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Times of India - World

2 Indian dishes among 'Top 100 Seafood Dishes in the World', detailed recipes inside

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World - / Aug 14, 2026 - Bill Ackman's road to billions began with $14,000 and a Buffett-linked book - Bill Ackman's investment career can be traced back to a surprisingly modest beginning: a college sales job that earned him $14,000. While studying at Harvard, Ackman sold advertising for the student-produced Let's Go travel guides on commission

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World - / Aug 14, 2026 - After 14 years, Massachusetts dam removal begins to restore 7 miles of stream - For more than a century, a small concrete dam stood in the way of a river's natural flow. Built to serve industries that no longer exist, the Temple Street Dam in Duxbury, Massachusetts, had long outlived its purpose. It blocked fish from reaching

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Relief For USS Abraham Lincoln As Pentagon Dispatches New Aircraft Carrier To Gulf As Replacement

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Trump's 'Desperate' Karoline Leavitt Plea Goes Viral As White House Exit Erupts

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Drone Attack Rocks Erbil As U.S. Forces Prepare For Full Exit From Iraq By Next Month

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Powerful Blast Rocks Italy; Weapons Hub Linked To Ukraine WIPED OUT Near Rome | Russia's Covert Op?

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BIG! Iran Drops 'Visual Proof' of 'Successful Strikes' On U.S Military, Energy Sites of Trump Allies

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Trump Smuggled Out Of Turkey Inside A Catering Truck | Chilling Air Force One Deception Revealed

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Highest-paid contestants in Bigg Boss Malayalam

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10 FOODS IN YOUR KITCHEN THAT ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE ADULTERATED AND HOW TO CHECK THEIR PURITY

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From Smoothies to Toast: 10 nutritious ways to eat banana for breakfast

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Exclusive - From struggling with the painful tear gas stunt due to asthma to life as an expat in Thailand; Avika Gor on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, stunts and more

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Kajol owns power dressing in a black suit, but those silver details just made it more dangerous

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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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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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Sniper, knife, missile threats: Israel warned US of alleged Iran plot to assassinate Donald Trump

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Quote of the day by CT Fletcher: "Everything is impossible, until someone crazy enough comes along and..." - a lesson in persistence and unconventional thinking

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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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Mohuya Khan, 27, made about $130,000 from nine income streams in 2025 while living in Queens; after taxes and expenses, she took home about $70,000

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Quote of the day by Dale Carnegie: "When we have accepted the worst, we have nothing more to lose. And that automatically means..." - a lesson in facing fear and uncertainty

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She spent 10 months restoring a 160-year-old house; now Lauren Iraeta is reconnecting former families with pieces of their history

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In June 2026, Washington began restoring 270 acres across two river islands; the project will reconnect the South Fork Skagit estuary to natural tides and hundreds more acres for endangered Chinook salmon

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Trump admin creates task force to crack down on birth tourism, revokes over 600 visas

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North America's longest cable-stayed bridge is now open with a massive 853-metre crossing linking US and Canada

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Meet Scarlett Tiani, the Connecticut student whose dog-safety invention reached US Nationals and earned a national award plus patent-application support

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In 1964, Elizabeth Hird and her husband bought Connecticut's Outer Island; in 1995 she donated it in his memory so it could remain protected for wildlife, research and education

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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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Hand grenade explosion kills 3 in northwest Pakistan

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NOC to travel outside Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi - Pakistan restricts foreign journalists amid PoK crackdown

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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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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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Leeds heatwave: Temperatures to reach 33°C today, August 13, with gradual cooling expected

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London weather today: Sunny skies and 35°C heat expected

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Liverpool weather: Warm and sunny start to the week with highs of 33°C

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Birmingham weather: Warm and sunny start to the week with 33°C high

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Manchester heatwave: Temperatures to soar to 33°C today, August 13, 2026

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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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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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'Magical eeriness': Spain, Iceland witness spectacular total solar eclipse; watch

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Quote of the day inspired by Voltaire: 'Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats' and why choosing joy in the face of chaos may be the ultimate act of defiance

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Quote of the day by Montesquieu: 'The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed' and why we give up on our biggest goals too soon

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'Small revolution': France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls without consent

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Russia kills at least 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of using North Korean missiles

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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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Indians can get UAE visa free for 3 months: Check eligibility, rules and booking process

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

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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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Ireland's ancient rainforest vanished after thousands of years of human activity. Now nearly 30,000 trees are being planted to bring it back

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Australian family bought a remote island to run a sheep farm, now they are turning it into a $4.8 million conservation sanctuary for endangered wildlife

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Taiwan says government agencies targeted in AI-assisted cyberattack from overseas

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How 280,000 volunteer-planted trees transformed New Zealand's Tiritiri Matangi from a degraded island into a conservation sanctuary

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Why Putin's first Kuril Islands visit matters as Russia-Japan ties hit new low

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Potatoes 'boiling' in ground, livestock dead: Record heat ruins harvest in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong

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In 1929, a Tennessee farmer refused $20 an acre for 375 acres wanted for Great Smoky Mountains National Park; after years in court, he received $17,000 and lost the farm

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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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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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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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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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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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In 1988, USDA scientists released flea beetles in North Dakota to fight a stubborn weed; their descendants spread across America and restored rangelands

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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 1989, an Italian teacher's broken boat led him to a Mediterranean island; he stayed mostly alone for 32 years, guarding its rare pink-sand beach

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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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In 2022, Buffalo completed the first emerald shiner passage on the Niagara River; four years later, baffles are being extended along another 700 feet of seawall

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In 1983, an Atlantic City widow rejected $1 million for her home; in 1994, a state agency offered $251,250 and threatened eminent domain, but she ultimately won in court

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Who was Jiang Xiaorou? The haunting story of the Chinese TikToker whose death brought her most controversial video back

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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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Did IShowSpeed and Kai Cenat really conquer Minecraft Hardcore? The 'diabolical' ending reveals what happened

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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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Twitch faces 'furious' streamer backlash as Amazon AI training opt-out appears enabled by default

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A 112-acre New Jersey restoration project is planting about 50,000 native trees and shrubs, creating vernal pools and rebuilding Raritan River floodplain habitat

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Michigan's historic Ford House is replacing concrete shoreline with natural habitat; the $7 million project will restore 1 mile of shore and 17.5 acres of aquatic and wetland habitat

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US sex trafficking prosecutions drop 22% amid Trump immigration crackdown: Report

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Washington man accused of shooting bald eagle found near his chickens now faces federal charges under wildlife protection laws

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A Missouri farmer spots record 47 copperhead snakes on his property after more than 50 years living there

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Trump admin urges Supreme Court to lift block on mail-voting order ahead of midterms election

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91 US higher education institutions back free speech rights of non-citizen students, faculty in appeals court

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