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Times of India - US News

US - Nov 2, 2026 - A California homeowner found a hot-water pipe leaking beneath his kitchen in 2020; six years later, an appeals court questions State Farm's denial of his claim

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'Mayday mayday': Videos show moment Florida jet crashed near busy road

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Meet California twins Henry and Jack Grover, whose sprayable hydrogel kept hot charcoal from reigniting for 27 minutes, nine times longer than water in their test

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US - Nov 2, 2026 - Jesse Konig and Ben Johnson built a frozen French-fry brand around a seed-oil-free recipe; in 2026, Jesse & Ben's raised $10 million to expand into Target and other major retailers

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9 dead as Florida jet crashes near busy roadway

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In 1937, Texas artist Buck Winn bought 1,164 acres in Hill Country; his descendants have now protected 165 acres permanently beside the Blanco River, preserving rare bird habitat, historic fences and two miles of creek

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In the 12th century, Nepalese artisans made a 93cm gilt-copper Manjushri statue; after Geneva, New York and Asian collections, it sold for about Rs 166 crore in 2026, setting a Himalayan gilt-bronze auction record

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US Army veteran and single mother receives donated Cadillac after struggling to transport her daughter with disabilities to appointments and activities

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A Texas couple bought an Austin house for $367,000 using funds the husband called gifts from his father and a friend; after the home was appraised at $646,192, an appeals court upheld the disputed divorce property split

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Chewing-gum heir William Wrigley Jr. bought two Florida properties for $17.1 million in 2009 and 2010, built two mansions and sold them together for $97.5 million

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Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle's 14-bedroom UK mansion fell into ruin after 2004; a £7.5 million rescue turned the abandoned house into a school

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A professor at Rice University started an open-learning project in 1999; its free textbooks are now used by millions of students

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An 82-year-old Florida man has spent seven decades collecting magazines, photographs and celebrity memorabilia; his one-man museum now includes a thank-you letter from Elizabeth Taylor

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In 1913, an Ohio couple sent their eight-month-old son to his grandmother through the postal service; the baby weighed just under the parcel limit and the journey cost only 15 cents

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In 2020, an Idaho condominium association changed owners' common-property shares and rental and boat-mooring rules; an October 30 Supreme Court ruling revived a challenge to the ownership allocations despite an 88% vote

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Two Texas homeowners saw their backyards collapse down an 80-foot creek slope, leaving houses unsafe; after insurers refused payment, an appeals court reopened the fight over whether landslides are covered

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In 1981, residents began raising funds to save an 1899 Utah schoolhouse bought for just $1, launching a 40-year effort that led to a nearly $2 million restoration and a new life as a community centre

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'Let Oleshky be start of lasting peace': Melania Trump hails Ukraine ceasefire

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US Senator Chris Murphy hospitalised after suffering stroke

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California doctor defrauded Medicare of more than $45 million through fake Botox claims; spent the money on five properties, two Teslas and expensive collectibles; sentenced to 15 years in federal prison

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A Delaware couple cared for a backyard triangle for over 20 years before neighbours demanded $30,000 to let them keep the fenced land; an October 30 court ruling has now awarded the entire disputed strip to the couple

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Multiple shootings on Halloween leaves 4 dead, 15 injured in US

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He once lived in his car while building a hair-care company with $700; now billionaire John Paul DeJoria backs an Appalachian food project that has helped families grow nearly 8 million pounds of produce

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A 14-year-old Indiana girl started selling homemade slime to pay for a school trip; nine days later, she had met her fundraising goal, and within a month, her tiny business had drawn over 8 million views online

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Trump says Bolsonaro can remain in US indefinitely, calls Brazil election a 'disgrace'

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'I've never called you': Comedian Bill Maher mocks Trump over White House dinner row

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Executive action & emergencies: How Trump plans to deal with Democrat-controlled Congress after US midterms

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A Florida couple allegedly used gunfire, chainsaws and airboat engines during weddings at a neighbouring 42-room historic mansion; an October 30 appeals court has now overturned an order meant to stop the disruptions

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LA LA land goes Lal? After NYC, an Indian-origin socialist takes aim at Los Angeles

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A Delaware couple kept a fence and garden on disputed land for more than 20 years; new neighbours demanded $30,000 or removal, but an October 30 court ruled the couple owned the strip, including the unfenced planter

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A 400-acre wildlife preserve in Sonoma County began with Peter Lang, who kept exotic animals on a Beverly Hills cattle ranch in the 1970s; five decades later, Safari West is being handed to a nonprofit to carry on his conservation work

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Trump calls former lawyer Alina Habba's $50m deal with family of pardoned Venezuelan banker 'unacceptable'

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Jennifer Lopez became Grameen America's ambassador in 2022; the nonprofit now reports $8 billion in cumulative loans and 291,602 small businesses served as it expands access to business capital

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For 39 years, Marilyn Hampton worked as a janitor at a Texas school district and spent her days brightening children's lives, once believing she had failed because she never went to college; now an elementary school is being named after her

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NOAA awards $8.5 million to restore Hawaii's Tern Island, where rising seas, storms and wildlife threaten vital seabird nesting grounds

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Watch: NASA's pencil-thin X-59 supersonic jet spotted flying across US skies

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US Marine veteran completes first known thru-hike of proposed Alaska Long Trail, covering 500 miles from Seward to Fairbanks in 47 days

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In 2021, an Ohio couple signed a deal to share house-sale proceeds if they split; after their breakup and a $71,897 dispute, judges upheld the agreement, giving the woman $41,466 despite a fight over renovation spending

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Why this US family of nine received a surprise 2026 Chevrolet Suburban after welcoming quintuplets

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A Texas woman kept emus, ostriches, goats and 30 chickens on her 14-acre homestead, prompting a feud over property rules; the state's Supreme Court has now blocked her neighbours' broad demand to inspect the land

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'Not an anti-China coalition': US clarifies Quad's position amid regional tensions

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Meet Atiksh Bhan, the student who tested different incentives to reduce smartphone use during face-to-face conversations in a randomised trial

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1 killed, several injured in shooting at US stadium after Alabama football game

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A US government employee claimed three full-time jobs at once using overlapping timesheets and laptops; she has pleaded guilty to wire fraud tied to at least $291,905

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Quad must safeguard freedom of choice and secure supply chains, says Jaishankar

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Epstein letter row: Judge rejects Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against WSJ

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Meet William Alexander Charouhis, Florida student whose initiative led to the planting of more than 2,289 mangroves after Hurricane Irma flooded his hometown

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'Tone shifted completely': Iran reacts to US letter proposing peace talks led by JD Vance

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Donald Trump speaks to Benjamin Netanyahu as US weighs fresh military strikes on Iran: Report

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Meet Nicolina Pappas, 13, the Illinois teenager whose campaign against single-use plastic reached 14 US cities, secured 14 official proclamations and raised over $15,000 for conservation

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Trump says Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Bolsonaro can stay in US 'as long as he wants'

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Manhattan friar claimed to run two Beirut medical clinics and posed as a surgeon injured in the 2020 explosion before investigators exposed the charity fraud

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An Irish man is walking 3,000 miles across the US after doctors gave him only a 5% chance of walking again

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A California real-estate CEO concealed his firm's financial troubles while collecting investments that left more than 20 people $2.2 million poorer; a federal judge has sentenced him to 18 months in prison

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Nevada ranchers demanded rapid removal of excess wild horses; on October 29, an appeals court ruled against them, saying officials can weigh humane treatment and practical limits without setting a fixed timetable

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At nine, Ethan Sanborn was building Kiid Coffee with his father; by 2026, the young founder's beverage brand had reached more than 400 retailers

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Washington's Ruby City once had more than 1,000 residents during a silver rush; today the historic townsite lies among the state's forested hills

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Anonymous donor pledges $225 million to a US college as it launches a $450 million fundraising campaign; students could get more scholarships and financial aid

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