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Guadalupe Mountains National Park: A Texas oil geologist first saw McKittrick Canyon in 1921, later bought the land for a private retreat; 38 years later he donated 4,942 acres and his home, helping create Guadalupe Mountains National Park

When petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt first visited McKittrick Canyon in 1921, he had been sent to West Texas on a trip with oil brokers to acquire leases for Humble Oil and Refining Company. Local land brokers offered to show him what they called the most beautiful spot in Texas, a hidden oasis of clear streams,…

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a recent bbc investigation has uncovered alarming evidence of the rsfs assault on numerous healthcare facilities in el fasher sudan

Sudan’s RSF fighters deliberately targeted atleast 43 hospitals during el-Fasher siege: Report | India News

A recent BBC investigation has uncovered alarming evidence of the RSF’s assault on numerous healthcare facilities in el-Fasher, Sudan. A BBC investigation has uncovered evidence suggesting that Sudan’s paramilitary rapid support forces (RSF) systematically targeted and dismantled healthcare facilities in el-Fasher during a prolonged siege and the subsequent capture of the Darfur city a year…

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A Washington man was due to inherit his father’s ranch, but a court found he had financially abused his father and the land went to his children; 14 years later, an appeals court upheld $166,698.50 in divorce judgments

Calvin Evans Jr. expected to inherit his father’s Washington ranch, a property that had also become central to his divorce from Deborah Evans, now Deborah Bunney. During the couple’s 2011 dissolution, a court awarded Bunney the full $174,000 the marital community had invested in improvements to the ranch, based on the expectation that Evans would…

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new zealand replaced this 1904 bridge with a modern crossing after 112 years locals saved the historic structure now the countrys only surviving steel cantilever road bridge

New Zealand replaced this 1904 bridge with a modern crossing after 112 years; locals saved the historic structure, now the country’s only surviving steel cantilever road bridge | World News

A 1904 bridge in New Zealand has outlived the road traffic it was built to carry. The Mangaweka Cantilever Bridge spans the Rangitīkei River in the central North Island, where its steel trusses have stood for more than a century. Heritage New Zealand reported that when a routine inspection in 2016 found serious structural deterioration,…

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7 civilians killed in Jordan strike on Syrian militants in retaliation to church attack

Syrian authorities reported civilian casualties in Daraa and Sweida after Jordan launched airstrikes against armed groups following Friday’s deadly church attack in Karak (Image credit: Reuters) Jordan carried out airstrikes against armed groups in southern Syria on Tuesday in retaliation for a deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the Jordanian city of Karak…

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SIR protests: Opposition has found common ground. But can it stay united? | India News

Members of INDIA bloc at high-tea hosted at Rahul Gandhi’s residence in Delhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: “All protests are one,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared on Wednesday as opposition parties rallied behind two Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders sent to judicial custody following demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke welcomed…

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