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Colorado had more than 80,000 lesser prairie-chickens in 1975 but counted only 89 breeding males in 2024; a land trust has now spent nearly $2 million on a 2,100-acre ranch to help bring them back

The birds live in the Sand Sagebrush Ecoregion, which stretches across southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas and a small part of western Oklahoma. (American Bird Conservancy photo) Colorado’s lesser prairie-chicken population has fallen from more than 80,000 birds in 1975 to just 89 breeding males, according to a 2024 data. To restore the population of the…

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Video: US forces take out floating refueling station allegedly linked to drug trafficking

US forces intercepted and cleared the vessel before removing its crew. The individuals taken from the vessel were subsequently transferred to Ecuadorian authorities, Southcom said in a statement. US joint task force western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) forces on September 16 intercepted a floating refuelling station in the Eastern Pacific that was allegedly supporting illicit at-sea drug…

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Las Vegas company surprises nearly 10,000 workers with more than $70 million in stock; each gets $1,000 for every year they have worked there

Las Vegas company surprises nearly 10,000 workers with more than $70 million in stock (Image Credit: Red Rock Resorts) Nearly 10,000 employees of Las Vegas-based Station Casinos received an unexpected financial reward as the company marked its 50th anniversary. According to a September 9 announcement from Red Rock Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos,…

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A former Australian miner spotted a ripple on Saturn from his backyard in 2024; two years later, he co-authored a world-first discovery of a 10-sided atmospheric wave

Recent Hubble images of Saturn reveal a 10-sided atmospheric wave at its south pole, stretching across several atmospheric layers (Image Credit: NASA) A mysterious ripple spotted on Saturn from an amateur astronomer’s backyard in Australia has helped lead to the identification of a giant, 10-sided atmospheric wave around the planet’s south pole. Trevor Barry, a…

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Wisconsin farmer Brit Thompson turns a vintage Airstream trailer into an Airbnb, now the rental income outpaces beef and lamb sales: ‘I can make $100 an hour cleaning’

A vintage Airstream trailer parked on a Wisconsin pasture may not sound like a financial lifeline, at least not six years ago. But it is now for Brit Thompson, 33, who runs Pink River Ranch in Wisconsin. She converted her vintage Airstream trailer into an Airbnb, and most of her guests are Chicago-area professionals looking…

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Meet Praadhyumn Indaana, the 17-year-old Montvale, New Jersey student whose AI model cut nuclear reactor heat-limit prediction error from about 63% to 5.5%; he won $50,000

Praadhyumn Indaana, the 17-year-old Montvale, New Jersey student (Image Credit: Davidson Institute) A better understanding of how much heat a nuclear reactor can safely handle could have implications far beyond a single engineering calculation. For 17-year-old Praadhyumn Indaana of Montvale, New Jersey, that challenge became the focus of an eight-month research project combining physics and…

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Renaming Lake Erie? US City Council passes satirical resolution to name it ‘Gulf of Cleaveland’, says it’s ‘shockingly dumb’ but why should Trump have all the fun

Cleaveland council passes satiric resolution to rename Lake Erie to ‘Gulf of Cleaveland’. (Photo: Cleaveland.com/TV20) Inspired by President Donald Trump renaming Lake Ontario and Lake America, a city council has even passed the resolution to rename Lake Erie as the “Gulf of Cleaveland”. There was simmering tension over Lake Erie as Pennsylvania state Rep David…

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I don’t remember anything: Arizona man duct-taped to American Airlines seat for racist outburst speaks in court after flight diversion

The unruly passenger who was duct-taped to his seat on an American Airlines flight said in court that he did not remember anything that happened. The Arizona man who was duct-taped to his seat and restrained with zip ties during an American Airlines flight told a Maryland court that he did not remember what happened…

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