In 1944, a Vermont woman used money meant for a fur coat to buy a 150-acre farm; 20 years later she gave it to Audubon for wildlife conservation

In 1944, a Vermont woman used money meant for a fur coat to buy a 150-acre farm; 20 years later she gave it to Audubon for wildlife conservation | World News

Representative Image of a 150-acre Vermont landscape where a historic dairy farm has become a thriving nature preserve (AI-generated image) In 1944, Christine Hires, a member of the family behind Hires Root Beer, was vacationing in Vermont when she fell in love with the landscape and decided to buy a 150-acre dairy farm in what…

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In 1912, a Black couple bought California beachfront land and built a resort; the city seized it in the 1920s, and a century later their heirs got it back and sold it for nearly $20 million

In 1912, a Black couple bought California beachfront land and built a resort; the city seized it in the 1920s, and a century later their heirs got it back and sold it for nearly $20 million

Charles and Willa Bruce on their wedding day (Left) and Margie Johnson and John Pettigrew in Manhattan Beach in 1927 (Right) A prime piece of Southern California oceanfront property taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago was formally returned to their descendants and then sold back to Los Angeles County for…

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'This right here is everything that's wrong with H-1Bs': Trump official knocks on the door of Pakistani event manager Mohammad Abbas accused of selling visas

‘This right here is everything that’s wrong with H-1Bs’: Trump official knocks on the door of Pakistani event manager Mohammad Abbas accused of selling visas

Sara Gonzales brought the DOL inspector general to a Texas office accused of selling H-1B visas and Green Card and showed him purported messages. Texas journalist Sara Gonzales brought Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito to the registered office of Mohammad Abbas in Texas, accusing him of selling H-1B visas and Green Cards. In…

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RANDOM MUSING | Who ‘killed’ Jason Arday? The absurd tragedy of Cambridge’s ‘youngest black professor’ | World News

RANDOM MUSING | Who ‘killed’ Jason Arday? The absurd tragedy of Cambridge’s ‘youngest black professor’ | World News

There is a saying among bibliophiles: Never judge a book by its movie. For true readers, nothing any director dreams up can ever match the cinema playing inside one’s head, to borrow a line from Anurag Kashyap’s greatest villain. Two rare adaptations that arguably hold their own against their source novels are Mario Puzo’s The…

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Meet Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the Florida 10th-grader whose AI-powered cane can describe a blind user’s surroundings, work offline and make emergency calls

Meet Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the Florida 10th-grader whose AI-powered cane can describe a blind user’s surroundings, work offline and make emergency calls

Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the Florida 10th-grader whose AI-powered cane can describe a blind user’s surroundings (Image Credit: LinedIn/ @InventEd) For Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the idea for an assistive device began with something she had experienced herself. The Florida student, who has worn glasses since she was two, began thinking about how difficult everyday activities could be for…

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Indian students' protest in Canada: Cops identify 12 individuals who have no legal status and could be deported

Indian students’ protest in Canada: Cops identify 12 individuals who have no legal status and could be deported

Protests against Portage College in Canada go on while 12 protesters have been found to be illegal. As thousands of international students, mostly Indians, have been protesting against the denial of their work permits in Canada, the Calgary Police Service last week called the Canada Border Services Agency to check if the protesters are in…

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In the 1960s, the US began displacing around 600 families for a 40-mile reservoir; in 1975 the dam was shelved and their land became a 70,000-acre national park

In the 1960s, the US began displacing around 600 families for a 40-mile reservoir; in 1975 the dam was shelved and their land became a 70,000-acre national park

Origin Story: The Tocks Island Dam Controversy The US government once planned to flood a 40-mile stretch of the Delaware River valley to build a massive reservoir, only to cancel the project and turn the acquired land into a sprawling federal parkland.The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a 70,000-acre national park spanning Pennsylvania and…

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Meet Ritu Narayan: Indian-origin mom whose $1.7 billion school transportation startup is transforming the lives of American students one bus at a time

Meet Ritu Narayan: Indian-origin mom whose $1.7 billion school transportation startup is transforming the lives of American students one bus at a time

As a parent, getting your children enrolled in schools is only the beginning of a years-long journey that will have its own highs and lows apart from their personal life. From packing their lunches to taking them to the bus stop, all the small things add up big time. But thirteen years ago, while overseeing…

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Alaska's live bearcam has become a summer hit: 7.3 million views in six weeks as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon

Alaska’s live bearcam has become a summer hit: 7.3 million views in six weeks as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon

The cameras show brown bears waiting around Brooks Falls as sockeye salmon travel upstream. (Getty images) A livestream showing brown bears catching and eating salmon at a waterfall in Alaska has become an unexpected online hit this summer. The Brooks Falls bearcam at Katmai National Park has drawn millions of views as large numbers of…

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In 1980, Miles Boekeloo sold his 365-acre Michigan wilderness retreat to the National Park Service; the deal let his family keep its cabin and 5 acres for another 25 years

In 1980, Miles Boekeloo sold his 365-acre Michigan wilderness retreat to the National Park Service; the deal let his family keep its cabin and 5 acres for another 25 years

Boekelodge (Image Credit: National Park Service) For decades, Miles Boekeloo and his family used a secluded property along Michigan’s Lake Michigan shoreline as a private wilderness retreat. In 1980, Boekeloo sold the entire 365.48-acre property to the National Park Service, and the historic property, now known as Boekelodge, became part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National…

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