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QB Drake Maye and wife Ann Michael paid the classroom wish lists of all 54 teachers and support specialists at a Providence school where 98% of students get free or reduced-price lunch

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US - Sep 18, 2026 - In 1979, Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love paid $435,000 for a 2.5-acre Lake Tahoe property; the nearly 19,000-sq-ft estate he built is now surrounded by six protected acres and listed for $43 million - Mike Love, the iconic singer of the Beach Boys, has put his stunning Lake Tahoe estate on the market for an impressive forty-three million dollars. This beautiful property has been cherished by his family for over 40 years. Originally purchased as undeveloped land, this expansive estate now showcases breathtaking lake and mountain views, providing a serene retreat.

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ICE to remain without Senate-confirmed chief after White House withdraws Trump's pick

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A 31-year-old California entrepreneur started a portable-toilet business in 2023 with one truck and 100 units; two years later, nearly 2,000 toilets and 12 trucks helped bring in $4.3 million in 2025

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US - Sep 18, 2026 - Meet Maya Penn: The young entrepreneur who turned $200 and handmade headbands into a $55,000 sustainable fashion business, giving 10% to charity

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Parents given only 2 months stay at Miami POE: Immigration attorney explains why a B1/B2 visa does not guarantee six months' stay in US

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California approved $5 million toward buying 357 coastal acres once home to America's largest abalone farm; the $18 million tribal acquisition could revive aquaculture and restore habitat

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California black jaguar Samba dies after venomous rattlesnake bite in Dunlap despite emergency antivenom treatment

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In 2006, a Rhode Island man bought a Florida lot for his retirement home; 18 years later, North Port rezoned it to ban new single-family homes in the neighbourhood, and he is now suing the city

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US border agents can search any traveler's phone or laptop without a warrant; judges say it's like checking suitcases

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A Pennsylvania teacher preserved his family's white pumpkin for nearly 40 years; the Thanksgiving heirloom is now grown by gardeners

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Google, Bill Gates's fund invests $31.8M in California startup aiming to build solar farm using robots and much less land

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Meet the 13-year-old boy with a 168 IQ who will soon pursue a master's at New York University, even before he can drive

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Meet the brother-sister duo who built a Bolivian snack brand during the COVID; the business is now targeting $500,000 in revenue

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California approves $42 million to acquire 2,060-acre Wild Cherry Canyon; after 25+ years of conservation efforts, the move would permanently remove the threat of residential development

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Meet Joe Petraro-Hyppolite: 13-year-old New York boy who scored 1,590 on SAT and is set to pursue a master's at NYU, with a reported IQ of 168

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From H-1B to green cards: Why Indian tech workers are facing a double squeeze in the US

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'Hate needs to stop': Indian-origin US lawmaker 'horrified' after Sikh driver stabbed 17 times in Wyoming

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Rapper Cam Meekins and his brothers pooled $1,000 to make English muffins in a Boston apartment; the food business now has over 3,000 retail locations

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Maryland is planning a replacement for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; farmers now want millions set aside because the new crossing could accelerate development and permanently remove Eastern Shore farmland

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14 years after he vanished, a shocking betrayal may reveal what happened to US journalist Austin Tice

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In 1998, Peninsular bighorn sheep were listed as endangered in California's desert mountains; the introduced aoudad later raised competition concerns in similar arid habitats

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In 2022, Delaware sank the 180-foot Texas Star, once a floating casino and scallop vessel, at Redbird Reef as the state's third reef ship in three years

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She started a children's book company from her Los Angeles garage with $30,000; it grew to $5 million in annual revenue

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In 1981, a Florida sinkhole grew overnight to roughly 300 feet wide, swallowing a three-bedroom home, five Porsches, a pickup and a swimming pool

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A 12-year-old North Carolina girl rescued 114 stuffed animals from thrift stores; she repaired every one by hand and donated them to children who lost their homes in fire

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San Francisco startup sends humanoid robots to clean homes for $30 an hour, but humans still control the machines remotely

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In 2024, Horry County placed about 200 wire baskets of recycled oyster shells along Garden City's Atlantic Avenue to build a living reef

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During the Cold War, US aircraft lost nuclear bombs in crashes and decades later, several weapons are still missing beneath the water and mud

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In 1980, a Louisiana drilling accident pierced a salt mine; within hours, Lake Peigneur became a whirlpool that swallowed a $5 million rig, barges, boats and trees

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In 1995, a broken sewer line and heavy rain opened a 250-foot-wide San Francisco sinkhole that swallowed a three-storey Tudor house, trees and utility poles

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In 2008, a 20-foot hole opened in Daisetta, Texas; by the next day, it was a 900-foot, 260-foot-deep, water-filled crater that swallowed cars and oil tanks

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Texas parents sue daycare for $1 million after teacher encouraged son to fight another child in 'fight club'

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A San Diego military base has brought in almost 500 goats to eat dry brush, testing a wildfire-risk reduction idea its fire chief backed for years

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In 2014, a Kentucky sinkhole opened beneath the National Corvette Museum before dawn and swallowed eight rare Corvettes from its Skydome exhibit

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In 1830, Ohio flooded a swamp for a canal; one 50-acre bog rose with the water and became Buckeye Lake's floating Cranberry Bog

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​An intruder breaks into a San Diego home, but Golden Retriever Nash keeps offering him toys; then police arrive, and the dog has the same plan, all caught on camera

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California turns 67 acres of former farmland into wetlands and grasslands; restored Carr Lake landscape opens September 20

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'Rewards for justice': US offers $15M for info on Iran's secretive financial networks

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US grants visas to Iran's Pezeshkian, Araghchi for UNGA amid war with Tehran

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In 1973, a California homeowner paid $5,000 for a city-permitted backyard pool; 53 years later, a sanitation district says it must go as the 29-property easement dispute heads to trial

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Yellow-bellied venomous sea snake returns to California beach after 8 years; rare reappearance after 2018 gives scientists clues about the species' changing Pacific range

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An Ohio park covered just 43 acres; a land transfer involving the city and a homebuilder is adding 333 conservation acres, making the park nearly nine times its former size

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In 2007, a Florida hunger-relief group began packing meals for families in need; nearly two decades later, volunteers have packed more than 100 million meals

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San Miguel Island had 450 foxes before golden eagles cut the population to 15; conservation efforts helped rebuild it to 322 by 2024

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'Do I want to annihilate them?' Trump weighs next phase of Iran war

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US F-16 fighter jet crashes in Michigan, bursts into flames

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This California city asks residents to map pollution, housing and park access through 'Walk and Roll' events for its first Environmental Justice plan

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A Virginia teen started with a dessert fundraiser 2 years ago; his youth team has now rescued over 300,000 pounds of food and raised nearly $52,000

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Girlfriend detained by ICE after OPT denial: Redditor says she had no criminal record, no prior removal order

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Rhode Island pilot recycled 80 short tons of fibreglass from old boats using a $105,000 NOAA grant, turning shredded hulls into cement material

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US judge orders Kennedy Center to give 30-day notice before major changes, including demolition

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In 2023, a Kentucky farmer found an 1856 silver half dollar in his field; within an hour, he uncovered 800+ coins, including 18 rare 1863 Double Eagles, later sold for more than $3 million

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In 2009, a Florida man inherited his childhood home; 17 years later, he says he spent thousands trying to restore it as code fines topped $700,000 and the city moved toward demolition

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US making 'major progress' towards Army base in Poland, says Donald Trump

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In 1919, William Wrigley Jr. transformed Catalina Island into a tourist destination; 56 years later, his family put 88% of it under conservation

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