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World - / Aug 31, 2026 - A California family bought a $1 historic house and moved it onto their burned property - A California family has found a unique way to rebuild after losing its Altadena home in the devastating Eaton fire. Instead of constructing a new house, it bought a nearly 100-years-old historic home for just $1 and moved it to the burned property.

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World - / Aug 31, 2026 - Alaska eliminates invasive pike and restocks lake with 6,836 Arctic char - In a remote corner of Southcentral Alaska, state biologists carried out a dramatic restoration: they treated an entire lake with rotenone, a plant-derived piscicide, to wipe out an invasive population of northern pike. After the treatment

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In 1940, actor James Cagney bought hundreds of acres of California grassland; decades later the remaining 417 acres became a protected wildlife corridor

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US mayor Joe Anderson dies mysteriously at 45 after sudden collapse on Colorado hike

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In 2024, a developer paid $4 million for 83 acres outside Yosemite; two years later the US is considering a land swap for a private access road through the park

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In 1934, Black cave guide Matt Bransford sold his 14-room Mammoth Cave hotel and land for just $3,000, far below market value; the family then moved 20 miles away as the national park took shape

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Dark energy, exoplanets and black holes: What Nasa's new Roman telescope will explore

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Watch: Grand Canyon flash flood sends bunkhouse, boulders rushing downstream; at least 20 missing

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12 million years ago, tiny dog-like animals crossed Nebraska as volcanic ash buried hundreds of animals; scientists have now found their footprints

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US strikes Iran's Larak Island after weeks of calm; Tehran retaliates by hitting US bases in Jordan

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Grand Canyon flash flood leaves 15 missing, 62 evacuated; further storms feared

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Colorado has logged more than 7,000 bear sightings in 2026, topping its previous full-year record as hungry bears increasingly enter homes, shops and towns across the US West

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A Phoenix concert promoter spent 50 years collecting music history; he is now selling more than 2,100 pieces to help feed cancer patients

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He died at 23 after fighting in the Korean War; nearly 74 years later Willie Estrada's family is still pushing for him to receive the Medal of Honor

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Meet Marcus Klepacki, the 19-year-old Phoenix musician who learned to play an acoustic drum kit with one arm and is now debuting his own band

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Nepal floods: Boy waves T-shirt for help, climbs onto helicopter in dramatic rescue

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Nepal survivors return to ruins to salvage memories

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Nepal floods: Stranger ran past school screaming 'Run, water'. It saved 370 kids, teachers

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'River rises, we run uphill; it falls, we return — then Trishuli sends us fleeing again'

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Rebuilt with India aid, flood-erased Nepal school seeks help to rebuild on higher ground

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Nepal floods expose stark contrast as China keeps tight lid on information

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Birmingham weather forecast: Sunny intervals with a chance of rain today, August 31, 2026

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and moderate temperatures expected August 31, 2026

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals and 70% chance of rain on August 31

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Manchester weather: light showers and mild temperatures expected today

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals, mild temperatures, and a chance of rain on August 31

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A UK collector paid £62,000 for a mounted 'fox' head; X-rays revealed the skull of an extinct thylacine hidden inside

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Workers restoring a medieval English house found 800 years of hidden history, including rare wall paintings, sealed doorways and mysterious protective marks

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British woman fatally stabbed at railway station in southern Germany; one arrested

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Harry and Meghan are back in Britain: Tracing their journey from royal fairytale to rupture

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NHS pension system declared a retired worker dead and stopped paying her; she borrowed money to fly to Britain to prove she was alive

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Leeds weather forecast: Heavy rain and high humidity expected Saturday, August 30, 2026

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected August 30

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Birmingham weather: Heavy showers and cooler temperatures expected for autumn's first full day

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Liverpool weather forecast: Heavy showers expected Saturday, August 30, 2026

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Manchester weather forecast: Light showers and moderate temperatures expected Saturday, August 30

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England's water network buckles under sudden summer drought

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In 1342, Europe suffered its worst flood year in 700 years; scientists now say 16 major floods struck the continent within just three years

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Manhunt underway in Switzerland after rave shooting; police say terrorism possible motive

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Iceland rejects EU membership talks, puts fishing rights and sovereignty first

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Russia prepares for 'massive strikes' against Ukraine's energy facilities

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Several injured after shots fired at event in Switzerland's Aarau

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Fontana, Italian master of colour photography, dies

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37 killed, 50 homes damaged in Russian attack near Ukraine's Kyiv

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Ukrainian drone attacks kill 4, injure 12 in Russia's Belgorod region and Crimea

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Construction workers in Belgium dig up mysterious gold worth $10 million while building sewer under former brewery: 'Our first reaction was actually disbelief and surprise'

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Baltics downplay threat after CIA chief's 'warning to Russia' on Nato

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Ancient Greek elites wore jewellery made from metal that fell from space; scientists identified meteorite iron in 3,000-year-old rings

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Who is King Haakon VIII? Norway's new king who once wanted to escape royal life

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Norway's King Harald dies after more than three decades on throne; Prince Haakon takes over

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Invasive blue crabs cost Italy's shellfish industry tens of millions of euros; scientists release 130,000 octopuses into Adriatic Sea to keep them in check

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In 1921, girl buried 3,500 years ago in Denmark was found with a strange drink, unusual clothes and a child's bones; archaeologists still wonder who she was

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Why did Elon Musk get Ukraine's Order of Freedom honour?

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Galwan, Doklam general axed by Xi: Zhao Zongqi removed from China's top advisory body

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Chinese rescuers manage to reach core disaster zone 50 hrs after flood

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Dam burst, lake overflow, earthquake: Nepal faces fresh crisis as rescue operations halted

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5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes China' s Sichuan province

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Barrier lake near Nepal border could breach in 3 days, China warns as hundreds dead in flash floods

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'Accusation helps nothing': China rejects Nepal's 'dam collapse' claim over floods

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How a family reunion in China ended in a 3-year prison term for artist Gao Zhen

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China warns US of retaliation if Trump's 'Economic D-Day' sanctions hit their Iran oil trade

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Ajit Doval's China visit: NSA, Chinese VP Han Zheng discuss border peace, bilateral ties

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'Did not meet launch conditions': China's unmanned moon mission delayed last minute

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After weeks of calm, US strikes Iran's Larak Island; Tehran retaliates by hitting American bases in Jordan

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Iranian woman sentenced to death for filming burning store during January protests

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'Identify your real enemy': Mojtaba Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to unite, defend each other

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No surrender, no dissent: How six months of war hardened Iran's leadership

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A wooden relic that survived the sack of Jerusalem's First Temple was unearthed by archaeologists, now they are finding shocking answers

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'Will send Netanyahu to hell': Iran warns of 'confrontation' if US blockade continues

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Qatar PM to visit Tehran as Iran-US tensions persist over Hormuz Strait and sanctions

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Iranian assassination plot against Netanyahu's son Yair foiled in Florida: Report

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Donald Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear deal to Congress, keeps Israel normalisation as condition

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Israeli military sent US universities millions for weapons research: Report

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'Jailed or killed': How Iran is silencing citizens as internal tensions mount

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Iran used mosques to surveil, shoot at January protesters: Report

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US removes Syria from terrorism list after 46 years - what it means for the Middle East country

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'US not in economic position to further restrict, no one buys their bombast': Iran

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'Must correct its tone': Iran's Pezeshkian warns US against 'coercion and bullying' in Munir meet

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A Norwegian farmer went to inspect an old mound in 1903 and uncovered a Viking ship buried with two women and hundreds of ancient objects

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A small ceramic jug in Russia held 2,600 silver coins for nearly 600 years; its owner's fate remains a mystery

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Ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus; 7 dead, 24 missing

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In 1967, Guy Savy and a partner bought a degraded Seychelles island; after restoring nesting habitat, its sooty tern colony rose from under 20,000 pairs to about 700,000

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Canada raises study permit funds requirement to CAD 23,448 from Sept 1

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In 2004, Madrid began burying nearly 10 kilometres of urban motorway; seven years later, a 120-hectare riverside park covered the traffic tunnels

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In 1968, Quebec completed the Daniel-Johnson Dam to unite two river systems; 56 years later, Manicouagan still rings a 214 million-year-old crater

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In 1978, Richard Branson bought a bare 74-acre Caribbean island for $180,000; it now shelters more than 140 animal species, including breeding lemurs and giant tortoises

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A Colombian man struggling to build his own home helped create Lego-like bricks from recycled plastic; by 2015 the system was sheltering 42 displaced families and could build a 40-sq-m home in 5 days

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Niger 'mutiny': Dozens of rebel soldiers arrested or killed; Russia assists loyalist forces

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Kim Jong UN shakes up North Korea's military, dismisses defence minister No Kwang Chol

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Zimbabwe crash involving church minibus kills 27

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In 1966, Marlon Brando bought a private Polynesian atoll after filming 'Mutiny on the Bounty'; it is now a wildlife sanctuary where 15,614 green turtle hatchlings emerged in one season

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A West Texas rancher rejected wind turbines twice before agreeing to 7 on his family ranch; the royalties now help pay for feed and workers and keep the operation running

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In 2005, a couple bought a 2,300-acre Napa ranch for $8 million; after a 17-year battle over plans for vineyards, the land was bought for $24 million and is becoming a public preserve

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A Mexican entrepreneur began melting discarded plastic into wall and roof panels; within three years his startup had built 500 rooms and secured contracts for 300 homes

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Hunt intensifies for 900 missing at hydel units, one tunnel head located

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A New Zealand sailor spent years living alone on a remote Cook Islands atoll across three separate stays; a year after his final stay ended, Suwarrow was declared a national park

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In 1992, Congress ordered the removal of 2 dams blocking the Elwha River; 24 years later the river finally ran free to the Sea

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Coles accidentally cut A$130 alcohol cases to A$27; the deal went viral before orders were cancelled

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Mississippi mayor opposes lowering flag for Dolly Parton, says honour should be reserved for 'truly extraordinary circumstances'

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In 2019, man began carving a two-storey family home into a China mountain; after 7 years battling water leaks, fault lines and humidity, he finally makes it livable

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Streamer DDG claims 10-year-olds sent him 'death threats' after controversial GTA 6 comments about younger players

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Tectone claims he faced 'death threats' after Ironmouse age remarks, as controversial daughter claims ignite online backlash

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MrBeast teases possible MrLean rap album after teaming up with Lil Baby for music video

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Sneako's New York attack takes new turn as he claims suspect was 'finally arrested' for aggravated assault

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Why was Mexican Andy banned from KICK? Japan IRL stream sparks backlash over alleged harassment

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What happened to Kick streamer Gtwist? Livestream clip sparks debate after alleged confrontation with his father

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A Florida wife grew suspicious of her husband's phone call; deputies found him in a Lowe's parking lot about to buy $14,000 in gift cards

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Maine students and residents planted 12,000 dune-grass stalks after two 2024 storms washed away dunes; in 2026, volunteers returned with 20,000 more to rebuild the beach

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'Gift from Venezuela': Donald Trump says oil deal will help refill 'virtually emptied' US strategic reserve

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