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Times of India - US News

US - Oct 10, 2026 - A Louisiana artist filled a former gas station with 50,000 discarded objects; it became a bizarre museum with animated displays

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A New York house built in 1728 was hidden inside later storefronts and saved from demolition in 2013; after a 13-year, $3 million restoration, Albany's oldest building has reopened to the public

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In 1967, Georgia man Donnie Peek bought 150 acres and grew his property to 1,600 acres; decades later, a $3.2 billion pipeline route shifted to run 2.5 miles only through his land alone

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US - Oct 10, 2026 - In 2003, two brothers bought a Queens home for $850,000; after racketeering convictions and years of forfeiture litigation, the property is heading to a federal auction with bidding starting at $900,000 - A Forest Hills property, once owned by two brothers found guilty of counterfeiting, is set to go up for federal auction soon. Originally bought for $850,000 in 2003, the auction will commence at $900,000. Years of legal challenges have clouded its sale following their convictions. Scheduled public inspections will occur ahead of the auction on October 23, shedding light on the property's complicated history that influences its current valuation.

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Florida ransomware expert said his company could decrypt attacks without paying hackers; prosecutors allege he charged victims more than $19 million while secretly sending over $8 million in ransom payments

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Former CIA official who admitted to $194 million government fraud spent $102 million on Florida real estate, including two Palm Beach homes, a Palm Beach parcel and a Hobe Sound parcel

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LeBron James opened I PROMISE School in 2018, providing academic, emotional and family support; its first students are now earning college scholarships

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In 2018, Ron Burkle bought Bob Hope's 5-acre Los Angeles estate for $15 million; after restoring it while preserving Hope's oak library and golf hole, he sold it for $26 million in 2023

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Green Cards reflect cases started years ago: Immigration attorney raises 5 points on Trump administration's PERM ban

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Green Card process suspended for 8 companies: Immigration experts on what happens to approved I-140, existing H-1Bs; whether employees should leave these companies

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'Great announcement': Trump says Putin agrees to supply Russian diesel to US and global markets

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Val Kilmer turned a 5,328-acre New Mexico ranch into a retreat with rental cabins and a B he asked $33 million in 2009, then sold most of the property two years later when the asking price fell to $18.5 million

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Florida commissioners unanimously rejected development across nearly 230 acres in 2025; 16 months later, they reversed course 4-3 and approved more than 4,800 apartments and about 1,000 hotel rooms

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In 1937, a Florida family started a cattle ranch; nearly 90 years later, Adams Ranch spans 50,000 acres, ranks among the country's largest cow-calf operations and raises its fifth generation

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In 2003, Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House went to auction as buyers considered moving it; preservation groups paid over $7.5 million to keep the Illinois landmark on its original site

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Idaho family has farmed 1,000 acres since 1950; after the state largely shut off its irrigation water in 2025, the owners say crops failed and are now suing to protect the family farm

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Naresh Bhatt trial in Virginia: Friend alleges abuse, financial control in Nepali woman Mamta Kafle Bhatt's disappearance case, mother breaks down in court

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In 2007, Georgia paved a mile of I-75 with ground-up old tyres; 12 years later, the experimental lane still rated a strong 8.5 for pavement condition

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'Abhorrent': UN condemns US plan to livestream execution of gunman who killed 13 at Texas military base in 2009

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Avianca flight makes emergency landing in Miami after severe turbulence, at least 8 injured

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A Florida man sold hallucinogenic cacti and mushrooms on Facebook Marketplace, gets arrested; police seize 131 plants and 50 pounds of cacti at his Riverview home

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In 2025, Maine's Joan Alexander received her college degree at 88, more than six decades after enrolling and 44 years after completing comparable work

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Vance's H-1B crusade leads to family history scrutiny

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'Hater of America and Israel': Trump reshares post criticising Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay

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Indian filmmaker Arfat Sheikh released from ICE detention after two weeks, DHS says he overstayed his visa

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At 13, a Nigerian immigrant in Rhode Island became temporarily homeless; years later, he is a neuro ICU nurse at the same state's largest hospital and now mentors future healthcare workers

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Trump sets up committee to probe Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in latest bid to fire her

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At 73, California cyclist Mark Strauss rode 3,200 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic over 69 days to fight childhood hunger; his No Kid Hungry campaign has now raised $740,000 toward a $1 million goal

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In 2006, George W Bush used a presidential proclamation to establish a 139,797-square-mile marine monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; it later became the foundation for much larger protected seascape

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Worry not about visa headlines: Former CEO of HCL Technologies Vineet Nayar says Green Card ban on 8 companies is not so big

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Hours after Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace prize, Trump hits ICC with major sanctions

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In 1943, Olympic skier Betty Woolsey began building a Wyoming ranch near Jackson Hole; its 270 acres were later protected from development through a conservation easement

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'Inevitable': AI companies preparing for catastrophic event in 6-12 months, claims report

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Hurricane Isaias approaches US Gulf Coast, raising storm surge fears

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'Is that you': Celebrity cosmetic doctor reacts as Internet can't stop talking about Susan Dell's face while she donates billions

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In 2021, a South Carolina couple started an HVAC company with $2,000 after losing their jobs; five years later, they say the business is on track to generate more than $8 million in annual revenue

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In 2016, Dakota Johnson paid $3.55 million for a 1947 Los Angeles midcentury home; after renovating the 'tree house' with Pierce & Ward, she sold it a decade later for $5.92 million after asking $6 million

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An anonymous donor gave $1 million to help Pennsylvania nurses pay student loans amid mounting debt; the gift inspired others to give $3 million more

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Mick Foley raised and donated over $40,000 to help wrestlers facing financial hardship; his shirt auctions support the Cauliflower Alley Club's benevolent fund

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'We want them out': Mamdani demands ICE leave NYC after agent shoots man whose 5-year-old was in car

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Jeff Bridges felt guilty after learning the scale of global hunger in the 1980s; he joined Hollywood stars to raise $176,000 through an anti-hunger television special

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'When Amazon hired me on H-1B...': Indian university co-founder wishes good luck to US without 'indentured servants'

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An Ohio couple with no engineering background spent three weeks and $700 building a 12-foot-high backyard roller coaster for their two children; a video of the homemade 12-second ride later went viral

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Denise Richards became a Hollywood face for shelter dogs, introducing rescued animals through Best Friends' adoption campaign

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'I may share it with Trump': Navi Pillay jokes after winning the Nobel Peace Prize

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Texas neighbours fought over a five-foot strip beside a Lake Conroe home where meters and a generator crossed the boundary; an appeals court upheld the easement and $100 trespass award

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Hurricane Simon intensifies rapidly as it moves across Pacific

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Priscilla Chan backs a charity feeding 3,000 meals to community members monthly; volunteer's own food insecurity inspires her to help others

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Top Trump official mocked online over false claim of Indian stock market crash after US green card curbs

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In Kentucky, Jennifer Lawrence grew up on a family farm with horses, a butterfly garden and an animal rescue programme that led to puppy and kitten adoptions

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Zak Bagans paid $4.55 million for a 16,936-sq-ft Las Vegas home hidden 26 feet underground; once listed at $18 million, the Cold War-era bunker near the Strip will now become a public museum

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A hiker went missing on Arkansas' Eagle Rock Loop; a stranger took a day off to find him, and now his family has launched a GoFundMe to thank her

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Utah approved blasting 100-foot canyon cliffs to widen a 5.3-mile road for oil trucks; after two earlier plans failed, a new federal lawsuit says 47 historic sites and 19th-century inscriptions are at risk

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Isabella Rossellini turned a 27-acre New York farmstead into a protected community farm after conserving 20.8 acres; Mama Farm now runs a member CSA and biodiversity programmes for families and children

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Christa Pike makes 'remarkable' recovery from 'death' after failed US botched execution

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'About 100 H-1B visa holders were on Amazon's initial team that built AWS': Ex-employee criticises US green-card suspension for tech firms

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America First, powered by foreign talent; five of six tech execs honored by Trump were born outside US

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In 2004, Shannen Doherty paid $2.56 million for a Malibu home she called her sanctuary; 22 years later, after a $9.5 million posthumous listing and price cut, the property sold for $7.65 million

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