In the early 1960s, developers sold 5,850 lots for a private resort on Assateague Island; one five-day storm wiped out nearly every house and helped turn it into a national seashore

The island was protected as a National Seashore in 1965. (Picture: NPS) Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland is known for its undeveloped beaches, wildlife and natural coastal habitats. But plans were once in place to turn large parts of Assateague into a resort community with homes, roads, commercial areas and other infrastructure.The island’s story…

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Ethel Caterham: Meet 117-year-old Ethel Caterham: World’s oldest living person who has lived through two world wars and survived Covid at 110

Ethel Caterham has now lived for 117 years – and her life story spans a period of history that feels almost impossible to imagine.The world’s oldest living person celebrated her 117th birthday with family and friends in Surrey, according to the BBC. Caterham lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater and became the world’s…

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‘Modi Chalisa’ controversy: Press Club of India pesident says event violated venue rules | India News

Press Club of India president speaks out on ‘Modi chalisa’ row. Photo credit: PTI New Delhi: Press Club of India president Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty on Saturday said the journalists’ body neither organised nor endorsed the ‘Modi Chalisa’ event at its premises, calling it “a victim of a breach of trust”.Sharing a video statement on X,…

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Meet Luca McGill, the Arizona eighth-grader who flew a drone 120 metres into the sky expecting cities to have the most ground-level CO2; rural areas did instead

Luca McGillPhoto: Society for Science When 13-year-old Luca McGill set out to measure carbon dioxide in Arizona, he assumed the busiest city streets would naturally produce the highest levels. However, his custom drone experiments revealed a completely different reality. As documented by the Society for Science, which highlights young researchers through its Thermo Fisher Scientific…

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‘Deal with China confidently’: Jaishankar on India strategy; lays out 3Cs, 4Ds global outlook | India News

On China, Jaishankar said India should continue doing business with Beijing while developing the domestic strength needed to compete with it NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday offered a candid assessment of a rapidly changing global landscape, warning that growing geopolitical and economic tensions are creating new challenges for countries and businesses….

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Why Assam wants to shrink Kaziranga National Park’s eco-sensitive zone – explained | India News

A one-horned rhinoceros grazes in the Burapahar Range of Kaziranga National Park (PTI Photo) At dawn, Kaziranga wakes to mist rising over its tall grasslands. Elephants move through the wilderness as jeep tracks wind past marshes, while one-horned rhinos emerge from the grass.By afternoon, the landscape transforms into a trail of wildlife sightings, wild water…

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After Joe Root, Ben Stokes calls ECB decision ‘shambolic’ over Headingley’s 2027 Ashes exclusion | Cricket News

Former captain Ben Stokes (image: IANS) Former England Test captain Ben Stokes has hit out at the England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision to leave Headingley out of the 2027 men’s Ashes schedule, calling the move “shambolic”. Stokes’ comments came shortly after England’s emphatic innings-and-103-run victory over Pakistan at Headingley in the first Test of…

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