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US - Sep 29, 2026 - Father left $21 million in a charitable fund; son sought a $1 million donation but his access was cut off by the foundation

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A Texas oil geologist first saw McKittrick Canyon in 1921, later bought the land for a private retreat; 38 years later he donated 4,942 acres and his home, helping create Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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US - Sep 28, 2026 - NYT tech executive shot dead allegedly by Chinese in-laws at California sports complex; shooters took turns to spray bullets

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A Maryland couple bought 116 acres as a hunting property; 20 years later, they had replaced crops with native grasses, wildflowers and trees and permanently protected the land for wildlife

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FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey resigns after just over a year, says 'returning to family in Missouri'

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A Seattle shipbuilder sold his company for a reported $3.5 million in 1906 and built an Orcas Island estate; 15 years later he donated more than 2,700 acres to Washington to create Moran State Park

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An Ohio lawyer accidentally sent $550 to a stranger on Zelle; the payment mistake turned into a three-year court battle

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From containment to commerce? Trump is said to make arms sales pitch to Xi

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Indian Green Card applicants see mysterious USCIS status change, immigration lawyer says it must be a 'system glitch'

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'Look at this Indian': University of Florida student says he was harassed, abused, 'I was genuinely fearing for my life'

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North Carolina reused dredged material that would have been discarded offshore to rebuild an eroding bird island near Wanchese; within a week, oystercatchers and terns were exploring the new habitat

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In 1999, Denis Leary lost his cousin and childhood friend in a Worcester fire; his foundation has since donated over $17.5 million

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A Texas landowner bought a ranch in the 1990s and later added thousands of acres; today, more than 7,000 acres are managed for mule deer, pronghorn and other wildlife

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A Pennsylvania family protected a 30-acre farm beside 1,300 acres of preserved land; its mature oaks and hickories now provide habitat for turkeys, bats and hundreds of caterpillar species

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A California family donated its historic 390-acre ranch to Cal Poly after 150 years of farming; the protected property includes 100 acres of prime irrigated soil, four wells and a seven-acre reservoir

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'I hid the truth': Pro-Palestinian activist Hanna Gann spent years claiming Palestinian, Black roots in US; finally admits she is White Jewish

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SpaceX's 'biggest, most powerful' rocket reaches Earth orbit for first time

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'Naive gamer' to IS sympathiser: How US teen Daniel Fischer was radicalised

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Getty acquired a rediscovered 17th-century Velázquez portrait in Los Angeles; the painting, known for centuries only through an engraving, is now the first work by the Spanish master to enter the museum's collection

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A Pennsylvania dairy farmer spent 70 years watching bears and turkeys on his 170-acre farm; in 2026, after turning down two lucrative offers, he permanently protected the land from development

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'Have you ever voted in US election?' 61-year-old Canadian citizen, US Green Card holder, detained at border, interrogated for 6 hours, made to sign removal order

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Florida's conservation programme protects 61,525 acres, strengthening habitat connectivity across the 1.6-million-acre wildlife corridor

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At 14, Van-Houston McMillion is already starting his sophomore year at an Alabama college; he could finish his degree before turning 16

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'If the system is being gamed...': New York's Rochester General Hospital accused of hiring 80 H-1Bs or J-1s, only 2 Americans

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In 1982, Paul Newman started selling homemade salad dressing and gave away the profits; 40 years later, his company has donated over $600 million

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US Navy has approved terms for redevelopment of 2,422 acres at California's former Concord Naval Weapons Station; the master developer will pay $44.6 million plus interest as the abandoned military site moves toward a new future

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US 81-year-old viral delivery driver's $700K fundraiser for wife's cancer treatment pulled after discovering daughter posed as neighbour to raise money

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'End H-1B visa now': Nikki Haley's son is back with 'America for Americans' slogan, demands a stop to legal immigration

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Meet Shereen Pavlides, the former Glen Mills resident who turned home cooking into a digital career; the 1990 high school graduate now has about 5 million TikTok followers, 2 million on Facebook and 1.45 million YouTube subscribers

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White House posts third taxpayer-paid ad campaign boosting Trump ahead of midterm elections

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In 2005, Walmart pledged to protect one acre for every acre it developed; 21 years later, the programme has helped protect more than 2.2 million acres

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Wyoming spent $1.8 million to buy an 80-year-old hot-springs water park inside a state park; after closing it, officials may now spend another $1 million to demolish almost everything

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Florida's python team followed 40 tagged male snakes and ended the season with 177 Burmese pythons removed and more than 4,100 eggs taken from the ecosystem

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Drugged with ketamine, raped for hours: Ex-student sues Cornell University, 7 fraternity members

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At 98, Iowa man Paul Little finally received his high school diploma 80 years after leaving school in 1946 to support his family

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Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry continues its historic Connecticut River service, carrying three cars at a time on a crossing that dates to 1655

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After arriving in the US with $500, former tennis player Andres Bernal began investing in Connecticut real estate in 2016; a decade later, he says he owns more than 60 rental units worth over $12 million

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'Unacceptable cynical attempt': Why US rejected Iran's ceasefire proposal

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Jane Fonda conserved a New Mexico ranch before a 2018 easement protected 2,229 acres of habitat, farmland and nearly four miles of the Pecos River

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'Would like to buy some?': Trump offered Xi US weapons as Washington sought to downplay Taiwan arms sale

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'Will win very soon': Trump hints at possible pre-midterm strikes on Iran

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Powerful nor'easter floods US Northeast, leaves over 100,000 without power

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In 2002, engineers began placing up to 1.8 million cubic yards of dredged sediment near Horseshoe Bend, Louisiana, helping form a 35-hectare island

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Talks with Iran likely to continue this week: Trump

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More than 30,000 people enter this US cave each year, leaving behind lint that builds up on formations and forces volunteers to clean it

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In 2013, Maryland restored Fishing Battery Island with sand and 60,000 plants, and much of its 12-acre habitat footprint remained 10 years later

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Meet Sister Stephanie Baliga: Once an aspiring elite runner, she became a nun and raised over $2.6 million through the Chicago Marathon; she's still running to help families in need

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Rhode Island federal judge orders revival of $7 billion Solar for All program canceled by Trump administration's EPA in August 2025, rules agency overstepped its authority

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An 8,000-acre South Carolina forest was bought for conservation after drawing developer interest; the state now plans to acquire 4,148 acres for a new Carvers Bay State Forest

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'They wanted everything up front': Trump's UN envoy says Iran was not negotiating in good faith to end war

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3 killed, 4 injured after fight erupts into gunfire at Detroit strip club in US

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Charles Baker started a two-person garage business in 1980 so his son could have a job; 46 years later, the nonprofit he built in Malvern has hired, trained and mentored more than 12,500 people

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Louisiana neighbours fought over a 70-foot strip of land; after signs, bright lights and even a dead cow appeared near the boundary, an appeals court upheld $15,000 in damages and an injunction

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Yellowstone rangers remove 20,100 pieces of trash from geothermal areas in 2026, including more than 5,000 rocks and sticks, 280 visitor hats and over $18 in coins

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'They were looking to do big damage': Trump hails arrests in UK near US air base over terror suspicion

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In 2020, a New Jersey man lost his job and began mowing lawns for free; six years later, his volunteer network has grown to more than 2,000 people across all 50 US states

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Panda-monium: When diplomacy goes to the dogs, horses, and elephants

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$888 million for ads: US Republicans ramp up sends to defend 39 House seats once deemed 'safe'

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