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Hayden Panettiere's Tearful Words 'I Have A Lot More Life To Live' Resurface After Death At 36

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US tourist killed by lightning strike while hiking on Italy's Mount Etna

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World - / Aug 17, 2026 - Wildfire came within metres of rescued orangutans; 60 animals moved - Orangutans rescued from wildlife traffickers face a new threat from the record number of fires that have broken out in Indonesia in recent weeks. According to a report by The Guardian, flames have come within metres of an animal rehabilitation centre

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World - / Aug 17, 2026 - Asia's First Jurassic Amphibian Track: Schoolboy spot leads to fossil first - In early 2025, 12-year-old Ni Jingchen was out exploring with his parents in Beijing's Mentougou district when he noticed two tiny marks on a slab of exposed rock. Ni already loved fossils and knew enough to realise that the strange impressions were

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Iran Moved IRGC Into Gulf Nation, Hit US Forces From There? Tehran's Secret Attack Strategy

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Trump Erupts At Shannon Bream After Todd Blanche Interview, Slams Fox News Host In Furious Rant

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Trump Drops Major Hint On Leavitt's Replacement; Fox New Reporter Suddenly Enters The Race?

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BREAKING: U.S., Iran Extend 60-Day Truce Amid Strait Of Hormuz Deadlock, Trump's Nuke Warning

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China's Biggest Naval Win Against America? US Navy Pulls Last Warship From Pacific | Watch

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Priyanka Chopra's maroon backless gown just gave desi Disney princess energy with a trail that refused to behave

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10 POWERFUL BABY BOY AND GIRL NAMES FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES THAT MEAN STRENGTH

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H1N1 or seasonal flu? Symptoms often overlap, but doctors look for these clues before deciding

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9 WAYS TO ADD MORE PROTEIN TO YOUR ROTI

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OTT releases this week (August 17-August 23): 'Welcome to the Jungle', 'Jana Nayagan', 'Lanterns', 'Toy Story 5', 'Love Is Blind: UK' Season 3 and more

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Chef Sanjeev Kapoor shares 10 basics of baking for every new and casual baker

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In 2026, volunteers began planting 30,000 trees to rebuild the wetland forest that once shielded New Orleans from storms

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In 2024, a beaver returned to a California creek after 19 years and began cutting down aspen trees beside a man-made dam

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Trump's foreign policy: Strongmen on speed dial, allies and partners on notice

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In 1745, the US welcomed mimosa trees for their pink flowers; they later escaped gardens and spread as an invasive species

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Meet Vedika Devarajan, the Washington high-school freshman who designed a banana-inspired neonatal incubator liner to tackle hospital-acquired infections

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Indian Jazz musician Pritesh Walia released from ICE custody after 14 days: 'When you are sitting in a detention facility, the world feels very small'

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No new strikes, no peace deal: What Donald Trump's 'low-key' Iran strategy means

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Watch: NYC Mayor Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing free Broadway tickets for students, user says 'your Bangla is better than mine'

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No fund for you if you have Islamic wudu washing facilities: Major row over Texas Governor's warning to two airports

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Meet Ananya Nagendra, the 18-year-old Texas student who built an ant-based digester for landfill food waste; tests found her prototype was about 83% efficient

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Family of Indian teen killed in Central Park carriage crash sues New York City for $105 million

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'No. 1 goal is Iran can't have nukes': Trump as US-Iran 60-day deal deadline expires

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'Pure evil': Ex-Congresswoman claims Trump officials discussing using nukes against Iran

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Arizona man, 88, and his dog got stuck overnight in monsoon mud with no cell service; how one emergency SOS text helped save them

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US Navy destroyer spent four days without toilets, AC, galley after power failure in South China Sea

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'30 civilans killed': Baloch activist shares video of 'Pakistani war crime', seeks US intervention

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Pakistani minister in Balochistan province escapes armed attack on convoy

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'Water is our red line': Shehbaz Sharif threatens India with 'direct response' over Indus Treaty

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'False': In rare move, Pak army reacts after rumours swirl of Imran Khan's death

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Why US is questioning Pakistan's Rs 3 trillion defence spending

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PML-N set to form 'government' in PoK after two former 'premiers' lose strongholds in third phase

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'Discontent answered with bullets': MEA slams Pakistan over PoK crackdown

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After weeks of violent protests, PoK votes in final election phase amid PTI, JAAC boycott calls

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LeT man dies in Pakistan after meal, speculation of poisoning

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From 'enemies' to 'patriotic brothers': Pakistan changes stance on PoK protesters ahead of polls

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'Shouldn't be exclusive club': Pak minister seeks Nato-like Islamic military alliance

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'There needs to be accountability': UN warns Pakistan over crackdown on peaceful PoK protesters

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'Exercise restraint, act according to law': US urges Pakistan amid PoK crackdown

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Unknown gunmen kill Pakistani policeman, abduct another in separate incidents

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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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Bangladesh sets tough riders for PM Tarique Rahman's visit to India

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Bangladesh PM's proposed India visit conditional on Hasina extradition, officials say

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'Both sides interested': Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's first India visit likely in August 20-25 window

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Bangladesh PM likely to visit India as Dhaka presses for Sheikh Hasina's extradition

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BNP nominates stalwart Mirza Fakhrul for Bangladesh presidential poll

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Close malls by 8pm, turn off billboards: Bangladesh reels under power crisis, 12-hr outages

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'Hasina will get full security if she returns': Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's adviser

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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman raises Hasina extradition with Indian envoy

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Balen ends 'envoy snub' with India-first reset; meets China envoy within hours

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'Need conducive environment': Bangladesh PM on India ties as Hasina eyes return to Dhaka

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18-year-old Belgian student thought he found a €1 coin during his summer construction job; he then uncovered gold worth €9 million

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Leeds weather forecast: overcast skies, mild temperatures, and 20% chance of rain today

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and 22°C average temperature today, August 17

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Manchester weather: Cloudy skies and light showers expected August 17, 2026

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Birmingham weather forecast: Cloudy skies, rain chance, and mild temperatures for August 17

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Liverpool weather today: Sunny intervals, 26°C max, 90% humidity

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Former Swansea City ballboy Charlie Morgan, kicked by Eden Hazard in 2013, set to sell £500 million Au Vodka empire for reported £100 million payout

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Lens on Cambridge after Black professor's death amid scrutiny of his credentials

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Couple in their 70s buy abandoned 160-year-old Cotswolds church for £175,000 as retirement project after leaving London, spend £370,000 renovating and now it's worth £700,000

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Petition for public inquiry into Jason Arday's media harassment gathers 31,000 signatures

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UK man,55, dies after dog bite during footpath altercation; owner arrested on murder suspicion

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British student George Smyth, 18, found dead in Romania months after going missing during hike

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny skies and mild temperatures for August 16, 2026

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Leeds weather forecast: Cloudy skies and mild temperatures expected August 16, 2026

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 16, 2026

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Belgian student in construction job uncovers €9m gold treasure while digging sewer trench

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An 18-year-old construction worker in Belgium uncovered a €9 million gold hoard hidden inside a former brewery cellar

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Two pairs of North American raccoons were released in Germany's Kassel, today it is called the 'raccoon capital of Europe' with a population of around 30,000 animals and a disturbed public life

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Europe wildfires: 2 dead, 500 evacuated as twin blazes hit Greek island near Athens

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Lakshmi Mittal's Ukraine steel plant hit by Russian missile; 2 killed

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3,000 hectares up in flames: Belgium battles its biggest wildfire on record

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Watch: Plumes of smoke billow over Moscow as Ukraine unleashes one of its biggest drone attacks

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Four Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist

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Hungary bus crash: 12 killed, 10 injured after Polish bus overturns on M3 motorway

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One week of extreme heat in Europe linked to 16,000 excess deaths: Report

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Magnitude-5 earthquake strikes near Spain's Granada, damages homes and cars

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Quote of the day by Plato: "The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is..." — the ancient lesson about choosing who leads

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'I don't feel rooted here': Indian couple in Ireland to return to Pune after 11 years, citing AI pressure and job stress

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Ukraine offers Black Sea shipping truce; Russia yet to respond : Report

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Jellyfish turned into an unexpected threat to France's Gravelines nuclear plant after a huge swarm clogged its cooling system

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Ukraine strikes Russian aerospace facility and MiG-31 base in overnight attacks

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Archaeologists find earliest physical evidence of brass-making in East Asia in southern China

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From hospitals to schools: China expands scrutiny of religious beliefs in Chengdu

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China launches 24th batch of low-orbit internet satellites from Hainan site

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China completes installation of 15,927 mirrors concentrating heat at 1,040 °F at world's highest solar thermal plant; will power 50,000 homes while saving 60,000 tons of coal annually

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97

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Zhu Rongji, former premier who changed China's economic fate passes away at 97

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Typhoon Dolphin batters China: Hundreds of flights cancelled, lakhs evacuated as floods hit east

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'I still miss him': China's AI crackdown leaves users mourning lost virtual boyfriends

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Watch: Chinese rocket explodes shortly after liftoff from Wenchang spaceport

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'Lies, Trump suffering from delusions': Iran military denies direct backchannel talks with US

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Houthis escalate Red Sea attacks: Ballistic missile strikes Saudi military ship, four escort boats

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How Trump bypassed Iran's negotiators and used Kurdistan's Barzani to contact IRGC

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Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers; $60,000 if done by women

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'Not worthy of life': Israel minister Ben-Gvir calls for killing '30 to 40' people daily in Gaza

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'Anticipate strategic surprises': Iran signals possible shift from defensive to offensive military posture

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US backs 'Islamic Nato': Trump calls Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan pact 'big, bold and important step'

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Trump's envoys in West Asia to push for Gaza peace plan

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Iranian parliament advances bill to curb foreign influence

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Israel surprised by speed of Iran's missile recovery despite strikes: Report

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Gaza peace plan: 8 nations condemn Israel's rejection of US roadmap

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Iran moves to criminalise interviews with US, Israeli media, with prison terms up to 30 years

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Gulf states becoming 'increasingly sceptical' of Trump's ability to secure peace deal with Iran: Report

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'Worry about your own security': Iranian lawmaker jabs Trump over 'secret' Turkey flight

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Is Netanyahu headed for setback in Israel election? No Trump endorsement raises eyebrows

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Qatar calls Iran's claim 'misleading', denies capturing 3 pilots after March strike

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Argentina's mysterious floating island named 'EL Ojo' that appears to rotate on its own in perfect circular motion

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In the 1980s, ferrets were released on Northern Ireland's Rathlin Island to control rabbits; decades later, they threatened seabirds at a colony of more than 250,000 birds

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In 1987, Australian sailor Kay Cottee left Sydney alone in a 37-foot yacht after building a boat-charter business to fund her dream; 189 days later she became the first woman to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world

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14-year-old Dineth Fernando moved to Australia seven months ago and studied 200 Scrabble words a day; recently he became world youth Scrabble champion

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'I don't have courage to take another loan': Indian student in Canada says going back home seems easier, sets up fundraiser

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Quote of the day by Usain Bolt: "I stopped worrying about the start. The end is..." - a lesson on letting go of a shaky beginning and focusing on the finish

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Belgian student Kobe thought he had found €1 coins while digging a sewer; the hidden stash turned out to be gold worth about €9 million

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Mexican man arrested with 200 lizards hidden in socks at Tokyo airport; bought for $3.50, some worth $630

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'Closely consulting': South Korea, US coordinate on Iran ceasefire as Trump seeks to cut joint drills

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In 1997, a New Zealand teacher began planting a windswept coastal paddock with Year 9 students; 29 years later, 12,425 plants have turned it into native habitat

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Much of Sweden's Söderåsen plateau became more open in the 18th and 19th centuries; in 2001, 1,625 hectares were protected as a national park, and today it is one of northern Europe's largest continuous protected broadleaf forests

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Indonesia hit by 5.7 magnitude quake days after deadly 7.7 tremor

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In 1993, Chile adopted an Indigenous Law that enabled land restitution; by 2023 more than 510,000 acres had been returned to Mapuche communities, but native forest cover had barely changed

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Princess Iman welcomes twin daughters Talia and Rania with husband Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, names newborns after Queen Rania; Jordanian royal family celebrates

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In 1988, an English farmer stopped cultivating his entire 377-acre wheat farm; 35 years later, it became one of central England's biggest refuges for scrub, woodland and rare wildlife

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In 1905, Hawaii introduced mosquitofish to control mosquitoes; the tiny fish later became linked to declines of native damselflies and other threatened species

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A Florida couple bought a 45-acre swamp to protect it from development; 15 years later, 275 wood storks were nesting there in a thriving ecosystem filled with wildlife

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Meet Connor Hill, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania student who wrote a computer program to classify noble polyhedra; he proved there are 146 isolated examples and won $250,000

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A 52-slab Nebraska bridge turns its concrete into a giant resistor, warming the road surface from inside during snowstorms

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California startup JetZero is building a $3 billion 'manta ray' aircraft that promises to cut fuel consumption by 50%, carry 250 passengers and replace traditional windows with screens; Japan Airlines just joined the project

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Meet Vera Wang, the Hawaii high school senior who built a coconut-based ocean filter as a sophomore; two years later, she found fungi in coconut husks that can biodegrade plastic and sunscreen

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In 1973, a Wisconsin teenager moved to Alaska; 12 years later, she drove into a storm her rivals avoided and became the first woman to win the Iditarod

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In 1815, cats arrived on Ascension Island; they drove huge seabird colonies away until conservationists launched a cat-eradication mission

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Quote of the day by Friedrich Nietzsche: "The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly"

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In 1980, a New Zealand lighthouse keeper stayed after automation ended his job; he later helped lead a restoration effort that planted 283,000 native trees

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Fake Iran nuclear post: How a fabricated X claim by Indian account created panic in Israel, US

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Ferrari's first all-electric car sells for $40 million at charity auction, nearly 40 times initial estimate of $1.1 million; buyer won't receive it until 2027

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Doja Cat's response to a Twitch viewer asking about streaming quotas goes viral

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US deports Indian national Jashandeep Singh after 'sexually motivated coercion' conviction

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All not perfect: US Centcom commander flags sailors' mental issues during long service at sea

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Michigan children set up a lemonade stand after 13-year-old cheerleader Lainey Scroggs died; it raised over $1,000 as her family fundraiser reached nearly $74,000

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Was Ice Poseidon banned from a Pokémon store in Japan? Here's what happened

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At 11, Payton Herres received a donated heart; at 26, she needed viral posts, advocates and Mark Cuban's pharmacy to keep accessing her anti-rejection drug

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Meet Olivia Shekou, the California student who turned one pickleball fundraiser for St. Jude into a sports platform that grew to 17 states and raised more than $90,000

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In the 1930s, Florida introduced rhesus macaques to boost tourism; today the invasive monkeys carry a potentially fatal virus and are considered a public-health concern

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