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World - / Nov 15, 2026 - Pennsylvania court rejects son's claim of missing millions from 65-property family trust - A Pennsylvania court has upheld the dismissal of Jacob Singer's case over alleged mismanagement of a family trust holding around 65 properties. It found that his claim of missing millions lacked sufficient financial evidence and that he had not established a right to an accounting or immediate control of the properties.

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Paris Erupts As Protesters Demand Closer Ties With Russia, Reject Iran War

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Ariana Grande turns years of private charity into a formal foundation, donates $125,000 to transgender crisis hotline and introduces an unusual concert fundraising strategy to support local nonprofits

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A British collector bought an 1834 silver coin for just £8 at a car boot sale; 3D scans have now uncovered evidence of a possible minting accident hidden for 192 years

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Czechs gather in big numbers to reject government's plan to overhaul funding of public media

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An Australian railway enthusiast spent 13 years building a miniature version of a 315-kilometre Adelaide-to-Serviceton rail route inside his backyard shed, complete with 50 metres of track over three levels

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A Kentucky man hired an agent to sell his first home, then bought the agent's own house for $300,000 and says he was pressed to pay another $85,000; a November 13 appeals ruling revived most of his claims

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A New York co-op says a woman's shower has leaked into the flat below, but she disputes it after about 10 inspections; the building is seeking nearly $170,000 in legal fees as a three-year dispute continues

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Meet Washington state student Siddhi Tandon, who did not know where to deposit her first paycheck and created a financial-literacy initiative that has reached over 22,000 people, expanding into six states

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World - / Nov 15, 2026 - Humane World for Animals rescues 951 chinchillas from Ohio breeding facility in two operations - A breeding facility in Jenera, Ohio, was revealed to have hundreds of chinchillas in poor conditions. Federal inspections led to the discovery of severe neglect and health issues in the animals. Humane World for Animals assisted in the rescue of 951 chinchillas, which were removed in two operations. The facility's owner agreed to surrender the animals and cease operations regulated by the Animal Welfare Act.

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Al Green Uses Hegseth's Words Against Trump; Reads His Letter To POTUS

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Leaked Photos Show Jensen Getting COZY With Chinese Spy In Public Event AND In Front Of DAUGHTER

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'I Told Trump Directly...': Mamdani Reveals Direct Message To ICE; Then Lashes Out At Stephen Miller

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Miami Airport Chaos: Copa Pilot's SHOCKING Reaction After Wingtip Strikes UPS Jet

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Inside Iran's Secret Missile Cities: Crews Reveal How They Kept Firing Under US-Israel Strikes

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Ahead of the next 007 announcement, a look inside the lives of Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby and other former Bond stars

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7 Hollywood moms who have spoken openly about their battles with postpartum depression

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6 CELEBRITIES WHO BOUGHT BACK THEIR CHILDHOOD HOMES AFTER BECOMING FAMOUS

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Optical illusion: You have hawk eyes if you can spot the hidden rat within the first 15 seconds of seeing the image

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10 GENDER-NEUTRAL BABY NAMES INSPIRED BY THE SKY

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6 CELEBRITY COUPLES WHOSE AGE DIFFERENCES RANGE FROM 17 TO 46 YEARS

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Mike Pence says Trump's decision to halt Iran military campaign contributed to Republican midterm losses

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Duffy says Trump was 'fully engaged' during US flight disruptions despite delayed public response

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A Utah husband-and-wife duo turned their search for unusual sweets during the pandemic into a freeze-dried candy business now selling its treats in more than 500 US stores

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Chris Van Hollen hits back at Sean Duffy over Congress funding criticism after US ground stop

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'Highly destructive and political decision': Trump slams judge's order blocking Washington golf course renovation

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While digging a 24-foot North Dakota water well in 1920, Henry Stahl saw horses reject oily water; the land drew an $8,000 offer and a $10,000 valuation

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In 2016, Nevada rancher David Park began protecting Desert Creek Ranch; its 1,228 acres are now permanently conserved for agriculture and sage-grouse habitat, and a 2026 grant will treat invasive grass on 350 acres

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A Texas family's 1921 bluebonnet painting was almost given to Goodwill during a move; relatives saved it, later identified it as a Julian Onderdonk original and sold it for $112,500 at auction in 2024

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A food bank founded in Oklahoma in 1980 has distributed its billionth meal across 53 counties; at the November 10 milestone, the Oklahoma City Thunder donated $25,000, enough to provide another 75,000 meals

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US State Secretary Marco Rubio blames Iran's 'expansionist mentality' for conflicts across Middle East

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In 1945, Pvt. Glen Schultz sent his wife a coconut from Guam; painted with a palm tree and her address, it resurfaced at a yard sale more than 60 years later

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A sheep that escaped capture for 45 days in Wadsworth, Ohio, was finally caught by 13-year-old Reagan Crumpler, who chased it on horseback and used her roping skills; the animal is now staying at a farm sanctuary

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Redrawing Pakistan: Ministers back 12-province plan but political, constitutional hurdles remain

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24 militants, four soldiers killed in separate clashes in Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Pakistan's climate minister Musadik Masood Malik to attend SCO civilisational dialogue in New Delhi

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Suicide car bombing at security checkpoint in Pakistan kills 5, injures 13

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Pakistani teen mauled to death by tigress released from cage for TikTok video shoot

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Imran Khan-Asim Munir deal? Sisters' release from jail, hospital visit spark buzz in Pakistan

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74 militants killed in Pakistan security operations along Afghan border in 10 days

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11 killed as vehicle plunges into river in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

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BLA claims 18 killed in suicide vehicle attack on Pakistan Army camp in Balochistan

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'Some good news': Two sisters of ex-Pak PM Imran Khan released from jail; elder sister, wife remain behind bars

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Pakistan announces schedule for Guru Nanak's 557th birth anniversary celebrations despite Attari-Wagah closure

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'Two eight-year-olds or four four-year-olds': Pakistani cleric's child bride 'joke' sparks outrage

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Pakistan militant attack kills 10 policemen in KPK's Kohat, gunbattle still under way

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Pakistan court frames charges against 8, including grandson of deputy PM Ishaq Dar, in gang rape case

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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan taken to hospital for eye check-up, treatment; shifted back to Adiala Jail

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More debt, less development? Pakistan spends just 10% of annual budget

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Factories shut as Bangladesh garment workers intensify protests over minimum wage

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Bangladesh garment owners threaten to quit wage talks, shut factories indefinitely

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Bangladesh completes legal process for Hasina's return, leaves decision to India: Report

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Sheikh Hasina's return to Bangladesh: India wants Dhaka to fulfil two conditions, says report

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'I may be jailed, they may try to kill me': Sheikh Hasina's defiant message on returning to Bangladesh

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Ties strained, India-Bangladesh consular talks postponed

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'Anti-India' campaign: Chinese vloggers in Dhaka scale back activities amid increased surveillance

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10 killed as passenger vehicle plunges 500 metres down slope in Nepal

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Political activities must be open to all in Bangladesh: UN

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Three monks begin hunger strike in Sri Lanka over redevelopment of major Buddhist site

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Prince William, Kate to meet PM Modi in Delhi during three-day India visit

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A Chinese vase held open a Birmingham family's door for 36 years; made during Emperor Qianlong's reign, it stunned bidders by selling for £650,000

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UK minister Pat McFadden backs job and training guarantee for under-25s amid welfare overhaul

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Two killed as car fleeing police crashes into Volkswagen in UK; 4 arrested

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Farage says Britain faces 'defencelessness', singles out Russia as top threat

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A London mother who died at 94 left her entire £1.1 million estate to her eldest son after accusing her daughter of not showing enough love and respect, and a judge has now rejected the daughter's challenge

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A Norfolk woman received 20 saffron corms as a birthday gift in 1997 and harvested just a teaspoon; 12 years later, she turned the experiment into a specialist spice business reviving the region's 400-year-old saffron trade

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Watch: Protest outside London Indian restaurant over refusal to serve halal food

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'My home for many years': Lalit Modi gets British citizenship 16 years after leaving India

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UK PM Burnham's speechwriter caught using ChatGPT to draft speech

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Prince William, Kate Middleton to attend Earthshot Prize in Mumbai in first joint overseas tour since 2022

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A Cambridge dealer bought a forgotten painting for £150 at auction after spotting Dalí's signature, only to discover it was worth £45,700

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Indian student in UK jailed for 30 years for grooming 70 girls online

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UK to extradite PIO bizman to US for cancer drugs fraud

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A couple bought a derelict Victorian water tower in England for £138,000 in 1997; after a seven-year restoration

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After Starlink disruptions, Ukraine turns to Israeli tech to keep drones flying deep inside Russia

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'For sure not in 2027': Nato scraps leaders' summit in Albania amid defence spending Ukraine war concerns

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$20 million buried in forests, stashed in warehouses found in Hungary corruption probe

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'Lower rents, higher salaries': Tens of thousands protest across Portugal over soaring housing costs

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Russia lifts unofficial ban on targeting Zelenskyy after Ukraine's repeated strikes on key oil export hub: Report

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Swiss men take to streets, call for stronger fight against violence against women

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Cede Donbas to Russia to join Nato, US tells Ukraine

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'Society's in bad shape': More than 100,000 protest across France for fifth consecutive weekend

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Estonia opens the Baltics' largest heat storage tower in Tallinn, a 42-metre structure holding 20,000 cubic metres of hot water and storing 1,100 megawatt-hours of heat

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Putin's grandson registered with mother's surname as father's name resembles Ukraine President Zelenskyy's: Report

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Ukraine's Nato bid back on table, but at what cost? Zelenskyy reveals US question on Donbas

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Russia forces capture settlement in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, strike energy sites: Report

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'Licence to kill' row: Child rights and inflation may fuel fresh protests across France

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Over 2,000 involved: Russia-Ukraine set for biggest-ever prisoner swap amid Trump-led diplomacy

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Ukraine launches nearly 1,200 drones at Russia as peace talks widen to include European security

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A routine pipeline excavation near a German swimming pool led to the discovery of 1,600 medieval silver coins that could have bought 150 sheep

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China's 19-seat electric passenger plane completes maiden piloted flight, targets 400-km range

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Amid Nvidia scandal, Trump, Xi, Putin to share APEC stage in China: 5 key issues to watch

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'US fabricating spy narratives to impose tech blockade': China on Nvidia CEO row

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'No room for Taiwan independence': China's Xi Jinping doubles down on reunification push

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Nvidia-linked suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang now living in Beijing: Report

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Blacklisted Chinese military-linked university bought Nvidia H200 chips - Report

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'A baseless smearing': China denies spying charge targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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China high-rise building fire kills 14 in Shanxi province

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China's using clean tech to shape global climate fight, growth

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China to release Japanese pharma employee jailed for espionage after 3.5 years

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Supertanker with 2 million barrels of oil sinks after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz

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Turkish man sentenced to life for pushing pregnant wife off cliff freed after 6 years

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'No intention of keeping promises': Biden's explosive revelations about Netanyahu's Gaza war

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Iran speaker says Tehran will not accept 'neither war nor peace' situation, sets conditions for US deal

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Iran eyes US base in Britain? State TV warns of missiles with expanded range

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'Addressing existing threats': Yemeni forces withdraw from Bab el-Mandeb as Houthis cement foothold

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Jordan sentences 3 men to death for October church attack that killed 9

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Four Indians among 14 killed in UAE road crash; Gujarat teenager identified as fourth victim

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From kidneys to body tissues: Desperate Iranians put organs up for sale as war drags on, claims report

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12 killed, 16 injured as bus carrying oil and gas workers overturns in Iran

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Iran has 1,500-2,500 missiles despite US claims of 'decimated' arsenal: Report

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US-Iran war: IRGC targets American air defence radar at Bahrain base with six drones, warns of retaliation

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Iran claims three tankers hit naval mines near Hormuz, warns ships against entering restricted zone

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'These tricks don't work on me': Eisenkot rejects Netanyahu's 'unity government' appeal

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Hamas confirms death of senior commander Samir Abu Younis in Israeli airstrike

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18 Arab, Islamic nations condemn Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser hospital, warn of ceasefire threat

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South Korea exam topper confesses to using microcamera, AI to cheat in tax accountant test

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'Blockade is suffocating us': Cubans use Havana marathon to protest US sanctions

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British Columbia's Conservatives have won power for the first time since 1928, taking 64 of 93 seats and ending nine years of NDP rule; the party promises to expand natural gas output amid US tariff tensions

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Guatemala declares 30-day state of emergency in east over drug-linked violence

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Cape Verde votes in election that could deliver first woman president

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Fifth soldier dies after grass fire sweeps through Canadian military base during training exercise

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Spain's Canary Islands record highest daily migrant arrivals since 2020; 1,488 rescued

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Philippines-China tensions: Key events that have deepened South China Sea rift

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80 years after genocide convention, Myanmar faces historic ICJ verdict

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A man took a painting left on a Seville street for its gold frame; an auction house said it may be a Sorolla worth an estimated €40,000–€150,000, and he returned it

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Congo Ebola outbreak claims nearly half of infected as cases cross 11,000

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Hungarian investigators found $19.5 million in cash buried in forests and hidden in buildings while probing allegations against a former minister; treasury staff needed eight hours and five machines to count it

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'Wanted to make parents proud': Korea tax exam topper admits to AI cheating; how he was caught

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Born in England in 1945, Rod Anderson spent 81 years not knowing his father was a Canadian soldier; after an 18-year family search, a DNA match connected him with a 77-year-old half-sister in Ontario

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A man searching a Massachusetts dumpster rescued 1,132 ancient Mexican artefacts; more than 40 Connecticut high school students then spent almost two years cataloguing them before their return to Mexico

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London homeowner ordered to pay £10,000 in damages after removing new neighbours' entrance on their moving-in day, with court ruling they had the right to drive across his land and install gates

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As a teenager, Dave Hunter rigged a homemade radar to find buried bulls on his grandfather's farm; now he uses ground-penetrating radar to find lost graves, and has helped an outback council uncover more than 600

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A Houston great-grandfather born on a Louisiana plantation in 1931 spent decades without a birth certificate; at 95, he finally received the document after his family and a volunteer lawyer traced the records

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Endangered colourful San Francisco garter snakes released into the wild for the first time as 62 zoo-born youngsters begin life in California's San Mateo County

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In 2016, Caden Smiley returned to his family's South Dakota ranch; a decade later, he and wife Jori report greater plant and wildlife diversity after adopting rotational grazing and satellite-linked fencing

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In 1997, Ted Turner heard how a Mississippi washerwoman gave $150,000 of her savings for scholarships and pledged $1 billion to support UN causes; his daughter now says another $3 billion followed

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'They need dramatic shakeup': Trump aide Bessent urges Nvidia to look outside company for new CEO

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After 13 years of marriage, a Washington couple divorced and the wife was awarded $328,715, but from her husband's 401(k) rather than cash; an appeals court upheld the split despite her concerns about future taxes

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A Tennessee couple moved their household belongings into two storage units after selling their home, then found both nearly emptied; judges upheld $33,500 in damages and $23,700 in fees over fake security claims

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Florida woman allegedly took her ex-boyfriend's Pokémon card collection during a physical fight, then reportedly used the prized cards to pressure him emotionally

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NFL star Fred Warner and wife Sydney support pregnant women and single mothers through a San Jose charity, hosting a dinner and donating essential supplies to families in crisis

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Pennsylvania plans to turn an underperforming gas well into a geothermal power source, targeting 1 megawatt of electricity and heat for nearby communities through a $14 million pilot

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A homeless California man gave an influencer his last dollar after thinking he needed baby food; the stranger gave him $500 reward and followers donated nearly $95,000 in four days

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Hospital charity executive accused of approving $3.6 million in fake invoices and pocketing $1 million in kickbacks; alleged purchases included Louis Vuitton bags and a rose-gold golf cart

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A seven-year-old wrote Santa a letter after receiving no presents one Christmas; 50 years later, the charity inspired by it has delivered more than 400,000 gifts to children

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'The Last of Us' series brought more than $141 million in production spending to Alberta; a study found its filming supported 1,490 full-time jobs

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A Canadian company donated 1,800 hectares of forest, wetlands and shoreline; the land could reconnect wildlife habitats around Gander Lake

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Illinois engineers tested 12 full-scale road sections; a 60/40 blend of recycled concrete and reclaimed asphalt performed best as an improved subgrade

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In Spain, engineers built a test road with recycled construction waste in its base and subbase layers; after seven years open to traffic, its performance and roughness remained acceptable

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In a Wisconsin roadbed experiment, engineers placed geosynthetic reinforcement beneath crushed rock on soft ground; after 1,000 load cycles, deflection was about half that of unreinforced test sections

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On China's G312 highway, engineers stabilised the subgrade with calcium-carbide residue; after three days, field CBR reached 50.19%, versus 29.51% with lime

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In 1945, Navy seaman William Austin recorded a goodbye for his family before leaving for Japan; decades later, a collector found the records and played his voice for them again

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A five-inch pot sat on an elderly couple's dining-room sideboard, estimated at £500–£800; experts identified it as rare Song dynasty Ru ware, and it sold for £320,000

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In 1965, John Lennon gifted his guitar to Gordon Waller; after it disappeared into a road manager's attic for decades, it sold for $2.857 million in 2024

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A fake GoFundMe appeared less than 24 hours after a pregnant mother of four died in an Amtrak crash; her family said scammers used her photographs to collect donations

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Meet Ramla Hammoud and her Canadian university team, who developed a business idea to turn discarded Lake Erie fish into nutritious dog biscuits

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Mamdani, Trump agree to 90-day delay in SNAP food stocking rules for US retailers

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Iran's navy says oil tanker on fire after hitting naval mine in Strait of Hormuz

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US flight chaos: Trump official seeks $50 billion for air traffic control overhaul after nationwide disruptions

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26 years in Britain, then a letter sending Nigerian woman to India: UK Home office's bizarre mix-up

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Germany produces 6 million tonnes of waste-incineration ash annually; scientists are testing whether the hazardous residue can absorb CO2 and become a material for road construction and concrete

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Canada, US make progress on trade deal as Mark Carney pursues new Asian markets

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Russian couple behind Empire State Building climb could face deportation after plea deal falls through

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'1980s copper lines, old routers': How US's ageing tech caused longest ground stop since 9/11

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Former Canadian premier Danny Williams donated 185 acres of family land to protect rare lichens; the gift expands a Newfoundland nature reserve to 1,198 acres

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In 2006, a Baltimore developer promised to transform Poppleton into a new urban district; 20 years later, residents face a failed redevelopment and a Supreme Court refusal to hear their case

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A Queens shopper bought a thrift-store drawing for under $80; an expert authenticated it as an Egon Schiele and estimated it could fetch $100,000–$200,000

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In 1944, 19-year-old Marine Henry Keen recorded a July 4 message for his family at a Hollywood USO; killed at Iwo Jima eight months later, it remains his only known recording

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China built a highway embankment with 100% recycled demolition waste; field tests found it had greater structural capacity than the clay-soil control

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After losing his eldest son in a 2008 accident, Australian mechanic Gavin Hynam began restoring old cars for young people in need; he had donated at least 19 cars by 2025 and has now received a state honour

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In an Iowa gravel-road trial, engineers buried a layer made with recycled plastic; it raised bearing capacity by up to 30%, boosted stiffness 25% and cut moisture in the road base by 10-20%

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At 80, Helen Thayer undertook another demanding trek: after becoming the first woman to trek solo to the Magnetic North Pole at 50, she walked the full length of Death Valley alone in 2017

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In 1943, US Sgt. Cody Wolf recorded a Christmas message in England that mentioned his baby daughter; he was killed weeks later, and she heard his voice for the first time 70 years later

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Watch: Passengers jump into water as luxury ship collides with tanker on Mississippi River

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In 2015, Arizona engineers buried geogrid beneath a forest road; five years later, reinforced sections had no ruts or potholes, while untreated soil deteriorated

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In 1945, Sgt. Seymour Silverman mailed a coconut from Guam to his one-year-old daughter in Virginia; he drew on it, coated it in shellac and wrote her address on the shell

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In 1944, a US paratrooper left his fiancée's letters in Belgium; 66 years later, the box returned to the couple, who had married in 1946

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Meet Mary Engle Pennington, denied a university degree because she was a woman, who went on to transform America's food safety standards and revolutionise the refrigeration of milk, eggs and meat.

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