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Ann Hammond spent years restoring her 12-acre Iowa property with native habitat; years later, a federally endangered bumblebee appeared among her flowers

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Ann Hammond spent years restoring her 12-acre Iowa property with native habitat; years later, a federally endangered bumblebee appeared among her flowers

Representative image Image credits: Wikimedia Commons For years, Ann Hammond worked to transform her 12-acre Iowa property into a welcoming place for native plants and wildlife. The effort eventually brought an extraordinary visitor to her flowers: a rusty patched bumblebee, a species listed as federally endangered in the United States. As reported by Iowa Public … Read more

On 9/11, New York’s Ten House was among the first firehouses to respond; 25 years later, 65-year-old Sal Argano is its last active member from that day

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On 9/11, New York's Ten House was among the first firehouses to respond; 25 years later, 65-year-old Sal Argano is its last active member from that day

Nearly 25 years after the September 11 attacksa small firehouse across from the World Trade Center site has become more than a place where firefighters begin and end their shifts. For 65-year-old Sal Argano, it is also a living link to a generation of firefighters whose lives were changed forever that morning. According to the … Read more

Meet Patrick Urban: The German dung beetle specialist who found a species never known to science among collected beetles

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Meet Patrick Urban: The German dung beetle specialist who found a species never known to science among collected beetles

PC: University of Nebraska–Lincoln From university laboratories in Germany to beetle specimens collected from dung in China, Patrick Urban’s career has focused on insects that are easy to overlook. The German biologist specialises in dung beetle taxonomy and ecology, with particular attention to the Onthophagini group found across the Palearctic and Indomalayan regions. His work … Read more

Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in drugs case

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Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in drugs case

Sarah Khalifa has denied the charges An Egyptian court has sentenced 12 people, including television presenter Sarah Khalifa, to death after convicting them on drug charges.They were part of a “criminal gang” that imported ingredients used to manufacture drugs for sale. They were also found in possession of illegal firearms and ammunition, BBC reported citing … Read more

Milo Yiannopoulos’ deportation ignites anger among Trump supporters: ‘Total joke of a country’

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Milo Yiannopoulos, known for his conservative views, was taken into custody by ICE for exceeding his visa duration. (X)

Milo Yiannopoulosa British-born conservative provocateur who gained notoriety as a leading figure in the American alt-right, has been apprehended by U.S. immigration officials for exceeding the duration of his visa. Milo Yiannopoulos, known for his conservative views, was taken into custody by ICE for exceeding his visa duration. (X) According to the Department of Homeland … Read more

Indian-origin New York teen and her mother among Americans missing in Nepal: Rashi wanted to do a solo Hindu pilgrimage

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Indian-origin New York teen and her mother among Americans missing in Nepal: Rashi wanted to do a solo Hindu pilgrimage

New York mother-daughter Rekha and Rashi are missing in Nepal. (Photo: CNN/Shekhar Agarwal) 54-year-old Rekha Shashidharan and her daughter 14-year-old Rashi Shashidharan, both from New York, are on the list of 90 Americans missing in the devasting landslide and flood in Nepal. Family members called every helpline number but there is no information about them … Read more

In 1904, a 1,227-foot Cincinnati railroad warehouse was among the world’s longest buildings; 122 years later, 210 feet were removed for a new bridge and its old bricks are being reused

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In 1904, a 1,227-foot Cincinnati railroad warehouse was among the world’s longest buildings; 122 years later, 210 feet were removed for a new bridge and its old bricks are being reused

Historic photo of the completed B&O freight warehouse, now Longworth Hall Longworth Hall, a historic railroad freight warehouse in Cincinnati, is now shorter than it was for most of its history. About 210 feet of the world’s longest buildings has been removed to make way for a new bridge over the Ohio River.The demolition is … Read more

Quote of the day by Yayoi Kusama: ‘Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos…’

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FILE PHOTO: Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama poses for a photograph inside her Infinity Mirrored Room installation titled "The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away" during a media preview of her new exhibition at the David Zwirner gallery in New York, U.S., November 7, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (REUTERS)

“Our Earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environment.” — Yayoi Kusama What does the quote mean? A single dot can mean something much … Read more

Is Amanda Bynes okay? Hayden Panettiere photo sparks concerns among fans; ‘something inside is broken’

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Amanda Bynes drew attention online as a video showed her with a photo of Hayden Panettiere. (Instagram/ amandapandapandapanda1)

Amanda Bynes has drawn concern online after a video circulating on social media appeared to show her holding or sitting near an old photograph of fellow former child star Hayden Panettiere, who died at 36 on August 16. Amanda Bynes drew attention online as a video showed her with a photo of Hayden Panettiere. (Instagram/ … Read more

Who was Roger Duarte? Miami food entrepreneur among 7 killed in Kenya helicopter crash

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Miami entrepreneur Roger Duarte, founder of George Stone Crab, died at 42 in a Kenya helicopter crash that killed seven people. (George Stone Crab)

Roger Duarte, the Miami food entrepreneur behind George Stone Crab and My Ceviche, was among seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya on August 19. Duarte was 42. The crash happened near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, northern Kenya, at about 9:13 a.m. local time, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). … Read more