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In 1999, a Texas farmer donated 87 acres for a public park for just $10, and in 2025, the city sold it to a data center developer for $10 millionA Texas farmer's 1999 gift of 87 acres for a park was intended to benefit local children. Decades later, that land is slated for a data cen...- 'I took an unexpected job offer and turned it into a counteroffer': The vacation phone call that became a 35% raise, a promotion, and a lesson most American workers need to learnA mid-level manager on vacation received an unexpected job offer, leading him to negotiate a significant pay raise and promotion upon his r...
- As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risksUnder the Trump administration, coal power is making a comeback, as plans to phase out coal plants are being scrapped. This change is desig...
- On birthright citizenship, Trump's restrictive immigration agenda hits a rare roadblockPresident Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship faced skepticism from the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices seemed hesitant to suppor...
- US, Israel stare at a core goal slipping away in IranInitially framed as a campaign to destabilize Iran's ruling system, the war has instead bolstered the regime. Despite initial ambitions for...
- NASA planning to send an artificial 'star' to space. Here's all about the missionNASA plans to launch an artificial star by 2029 to help scientists calibrate telescopes and improve measurements of stellar brightness. Thi...
- Facebook expanding climate info hub in battle against misinformation, will debunk myths for usersThe hub will rely on climate communication experts from George Mason University, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the U...
- US Senate confirms Indian-American Neomi Rao for powerful federal judgeshipRao, 45, was confirmed for the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most powerful benches in the country, by 53-46 votes in the US Senat...
- Powell's plain English Fed may need more nuance: Ex-officialPowell and an array of other Fed officers needed to overhaul how they communicate.
- Astronomers spot elusive giant black hole couplesWashington, Oct 4 (IANS) Astronomers including one of Indian-origin have identified five pairs of supermassive black holes, each containing...
- New system makes it harder to track Bitcoin transactionsThis is made possible by a system that ensures a user has enough bitcoins in their account to make the transfer.
- US President Barack Obama requests $263 million for federal response to Ferguson, Mo.Obama brought in a series of civil rights leaders and various elected officials and community leaders to discuss how to respond to the chal...
- Pakistan to have 200 nuclear weapons by 2020: US think tankPakistan, the report said, has deployed or is developing 11 delivery systems for its nuclear warheads, including aircraft, ballistic missil...
- YouTube popular venue for social activism: StudySocial media such as YouTube videos provide a popular and flexible venue for on-line social activism, a new study has found.
- Freakonomics: The breakdown of the role of a consultantGiven that most of us carry around pretty strong biases on just about everything, I am curious to hear reactions to our podcast.
- US presidential elections 2012: America votes; Barack Obama, Mitt Romney wait with bated breathAmerican today voted in an election that followed one of the most expensive and negative campaigns, with pundits predicting a wafer-thin wi...
- US Presidential Elections 2012: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney camps claim victory as US goes to pollsWith the gruelling race to the White House between Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney on a knife-edge, both the Democrat and Republican...
- Over one-third votes already casted for US presidential elections 2012According to latest figured complied by the US Election Project of the George Mason University, more than 30.5 million voters had already c...
- US collector calls off auction of Gandhi belongingsUS collector James Otis has called off the auction of Mahatma Gandhi’s memorabilia after a talk with Indian officials.
- Sharp rise in US flight delays: studyPassengers flying domestic routes in the United States faced a dramatic rise in delays in 2007, according to a report released Tuesday.
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