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Florida turned wreckage from the Hurricane Ian-damaged Naples Pier into an underwater habitat: 59 concrete pilings weighing more than 300 tons now sit at Wasmer Reef about 10 miles offshore instead of a landfill

Pieces of a historic Florida pier damaged by Hurricane Ian have found a second life beneath the Gulf of Mexico, where they are being repurposed to support marine life. The City of Naples completed the deployment of 59 concrete pilings at Wasmer Reef on April 24, 2026, as part of efforts to rebuild the landmark…

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US biotech firm completes 95% of dodo’s genome and identifies gene-editing targets; could the extinct bird come alive again through its closest living relative, the Nicobar pigeon?

Among all the animals and birds that have gone extinct, the dodo remains unforgettable, not due to some special characteristic, but because, before its human-driven extinction, many thought that nature was inexhaustible and none of god’s creations would ever disappear. It proved that human activity had the capacity to wipe out an entire species. More…

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Salman Khan calls out paparazzi, says obsession with phone cameras has ruined lives | Hindi Movie News

Salman Khan has spoken out against paparazzi culture on two different shows. In September, he used ‘Bigg Boss’ platform to call out photographers who click actresses inappropriately, warning that strict action would be taken against them. Now, on ‘Koffee With Karan 9’, he raised the issue again, criticising PR-driven celebrity sightings and saying that back-angle…

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Meet Sharmila Mona Sinha: Kolkata-born philanthropist who became only the second Indian-origin woman inducted into US National Women’s Hall of Fame

Sharmila earned an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Columbia University. As a child growing up in Kolkata, Sharmila Mona Sinha often felt that being the third daughter in her family came with expectations she could never quite escape. She recalled wanting to be a boy and do the things boys did. Decades later, after…

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Spanx: Sara Blakely was selling fax machines door to door when she put $5,000 of her savings into Spanx; 21 years later, Blackstone bought a majority stake in the company at a $1.2 billion valuation

Despite having no formal business education, Blakely developed her first product from her apartment In 2000, Sara Blakely was working as a door-to-door fax machine salesperson when she decided to start her own business with $5,000 from her savings. Her idea was to develop a new type of women’s undergarment that would offer greater comfort…

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‘Soori 7’: Sivakarthikeyan, Vetri Maaran join as Soori begins shooting for R Ravikumar’s next | Tamil Movie News

Actor Soori has started work on his next film after the success of ‘Mandaadi,’ marking another important step in his journey as a leading man. Tentatively titled ‘Soori 7,’ the upcoming film is directed by R Ravikumar. Rajisha Vijayan plays the female lead, while the film is being made in both Tamil and Telugu. The…

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