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'Pehle achche insaan hone chahiye': Sai Pallavi's husband wishlist is winning hearts! Actress says he must have these 5 qualities

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5 COMMON EXPECTATIONS THAT CAN CREATE CONFLICT IN ARRANGED MARRIAGES

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Quote of the day by Patrick Stewart: "I now think I understand the importance and significance of sharing life with one other person in particular;" What the actor's words about sharing life reveal about lasting love

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Hasina video, RAW allegations: What ex-Bangladesh officer revealed in podcast before mysterious death

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World - / Oct 30, 2026 - Scientists discover silk traces on 101 ancient objects in China, uncover clues to ancient rituals - Scientists studying 3,000-year-old objects from China's Sanxingdui archaeological site have found silk traces on 101 artefacts, including bronze masks, gold, jade and ivory objects. Published in the journal Antiquity, the study suggests that ancient Shu people used silk to wrap or cover objects during rituals. Researchers also identified red pigments and different weaving patterns, offering clues about ancient textile practices.

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World - / Oct 30, 2026 - Arkansas couple pays $8,000 for access to landlocked property, loses court battle with neighbours - An Arkansas couple who paid their neighbours $8,000 for an 18-foot-wide road to access their land near Beaver Lake have lost a dispute over its location. The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a route along the neighbours' property boundary, despite concerns about construction costs and difficult terrain. One judge disagreed, warning that the approved route could be unusable without expensive work.

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SHOCKING VISUALS: NATO Military Aircraft Carrying EU Officials Crashes In Europe | WATCH

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'Putin Won't End War': EU Gives Up On Ukraine, Kallas 'Abandons' Zelensky As Conflict Escalates?

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Iran To Go Nuclear In Hours? Khamenei's Final Nod; Tehran Retaliates Against Trump Threat | DETAILS

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'Take Lie Detector Test On Epstein': El-Sayed Challenges Trump In Fiery Michigan Campaign Showdown

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'MAYDAY...MAYDAY...': US Military Tanker Declares Mid-Air Emergency Between Israel & Jordan

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Putin Orders Crushing Attack; Russian Jet-Powered Drone Rams Into Crowded Ukrainian Railway Station

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Mrunal Thakur makes olive green and burgundy the new power couple in this embellished saree

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In the 1970s, they met while working with the Royal Shakespeare Company; in 2000, worked together on 'X-Men' as rival leaders; shared kisses on red carpet often; in 2013, one friend officiated another's wedding: Inside Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart's unforgettable friendship

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10 BABY NAMES THAT MEAN 'STAR' IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

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US eyewear retailer accused of sharing customers' prescription details and eye-exam activity with Meta as appeals court revives privacy lawsuit

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1886: A New Hampshire family had an architect build 8-year-old Fanny a log playhouse with a working stove; it still welcomes visitors

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After 15 years in accounting, Linda Harrison left office work to raise fainting goats in Tennessee; 2½ years later, she called ranching her passion

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An Ohio man bought a house in a neighbourhood of about 140 homes and advertised it on Airbnb, arguing it was also his residence; on October 26, an appeals court upheld a zoning ban after neighbours objected

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In 2020, conservation partners began securing Maine's Chadbourne Tree Farm; six years later, more than 27,000 acres of working forest are permanently protected from development. The forest remains open to the public

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US targets Chinese telecom giants in proposed ban on direct access to American phone numbers

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In 2025, NYU Stern professor Jim Finch pledged $10 million through a bequest for scholarships and donated $150,000 to its student investment fund

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In 2011, Oregon biology professor Helen Stafford left Reed College $8 million; most went to student aid, while $1 million supported the department

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First Mahatma Gandhi statue in North Dakota unveiled at Bismarck's Peace Park

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In 2026, a Massachusetts woman skied 700 miles to the South Pole alone, without support; she finished the frozen crossing in exactly 57 days

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'You are disgusting, put yourself in shape': Trump mocks reporter's appearance after being questioned about his health

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A Virginia textile mill built in 1920 closed in 1996 and stood largely empty for decades; after a $110 million redevelopment, it now has residents and offices, with 190 apartments planned across the complex

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Why this US woman filled two homes with 13,201 frog-themed items after a tiny tree frog appeared in her kitchen in 1983

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US Federal appeals court revives religious groups' legal challenge to immigration enforcement at churches, synagogues and mosques; what the ruling means for worshippers

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A North Dakota pipeline route drew objections from landowners and two counties over safety and local rules. A judge has now backed local setback powers and ordered more scrutiny, but the state permit remains in place

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India should arm Afghan Taliban against Pakistan: Sushant Sareen

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'Koi sharam hoti hai': Pak lawmaker mocks Khawaja Asif after Munir's Iran visit

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Pakistan gas bowser explodes after truck collision, killing 2 and damaging 6 vehicles

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Pakistan's gas mess: LPG prices soar, imported LNG piles up and the debt bill keeps growing

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Afghan returnees face police raids, arbitrary detention in Pakistan's KP after emergency: Report

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Pakistan reopens Iran border after week-long halt to commercial traffic

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'Islamabad arming Afghans to fight anti-Pakistani insurgents': Ex-US envoy sounds alarm

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'Pak defeated, cannot fight us': Baloch rebels launch fresh strike; several killed

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Pakistan's elite want out? Khawaja Asif flags bureaucrats' alleged exit plans to foreign shores

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Pakistan army officer killed in IED blast during Balochistan operation

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US-designated LeT terrorist dies after mysteriously falling from building in Lahore

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Pakistani forces kill 8 militants in Balochistan, raid hideouts as abductions rise

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Pakistan's decades of backing terror comes full circle as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa falls under emergency rule

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Pakistan plans Moon landing by 2035, expands space cooperation with China

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Balochistan unrest: Teacher's killing sparks outrage, kin say Pak officials shielding 'death squads'

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Strong 6.0-magnitude quake strikes Balochistan in Pakistan

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Former Bangladesh air force officer linked to Hasina escape video found dead

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Bangladesh regime change: Hasina's ouster was planned days before Aug 5, says Yusuf's aide

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Ex-Bangladesh air force officer linked to Hasina's fleeing clip found dead in Dhaka

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Bangladesh: Hindu salon owner stabbed to death over unpaid haircut bills; one arrested

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JeI functionary met Indian intel official in secret: Bangladesh PM aide

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5 months after fastest Everest climb, US cancer survivor sets mountain run record

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Hindu teacher killed while mediating dispute in Bangladesh

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Afghanistan hit by 5.5 magnitude earthquake

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Were they beheaded? Did they get lawyers? Bangladesh seeks answers from Saudi Arabia over execution of 'couple'

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In 2017, a British food rescue organisation started with one person and a van collecting surplus food; nine years later, UKHarvest has rescued 10 million meals and now collects 10 tonnes of surplus food every week

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In 2022, conservators X-raying a Van Gogh painting in Edinburgh found a hidden self-portrait of the artist on the back of the canvas, concealed for more than a century under layers of glue and cardboard

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Royal regret! British king Charles III 'recognises' slavery horrors amid his Caribbean tour

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Mystery celebrity in London says he will 'kill himself' if sexual misconduct allegations against him are made public

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Why this British woman spent years collecting 4,550 My Little Pony items after her parents refused to buy her a horse

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Part of Brighton's 160-year-old West Pier collapses into the sea during Storm Austen as Victorian landmark continues to deteriorate after decades of storm and fire damage

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A man who committed murder at 17 was sentenced after turning 18 to a minimum of 15 years in prison; the UK Supreme Court ruled he could not seek a special review of that term

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After decades collecting artworks from colonial-era India, British historian Charles Greig has donated 50 paintings and watercolours to Tate, including rare 18th-century portraits; a public display is planned for 2028

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Prince William inherited the $1.3 billion Duchy of Cornwall, spanning 128,000 acres, after Queen Elizabeth II's death; earning $31 million annually from it, he now plans to sell 20% to fund housing and green projects

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UK parliamentary group to raise persecution of Hindus in Pakistan with UK govt

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UK budget offers £100 energy relief as Iran war threatens growth and raises costs

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A UK charity collected 88,544 unwanted Christmas trees and recycled them into mulch, biomass and other uses, while the 2026 campaign raised £1.88 million for charities and helped support local communities

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Meet Ian Smith, the 81-year-old British former dentist who started posting TikTok videos to promote his novel and attracted 1.5 million followers with life advice

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London could face a repeat of the Beast from the East as polar vortex threatens winter freeze: How it could affect the weather

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Ukraine puts Russian refinery strikes 'on pause' amid Trump pressure

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Halloween protests: France warns of 'very high' risk of urban violence, to deploy over 70,000 police

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Why this 50-year-old Italian man walked nearly 1,000 kilometres alone on the Camino de Santiago despite having to carry his own food because of coeliac disease

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Lagarde quits ECB to shed neutrality, enter political fray

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Helicopter crash in Bosnia: At least 4 killed, 11 injured as Italian Chinook goes down during training

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Spain train tragedy: Glitch, 3 operator errors behind crash that killed 68

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'Canada cannot be an EU member because of geography': Von der Leyen proposes associate membership for Ottawa

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A century later, World War bombs still haunt Europe as Italy finds 250 munitions in melting glaciers

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Chaos on camera: Armenia MPs trade blows as parliament erupts into mass brawl

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When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, a round loaf of bread in Herculaneum was buried under volcanic debris; it was found carbonised nearly 2,000 years later, still showing its eight segments and a baker's stamp

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Russia drone hits 2 trains at busy Ukraine station, 13 killed

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Spain train crash: Audio reveals chilling exchange between operators before deadly collision

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68 killed in Spain train collision: Videos capture overturned carriages, injured passengers, devastation

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Red signal, system failure, fatal impact: How Spain's train collision unfolded

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Spain train collision that killed 68 sparks protests demanding transport minister's resignation

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'Shameful decision': Meloni fumes after court frees researcher accused of helping organise violent Milan protests

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'Nvidia chief seen as target of China spy plot'

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China elevates military general to Politburo

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'Turn the blade inward': Xi swings the axe again, expels 33 in major CCP purge

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China begins key meet, setting stage for Xi's fourth term

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'Rising runoff, flood risks': Fresh warning over China's mega Brahmaputra dam

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Chinese woman breaks 5 ribs from hug, husband says he used normal force, wife does not get sunlight, does extreme dieting

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7.0-magnitude earthquake hits China's Tibet, atleast 16 killed, 46 injured- watch

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Typhoon Champi: Taiwan issues land warning, cancels 125 flights as powerful storm approaches

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China began restoring vegetation across the Loess Plateau in 1999; scientists later found groundwater drought intensified as vegetation expanded between 2003 and 2015

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'Disregards consensus between Xi and Trump': China hits back after DeepSeek ban from US govt IT systems

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Israel election results: Neither Netanyahu nor opposition wins majority; what happens next?

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Israel elections: Arab parties may hold key to next government after Netanyahu falls short of majority

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Israel tightens airline security after flydubai hijacking

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A university in Cyprus launched a free blockchain course in 2014; its online programme has attracted more than 150,000 learners from over 120 countries

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Israel election results: Netanyahu's bloc wins 53 seats, falls short of majority as coalition talks loom

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Netanyahu's unity government gambit: Can he lure Eisenkot from opposition?

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'This is not a drama': Israeli agency had intel on illegal funds before election, failed to share it

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'Scapegoat for political failures': Qatar rejects Israeli election interference claims

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Beyond US blockade: How Iran's secret 5,000+ agencies network keeps missiles flowing

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Israel polls: Poll chief orders probe into 'foreign interference'; Netanyahu levels big charge - top developments

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As Trump mulls fresh strikes after midterms, Vance writes to Iran, Tehran says 'won't surrender'

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'We have run down our stock of missiles': Obama asks 'how is this war going' - watch

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'From the river to the sea': Hundreds rally across Israel for Jewish-Arab government as election count continues

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Arab parties claim kingmaker status in Israel

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Israel poll results deadlocked amid historic showing by Arab parties

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Arab parties score historic win in Israel polls, putting Netanyahu's hopes at risk

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She collected salary for 16 years without teaching: German teacher who allegedly went scuba diving while on sick leave now faces fraud charges over €248,000

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1929: Roland Callingham opened his family's miniature world; Bekonscot remains the world's oldest surviving model village

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University of Georgia secures $8 million NOAA grant to plan restoration of 326 acres of salt marsh across four states using dredged sediment

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After years of building her art business and a highway tyre blowout that made her rethink life, Australian mortgage lender Ka Po Ng quit her bank job in 2024 to pursue art full time

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Former media CEO Nic Jones left a decades-long career for bus driving; eight months later, he called himself a fulfilled and happy bus driver

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1886: Cornelius Vanderbilt built his children an oceanfront playhouse; it remains the only surviving structure from the original Breakers estate

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An Austrian electrical engineer left IT after visiting US national parks, became a ranger, and now oversees trails and infrastructure at Gesäuse National Park

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A Scottish family travelled from Florida to Britain for a holiday in 2025 but did not return; the UK Supreme Court considered whether one child should be sent back to the US

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Canada seeks EU 'associate member' status as Carney counters Trump's trade pressure

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Germany, South Korea enhance strategic, security ties against backdrop of China-Russia-North Korea collusive threat

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Royal regret! British king Charles III 'recognises' slavery horrors amid his Caribbean tour

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The political obituary can wait: Lula, Bibi and the art of survival

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At 26, Kia Humberstone began building a $40,000 home on a truck to avoid a traditional mortgage after selling her first tiny home for A$35,000, seeking a more affordable path to homeownership

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What qualifies as a planet? Icy object beyond Pluto reignites debate

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In 1962, Hawaii released Kalij pheasants for hunting; they spread across forests and may have helped disperse seeds of invasive plants such as banana poka

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In 2013, Gerard Butler travelled to Liberia to serve school meals with a charity he supports; it has delivered more than 260 million meals since 2006 and now feeds over 95,000 children every school day

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In 2024, Jason Statham bought a 20-acre English coastal estate for about £20 million; in 2026, a planning rule from 1973 put its two-storey summerhouse under scrutiny over use as guest accommodation

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Trump moves to end H-1B visa deference: What it means for Indians stuck in the Green Card backlog

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How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's donation helped a Nashville free grocery store resume support for families on its waitlist

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A Mississippi father willed 0.86 acres and the family home equally to his three children, then signed a deed giving the land to his wife; an October 27 court rejected his daughter's bid to undo the transfer

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In 1980, a Texas man called his stepson his child in a will; after the man died in 2020, the stepson battled surviving relatives over inheritance, but a jury found there had been no legal or informal adoption

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Google billionaire's wife Wendy Schmidt launched a $1.4 million challenge after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, inviting scientists and engineers to develop faster oil-cleanup technology; one winning device recovered 4,670 gallons per minute

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A California couple bought a home with a 20-by-20-foot garden, then a neighbour claimed the land; a 1955 deal involving $250 and babysitting helped secure their exclusive gardening rights in an October 26 ruling

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In 1905, a mine manager in South Africa pulled a 3,106-carat rough diamond from a mine wall; it became the Cullinan, cut into the 530-carat Great Star of Africa that now sits in the British royal sceptre

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Trump official reacts to leaked video of Microsoft's AI chief telling staff company wants to bring in foreign talent: 'You were hoping we were kidding'

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A US appeals court ruled 10-7 that immigrants detained after entering the country illegally are not constitutionally entitled to bond hearings, reversing a July ruling affecting Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi

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Florida homeowner's property was sold at an HOA foreclosure auction in 2024; he paid the debt five days later, but an October 23 court overturned the decision to cancel the sale without hearing the buyer

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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 1979, ABBA gave UNICEF the royalties from Chiquitita; 45 years later, the song had raised more than $5 million to help protect vulnerable children from violence, abuse and exploitation worldwide

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If you hire H-1B, you won't get grants: Texas Agriculture Department's new rule for businesses; 'Taxpayers work hard for their money'

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Mid-air collision near Oregon airport: 3 killed as two helicopters crash into each other US

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US midterms: Trump skips Iowa, Kansas rallies, backs Republicans through phone campaign

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A 1996 foundation created by Tiger Woods and his parents marked 30 years of education work in 2026; its learning labs have helped students explore science, technology and careers

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Taylor Swift gave $100,000 to revive a Tennessee playground destroyed by floods in 2010, now the city is seeking a roughly $3 million grant for an inclusive play area and sports upgrades at the same park

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"When did Charlie turn into such a diva": Candace Owens questions Charlie Kirk's custom Carhartt shirt worn on assassination day

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NY enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries

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TikTok star Tucker Budzyn's final chapter inspires $10,000 in donations and a children's book

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A Michigan father and his family have added a pirate ship to their front-yard Halloween world, complete with blue lighting and skeleton sailors, with live actors set to take over on October 31

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Fired US general admits leaking classified Iran, Ukraine information to journalists: Report

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Rare White House visit by top US commander puts Trump's Iran strike options in focus

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At 99, Pauline Kana became the world's oldest crowd-surfer; the internet-famous 'Gangster Granny' achieved the Guinness World Records title at a Texas concert

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Growing up without being able to afford Halloween costumes, Texas man Christophe Waggoner began October's Child in 2017; he has gifted 8,000 costumes to families and plans to give away 4,000 in 2026

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A California community searched nearly 20 years for a permanent place to gather and worship; after raising funds and beating competing offers, it completed a $16.5 million Cupertino property purchase on October 22

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