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In 2016, conservationists put the bends back into a Lake District river straightened 200 years earlier; within months, Atlantic salmon were spawning there for the first time in centuries

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In 2016, conservationists put the bends back into a Lake District river straightened 200 years earlier; within months, Atlantic salmon were spawning there for the first time in centuries

Centuries after people forced a Cumbrian river into a straight, artificial channel, nature has reclaimed its original course in the Lake District, bringing endangered wild fish back to historic spawning grounds almost immediately. In the summer of 2016, conservationists restored a 1.1-kilometre stretch of Swindale Beck near Haweswater by putting its natural bends back into … Read more

Erin Piacenti GoFundMe: Times Square victim had welcomed first child Madison 5 months ago, ‘Incredibly loving mother’

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Erin Piacenti GoFundMe: Times Square victim had welcomed first child Madison 5 months ago (GoFundMe)

A GoFundMe has been launched for Erin Piacentia 32-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed in an attack in Times Square. Erin, a vice president at Bank of America, had welcomed a baby girl with her husband just five months ago, according to the fundraiser. Erin Piacenti GoFundMe: Times Square victim had welcomed first child Madison … Read more

Is Nancy Guthrie alive? Ex-FBI shares expert insight seven months after kidnapping; ‘somebody always talks…’

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A former FBI agent has shared his expert insight into whether the Nancy Guthrie case will be solved and if the octogenarian is dead. The remarks come after seven months have elapsed since the 84-year-old was reported missing. Notably, authorities have not declared Nancy Guthrie dead and continue to investigate it as a kidnapping case, … Read more

Six months of Trump’s Iran war: America won battles, but where is the victory?

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Six months of Trump's Iran war: America won battles, but where is the victory?

When America’s commander-in-chief President Donald Trump announced US strikes on Iran under the ambitious Operation Epic Fury in the early hours of February 28, there was little ambiguity about what Washington wanted from the campaign.This was not supposed to become another open-ended Middle Eastern war. The objective was to unleash overwhelming American military power, destroy … Read more

Laurene Powell Jobs left Wall Street and moved to Florence for eight months, then built a multibillion-dollar empire funding education, climate and social change

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Laurene Powell Jobs left Wall Street and moved to Florence for eight months, then built a multibillion-dollar empire funding education, climate and social change

Laurene Powell Jobs took an unconventional route from Wall Street to becoming one of the most influential philanthropists and investors in the United States. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, she spent a year at Merrill Lynch and two years at Goldman Sachs before leaving finance and moving to Florence, Italy, where … Read more

Who were Mike and Mary Moore? Tulsa couple shot dead months after adopting daughter; GoFundMe launched

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Who were Mike and Mary Moore? Tulsa couple shot dead months after adopting daughter (GoFundMe)

A couple was killed in a tragic shooting at Tulsa tow company months after they adopted their 12-year-old daughter. Staff at Catoosa First Church identified the couple as Mike and Mary Moore, according to 2 News Oklahoma. Who were Mike and Mary Moore? Tulsa couple shot dead months after adopting daughter (GoFundMe) Tulsa police responded … Read more

Six months after first strikes, Iran hasn’t lost and the US hasn’t won: A status check of the West Asia war

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People visit Minab school, which was damaged in a strike on February 28, when US and Israel launched air attacks against Iran. (WANA via Reuters)

The 60-day memorandum of understanding brokered by Pakistan in June lapsed on August 17 with no successor deal, no formal ceasefire and no scheduled talks. US President Donald Trump told Al Jazeera on Tuesday he was “not in a hurry” for Iran to return to the table. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei said the … Read more

Scientists watched wild capuchin monkeys for 45 months and recorded around 280 vertebrate-eating events; when fruit became scarce, the monkeys increasingly turned to lizards, snakes and other animals for food

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Scientists watched wild capuchin monkeys for 45 months and recorded around 280 vertebrate-eating events; when fruit became scarce, the monkeys increasingly turned to lizards, snakes and other animals for food

Capuchin monkeys (Representative Image/ Canva) For most people, monkeys are closely associated with fruit, leaves and insects. But when their preferred plant foods become harder to find, some capuchin monkeys appear willing to switch strategies. They hunt and eat small vertebrates, including mammals and reptiles, turning to animal prey as an important source of energy … Read more

Separated by Hamas in Oct 7 attack, Israeli couple reunites to marry 10 months after engagement

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Separated by Hamas in Oct 7 attack, Israeli couple reunites to marry 10 months after engagement

Former hostage Eliya Cohen and Ziv Aboud got married. Former hostage Eliya Cohen and Ziv Aboud got married Wednesday, 10 months after their emotional engagement, at Ronit Farm in Israel in front of around 1,000 guests.According to the New York Post, the couple had been separated for more than a year after Hamas, a Palestinian … Read more

Imran Khan’s sister meets him after 9 months as Pakistan SC orders hospital transfer for jailed ex-PM

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Imran Khan’s sister meets him after 9 months as Pakistan SC orders hospital transfer for jailed ex-PM

Former Pak PM is set to be shifted to a hospital after top court’s order over health concerns Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi met him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Tuesday after a gap of around nine months, following a Supreme Court order allowing weekly meetings between the former prime minister … Read more