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‘I am a scapegoat’: Nathan Cofnas says he got ‘death threats’ after exposing Jason Arday plagiarism
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Man claims Meta fired him after he refused to sign a Green Card letter for a Chinese visa worker, seeks $1 million in lawsuit
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In 1987, Fort Peck tribes returned over 100 bison to 5,800 acres
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Swiss tourist gets 1-year jail in Bali for mocking Hindu festival, calling tradition ‘crazy’
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Chicago’s mayor carved six Xs into a runway; 12 years later, the airfield became a 40-acre park
Chicago’s Meigs Field airport was controversially closed overnight in 2003. Six X-shaped gouges rendered the runway unusable, stranding sixteen aircraft. The city cited security concerns following the September 11 attacks for the closure. Twelve years later, the former airfield became a natural landscape. This site now features prairie, wetlands, and wildlife habitat for migratory birds.
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Quote of the day by Theodore Roosevelt: “The credit belongs to the man who is…”
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Indian father drowns while paddleboarding in Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey; family picnic turns tragic
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Priscilla Chan’s parents fled Vietnam; she became the first to attend college and fund science
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FBI arrests woman in alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York State Capitol
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A 1,256-megawatt nuclear reactor on Lake Erie accidentally became a wildlife sanctuary, now spotted turtles nest inside its buffer zone
Over the last two centuries, Ohio has witnessed a drastic decline in wetlands, significantly affecting wildlife habitats. However, the land preserved around a nuclear power plant serves as an essential sanctuary for endangered spotted turtles. These turtles thrive in shallow waters rich in vegetation, and the plant’s ongoing operations offer a critical generational opportunity for…