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World - / Aug 7, 2026 - Florida's nuclear plant became an unlikely home for American crocodiles - A nuclear power plant is hardly the first place that comes to mind when thinking about wildlife refuges. Yet around Turkey Point, south of Miami, American crocodiles have made themselves at home in a vast network of artificial canals built for the

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World - / Aug 7, 2026 - Scientists discover Titan's methane rainstorms are more intense than expected - On the distant moon Titan, intense methane rainstorms transform the icy terrain, creating striking alluvial fans that showcase the areas most affected by these rare deluges. Scientists leverage data from the Cassini mission to create models of these phenomena, which happen less frequently than once every Titan year—a period nearly equivalent to 30 Earth years. Understanding Titan's unique weather patterns offers insights into extreme rainfall events here on our planet.

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National Handloom Day: 5 Indian handlooms that carry the legacy of the cities they were born in

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Minnesota retiree Dale Hoffman took his new rod on its first trip; when it nearly flew from the boat, he grabbed it and landed a 2.21-pound state-record bluegill

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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fame Shailesh Lodha's luxurious home: A cozy lounge, a stunning balcony and more

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California biologist Phil Pister saved the last Owens pupfish from extinction in 1969 by carrying every surviving fish in two buckets

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In 2018–2019, the U.S. relocated 19 wolves to Isle Royale after inbreeding left just two; by winter 2026, researchers estimated 37 wolves and about 524 moose

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In 2011, New York painted its black rooftops white; monitoring found its average peak summer surface temperature was 43°F lower

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11:03 - Trump signs new birthright citizenship rules: What it means for Indians

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In 2006, 84-year-old Seattle homeowner Edith Macefield reportedly rejected a $1 million offer, so developers built a five-story complex around three sides of her house

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Beginning in 2003, Arizona biologists flew endangered humpback chub in a 55-gallon drum beneath a helicopter, moving them above a waterfall to warmer habitat beyond non-native trout

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In 2013, respiratory disease was detected in California's desert bighorn sheep; about two months later, sick animals were found more than 30 kilometres away

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Mountain lions may be making roads safer in Washington, because deer change their behaviour when pumas are nearby, and collisions drop

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Trump angry over leak of US weapons shortage as Iran talks enter crucial phase: Report

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Pakistan's crackdown in PoK: How Islamabad is tightening information chokehold amid global scrutiny

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Imran Khan's three years in jail spark protests across Pakistan; over 100 held

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Peace talks abroad, protests at home: The many contradictions shaping Pakistan today

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Hand grenade explosion kills 3 in northwest Pakistan

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NOC to travel outside Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi - Pakistan restricts foreign journalists amid PoK crackdown

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Over 30 operatives killed by 'Indian agents' since 2020: LeT commander

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11:49 - 'How do you explain US, China?' Former India envoy counters Pakistan army's 'kaafir' remark

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'Long history of unlawful violence': Global watchdogs condemn Pakistan's crackdown in PoK

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Indian agents killed over 30 LeT operatives in Pakistan since 2020, claims Lashkar leader

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'They'll arrest us at hospitals': PoK protesters risk death over electricity, flour demands

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'15-year-olds shot, only asked for basic rights': Inside the deadly PoK crackdown

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'Do not befriend Kaafirs': Pakistani general levels terror allegations against India

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Pakistan restricts digital news websites reporting on PoK protests, crackdowns: Report

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'Double tap': How terrorists are trapping Pakistan's security personnel

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Peace rally in Pakistan rocked by suicide blast; 14 killed, 20 injured

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Clarify Dhaka policy: Bangladesh to India after Hasina's presser

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B'desh student party leaders accuse Hasina of trying to create unrest from Indian soil

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Bangladesh Chalo: Defiant Hasina says will return, not afraid of jail or death

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'Why December? She should come now': Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's aide challenges Sheikh Hasina

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Video shows petrol bomb attack on Shakib Al Hasan's home after Hasina's Delhi presser

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'May be jailed, but I'll return to Bangladesh this December,' says Sheikh Hasina

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'Tried to set it on fire': Shakib Al Hasan's house attacked after he attends Hasina's presser

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'Won't leave him behind': Against all odds, Purja's 'formidable rival' brings his body back to Broad Peak base camp

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'Students emotionally manipulated': Sheikh Hasina on 'truth' behind protests that led to her ouster

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Ahead of Hasina's presser, Bangladesh warns TV channels against broadcasting her statements

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In 2013, England loaded 2.8 million living moss capsules into a helicopter and then flew them over a peat bog too remote to restore by hand

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'Several soldires raped me, felt like meat': Grave allegations rock UK's teen army school

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals today, temperatures to climb next week

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals and 20°C today, warming trend ahead

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Manchester weather forecast: Sunny intervals and 21°C on August 7, 2026

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and warm temperatures expected Friday, August 7, 2026

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Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures today, warming up this week

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures on August 7, 2026

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In 1956, an 11-year-old took an abbot's kneecap and medieval tile from Glastonbury Abbey; 70 years later, his widow returned it from Australia

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Newcastle weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 7

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Nearly 200 deaths linked to weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro in the UK

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Meet Betty Bromage: 97-year-old breaks her own Guinness World Record as oldest female wing walker after recovering from stroke

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Newly elected PoK legislator is on police bail in UK for child sex offences: Report

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Andy Burnham 'personally intervenes' as UK reviews early release of grooming gang offenders

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'He deserves to be remembered': British man who wrongly spent 11 years in jail raises funds to restore murder victim's grave

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UK officials issued a legal warning after protected seahorses were disturbed; divers should observe for under five minutes and never touch or pursue them

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A 2,400-year-old shipwreck found off Greece is still carrying hundreds of ancient amphorae beneath the sea

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Germany's oldest known tree identified as a 1,100-year-old yew growing in the Bavarian Alps

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Italian woman accidentally throws away her $1.1 million winning lottery ticket, then waste workers find it after searching more than 6 tons of garbage

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The 'vampire woman' whose 17th-century grave is rewriting what historians know about burial fears in Poland

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The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging

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Italy, France, Germany battle extreme heat as Europe faces record temperatures

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Quote of the day by Michel Foucault: 'Maybe the target nowadays is not to discover what we are but to refuse what we are' and how every self-help guru got it wrong

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Since 2018, Europe's forests have lost 46% more biomass per hectare each year; drought and bark beetles are weakening a carbon sink that stored 72% less CO2 in 2020–2022

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Built over 2,300 years ago, this ancient Greek theatre still stages live performances with extraordinary natural acoustics

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German airport stops flights after armed drone sighting, collision

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'New level of danger': Explosive drone found near Ukrainian cargo plane at Germany airport

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Quote of the day inspired by Homer's Odyssey: 'Men are so quick to blame the gods, they say that...' — and why the worst disasters are always self-inflicted

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Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making..." - a timeless lesson on patience, strategy and knowing when not to act

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'Black widows': Russian women accused of marrying soldiers to claim war death payouts

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Ukraine orders evacuation of Kramatorsk region as Russian strikes kills 17

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Quote of the day by Socrates: "The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in..." - why this timeless lesson on contentment still matters today

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China planted trees the Taklamakan Desert for nearly 50 years. Satellites now show the landscape is capturing more carbon than it releases

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Patient dies in China biotech company's gene editing trial

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'Baseless accusations': Beijing protests Japan's assessment of China as 'greatest strategic challenge'

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Quote of the day by Jackie Chan: 'You don't get to do over parts or go back and change your path. Your life is decided by...' and how split-second choices reveal who you really are when there's no safety net

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China develops world's first tunnel boring and blasting machine

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World's oldest amber has been found in China, and it is 65 million years older than expected

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China spent decades moving water across a continent. The world's largest diversion project now serves 185 million people

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Chinese man didn't invite his mother to his wedding because he was ashamed of her looks; boss fired him and gave her the job

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Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China's young workers feel economic squeeze

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In the 1960s, China sent hundreds of young foresters into a dying landscape. Today it is home to the world's largest man-made forest

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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan & Turkey sign 'Mecca' pact for mutual defence; India reacts

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30 Yemen troops killed in Houthi attacks as tensions rise amid Strait of Hormuz talks

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Trump's Gaza Board moves ahead with first project - military base for Moroccan troops

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Iran President met a 'voice in the dark', isn't sure it was Mojtaba Khamenei: Report

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Tell Trump to desist or we hit you hard: Iran warns Gulf countries

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'It will end pretty soon': Trump hints at peace in US-Iran war; Tehran mocks 'theatre diplomacy'

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Saudi Arabia, pushes defence ties amid West Asia escalation

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30 Yemeni soldiers killed by Iran-backed Houthis amid heightened West Asia tensions

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'Crazy radicals who want war to continue': Vance sees 'messy' negotiations with Iran ahead

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'Enemies sought to replicate Syria's fate': Pezeshkian hails Mojtaba Khamenei for 'united' Iran

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'Very difficult to communicate': Iran President Pezeshkian on Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

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Deal on Hormuz shipping route reached with Oman, says Iran

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Indian expat from Kerala killed in Dubai gas cylinder blast; colleague recalls moments before explosion

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'Extremely hazardous': Seafarers' union urges PM Modi to deploy Navy after Indian vessel sinks

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Seven blasts rock Dubai's Jebel Ali as massive fire erupts near strategic port amid Iran war

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In 1983, Osaka landowners refused to surrender property reserved for an expressway, so engineers sent the highway through their building

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In 1926, Britain sent unemployed ex-servicemen to plant a timber reserve; Kielder became England's largest forest

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On New Year's Day 2000, Scottish volunteers planted 100 trees in an almost treeless valley; today, more than 750,000 native trees and shrubs cover its slopes

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Inside the Guinness record-holding cashew tree that keeps rooting itself into new trunks

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In 1915, Japan planned a forest designed to mature over 150 years; 110,000 volunteers later planted 100,000 donated trees

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Japanese quote of the day: 'If you are in a rush, take the longer way'

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Two Indian-origin men wanted in Canada over $30,000 apartment rental fraud

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In 1971, a Kenyan cement company tested 26 tree species in a barren limestone quarry; only three survived and became the foundation of a 200-hectare restoration project

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In the 1970s, a Kenyan conservationist spent years perfecting milk for baby elephants: Her formula has helped save more than 300

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In 1999, an ecologist walked 2,000 miles through the Central African rainforest: The expedition led to 13 new national parks in Gabon

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In 2004, a tech entrepreneur began a 30-year, $40 million effort to rebuild an African park emptied by war

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From Typhoon Dim-sum to frogs and snakes: Asia's cyclones feature unusual names

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In 1885, Finland built a lighthouse on Sweden's side of an island; 100 years later, both countries bent the border around it

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In 1831, an underwater volcano created a new Mediterranean island. Britain, France and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies claimed it before it vanished

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In 2012, South Africa began airlifting black rhinos upside down from remote terrain to expand their range; the conservation program has since helped establish 17 new populations

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In 1981, five black robins remained on Earth; scientists made other birds raise their eggs

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In 1894, a conservationist rowed hundreds of flightless birds to a remote island; then he lived there for 14 years to protect them

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In 2018, scientists spread 30 truckloads of coffee pulp on a degraded Costa Rican pasture; two years later, tree canopy exceeded 80%, compared with about 20% in an untreated plot

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Rebecca DePaula was an NYPD officer, pastor and mother of three; her family is demanding an investigation after she died following surgery in the Dominican Republic

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Quote of the day by Michael Jackson: "You never know how long you have with someone, so don't forget to say..." - a heartfelt lesson on love, gratitude and cherishing every moment

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North Carolina man worked 100-hour weeks for 58 years to save a bankrupt boat company, rejected a $400 million offer and gave it to charity

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In 1986, Australia eradicated rabbits from an island stripped bare by 150 years of grazing; native vegetation and seabird habitat are returning

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'12 years in the US, leaving with empty hands': Indian woman says her H-1B was revoked because employer didn't run payroll

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Quote of the day by Jackie Chan: "I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be..." - an inspiring lesson on finding your own path

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Meet Jo Nagai: 10-year-old Japanese student who discovered butterflies can remember their time as caterpillars

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Quote of the day by Arnold Schwarzenegger: "What is the point of being on this Earth if you..." - a timeless lesson on being unapologetically yourself

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In 2023, an Oregon veterinarian left a $150,000 job to 'soft retire'; three years later, relief work pays about twice as much

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In 2020, Boston introduced a floating wetland in the Charles River to test whether plant roots could help curb algal blooms

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In 2025, CBP agents entered Leo Feler's Chicago property without a warrant; in 2026, he sued the US government over about $30,000 in damage

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In 1994, Alabama sank 100 retired M60 battle tanks in the Gulf, giving obsolete military machines a 50-year second life as fish reefs

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'No fees or tolls': How the Iran-Oman deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz will work

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A 77-year-old had a heart attack on a Southwest flight; after two nurses brought him back, he spent a week finding the stranger who saved him

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How did Twitch star LilyPichu end up voicing Overwatch's new hero D.Mon and showcasing her MEKA Squad voice skills?

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Asmongold's comments about shooting immigrants and children explained as Twitch ban drama grows online

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Ethan Klein's reported $1M lawsuit against iDubbbz hit a wall over the H3 snark subreddit

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Why was Asmongold banned on Twitch? Here's what happened after his controversial livestream remarks

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Esports Awards 2026 nominees revealed: Jynxzi, Faker, Kai Cenat and top gaming names make the list

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Esports Awards 2026 Streamer of the Year nominees revealed as IShowSpeed eyes third straight win

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In 1925, a man 'sold' the Eiffel Tower, vanished with the money, then returned to pull off the same scam again

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A humpback whale made a 7-kilometre detour through Sydney Harbour, and public sightings helped authorities track it through one of Australia's busiest waterways

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In 1857, Napoleon III ordered French towns to drain a swamp and plant pine trees; the result became a 10,000-square-kilometre forest

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Argentina property bill protest: Police fire tear gas, water cannons at demonstrators — watch

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Three lighthouse keepers vanished from a remote Scottish island in 1900. More than a century later, nobody knows what happened

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