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Melinda French Gates’ father worked on NASA’s Apollo missions; the women engineers she met at his company picnics shaped her thinking | World News

Melinda French Gates grew up in a household where science, engineering and education were closely woven into family life. Her father, Raymond Joseph French Jr., was an aerospace engineer whose career included work connected to NASA’s Apollo programme, giving his daughter an early glimpse into the world of space exploration and advanced technology. But some […]

Sea Otters were successfully reintroduced in Canada after their extinction due to fur trade, protecting the kelp populations; but now they are threatening a ‘local delicacy’

The reintroduction and success of sea otters in British Columbia was a story that initially satisfied everyone including conservationists and the natives. The adorable creatures once occupied much of Canada’s Pacific coast, before the fur trade for their exceptionally dense coats turned into a mass death sentence. But now, their population is threatening the availability […]

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 | World News

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 […]

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin list their sprawling Hamptons estate for the fifth time at $18.99 million after a $29 million debut, repeated price cuts and a failed sale, now the new listing is banking on its surprising Marilyn Monroe connection

It seems a home is easy to buy but difficult to sell, even when you are a celebrity. Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s expansive Hamptons estate is back on the market for the fifth time, with a new agent, fresh photos and a surprising Marilyn Monroe connection, as per a report by realtor.com. The five-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom […]

Oklahoma man found beneath a flyover at 92 pounds after 20 years of addiction goes from homelessness to graduating with a 4.0 GPA and two degrees | World News

Danny Ellerd’s life once appeared to be heading towards an early death. After years of addiction and homelessness, he was found beneath an I-40 overpass in Oklahoma City weighing just 92 pounds, according to recovery organisation Hope Is Alive. Officers initially planned to book him on outstanding warrants, but his physical condition was so severe […]

A man bought 51,000 acres of degraded land in Florida; decades later, it became the largest private restoration project east of the Mississippi

He is 85, known as the father of sociobiology, has been at Harvard for 60 years, and has won a hundred scientific awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes. Yet what E.O. Wilson, an evolutionary biologist, is focused on is a new conservation approach, a new ecological Grail which is a quest to refute conservation sceptics who […]

Florida bans Flock cameras days after a sheriff’s deputy resigns for misusing AI cameras to track ex-girlfriend

Florida bans Flock cameras that can read license plates amid a major row over privacy. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he is removing Flock cameras from state roadways. The order said all Flock cameras were to be removed from what he calls the “state highway system” within the next 30 days, which would […]

‘Keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth’: JD Vance fires back at El-Sayed over comments about Second Lady Usha Vance

JD Vance warns Michigan leader Abdul El-Sayed not to take the name of Usha Vance, amid a raging controversy. Vice President JD Vance slammed Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for commenting on Second Lady Usha Vance and said Usha is way out of El-Sayed’s league and the Michigan leader should keep Usha Vance’s name out […]

In 1781, a live oak stood beside one of the Revolutionary War’s final major battles; 245 years later, crews are removing old chains that once saved it but are now choking it

Specialist arborists have begun careful restoration work in South Carolina to save a 300-year-old southern live oak that stood near one of the final major battles of the American Revolutionary War. The huge tree stands at the historic Eutaw Springs battlefield in Orangeburg County. It survived musket fire, artillery attacks and centuries of harsh weather. […]

Aleutian Cackling Goose: In 1975, fewer than 800 Aleutian cackling geese remained; fox removal and habitat protection helped the population rebound to around 200,000, and regulated hunting later returned

Fewer than 800 Aleutian cackling geese remained in 1975, with the birds restricted to a single rocky island in Alaska after introduced Arctic foxes destroyed nesting colonies across the Aleutian Islands. Fifty years later, predator removal, the creation of protected wetlands in California and coordinated management along the Pacific Flyway have helped the population recover […]