Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry continues its historic Connecticut River service, carrying three cars at a time on a crossing that dates to 1655

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Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry continues its historic Connecticut River service, carrying three cars at a time on a crossing that dates to 1655

pc: Connecticut Department of Transportation A ferry has crossed the Connecticut River between Rocky Hill and Glastonbury since 1655, when the service began with a small raft pushed across the river using long poles. Over the centuries, the ferry has changed from horse-powered and steam-driven vessels to its current operation. Today, the three-car Hollister III, … Read more

At 98, Iowa man Paul Little finally received his high school diploma 80 years after leaving school in 1946 to support his family

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At 98, Iowa man Paul Little finally received his high school diploma 80 years after leaving school in 1946 to support his family

Paul Little was supposed to leave Dallas Center High School in Iowa with his graduating class in 1946. Instead, circumstances at home meant school had to give way to work while he was still a junior. More than eight decades later, the qualification he never received was brought to him at the nursing home where … Read more

Scientists built a sunflower-inspired cooling system that delivered 135% more cooling power at solar noon than a fixed horizontal surface

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Scientists built a sunflower-inspired cooling system that delivered 135% more cooling power at solar noon than a fixed horizontal surface

Representative Image of a sunflower-inspired cooling system tilting to optimize radiative cooling under direct sunlight (AI Generated Image) Researchers in China have developed a radiative cooling system inspired by the way sunflowers track the sun, with experiments showing a 135% increase in cooling flux at solar noon compared with a fixed horizontal version of the … Read more

Florida’s python team followed 40 tagged male snakes and ended the season with 177 Burmese pythons removed and more than 4,100 eggs taken from the ecosystem

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Florida’s python team followed 40 tagged male snakes and ended the season with 177 Burmese pythons removed and more than 4,100 eggs taken from the ecosystem

A season of tracking Burmese pythons across the difficult terrain of southwest Florida ended with 177 snakes removed and more than 4,100 eggs taken out of the ecosystem. The work, carried out by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and its python action team, covered about 200 square miles of Collier County between November 2025 and … Read more

Wyoming spent $1.8 million to buy an 80-year-old hot-springs water park inside a state park; after closing it, officials may now spend another $1 million to demolish almost everything

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Wyoming spent $1.8 million to buy an 80-year-old hot-springs water park inside a state park; after closing it, officials may now spend another $1 million to demolish almost everything

Wyoming Hot Springs LLC, owned by former Alaska Sen. Mark Begich, is taking over operations at several park properties. The company has already taken possession of the former Hellie’s TePee Pools and is scheduled to take over the Hot Springs Hotel on Oct. 31. For generations, Star Plunge has been part of the rhythm of … Read more

In 2005, Walmart pledged to protect one acre for every acre it developed; 21 years later, the programme has helped protect more than 2.2 million acres

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In 2005, Walmart pledged to protect one acre for every acre it developed; 21 years later, the programme has helped protect more than 2.2 million acres

Representative Image of Walmart’s commitment to wildlife conservation, highlighting the protection of 2.2 million acres (AI Generated Image) In 2005, Walmart made a commitment to help permanently conserve one acre of wildlife habitat in the United States for every acre of land developed by its stores. Twenty-one years later, the Acres for America programme has … Read more

Tensions in Northern Ireland: Why the 30-year-old Garvaghy Road parade row is back

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Tensions in Northern Ireland: Why the 30-year-old Garvaghy Road parade row is back

People block the Garvaghy road ahead of the Protestant Orange Drumcree parade. (Reuters photo) Tensions remained high in Northern Ireland on Monday after police prevented members of the Orange Order from marching along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, despite the route being legally approved for the first time in nearly three decades.The stand-off followed a … Read more

French clergy abuse survivors praise meeting with Pope Leo XIV, say he listened, was informed

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French clergy abuse survivors praise meeting with Pope Leo XIV, say he listened, was informed

LOURDES, France — French survivors of clergy sexual abuse who met with Pope Leo XIV on Sunday praised the encounter, saying he listened to them, was informed of their cases, and said more work needed to be done to respond to the scandal. French clergy abuse survivors praise meeting with Pope Leo XIV, say he … Read more

Two giant pandas, emblems of China soft diplomacy, arrive in US

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Two giant pandas, emblems of China soft diplomacy, arrive in US

Two giant pandas sent by China arrived in the United States on Sunday, Beijing and the Atlanta zoo said, after a leaders’ summit that was heavy on symbolism and light on major breakthroughs. Two giant pandas, emblems of China soft diplomacy, arrive in US The bears’ transfer had already been agreed but the departure was … Read more

UK village on edge over threats to air base in terror alert

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UK village on edge over threats to air base in terror alert

Residents in a bucolic corner of southwestern England said they were “spooked” by an air base used by the US military in its war against Iran as bomb experts descended on the area on Sunday. UK village on edge over threats to air base in terror alert Stephanie’s family was one of 85 households evacuated … Read more