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Nine counties in northeastern South Carolina attracted over $426 million in new industrial projects and created more than 400 jobs in 2025. The growth shows the Pee Dee region is becoming a magnet for businesses looking to expand and invest.
The co-writer of "September" begged Maurice White to replace the nonsense "ba-dee-ya" lyric with real words right up until the final recording session. His refusal became a master class in trusting the groove over literal meaning.
Football fans in Sweden are donating their urine to create a cleaner alternative to synthetic fertilizers that generate more emissions than the entire aviation industry. The stadium experiment could replace up to 30% of Sweden's chemical fertilizers with a completely natural solution.
A Bristol startup is turning urine from music festivals into odorless fertilizer that will grow a new forest in Wales. The first tree was planted in February, marking the UK's first woodland grown with nutrients recovered from human waste.
A youth hockey team from Kazakhstan just won one of the world's most prestigious tournaments, defeating Canada on home ice. The Astana Team's victory at the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament marks a first for the Central Asian nation.
After losing her home to a devastating bushfire, Dee-Ann Kelly is rebuilding with earth-packed tyres, bottles, and cans in a fire-resistant Earthship. Thirty-five volunteers from across Australia have gathered to help construct the sustainable home that could change how communities build in fire-prone areas.
A Bristol startup turned pee from 700 festival fans into fertilizer that will grow thousands of native trees in a Welsh national park. What gets flushed down the toilet could be saving Britain's forests instead.
After fleeing Afghanistan while pregnant and alone, Anita Omary found hope through one nurse's simple acts of kindness. Now she's paying it forward by helping other refugees build new lives in America.
A small-city hockey team is one home win away from making championship history. The Binghamton Black Bears return to their roaring home crowd with a chance to claim their third consecutive league title.
A South Carolina regional airport is bringing back a railroad that's been silent since the 1970s, connecting cargo flights directly to major ports. The ambitious revival could transform Florence County into a logistics hub and attract businesses to the growing region.
Seven companies joined forces to fund a small solar project that couldn't find backing alone. Their partnership shows how businesses can team up to bring clean energy online when traditional financing falls short.
A mental health nonprofit founded after the October 7 Nova festival massacre now provides free trauma care to over 1,500 survivors every month. SafeHeart has helped thousands rebuild their lives without charging a single shekel.
When Tim Evans was diagnosed with ALS on Valentine's Day 2014, he faced a choice: wait at home or use his remaining years to help others. He became the first volunteer in a Johns Hopkins study designed to improve quality of life for ALS patients.
Tim Evans, diagnosed with ALS in 2014, chose to become the first volunteer in groundbreaking research at Johns Hopkins Medicine instead of letting his disease define his final chapter. His decision could help improve quality of life for thousands of ALS patients diagnosed each year.
A tiny orphaned potoroo weighing just 96 grams has grown into a healthy juvenile thanks to a school community that took turns feeding him every two hours and crocheting pouches to keep him warm. Ozzy now thrives in a predator-free sanctuary where he's already looking for a mate.
A man diagnosed with ALS on Valentine's Day 2014 chose to become the first volunteer in a Johns Hopkins study aimed at improving quality of life for others with the disease. Instead of waiting at home, Tim Evans is dedicating his remaining time to advancing research that could help thousands.
A man with ALS chose purpose over despair, becoming the first volunteer in a Johns Hopkins study aimed at improving quality of life for patients. His decision turned a terminal diagnosis into a legacy of hope.
A marriage counselor in Ghana is urging husbands to stand by their wives when intimate health challenges arise after childbirth, calling it a time for partnership rather than separation. Her advice comes after a man considered divorce over physical changes he noticed in his wife five months after she gave birth.
When a Brooklyn woman accidentally threw away her engagement ring—a century-old family heirloom once hidden in her great-grandmother-in-law's mouth to escape the Soviet Union—her husband refused to let it go. He dove into 20,000 pounds of garbage and, with help from a kindhearted sanitation worker, found it. ##
A firefighter who rescued a kitten trapped in a car engine couldn't resist the tiny troublemaker's charm. Despite getting scratched, clawed, and outsmarted during the rescue, Gary Hughes took the spirited feline home. #
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