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‘Never’: Indian-origin doctor denies assault allegations from students after arrest at Miami International Airport, released on bond
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Gujarati man sentenced to 9 years in jail in US for scam; attorney says he grew up in India in extreme poverty without water, studied only till 10th
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California family kept ranching after selling 890 acres to National Park Service
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Indian-origin UC Santa Cruz student dies as car plunges from cliff into ocean, male driver escaped with minor injuries
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This US island was set to become a resort until 2 storms changed everything
Assateague Island was once planned as a major resort community with thousands of homes, roads and commercial areas. Two powerful storms changed that future. A 1933 hurricane split the island, while the 1962 Ash Wednesday storm destroyed roads and structures. The island was later protected as a National Seashore in 1965, preserving its beaches, wildlife…
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Arizona eighth-grader’s drone study finds rural areas have more ground-level CO2
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Why Rockefeller secretly bought 35,000 acres, then donated them
In 1927, John D. Rockefeller Jr. quietly began buying large areas of land in Wyoming’s Jackson Hole through the Snake River Land Company. The company concealed Rockefeller’s involvement and eventually acquired more than 35,000 acres for $1.4 million. The land was later donated to the US government and became part of Grand Teton National Park.
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A Swedish hospital stores winter snow and pumps its meltwater through the building in summer
A hospital in Sundsvall, central Sweden, used an unusual cooling system that stored winter snow for use during summer. The snow was kept in a large, insulated storage area and its meltwater was circulated through the hospital to provide cooling. Researchers found that insulation was essential, as unprotected snow would melt by mid-June. The study…
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British-Palestinian girl, 6, dies in hospital days after family drowns off UK coast
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‘Mom is voting for us’: Trump quips as protester disrupts South Carolina rally for Darline Graham