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Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Global Recycling Day Date: This year, Global Recycling Day falls on Tuesday. Global Recycling Day, held annually on March 18th, is a day dedicated to acknowledging and promoting recycling as a ...

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India celebrates 17 national symbols representing its heritage, culture, and values. Key symbols include the Tiranga flag, the Ashoka Chakra emblem, the Jana Gana Mana anthem, and the Vande ...

Oregon lawmakers are continuing to keep the pressure on the Trump administration over workforce reductions at the Bonneville Power Administration, saying the U.S. Department of Energy’s recent ...

As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling to reduction. Bales of sorted plastic for recycling are seen in a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The nonprofit federal administration that provides one-third of the Northwest’s electricity is preparing to part ways with its current Western energy market and sell its excess energy to ...