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World - / Oct 28, 2026 - How Alicia Keys' charity raised $86.6M to help children with HIV - During her journey to South Africa, Alicia Keys encountered the profound effects of HIV/AIDS on families and children, which ignited her passion to co-found Keep a Child Alive in 2003. The organization has successfully raised over $86 million, benefiting millions globally by ensuring access to medical care while advocating for health, education, and human rights. Collaborations, such as with TodayTix Group, significantly amplify their mission.

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World - / Oct 28, 2026 - Montana rancher's rare dinosaur fossil sells for record $47.3 million at auction - For decades, the Nanotyrannus occupied an uncertain place in the dinosaur world, caught between scientific classification and the shadow of its much more famous relative, Tyrannosaurus rex. Now, a remarkably preserved skeleton has given the disputed

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Maryland removed its Cypress Mill dam in 2025; officials report more than 35 miles of fish habitat reopened, while early plans estimated 18 miles

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Idaho's 3-foot dam, built in the 1930s, powered one ranger station; removed in 2021, it reopened five miles of spawning habitat for threatened bull trout

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An Indiana couple paid a contractor with cheques and a Ford F-350 truck for home repairs, but he made roof trusses in his backyard; on October 26 a court made him personally liable for an $82,020 judgment

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In 2012, MIT professor Anant Agarwal put an undergraduate circuits course online for free; nearly 155,000 people registered to learn from the class

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In New Jersey, painter John Fricano built Jack and Jill's Hill and the Three Bears' house for his kids in 1955; Storybook Land grew to 20 acres, with 19 rides

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London homeowner ordered to repay £225,000 to Thames Water after High Court finds she claimed her flood-hit home was unsaleable despite selling it for £780,000

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A self-taught Birmingham teenager built a gesture-controlled robotic hand for about £30; the invention attracted 2.6 million views and requests from students worldwide

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In 1995, Oasis, Radiohead and Paul McCartney recorded War Child's 'HELP' charity album in a single day; 30 years later, the landmark project returned in a limited-edition box set

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Groundskeepers digging beneath a golf course in England discover a forgotten wine cellar with dozens of bottles, possibly linked to a manor demolished in 1888

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A £15 million London apartment linked to a Bangladeshi businessman was frozen by the High Court after shares in its owning company were reportedly transferred for £1

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Kate Middleton climbed Britain's three highest peaks within 24 hours in June to support a cancer charity; four months later, she shared an unseen photo with William, their three children and mountain rescuers

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In 2021, an Indiana mother and her teenage son lost contact after he moved away with his father; she later showed a court about 25 unanswered texts, and an October 26 ruling said she need not pay his college expenses

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