A Pennsylvania dairy farmer spent 70 years watching bears and turkeys on his 170-acre farm; in 2026, after turning down two lucrative offers, he permanently protected the land from development

After spending most of his life on the same Pennsylvania farm, dairy farmer Jeff Biddle has chosen to protect it from development, even after receiving two lucrative offers from potential buyers. The 170-acre Bear Meadows Farm near Tussey Mountain was placed under a permanent conservation easement in July 2026, according to the Centre County Farmland…

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Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old Egyptian tomb belonging to an official described as the “keeper of the king’s secrets”; the burial contains clues to one of the kingdom’s most powerful officials

It is reported that the tomb contains the remains of a funerary chapel and a false door, one of the most recognisable features of ancient Egyptian burial architecture. These structures were more than decorative elements. Beneath the ancient landscape of Saqqara, where generations of Egyptians buried their dead, archaeologists have uncovered a tomb that offers…

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SIR row: At CWC meet, Rahul Gandhi credits Congress for EC ‘revelations’, gives ‘oppose and resist’ message | India News

NEW DELHIL Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that Congress’s sustained campaign over alleged irregularities in elections had forced differences within the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls into the public domain, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.Speaking at a closed-door meeting of the…

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How SpaceX’s latest Starship engine failure could affect Nasa’s Moon mission Artemis programme

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas. SpaceX’s Starship engine failure during its latest uncrewed test flight could complicate NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028, as the spacecraft is being developed as a lunar lander for the Artemis programme.The next-generation spacecraft completed several key objectives during its…

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Meet Henry and Jack Grover, the Riverside twins whose wildfire-inspired hydrogel kept hot material from reigniting nine times longer than water

Henry and Jack GroverRiversideunified.org When Henry and Jack Grover nearly lost their Riverside, California, home to a wildfire, the experience changed the way they thought about fire safety. The identical twins wanted to understand why areas that appear extinguished can still contain hot, smouldering material capable of reigniting days later. Their answer was a sprayable…

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Julia Child lived in this 1889 Cambridge home for 40 years and filmed TV shows there; its current owners paid $3.7 million in 2009, renovated it, and have now listed it for $6.475 million

Julia ChildPhoto: Wikipedia Julia Child’s former Cambridge home has returned to the real estate market, offering buyers the rare chance to own a property connected to one of America’s most beloved television chefs. The six-bedroom residence at 103 Irving Street is listed for $6.475 million, according to the Boston Globe. Property details on Redfin show…

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His son died, and LIC denied father Rs 5 lakh over alleged undisclosed heart condition; Consumer Commission finds no reliable medical proof, orders Rs 5 lakh plus 7% interest and Rs 10,000

The father and nominee of the deceased son, approached the consumer commission after LIC refused to honour a life insurance claim. Your child takes life insurance, and after his death the insurer denies the claim on the basis that your son hid a pre-existing condition. What happens then?In one such case, the District Consumer Disputes…

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Ship-killer, missile shield, air-to-air weapon: Why the SM-6 is America’s ‘three-in-one’ missile

Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones launches a Standard Missile 6 during an exercise. (Image credit: US DoW) The US Navy, along with the UK’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, sent the decommissioned guided-missile frigate Klakring to the bottom of the North Atlantic, using the warship as target practice to test the…

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