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World - / Sep 28, 2026 - In 1993, a project set out to reconnect wildlife habitat from Yellowstone to Canada's Yukon - The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative is proudly nominated for Prince William's Earthshot Prize in 2026. This groundbreaking effort aims to reinstate a vital 3,400-kilometre wildlife corridor through the majestic Rocky Mountains. Achieving over 200 wildlife crossings and safeguarding around 24 million hectares, Indigenous involvement is key to strengthening conservation practices here. Looking forward, the initiative hopes to secure an extra 20 million hectares by 2030.

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World - / Sep 27, 2026 - 'Shake the prisons': Hamas warned Israel before October 7 attack, says ex-defence minister Gallant - Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar reportedly sent a warning to Israel before the October 7 attack. Former defence minister Yoav Gallant stated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received international alerts about this threat. Gallant expressed that such warnings should have been prioritized as critical security issues. He claimed that Netanyahu excluded senior security officials from crucial discussions during the conflict.

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More than 30,000 people enter this US cave each year, leaving behind lint that builds up on formations and forces volunteers to clean it

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In 2013, Maryland restored Fishing Battery Island with sand and 60,000 plants, and much of its 12-acre habitat footprint remained 10 years later

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Meet Sister Stephanie Baliga: Once an aspiring elite runner, she became a nun and raised over $2.6 million through the Chicago Marathon; she's still running to help families in need

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Rhode Island federal judge orders revival of $7 billion Solar for All program canceled by Trump administration's EPA in August 2025, rules agency overstepped its authority

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An 8,000-acre South Carolina forest was bought for conservation after drawing developer interest; the state now plans to acquire 4,148 acres for a new Carvers Bay State Forest

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'They wanted everything up front': Trump's UN envoy says Iran was not negotiating in good faith to end war

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3 killed, 4 injured after fight erupts into gunfire at Detroit strip club in US

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Charles Baker started a two-person garage business in 1980 so his son could have a job; 46 years later, the nonprofit he built in Malvern has hired, trained and mentored more than 12,500 people

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Louisiana neighbours fought over a 70-foot strip of land; after signs, bright lights and even a dead cow appeared near the boundary, an appeals court upheld $15,000 in damages and an injunction

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Yellowstone rangers remove 20,100 pieces of trash from geothermal areas in 2026, including more than 5,000 rocks and sticks, 280 visitor hats and over $18 in coins

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In 2020, a New Jersey man lost his job and began mowing lawns for free; six years later, his volunteer network has grown to more than 2,000 people across all 50 US states

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$888 million for ads: US Republicans ramp up sends to defend 39 House seats once deemed 'safe'

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FBI demotes 2 counterterrorism chiefs amid probe into threats against Trump aide Stephen Miller's wife

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In 2023, New York farmer Tony Emmi began turning 30 acres of good farmland into a solar field; three years later, he says the lease pays roughly $1,500 to $1,800 per acre each year

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20-year-old Azerbaijani woman allegedly drugged, gang-raped in Pakistan's Lahore

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At least 13 dead in suicide bomb blast near police post in northwestern Pakistan

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Pakistan govt puts Islamabad on lockdown as Imran Khan's party pushes ahead with march

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Pakistan goes bananas over giant gorillas dancing to Bollywood songs

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Pakistan govt crackdown forces PTI retreat? Imran's party likely to postpone Sept 27 Islamabad march

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'Could endanger his life': Imran Khan's son warns against Adiala jail protest

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Watch: Pakistan PM runs away from questions on Hafeez Saeed at UN

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Fresh clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border: Report

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Kabul-Islamabad tensions soar: Pakistan strikes 10 sites in Afghanistan after drone attacks

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Pakistan appoints former army general Nauman Mahmood as first head of Mecca alliance

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Pakistan wants to be the Muslim world's security guard. Can its economy pay the bill?

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Pakistan's hidden health crisis: Children contract HIV after routine hospital care

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Highways blocked, paramilitary deployed, hospitals on alert: Islamabad turns into fortress ahead of PTI march

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Gunmen kill 2 cops during polio vaccination drive in Pakistan's Balochistan

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Two bodies recovered after deadly Himlung Himal avalanche; 10 remain missing in Nepal

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Nepal: 16 feared dead after avalanche buries Himlung Himal base camp under 15ft snow

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Nepal battered by severe rain: 21 dead, 5 missing as floods, landslides worsen

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28 'fighters', mostly former Afghan security personnel, killed after crossing from Pakistan: Kabul

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Avalanche strikes Nepal's Himlung Himal base camp, 10 missing

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Bangladesh to replace planned sculptures at historic sites

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Awami members celebrating Hasina's birthday under lens

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Bangladesh jewellery shop owner's body found inside floating drum; Hindu credit union token in pocket

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'Ask India, Pakistan, Bangladesh': Nepal PM Balen Shah flags broken world order at UNGA

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'Glaciers, floods don't travel with visas': Nepal PM asks India, China to join Himalayan warning network

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5 held in UK for suspected plot to attack air base used by US

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5 arrested on suspicion of preparing terror attack near UK airbase used by US forces

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5 arrested near UK's RAF Fairford in explosives probe, US base on highest alert: Key details

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British woman shot dead by father after argument over Donald Trump; grand jury ruled death accidental, mother seeks fresh probe

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UK PM Burnham unveils 'Your First Home' scheme for first-time buyers

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Heathrow expansion faces fresh hurdle as UK PM Burnham withholds third runway backing

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'Bomb' alert: Homes evacuated near UK military base as army squad called in

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Slained Hamas chief's ex-bodyguard stayed as 'Mr. X' in UK, planned attacks on Jews

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In 1889, Switzerland opened the Pilatusbahn after Eduard Locher designed a new rack system that helped trains climb Mount Pilatus at gradients of up to 48%

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British man, his wife among 6 killed in Athens explosion

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Diana after Diana: How her story kept changing long after her death

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UK PM Andy Burnham's wife quits marketing job to focus on 'first lady' duties

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In 2002, Scotland opened the Falkirk Wheel to lift boats 100 feet between canals, replacing 11 locks with a rotating 1,800-tonne structure

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London designer turns waste mussel shells and local Thames sand into glass; wins £10,000 Design Museum prize

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British company turns plasterboard waste into tiles with more than 95% recycled content, without kiln firing

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European buildings are collecting human urine and turning it into fertiliser, with systems processing 3 million litres a year

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John George Adair built Glenveagh estate in 1857; 118 years later, its vast lands became Ireland's Glenveagh National Park

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Ancient Gallo-Roman wall found beneath Paris's Île de la Cité could confirm site of Lutetia, city's first settlement, ministry says

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Switzerland's neutrality test puts Nato ties, Russia sanctions at stake

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AfD, party that pulled off stunner in German polls, backs probe into Nord pipelines

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Russia, Germany FMs meet for first talks since 2022, Ukraine war dominates agenda

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Archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old Etruscan tomb at Italy's Vulci; weapons, gold and rare pottery found in elite burial

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'Leo, Leo' chants echo across Paris as 800,000 attend Pope Leo's mass

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In 2010, a rubber hose persuaded a retired athlete to found a footwear firm; 16 years on, it's a multi-billion-dollar company that Kylian Mbappé signed with

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'Mobilizing myth': Why is Russia sending dead princes, saints into Ukraine battle

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Kosovo is preparing to remove its first dam; the Mirusha project aims to reconnect 35 kilometres of river habitat

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Italy govt decrees limits on non-Italian speakers and veils in school classrooms

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Ukraine: Russia strikes McDonald's-linked warehouse in Kyiv as 5 killed - video

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'Media coverage is important': Pope Leo XIV backs press freedom amid Trump-US news outlets clash

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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery, passenger train in overnight drone attacks; 2 dead

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'Long skirts, good mothers': Italian minister sparks outrage over sexist remarks

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Section of China's Great Wall damaged by two decades of illegal coal slag dumping

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In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China's Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

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'Xi understands how I feel': Trump says Taiwan not a major point of friction

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'Stop using threats': China takes veiled shot at US over Cuba & Iran in sharply critical UN speech

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$30bn tariff cut, Iran and AI dialogue: Key points from Xi-Trump talks

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Trump-Xi bonhomie set to continue, leaders announce two more meetings

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China's coal mines generate billions of cubic metres of water; researchers say it could help cool data centres

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China's panda diplomacy: How Beijing uses exclusive animal to reinforce soft power

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Panda diplomacy: Xi announces 2 giant pandas for Atlanta zoo in US

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'US and China should coexist in peace': Xi meets Trump at White House on second state visit

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4 Iranian experts killed in Taiz as Yemen army unleashes 756-operation offensive against Houthis

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'Doomsday' war with US? Iran foreign minister says Tehran is 'prepared'

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US rejects Iran's claim of capturing underwater drone, calls move 'clearly desperate'

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'Will never bow our head': Iran embassy invokes Baahubali to echo Pezeshkian's defiant UN speech

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7 killed, 40 wounded as Saudi airstrike hits Yemen market amid fresh Houthi offensive

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Saudi Arabia arrests over 13,600 residency, labour law violators in week-long crackdown

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Iran warns of renewed US attack, says it is 'ready to inflict greater damage'

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'Gaza on verge of exploding': Egypt spy chief warned Israel of Hamas escalation before Oct 7

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Mojtaba Khamenei 'pulled from rubble' after US-Israeli strikes hit Tehran hospital: Report

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Iran keeps door open to talks as Trump rejects Hormuz proposal

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Iran denies link to Houthi attacks in Yemen & Saudi Arabia; warns US as Trump rejects peace offer

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Iraq loses $60 billion to Iran war as Hormuz squeeze hits oil exports

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'No longer trust Washington': Iran draws red line on peace talks with US

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Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, classified US assessment warns

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More than 1,000 hidden coral reefs have been mapped across northern Australia after scientists combined hundreds of satellite images

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Paul McCartney joins over 500 public figures calling for an end to trophy hunting of lions, elephants and endangered rhinos

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An Australian family thought they owned a piece of land for decades; 65 years after its registered owner died, they had to bid for it at auction

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At least 12 killed after vessel overturns in DR Congo

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In 1975, Bob Marley bought Kingston's 56 Hope Road and made it his home; after his 1981 death, Rita Marley converted the property into a museum six years later, preserving his personal treasures

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In 1942, a wartime carrier pigeon vanished with a coded message; 70 years later, builders found its remains and the still-unsolved note inside a Surrey chimney

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In 2015, conservationists cleared invasive rats from Vahanga Island; 5 years later, its critically endangered ground-dove population had doubled

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In 2017, Chile certified Chañaral Island free of invasive rabbits; seven years later, rare seabirds had four active natural nests there with help from audio lures

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In 2012, Pinzón Island began eradicating invasive rats; nine years later, scientists found 156 wild-born young giant tortoises, though recovery still needed support

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27 killed in two separate mass shootings near South Africa's biggest cities

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Taiwan says US 'very much' understands its defence needs amid China threat

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Taiwan says US understands defence needs as $14 billion arms package remains on hold

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OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs summoned by Australia Senate over AI agent breach

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'Please bring my son back': Indian student from Gujarat held in Ukraine after joining Russian Army; cancer-stricken mother seeks help to bring him back

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Nepalese security guard won UAE's Dh30 million lottery jackpot; he plans to split the $8.2 million fortune with 4 friends

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Russian facilities ablaze after drone hit: Official

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In 2024, 75-year-old Iowa farmer Evie Haupt said three wind turbines on her 160 acres were bringing in about $35,000 a year while using under 3 acres and had helped reduce $350,000 in farm debt to $67,000

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At age 6, Grace Hendrian opened a lemonade stand hoping to raise $10 for the Salvation Army; seven summers later, she and sister June closed the project after turning that tiny goal into about $55,000

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In 2015, Florida man bought Tamarac home for pool and golf-course view; 11 years later, developer building 335 homes gave him 3 days to clear pool area, but county map appears to show patio inside his boundary

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A 14-year-old Georgia student scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT after taking college-level courses; Ashrit Talluri of Fulton County achieved the maximum score while still in an age group far younger than typical SAT test-takers

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In 2000, California packed 662,700 shredded waste tires beneath an I-880 on-ramp; they cut foundation stress 40%, saved $477,000, and CalRecycle later reported 22 years without repairs or issues

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'American terrorist army': Iran claims second US submarine seized in Hormuz

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A Pennsylvania grandfather built a backyard amusement park with a 105-foot waterslide, go-kart track and vintage carousel; his $24,700 roller coaster then triggered a zoning fight

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Three siblings in Essex cut down their neighbours' 33-foot Leylandii trees after a boundary row; the dispute ended with about £30,500 in damages and £178,668 in the neighbours' legal costs

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'We have handcuffs ready': Trump admin warns of major H-1B changes as visa fraud crackdown widens

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Meet Erin Gardner, the Westford student raising $2,200 to rebuild a 24-foot trail bridge; she has already raised $1,125 and plans to replace its railings so children can safely keep using the path

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In 1988, Ohio attorney Neil McKown secretly bought 155 neglected acres; 38 years later, the family farms nearly 500 acres and he declined a $400,000-$500,000 timber cut to keep the woods

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$1.04 billion Powerball winner remained anonymous for nearly a month; finally claimed the prize in Illinois

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IShowSpeed reacts to Virat Kohli's 55th ODI century and says he wants to meet him

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Drake's goth girlfriend Pinkchyu reveals the story behind her signature dark look during N3on's Kick stream

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Reggie exposes Kai Cenat and Clover Boys for allegedly leaving him out and chasing fame

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Meet Christa Barfield, the former Philadelphia healthcare worker who switched careers after a 2018 trip to Martinique; she now runs a 123-acre farm in West Chester and is opening a food-and-medicine store

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In 2017, four artists paid $95,000 to save Nina Simone's deteriorating childhood home in North Carolina; eight years later, the three-room house where she learned piano was fully restored

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Powerful storm brings flooding, power cuts across northeastern US, 1 dead in New York

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'Xi understands how I feel': Trump says Taiwan not a major point of friction

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