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US - Sep 30, 2026 - Biggest ever university donation: Ken Griffin gives $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon, will become member of board of trustees

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Texas artist Charlie Stagg spent decades building a domed house from bottles, cans and cement; his Glass Bottle House became a work of art

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US billionaire sent wife to Pakistan, secretly divorced her under Sharia law, paying only $50. 13 years later, Texas Supreme Court cancels foreign talaq

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US - Sep 30, 2026 - US troops finally leave Iraq: 23 years after Saddam's fall, America closes a long chapter - The withdrawal of US troops from Iraq signifies a pivotal change in the nation's security landscape. As Iraq assumes full control over its safety and counterterrorism strategies, the Kurdistan Region confronts obstacles from diminished American military backing amid rising regional tensions. Meanwhile, Baghdad aims to strengthen its authority over various armed factions while navigating intricate political issues.

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A Texas family has owned land in Freeport since 1940; after the port sought to seize it in 2020, a private fruit warehouse rose on the property, and the family is fighting another court defeat in 2026

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Trump's 'Monster Bash' brings AI titans to White House to police each other

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Christa Pike's Tennessee execution halted an hour before lethal injection; would have been first woman put to death in 200 years

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Separate your gay job from day job: Former JPMorgan worker files lawsuit against boss's disparaging remarks

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NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani unveils citywide strategy to combat antisemitism as hate crimes rise 8%

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Palestinian-born US mosque leader faces deportation after judge rules he is 'foreign policy threat'

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World's richest woman Alice Walton nears $120 billion after a $33 billion rise; her $250 million tuition-free medical school marks a new philanthropic chapter

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An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after officials blocked the project, he had to sell land and equipment from his sixth-generation farm

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US man who tried to travel to Syria to join and fight for IS sentenced to over 7 years in prison

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In 2021, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand gave Morehouse College over $1 million to support education; now students have a new multimedia centre they have used for award-winning work

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Nikki Haley's son attacks Vivek Ramaswamy, says Hinduism and Christianity are not the same: Hindus don't wanna be...

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Harvard's Museum of Natural History cares for 26 million specimens; new exhibition brings dodo, extinct toad and 300-million-year-old fern into view

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A Nashville man paid $2.48 for a rolled-up document at a thrift store in 2006; it proved to be a rare 1823 copy of the Declaration of Independence and sold at auction for $477,650 the following year

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South Carolina will combine a 102-acre nature preserve with 50 affordable homes on Johns Island; hundreds of acres of green space are protected

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In 2021, New Jersey deployed 400 donated gravestones at Barnegat Light Reef; 60 tons of material now provide habitat for fish and lobsters

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October 2026 visa bulletin 'most disappointing': EB-2 is back for India but stuck in 2013; overall no good news

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'Super Intelligence' AI safety accord signed by tech CEOs carries 'Unites States' typo under Trump's name

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Bombs without brakes? Why the US-China AI race may be harder to control than the nuclear one

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Kurt Cobain's Olympia apartment, where he lived from 1989 to 1991 and wrote some of Nirvana's best-known music, is now an Airbnb; fans can stay inside a preserved piece of rock history for $250 to $300 a night

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A fugitive used a dead classmate's name from 1984 and lived under it for 40 years; he collected over $138,000 in Social Security before FBI agents caught him

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In 2004, a Brooklyn writer mostly avoided non-essential shopping to challenge consumer culture; she spent a year buying necessities with some exceptions and turned it into a book

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In 2018, a skeleton crew stayed at a Malibu animal park as the Woolsey Fire arrived; 133 of its roughly 140 animals survived, including a giraffe and 80 horses

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A New York man allegedly began withdrawing money from his brother's account the day after his death while Social Security remained unaware he had died; prosecutors say the continuing payments ultimately reached $109,746

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US to double EB-5 visa fees from November 30: What it means for Indian investors seeking green card

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A Michigan woman entrusted with managing Social Security benefits for her elderly disabled uncle allegedly took nearly $121,000 over seven years while prosecutors say he lived without running water, electricity or heat

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In 2024, a Houston Zoo ride-out team stayed overnight during Hurricane Beryl; all enclosures remained secure and the animals were cared for throughout the outage

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In 2025, two brothers stayed through California's Eaton Fire to protect their parents' 65-year-old home; they saved it and, their family says, helped save nearby homes too

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Meet Ethan Eriksen: 16-year-old Wisconsin student who wanted flame-covered snow pants, built his own brand and won a $5,000 state entrepreneur prize

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US completes military withdrawal from Iraq after years of operations

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In 2025, about a dozen Getty Villa workers stayed as the Palisades Fire reached the grounds, fighting spot fires and sealing galleries; the museum and ancient art survived untouched

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In 2022, 11 zoo workers rode out Hurricane Ian at Central Florida Zoo, staying around the clock so every animal continued to receive care through the storm

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2 Indians charged in US for smuggling fake Ozempic from China

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Jiya Joshi was rejected from volunteering at a nursing home at 14; she later built a lifesaving 500-student senior care movement

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An Illinois woman allegedly concealed her mother's body in a garage freezer for two years, assumed her identity and continued collecting Social Security and food benefits; prosecutors put the intended loss at $21,402

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In 2017, a California homeowner refused to leave as the Creek Fire closed in; he and his son kept flames from reaching their house, which was left standing

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In 2018, Malibu residents stayed after a mandatory evacuation during the Woolsey Fire; their volunteer group was credited with saving dozens of homes

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A Virginia woman paid $3.99 for a vase at Goodwill; after experts identified it as a rare 1940s Carlo Scarpa Murano work, months later, the rare vase sold for $107,100

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In 2005, North Carolina researchers put recycled nylon carpet fibres into asphalt; lab tests gave the mix 85% higher fracture energy, helping fight cracks

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In 2017, a California wildlife-park owner defied a wildfire evacuation to protect 1,000 animals; by morning, he had lost no animal, bird or structure

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Cornell University gang-rape case: DA reveals new disturbing details as investigation reopens

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In 2019, a Florida activist grew or foraged his food to test whether he could live without grocery stores; he completed one year without a grocery store

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In 2011, Gary Sinise launched his foundation to support military families; by November 2025, it had dedicated its 100th mortgage-free adapted smart home, giving wounded veteran Joe Bowser a new start

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A farmer left $10.9 million to build a cancer centre; Mayo Clinic was supposed to get it only if the local hospital lost its independence

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In 2000, a Colorado man gave up money to leave debt and financial motives behind; 12 years later, he was still surviving through foraging, gifts and discarded goods

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In 2015, a Washington couple who paid $6.7m for a lakefront home added a children's treehouse and a tram to the beach then listed it for $21.25m

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In 1988, a Malibu developer and his wife bought land for $1.7 million, built a 17,700-square-foot mansion in 1991, and decades later listed the estate for $90 million

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In 2023, Steven Cohen paid $19.2 million for a Nantucket mansion; he then sought approval to demolish the six-bedroom main house

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Trump calls Sundar Pichai a 'monster' at White House event, Google CEO quips back

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Since 1987, a Massachusetts professor has taken the same photograph every day; after 30 years, the unseen record became a public portrait of aging

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In 2006, 18-year-old mariachi singer Elisa Gastellum died before moving to Las Vegas; 20 years later, 27 scholarships in her name have helped 10 recipients become mariachi teachers

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In 2007, a Colorado photographer placed cameras on shrinking glaciers; 15 years later, his archive held 1.5 million images now used to measure ice loss

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An Indiana man planned one Hobbit house; seven years later, he had built an 11-building fantasy village from recycled and secondhand materials

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Meet Jayda Dawn, the Indiana 11th-grader who became America's national poetry champion in her first year and won $20,000

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Landowner sues New York village after it blocked vehicle use of a 50-foot strip that served his 50 acres for 40+ years, saying the decision left the property landlocked and worthless

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