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At 14, Sheri Lynch received a small grey hippo as a birthday gift. 40 years later, her collection had grown into a world-record collection of 1,086 items | World News

PC: Guinness World Records At 14, Sheri Lynch was given a small grey hippopotamus plush by her best friend. She had no idea that the birthday present would still be part of her life more than four decades later, or that it would eventually sit alongside more than a thousand other hippo-themed objects. The US…

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‘Quickest way to erode goodwill’: J&K CM Omar Abdullah reacts to viral ‘we are Gen Z’ video | India News

In the video, the woman is heard saying, “We are Gen-Z and we won’t tolerate this nonsense”, NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reacted to a viral video showing a female tourist arguing with security personnel at a checkpoint in Kargil, saying the phrase “we are Gen Z” could become…

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Canada deports former Iranian deputy interior minister Seyed Salman Samani | World News

Canada has deported former Iranian deputy interior minister Syed Salman Samani after a federal judge rejected his final appeal against removal, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).The agency confirmed Samani’s deportation in a statement to Global News, saying he was removed from Canada after being found inadmissible under rules targeting senior officials of…

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FSSAI action prompts Amway, Emami, four other brands to drop ‘100%’ product claims | India News

FSSAI has recently taken action against companies operating in several segments. NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has stepped up action against food companies using “100%” claims on product labels and in advertisements, saying several firms have now removed such claims following regulatory intervention.The food regulator said on Wednesday that…

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“I never felt fully proud”: YouTuber Eden Masliah owns a $740,000 N.Y.C. apartment at 21, yet struggles to call it her accomplishment

Eden Masliah (Instagram)​ Buying a New York City apartment at 21 would be a dream for many young adults. For YouTuber Eden Masliah, it became a reality after years of building her online career and saving from brand deals. Yet her first home purchase has brought an unexpected emotion with the excitement. Despite investing her…

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Sumit Sarkar: The Citizen Historian | India News

Professor Sumit Sarkar significantly impacted the understanding of Indian nationalism, illuminating its intricacies through comprehensive analysis. He explored the evolution of nationalism, internal disputes, and collective movements, while challenging conventional binaries. His focus on ordinary people’s cravings for justice defined his contributions as a public thinker and citizen historian. This article pays tribute to his…

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Quote of the day by John Cena: “A man’s character is not judged after he celebrates a victory, but by…” – a powerful lesson about failure and responsibility | World News

Quote of the day by John Cena (Image Credits: Instagram) Winning tells people plenty about what someone is capable of when everything is genuinely going their way. The considerably harder test tends to arrive later, once circumstances turn difficult and there is no obvious way out left available. John Cena, the American wrestler, actor and…

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A British duke sent six Himalayan tahr to New Zealand in 1904; five survived the voyage, and their descendants later grew into tens of thousands that now damage fragile alpine ecosystems

The Himalayan tahr is a large, shaggy mountain ungulate native to the Himalayas that has become an invasive species in New Zealand. In 1904, a gift from a British aristocrat brought a handful of shaggy mountain goats to the remote peaks of New Zealand’s South Island. The aim was to build up big game stocks…

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As US farmers reject multimillion-dollar AI data-centre offers, a Missouri farmer is doing the opposite and inviting developers to buy his land

Across the US there are two voices rising out of the ordinary, one propagating the AI boom as the natural future of the world, and the other resisting it, calling it the doom that humans are bringing upon themselves. In numerous states, people have carried out rallies and protests, even formulating laws that prohibit the…

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