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Times of India - US News

US - Oct 31, 2026 - Afghans facing deportation from US include relatives of those who worked alongside American forces; plane will take them to Pakistan

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42-year-old Michigan man arrested for death threat to FBI director Kash Patel

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US - Oct 31, 2026 - A Georgia software developer says he was promised 30% of profits from a joint venture in 2018; after the relationship broke down, an October 29 appeals ruling found no enforceable partnership and rejected his claims - The business collaboration between Bruce Mortimer and Jeff White culminated in a legal clash centered on a software project. Jeff contended he was promised future profits and operational privileges. However, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an enforceable partnership agreement was lacking due to vague terms. Consequently, White's claims regarding unpaid services and intellectual property were dismissed, highlighting the necessity of explicitly outlining business agreements.

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In 1924, a donated New York gorge became Buttermilk Falls State Park; 102 years later, a land trust paid $1.3 million for a nearby four-acre family homestead to pave the way for better park access and trails

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Unpaid taxes could jeopardise US green card applications, warn immigration lawyers

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Daylight Saving Time ends tonight: When to change your clocks? When do we spring forward in 2027?

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From asses to masses, Republicans wonder if Trump can still deliver wins

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In 1958, jeweller Harry Winston donated the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian museum and sent it through the US mail in a plain brown package, paying postage and insurance of about $145

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California Halloween store shooting leaves one dead, six injured; suspect on loose

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Trumpiana: Duck duck, trick or treat? Quack quack!

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Did Vivek Ramaswamy donate $38,000 to Red Baron Pizza worker Walt Z, who was harassed by a prankster?

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Meet Merlin, the 180-pound US pet pig who uses 25 buttons to demand food, call his owners and express anger, earning a Guinness World Records title and millions of online fans

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A Los Angeles man lost his office job in 2020 and began selling plants from a 600-sq-ft apartment; six years later, his family business has sold over 100,000 plants in 2026 and now brings in millions in annual sales

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Florida conservationist spent five decades protecting forests and wildlife; his efforts helped save thousands of acres of wilderness; now a trail honours his legacy

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In 2014, the 5.5-carat Ocean Dream sold for about $8.5 million; in May 2026 the same blue-green diamond, the largest of its kind known, sold at Christie's Geneva for $17.3 million, roughly double

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A Georgia shopper won $975,000 over a fall at Walmart in 2020, but her lawyer compared pain damages with an expert's $8,000 daily fee; on October 29, an appeals court overturned the verdict and ordered a new trial

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A 117-year-old North Carolina basilica battled leaks and storm damage, then underwent a $7.7 million first phase of restoration; it reopened daily to visitors, while the full preservation effort could top $30 million

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Bosnian electrician Petar Tubic rescued a two-kilogram bear cub in 2019; six years later, the 150-kilogram bear still tries to climb onto his lap, while his home has become a refuge for rescued animals

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Indian national pleads guilty to $227-million medicare fraud in US over fake Covid-19 test kit claims

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Connecticut volunteers are attaching eelgrass seeds to living clams to restore meadows that have shrunk by 90%; after an early 178% rise in coverage, the team is testing rice-paper planting with 300,000 seeds

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'I'm not broken...': At 21, he survived burns on 85% of his body after a gas explosion, years later he prepares school lunches for hundreds of students while building his dream life

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A California barber taught himself stock trading and built a $19 million fortune; after his death, his family accused Morgan Stanley of financial elder abuse, and an appeals court has revived key claims

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Two Pennsylvania hunting clubs own 5,500 acres of private land; state Supreme Court ruling changes when game wardens can enter without a warrant

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A Pennsylvania couple spent nearly six years fighting to add a drive-through to their 5-7-acre truck stop after officials refused permission, but an October 27 appeals ruling overturned the denial and revived their plan

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'Luckiest woman in history': Meet Joan Ginther, Stanford alumni who legally cheated lottery four times to win $20 million using mathematics and paper

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Arizona parents donated an adventure van to launch a charity inspired by their son's rare disease; the organisation now reports $6.1 million in research grants to help tackle inherited blindness

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In 2019, a Florida homeowner disputed her insurer's water-damage payment; Supreme Court ruled a later notice law could not apply retroactively

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A Wyoming woman wanted to keep her miniature goat as a pet; a dispute over a local livestock ban became a constitutional lawsuit

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'He was crying and grabbing the doctor's hands to stop him': US organ donation group faces decertification after Kentucky man's near-fatal ordeal

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In 2019, South Carolina sank a 95-foot retired tugboat 30 miles off Georgetown; it joined a deepwater reef known for snapper, grouper and other fish

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A Vermont dam built in the early 1900s to feed a private trout pond was breached in 2011; crews removed its remains in 2018, reopening 87 miles of stream

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Jaishankar, Rubio review India-US bilateral cooperation during Atlanta meeting

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Florida teams have begun lowering 1,500 tons of repurposed concrete culverts into Gulf waters off Destin to create three artificial reefs; each 500-ton installation is intended to give marine life more shelter

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'My body hurts, my soul hurts': Christa Pike's first statement after failed execution in US

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Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre's Los Angeles charity campus broke ground on its final building on October 29, after opening a new kitchen in February, as its nonprofit delivers 1.5 million meals a year

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Fake US voters? China-linked accounts flood X with divisive posts ahead of midterms

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Dosas, Diwali and temple visits: US midterm candidates step up outreach to Indian-American voters

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Trump administration to deport 150 Afghan refugees to Afghanistan via Pakistan

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A first-grade teacher in Kansas started ending each day with children repeating positive affirmations; the simple routine spread beyond his classroom as other teachers adopted the idea

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A Kansas man's animal drawings attracted millions of followers; his family now sells colouring books, T-shirts and mugs featuring his art

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An Indiana landlord won $6,200 from a former tenant after claiming extensive apartment damage; on October 29, an appeals court cut the award to $2,400 because the owner never sent a required damage list

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A Utah man spent more than 400 hours turning his front yard into a Halloween tribute to the amusement park ride he feared as a child, and the display has already filled half his truck with charity donations on day one

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A Boston couple spent months wrapping their ordinary home in hand-carved foam to create a Dracula-style castle for Halloween 2026, and their free display has drawn visitors from other states and 70,000 video views

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Michael Bloomberg visited this Boston science museum as a child; decades later, he donates $155 million to honour his late parents and transform the institution

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Florida's housing crisis deepens, Miami-Dade faces 118,000-home shortage; $53 million project aims to turn unused land into 100 affordable homes for families struggling with rising rents

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George and Amal Clooney's foundation reports free legal services for over 9,000 women and children, with mobile clinics taking help to communities affected by child marriage and violence

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The Smithsonian raised $2.5 billion a year ahead of the schedule to fund museums, research and education; the drive became the largest campaign in the history of a cultural organisation

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2023 Maui wildfires sparked an investor lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, now a US judge has approved $47.75m in settlement funds while cutting attorneys' requested fees by $4.78m after examining billing records

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In 1905, a copper discovery created Greenwater, California, a town of 2,000 people; by 1909, the mining boom had collapsed without producing a profit

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Paul Rosolie entered the Amazon at 18 and spent two decades fighting to save its rainforest; now, his team is protecting 160,000 acres of forest

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A retired Virginia optometrist opened an ice-cream shop in 2021 to create jobs for people with disabilities; her two stores now employ 35 and she says there is a waiting list to work there

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Trump's Halloween surprise sparks panic in Washington; residents call 911 fearing plane crash as Air Force One made low-altitude flyover

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In 2022, an Arizona woman hiked roughly 1,000 miles below the Grand Canyon's rim alone; she completed the traverse in 77 days where no trail exists

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In 1966, an elderly Brooklyn resident launched a tree campaign that brought 1,500 trees back to Bed-Stuy

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An aquarium plant escaped into Florida waterways in the 1950s; within 40 years, hydrilla had spread to over 70% of the state's watersheds

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In 2026, near Esterbrook, Wyoming, 12 retired turbine-blade sections became an 8-foot snow fence and a 120-foot mustang mural; WYDOT will evaluate it this winter

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In 1974, more than 6,000 peregrine falcons were released into the wild after the population wiped out; helping restore the once-endangered birds across North America

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