PC: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Discarded oyster shells are being given a second life along the Texas coast, where researchers used them to rebuild reefs. A final report describes how the ‘Sink Your Shucks’ programme collected more than 650,000 pounds of shells from restaurants and oyster farms during the period. Reclaimed shells, once quarantined,…
Kanishka Jasoria shared her thoughts in an Instagram video. An Indian woman living in Chicago has opened up about her experience of staying in touch with people in India, saying she received calls from only two people during her three years in the US, apart from her immediate family. Her remarks came as she questioned…
Ro Khanna vs Dinesh D’Souza over American identity Indian-origin Congressman Ro Khanna took a potshot at Indian-origin MAGA commentator Dinesh D’Souza after D’Souza defended his daughter, Danielle D’Souza, the wife of Rep Brandon Gill, as an American because she is a Christian born in America to a white mother. The defense was necessitated by Hasan…
Representative Image of artificial concrete reefs teeming with colorful marine life in a vibrant underwater scene (AI Generated Image) North Carolina has given two existing artificial reefs off the Outer Banks another 3,000 tons of material, using damaged and unusable concrete pipe and boxes that would otherwise have required disposal. The N.C. Artificial Reef Program…
Pink said she had never had a female mentor before working on Two Wolves. (Photo: Forbes) Singer Alecia Beth Moore-Hart, known professionally as Pink, bought a 200-acre ranch in California’s Santa Barbara County with her husband Carey Hart in 2013 for almost $9 million. The property included a vineyard. Thirteen years later, the land is…
A federal agent walks past a vehicle with a damaged door and holes in the window after a man was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer. (AP Photo) An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and wounded a 28-year-old Venezuelan man during a law enforcement operation in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, triggering…
Schwartz found a way to help older neighbours and veterans maintain their yards while caring for a sick parent. In 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted daily life in the US, Brian Schwartz lost his job. Landscape Management reported that Schwartz, who was also caring for a sick parent at the time, found a way…
Redditor says an F-1 visa application for a Harvard MBA got rejected despite a strong financial background. A Redditor has shared a detailed account of how she was refused an F-1 visa, though she claimed to have got through Harvard for her MBA. The authenticity of the Reddit post is not independently verified but several…
Nashville songwriter Jerry Vandiver spends hundreds of volunteer hours trapping foxes sick with mange (Image Credit: Facebook/ @Jerry Vandiver) For one Nashville songwriter, answering a call for help can mean getting out of bed in the middle of the night and heading into the woods. At 78, Jerry Vandiver has spent the past seven years…
Three news outlets to sue Trump over White House ban/Image: Reuters CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after journalists are barred from White House, arguing that the move violates their First Amendment rights.The three news organisations notified the administration on Monday that they were taking legal action and asked a federal…