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Times of India - US News

US - Nov 12, 2026 - A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary caring for about 200 apes was cut off by flooding that submerged its roads; workers used a drone to deliver food and blankets to a stranded 38-year-old chimp named Kaleb - A chimpanzee named Kaleb faced isolation during heavy flooding at Save the Chimps sanctuary. Staff utilized a drone to deliver essential food and blankets to him safely. The floodwaters disrupted normal delivery routes, which required creative solutions to ensure animal welfare. By using trucks and a drone, caregivers managed to keep the animals fed and healthy, despite the challenges.

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Stephen Miller makes his first big decision, internal memo reveals something Susie Wiles would have never approved: Report

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US - Nov 12, 2026 - In 2001, Mark Wahlberg and his brother founded a charity for disadvantaged children; 25 years later, it has raised and distributed nearly $20 million, building community spaces and sending thousands to summer camp - In 2001, Mark Wahlberg and Jim Wahlberg established the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation with a mission to uplift disadvantaged youth. Since its inception, the foundation has raised nearly $20 million, funding essential initiatives like summer camps, educational resources, and community recreation spaces. By partnering with various organizations, they strive to enhance the quality of life for children, focusing on health awareness and providing crucial support for families in need.

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In 2022, a Tennessee deputy hunting a 34-year-old suspect stopped a 64-year-old disabled veteran with long purple hair and tased him, fracturing his skull; four years on, the county has agreed to pay him $1 million

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A Mississippi woman's home caught fire in 2023 and her insurer estimated $440,092 in structural damage; after she sought full coverage and filed 1,385 pages of evidence, a federal appeals court rejected her claims

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Did RFK Jr 'lie' to Congress about Samoa trip? Trump's health secretary faces probe over 'emboldening' anti-vaccine activists

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'Not a single caravan has reached north': Mexican President Sheinbaum pushes back on Trump's tariff threat

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In 1992, Kurt Cobain gave Mark Lanegan a smashed, band-signed Fender; 31 years later, it sold for nearly $600,000

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A Texas businessman said he bought a home in 2015 with a partner's help while abroad, but she died and her children inherited it; an appeals court rejected his ownership challenge despite a $287,000 bank transfer

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Senator Tom Cotton urges Trump admin to ban Chinese chipmaker CXMT from US market over security concerns

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In 1968, a buried steamboat emerged from an Iowa mudfield, 30 feet down; its cargo of tools, clothes and food preserved a snapshot of life bound for Montana's gold fields

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'Don't need deal, got their money, got their strait': Trump's latest on Iran

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In the 1940s, Babe Ruth gave his "Called Shot" jersey to a golfing friend; about 80 years later, it sold for $24.12 million

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'President maintains complete confidence in him': White House official on commerce secy Lutnick amid Nvidia 'spy' scandal

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Indian-origin Ohio mother sentenced to 90 days in jail three years after newborn daughter's body found in garbage truck. She says she did not know she was pregnant

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In 1975, Elvis Presley handed his customized guitar to a stunned fan during a concert; nearly 41 years later, it sold for $334,000

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A Missouri father argued a $20,000 bankruptcy deal erased $243,780 he owed his ex-wife after their divorce; a November 10 appeals court found $12,969.85 still due and revived a separate child-support dispute

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Scott Bessent relocates to military base amid Iranian threats, becomes third cabinet member to do so after Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth

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A 17-year-old Australian boy vanished in dense bushland without his phone, food or water on November 6; six days later, police spotted his tackle box from a helicopter and found him alive beside a creek

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In 1972, flight attendant Vesna Vulovic fell 10,160 metres when a bomb tore her plane apart over Czechoslovakia; she was the only survivor of 28 people and still holds the record for the highest fall survived

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US shooting: At least 1 dead, 4 hurt in firing near White House; gunman shoots self

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A Mississippi landlord claimed a couple running a youth sports nonprofit owed $99,468 after occupying property without a signed lease; a November 10 appeals court revived the suit without deciding whether they owed rent

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Indian-origin Texas man charged for killing parents, grandmother: State won't seek death penalty

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A Texas boy has lived with foster parents since he was weeks old after his mother gave birth while imprisoned; a November 10 appeals ruling upheld the termination of her parental rights as the couple seeks adoption

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'I would've not gone forward': Biden says he would have dropped out of 2024 race if he knew about cancer

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'Stop them or tariffs will be doubled': Trump warns Mexico as 1,500 migrants head towards US

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A Tennessee UPS driver kept working after a 2022 rear-end crash but said his shoulder injury threatened his future earnings; a November 9 appeals court upheld a $575,000 jury award against the other driver and employer

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​Jimmy Carter's family has sold nearly 2,500 acres of Georgia farmland for $8.5 million to a conservation group, with plans to protect the former president's cherished land and expand a public wildlife area

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Mississippi's Masala moment: A historic Black victory in America's Deep South

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Joe Torre grew up in a home marked by violence; the charity he founded with wife Ali now runs 30 school support sites, offering counselling and safe spaces for children affected by abuse and trauma

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Leave Texas, come to Florida: Congressman invites Elon Musk to shift base, says 'Sunshine State' does not investigate or punish success

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On November 7, Samuel L. Jackson and his wife were honoured by a charity that has helped more than 50,000 families and provided over $4 million in assistance for autism and Parkinson's disease

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An 11-month-old South Carolina boy survived after being buried underground in a dog crate for 24 hours; rescuers heard Koah Sharp crying, and his father has now been charged with attempted murder.

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Virginia paid $29,700 for a temporary 1,458-square-foot easement behind a couple's home; their expert claimed a highway expansion caused almost $500,000 in losses, but an appeals court rejected that claim

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Shannen Doherty's ex-husband agreed to give her estate half the equity in their $1.5 million Texas home; the settlement also involved an aeroplane, photographs and furniture

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In 2022, Puerto Rico put baseball legend Roberto Clemente's image on license plates without his sons' permission; after they sought $45 million in damages, the US Supreme Court declined their appeal

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US closes a 4-kilometre road twice a year as thousands of snakes, including venomous rattlesnakes and cottonmouths, migrate between a swamp and limestone cliffs with changing temperatures

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'Mayday, mayday': Bathroom leak floods Frontier flight, forces emergency landing in Chicago

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Woman killed in New Jersey after driver mistakes her for a garbage bag

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After moving his hedge fund from Chicago to Miami in 2022, billionaire Ken Griffin bought every one of 138 apartments in a downtown condominium; now he is reshaping the city through massive investments and donations

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From fastest passenger ship to world's largest artificial reef: Historic US ocean liner sinks off Florida

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Vance considers direct talks with top Iranian security official, as Washington weighs 'unrealistic' peace demands

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This American town has a single resident and she is the Mayor, bartender and an entire government

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An Oklahoma man bought a house in 2015 and later began renting it out for short stays, prompting complaints about late-night parties and noise; now, the state Supreme Court has upheld $8,528 in HOA assessments and penalties, along with an injunction barring his short-term rental business

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Between 1942 and 1977, Shenandoah National Park ranger Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times and survived each one, a feat that earned him a Guinness World Record for most lightning strikes survived

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A Colorado delivery driver who cares for her 82-year-old mother apologised at a door for a mixed-up pizza order, the family came out and prayed with her, and strangers have since donated over $76,000 to help her

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India-born Praneet Menon wins Vermont state House seat in US election

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In 1984, Paul Newman gave his Rolex to his daughter's boyfriend, saying it "tells pretty good time"; 33 years later, it sold for $17.75 million

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Top Democrats seek records on Nvidia's China sales, CEO Jensen Huang's alleged affair

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LaGuardia's 1934–36 crackdown drove nearly all New York slot machines from the city; a 1937 photo showed confiscated machines, pinball games and guns being taken out to sea

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In Oregon's 1993–95 trial across 21 sites, crews sprayed liquid magnesium chloride before freezing rain to keep ice from bonding; two applications cost $24 per lane-mile, 75% less than sand

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Father who beheaded three children among two men set for execution in US

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A soldier's 1945 love letter to his future wife vanished inside a record; 70 years later, a Denver woman found it in a thrift-store purchase and returned it to him

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In 2011, San Francisco sewer workers found two ships buried 15 feet underground; their cargo routes and reused timbers revealed how the city filled its shoreline and replaced sail-powered trade

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Jensen Huang scandal: Why top Trump official Howard Lutnick 'protected' firm where Chinese spy Alice Huang worked

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An 1856 steamboat sank near Kansas City; 132 years later, its 200-ton cargo was found 45 feet beneath a cornfield, including tools, weapons and pickles

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In 1975, a Nebraska shop owner buried a Chevy Vega with thousands of keepsakes; 50 years later, his daughter opened the vault and found the car remarkably preserved

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