Oregon feared a famous 92-foot waterfall on private land could be sold to a new owner; the state has now approved a $2 million purchase that will permanently protect Abiqua Falls and open public access

The waterfall drops 92 feet into a pool surrounded by ferns, moss-covered rocks and a basalt cliff Oregon has approved a $2 million purchase of Abiqua Falls, ending concerns that the famous 92-foot waterfall could remain in private hands after its owner put the property up for sale earlier this year. The deal includes the…

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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery, passenger train in overnight drone attacks; 2 dead

The Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s southern Rostov region was also damaged in the attacks. Two people were killed in separate Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia overnight, Russian officials said, as the strikes damaged an oil refinery, industrial sites and a passenger train.Russia’s defence ministry said its air defences destroyed 592 Ukrainian drones during the…

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A silver US Army ring missing since 2006 was found in another soldier’s footlocker; after a three-year search, a Fort Worth woman finally returned it to its original owner 20 years later

A silver US army ring that had been missing for two decades is back with the soldier who once wore it, completing a promise a Fort Worth woman made about three years ago. In 2023, when Mary Thelen found the ring, she told NBC 5 Responds that she would keep looking for its owner. A…

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In 1995, Selena’s family made an agreement over profits from her entertainment legacy; 31 years later, brother A.B. Quintanilla is suing sister Suzette for more than $1 million he says he is owed

Selena’s 1995 family agreement; 31 years later, A.B. sues Suzette over $1M in profits (Image Credit: Getty and AP) More than three decades after Selena Quintanilla’s death, a dispute over the business built around her music and legacy has moved into court. According to court documents obtained by ABC13, Selena’s brother Abraham “A.B.” Quintanilla III…

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At 10, Minnesota girl Natalie Flaherty began handing out Anne Frank-inspired bracelets; two years later, 100,000 have reached all 50 states and 50+ countries, earning her a $10,000 Young Hero Prize

Natalie Flaherty, a Minnesota teen is one of the recipients of the 2026 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. At just 12, the girl has been able to work towards and achieve something that generations before her struggled to. The Fairmont native founded ‘I Stand With Anne’, a campaign that aims to turn Holocaust remembrance…

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An Italian town is rebuilding its school with 70% of the old building’s demolition waste; it will also collect rainwater | World News

An Italian town is replacing its existing primary school with a building designed to reuse the old structure’s demolition waste. The project in Castel Madama, called ‘New School: Innovation, Inclusion’, will reuse, recycle, or recover about 70% of the demolition waste from the existing school. According to the New European Bauhaus Prizes, it will collect…

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Supreme Court: Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram, phir Aaya Ram: SC Dismisses Danam’s plea against disqualification | Hyderabad News

Nagender had won the Khairatabad assembly seat on a BRS ticket in Dec 2023 Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Telangana high court’s order disqualifying Danam Nagender as the Khairatabad MLA, setting the stage for a high-octane assembly by-election in Telangana.Dismissing Nagender’s special leave petition, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya…

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Pm Modi: Delhi woman’s ‘morphed’ photo displayed alongside PM Modi at CJP protest; FIR filed | Delhi News

(CJP Protest in Delhi) Image Used For Representational Purpose Only (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered an FIR after a 25-year-old woman alleged that her photograph was morphed using artificial intelligence (AI) and displayed alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph during a protest at Jantar Mantar.The FIR was registered at the Cyber police…

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In 1991, Greg Norman paid $4.9 million for an 8.3-acre Jupiter Island estate; after rebuilding much of the compound, he sold the Florida property 30 years later for $55.1 million

When Greg Norman bought an 8.3-acre estate on Florida’s Jupiter Island in 1991, the property already offered something difficult to find: privacy, direct access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, and enough space for boats, guests and family life. Over the next three decades, however, the golf champion and his wife, Kirsten “Kiki”…

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