu secretly visited UAE, met Emirati leader in Abu Dhabi: Israeli official

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Iran claims second US drone seized in Strait of Hormuz, identifies it as Mk 18 Kingfish

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Saudi strikes on Yemen's Taiz kill dozens: Houthis

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4 Iranian experts killed in Taiz as Yemen army unleashes 756-operation offensive against Houthis

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'Shake the prisons': Israel was warned by Hamas before October 7 attack, says ex-defence minister Gallant

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'Doomsday' war with US? Iran foreign minister says Tehran is 'prepared'

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US rejects Iran's claim of capturing underwater drone, calls move 'clearly desperate'

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'Will never bow our head': Iran embassy invokes Baahubali to echo Pezeshkian's defiant UN speech

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'American terrorist army': Iran claims second US submarine seized in Hormuz

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7 killed, 40 wounded as Saudi airstrike hits Yemen market amid fresh Houthi offensive

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Namibia spent decades building community conservancies; in 2026, a new plan aims to secure more than 20 million hectares

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5,500 Dorper sheep worth more than $1.7 million stolen from Queensland property; police seek information months later

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North Korean mines likely behind blasts that injured 3 South Korean personnel, Seoul says

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In 2015, a man saw two children drinking from a puddle in Ghana and built a solar water kiosk; 10 years later, his project supplies 126M litres

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Since 2006, the African Water Facility has backed 148 projects; its programmes have improved water access for 23.2 million people

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Thailand floods: Over 545,000 affected across 25 provinces, Bangkok remains waterlogged

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Watch: Nepal hillside collapses in seconds, sweeps away houses in Baglung; 10 killed

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South Africa's degraded Eastern Cape is getting 180 million spekboom plants; the restoration project is expected to create 11,000 jobs

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In 2006, Muhammad Ali, Mia Hamm and other elite athletes founded Athletes for Hope to help fellow athletes give back

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Pakistanis turned to rooftop solar as power bills soared; it has now saved $12 billion in fuel imports

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Over 30 killed in 3 separate attacks overnight in South Africa shootings; manhunt launched

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Australia could run its electricity grid without fossil gas at similar cost; researchers say models underestimate long-duration storage

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'We are being scapegoated': Why refugees fear renewed anti-migrant violence in South Africa

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South Korea accuses Ukraine of breaching secrecy over North Korean POW transfer

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Bacteria suspected in deaths of hundreds of baby whales off Argentina as calf deaths rise in Patagonia

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US 81-year-old viral delivery driver's $700K fundraiser for wife's cancer treatment pulled after discovering daughter posed as neighbour to raise money

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A 14-year-old Georgia student scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT after taking college-level courses; Ashrit Talluri of Fulton County achieved the maximum score while still in an age group far younger than typical SAT test-takers

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In 1982, Paul Newman started selling homemade salad dressing and gave away the profits; 40 years later, his company has donated over $600 million

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In 2002, engineers began placing up to 1.8 million cubic yards of dredged sediment near Horseshoe Bend, Louisiana, helping form a 35-hectare island

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In 2024, 75-year-old Iowa farmer Evie Haupt said three wind turbines on her 160 acres were bringing in about $35,000 a year while using under 3 acres and had helped reduce $350,000 in farm debt to $67,000

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$1.04 billion Powerball winner remained anonymous for nearly a month; finally claimed the prize in Illinois

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'End H-1B visa now': Nikki Haley's son is back with 'America for Americans' slogan, demands a stop to legal immigration

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Yellowstone rangers remove 20,100 pieces of trash from geothermal areas in 2026, including more than 5,000 rocks and sticks, 280 visitor hats and over $18 in coins

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Indian Green Card applicants see mysterious USCIS status change, immigration lawyer says it must be a 'system glitch'

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SpaceX's 'biggest, most powerful' rocket reaches Earth orbit for first time

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At age 6, Grace Hendrian opened a lemonade stand hoping to raise $10 for the Salvation Army; seven summers later, she and sister June closed the project after turning that tiny goal into about $55,000

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Meet Erin Gardner, the Westford student raising $2,200 to rebuild a 24-foot trail bridge; she has already raised $1,125 and plans to replace its railings so children can safely keep using the path

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Jane Fonda conserved a New Mexico ranch before a 2018 easement protected 2,229 acres of habitat, farmland and nearly four miles of the Pecos River

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A California homeowner was checking the crawl space beneath his house and discovered the remains of a 29-year-old woman killed in 2006; years later, police arrested her ex-husband

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'I hid the truth': Pro-Palestinian activist Hanna Gann spent years claiming Palestinian, Black roots in US; finally admits she is White Jewish

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'Naive gamer' to IS sympathiser: How US teen Daniel Fischer was radicalised

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Getty acquired a rediscovered 17th-century Velázquez portrait in Los Angeles; the painting, known for centuries only through an engraving, is now the first work by the Spanish master to enter the museum's collection

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A Pennsylvania dairy farmer spent 70 years watching bears and turkeys on his 170-acre farm; in 2026, after turning down two lucrative offers, he permanently protected the land from development

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'Have you ever voted in US election?' 61-year-old Canadian citizen, US Green Card holder, detained at border, interrogated for 6 hours, made to sign removal order

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Florida's conservation programme protects 61,525 acres, strengthening habitat connectivity across the 1.6-million-acre wildlife corridor

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At 14, Van-Houston McMillion is already starting his sophomore year at an Alabama college; he could finish his degree before turning 16

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'If the system is being gamed...': New York's Rochester General Hospital accused of hiring 80 H-1Bs or J-1s, only 2 Americans

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US Navy has approved terms for redevelopment of 2,422 acres at California's former Concord Naval Weapons Station; the master developer will pay $44.6 million plus interest as the abandoned military site moves toward a new future

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Cyber fraud money routed via 903 gaming accounts

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Cracked pillar sparks panic, 25 families evacuated from SA apartment

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Coaching uncertainty, inadequate preps cloud UP's Ranji campaign

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Viral diet trends may hamper heart recovery, warn doctors

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Drought Declared, Nagpur Dist Staring At Depleted Water Stock In 5 Major Dams

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YouTuber Aswanth Kok held after alleged drunk-driving accident

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2 Class 12 students killed as speeding truck rams two-wheeler

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Cal HC: If EC guided by pvt party, then what remains?

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