World In the 1960s, the US began displacing around 600 families for a 40-mile reservoir; in 1975 the dam was shelved and their land became a 70,000-acre national park August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Origin Story: The Tocks Island Dam Controversy The US government once planned to flood a 40-mile stretch of the Delaware River valley to build a massive reservoir, only to cancel…
World US mother sues Portland Public School after being barred from campus following gender policy dispute | World News August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Portland mother Allison Roberts sues Public Schools after being barred from campus following a gender curriculum dispute. A US mother has sued Portland Public Schools after she was barred from…
World Meet Ritu Narayan: Indian-origin mom whose $1.7 billion school transportation startup is transforming the lives of American students one bus at a time August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com As a parent, getting your children enrolled in schools is only the beginning of a years-long journey that will have its own highs and lows apart from their personal life.…
World Alaska’s live bearcam has become a summer hit: 7.3 million views in six weeks as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The cameras show brown bears waiting around Brooks Falls as sockeye salmon travel upstream. (Getty images) A livestream showing brown bears catching and eating salmon at a waterfall in Alaska…
World In 1980, Miles Boekeloo sold his 365-acre Michigan wilderness retreat to the National Park Service; the deal let his family keep its cabin and 5 acres for another 25 years August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Boekelodge (Image Credit: National Park Service) For decades, Miles Boekeloo and his family used a secluded property along Michigan’s Lake Michigan shoreline as a private wilderness retreat. In 1980, Boekeloo…
World California scientists poisoned invasive Argentine ant colonies with two common baits; one sent workers roaming before death, the other made them stop searching for food and cluster near water August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Argentine ants are invasive ants commonly found in homes and gardens in Southern California Seeing more Argentine ants after putting out pesticide bait may not mean the treatment has failed.…
World Who was Sonia Bellina? French TikToker‘s burned body found in Saint-Gilles vineyard days after going missing August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Sonia Bellina’s death has shocked her TikTok community after her burned body was found in a French vineyard. (Image via: (Instagram/@soniiabelliina) Sonia Bellina, a French TikTok creator with more than…
World British couple on honeymoon die in helicopter crash on Greek island; pilot also killed August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Newly wed British couple on honeymoon and their pilot killed in helicopter crash in Greece A British couple were killed alongside their pilot when their private helicopter crashed on the…
World Kick streamer JollyIRL’s bungee jump incident in Thailand explained after livestream cuts mid-jump August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com JollyIRL’s Thailand stunt takes worrying turn as livestream ends suddenly during her bungee jump. (Image via: Kick/@JollyIRL) JollyIRL’s Thailand livestream took an unexpected turn when a bungee jump ended with…
World In 1919, German sailors secretly sank 52 warships at Scapa Flow; the wrecks later became valuable for an unexpected reason | World News August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com When the First World War finally ended, Germany’s powerful High Seas Fleet was not allowed to sail home. Instead, dozens of warships were sent to Scapa Flow in Scotland, where…
