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Maryland removed its Cypress Mill dam in 2025; officials report more than 35 miles of fish habitat reopened, while early plans estimated 18 miles

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US - Oct 28, 2026 - In 1924, a Wisconsin farmer began transforming his new home into a world of carved birds and painted figures, creating Bird's Park, an unusual art environment now recreated in a museum

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A Washington man rented an apartment beside a car-painting workshop where fumes made him ill; after a $95,904 damages judgment, an October 26 appeals court preserved $75,000 but overturned the extra damages

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A Georgia winery owner challenged rezoning of 114 neighbouring acres for dense housing over traffic, noise and runoff; an October 27 appeals court reversed a lower-court ruling in the dispute with Hall County

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US - Oct 28, 2026 - A federal judge ruled Trump-appointed prosecutor Bill Essayli is unlawfully serving as Los Angeles's top U.S. attorney and disqualified him from two cases, but paused the disqualification while the Justice Department seeks a stay - A federal judge has deemed Bill Essayli's appointment as U.S. attorney to be unlawful. While this ruling comes with a temporary stay, it leaves him in his position for now. This case is crucial, as it raises questions about the legitimacy of federal prosecutor appointments. The Justice Department might decide to appeal, possibly bringing the matter before the Supreme Court for a final verdict.

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In 2003, Alicia Keys co-founded a charity to help children affected by HIV; two decades later, it has raised $86.6 million and supports 9.3 million children, young people and families in 28 countries

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74-year-old Florida man charged with murder offers to plead guilty for a Philly cheesesteak, fries and Pepsi, saying he'll accept life in prison; judge rejects his bizarre deal

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In 2019, a Montana rancher found a rare dinosaur skeleton on her land; seven years later, the 70%-complete Nanotyrannus sold for $47.3 million at a New York auction, far above its $9 million top estimate

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In New Hampshire, Bob and Ruth Morrell turned more than 25 German storybook dolls into a village in 1954; Story Land now has more than 50 attractions

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From 1997 to 2002, wildlife officials released 1,550 elk in southeastern Kentucky; the herd has since grown to more than 10,000 across a 16-county restoration zone

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A Virginia family's land held a 200-year-old dam once used by a five-story grain mill; removal reopened 30 miles of stream, and mussel beds began returning

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Lauren Sánchez Bezos-backed fund commits $4.8 million to 48 climate solutions that missed Earthshot Prize finals; funding supports projects ranging from carbon removal to wildlife protection

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Idaho's 3-foot dam, built in the 1930s, powered one ranger station; removed in 2021, it reopened five miles of spawning habitat for threatened bull trout

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An Indiana couple paid a contractor with cheques and a Ford F-350 truck for home repairs, but he made roof trusses in his backyard; on October 26 a court made him personally liable for an $82,020 judgment

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In 2012, MIT professor Anant Agarwal put an undergraduate circuits course online for free; nearly 155,000 people registered to learn from the class

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In New Jersey, painter John Fricano built Jack and Jill's Hill and the Three Bears' house for his kids in 1955; Storybook Land grew to 20 acres, with 19 rides

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In 1964, an Oregon father began hand-building a fairy-tale park after a family road trip; Enchanted Forest opened in 1971 and now draws more than 100,000 visitors a year

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In 2010, a Texas father opened an accessible theme park inspired by his daughter; Morgan's Wonderland has since welcomed more than 3.8 million guests from 50 states and 123 countries

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'I call him Muhammed': Trump attacks Michigan candidate Abdul, suggests daily metal-detector tests to sit in Senate

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A grandmother raising her two grandchildren says their mother banged on her door and threatened to kill her, but a judge ruled she was not 'family' and could not seek a protection order; an October 19 appeals court ruling in Washington DC, said she can

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An alleged $65 million scam targeting elderly Americans used India-based call centres and fake rental addresses to collect cash; US prosecutors say YouTube scam hunters helped identify suspects as guilty pleas emerged

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'This is America! Not your communist dictatorship': US, Cuban envoys scream at each other at UN - watch

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Hackers disrupt US election watchdog's filing system days before midterm polls

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US wild horse removal plans ruled unlawful in part as appeals court dismisses challenge to decade-long round-ups on public lands

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'Conduct monstrous': Alexander brothers sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex trafficking case

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In 1971, Peter, Paul and Mary singer Noel Paul Stookey gave away the royalties from a wedding song; decades later, the foundation linked to it had raised more than $2 million for charitable causes

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At 89, an American businessman left nearly 60% of his $161 million estate to charity; the trust created from his will later grew into a major source of grants

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Michael J. Fox's foundation launched a Parkinson's study in 2010; 16 years later, its data has been downloaded over 50 million times and is helping researchers design more targeted clinical trials

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Meet Daisy Campanella, 29, who left Florida behind after inheriting her great-grandmother's 230-acre Missouri farm, plans to restore neglected land, build family homes and raise animals with husband Philip

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Nearly 200 unwanted concrete pipes and culverts were lowered into the Atlantic off Jacksonville in 2026; instead of being dumped on land, the pieces now form a new fish habitat roughly 90 feet below the water

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A Michigan home inspection triggered a $150,000 price-cut fight; six years later, an appeals court wiped out a $1.55 million judgment against the buyers

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A 219-acre Florida cattle ranch facing development pressure was approved for a $20.15 million conservation easement in September 2026, allowing agriculture to continue while permanently restricting development

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In 2019, New Jersey completed the removal of the old Columbia Dam and reopened about 14 km of river; a 2026 study found juvenile eels, sea lampreys and American shad upstream after years of monitoring

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Two Massachusetts cranberry bogs were too unprofitable to farm, until owners installed solar fields 10 feet above the vines; income from solar land leases helped restore berry production without abandoning agriculture

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Drunk driver Ishan Pandhare mowed down two California Polytechnic State University students, left them like 'garbage in the roadway', alleges lawsuit

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In 2026, Delaware sank a 180-foot former oilfield supply ship that later processed menhaden; its final assignment is to provide habitat on an Atlantic artificial reef

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In 2020, a Michigan couple agreed to buy a $1.275 million home for their growing family, but the seller cited his ex-wife's name on the title; after a $1.55 million judgment against the buyers, an appeals court overturned it

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Indian-American voter Vasant Bhatt says his decision to speak out in favor of James Talarico was entirely his own. Now his parents are concerned about his safety

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In 2026, a Minnesota grower travelled 35 hours with a 2,389-pound pumpkin and won California's weigh-off for the fifth time

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A Long Beach couple, Jeff and Ann Haberman, have turned their corner home into a free nightly Halloween show run by 28 computers, with singing pumpkins, skeleton princesses and a flying ghost dog from The Nightmare Before Christmas

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In 2024, Colin Farrell launched a foundation inspired by his son James; by 2026, it had selected 16 US organisations for grants of $10,000 to $50,000 to help adults with intellectual disabilities

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Denver voters rejected development on a 155-acre former golf course in 2023; after a land swap and $70 million bond allocation, the city is moving to permanently protect it as a public park

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Florida woman takes an Uber to track down cheating boyfriend who took her car to meet another lover; shoots at her shoulder

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Trump says he will ban the term 'artificial intelligence', wants it called 'super intelligence'

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A father took his 3-year-old son from Georgia to a New Mexico compound, where the boy died; appeals court overturns relatives' kidnapping convictions

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In 2021, an Indiana mother and her teenage son lost contact after he moved away with his father; she later showed a court about 25 unanswered texts, and an October 26 ruling said she need not pay his college expenses

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Let them eat cheesecake! Obama's dig at gilded Trump White House causes MAGA meltdown

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US charges 48 non-citizens over election-related crimes in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York and Nevada; two Indians among those accused of illegal voting and false citizenship claims

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In 2005, a Maine husband refinanced the family home without his wife's signature; after their divorce and years without payments, a faulty $189,471 foreclosure notice helped her win in federal court

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Florida manatee habitat ruling sent back to court after US wildlife agency changed the definition of harm under endangered species law

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Trump ends visa-free entry for Chinese nationals over birth tourism in Pacific island

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A Georgia businessman promised investors 8% to 18% returns from small-business loans but diverted funds to luxury spending and politics; he has been sentenced to 15 years over a $76 million Ponzi scheme

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A Pennsylvania man's 2018 vasectomy ended in complications and the loss of a testicle; eight years later, an appeals court has upheld a roughly $9.5 million malpractice verdict against his doctor and practice

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Melania Trump helped negotiate a Russia-Ukraine truce in Oleshky; it began October 27, earlier than the White House first announced, but aid deliveries are still being prepared

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Two California neighbours settled a fight over 38 ficus trees with a $78,500 payment and 19 trees removed; years later, roots invaded again, and a 2026 appeals court upheld an order to remove the remaining 19 trees

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Beyoncé's foundation gives $50,000 to a youth charity; nonprofit says its work has already touched 50,000 lives, and the new grant aims to expand its education and leadership programmes

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