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Times of India - US News

US - Oct 7, 2026 - In 2021, Georgia police aircraft destroyed $37,000 worth of legal hemp; six years later, Supreme Court revives grower's claim, overturning 60-year-old precedent - In 2021, Georgia police aircraft allegedly destroyed $37,000 worth of legally grown hemp during a drug-suppression operation. Six years later, the Georgia Supreme Court revived the grower's compensation claim, overturning a 60-year-old precedent that broadly shielded government agencies from property-damage claims when acting under police powers. The ruling allows the lawsuit to proceed, though damages have not yet been awarded.

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Robert Redford bought 2 acres in Utah for his family in 1961; he later bought a canyon and turned it into Sundance, an arts and conservation retreat

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A storm cut off an Outer Banks couple from most of their wedding guests; they posted an open invitation online, and more than 400 strangers showed up with food, music and cameras to celebrate

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US - Oct 7, 2026 - Paul Allen turned a 250-foot research vessel into a deep-sea wreck hunter; it found USS Indianapolis 5,500 metres below the Pacific

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Wisconsin homeowner vows to fight proposed data-center power line after utility offered $81,000 plus $50,000 to clear a 1,000-by-75-foot corridor and remove six outbuildings

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A manure-lagoon overflow at a Maryland dairy farm killed nearly 11,000 fish across 25 species, state officials say; the farm already faces a pollution lawsuit and a civil-contempt request over alleged violations

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In 1976, Kirk and Anne Douglas paid $400,000 for a Beverly Hills home and turned its garden path into a private walk of fame with more than 40 celebrity autographs; 45 years later, the estate sold for $9.015 million

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Fort Cronkhite, the abandoned WWII fort near San Francisco where giant 16-inch guns once shook the city, is now a historic site surrounded by beaches, trails and Pacific Ocean views

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Amid turbulence in US-India ties, American lawmakers honor pilot's courage

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California schoolgirl Khloe Thompson began sewing care bags for women experiencing homelessness; the small family project grew into Khloe Kares, which has distributed more than 5,000 handmade bags filled with everyday essentials

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In 2012, Nashville replaced a failing 52,000-square-foot porous asphalt lot with concrete pavers; a nearby two-year test recorded no stormwater discharge

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In 2021, Spain mixed ash from waste paper and sludge into a one-kilometre peri-urban road; its roadbed met the country's highest required E3 class

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Miami Beach's Savoy Hotel dates to the 1930s and survived decades on Ocean Drive; Florida laws could now allow most of it and the neighboring Arlington to be demolished for a 38-story, 480-foot tower

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California screamin': Trump says Iran taking out LA and San Diego would be 'small price to pay'

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In 2008, Maryland used pre-cast bridge pieces joined with concrete on two highway bridges; replacement took three months, not 15, with estimated savings of $1.49m on one

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In 2020, Texas boy Orion Jean used a $500 speech-contest prize to launch a kindness drive; it grew from more than 600 toys to 100,000 meals and 500,000 books, and he is now pursuing one million acts of kindness

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In 2015, Washington bonded ultra-hard bauxite chips to a Snohomish County ramp with polymer resin; wet-weather crashes dropped from nearly 14 to one

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US House introduces resolution honouring Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, condemns 'act of terrorism'

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A Colorado ranch homesteaded before statehood stayed with the same family for six generations; more than 150 years later, 650 of its roughly 700 acres were permanently protected from subdivision

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AI models are misbehaving, but America still won't slow down. China is a big reason why

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Florida couple's colorful Sarasota cottage village houses 17 small businesses; a 324-apartment plan threatened demolition, but owners canceled the sale and took the property off market

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In 2021, Arnold Schwarzenegger donated $250,000 to help homeless veterans in Los Angeles; before Christmas, 25 tiny shelters were installed with beds, climate control and doors residents could lock

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In 1984, Patrick Swayze bought a 4.5-acre ranch outside Los Angeles and built it into an Arabian-horse retreat with a 16-stall barn, two arenas and a dance studio; after his death, it sold for $2.9 million and later listed for $4.5 million

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A New Hampshire groundskeeper lived in an empty trailer and mowed lawns; after his death, town discovered he had donated $3.8 million to support education, health and recreation

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In 1992, Mike and Dana Blevins bought a 300-acre Missouri property where cattle and heavy hunting had damaged the deer habitat; 34 years later, their restoration work has helped turn the land into a managed refuge for a thriving herd

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A Wisconsin bargain hunter paid just $29 for a flower painting at a rummage sale; about a decade later it was authenticated as a Martin Johnson Heade and sold at Christie's for $882,500

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US, China in talks for reciprocal visits to nuclear sites in bid to build trust, prevent arms race

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Matthew McConaughey started an after-school programme for underserved teens; it now serves more than 3,000 students across US cities

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A 103-year-old World War II veteran has been tending the same basement bar in Maryland since 1963; after 63 years behind the counter, Irv Koch still opens when the first customer arrives

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One fraternity house, 7 accused men, no criminal charges: Cornell rape case explained in 5 questions

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A Delaware homeowner representing herself won part of a default judgment against her community's developer; the court ordered pond and ditch maintenance and disclosure of records behind an alleged $44,329.59 HOA loan

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In 1934, America created a $1 conservation stamp for duck hunters; it has since helped protect more than 6 million acres of wetlands

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A Florida woman rode 7,000 miles through 48 states in six days, then donated $17,560 to the house that supported her when her 2-pound newborn spent nearly three months in intensive care

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A Michigan homeowner owed $3,000 in taxes, but the county sold her home and kept all $23,500; an appeals court has now reopened her legal fight to recover the surplus from the foreclosure

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Meryl Streep made a seven-figure gift to preserve women's history; the museum is using it to bring stories into classrooms and digital media

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A $2.35 million security project at North Dakota's governor's residence uncovered human remains; archaeologists have now removed 7 coffins after examining more than 80 areas around the construction site

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In 1994, a golfer paid $5 for a green jacket at a Toronto thrift store; it was later confirmed as an authentic 1950s Augusta National club jacket, and it sold at auction in 2017 for $139,349

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In 1968, Jeff McKissack began building Houston's Orange Show from salvaged materials, creating a unique folk art landmark that opened to the public in 1979

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Meet Ben Hogan, former bike mechanic turning discarded bicycles into prosthetic legs; shares free instructions online to help others recreate the design locally

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Southern California once had so many of these mountain frogs that people could barely avoid stepping on them; now about 650 were released back into the wild

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A New Jersey wildlife centre is caring for 219 box turtles after hundreds were dumped near a river; rescuers are now building outdoor enclosures so the turtles can spend winter as they would in the wild

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In 2011, California completed a 300-acre restoration of former San Diego salt ponds; five-year monitoring later documented 80 bird, 22 fish and 10 invertebrate species

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Russia plague scare puts US on watch as Rubio flags possible internal spread

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Third-generation Massachusetts farmer grows broccoli and sweet corn beneath 832 solar panels; his 2.2-acre agrivoltaic farm wins Farmer of the Year

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New York declares disaster emergency over measles, 108 cases reported

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'Expel rapists': Cornell students stage anti-rape rally in support of 'Jane Doe'

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Ron Thuma began saving his family's heirloom seeds in the 1970s; decades later, he had shared more than 275 varieties with other gardeners

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'Army to set time & place': Trump approves firing squad execution for 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, who killed 13

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Trump blames Iran for flydubai incident, Vance 'defers', says 'nothing conclusively yet'

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Donald Trump says 'some threats' prompted US to pull bombers from UK base

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Waymo recalls 672 driverless vehicles after Phoenix taxi hits utility pole, prompting software and map updates to help cars avoid fixed objects

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In 1961, Elvis Presley raised $65,000 toward the USS Arizona Memorial; a year later, the 184-foot structure opened above the Pearl Harbor wreck, where more than 900 crewmen remain entombed and oil still leaks

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In 1914, a California family bought what became the 6,625-acre Kinsey Ranch; 112 years later, after one brother pushed to protect it before his death, the entire working cattle ranch is now permanently protected from development

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US F-1 visa: Indian student claims October interview date got canceled for refusing to pay agent extra ₹20,000

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Montana meltdown: MAGA attacks Indians teaching at Montana State University. Turns out they are the 'best of the best'

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A tree crashed through a 1970 Atlanta homeowner's living room; a bad contractor left a $35,000 chimney problem before she recovered $57,000

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An Arkansas gem hunter found a 6.03-carat yellow diamond after paying $15 to search a state park; he says it could be worth $1 million, but another appraisal puts it closer to $250,000

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