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Trump Rift Pushes Netanyahu Towards Putin? Israel's Big Russia Push; 'Trust Us...' | Watch

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In 2010, a four-year-old boy discovered a 500-year-old gold pendant buried in an Essex field while metal detecting with his father

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World - / Aug 20, 2026 - Meet Audrey Zheng, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania student who developed a... A talented high school student has pioneered a cutting-edge bioengineering method for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. By utilizing magnetic beads to isolate tumor-derived particles from blood samples, her clinical trials demonstrated remarkable accuracy. Her extraordinary research has secured her a spot as a national finalist in a prestigious science competition, offering a promising new avenue for timely diagnosis and improved patient survival outcomes.

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World - / Aug 19, 2026 - Indian caregiver fatally stabbed in Israel, elderly couple's grandson indicted - An Indian caregiver working for an elderly couple in Jerusalem was killed inside their residence after an alleged sharp-object attack, with Israeli prosecutors now pursuing murder charges against a suspect. Rajeev Acharya died on July 23, 2026, after

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Apple Changes EU App Store Rules After €500 Million DMA Fine as EU tightens Digital Markets Act rule

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ALERT! On Mojtaba's Order, Houthis Ready Huge Buildup To Seize Another Key Maritime Point?

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'DEREK CHAUVIN TO BE FREED!': Elon Musk BLASTS Tim Walz Over George Floyd Killer's Verdict | Watch

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'THEY DESERVE HELL!': Trump Attacks Italy Ally; DECLARES 'No Trade' Rule With Switzerland | WATCH

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'MITCH MCCONNELL TO RESIGN?': Trump Turns On GOP Veteran After 69 Days Of Absence; WH Shocked

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If you think Marcello Muratori from 'Emily in Paris' is fictional, meet the real Italian luxury dynasty that inspired his character

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Bigg Boss 20: From Mary Kom and Mouni Roy to Rajat Bedi, Rumoured contestants of Salman Khan-hosted show

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From Queen Mary's rubies to the Pearl Poiré: Decoding the Danish royal tiaras with centuries of history behind them

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10 BABY GIRL NAMES THAT FEEL EFFORTLESSLY ELEGANT AND MODERN

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Optical illusion personality test: What you see first reveals whether you're judgmental or too hard on yourself

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'Economic D-Day': Trump warns countries supporting Iran of 'tremendous consequences'

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Meet Alex Webster, the Florida teenager who is giving away mangroves as 'pets' to people to protect disappearing coastal forests

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After Great Northern Paper Company shut down in 2008, Maine's Millinocket lost more than jobs; locals now look to tourism, small businesses and new industry for revival

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A Mexican couple bought a failed coconut farm 30 years ago; the 346-acre wasteland is now a wildlife haven for turtles, dolphins and flamingos

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A Missouri engineer bought remote Ozarks land in 1970 and slowly built a reinforced-concrete home into the hillside; more than 50 years later, his son is restoring it room by room

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From Taco Tuesday to Fitting Friday: Trump puts Canada tariffs on ice for 72 hours

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"80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on": Barack Obama's remarks revive debate over ageing leadership and power

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Meet Natalie Muro, the 18-year-old Colorado student who used wind-driven waves and an invasive plant to fight toxic algal blooms in a real reservoir

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1958, the US secretly detonated 3 nuclear devices 100–500 km above the South Atlantic; they created artificial auroras and radiation belts that lasted weeks

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Pentagon weighs reducing Gulf troop presence as Iran war cost hits $37.5 bn : Report

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In 1966, a 71-year-old woman donated nearly 100 acres of her Virginia farm and money for an amphitheatre; the land became America's only national park dedicated to the performing arts

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In 1988, a California couple began restoring their 136-acre family farm; decades later, it has become a thriving habitat for birds, quail and even cougars

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In the 1970s, one New Mexico architect began building homes from discarded tyres and cans; his Earthship idea is now being adapted for extreme weather

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Red-faced Pakistan summons top diplomat over US envoy Gor's J&K remark in Srinagar

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Pakistan govt to challenge SC order to move jailed ex-PM Imran Khan to hospital

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Imran Khan's sister meets him after 9 months as Pakistan SC orders hospital transfer for jailed ex-PM

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'Move Imran Khan to hospital': Pakistan Supreme Court directs govt amid ex-PM's health concerns

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'Needs to be moved to hospital now': Imran Khan's health in jail deteriorates

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'30 civilans killed': Baloch activist shares video of 'Pakistani war crime', seeks US intervention

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Pakistani minister in Balochistan province escapes armed attack on convoy

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

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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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Sheikh Hasina says she will return to Bangladesh in December. What awaits her back home?

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Nepal Speaker orders PM Balen to face House on Aug 26; attended just 5 of 39 sittings

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Nepal: Break Agniveer hiring deadlock, Gorkha veterans press Balen government

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Break Agnipath deadlock, Gorkha veterans press Balen govt as Indian Army chief visits Pokhara

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Blast near Kabul school injures around 50 children; UN condemns 'heinous' act

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Dhaka terms UN's report on al-Qaida presence in B'desh 'assumption-driven'

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Bangladesh sets tough riders for PM Tarique Rahman's visit to India

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Bangladesh PM's proposed India visit conditional on Hasina extradition, officials say

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'Both sides interested': Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's first India visit likely in August 20-25 window

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

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Mehul Choksi's lawyer Vijay Aggarwal arrested in London and in prison accused of sexual assault

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82-year-old Tony Fahey built a 'walking on water' machine for a 24-hour world record attempt to raise money for charity

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Giant 746lb bluefin tuna caught off Yorkshire coast after nearly 90 years as scientists reveal why species is returning to UK waters near Whitby, where 851lb British record was set in 1933

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Man walking his dog discovers a 3,400-year-old Bronze Age axe in an English forest

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Scottish politician marries Kerala partner at Guruvayur temple a decade after UK wedding

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UK couple die of major impact trauma after light plane crashes in remote Wales area

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'Terrible': UK PM Burnham after Palestinian refugee dies alongside wife, daughter in swimming tragedy

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EasyJet to end all flights from key UK airport from January 2027

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A 700-year-old English church facing closure found £30,000 in gold coins hidden beneath its altar by an anonymous donor

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Meet Kanav Jain, the Scottish student who built a low-cost autonomous aircraft to deliver medicines to remote communities; it made him UK Young Engineer of the Year

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After Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles triggered a UK pet craze, unwanted turtles were dumped into ponds, leaving invasive populations across Britain

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In 1993, an art historian spotted a forgotten painting in a museum storeroom; 33 years later, its female creator was rediscovered in London

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals with chance of light showers today, August 19

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London weather forecast: Sunny intervals with a 50% chance of rain on Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Leeds weather forecast: light showers expected Wednesday, temperatures to rise

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Trouble brewing for Zelenskyy? Ex-defence minister calls for wartime polls

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Queen Camilla says she nearly revealed King Charles III's cancer diagnosis days before palace announcement

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A 2,500-year-old sacred well in Italy hid bronze offerings and two human skeletons from an ancient Etruscan ritual

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An unstable rock formation threatens the existence of an entire Swiss village of 1,300 residents as thawing glaciers destabilise the Alps

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British couple on honeymoon die in helicopter crash on Greek island; pilot also killed

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Russia warns UK over Ukraine drone supplies, says Britain will face 'consequences'

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Women were excluded from Liechtenstein's throne for more than 400 years; a new royal rule now gives the firstborn child, regardless of gender, the right to inherit, and know who'll now own the throne

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Belgian student in construction job uncovers €9m gold treasure while digging sewer trench

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An 18-year-old construction worker in Belgium uncovered a €9 million gold hoard hidden inside a former brewery cellar

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Two pairs of North American raccoons were released in Germany's Kassel, today it is called the 'raccoon capital of Europe' with a population of around 30,000 animals and a disturbed public life

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Europe wildfires: 2 dead, 500 evacuated as twin blazes hit Greek island near Athens

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Lakshmi Mittal's Ukraine steel plant hit by Russian missile; 2 killed

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3,000 hectares up in flames: Belgium battles its biggest wildfire on record

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Watch: Plumes of smoke billow over Moscow as Ukraine unleashes one of its biggest drone attacks

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Four Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist

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10 dead as torrential rain lashes southwest China; over 21,000 evacuated

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Cash, gold bars by drone: China's PLA stages 'wartime' Taiwan drill

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Archaeologists find earliest physical evidence of brass-making in East Asia in southern China

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Meet Ni Jingchen: The 12-year-old Beijing student who posted a strange fossil online and helped reveal Asia's first Jurassic amphibian footprint

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From hospitals to schools: China expands scrutiny of religious beliefs in Chengdu

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China launches 24th batch of low-orbit internet satellites from Hainan site

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China completes installation of 15,927 mirrors concentrating heat at 1,040 °F at world's highest solar thermal plant; will power 50,000 homes while saving 60,000 tons of coal annually

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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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India ramps up aid to Palestine, signs MoU for 200-bed super-speciality hospital

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'Message to Europe - it can receive missiles': Iran warns of wider war if Trump attacks, says report

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Trump-Bibi tensions deepen? US officials frustrated by Israel's Syria strikes: Report

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'We'll bomb the s*** out of them': Why Trump is again threatening Oman amid Iran talks

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'Don't let them win': Netanyahu's party puts Zohran Mamdani alongside Iran, Hezbollah leaders on billboard

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Iran claims control, ships choose Omani route: What's changing in Strait of Hormuz

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'All trade, commercial exchanges halted': How UAE responded to Iran's latest ballistic missile attack

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'Ready to deal with any threats': UAE vows response after Iran fires two missiles

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'Took full advantage of ceasefire': Iran prepares for wider war with US, expands military plans

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Trump threatens to bomb Oman, tells Iran to surrender

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Iran drones target Kurdish leaders after Trump used them as backchannel to IRGC; US condemns attack

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'Lies, Trump suffering from delusions': Iran military denies direct backchannel talks with US

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Houthis escalate Red Sea attacks: Ballistic missile strikes Saudi military ship, four escort boats

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How Trump bypassed Iran's negotiators and used Kurdistan's Barzani to contact IRGC

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Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers; $60,000 if done by women

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In 1968, Australia released 275,000 dung beetles across its cattle country to solve a problem caused by imported cattle

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Archaeologists have rediscovered Ichijodani, a lost Japanese samurai city that once flourished during the country's brutal medieval power struggles

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At least 100 killed after illegal gold mine collapses in Central African Republic

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More than 100,000 ancient shipwrecks may be hiding beneath the Baltic Sea; researchers are beginning to map the underwater graveyard

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4,000-year-old painted stone in Indonesia reveals symbolic art carried by ancient Austronesian maritime voyagers

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In the 1960s, a Swedish immigrant's family began protecting a Canadian island from urban development; after 50 years, he donated it away forever

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In 1968, a fire destroyed a naturalist's isolated home and killed his otter; he moved to a tiny island to build a wildlife sanctuary

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South Korea turns to China as Trump warms up to Kim

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Who let the snakes out?: Dozens of snake-like eels escape from buckets inside metro in China, video goes viral

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A 9-year-old girl in the Philippines raised money to help one of the world's rarest birds; the child became an unlikely conservation campaigner

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A British duke sent six Himalayan tahr to New Zealand in 1904; five survived the voyage, and their descendants later grew into tens of thousands that now damage fragile alpine ecosystems

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Canada deports former Iranian deputy interior minister Seyed Salman Samani

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In 1964, a 27-year-old woman bought an abandoned 18 acre island off Maine and built a small house to live there alone; 22 years later the island was donated to become a wildlife sanctuary

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Quote of the day by George Soros: "I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong... I basically have survived by..." - why admitting mistakes can lead to success

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In 1981, Japan imported golden apple snails as a new food business, but the market failed, and abandoned farms helped the snails spread into rice fields

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In 1979, preservationists blocked demolition of a Washington Victorian, and four years later a modern office building was built behind it

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MacKenzie Scott got $1,000 from her roommate to stay in college. Five years later, she donated $26 billion to charity

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A Costa Rican mother saved for 9 years to buy land, then built her home with 7 tonnes of recycled plastic

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In 1960, Chicago gave Japan's future emperor 18 bluegill as a friendship gift, and their descendants spread in Japan and reached an estimated 25 million in Lake Biwa

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In the 1980s, Burmese pythons invaded Florida's Everglades, and decades later raccoons fell 99.3%, opossums 98.9% and bobcats 87.5%

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In 1912, a Black couple bought California beachfront land and built a resort; the city seized it in the 1920s, and a century later their heirs got it back and sold it for nearly $20 million

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In 1905, Hawaii introduced mosquitofish to control mosquitoes; the tiny fish later became linked to declines of native damselflies and other threatened species

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European wild boars escaped a North Carolina hunting ranch in 1912; a century later the Smokies still removes hundreds each year to limit their damage

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Is Ice Poseidon 'wanted' in Japan? Viral poster puts spotlight on streamer's past police confrontations

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Valkyrae's AI controversy grows as streamer reveals the artist behind her disputed YouTube thumbnail

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Candace Owens drops new Charlie Kirk SD card footage as questions mount over the moments after the shooting

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Trump's Harp strings: The aide who strums the President's ego

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A forgotten American photographer captured one of the earliest clear images of a total solar eclipse 175 years ago; the photograph changed eclipse science

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In 1924, an 11-year-old girl fell in love with a wild Georgia island; 54 years later, she gave up $8 million to protect it from developers

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In 2015, a storm flooded and destroyed a Virginia wildlife refuge beach parking lot; now officials are moving it 2.5 miles north so dunes and saltmarsh can reclaim the old site

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Black locust was planted in Maine to stabilise soil; today, the fast-growing tree is widespread and severely invasive, altering habitats and soil chemistry

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At 14, Sheri Lynch received a small grey hippo as a birthday gift. 40 years later, her collection had grown into a world-record collection of 1,086 items

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