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Times of India - US News

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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US - Sep 25, 2026 - 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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US - Sep 25, 2026 - 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 - While exploring a Goodwill store, Zach Norris found a vintage LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm watch priced at merely $5.99. After confirming its authenticity, the buzz around the watch attracted collectors from all over, culminating in significant bids. Renowned collector Eric Ku eventually acquired it for more than $35,000. This fortunate sale supported Norris's wedding plans and allowed him to obtain a cherished timepiece, with some proceeds given back to Goodwill.

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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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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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In New York, 29 million discarded glass bottles were ground into concrete for JPMorgan Chase's 60-storey headquarters; replacing 40% of its cement cut over 5,000 tons of carbon and enhanced concrete strength

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CNN, MS NOW, Politico seek emergency hearing after White House denies access despite court order

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Widow of Indian-origin pilot killed in helicopter accident minutes after their wedding in Georgia sues venue, chopper company: She was trapped under her dead husband for hours

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Florida pension fund sues New York Times, seeks records over alleged anti-Israel bias in reporting

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'Not defenceless': Iran uses Telugu movie clip to mock Trump's 'annihilate' threat

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Meet Natalie Flaherty, the Minnesota girl who turned a 2023 Halloween idea into an anti-hate campaign distributing 100,000+ bracelets across 50+ countries; now the 12-year-old has won a $10,000 national Young Hero prize

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In 2000, California packed 662,700 shredded waste tires beneath an I-880 on-ramp; they cut foundation stress 40%, saved $477,000, and CalRecycle later reported 22 years without repairs or issues

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A Wisconsin university campus closed in 2025 after roughly six decades of classes; one year later, its 76-acre property has been approved for sale and could be redeveloped into about 670 homes

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DHS proposed to increase H-1B fee to $103,265. Silicon Valley asks 'how will we hire top talent'

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Rare Captain America and Batman comics were stored for 75-80 years; recently discovered collection heads to auction

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White House bars Politico, MS NOW reporters again despite judge's access order

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Meet Lucas Rojas, the 16-year-old Miami student who turned one inclusive kickball game into a six-team league with 40+ players and 60+ teen volunteers, then won a $10,000 national young hero prize

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US launches online portal to report visa fraud, misuse; tips can be submitted anonymously

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Seattle's 'Inconvenience Store': A former 7-Eleven reopened as an art shop selling pre-tangled USB cables, a 'landline iPhone', fake corn dogs and useless everyday items

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19-year-old cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary, who flagged flaws in CBSE portal, named in US DOJ Hall of Fame

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A 97-year-old Bronx movie palace that survived subdivision, closure, restoration, a church era and a 2020 fire is becoming a 4,000-seat performing arts center, New York City's second largest theater

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A North Carolina fraud scheme used stolen identities to request replacement bank cards and spend more than $650,000; one man has now been sentenced to 15 months and ordered to pay $656,781 in restitution

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In 2025, donation platform Flipcause collapsed owing more than 3,200 nonprofits nearly $29 million; bankruptcy records later showed $3.8 million went to executives, relatives and related firms before liquidation

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Florida teacher accused of calling 8th-grader 'misogynist' over conservative views; Attorney General seeks her dismissal

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In 2016, a Florida businessman began buying four Siesta Key beach lots; a decade and multiple lawsuits later, a county land swap will make them public and let him build a 5,000-sq-ft home on another parcel

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Florida wildlife crew found a female python curled around a huge nest of eggs; the snake and clutch were removed

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'I am a US citizen': ICE agents mistake man for fugitive, leave him injured in Chicago suburb

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A Buddhist deity sculpture bought for about $75 at a garage sale later sold for $2.06 million at auction

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In 1901, a Croatian farmer chose the world on foot; after three decades, he had crossed 33 countries and filled a book with 60,000 autographs

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An MIT student and his wife gave up electricity, phones, running water and motorised tools for 18 months; then concluded that less technology made life harder but more meaningful

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Some Florida gas stations are charging more than $5 a gallon as the statewide average reaches $4.29; one DeLand station listed regular at $5.39 cash and $5.49 for customers paying by card

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Louisville carved this cavern for limestone; now visitors ride underground zip lines and bike through miles of former mine tunnels

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US tightens birth tourism crackdown: Rubio announces visa curbs as judge blocks Trump's latest birthright citizenship bid

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In 1907, an American performer strapped on water shoes and walked 1,600 miles down two rivers; 40 days later, he stepped ashore in New Orleans

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This former Portland school now has a hotel, brewery, movie theater and soaking pool, without losing its classrooms' old character

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A Colorado couple arrived from Mexico in 1995 hoping their three children could build lives beyond the family business; 31 years later, they are closing Los Tarascos because that dream came true

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'Global system is failing to addess crisis', says Rubio citing 'potential conflict' between India, Pakistan

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Xi's all that?

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In 2015, a Minnesota couple entered the Boundary Waters to oppose a proposed mine; 366 days and 2,000 miles later, they emerged without crossing a road or entering a building

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California shoppers with disabilities say mall skincare stores pressured them into spending thousands; one man says he spent more than $50,000, and a congressman is now seeking state scrutiny

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Kristin Cavallari bought a secluded 130-acre Tennessee estate in 2024 and spent two years reshaping it, turning a barn into an indoor basketball court and a guesthouse into her podcast studio

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Rikishi had spent everything on his new Florida home when Yokozuna gave him a blank cheque to fix its broken heating system

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A $12,055 library bill was waived after a New Hampshire man returned an 1894 magazine that had been overdue for 48,220 days, or 132 years

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