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Times of India - US News

US - Nov 8, 2026 - After more than 400 trees were cut at Trump's Washington golf course, a federal judge names a former prosecutor to investigate whether government lawyers misled her about plans to continue redevelopment

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An elderly Florida homeowner suing his insurer over sewage damage broke his leg when his wheelchair flipped outside the courthouse, and the trial went ahead without him; an appeals court has now ordered a new trial

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US - Nov 8, 2026 - A New York bank filed to foreclose on a married couple's home, missed a 2017 court deadline and let its case be dismissed in 2019; after waiting more than six years to revive the case, it lost another appeal - Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas has failed to revive a foreclosure case against a New York couple after missing a court deadline in 2017. The case was dismissed in 2019 after the bank failed to act. It waited more than six years before seeking to reopen it but could not explain the delay. An appeals court upheld the rejection of its request.

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Massachusetts neighbours spent years complaining about sand, dust and noise from an adjoining mine; in August 2026, a jury awarded the couple $530,000 after finding the operators liable for property impacts

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The great White mix-up: Did Trump offer White House job to the wrong Dana White?

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Milwaukee Bucks star Myles Turner has joined a campaign promising 250 pet meals for every point he scores and 1,000 for each three-pointer, following a WNBA player's completed 319,750-meal contribution

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A Rhode Island woman won a $4 million scratch-off lottery prize weeks after her divorce became final; her former husband tried to reopen the divorce, but the state Supreme Court rejected his claim

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Meet Donovan Atkinson, the 5-year-old who turned cucumbers from his family's garden into a pickle business and sold more than 500 jars from his roadside stand

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Watch: US Centcom shows strike commercial vessel in Hormuz that allegedly defied Iran blockade

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A Florida man sold his Georgia home, put the proceeds in a joint account and used the money to build a house with his wife; after she filed for divorce, an appeals court ruled the down payment was marital property

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Michigan evaluated centerline rumble strips across nearly 5,400 miles of rural roads; target crashes fell 47%, and target fatal crashes fell 51%

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Chained to bed, windows covered in foil: How ex-husband held US woman captive for 2 years

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In 1883, Harriet Strong was left with four daughters and a debt-ridden ranch after her husband's death; she later developed water-storage systems that anticipated major US projects

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'Deport all dot heads': Far-right activist Jake Lang targets Hindus at Seattle Diwali event

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In 2025, a Virginia grandmother won $150,000 in the Powerball after asking ChatGPT for lottery numbers, then donated the entire prize to three charities close to her heart

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NBA star Chris Paul backed Sour Patch Kids' $1 million HBCU scholarship programme, with 10 students eligible to receive up to $16,700 each

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'We need money for midterms': Ex-RFK Jr aide alleges corruption in Trump admin

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Dana White declines Trump's offer to become White House press secretary: Report

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NFL star Khalil Mack created a scholarship programme inspired by his No. 52 jersey; his foundation committed $270,400 to support 52 Florida students

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In 2003, Goldie Hawn started a programme to help children manage stress and understand emotions; 23 years later, MindUP reports reaching more than 7 million children across 48 countries through brain-based lessons

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'Extortion at the highest level': Trump directs DOJ to investigate Democratic lawmakers

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'Child with cancer' stopped trick-or-treaters: What neighbourhood children did next left a mother overwhelmed

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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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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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