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US - Nov 11, 2026 - Indian-origin Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal to challenge trans sports rules: Report - Democratic leaders in Colorado and Washington are facing accusations of hypocrisy over recent voter-approved measures. Republicans accuse them of ignoring voters' choices regarding restrictions on transgender athletes in girls' sports. Colorado Governor-elect Philip Weiser and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal have expressed intentions to modify these restrictions. The 'No Kings' movement highlights the contradiction in their positions following the voter mandates.

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$70,000 OPT fee could drive international students away from US, universities warn

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US - Nov 11, 2026 - Kennedy family joins lawsuit to block Trump's 250-foot triumphal arch

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New York is testing a road surface made with the equivalent of 1.9 million plastic bottles and 96% recycled material; this unique asphalt mix could reduce emissions and make city roads more durable

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A West Virginia boy was raised by his aunt after his father killed his mother; a lower court ordered shared custody with paternal grandparents, but the state Supreme Court directed that the aunt receive sole custody

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After 47 years of marriage, a Missouri couple split a joint trust worth nearly $895,000; when the husband died, his wife challenged a promise involving his $505,000 IRA, and a court upheld a medical trust

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On Christmas Eve 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke fell about 3,000 metres, still strapped to her seat, from LANSA Flight 508, which was struck by lightning over Peru; the only survivor of the 92 people on board, she walked through the Amazon rainforest for 11 days

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A Florida shipment declared as two terracotta pieces worth under $200 contained ancient Iraqi tablets valued above $15,000; a wider investigation has now forced the buyer to surrender artefacts and $75,000

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Advantage China? How Nvidia CEO's affair with 'spy' Alice Huang could impact US

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A New Mexico woman posed as an IRS agent and convinced a victim to pay more than $150,000 in supposed fees to release a promised tax windfall; she has now pleaded guilty to five federal charges

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No strikes, no peace deal: How Trump plans to keep Iran under pressure

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A Navy veteran's 1946 letter to his high-school sweetheart was sealed inside an Illinois home's wall; renovators found it 70 years later and returned it to him at age 90

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A California man kept his family's blanket in a closet for years; experts identified a circa-1840 Navajo First Phase chief's blanket, which sold for $1.8 million, including fees

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Kenan Thompson and Luis Guzman are hosting a New York gala for a charity fighting childhood brain cancer; the Cristian Rivera Foundation says it has donated over $4 million to research and family support

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'Got rid of her like garbage': Nepali-American man convicted of wife's murder in US

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Trump claims 'huge victory' as judge allows proceedings in $10 billion defamation lawsuit against BBC

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A couple met on a 1944 train to San Francisco, then exchanged hundreds of letters while he served overseas; they stayed married for 64 years, and their children donated the letters to a WWII museum

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A Texas woman was awarded the marital home after her husband was convicted of kidnapping and family violence and sentenced to 50 years in prison; a November 9 appeals court upheld the divorce property division

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US treasury secretary Scott Bessent moves to military base after alleged Iranian threats

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Watch: Joe Biden heckled by anti-Israel protesters in Ireland; objects thrown at him

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3 killed after vehicle crashes into pedestrians in North Hollywood

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US commerce secretary was sent secret memo on Nvidia CEO's affair with Chinese spy: Report

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A California village discovered plans for a quarry that could operate for more than a century only after a Facebook post and community meeting brought it to light; over 7,600 people have signed a petition against it

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UN Women: '1.5 billion women and girls live in climate hotspots, unpaid care responsibilities rising amid climate hazards'

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'I have a bomb': Panic on US flight as passenger tries to storm cockpit

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Nvidia hires top US law firm to investigate affair between CEO Jensen Huang and Chinese spy

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US House blocks bid to impeach war secretary Pete Hegseth

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A Tennessee family won back access after a neighbour fenced off half their shared driveway; when they sued the city over the fence permit, a federal judge ruled the permit did not amount to a government taking

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An Iowa woman co-owned a house bought with a $260,775 mortgage but never signed the loan note; when the lender tried to foreclose without notifying her, the state supreme court reversed the foreclosure ruling

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Hawaii Supreme Court to hear whether two elephants held at Honolulu Zoo for decades can challenge their captivity through habeas corpus; conservation group seeks their release to a sanctuary

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A Texas family noticed a strong smell before buying their new home in 2018; years later a plumber found its sewer vents ended in the attic, and a Tarrant County jury has awarded them more than $21.6 million

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Lady Gaga's foundation and Jack.org set out to help people support friends struggling with mental health; more than 100,000 people have now completed their Be There Certificate training

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In 1984, Michael Jackson escaped fame at Colorado's Caribou Ranch; sent bodyguards back to Denver, rode an ATV, rehearsed for hours and found freedom that may have inspired Neverland Ranch

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A Louisiana man acquired an early stake linked to Raising Cane's before marrying in 2001; after their 2007 divorce settlement, his former wife sought a share of the interests, but a 2026 appeals court rejected her claim

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An Ohio woman withheld taxes from workers at her husband's electrical business but used company money on a Florida condo and vacations; after more than $494,000 went unpaid, she received an 18-month sentence

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders mocked over suspected AI-generated photo promoting new book: 'Those aren't even real words!'

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'The Good Place' actor Ted Danson helped build Oceana; how a Hollywood star turned an oil-drilling fight into a global ocean conservation organisation

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A Florida wedding venue accused neighbours of disrupting ceremonies with gunfire, chainsaws and revving airboats, and won a court order to stop them; in October 2026, an appeals court overturned the temporary ban

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A Circle K worker found a customer's abandoned Arizona lottery ticket, clocked out and bought it himself; it turned out to be worth $12.8 million, and now a judge says the fight over who owns it can go ahead

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California Sikh temple kidnapping-murder of Avtar Singh: Suspect arrested in Mexico after 8 months, two others remain on the run

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Tesla found liable for fraud over $110,000 Solar Roof that never generated electricity; project began at $82,210 in 2020, failed county inspection, homeowner estimates repair cost at $2.5 million

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An Ohio landowner admitted filling holes near a farm drain with shoes, rocks and license plates, then sued his neighbour over runoff; a 2026 appeals court upheld $126,198 in legal fees and expenses against him

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IBM ending visa sponsorship for most roles in IBM Consulting: What will happen to employees?

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An Indiana security guard was struck by a car carrying suspected phone thieves outside a hospital in 2017; nine years later, an appeals court has revived his negligence claim over missing barriers

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A Pennsylvania woman said she used $80,000 in savings during marriage, including to improve her husband's house; after five years of temporary support, an appeals court upheld another $1,000 a month for three years

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H-1B, Green Card update: IBM ends visa sponsorship for most roles in its biggest division; affected workers face year-end deadline

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Amazon to refund $3 million to Prime customers over six-step cancellation process; also agrees to donate $1 million to charities and allocate $1.5 million to consumer protection

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​A Washington woman says her ex-husband tracked her spending, accessed her home's Alexa system and repeatedly stalked her despite a no-contact order; an appeals court upheld a five-year domestic violence protection order

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Trump puts his chips on Huang as China spy storm gathers force

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JD Vance calls impeachment push against Pete Hegseth 'absurd', says move is not about Iran war

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In 2023, Scarlett Johansson took legal action after an AI app used her Black Widow footage and an imitation of her voice in an unauthorised advert; months later, she accused OpenAI of copying her voice for ChatGPT

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'Either he will resign or Trump will fire him': Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz warns Hegseth as impeachment pressure mounts

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End Iran war or tackle Trump? What Americans want Democrat-held Congress to focus on

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A 60-year-old Danish man says ChatGPT told him he could stop paying rent and that losing his home was 'legally impossible'; after being evicted with his two dogs, he is now suing OpenAI in San Francisco

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In 1947, U.S. tea experts tasted imported brews under a 1897 law that set quality standards; the federal tea-tasting system lasted until its repeal in 1996

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In 1962, Neil Armstrong's X-15 bounced off the atmosphere, overshot Edwards on April 20, then flew over Pasadena: its 12:28 flight became the program's longest

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Paul McCartney, 84, and Ringo Starr, 86, are booked for the same Las Vegas veterans concert on January 29, 2027, setting up a rare reunion of the surviving Beatles more than two years after they last performed together

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George Washington once used New Jersey's Ford Mansion as his wartime headquarters; after nearly 10 months of restoration, the historic house reopened for public tours in October 2024

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