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World - / Oct 29, 2026 - Two California brothers face 35 felony charges each after hundreds complain of unfinished homes - A retired nurse in California paid more than $40,000 in 2023 for a backyard home that was never built. The company, Anchored Tiny Homes, later faced more than 200 complaints across 18 counties over unfinished projects and missing payments. Its founders, brothers Austin and Colton Paulhus, now face 35 felony charges each, while affected homeowners remain uncertain about recovering their money.

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Massachusetts town can take conservation and beach access rights over Northeastern University land despite plans for campus expansion, high court rules

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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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HC rejects PIL against passport fee hike for NRIs

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Centre's Diwali gift to pensioners, staff: 3% DA hike

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Ric Flair reveals injured eye after scary fall as WWE legend faces one more surgery and possible skin graft

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Leo Horoscope Today, October 29, 2026: Focus on career goals and check financial commitments

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Privacy law doesn't infringe upon press freedom: IT & I&B minister

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Criminals now selling bananas in Uttar Pradesh: Harsh Gujral to CM

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Mahayuti & MVA win 2 seats each in MLC polls; Nagpur down to the wire

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Yogi's 8-Frame Reel Captures New UP's Growth Story

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Sensitive US tech to Pak could end up in third country, Rajnath tells Hegseth, warns against double standards on terror

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Former Bengal minister and singer Indranil Sen arrested by Kolkata Police in Durga Puja pass scam. He joins long list of TMC seniors arrested on allegations ranging from corruption to extortion and intimidation

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World - / Oct 29, 2026 - Flávio Bolsonaro claims Brazil election fraud, declares himself 'true president-elect' Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro has declared himself the country's "true president-elect", alleged electoral fraud in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election and vowed to lead Brazil's opposition from the United States, where he has

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Ted Cruz Claims Americans Could Die If Abdul El-Sayed Joins Senate Intelligence Committee

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'More Than 5,000 Satellites': Putin's Elon Musk Moment Steals Spotlight, Big Message To US

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Netanyahu 7 Seats Short As Opposition Eyes 66-Seat Alliance | Report

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Trump Weighs Lifting Russia Fund Sanctions As Diesel Tankers Head To U.S. | Report

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'ANOTHER ELECTION...': Israeli President's Big Warning As Netanyahu Faces Deadlock | WATCH

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7 last-minute Halloween costumes inspired by movie and TV characters: From Jenna Rink to the Joker

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Preity Zinta makes black velvet look like midnight royalty with sequins and emeralds

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Meet Rick Senko, 41, the Florida single father who flipped a $35 cellphone for $70 on eBay in 2008; today, his pre-owned clothing business sells $40 Burberry coats and generates $6.5 million a year

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A Norfolk farming couple spent £1.5 million fighting to protect a wetland; after 15 years and three legal victories, a court ruled that regulators had failed to prevent pollution threatening 2,500 species

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A Vermont dam built around 1920 for a youth-camp pond held 24,000 cubic yards of sediment; removal opened 26 miles of stream habitat for brook trout

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California's 5-foot Mill Creek dam blocked coho for decades; a 2016 fish-passage redesign reopened 11.2 miles, and salmon spawned upstream weeks later

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Stanford professors Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig opened their artificial intelligence course to the world for free in 2011; 160,000 students from 190 countries enrolled

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In 2007, a Georgia fatherbegan turningthe tiny villages he made with his eight children into a stone garden of more than 50 miniature castles and cathedrals, now drawing visitors

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In 1957, Kentucky farmer Milton Turner paid $2,500 for a saltwater-mixed oil well; tractor-powered pumping raised its daily output to a month's former production, helping fuel a local boom

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After losing his mother to a stroke at 58, Jack Buckley ran 58 half-marathons in 58 days and raised more than $30,000; a second endurance challenge brought in another $12,000

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In 2012, a Texas landowner recounted tracing a company on his mother's gas statement to drilling on the family farm; her first royalty check was $600,000, and payments later reached $40,000 a month

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An Ohio woman bought a 4,000-square-foot church for $1; she put $75,000 into structural repairs before completing the conversion

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In 2021, a Minnesota couple bought a deteriorating 1909 chapel for $115,000 and spent about $400,000 converting it into an Airbnb; it generated roughly $40,000 a year in gross revenue

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Billionaire Clara Wu Tsai backed the New York Liberty's rise to a $600 million franchise and pledged $50 million to Brooklyn communities; now her latest plan targets new mothers

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In 2008, Angelina Jolie co-founded KIND with Microsoft; it has since secured legal representation for over 17,000 children in the US and supported migrant families

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Meet Ryan Ragsdale, the 11-year-old Texas boy who sold 700 Pokémon cards, childhood toys and hand-painted rocks, turning six years of school fundraising into more than $20,000 for heart research and outreach

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

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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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Imran Khan facing Nawaz, Benazir-style exile deal? Pakistan opposition leader's big claim

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Pakistan to chair IMF, World Bank boards in 2027; first time in over 70 years

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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 first-ever climate crisis amends, Nepal to get $21.6 million

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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes Myanmar, no injuries reported

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16 killed, 32 injured in magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet; rescue operations under way

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In Pakistan, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu calls for early Saarc summit

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Stranded Iranian tankers, American pressure: Why Sri Lanka faces a difficult choice

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Nepal slope shifted 40cm over 48 days before deadly flood

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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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British university student turns her pet rats into viral miniature artists, selling their paintings for up to £50 to help fund her degree

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Meet Joe Whale, the artist who became famous for doodling on a restaurant wall at 9 and now, at 16, explores 10 human emotions through paintings and sculptures in London

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A rare gold coin from the reign of England's Edward III, minted as a 'leopard' that was in circulation for just seven months in the 14th century, emerged from an ordinary suburban home and has sold at auction for £70,000

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Princess Diana's secret love story: She wanted to marry a heart surgeon she trusted most, saying, 'Everybody sells me out. He is the one person who will never sell me out'

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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 historic English pub linked to Samuel Pepys and Daniel Defoe was almost destroyed by fire, leaving its future and Tilbury's naval heritage uncertain

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2 men charged with national security offences over suspected Iran-linked plot at US air base in UK

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

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Spain train crash: Drone footage captures twisted carriages, wreckage as toll tops 60

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Spain train crash: Govt blames 'human error' by operator — what led to collision?

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Spain train collision: Several killed; rescue operations on; what we know so far

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At least 64 killed as high-speed train rams another in Spain's Toledo; videos show gutted carriages

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Academics, doctors, actors: How Serbia's 250-member parliament will look after students-led movement's win

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An Irish dairy farmer devoted only 1.5 acres of his 110-acre holding to 1,008 solar panels, kept sheep grazing underneath and secured a 15-year electricity agreement to supply power equivalent to about 150 homes

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France unrest: Why Macron govt's proposed law for action against rioters is facing criticism

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Giorgia Meloni's email targeted in cyberattack on Italian parliament's IT systems

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Watch: Serbia protesters storm pro-Aleksandar Vucic TV newsroom, capture editor

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Putin warns against excluding Russia from gas market, hints at Arctic deal with US

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Greece rallies 3 Arab states against Turkey-Libya sea deal as Crete gas and maritime borders fuel tensions

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'I don't believe in Russia's humanity': Truce brings hope to starving Ukraine city of Oleshky

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BMW crashes into group in Germany's Hanover, police launch hunt after suspects flee

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Fireworks, flags and celebrations as student-led movement wins in Serbia; can they deliver reforms?

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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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China says US ship jeopardised maritime security near disputed Sabina Shoal

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Trump, Putin, Xi could hold a meeting in China; discuss end to Ukraine conflict: Moscow

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China's economy gains pace on exports as domestic demand falters

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

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Israel elections 'stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism': Netanyahu

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Voting over, counting under way: What happens next in Israel's election

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UAE secretly helping Iran-backed Houthis target Saudi forces: Report

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Attack outside Israeli embassy in Serbia: Cop kills knife-wielding attacker shouting 'Allahu Akbar'

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'The whole tide turned': Trump takes credit for Netanyahu's showing in Israel elections

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Israel election results: With no clear majority in sight, what could happen next?

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Netanyahu vs Gadi Eisenkot: Israel exit polls point to a clash between PM, ex-army chief

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Netanyahu seeks 'right-wing, national, strong government' in tight Israel election race

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Israelis shatter turnout records to pass wartime judgement on Bibi

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Israel election deadlock: Netanyahu, Eisenkot blocs tied in revised exit polls

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Watch: Houthis release dramatic drone strike footage from Saudi border regions

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Houthis attack Saudi defence ministry in Riyadh; bomb airport, airbase & refinery

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Who are Mizrahis? Netanyahu's loyal base who may vote for Eisenkot in pivotal polls

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Israeli firm suspected of using digital ads to track Starlink users in over 100 countries: Report

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72 hours, 3 countries, 1 private jet: Flavio Bolsonaro's wild escape to US

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Scientists analysed 640 charcoal fragments from a Spanish rock shelter and found Neanderthals may have organised different areas around ancient fireplaces

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An Australian man offered $10,000 to find his missing dog; then a stranger sent him an AI-generated photo of the pet in a cage in a suspected scam

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An 18-year-old fisherman went out to sea with his cousin; 41 days later, rescuers found him alone in the Pacific, 2,000 km from home

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After polio left her unable to walk, Elsie MacGill returned to engineering and supervised production of more than 1,450 Hawker Hurricane aircraft, earning the nickname 'Queen of the Hurricanes'

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South African athlete Thomas van Tonder crosses 600 monkey bars suspended 216 metres above ground beneath Bloukrans Bridge, completes 280-metre crossing in 47 minutes in world-first stunt

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Two spans of a 140-year-old Scottish railway bridge fell into the River Spey; engineers are investigating the collapse as restoration options could cost more than £1 million

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In 2025, conservation teams began removing invasive rats and pigs from a Pacific island; by 2026, native forests were regenerating, rare birds were nesting and sea turtles had returned after decades

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In 2020, MacKenzie Scott gave $10 million to a South Carolina charity; six years later, part of that gift is helping turn a rundown Columbia motel site into 30 affordable homes for local families

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Russian satellites helping Iran's allies strike Saudi: Officials

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Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, known for his boxing series 'Ashita no Joe,' passes away

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A Rwandan woman accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide lost her US refugee status; an appeals court has now allowed her legal challenge to proceed

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Flavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after Lula defeat, US offers visas to family

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Over 100 killed, 113 injured in drone strike on Sudan market

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A Sydney couple turned a 1907 tram substation in Rozelle into a four-bedroom family home, and the historic former transport building sold at auction for $3.9 million

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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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From Brazil to Cuba, US turns up the heat

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Lauren Sánchez Bezos-backed fund commits $4.8 million to 48 climate solutions that missed Earthshot Prize finals; funding supports projects ranging from carbon removal to wildlife protection

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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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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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'There was mangled mess of metal': Eyewitnesses recount Spain train crash

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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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Neighbours fought over a 65-year-old fence in Kansas; court ruled that the surveyed property line mattered more than the fence

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Indian-American candidates in 2026 US midterms: Key races, profiles, latest polling & what's at stake

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In 2008, Virginia sank 44 retired New York subway cars off Chincoteague; the 17-ton steel fleet expanded a fish reef alongside older cars and Army vehicles

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A California foster-care survivor says he reported abuse as a child in 2006 but officials failed to act; nearly 20 years later, an appeals court reversed the dismissal of his negligence lawsuit against Alameda County

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US moves closer to PERM overhaul amid crackdown on green card sponsorship

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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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A Minnesota farmer found a shiny, 11-foot-wide bowl-shaped metal object lying in his cornfield, where he believes it sat for about six weeks; experts now suspect it fell from a Chinese rocket

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Iran war bill hits $47.1 billion for US taxpayers as Trump weighs fresh strikes

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Trump scraps Biden-era methane rules, says move will save $45 billion, unlock oil supplies

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In 2017, Madonna's charity opened a children's surgery centre in Malawi; by 2025, it reported life-saving operations for over 2,000 children a year, with care provided at a free public facility

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Meet Quint Pottinger, the eighth-generation Kentucky farmer who uses autonomous tractors to save his 245-year-old family farm after three years of drought cut yields to 100-130 bushels per acre

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Kamala Harris warns Democrats against third Trump impeachment, urges focus on investigations

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In 2021, a Georgia home renovation ended in a contractor dispute; a $186,000 default judgment followed in 2022, but an October 2026 appeals ruling vacated the award and sent the case back for review

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In 2022, workers began turning an illegal dumping ground at Philadelphia's FDR Park into a wetland; by 2026, 33 acres had been restored with 7,000 trees and new space for birds and turtles

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US Midterms 2026 | Texas House District 47: Pooja Sethi – the 'Indian' looking to conquer cowboy country

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'He's gone': Mike Waltz says Cuban diplomat to be expelled from US after heated UN confrontation

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$8,000 monthly fuel bills force US luxury cruise to halt world voyage, leaving 200 stranded

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In 1989, CNN founder Ted Turner removed cattle from his 113,000-acre Montana ranch, replaced them with bison and 'set one unusual rule' when Yellowstone's wolves arrived

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Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after leaving Brazil following election defeat to Lula

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West Virginia passed a law in 2021 after a federal judge's son was murdered; five years later a US appeals court struck down its ban on publishing judges' and police officers' home addresses without a notice safeguard

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US attorney urges court to keep Ilhan Omar's search warrant sealed, calls release 'rash'

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