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Indian green card holder charged in Texas over illegal voting crackdown; 6 others also booked | World News

Khalwinder Singh Bhengura was arrested on September 11 in US. A 69-year-old Indian Green Card holder is among seven non-citizens facing federal charges in Texas over alleged illegal voting or false claims of US citizenship.Khalwinder Singh Bhengura, an Indian man and lawful permanent resident since 2022, has been charged with voting by an alien in…

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In 1994, Brad Pitt bought a $1.7 million mansion in Los Angeles and later his neighbor’s house to expand his property; then the actor let a widower live there rent-free until he died at 105

Hollywood actress Cassandra Peterson shared this amusing story in an interview. A story about Brad Pitt and his former Los Angeles estate has drawn attention for an unusual reason. The actor reportedly bought a neighbour’s house while expanding his property, but allowed the elderly man living there to stay without paying rent until his death…

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In 2012, an Idaho man built one bed in his garage for a child sleeping on the floor; 14 years later, the idea has delivered nearly 396,000 beds through 400+ chapters

Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s message: “No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town” (Image Credit: SHP) A single homemade bunk bed built in an Idaho garage in 2012 has grown into a large volunteer movement focused on one simple goal: making sure children have a proper place to sleep. According to Sleep in Heavenly…

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In 2008, scientists removed invasive rats from Alaska’s Hawadax Island; 11 years later, seabirds returned and the kelp ecosystem recovered | World News

Alaska’s Hawadax Island, once known as Rat Island, offers one of conservation’s clearest success stories. Invasive Norway rats, accidentally introduced by 18th-century shipwrecks and wartime shipping traffic, wiped out nesting seabirds and unravelled the island’s rocky intertidal food web for two centuries. In 2008, scientists carried out a full eradication, removing every rat from the…

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Australian scientists have created a cyborg cockroach that could locate victims and save lives in disaster zones

Small robots and drones have come far from their original aims of creation. From hospitality service to spiritual guidance and even disaster response, they are being deployed in numerous fields. Recently, numerous locations across the world have suffered through major disasters, including earthquakes, and victims are still being searched for in rescue operations that have…

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A Utah restoration project treated 3,873 acres by thinning forests, removing juniper and repairing wetlands; during a 33,000-acre wildfire, earlier treated areas helped slow its spread

Along Utah’s scenic Mirror Lake Highway, a large restoration project is showing why forest management is about more than planting trees or clearing brush. The recently completed Upper Provo Stewardship Project treated 3,873 acres across the Upper Provo Watershed, combining juniper removal, conifer thinning, hazard tree work, aspen enhancement and wetland restoration. The value of…

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9-year-old boy spent his father’s $118,000 on YouTube ads promoting his Minecraft and Roblox videos | World News

A nine-year-old boy who runs the YouTube channel Mighty Mike Plays allegedly spent about $118,000 on YouTube advertising to promote his Minecraft and Roblox videos, according to his father, Dave. The situation reportedly began with a much smaller $20 advertising campaign that Dave helped his son create after the boy became frustrated with the number…

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Finland’s coast is still rising after the Ice Age; around the Gulf of Bothnia, 1,730 acres emerge each year, but waterfront owners may not own the new land

According to the news, Finland’s National Land Survey says the fastest uplift occurs around Kvarken, where the land rises by almost one centimeter a year. For thousands of years, Finland’s western shoreline has been quietly changing shape. Ground that was once pressed beneath an enormous sheet of ice is still rising, pushing parts of the…

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Pakistan ministers warn of energy crisis; Shehbaz government struggles as fuel prices break records

Shehbaz ministers warn of energy crisis as Pakistan fuel prices surge Pakistan is facing a widening energy crunch as disruptions around key Gulf shipping routes push up global oil prices, fuel costs surge and the government weighs measures to curb petroleum consumption.Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government is facing pressure on multiple fronts, with ministers…

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