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Much of the land surrounding the nuclear plant has remained undeveloped (Photo: American Nuclear Society- AI enhanced image) A nuclear power project abandoned decades ago has left behind nearly 750 acres of undeveloped coastal land in New York. The state has now purchased the property for $28.25 million to protect its forests, wetlands and shoreline…

Image: Jam Press/ Guinness World Records At an age when many people prefer to keep their feet firmly on the ground, Helga Duffy strapped herself to the wing of a plane and took to the skies. The 99-year-old set a Guinness World Records title for the oldest female wing-walker after completing the daring flight at…

Pic credit: Swimply/ Mandy Plenty of people dream about a backyard pool. Cory Johnson built a water park. On the east side of Lake Wawasee in Cromwell, his home shares its grounds with a 60,000-gallon private retreat that has waterfalls, a slide, a zip line and real palm tree trunks. Then he rents it out…

Photo: Barbra Streisand/ Instagram In 2012, Barbra Streisand donated $10 million to Cedars-Sinai to create a research centre focused on women’s cardiovascular health. The gift helped establish the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, a facility dedicated to understanding why heart disease can affect women differently from men and improving diagnosis and treatment for female patients….

A five-year-old boy in Michigan has been recognised for his quick thinking after his grandmother collapsed during a medical emergency, prompting him to seek help while ensuring his three-year-old sister remained safe. The incident, reported by People and local news outlet WDIV-TV, took place in Cottrellville Township, where the young boy’s actions helped bring emergency…

A quiet road in southern Illinois has an unusual distinction: it disappears from the traffic map twice a year, leaving snakes, frogs and turtles to cross without the threat of passing cars. Known as Snake Road, the route runs through the Shawnee National Forest between LaRue Swamp and the LaRue-Pine Hills limestone bluffs. National Geographic’s…

File photo: Alexandros Paporakis, 19, has been charged over an alleged mass shooting plot that may have targeted a Hindu place of worship near Chicago A 19-year-old US man who allegedly told co-workers he “couldn’t wait to kill Indian people” was arrested over a suspected mass shooting plot targeting a Hindu temple in Aurora, near…

Zelenskyy has vowed to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after Moscow continued attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, despite pressure from Trump to halt attacks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after Moscow targeted Kyiv infrastructure, declaring an end to its pause on energy attacks despite pressure from…

Its services gave Israeli spyware firm and other surveillance companies access to ad platforms run by Google, Comcast, Yandex and others Israeli digital advertising agency Discover-Tech used a sprawling network of online ads to identify and track internet users and help hack their devices, Canadian cyber watchdog Citizen Lab and New York advertising security firm…

No official farewell party planned for Kimberly Guilfoyle in Greece. Greek president Konstantinos Tasoulas has not planned any official farewell for Kimberly Guilfoyle as she leaves her ambassadorship amid turmoil. According to protocol, a grand send-off is arranged when an ambassador ends their term but in this case, Guilfoyle is accused of many wrongdoings and…