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Delaware has marked the 75th anniversary of its state parks by planting its 75,000th tree, completing a five-year target to expand greenery across its 17 parks. According to an October 20 announcement by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the milestone was reached on October 19 at Trap Pond State Park,…

Australia has brought the critically endangered smoky mouse back to a forest area in New South Wales where it had not been seen since the 1990s. Nearly 50 individuals were released into the Nungatta Feral Predator-Free Area in South East Forest National Park. The reintroduction marks the first return of a threatened species to the…

Putin, right, greets Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on Wednesday, as Washington intensified efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the nearly five-year-long war in Ukraine.The meeting came a day after Witkoff met Ukrainian…

Scherrer and his brother have transformed 600 square metres of their expansive 1,500-square-metre garden into themed attractions. For most people, a summer escape means booking a flight, packing a suitcase and leaving home behind. For Michael Scherrer, the holiday destination is considerably closer. In his garden in Switzerland, the 48-year-old content creator has spent a…

Before becoming a WWE champion and a familiar face in Hollywood, Dave Bautista faced a period of financial struggle that forced him to reconsider his future. In his late 20s, he was working as a nightclub bouncer in Washington, DC, when he realised he could not afford Christmas presents for his two daughters. Bautista later…

A company co-founded by Mike Tyson is pursuing a $10 million claim against Hulk Hogan’s estate over a celebrity beer brand deal. Carma HoldCo, a celebrity licensing and branding company, filed the breach of contract claim in Florida over Real American Beer, saying it was cut out of the partnership. Those accused of wrongdoing deny…

Representative Image of an aerial view of Lake Moraine showing construction work on the Madison Reservoir Dam (AI-generated image) Lake Moraine in Madison County, New York, remains at a reduced water level while the state carries out a major rehabilitation of the dam that once helped supply a 19th-century canal. Built in 1836, Madison Reservoir…

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush wanted his name tied to the Titanic disaster and was prepared to die during a deep-sea expedition to achieve that, according to his longtime friend Karl Stanley, who described the Titan submersible as a “mousetrap for billionaires”, The New York Post reported.Stanley, a commercial submersible expert who…

Andrew Allen (left) and Thomas Thermidor (right). Image: Doug Haslam/Boston Arts Academy Foundation. A Boston school custodian’s decision to donate a kidney to a stranger helped give his colleague’s younger brother a second chance at life. Andrew Allen, 53, worked night shifts at Boston Arts Academy, where he became friends with geometry teacher Tom Thermidor….