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World - / Oct 11, 2026 - Border triangle airstrike: At least 13 gold miners killed in strike; toll could rise amid limited care - At least 13 artisanal gold miners were killed and 28 others injured in an airstrike in the border area between Sudan, Egypt and Libya on Saturday, the Sudan Doctors Network said on Sunday. The identity of those behind the strike remains unclear. The

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World - / Oct 12, 2026 - Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's $500,000 gift helps train Indigenous water operators in Canada - Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's generous contribution to Water First has empowered Indigenous communities by enhancing their water management capabilities. After an intensive 15-month certification process, eight Indigenous trainees have successfully graduated, accumulating over 2,000 hours of combined practical and technical training. These graduates are set to embark on careers in water treatment, fostering self-sufficiency within their communities and showcasing a steadfast dedication to sustainable water management.

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'It Was The Iran War...': Trump's Russia Oil Deal 'Backfires'; Big GOP Revolt Before Midterms?

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New Houthi Attack On Riyadh Airport Injures Passengers After Terminal HIT By Missile

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A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years hunting Burmese pythons in the Everglades; Florida pays up to $18 an hour, but every catch demands a close encounter

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Washington's historic East Potomac golf course could lose up to 529 trees, with 169 slated for removal starting October 10; officials call it maintenance as a lawsuit challenges the park's possible redesign

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A coal millionaire donated 3,654 acres to Pennsylvania in 1969; the state spent $1.7 million reclaiming mining-scarred land to create Hillman State Park

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A 1936 Miami Beach hotel shut after Hurricane Irma in 2017 and became tangled in a $95.6 million foreclosure judgment; nine years later, its new owner plans to reopen the 45-room Art Deco landmark next month

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A Texas family spent nearly eight years fighting over the 65,000-acre Brite Ranch, worth at least $60 million; days before trial, the heirs agreed to divide the historic property into four pieces

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Hundreds of thousands of abandoned US mines were left behind after mining booms; bats, snakes and bobcats now use them as refuges

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The Florida mansion featured in Scarface is listed for $237 million; its 2.38-acre waterfront estate was once part of Richard Nixon's Winter White House retreat

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Jason Mraz bought an old San Diego avocado grove as a retreat in 2004; two decades later it is a 17-acre regenerative farm growing organic avocados, coffee and other crops, with much of its fruit sold locally

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Trump, Rubio weigh removing ambassador to Greece amid alleged misconduct

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'City terrorised by rogue agency': Mamdani seeks probe into ICE shooting of Dominican man in NYC

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In 2025, UK researchers developed self-healing bitumen with oil-filled plant spores, building on earlier lab tests where aged bitumen cracks healed in about 50 minutes

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In 1982, Ronald Reagan addressed federal spending on risky coastal construction; he restricted subsidies; a 3.8-million-acre coastal system emerged

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Florida approved permanent protection for 1,034 acres of Limestone Creek Ranch, a 70-year cattle operation once owned by a governor; the $6.52 million easement keeps the land working inside the Wildlife Corridor

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In 2009, Indiana mixed old roofing shingles into a US Route 6 warm-asphalt trial; the road became a real-world durability test, not just a lab experiment

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In 2021, California tested asphalt mixed with torn-up roofing shingles on State Route 49; all four mixes met performance specifications, but field results varied

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In 1993, Bill Clinton proposed a Pacific Northwest forest plan after a bitter logging fight; the final 1994 framework covered about 24.5 million federal acres

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Pak crisis: Shehbaz govt declares emergency, ends Imran Khan's party's rule in KPK

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Pak army chief Munir bypasses PM Sharif, moves to deploy more military assets to Saudi Arabia

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Pakistan bets on electric vehicles as Middle East war sends petrol prices soaring 54%

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Pakistan forces accused of quadcopter blast that killed 2 children in Balochistan

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Nearly 3 in 4 Pakistan inmates await trial amid prison overcrowding in country: Report

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Pakistan successfully test-fires extended version of Fatah-4 cruise missile

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Another showdown brewing in Pakistan? Imran Khan supporters hit streets after talks fail

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Pakistan braces for showdown as talks collapse, Imran Khan's party pushes ahead with march

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India slams Pakistan at UN, says 'so-called' civilian governments serve at army's mercy

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Pakistan kills 5 TTP militants as violence escalates on Afghanistan border

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Pakistan logs over 1.2k rebel attacks in 9 months of '26, security crisis deepens

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Shehbaz govt, Imran Khan's PTI hold talks as Pakistan braces for protests

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'Vague and broad': UN experts slam Pakistan's counter-terrorism laws, demand release of lawyer couple

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Bangladesh party backs CJP stir, ex-Yunus aide seeks Modi's fall

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'Army is the rule, army is the law': India tears into Pakistan at UN over minority rights

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Nepal floods: Chilling videos show bridges swept away, homes destroyed

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Nepal floods: 10 missing as Budhi Gandaki River washes away 6 bridges in Gorkha

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Nepal on alert as fresh flood threat looms along Budhi Gandaki River

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Nepal cuts 12 year wait, to declare those missing in flood 'dead' after 45 days

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Nepal cuts 12-year wait to declare flood missing dead to 45 days

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Nepal cuts 12-yr wait to declare flood missing dead to 45 days

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Durga Puja pandal count up in Bangladesh, Hindus say 'reduced fear'

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A woman kept a diamond ring in a drawer for 50 years without knowing its value; experts found a rare 7.81-carat blue diamond worth £2.6 million

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A family thought this Rodin sculpture on their piano was a copy for years; experts rediscovered the missing 1892 original and sold it for about $1 million

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Scottish prawn trawler Sustain hit rocks near Ullapool after its skipper fell asleep; he was exhausted after days at sea and no watch alarm was fitted

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In 2008, Jamie Oliver launched a programme to teach everyday cooking skills; by March 2024, it had delivered food education to more than 115,000 people in schools and communities across the UK

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Mine water treatment by-product ochre is being used to stabilise contaminated soil at a former lead works in Chester; the site could make way for 126 new apartments

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Two 14-year-old UK conservationists are recruiting 20 children, aged 8 to 13, to raise harvest mice at home and help rebuild their declining population

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King Charles inherited a royal connection to London Zoo dating back nearly 200 years; as a baby, he was taken there to see a polar bear

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Nearly 39,500 tonnes of illegally dumped household and construction waste cleared from Hoad's Wood, Kent; £15.5 million clean-up required 2,500 lorry-loads to remove rubbish piled up to 15 feet high

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London's 1952 smog killed thousands; four years later Britain passed a law that began ending its famous coal-filled 'pea soupers'

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A WWII airfield once used by Britain's famous Dambusters was later quarried for sand; today its runway is a nature reserve filled with skylarks and birds of prey

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Queen Elizabeth helped save rare horse breeds from extinction; she bought a Cleveland Bay colt destined for export when only six purebred stallions remained

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In 2010, George Michael anonymously paid for Jo Maidment's IVF after seeing her on TV; two years later, she gave birth to Betsy and a bouquet of flowers finally revealed who had helped her

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A UK founder and his mother burned through £15,000 developing a vegan supplement, then fitted kitchens to fund their first stock; Free Soul now turns over £55 million a year and employs 50

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A 12-year-old Surrey girl handed her father £500 of savings and asked for a mushroom-shaped house; he built a two-storey backyard hideaway with a glass floor and trapdoor that went on to win Shed of the Year in 2017

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Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian tech infrastructure, damages third data center

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Zelenskyy hits back after Trump's remark, says ready to hold Ukraine elections if Russia offers 60-day ceasefire

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Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery ahead of major South America trip in November

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Poland holds emergency security meeting over possible attack on PM Donald Tusk, defence minister

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Cillian Murphy bought a century-old Irish cinema he visited as a child; his plan could turn it into a community film venue

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Three Indians rescued from attacked cargo ship in Black sea depart for India

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The Netherlands built a 72-metre bicycle roundabout above a busy junction; 24 steel cables suspend the circular bridge from a 70-metre pylon

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Third school attack in Poland in a week sparks safety concerns

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Russian strikes kill 12 in Ukraine after Trump announces diesel deal with Putin

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A 3D-printed bridge inspired by Leonardo da Vinci uses waste stone and marble powder; 13 printed blocks form a self-supporting structure

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Drone attacks by Ukraine disrupted immediate resumption of peace talks: Putin tells Trump

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Global warming could make Russia richer. It could also bring NATO closer to its doorstep

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South African jurist of Indian origin Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

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France turned 127 hectares of abandoned gravel pits into Europe's largest floating solar farm; 135,000 panels now generate power for 37,000 people

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Milan US consulate labour 'exploitation' case: Indian workers among hundreds agree to share of $35m payout

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France's student stir intensifies in Paris; schools shut, police fire tear gas

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China opens military base at former CIA airfield in Laos

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From fishing nets to grey-zone tactics: Chinese militia boat enter Taiwan's sensitive east coast - report

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K-8 attack jets, military vehicles spotted at new China-Laos air base: Report

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China's Fuman Oilfield, largest desert oilfield, extracts 26.86 million tons of oil and gas from below 6,000 metres; engineers recover 500-million-year-old rock core from record 8,080-metre depth in Xinjiang

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'Blatant lie': China slams US panel's 'genocide' claim after Starbucks opens first Xinjiang stores

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China's Zijinshan gold mine turned its own waste into haul-road material; test roads carried 100-ton trucks and resisted deformation

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Xi Jinping unwell? Chinese officials sought unusual long breaks during the US visit

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China's gold-copper mine built a road from mining waste; one section showed 97% lower deflection after 28 days

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China tests 800-passenger flying-wing aircraft model with 85-metre span, showing how new aerodynamics could improve range and efficiency

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Chinese hackers impersonate ex-White House official to target US AI experts, steal emails: Report

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Hyderabad man among 13 killed in Houthi strike on Saudi airport

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Iran calls US response to seven-day Hormuz proposal 'insufficient'

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Bloodied passengers, panic and screams: Survivors recall Riyadh airport strike

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Iranian protester hanged hours after marrying jailed fiancee over phone in prison ceremony

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Iran-backed Houthis claim Saudi airport attack that killed 12 as Middle East tensions rise

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One Indian killed, 10 injured in Riyadh airport strike; chilling video shows aftermath

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Houthis blame Saudi Arabia for another strike on Sanaa's airport

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Over 100 killed, including 15 children, as Yemen-headed boat capsizes in Red Sea

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08:06 - Houthis exempt Mecca, Medina airports from tit-for-tat retaliation as Riyadh vows revenge

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Saudi coalition vows retaliation after Riyadh airport attack kills 12, injures 309

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US fighter jet strikes cargo ship in Gulf of Oman as Iran blockade tightens

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Saudi Arabia says attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 and wounded more than 300

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'Look forward to welcoming you to Jerusalem': Israeli prez pens letter to hero pilot captain Smit

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Saudi airport attacked again: Missile strikes passenger terminal, many injured - top developments

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New rulebook for rogue pilots? Flydubai attack puts 9/11-era aviation security in doubt

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Israeli leader admits that assassinating Ayatollah Khamenei was a 'mistake'

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Victoria sold 2.6 hectares of a heritage former psychiatric hospital site to Channel Nine for A$1 million, about A$38 per sq metre; MPs and neighbours are now demanding answers over The Block deal

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A Real Housewives of Toronto star bought a £5.5 million English castle and spent £15 million restoring it; now her plan for a 200-space car park has been rejected

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Egypt's ancient Fayoum portraits to be exhibited abroad for first time

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An Australian developer says a rail project halted its 218-apartment build after the state moved to acquire underground land; with more than 100 buyers waiting, it is suing for at least A$100 million

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In 1967, an Australian man built a house from thousands of discarded glass bottles; nearly 60 years later, the unusual Lightning Ridge building survives as a mining museum and tourist attraction

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WA Bravery Awards honour Perth father who rescued his three-year-old daughter from a swimming pool and performed CPR to help save her life

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Turkey bans social media for under-15s from November 1

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Australia planted rubber vine from Madagascar as a garden ornamental in the 1860s; the climbing weed now reaches 30 metres and has covered huge areas of Queensland

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New Zealand replaced this 1904 bridge with a modern crossing after 112 years; locals saved the historic structure, now the country's only surviving steel cantilever road bridge

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In 2006, Jackie Chan asked fans to help build schools one dollar at a time and promised to match their gifts; six years later, their combined contributions had passed $192,000 for children in rural China

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In 2015, volunteers removing litter from an Irish beach spotted an unknown prehistoric shell midden, adding a newly recorded archaeological site to Sligo's coastline

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In 2024, Bangladesh tested a road made with shredded plastic bags and bottles; during a heat wave, it showed no visible cracking, while other roads showed visible distress

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In 2022, road base tests mixed recycled tire pieces with crushed concrete, and both small and medium tire blends showed significant rutting after 1,000 loading cycles

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Panama rattled by fresh 5.5 magnitude quake after powerful twin earthquakes

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In 2012, Taylor Swift pledged $4 million for a Nashville education centre; 14 years later, the space is showcasing artwork by local schoolchildren and artists with developmental disabilities

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Trump announces Russia-Ukraine 'energy ceasefire effective immediately'; Zelenskyy says 'news for me'

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'Good for American people': US treasury secretary defends Russia diesel deal, cites 'legal authority'

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A Florida family kept a 498-acre cattle operation for generations as development spread around it; the ranch is now permanently protected through a $7.48 million conservation easement

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A Washington farmer who returned to his family farm in 1984 is challenging $618,000 in irrigation penalties after the state Supreme Court heard his case

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The ABCD of US politics: American-born Combative Desis face MAGA heat

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In 1958, Texas voters rejected a $15 million reservoir plan; 68 years later, a judge overturned a new permit for Lake Ringgold after ranchers warned the project could flood more than 16,000 acres of farmland

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After a New York fire killed a 13-year-old girl's father and four sisters, relatives raised over $100,000 for her; months later, the state AG sought $71,539.29 it said remained unpaid

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In 1970, Fullerton paved a 600-foot California street with crushed waste glass; 2 years later, the EPA found the unusual recycled road was still in good condition

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'Our seas, our land': Sri Lanka assures India against hostile acts from its territory

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An 83-year-old Oregon blimp hangar was sold for $1 after a storm tore a 200-foot hole in its roof; after nearly 10 months shut, the air museum inside is now set to reopen on October 29

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Baltimore turned waste glass into road surfaces on at least 17 streets; the crushed glass made the pavement sparkle under sunlight and streetlights

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In Colorado, a family spent more than 60 years assembling a working ranch; after it was once listed for $100 million, Susan Nottingham has now permanently protected 18,484 acres and their historic water rights

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In 1946, a collector bought a Ming-era cloisonné pomegranate box for £19; 77 years later, it was found in an attic, auctioneers expected £6,000 to £10,000 before bidding pushed it to £288,000

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In 1929, Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie gave his rights to a London children's hospital; 97 years later, the gift still supports seriously ill children, with UK royalty payments protected by a special law

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In 2025, California began filling a 750-acre expansion of the Salton Sea wetlands; the project aims to create wildlife habitat while reducing dust from the drying shoreline

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In 2019, former WWE champion Chris Jericho bought a $3.255 million, 6.5-acre Florida lake estate, then listed his older lakefront home with 175 feet of shoreline for $1.149 million

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In 2012, The Miz paid $1.865 million for a Hollywood Hills home, then renovated and expanded it into a 4,532-square-foot Tuscan villa before listing it for $3.65 million and selling it for just over $3 million

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In 2021, Joe Biden restored boundaries at two Utah monuments; more than 2 million acres regained federal protection

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Watch: Anti-ICE protesters attack federal vehicle, threaten agents in Oregon parking lot

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A Florida school district rejected a $20 million offer for its five-acre riverfront headquarters in 2025; another $17.2 million deal collapsed, and officials have now approved a third agreement worth $15.13 million

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A 26-acre California site was being turned into an ICE detention facility without a full environmental review; a federal judge has now halted construction until the government completes the required analysis

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MacKenzie Scott gave Maliasili $15 million after an earlier grant helped create a conservation fund; that fund has since backed 28 organisations

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Trumpiana: Trump trail goes boom boom doom doom again!

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