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US deports Indian national Jashandeep Singh after ‘sexually motivated coercion’ conviction
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Belgian student finds €9 million gold stash while digging a sewer
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Mexican man arrested with 200 lizards hidden in socks at Tokyo airport
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A 52-slab Nebraska bridge turns concrete into giant resistor, warming road during snowstorms
A Nebraska bridge is using 52 slabs of conductive concrete that can heat its surface and melt snow and ice during winter storms. Developed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Chris Tuan, the technology uses steel shavings and carbon particles to carry electricity through the concrete. The system could reduce the need for de-icing chemicals at…
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18-year-old Belgian thought he found €1; then uncovered €9m in gold
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California student turned pickleball fundraiser for St. Jude into a sports platform that raised more than $90,000
Olivia Shekou has successfully generated over ninety thousand dollars through her innovative sports philanthropy platform, known as Netting Miracles. Her initiative empowers students to spearhead fundraising events. Currently, she is gearing up for an exciting new fundraiser aimed at helping women and children in Uganda, scheduled to take place at Flyte Racquet Club in San…
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California startup JetZero is building a $3 billion aircraft that promises to cut fuel consumption by 50%, carry 250 passengers
JetZero is unveiling a cutting-edge ‘manta ray’ aircraft aimed at revolutionizing the future of commercial aviation. This groundbreaking design is expected to yield impressive fuel savings and significantly lower emissions. With a full-scale prototype scheduled to take flight by 2027, Japan Airlines is on board to provide operational insights, paving the way for expected commercial…
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Teacher leads 2,800 students in 29-year effort to restore New Zealand coast
Retired teacher Janet Pottinger spent 29 years helping Buller High School students restore native vegetation at Tauranga Bay and Cape Foulwind in New Zealand. Since 1997, around 2,800 students have planted 12,425 native plants across 108 trips. The project has transformed former grassland into habitat supporting birds, seals, lizards and other native wildlife.
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Florida couple bought a swamp to protect wildlife; then 275 wood storks nested there
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Florida introduced rhesus macaques for tourism in the 1930s, now they carry a potentially fatal virus
Wild rhesus macaques in Florida carry herpes B virus, posing a potential human health risk. A study found about a quarter of sampled macaques had been infected with the virus. Some animals actively shed the virus, especially during the breeding season. The circulating virus strains are genetically similar to dangerous laboratory versions. No human cases…