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US - Sep 24, 2026 - Eight US Navy sailors in USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during Iran war deployment

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Trump-Xi meeting: What's on agenda as Chinese president begins 3-day US visit

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In 2022, a career coach began helping laid-off workers search jobs for free; four years later, his volunteer network has helped more than 50,000 people

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US - Sep 24, 2026 - Xi Jinping arrives in Washington as Trump gives rare airport welcome to kick off US state visit: Top developments

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A Malibu winery that operated for four decades is shutting down after its Pacific Coast Highway tasting room was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire; its owners are now selling the 240-acre vineyard estate

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Alabama has turned a decommissioned natural gas rig into two artificial reefs; one section rises 632 feet from the seafloor, preserving marine habitat that has been growing there since 1998

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A South Dakota collector paid $750 for an old crock more than 30 years ago; a $32,000 sale revealed he had its rare twin

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Benedict Arnold was once trusted by George Washington before switching allegiance to Britain and dying in England in 1801; the Revolutionary War general's crypt is now part of a kindergarten classroom

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US visa: Immigration lawyer says Green Card lottery, visa processing for 75 banned countries did not resume despite court order

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Since the 1923 flooding created Wisconsin's Chippewa Flowage, floating bogs have drifted across the lake; today, boaters push a 40-acre forest away from the only bridge

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In 2017, one woman began collecting menstrual products for women in need; 8 years later, Project Dignity was supporting nearly 1,900 women and girls every month

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'Nagarjuna is an H-1B trafficker': Sara Gonzales claims Indian techie hirer she exposed earlier is now selling home, going back to India

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'International system broken': Rubio's stark message amid UNGA, says US interests above world order

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Why Iran looms large over Trump-Xi talks in White House

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Donald Trump says Canada has too many immigrants, but the math doesn't add up

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Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for sexual assault

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Another Donald Trump-Putin meeting soon? US invites Russian President to G20 summit in December

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Meet Khaos Kook, the 18-year-old Washington violinist whose concussion kept him from playing for over six months; he turned recovery into a protocol for injured musicians and won $25,000

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From Taiwan to human rights: China warns Trump not to cross 4 'red lines' as Xi heads to US

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Meet Gagan Biyani, Indian-origin entrepreneur behind Andreessen Horowitz's new school that won't give degree but would charge $60k to $90k because Sam Altman, Satya Nadella will take classes

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Jaishankar-Rubio meeting: India flags sanctions, US waves friendship

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'Terrorist' or 'victims of terrorism'? Iran's Pezeshkian takes Trump head-on at UNGA

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A North Carolina town founded in 1907 has voted to begin dissolving itself after years of financial trouble; Ronda could lose its municipal status by June 2027 and become part of unincorporated Wilkes County

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A 1995 Michael Jordan baseball autograph card sold for $625,250 at Heritage, weeks after another copy of the same Top Prospects card fetched $525,000

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An Oklahoma man says he bought five acres from his grandfather in 1994; 32 years later, the county says it owns a 40-foot strip inches from his house and plans to auction it with a $29,000 starting bid

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In 2020, George Floyd's memorial GoFundMe raised $14.7 million; six years later, three of his siblings are asking brother Philonise for a full accounting of the fundraiser and its distributions

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In 2017, a woman paid $4 for a thrift-store painting; experts authenticated it as an N.C. Wyeth work; after a $191,000 auction fell through; then it sold privately for over $100,000

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Woman says she was forced to sit next to man who was masturbating, was later given $100 flight credit; United Airlines launches probe

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Florida town told employees their pensions had moved to the state system; 5 months later, a paperwork error revealed they were never enrolled

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Indian-origin Uber driver arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting teen passenger in California; activated child locks to prevent him from leaving

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Who holds the leverage? Five cards Trump and Xi bring to the table

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In 1934, a New York collector bought a Fabergé figure tied to Russia's imperial court; nearly 80 years later it resurfaced in a family attic and sold at auction for a record $5.2 million

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US treasury chief Scott Bessent could be Trump's new AI adviser amid US-China talks: Report

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Michigan photographer sentenced to 5 years for scamming family of $4.6M by claiming funds would support child's modelling, spending $200K on Taylor Swift tickets

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In 1954, a Maryland family bought a worn-out 62-acre truck farm and let the land heal; 72 years later, Toad Hall is permanently protected inside a 1,200-acre conservation block

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A London air-raid shelter built for wartime protection now grows salad leaves underground, using LED lights instead of sunlight

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In the 1990s, a blind Florida conservationist kept fighting for the Everglades; her organization helped win a $90 million fund to buy and protect endangered land in Miami-Dade County

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Watch: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa caught scrolling Instagram Reels during Erdogan's UN speech

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In 1972, a wheelchair-using California conservationist helped protect the Santa Monica Mountains, creating a 56,000-acre network of parklands

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'No change in President Trump's position': UK to review Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius

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New York's High Line once carried freight trains above Manhattan; now the abandoned railway is one of the city's most visited parks

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A Pennsylvania flea-market buyer paid $4 for a framed painting; hidden behind it was a rare 1776 Declaration of Independence copy worth $8.14 million

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In 2013, a Los Angeles man's VW Beetle vanished; one stranger sent a photo, and another used Google Street View to find it five days later

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In 2025, a hiker found a frightened dog in Oregon woods; he turned a tripod into a leash, filmed the rescue for TikTok and reunited him with his owner

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In 2026, Big Bear's famous eagle Jackie vanished from her nest cam; public videos helped identify her before rescuers found her injured near the lake

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In 1998, Chicago mother Kimberly Wasserman went door-to-door after her baby's asthma attack; by 2012, the city's Fisk and Crawford coal plants had closed

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In 2023, Philadelphia lawyer Andrew Coval left legal work for $16.14-an-hour seasonal ranger work, sharing a FEMA trailer while working in Yosemite

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A 1950 Washington bridge carrying about 90,000 vehicles a day is getting a $114 million overhaul; engineers will replace its movable span with a fixed one floated into place during a single 56-hour closure

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In California, Fort Ord trained about 1.5 million soldiers; its former Army grounds now hold 86 miles of trails, wildflowers and mountain lions

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In 2005, a California engineer used Google Earth to challenge a logging plan above Los Gatos Creek; community pressure later helped spare 1,000 acres of redwood watershed

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In 2025, a father and his 18-year-old son pushed a rowboat from San Francisco to Hawaii; nearly seven weeks and 2,400 miles later, they made history

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Trump-Xi summit: $14 billion Taiwan arms deal hangs over Washington talks

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Meet Caymus Maxson, the 16-year-old California teen who started Trash Turtles at 10, led 50+ beach cleanups, removed 6+ tons of debris, recycled 75,000+ cigarette butts and became a 2026 Barron Prize winner

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New Hampshire man returns a magazine 132 years late after library introduces fine freeze, avoiding a potential $12,055 fine

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Pennsylvania's youth business fair grew from 60 booths in 2022 to 100 in 2026; kids ages 5 to 16 handled their own products, pricing and sales with no adults behind the tables

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'White House access privilege, not right': DOJ cites national security behind Trump barring reporters

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A 1954 Superman lunchbox sold for $31,980, beating its $20,000 high estimate at auction

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Super El Niño: California declares emergency as Hurricane Polo remains Category 5 off Mexico

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