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US - Sep 15, 2026 - Indian-origin man, woman killed by train after sitting on NYC subway tracks

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Trump's mail ballot push hits Supreme Court roadblock ahead of crucial midterms

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US - Sep 15, 2026 - Iran strikes damaged US bases, embassies across 8 countries: Pentagon watchdog - A recent Pentagon report highlights the extensive destruction of US military and diplomatic infrastructures due to Iranian strikes. Hundreds of buildings sustained damage across the Middle East, creating severe logistical hurdles and personnel displacements for American forces. The Iranian onslaught resulted in an estimated $184 million in damages to diplomatic establishments, escalating the conflict that ignited on February 28 in response to US and Israeli military actions.

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Trump slams AI guardrails, calls it a 'sick conspiracy'

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Jimmy Buffett helped turn Florida's manatee into a conservation symbol; the singer became involved with the campaign decades before the species' recovery

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A 15-year-old started collecting unwanted shoes after school; she has now gathered 1,913 pairs for people in need

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Abbott agrees to pay nearly $385 million to US government over alleged false claims tied to infant formula made at Michigan facility; contamination allegations, company history and settlement explained

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Tourists leave behind "lint bunnies" inside the world's longest cave; volunteers have removed about 600 pounds of human debris

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In 2011, a Massachusetts dairy installed the state's first agricultural digester; by 2020, manure and food waste were saving it $155,000 a year on heat, fertiliser, and bedding

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Texas bought a 1,700-acre Hill Country ranch for a new state park; unlike nearby Garner, planners want it rugged, with Frio River access only after miles of backcountry hiking

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A Cleveland district fell from nearly 100,000 residents in the 1960s to fewer than 20,000, leaving blocks looking like countryside; a new plan now aims to build 200 homes and could generate up to $182 million for streets, parks and sewers

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A US grandfather planned a $100,000-$150,000 treehouse for his grandkids; it grew into a $325,000 backyard castle with a pirate ship and 200-foot zipline

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Meet Meera Ramaswami: The Ann Arbor inventor who turned her grandmother's fall into a patented mobility device and launched a company

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In 1835, Free Frank McWorter, a formerly enslaved man, paid $100 for 80 Illinois acres; a year later he founded New Philadelphia, and 191 years later nearly 20 acres entered NPS ownership

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Scientists planted 150,650 native koa trees on Hawaii's abandoned pasture, but 20 years later endangered birds were moving into the young forest

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A Connecticut brass mill closed in 1986 and left behind a contaminated 66-acre site; 40 years later the town plans to turn it into a public works campus while converting its old yard into a riverside park

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Bangalore Masters swimming team SwimLife Orcas does the Historic Catalina Channel Double Crossing - first by an Asian team

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Generous gift from a dear friend: Donald Trump's daughter-in-law breaks silence on oligarch funding her wedding; says there is no mystery, no conspiracy

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Trump's Green Card rule challenged by a coalition of states and local governments who call new policy 'catastrophic'

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'Unleash American energy': Trump moves to scrap Biden-era carbon limits on US coal & gas power plants

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In 1990, Tennessee siblings planted 240 acres of former fields and pastures with loblolly pine; 28 years later, their entire 852-acre family property passed to a land trust for conservation

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Texas politics inflamed by MAGA cowboys v Indians row

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Trump claims Russia, Ukraine agree to stop hitting each other's energy targets

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​In the 1940s, a Wampanoag couple opened a restaurant overlooking Martha's Vineyard's Gay Head Cliffs; their descendants are now raising $8 million to buy back and restore the 3.5-acre property

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A Tennessee farmer leased 100 acres of his century-old family land for solar rather than sell it; in 2026, the 147 MW project went live, and the lease helped keep the farm in the family

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'High IQ president' is all AI needs: Trump backs US lead, blames China for 'sick conspiracy'

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A West Virginia family with roots around Audra stretching back 175 years donated 47 acres to the state park; one gift increases the entire park by about 13%

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In 1996, US established a court to quickly remove foreign terrorists from the country. Afghanistan's Nazira Haji Zada became the first one to be deported three decades later

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In 1995, this American doctor delivered a baby girl; 25 years later, he delivered her son at the same hospital; when the viral doctor-patient reunion happened

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In 2020, a Michigan dam failure drained Sanford Lake; six years later, the water returned and a beach festival launched in 2005 came back to its original shoreline

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Donald Trump Jr's Bahamas wedding secretly funded by Russian oligarch close to Putin, claims report

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ICE arrests Indian truck driver who overstayed in US for more than 8 years

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Phoenix turned shipping containers into 40 private transitional homes for homeless seniors; each 160-sq-ft unit has a bathroom, and 56 permanent apartments are planned next

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In 1949, Pennsylvania shoe salesman Mahlon Haines built a 25-foot-tall work-boot house for $26,000; after falling into ruin, his granddaughter restored it and guests can now sleep inside

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In the early 1970s, an American doctor travelled to India and spent time at Kainchi Dham; then Neem Karoli Baba called him "Doctor America" before his life changed forever

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Shot down in Iran, hunted for 50 hours: New details emerge on US rescue op for Air Force officers Alpha, Bravo

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Megan Basham vs Pooja Sethi on viral photo of Texas university students: People are angry because this was not organic

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Memorial statue of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk vandalised with red paint in Phoenix

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Surrogate mother discovers baby's father is Chinese billionaire with 300 US-born children who dreams of a Musk family match

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'I was scared and angry': Bill Clinton reveals CIA abandoned pre-9/11 plan to take out Bin Laden

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The US wants to swap federal land on Georgia's Cumberland Island for privately owned parcels; any parkland leaving federal ownership would be permanently barred from subdivision and major development

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In the 1870s, Russian Thistle was accidentally introduced to South Dakota by Russian immigrants, but it spread to 100 million acres and became the iconic tumbleweed

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'Cat in the Hat': Creepy viral trend sparks school warnings and teen arrests in US

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In the late 20th century, American soybean seeds arrived in China to increase yields, but contaminated shipments introduced invasive weeds that spread across thousands of fields

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Meet Ava Grace Cummings, the 18-year-old North Carolina student who modelled STAC3 disorder, a rare hereditary muscle disease first identified in the Lumbee Tribe, in fruit flies and won $175,000 from Regeneron

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Built in 1878, this 8,500-sq-ft Ohio jail held prisoners for 110 years; 148 years later, a developer bought it and may turn its cells into offices or a speakeasy

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In 2025, Skagit County bought development rights on four Washington farms totalling 270 acres, permanently protecting prime soil as housing pressure grows

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​In 2002, a collector bought a 75-cent record at a New York flea market; it turned out to be one of only two surviving Velvet Underground acetates and sold for $25,200

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In 2023, a California materials scientist built a device that pulled drinking water from desert air; it produced 35 litres a day at just 20% humidity

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In 1966, a New York art teacher paid under $100 for a thrift-store painting; 60 years later the FCB Cadell work sold for £189,200

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Priscilla Chan helped protect a Hawaiian beach preserve and wetland habitat; 17 acres are now protected for the public

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In 1985, Andy Warhol created digital art on an Amiga computer; nearly 30 years later, researchers recovered 28 never-before-seen images from his floppy disks

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In 1986, someone bought Super Mario Bros. as a Christmas gift and left it sealed in a desk drawer; 35 years later, the forgotten game sold for $660,000

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A Tennessee family wants to turn about 850 acres near the Hiwassee River into an energy campus that could host a data center; residents are raising concerns ahead of the first votes

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For 20 years, Jersey City neighbors grew tomatoes and peppers on a private lot; after building permits were issued, council voted 7-0 to advance a $1.2 million purchase to save the garden

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'Everyone's been bugging me': Trump to remove 10% duty on Irish whiskey

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Trump eyes Iran oil, hints at Venezuela-style US control after war

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Shot down over Iran, hunted for 50 hours: How US fighter survived behind enemy lines

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