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In 1807, pigs were released on New Zealand’s Auckland Islands as food for castaways; 192 years later, 17 were rescued before the feral population was eradicated

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In 1807, pigs were released on New Zealand's Auckland Islands as food for castaways; 192 years later, 17 were rescued before the feral population was eradicated

On a remote, windswept archipelago far south of New Zealand, a small herd of pigs lived out more than two centuries as one of the world’s most isolated feral populations. Their ancestors were left on the Auckland Islands in 1807, released by sailors as a living food store for any shipwrecked castaways who might one … Read more

Underwater sensors caught a rare event off Cornwall: one porpoise became trapped in a net while two animals exchanged possible distress calls

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Underwater sensors caught a rare event off Cornwall: one porpoise became trapped in a net while two animals exchanged possible distress calls

Bycatch, the accidental capture of animals in fishing gear is considered the world’s greatest direct human-caused threat to dolphins and porpoises. Off the coast of Cornwall, a set of underwater sensors was listening to the ocean when it detected something researchers rarely get to see. According to an online report by Phys Org, two harbor … Read more

Officer asked to show Outlook or Teams as evidence of working: OPT student shares domestic travel experience to New Mexico

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Officer asked to show Outlook or Teams as evidence of working: OPT student shares domestic travel experience to New Mexico

OPT student says immigration officer asked to see office email as evidence of their employment. (AI image) An OPT student has shared the questions they faced from an immigration officer when a friend’s group went to New Mexico for the long weekend earlier this month. The student said the group consisted of OPT and STEM-OPT … Read more

‘They’re desperate to affect election’: Trump declares Iran war will end after US midterms

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'They're desperate to affect election': Trump declares Iran war will end after US midterms

Trump declares that Iran war will immediately end after midterm polls US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Iran war will end “immediately” after the upcoming US midterm elections later this year.Speaking to reporters, MAGA supremo Trump said, “I think the war will end immediately after the election… They’re desperate to try and affect … Read more

Elon Musk told ex-girlfriend he wanted ‘legion of children’ before civil war: What Ashley St Clair said in new documentary

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Elon Musk told ex-girlfriend he wanted ‘legion of children’ before civil war: What Ashley St Clair said in new documentary

Ashley St Clair claimed that Elon Musk told her that he wanted a legion of children before civil war. Elon Musk told his former partner Ashley St Clair that he wanted to have a “legion of children before the civil war”, according to a claim made by St Clair in a new documentary about the … Read more

A narwhal can grow a single 10-feet tooth through its upper lip; scientists used 3D X-rays and 3 particle accelerators to discover how nature’s only straight tusk stays straight

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A narwhal can grow a single 10-feet tooth through its upper lip; scientists used 3D X-rays and 3 particle accelerators to discover how nature's only straight tusk stays straight

An international team of biologists, chemists and physicists has used sophisticated 3D X-ray technology to investigate the tooth at an unprecedented level. A unicorn may be a mythical creature, but nature made something very similar under the Arctic ice. Wondering what? Well, the narwhal has a strange tusk that can reach nearly 10 feet long … Read more

Meet Angel Marino, 18, whose first flight to Australia at seven sparked an aviation dream and led to a scholarship covering four years of tuition plus A$25,000 a year

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Meet Angel Marino, 18, whose first flight to Australia at seven sparked an aviation dream and led to a scholarship covering four years of tuition plus A$25,000 a year

For the uninitiated, now in its seventh year, the SYD100 Scholarship was set up to support people from underrepresented backgrounds in aviation including women and young people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. For Angel Marino, the life-changing journey began thousands of feet in the air. Her first flight was at the tender age of … Read more

Singapore police investigate five people over ‘racist’ online comments on Nepal floods, Air India

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Singapore police investigate five people over 'racist' online comments on Nepal floods, Air India

Singapore, Singapore police have questioned five people over the alleged racist comments online related to the Nepal floods and Singapore Airlines’ investment in Air India. Singapore police investigate five people over ‘racist’ online comments on Nepal floods, Air India This follows Senior Minister K Shanmugam’s announcement on Saturday that the police were looking into “shameful” … Read more

Trump gave Natalie Harp, Chamberlain Harris and Margo Martin $45,000 holiday gifts: White House explains why

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US President Donald Trump has given $45,000 holiday gifts to three senior aides. (Bloomberg)

The White House has defended President Donald Trump’s decision to give three senior aides $45,000 each as holiday gifts, saying the payments were personal and unrelated to their official government duties. US President Donald Trump has given $45,000 holiday gifts to three senior aides. (Bloomberg) Financial disclosures filed by the aides show that Natalie HarpChamberlain … Read more

Who was Cameron Lyon? Newly engaged Ohio teacher killed by drunk driver who was illegally in US; Ramaswamy speaks out

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Who was Cameron Lyon? Newly engaged Ohio teacher killed by drunk driver (Cameron Lyon/Facebook, Abrielle Kerns/Facebook )

A 23-year-old Ohio man was killed in a crash in Fairfield County over the weekend while he was driving, after being struck by an illegal immigrant who crossed over the median and hit him. Cameron Lyon was driving on U.S. Route 33 on Sunday evening, September 6, with his new fiancée in the passenger seat … Read more