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A severely malnourished stray rescued in Mississippi in 2021 became a FEMA-certified search dog; years later, Canyon is 2026 Dog of the Year

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A severely malnourished stray rescued in Mississippi in 2021 became a FEMA-certified search dog; years later, Canyon is 2026 Dog of the Year

A severely malnourished stray rescued in Mississippi in 2021 has gone from months of medical care to working alongside emergency responders in some of the US’s most challenging disaster zones. Canyon was brought to the Hancock County Animal Shelter after being found as a stray, where he received extensive veterinary treatment before his intelligence and … Read more

A Delaware school got $1 million from an anonymous donor when it opened; one year later, the donor returned with $2 million

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A Delaware school got $1 million from an anonymous donor when it opened; one year later, the donor returned with $2 million

When Holy Cross High School opened its doors in Delaware in 2025, an anonymous donor gave the new school $1 million to help it through its first year. One year later, on the first day of the school’s second academic year, the same donor contacted Head of School Tom Fertal again with another unexpected gift, … Read more

A new 11,400-sq-ft Fisher House in New York will give veteran families 12 free suites near medical care; at full occupancy, the home is expected to save families a combined $700,000 in lodging costs each year

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A new 11,400-sq-ft Fisher House in New York will give veteran families 12 free suites near medical care; at full occupancy, the home is expected to save families a combined $700,000 in lodging costs each year

Photo credit: Fisher House Foundation/ Instagram A new Fisher House has opened its doors in Montrose, New York, offering veteran families a place to stay at no cost while their loved ones receive treatment at the VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System. The 11,400-square-foot home features 12 wheelchair-accessible suites and is designed to keep families close … Read more

An Oregon wheat-farming couple had 13 wind turbines placed on their land; while crops continued around them, they said the operating turbines were bringing in about $100,000 a year

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An Oregon wheat-farming couple had 13 wind turbines placed on their land; while crops continued around them, they said the operating turbines were bringing in about $100,000 a year

In the dry, rolling hills of Sherman County, Oregon, farming continues alongside huge green energy projects. For one local wheat-growing family, having wind turbines on their land has changed their yearly finances without stopping their traditional harvest. According to a report by The Oregonian/OregonLive, Kevin McCullough and his wife, Kathryn McCullough, grow wheat on land … Read more

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

Meet Jayda Dawn, the Indiana 11th-grader who became America’s national poetry champion in her first year and won $20,000

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Meet Jayda Dawn, the Indiana 11th-grader who became America's national poetry champion in her first year and won $20,000

PC: James Kegley/ National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jayda Dawn, then an 11th grader at University High School of Indiana in Carmel, was named the 2026 Poetry Out Loud National Champion in April and won a $20,000 grand prize. She recited poems by Langston Hughes, Alice Duer Miller, and Albery Allson Whitman. Months after … Read more

FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey resigns after just over a year, says ‘returning to family in Missouri’

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FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey resigns after just over a year, says ‘returning to family in Missouri’

FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is stepping down from his post after just over a year at the US law enforcement agency, saying he is leaving to return to his family in Missouri.Bailey, a Republican ally of President Donald Trump, announced his resignation on Monday after joining the FBI from … Read more

A $45 million San Francisco mansion once owned by Larry Ellison kept its new buyer secret for a year; the 11,000-square-foot Billionaires Row property has now been traced to investor Chuck Esserman

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A $45 million San Francisco mansion once owned by Larry Ellison kept its new buyer secret for a year; the 11,000-square-foot Billionaires Row property has now been traced to investor Chuck Esserman

The mystery buyer behind one of San Francisco’s most secretive real estate deals has finally been identified, nearly a year after an off-market sale transferred a $45 million mansion on Billionaires Row. Private equity investor Chuck Esserman bought the 10,742-square-foot Pacific Heights home formerly owned by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, according to the San Francisco … Read more

Visa revoked for one-day overstay in the US? NRI shares mother-in-law’s case they got to know after a year

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Visa revoked for one-day overstay in the US? NRI shares mother-in-law's case they got to know after a year

US visa revoked for one-day overstay? (AI image) An NRI family shared a visa situation that caught them off guard, as they did not know for one year that this had happened. The person said on social media that their mother-in-law was supposed to travel to the US this month but when she reached the … Read more

What do the latest US visa wait times reveal: Hyderabad, Mumbai near a year for B1/B2 appointments; Delhi at 10 months

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What do the latest US visa wait times reveal: Hyderabad, Mumbai near a year for B1/B2 appointments; Delhi at 10 months

US visa wait times in India have been updated in September. Indian applicants seeking US visitor visas continue to face lengthy waits, with the latest US State Department data showing next available B-1/B-2 interview appointments stretching to 12 months in Hyderabad, 11.5 months in Mumbai and 10 months in New Delhi.The State Department updated its … Read more