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US - Sep 25, 2026 - A Long Island credit supervisor used his access to customer accounts to divert about $1.6 million over four years; prosecutors say the money funded a failed restaurant venture, wedding expenses and travel

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Trump assassination attempt victim James Copenhaver dies at 76

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NYC Episcopal priest sparks backlash after claiming God is nonbinary and Jesus 'transitioned' after resurrection

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US - Sep 25, 2026 - In 2005, Missy Hammerstrom gave a Louisville child her apple for the weekend; Blessings in a Backpack later provided 30 million hunger-free weekends to more than 1 million children - In 2005, a child's heartfelt plea for food inspired the creation of the Blessings in a Backpack program. The initiative focuses on providing sustenance to children over weekends when school meals are not available. Since then, it has reached over 30 million bags distributed, supporting more than one million children across the United States. With community collaboration, the program effectively addresses hunger issues, stemming from Missy Hammerstrom's compassionate action.

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In 2024, a Seattle-area homeowner learned a stranger had bought a five-foot-wide strip running through his backyard at a county auction

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Americans ordered what were advertised as 'no cost' Covid tests online; prosecutors say their insurance information was then used to bill more than $500 million for services that were never provided

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In 2023, Maine's anonymous $1.35 billion Mega Millions winner sued his former partner over revealing the win, risking his own identity becoming public

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About 43,674 light-up children's toys sold for around $1 from 2016 to 2026 are being recalled because their button batteries can be accessed without a tool, creating an ingestion and chemical-burn risk

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In 2011, University of Maryland students rescued dining-hall food headed for landfills; Food Recovery Network grew to 230 chapters in 44 states within five years

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In 2009, Todd Bol built a free book box outside his Hudson, Wisconsin, home; 16 years later Little Free Library had placed 200,000 boxes in 128 countries

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In 2017, a Utah nonprofit founder reopened an abandoned fire station; then made it a job-and-housing base for up to five homeless families at once.

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In 2023, a Georgia homeowner went on vacation and returned to a pile of rubble after a demolition crew tore down her family house at the wrong address

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In 2025, a Texas woman held the ticket for an $83.5 million lottery win but the state delayed the payout amid its fight over ticket-buying couriers

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In 2012, Atlanta opened a major trail on abandoned freight corridors; by 2025, the BeltLine reported 2.5 million visits and an economic report linked the area to 91,000 jobs

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In 2004, Chicago covered a grim rail yard and parking lots with Millennium Park; now more than 20 million people visit its free public spaces each year

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After rejecting the bus and subway, a New Jersey marketing executive kayaked to Manhattan and walked to work; four years on, his Hudson commute took only 45 minutes

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Oregon feared a famous 92-foot waterfall on private land could be sold to a new owner; the state has now approved a $2 million purchase that will permanently protect Abiqua Falls and open public access

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About 51,000 battery packs used inside reclining chairs are being recalled after reports of overheating, smoking and igniting; the packs were sold on Amazon for about $105 for more than three years

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In 1995, Selena's family made an agreement over profits from her entertainment legacy; 31 years later, brother A.B. Quintanilla is suing sister Suzette for more than $1 million he says he is owed

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A silver US Army ring missing since 2006 was found in another soldier's footlocker; after a three-year search, a Fort Worth woman finally returned it to its original owner 20 years later

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Why Trump gave Xi a bald eagle sculpture at White House dinner

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At 10, Minnesota girl Natalie Flaherty began handing out Anne Frank-inspired bracelets; two years later, 100,000 have reached all 50 states and 50+ countries, earning her a $10,000 Young Hero Prize

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From Athens to Washington: What is the 'Thucydides Trap' Chinese President Xi keeps invoking

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'Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies': Mamdani slams Israel PM over UN address

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'Never been the position to assassinate Trump': Iran President Pezeshkian

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'Want China out of Tibet': Protesters rally in Washington amid Trump-Xi meet

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In 1977, Los Angeles Zoo recorded the first mountain tapir birth in a zoo after successfully breeding three other tapir species

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'Let's race, not wrestle': 5 takeaways as Trump-Xi navigate trade, Taiwan and AI

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'Because they're fake news': Trump slams CNN, MSNBC for snubbing Xi's arrival at White House

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Sea bass, roasted eggplant, honey ice cream: What was on Trump-Xi dinner menu

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Long Island Sound water quality improves in 2026 report; Western Narrows earns its first passing grade since 2008

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Trump, Xi exchange warm words before White House state dinner: What they said

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White House state dinner: Trump welcomes Xi as tech bosses, top executives arrive

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At least 30 arrested, including actors, politicians during anti-Netanyahu protest outside UN

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Massachusetts car dealer bought a Nantucket cottage for $899,000, said 'if I get five years out of it, I'm good'; five years later, the 1951 home sits just feet from a 40-foot drop into the Atlantic

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He quit school at 12 to bag peanuts; 22 years later, he runs a Texas farm with organic crops and a 16-acre vineyard

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Who is Turhan Mildon? Turkish businessman set to marry Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba

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An Iowa rescue mission is closing its downtown thrift store and turning the retail floor into a 46-bed emergency shelter; the move will also free space for 25 beds for women and children

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In 2015, a Phoenix man paid $5.99 for a LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm at Goodwill; after experts confirmed it was authentic, he sold the rare watch days later for more than $35,000

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Texas homeowner Elizabeth Luna wins $33,243 after nearly 3-year HOA battle over rental ban, tenant interference and blocked property sale; HOA ordered to pay $20,743, president Terri Thomure $12,500

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JD Vance's H-1B warning to corporate America: We are not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor

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After 59 years at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, Ripley's Believe It or Not! is closing its 400-artifact museum and 2,000-sq-ft mirror maze by year-end and plans to sell several unusual city-linked exhibits

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In 1843, Mexico granted 22,000 acres in California's Cuyama Valley; 183 years later, the largest surviving 5,650-acre piece was permanently protected after a $1 million conservation campaign

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico return to White House after judge blocks Trump ban

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In 1888, George Vanderbilt began building a vast North Carolina estate; 26 years later, his widow sold 86,700 acres for $433,500, helping create the core of Pisgah National Forest in 1916

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Indian YouTuber faces racist attack in Vegas, offered 7-11 job; he says to harassers 'you look too poor'

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'Let Gaza live': Netanyahu faces protests in New York as demonstrators block roads ahead of UN speech

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Trump's war on press runs into judicial hurdle; court order White House to let journos back in

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Trump admin to ask Supreme Court to revive 3rd-country deportations after court blocks policy

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​In 1997, John Oates built a five-bedroom log home on his 4.3-acre Colorado ranch after starting with largely undeveloped land; 28 years later, the longtime retreat sold for $6.9 million

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Xi Jinping tests Donald Trump with 'Thucydides Trap'

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Stanford AI row: Students outraged as university uses AI to alter Hispanic student with Black in promotional ad

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An Alabama man fought a power company over a 74-mile transmission line planned across his 416-acre retirement property; after crews moved within 500 yards, a judge temporarily blocked them from entering

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'US and China should coexist in peace': Xi meets Trump at White House on second state visit

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From red carpet to flypast to banquet, Trump lays it on thick for Xi

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