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Officials Schedule Open Houses on Housatonic Cleanup and Water Projects
Environment
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Communities in Lenox, Chennai, Columbia and Charlottesville are being invited to open houses or public meetings on local concerns, including the Housatonic River cleanup plan, water and sewer complaints, road and sidewalk projects, and water-main replacement. The events offer residents opportunities to review plans, ask questions or submit feedback.
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Thordon Bearings Opens Third Burlington Production Plant
Business
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Thordon Bearings has opened a third manufacturing plant in Burlington, Ontario, to expand production, shorten lead times and support growing demand for its sustainable marine and hydropower products. The facility will make water-lubricated mechanical seals and water-quality packages, house product development and Marsh Brothers Aviation operations, and help accommodate the company’s workforce growth.
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Zoo Atlanta Sets Nov. 6 Panda Debut
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— Oct 6, 2026
Zoo Atlanta will open its renovated Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove to the public on Nov. 6, introducing new giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang. The $6 million renovation adds expanded habitats, climbing structures, pools and water features, with the upgrades intended to support panda wellbeing and visitor experiences.
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Trapped Busan Shark Draws 600,000, Becomes Ambassador
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— Sep 29, 2026
A shark named Bukangi, trapped in a canal in Busan, South Korea, has drawn about 600,000 visitors and was named an honorary city ambassador. Officials’ efforts to guide it back to open water have failed so far, and they are preparing another attempt using a large net.
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Cyberattack Turns Hundreds Of Grocery Coolers Into Saunas As Military Stores’ Meltdown Remains A Mystery
Dylan Kresak · 3 min · 14h
Tropical Storms Odalys and Fay Form in Pacific and Atlantic
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— Sep 20, 2026
Odalys is forecast to become a hurricane by Monday 1,345 miles off Baja; Fay strengthened to 65 mph southwest of the Azores. Both over open water.
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Sam Okafor
El Nino making Pacific storms like Odalys stronger this year feels like a warning for more activity ahead.
AP Top 25 College Football Teams
Ranking
College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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Pacific sees three hurricanes at once as El Niño boosts activity
Weather
— Sep 25, 2026
A powerful El Niño is fueling an unusually active Pacific hurricane season, with several storms spinning across the basin while Atlantic activity remains unusually quiet. Hurricane Polo is forecast to threaten Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, while Nolo could bring dangerous rain and flooding to Hawaii; Odalys is weakening over open water.
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Nashville Heat Reportedly Melts Players’ Cleats
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— Sep 18, 2026
Extreme heat in Nashville caused cleats to melt for Titans players in back-to-back games against the Jets and Eagles, with footage showing water spraying to cool footwear as temperatures hovered around mid-90s to above 100 degrees. The incidents, including Amani Hooker’s account of midsoles melting in the season opener and Cam Jurgens’ two melted pairs, sparked discussions about turf conditions and potential moves away from artificial surfaces, as the Eagles beat the Titans 24-20 in a late-Nashville showdown.
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Over 100 fans treated for heat illness at college football openers
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— Sep 6, 2026
Heat and humidity marred opening-game atmospheres across multiple campuses: at Kentucky, more than 100 fans experienced heat-related issues, with several hospitalized, after a revised water-bottle policy and intensified safety guidance were issued. In Tulsa, temperatures hit triple digits with a heat index over 106, prompting free water, misting stations and cooling zones to help fans endure the conditions.
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Nicole Hardy
Glad they finally loosened the water bottle rules. Health should always beat "security theater" at these stadiums.
John Waters Joins Fiddler on Roof Australia Tour
Entertainment
— Jul 21, 2026
Australian screen and stage legend John Waters joins Fiddler on the Roof as Lazar Wolf, reuniting with Sigrid Thornton. The Australian tour opens in Sydney on July 31, with dates in Brisbane and Melbourne before a Perth season in January 2027.
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Name the feeling first and kids stop fighting you
A coat standoff often ends when a parent says 'You really don't want to wear a coat today' instead of insisting—because being heard dissolves the fight before any order lands.
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Dem Senator Opens a Hearing From a Bumpy Train Ride: ‘I’m Not Jittery’
Reporting
— Mar 17, 2021
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, had a bumpy beginning to a hearing on “Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure.” Carper opened the committee hearing from the…
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Trump Admin, States Beef It Out Over Massive Offshore Drilling Unveiling
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— Nov 21, 2025
The Department of the Interior (DOI) unveiled its proposal Thursday to open broad swaths of coastal waters to oil and gas drilling in a move that has drawn bipartisan resistance. The DOI directed Bureau of Ocean Energy…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Environmental Groups Complain to Ombudsman Over EU Water Directive Review
Environment
— Sep 8, 2026
Environmental NGOs including WWF and the European Environmental Bureau filed a formal complaint with the European Ombudsman accusing the European Commission of maladministration for moving ahead with an omnibus overhaul of water protection and management laws without sufficient evidence or stakeholder consultation, arguing the revisions aren’t justified by the evidence and won’t fix the real bottlenecks for mining permits. The Ombudsman is expected to decide in coming weeks whether to open an inquiry, a move that would shape EU rulemaking amid broader tensions between environmental safeguards and industry-driven deregulation.
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Disney Gets Terrible News Days After Releasing $2 Billion Budget ‘Avatar 2’
Reporting
— Dec 20, 2022
The Walt Disney Company’s stock continued its multi-year decline after the much anticipated “Avatar: The Way of Water” failed to hit opening weekend box office projections. The film brought broke the $100-million mark…
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Radio Host Pours Cold Water on Hopes for ‘Free Speech’ Forum After Tweet Gets a Warning Label
Opinion
— Nov 3, 2022
If you thought Elon Musk buying Twitter would open the door to a free speech platform, the joke is on you. So says conservative radio host Jesse Kelly. Kelly tweeted on Wednesday, “PRO TIP: If your state cannot count…
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Little-Known Green Law Becoming Thorn In Side Of Businesses
Jack McGeever · 3 min · 15h
Tonglu Zhejiang Sewage Plant Application Reported
Environment
— Jul 14, 2026
Five articles describe the same case: a Tonglu County township sewage treatment plant in Zhejiang Province handles about 500 tons per day of domestic wastewater and continuously discharges treated effluent into a nearby river through pipelines connected to an open water channel, with online monitoring instruments installed.
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Toy Story vs Shrek
Yourlist
— VS Battle
The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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Field mouse survives UK wildfire after rescue
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— Aug 17, 2026
Firefighters in Northamptonshire rescued a tiny field mouse from smouldering vegetation during a Kings Sutton wildfire, providing water and reuniting it with its family. The incident, attributed to an accidental fire likely started by sunlight on broken glass, underscores warnings against open fires in dry conditions amid rising wildfire activity across Britain and Europe.
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Flash Flood Damages Grand Canyon Waterline, Forces Closures
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— Sep 2, 2026
A catastrophic flash flood damaged the Transcanyon waterline at the Grand Canyon, rupturing the South Rim's 12.5-mile pipeline and cutting off the primary water supply for lodging, restaurants and facilities, forcing conservation measures and widespread lodging closures. The park remains open for daytime visitors as repairs unfold, with overnight stays suspended indefinitely and a consequential hit to the regional tourism economy.
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Lake Tahoe otter attack leaves swimmer with dozens of stitches, animal still at large
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— Aug 31, 2026
A Reno swim instructor, Lynnette Bellin, was attacked by a river otter during a Lake Tahoe open-water swim near Hidden Beach and the East Shore, suffering 38 stitches and requiring rabies treatment. Officials noted a growing otter population in the region and urged beachgoers to exercise caution as authorities continued to respond to the incident.
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Nicole Hardy
Rabies treatment on top of the stitches, poor woman. Otters can be aggressive when territorial, people forget that.
DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge stuck in heat, previously flagged as deficient
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— Sep 3, 2026
Extreme heat caused thermal expansion in Chicago’s movable bridges, leaving the DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Torrence Avenue bridges stuck open or unable to fully close and triggering hours of traffic disruption. Firefighters sprayed water to cool metal components, allowing engineers to close the DuSable bridge and restore normal movement after several hours amid heat advisories.
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Chris Dalton
Glad they got it closed before it caused a bigger mess, but this is going to keep happening as summers get hotter.
Books
Longevity thrives where healthy habits need no willpower
Adventists who stay inside Loma Linda’s congregation live about a decade longer than other Californians because social structure, not grit, makes plant food and weekly rest the default.
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Trump Pushes Roadless Rule Repeal, Expands Lands
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— Aug 18, 2026
The Trump administration moved to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, potentially opening roughly 44 to 45 million acres of national forests to road construction, logging and other development to restore local management and reduce wildfire risk. Supporters say it would empower local forest managers and boost forest health, while opponents warn it would devastate roadless landscapes and threaten recreation, clean water and ecosystems.
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Iran Restricts Hormuz Strait Again, Fires On Tanker As Peace Negotiations Slug Along
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— Apr 18, 2026
The Iranian military reimposed significant restrictions over the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass through Saturday, only one day after the Islamic regime declared the waterway to be “open.”…
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JOHN CZWARTACKI: Abandoning Open Banking Now Would Undermine The Genius Act’s Promise
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— Jul 15, 2025
The bipartisan passage of the GENIUS Act marked a watershed moment for American financial innovation, promising to close regulatory gaps, protect consumers, and secure the U.S. dollar’s dominance in the digital economy…
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