August 25, 2026

USA

After a sheriff died, investigators opened his locked desk drawer and reportedly found evidence tied to stolen drug-seizure cash, raising new questions about how seized money was handled

After a sheriff died, investigators opened his locked desk drawer and reportedly found evidence tied to stolen drug-seizure cash, raising new questions about how seized money was handled | World News

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The death of a South Carolina sheriff unexpectedly triggered a far-reaching investigation after colleagues clearing out his office reportedly discovered sealed evidence bags containing cash inside a locked desk drawer. Some of the bags were empty, while others had been cut open or contained only part of the money they were supposed to hold. The…

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Why California just returned 136 acres of protected coastline to Indigenous tribes, know what this historic decision means

Why California just returned 136 acres of protected coastline to Indigenous tribes, know what this historic decision means

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Every piece of land has a history that predates modern civilisation. While some was forest, another was inhabited by generations of tribes who had created their entire life around it. However, the forces of colonisation and development forced upon them the rules that never applied to them in the first place, like giving up their…

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Kudzu was planted across the US South in the 1930s to fight soil erosion, but later it became the vine that 'ate the South' sprawling across roadsides and abandoned land

Kudzu was planted across the US South in the 1930s to fight soil erosion, but later it became the vine that ‘ate the South’ sprawling across roadsides and abandoned land | World News

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Once celebrated as a miracle plant that could save farmland from erosion, kudzu eventually became America’s most notorious invasive vine. Thick green curtains draped over trees, telephone poles and abandoned buildings across parts of the US South earned it the nickname “the vine that ate the South”. Stories claiming the plant grew at extraordinary speed…

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Microsoft's $7.3 billion AI data centre has been sued by neighbours sick of noise that never stops, doesn’t let them sleep

Microsoft’s $7.3 billion AI data centre has been sued by neighbours sick of noise that never stops, doesn’t let them sleep | World News

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Sometimes, being a good neighbour is making others feel like they don’t have one at all. Or so it seems with the recent lawsuit being faced by Microsoft’s much-touted $7.3 billion AI data centre in the US. In early 2026, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella proudly announced his company’s data centre in Fairwater, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin…

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Paris Hilton is celebrating the closure of a 55-year-old school in Utah: Inside her long-time battle against the boarding school and why

Paris Hilton is celebrating the closure of a 55-year-old school in Utah: Inside her long-time battle against the boarding school and why | World News

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A 55-year-old school in Utah was recently ordered to close down and some, including Paris Hilton are celebrating online. On Monday, local news announced that the Utah Department of Health and Human Services had revoked the license of Provo Canyon School’s Springville campus.The school was cited for several violations including failing to maintain health and…

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Quote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of…"

Quote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt: “Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of…” | World News

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Quote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt (AI-generated image) Franklin D. Roosevelt said this in a speech on the fourteenth of April, 1939, months before the Second World War began. “Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds,” he told the audience. “They have within themselves the power to…

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After building a tech empire, Mark Zuckerberg is feeding his cows beer and macadamia nuts, and the goal is to create world's highest-quality beef

Mark Zuckerberg: After building a tech empire, Mark Zuckerberg is feeding his cows beer and macadamia nuts, and the goal is to create world’s highest-quality beef | World News

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After building a global tech empire with Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has turned his attention to a far more unusual project: raising cattle. The Meta chief executive recently revealed that he is feeding his cows roasted macadamia nuts and even beer as part of an ambitious effort to produce what he calls “the world’s highest-quality beef”….

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Archaeologists find another 190-year-old cannonball from the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, may have been used by Texan forces

Archaeologists find another 190-year-old cannonball from the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, may have been used by Texan forces

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Wars may be a vital part of history, but they mostly remain in books. In the rare moments when they materialise through evidence such as tools and weapons, humanity stands shocked over its own past. Currently, something similar has happened with archaeologists who have uncovered a cannonball that may have been fired during the 1836…

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Meet Rishi Sharma: Indian-origin man on a mission to preserve WWII American history, has interviewed 3,000 veterans over the past decade

Meet Rishi Sharma: Indian-origin man on a mission to preserve WWII American history, has interviewed 3,000 veterans over the past decade

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America recently celebrated 250 years of Independence on July 4th, 2026. The country that today stands as the highest and most powerful democracy on the globe, has had its fair share of wars and battles. While historians and museums work to protect and preserve the parts of the past that worked to keep the present…

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Egg companies made $1.22 billion as Americans paid over $6 a dozen; now they'll donate 53 million eggs in DOJ settlement

Egg companies made $1.22 billion as Americans paid over $6 a dozen; now they’ll donate 53 million eggs in DOJ settlement | World News

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The sharp rise in egg prices that frustrated households across the United States has taken another turn after federal authorities and a coalition of states secured settlement agreements with three of the country’s largest egg producers. While shoppers watched the price of a basic grocery staple climb to levels rarely seen before, investigators were quietly…

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