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An Iowa couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000; nearly 10 years later, they had turned the black-mold-covered 1960 building into their family dream home

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An Iowa couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000; nearly 10 years later, they had turned the black-mold-covered 1960 building into their family dream home

Photo: absolutprop_firehouse_flip/ Instagram Growing up in Iowa, Steven and Ashley Evans knew all about the local fire station in Cedar Rapids because it was right by the high school they both attended. “We always dreamed we’d live here one day. It went up for sale and we thought we’d come check it out,” Steven, 40, … Read more

US drag performers mock Charlie Kirk’s assassination, spark backlash: ‘They turned a murder into a stage show’

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US drag performers mock Charlie Kirk's assassination, spark backlash (AP)

A disturbing video on X appears to show drag performers hosting an event where they mocked Charlie Kirk’s assassination, drawing backlash. The video shows a person dramatically mimicking the killing of Charlie, with red-stained hands and theatrical effects. US drag performers mock Charlie Kirk’s assassination, spark backlash (AP) Libs of TikTok posted the video on … Read more

Meet Tina Jin, the 15-year-old Massachusetts student who turned animal bones into a new material for cleaning polluted water

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Meet Tina Jin, the 15-year-old Massachusetts student who turned animal bones into a new material for cleaning polluted water

A 15-year-old Massachusetts student is exploring an unusual way to make polluted water cleaner: using discarded animal bones. Tina Jin, a student at Phillips Academy in Andover, developed a filtration system that uses ground cow, lamb or pig bones arranged in multiple layers to target different contaminants in water. Her research focuses on places where … Read more

In 1951, a New Jersey couple bought 185-acres of land as a summer retreat after which an injured owl turned their property into a wildlife refuge

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In 1951, a New Jersey couple bought 185-acres of land as a summer retreat after which an injured owl turned their property into a wildlife refuge

Jim and Betty Woodford. Image Credit: Cedar Run Wildlife refuge In 1951, Jim and Betty Woodford bought 185 acres in what was then the largely undeveloped Medford Township, New Jersey, hoping to create a summer retreat. But the land became the foundation for a lifelong commitment to wildlife. According to the Cedar Run website, the … Read more

In 2010, Shanghai turned a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park; its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water a day

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In 2010, Shanghai turned a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park; its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water a day

A similar vantage point pre-park construction and a similar vantage point post-park construction (Source: Kongjian Yu) In 2010, Shanghai transformed a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park. Its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water each day. The 14-hectare linear park stretches along the Huangpu River and was once home to a … Read more