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US - Nov 8, 2026 - A former Las Vegas politician raised more than $70,000 to build a memorial for a slain police officer; prosecutors said she used the donations for rent and her daughter's wedding

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A 1953 Leonora Carrington painting bought from a Mexico City gallery the year it was made has stayed with one family for more than 70 years; now authenticated, Fil d'Or goes up for auction on November 10

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Cyberattack shuts down internet fan fiction library

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US - Nov 8, 2026 - In 2002, Ray Charles promised seven children $500,000 trusts in exchange for waiving further inheritance claims; 24 years later, his foundation's $3.5 million lawsuit over 51 songs resurfaces

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A Virginia restaurant received a $51,594 water bill after paying almost nothing for three years; a damaged meter transmitter had been recording zero consumption

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Trump was blindsided by Vance's analysis of GOP's midterm washout blaming war, claims Laura Loomer; says Trump was even angry

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In 2015, an Arkansas couple began buying 111 acres on instalments, later handing over a truck and cows to catch up; when the seller resisted closing, an appeals court upheld their right to complete the sale

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'Dana, please take the job!': Trump offers UFC chief White House press secy post

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Who is UFC boss Dana White who got surprising offer from Donald Trump to be White House press secretary?

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Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne has donated more than 1.2 million books to children in underserved US schools through her Gift of Books programme

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'That stops when I'm governor': Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa warns Elon Musk, Big Tech over data centres

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Houston mayor says 'elections matter', won't help ICE as Democrats sweep Texas: 'I do this to begin a healing process'

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Jelly Roll returned to the juvenile centre in Nashville where he spent his teenage years; he is supporting an initiative to build a 14-acre youth campus on the site

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A Texas lawyer lost his licence in 2018 and later sued other law firms for fees from seven client cases; a November 5 appeals court reopened the dispute, finding insufficient evidence to support the firms' defence

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Sofía Vergara returns for the October 2026 launch of the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign, having supported it for 15 years; the hospital says its research has helped increase the US childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80%

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First Muslim US senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed launches 'Habibi PAC' after railing against money in politics

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US justice department seeks to drop lawsuit over California ballots allegedly cast by non-citizens

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Brooklyn tenants rented an apartment from someone falsely claiming to own it, then faced a $120,000 judgment sought by the former landlord; after the building was sold again, a New York court dismissed that claim

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A North Carolina student went inside a convenience store after a gas pump failed to print his receipt; the $3 Powerball ticket he bought there won him $2 million

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Indian-American Priya Sundareshan elected Arizona Senate president as Democrats secure historic state control

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Before his fame, Stephen Edwin King worked as a Maine school janitor and laundry labourer; a girls' locker room helped inspire his novel, Carrie

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'There's a Georgia O'Keeffe in the closet': Woman's niece discovers 1930 painting hidden for four decades in New York apartment; rare artwork, once bought for $3,800, could now fetch $3 million at auction

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Did Abdul El-Sayed get his Wikipedia page edited to soften controversial sentences before Michigan Senate election? Larry Sanger responds

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Meet Niayah Hicks, the 18-year-old Houston baker who started making desserts at seven and built a business with 250,000 social media followers and long queues at her pop-ups

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Idaho hunters killed 12 newborn wolf pups in a single day; they received $2,000 per animal through a state-backed reimbursement programme that has drawn criticism from wildlife advocates

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Cyndi Lauper joined Ariana DeBose, Darren Criss and Bernadette Peters at a New York charity gala that raised over $750,000 for animal rescue and other nonprofits, taking the event's two-year total past $1.2 million

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'Always found her way to the finish line': Family releases obituary for NYC Marathon runner Rachel Apa who died from rhabdomyolysis

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What was Susie Wiles' Camp David plot to save her White House job: Turn all blame on Pete Hegseth; Dramatic account of Trump yelling emerges

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Trumpiana: POTUS LOTUS grumpus 'veto-us'

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Tiger Woods' former mistress Rachel Uchitel spends $100,000 on cosmetic surgery makeover after years of facial fillers and aesthetic treatments left her unhappy with her appearance

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Nazi spies landed on US soil days before a German U-boat sank a Canadian ship off Maine in 1944; 82 years later, divers uncover the long-lost wreck 400 feet below the Atlantic

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Trump says 'I just wanted to make a change' as Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as chief of staff

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Healthcare, Iran war & tariffs: Resurgent Democrats set stage to confront Trump

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A Florida landowner won $40,000 after a telecom company laid fibre cables outside an easement; the state's highest court has now ruled that an old legal-fees clause does not automatically bind later property owners

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When a 1,000-meal catering order was cancelled in 2020, a New York founder gave the food to hospital workers; six years later, her business says it has donated 4 million meals

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White House unveils new design for Trump's 250-foot triumphal arch amid 14-day halt

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'White American primacist' Miller is a champion of Trump's unpopular causes

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Nikki Haley's analysis of GOP's midterm loss: 'You can't blame media, you can't blame academia, you can't blame Hollywood'; Son Nalin Haley agrees

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An Indiana man was a father figure to his partner's daughter for eight years and when they split he shared care. When contact was cut off he sought court-ordered visits, but an appeals court upheld the mother's refusal.

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'Grow up, Pramila': Harmeet Dhillon hits back at Democrat leader Jayapal over 'knitting' jibe after DOJ exit

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Find a new wife: Katie Miller reacts to news report detailing her 'lobbying' for husband Miller's promotion to Susie Wiles' job

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A Florida husband went to his estranged wife's condo asking about his Ferrari; video of that visit alone did not justify a domestic violence order, but an appeals court upheld her protection based on earlier incidents

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From a laundry worker's daughter to a banking pioneer: How Maggie Lena Walker established a bank in segregated America in 1903

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis denies plans for 2028 presidential run, calls report 'fabricated'

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AI, electricity bills and voter anger: How data centres tanked Trump's midterm hopes

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'Window for military action narrowing': Trump urged to launch new campaign against Iran before January

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Queens massage parlour murder: Woman found stabbed to death in NYC, suspect flees

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'Need to suffer consequences': New York woman slams judge over 8.5-year sentence for man who stabbed her 22 times

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Big houses & temples: How Indians are changing Georgia's Forsyth County, infamous for gory racist past

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A billionaire's Malibu beach project triggered a dispute over allegedly removed sand; now a $2 million beachfront property is being opened to the public

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'Nobody got hurt or killed for five months': Trump plays down Iran conflict

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Trump to get 'Trumpier' as hardliner Stephen Miller takes charge of White House; what it means for India

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The Star Trek actor Chris Pine sued a Brooklyn developer over a $100,000 rental deposit; the actor says a townhouse deal collapsed before a lease was signed

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Kelly Clarkson will perform at a Miami charity gala on November 7 as the event marks more than $50 million raised and over 9,000 wishes granted to children with critical illnesses across South Florida

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A Louisiana divorce court ordered a wife to pay her former husband $205,000 after a fight over shared property and spending on a new partner; on appeal, the ruling flipped and the husband was ordered to pay her $176,800

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Utah millionaire father of seven built a 300-acre doomsday compound stocked with food, weapons and supplies to shelter 200 people if civilisation collapses; property now doubles as a TV filming location

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A Texas refinery worker was exposed to asbestos over decades and later died of mesothelioma; his family's $325,000 punitive award was cut to $200,000, but the court also revived additional claims against the company

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US detains Lawrence Bishnoi aide Harry Boxer, former Jaipur boxing coach

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