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After Christmas, 875 unwanted trees were donated by Illinois businesses instead of being thrown away; conservation crews sank them in Rend Lake to create shelter for young fish and improve habitat

Thousands of Christmas trees are discarded every year once the festive season ends, but in southern Illinois, hundreds of them have found a second purpose beneath the water. A conservation project at Rend Lake has given 875 used trees a new lease of life, turning them into underwater shelters designed to support fish populations and…

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Blackouts and no heating: Russia’s winter strike campaign takes aim at Ukraine’s energy network

An artillerist of the 100th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, on a front Russia has launched a second consecutive day of large-scale missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s critical and energy infrastructure, causing widespread power outages as the…

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Evening newswrap: Nvidia boss in Chinese spy scandal; Delhi’s AQI turns severe; Iran’s hidden oil network in China, and more | India News

US intelligence suspects a Chinese businesswoman linked to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang of being part of an alleged espionage operation targeting the tech billionaire. Delhi’s air quality turned ‘severe’ after Diwali, with several monitoring stations recording AQI levels above 400. Mumbai remained in the ‘moderate’ category at 170. A leaked Iranian letter has revealed Tehran’s…

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Who is Lori Huang? Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s wife of 41 years, the low-profile philanthropist now in spotlight for being cheated on

Jensen Huang and his wife Lori Huang Lori Huang, the wife of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, has found herself at the centre of public attention after her billionaire husband admitted to being unfaithful to her. Jensen Huang, 63, acknowledged in a letter to Nvidia employees on Sunday that he had cheated on his wife and…

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‘Why spend on R&D?’ Rajeev Chandrasekhar mocks China’s ‘easier way’ over Nvidia spy claim | India News

“Chinas ‘R&D’ strategy has for decades been built on shortcuts,” Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar quipped as China has came under scrutiny over the alleged honeytrapping of Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, who was reportedly in touch with a Chinese national.“Why spend money on R&D when you have an…

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Four wealthy businessmen guaranteed a $29 million loan tied to a fuel-investment venture that became a Ponzi scheme; on November 6, a Texas appeals court upheld a verdict awarding the bank no damages

A Texas appeals court has upheld a trial court ruling that leaves PlainsCapital Bank unable to recover money from a $29 million loan guarantee. The case involved a fraudulent fuel investment business that was later exposed as a Ponzi scheme. The decision, issued on November 6 by the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas,…

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Four wealthy businessmen guaranteed a $29 million loan tied to a fuel-investment venture that became a Ponzi scheme; on November 6, a Texas appeals court upheld a verdict awarding the bank no damages

A Texas appeals court has upheld a trial court ruling that leaves PlainsCapital Bank unable to recover money from a $29 million loan guarantee. The case involved a fraudulent fuel investment business that was later exposed as a Ponzi scheme. The decision, issued on November 6 by the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas,…

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