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William Gilbert and his book Published in 1600, William Gilbert’s De Magnete argued that Earth itself behaved like a giant magnet. Four centuries after it challenged conventional ideas about the natural world, the book helped lay the foundations of modern electrical science. Written by English physician and natural philosopher William Gilbert, the book also introduced…

Texas’s historic Imperial Sugar Char HousePhoto: Google Maps Street View After more than two decades of vacancy, failed redevelopment plans and gradual deterioration, Sugar Land’s historic Imperial Sugar Char House is finally set to receive the rescue many residents have waited years to see. The Sugar Land City Council approved a $15 million preservation project…

Red Baron employee goes viral after an influencer harasses him for a prank video. A supermarket worker in Michigan who confronted a social media prankster for disrupting him during work has received an outpouring of support online, with a fundraiser for him crossing $100,000.The employee, identified publicly as Walt Z, was restocking frozen pizzas at…

Photo credit: WVMA’s Cupertino campaign page After nearly two decades of gathering in borrowed spaces, the West Valley Muslim Association has secured a permanent home in Cupertino. The organisation completed its $16.5 million purchase of the former LDS Church at 20125 Bollinger Road on October 22, 2026, closing a chapter that began when its founding…

Businesses employing H-1B workers won’t get certain agricultural grants in Texas. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced that businesses employing H-1B visa holders will no longer be eligible for certain grants administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture, in a move aimed at prioritising local workers in the use of taxpayer money. Miller announced…

Bo French made a racist comment and UT students, alumni did not like the university’s measured response. A month later, Republican leader Bo French posted a racist comment targeting Indians and expressed how unapologetic he was; details emerged about how the students reacted and how they wanted the university authorities to issue a stern reply…

The former power plant is being reimagined as a public waterfront destination blending recreation, nature and heritage. For decades, a stretch of Norwalk’s waterfront was defined by smokestacks, industrial machinery and the imposing presence of a coal- and oil-burning power plant. Now, the same 125-acre peninsula overlooking Long Island Sound is poised for a radically…

A Microsoft boss told employees in an internal Q&A session that the company wants to bring in foreign talent. Anthony D’Esposito, the inspector general of the Department of Labor, once again targeted Microsoft after he chose to share a video of a Microsoft boss explaining to his staff the Green Card situation of the company….

Indian-origin man who wrote a motivational book sentenced in Texas for money laundering An Indian-origin accountant who even has a motivational book published under his name has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for money laundering and bank fraud that undermined the Paycheck Protection Program of the US government. 47-year-old Arun Mago laundered $150,000…

Daughter challenged the property transfer, alleging undue influence by her father’s wife. (AI image) A Mississippi father who had planned to leave his family home and 0.86 acres of land equally to his three children later decided to give the property to his wife. After his death in 2022, his daughter challenged that decision, claiming…