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An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after officials blocked the project, he had to sell land and equipment from his sixth-generation farm

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An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after officials blocked the project, he had to sell land and equipment from his sixth-generation farm

An Ohio farmer facing $1 million (£750,000) in medical bills had to sell land and farm machinery from his family farm after local officials blocked a solar energy project on his property. Wayne Greier, a sixth-generation farmer in Mahoning County, Ohio, planned to lease 600 acres of his farmland to a solar development company in … Read more

Which US airports are hit by ground stops today? Full list as FAA equipment outage delays flights amid hacking warning

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Flights grounded at major US airports. (UnSplash)

Several airports in the northeastern US faced ground stops and flight delays on Monday after an equipment failure disrupted communications at an FAA facility in Philadelphia. Flights grounded at major US airports. (UnSplash) Cause The FAA said the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility experienced problems with radio frequencies and communications. According to officials, … Read more

In 1919, German crews sank 52 warships at Scotland’s Scapa Flow; decades later their pre-nuclear steel became valuable for radiation-sensitive equipment

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In 1919, German crews sank 52 warships at Scotland's Scapa Flow; decades later their pre-nuclear steel became valuable for radiation-sensitive equipment

1st and 2nd Battleship Squadrons and small cruisers, German High Seas Fleet, Keil. Fifty-two Imperial German warships sank in the icy waters off Orkney in June 1919 after their crews deliberately scuttled them to prevent their capture. Decades later, steel recovered from those wrecks became a valuable material for modern science, medical imaging, and space … Read more