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LS Tractor USA Expands in Nash County and Hiring

August 23, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Company will Invest $11.9 Million to Support New Production Lines; 31 New Jobs Created Agriculture equipment distributor LS Tractor USA will expand operations in Nash County, creating 31 jobs over five years. The company will […]

UFO Sightings by US State: September 2020

October 6, 2020

By Kay Whatley, Editor Unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported, across the United States, year-round. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to unusual aircraft to […]

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The Strange-ness: Researchers Sequence Genomes of Parasite That Is Actually a ‘Micro Jellyfish’

December 3, 2015

Released by Brendan M. Lynch, KU News Service It’s a shocking discovery that may redefine how scientists interpret what it means to be an animal. This week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of […]

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The Strange-ness: Living without Food

January 1, 2013

Prahlad Jani lives in India and is in his mid-80s. He claims to have lived without eating food or drinking water since 1940. Breatharianism is a concept where believers think that the energy of the sun is […]