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19-year-old illegal immigrant in US kills co-worker after ‘intimate relationship’; police say he tried to burn body
Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos A 19-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador has been arrested over the brutal killing of his 42-year-old...
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America’s favourite vegetable could be hit by California drought: over 90% of fresh broccoli comes from the state, while severe drought may cut shipments sharply
An average person in US eats about 6 to 8.5 pounds of fresh broccoli annually. Nationally, the country produces more...
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In 2020, a Brazilian mother and daughter began collecting discarded bottles; years later, more than 8,000 glass bottles had become the walls of their seven-bedroom home that glows during sunrise
When people go on a trip, they make sure to carry back a suitcase full of memories. From photos to...
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In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day’s bird sightings on Block Island; she continued for more than 50 years and left behind one of the island’s longest wildlife records
Elizabeth Dickens (Image Credit: Rhode Island Natural History Survey) In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day’s bird...
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Meet Rayhan Papar, the 18-year-old Texas student who trained a da Vinci surgical robot to remove tumors; it succeeded in 3 of 4 gel-model tests
Meet Rayhan Papar, the 18-year-old Texas student (Image Credit: Society for Science/Chris Ayers Photography) Surgical robots are already used in...
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In the 1970s, Marty Bluewater bought a small piece of a Washington island planned for 800 homes; decades later, the entire 400-acre island is a wildlife refuge and he is its only resident
As Bluewater spent more time on Protection Island, he wanted to make it his permanent home. (Picture: Facebook) On Washington...
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In the 1970s, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin and his wife Paula bought a barren piece of land in Hawaii; planting one sapling at a time, they transformed the wasteland into a 19-acre forest with more than 3,000 palms
An acclaimed American poet laureate, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, environmental activist and literary translator, W.S. Merwin held many titles throughout...
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Florida police officer arrested after using Flock surveillance cameras 717 times to track estranged wife | World News
A Florida police officer has been arrested after allegedly using his department’s Flock licence-plate surveillance system 717 times to track...
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Meet Alex Webster, the Florida teenager who is giving away mangroves as ‘pets’ to people to protect disappearing coastal forests | World News
Image Credit: Courtesy of Alex Webster Mangroves may not be the first thing that comes to mind when people think...
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In 2004, US soldiers hid a time capsule inside a barracks wall before deploying to Iraq and 19 years later contractors found it during renovations | World News
Items placed in a time capsule by the Kentucky National Guard’s 617th Military Police Company in November 2004 are shown...
