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World - / Aug 14, 2026 - In 1964, a Utah businessman built a gas station beside Capitol Reef; after years of conflict... A long-running legal and land rights dispute between the U.S. government and Utah businessman Dean Brimhall over commercial development inside Capitol Reef National Monument ended with a federal buyout worth $400,000. The deal brought commercial

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World - / Aug 14, 2026 - London river was declared 'biologically dead' in 1957; decades later it is filled with sharks and seals - The River Thames in London has made a remarkable recovery, evolving from a biologically barren stretch to a vibrant ecosystem full of life, such as sharks and seals. This revitalization is attributed to decades of pollution management and enhanced sewage systems. The Thames Tideway Tunnel plays a crucial role in minimizing sewage discharge. However, challenges like warming waters and nitrate pollution still pose threats.

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Drone Attack Rocks U.S.-Critical Hormuz Route, Tanker Struck As It Sails Out of Waterway | Watch

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Iran's Final Warning? IRGC Navy Dares US Over Strait Of Hormuz; 'No American Target Will Be Spared'

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Pakistani minister in Balochistan province escapes armed attack on convoy

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Bananas are fruiting in UK gardens after heatwaves: Why experts say this is unusual

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In 1942, Crazy Horse's sacred medicine bundle was buried underground in Nebraska; decades later, the family returned to find its landmark gone

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Quote of the day by Michelle Obama: 'You will never be happy plodding through someone else's idea of success. Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own'

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NATO Jets Scramble As Russian Strikes Pound Izmail Port Located In Romania's Backyard

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Iranian Drone Attack Targets Erbil Hotel Hosting American Soldiers Amid Hormuz Escalation

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Inside Ruhaanika Dhawan's luxury home: A massive living room, elegant decor and more

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What happens to your brain when you slowly reduce your screen time before bed? Neurologist answers

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Tara Sutaria's lace drama meets Kiara Advani's pantsuit power: Who really won the 'Toxic' album launch fashion face-off?

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Home Depot billionaire Bernie Marcus' foundation donates $28.7 million to stem cell research that could repair hearts damaged by heart attacks

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Quote of the day by Martin Luther King Jr: 'There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies'

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Massachusetts residents sue data centre over 27 diesel generators and 16 cooling towers near homes, raising fears of pollution and noise

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Washington planted 507 Norway maples to honour WWI soldiers in 1920, but the trees later spread into Rock Creek Park

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AI biotech company Cellular Intelligence names Arjun Raj its chief scientific officer

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A multi-state surrogacy dispute escalated after McKenna West gave birth in Texas to a baby with a severe heart defect; the intended parents now have custody while the legal fight continues

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Quote of the day by MacKenzie Scott: "People struggling against inequities deserve center stage in..." - what her words teach us about recognition and change

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In 2024, Colorado stepped up restoration for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse; two years later, a new project is expanding habitat protection

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Indian-origin man rejected for H-1B visa three times compiled 700 pages of evidence and spent $13,000 to secure another way to stay in US

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In 2021, an Ohio family set out to restore 60 acres of abandoned mine land; five years later, native trees are bringing it back to life

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Iowa man faces 124 charges after allegedly capturing Alabama's critically endangered turtle found only in the state

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North Carolina woman fell from 14,500 feet after both parachutes failed, crashed onto a fire-ant mound and survived more than 200 stings

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Quote of the day by Paul Walker: "If you play with people who are better than you, then..." - a lesson on growth, humility and choosing challenge over comfort

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Before becoming a billionaire investor, Bill Ackman's journey began with a $14,000 Harvard sales job and a book linked to Warren Buffett

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Colorado mom gets her son 'arrested' by police after he refuses to take a first-day-of-school photo, with officer handcuffing him in hilarious prank

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'False': In rare move, Pak army reacts after rumours swirl of Imran Khan's death

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Why US is questioning Pakistan's Rs 3 trillion defence spending

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PML-N set to form 'government' in PoK after two former 'premiers' lose strongholds in third phase

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'Discontent answered with bullets': MEA slams Pakistan over PoK crackdown

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After weeks of violent protests, PoK votes in final election phase amid PTI, JAAC boycott calls

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LeT man dies in Pakistan after meal, speculation of poisoning

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From 'enemies' to 'patriotic brothers': Pakistan changes stance on PoK protesters ahead of polls

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'Shouldn't be exclusive club': Pak minister seeks Nato-like Islamic military alliance

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'There needs to be accountability': UN warns Pakistan over crackdown on peaceful PoK protesters

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'Exercise restraint, act according to law': US urges Pakistan amid PoK crackdown

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Unknown gunmen kill Pakistani policeman, abduct another in separate incidents

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Pakistan's crackdown in PoK: How Islamabad is tightening information chokehold amid global scrutiny

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Imran Khan's three years in jail spark protests across Pakistan; over 100 held

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Peace talks abroad, protests at home: The many contradictions shaping Pakistan today

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Bangladesh PM likely to visit India as Dhaka presses for Sheikh Hasina's extradition

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BNP nominates stalwart Mirza Fakhrul for Bangladesh presidential poll

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Close malls by 8pm, turn off billboards: Bangladesh reels under power crisis, 12-hr outages

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'Hasina will get full security if she returns': Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's adviser

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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman raises Hasina extradition with Indian envoy

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Balen ends 'envoy snub' with India-first reset; meets China envoy within hours

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'Need conducive environment': Bangladesh PM on India ties as Hasina eyes return to Dhaka

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Indian envoy meets Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman days after Sheikh Hasina's address in Delhi

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16 Bangladeshi workers killed in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh sofa factory blaze

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Eight Nepalese parties form 'Progressive Front' with constitution amendment as key agenda

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Nigel Farage beats 'space warrior trashcan' rival in UK bypoll he triggered

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Meet Jayce Joyce: The 8-year-old who became the world's youngest editor after publishing his first books at age 4

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Shakespeare's birth home was about to be shipped to the US in 1847; the Shakespeare Trust had to buy it for £3,000 to save it from a showman who wanted to make it a theme park attraction

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A Dorset couple renovating their farmhouse kitchen found more than 1,000 coins buried since England's Civil War

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London weather forecast: Sunny skies and 34°C highs on August 14, 2026

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Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals today, August 14, 2026, with changing skies ahead

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny and warm August 14, 2026 with 29°C high

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Manchester weather today: Sunny intervals, 19.5°C average, 89% humidity

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 14th

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Couple uncover hidden Second World War bomb shelter in garden during £780,000 Canterbury home renovation and transform it into a glitzy bar

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UK records hottest day of year as temperature crosses 38°C in west London

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James, 18, Earl of Wessex, passes A-levels, to study rural land management at Royal Agricultural University after working as a farmhand at King Charles' Sandringham estate

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Passenger train derails, flips on side near UK's Lewes; rail routes disrupted

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Meet Stephen Jalland: 57-year-old English handyman clearing gardens for free after one Facebook post sparked a wave of requests for help

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Meet Carmela Chillery-Watson, the UK girl who began fundraising after a rare diagnosis at 4 and became the youngest person ever awarded an MBE at 11

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7 Roman-era skeletons found in Croatian mass grave may be soldiers who died in the Battle of Mursa 1,700 years ago

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Ryanair passenger partially sucked through airplane window after engine blade smashed into cabin: Report

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Volhynia massacres: Russia using WWII to plant discord between Ukraine and Poland?

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Nearly 80 men found shackled in an ancient Athens mass grave were locals, not outsiders

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Quote of the day by Karl Popper: 'Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell' and the deadly psychological flaw behind every political utopia

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Quote of the day by Zeno: 'We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say' and why 2,300 years of human evolution still haven't fixed our obsession with talking

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Quote of the day by Cristiano Ronaldo: "I don't mind people hating me, because..." - a lesson on turning criticism into motivation

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Explosion at Europe's largest port kills one, injures six as investigators probe cause

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Engulfed in flames, smoke: 2 killed as Russia hits passenger train with 340 onboard, says Zelenskyy

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Zelenskyy seeks 10% of US stockpile to 'destroy all Russians' missiles': Report

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Britain on course for hottest summer on record as fifth heatwave hits

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Photos: Total solar eclipse returns to Spain after more than a century, darkens skies across Europe

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Will start seizing EU vessels if bloc targets Russian ships, says Putin

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Moon meets Sun: Millions witness rare solar eclipse as UK sees 90% coverage across Europe

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'India showing interest': Putin on Northern Sea Route; why it matters

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97

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Zhu Rongji, former premier who changed China's economic fate passes away at 97

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Typhoon Dolphin batters China: Hundreds of flights cancelled, lakhs evacuated as floods hit east

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'I still miss him': China's AI crackdown leaves users mourning lost virtual boyfriends

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Watch: Chinese rocket explodes shortly after liftoff from Wenchang spaceport

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Over 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin hits eastern China; 1,400 Shanghai flights cancelled

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Women's public role shrinks in China as official rhetoric shift towards family: Study

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Quote of the day by Zhuangzi: 'Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education' and why carrots and sticks can kill the desire to learn

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Typhoon Dolphin: Shanghai airports cancel 1,300 flights as China evacuates thousands

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Discipline industry in China charges $4k for 6 mths to 'fix' adults in forced detention

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US rushes new carrier to Middle East amid reports of mental health crisis on USS Lincoln

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'Soon in a trash can': Iran mocks Trump's secret getaway via catering truck

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Who is Yalda Moaiery? Iranian photojournalist sentenced to 15 years over images, reporting

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Where is Bashar al-Assad? Ousted Syrian dictator sentenced to death in absentia

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US attack on Yemen killed 153 civilians in April 2025: Pentagon review

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Iran prepares for prolonged war as US talks over Hormuz remain stalled

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US sailors trying to jump overboard amid extended Middle East deployment: Report

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'Until Trump is out': Iran signals war could stretch for years

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Iran to join BRICS bank soon as Trump claims US controls Tehran's frozen assets

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4 killed in Houthi attack on Red Sea cargo ship; US strikes vessel bound for Iran

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Over 100 aides, journalists flew on as unwitting decoys after Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey

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'I go by Secret Service, military': Trump confirms switching planes in Turkey over Iran threat

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Middle East standoff: Why Gulf states may accept that Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz

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Three Pakistanis, one Indonesian killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb

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Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

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5,000-year-old 'Stargazer' statuette from ancient Turkey reveals a mysterious early human sculpture

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Meet Bianca Adler: The 18-year-old from Melbourne who turned back 400 metres from Everest's summit, then returned a year later and made history

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Ontario tightens social assistance rules, cuts benefits for temporary visa holders

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Rosemary Mulholland is planting a forest for people she will never meet, and calls it the "greatest privilege" of her life

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Egyptian archaeologists discover 3 tombs in Bahariya Oasis with 5 mummies, and Roman-era remains

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4 dead as 'unprecedented' rain floods Eastern Japan, strands thousands at Narita Airport

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£3.8million luxury 98ft superyacht Angiola II sinks off Sardinia four days after new owner took delivery after engine failure and fire, 14 rescued

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Danube River reveals Nazi warships hidden underwater for 80 years: Record-low water levels are exposing the World War II wrecks near Serbia

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300-year-old shipwrecks were thought to be pirate vessels. Now scientists have identified them as Danish ships used in the slave trade

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Amazon tribe Amondawa does not use weeks, months or years to describe time. Their language links it to events and life stages

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In 2000, drought began gripping the American West. By 2021, tree rings showed its driest 22-year period in 1,200 years

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Quote of the day by Rabindranath Tagore: "Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we..." - a lesson on preparation, patience and being ready when opportunity arrives

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4,124 Scouts plant mangrove trees at the same time in Kenya to save coastal ecosystems and set a new world record

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Ireland is becoming an unlikely wine country as temperatures rise; the island now has 42 vineyards, with growers reporting bumper 2026 crops

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In 1908, diamonds brought sudden wealth to Namibia's desert. By 1956, Kolmanskop had become a ghost town

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A billionaire bought a dying Scottish island for $2.2 million and spent $135 million bringing it back to life with 100,000 trees, restored homes and new community spaces

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Australia's feral camels were abandoned when trucks replaced them. More than a century later, their isolation is attracting Gulf breeders

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In 1970, a Missouri family fought the government over nearly 600 acres wanted for a national park; an initial $73,000 offer became a $214,000 court payout

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In 1965, two British sisters bought a Cornish Island for £22,000; they lived there for nearly 40 years and left it forever protected as a wildlife reserve

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Quote of the day by King Charles: "To my darling Mama, as you begin your last great journey to join my dear..." - a tribute to Queen Elizabeth, on gratitude, service and a son's farewell

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Malaysia's Princess Ilyana, 29, married British GT racer Chris Froggatt, 32; the multi-day Kuala Lumpur wedding blended royal traditions with motorsport

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Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: "When something's uncomfortable, it means you're actually..." - a lesson on stepping outside your comfort zone

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In 1962, New Jersey took a family's seaside property through eminent domain for a new park; they challenged the price and were awarded $350,000

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'Water is our red line': Shehbaz Sharif threatens India with 'direct response' over Indus Treaty

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In 2012, conservationists began working to remove an obsolete Massachusetts dam; 14 years later, demolition started to reconnect 7 miles of stream and restore 6 acres of wetland

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How Iranian missile threat sparked a secret operation to move Trump out of Turkey as Air Force One flew as a decoy

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Clavicular's old graduation video sparks massive reaction as fans discover the streamer's life before fame

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Candace Owens says she feels Charlie Kirk is "fighting alongside" her as she opens up about his assassination

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