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Mumbai's new infrastructure push targets three major traffic chokepoints with the Sion bridge, Vidyavihar flyover and Goregaon flyover; here's how the projects aim to ease congestion and transform east-west connectivity

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France unrest: Macron vows ban on 'illegitimate' protests in coming days, blames 'seditious ultra-left'

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Russia to review Trump's invitation to Putin for G20 summit, possible talks on Ukraine

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World - / Oct 22, 2026 - Yorkshire couple's straw-bale home, built in 2018, now listed for £2.75 million - A four-bedroom country house in North Yorkshire, built using straw bales and lime plaster, has come onto the property market with a guide price of £2.75 million. Known as The Lime House, the property in Whenby was built by Jonathan and Sara Banister

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World - / Oct 22, 2026 - 'Stand against hate': Mamdani celebrates Navratri with Hindu New Yorkers after Illinois temple shooting plot - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has joined Hindu New Yorkers in Queens to celebrate Navratri, Durga Puja, Dashain and Vijayadashami, calling the experience a blessing and urging communities to stand against hate following an alleged shooting plot

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'WALKING MORE...': Christa Pike's Second Execution Bid Imminent? Lawyers' Health Update BOMBSHELL

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'VACATE PALESTINE, FREE OUR PRISONERS': Mamdani Slams Netanyahu; Urges Bibi To Releases New Yorkers

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'I'm Not Safe': Ilhan Omar ABANDONS Her D.C. Home After DHS Raid Amid 'Marriage With Brother' Row

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Trump's Press Secretary Hunt Takes a Twist After Katie's 5-Day White House Humiliation

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Zelensky 'CAVES' To Putin: Ukraine Ready To FREEZE WAR; 'Russia Gets 25% Of Ukrainian Territory'

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Kyiv Explosion Caught On Camera: Russian Missile Barrage Injures 15, Damages Key Bridge Infra

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From shaving his head 283 times for Bapuji's role to being younger than his on-screen son Jethalal: 7 lesser-known facts about Taarak Mehta's Amit Bhatt

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On a journey of spiritual growth? 5 signs you may be avoiding the lessons life is trying to teach you

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How to clean kitchen napkins at home: Easy ways to remove stubborn food stains, grease and unpleasant odours, keep your reusable cloths fresh and hygienic, and make them look clean without using harsh chemicals

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Dark allure meets angel energy as Triptii Dimri brings her siren era to Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2026

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Durga to Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri: What to Watch on Malayalam TV at 8:30 pm?

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In 2013, former nurse Courtney Adeleye launched The Mane Choice from her kitchen with $500; within six years it had reached $100 million in sales and 60,000 retail doors before a reported $61.5 million acquisition

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In 2020, a Minnesota couple bought a home reached through a neighbour's gravel driveway; a feud over trees and a security camera led to $27,000 in damages, but an appeals court reversed the $20,000 privacy award

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Oregon woman was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, then her husband's 300-member gaming community raised $1 million for research

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In North Carolina, a town sued a couple accused of feeding vulture swarms; neighbours say the birds have damaged roofs and created sanitation problems

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Meet Chaz, the 13-year-old who turned his birthday into a charity tradition despite a painful herniated disc, raising $4,000 in 2025

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'Anti-Indian hate is exploding': US lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi accuses big tech firms of profiting from online hatred

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AI agents raise alarm at US banks over unauthorised access: Report

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After months of coyote complaints, toddler bitten in LA neighbourhood; DNA links attack to euthanised animal

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In 1926, an Atlanta woman donated her home to establish an art museum; 100 years later, the High Museum covers more than 300,000 square feet and is approaching 50,000 members as the city celebrates its centennial

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In 2006, a New York couple took a $400,000 mortgage; after the husband died and a years-long foreclosure battle continued, an October 21 court overturned the order to sell the property

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In 2017, a Florida woman had a daughter under a sperm donor agreement, and a man later named the child in his will; after his death, an October 21 court upheld denial of the child's claim to his Florida home

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A 17-year-old North Carolina soldier killed in the Korean War and buried for decades as Unknown X-1642 is being laid to rest in Maryland, more than 70 years later, after DNA analysis finally identified him

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After retiring and moving to Phoenix in the early 1950s, Grover Thompson spent 22 years building a rock garden filled with hundreds of figures, miniature buildings, windmills and fountains

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'Am studying his body': Trump goes into graphic detail about US senator's body at rally

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Pakistan's elite want out? Khawaja Asif flags bureaucrats' alleged exit plans to foreign shores

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Pakistan army officer killed in IED blast during Balochistan operation

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US-designated LeT terrorist dies after mysteriously falling from building in Lahore

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Pakistani forces kill 8 militants in Balochistan, raid hideouts as abductions rise

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Pakistan's decades of backing terror comes full circle as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa falls under emergency rule

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Pakistan plans Moon landing by 2035, expands space cooperation with China

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Balochistan unrest: Teacher's killing sparks outrage, kin say Pak officials shielding 'death squads'

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Strong 6.0-magnitude quake strikes Balochistan in Pakistan

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Imran Khan facing Nawaz, Benazir-style exile deal? Pakistan opposition leader's big claim

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Pakistan to chair IMF, World Bank boards in 2027; first time in over 70 years

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Pakistan ranks lowest in South Asia on hunger index amid rising food prices

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33 children, teacher killed as school roof collapses in Pakistan's Peshawar

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Pakistan regulator warns TV channels against live coverage of blasts and terror attacks

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Why Asim Munir's plan to 'split' up Pakistan may spell the end of civilian govt

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Pak police fire tear gas, live rounds at protesters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 50 detained

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6 killed, several injured as passenger train derails in Pakistan's Punjab

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In Pakistan, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu calls for early Saarc summit

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Stranded Iranian tankers, American pressure: Why Sri Lanka faces a difficult choice

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Nepal slope shifted 40cm over 48 days before deadly flood

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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman warns of unrest bid by '2 united parties'

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Names on Saudi prison list, death sentences missing: Bangladesh furious over executions of two citizens

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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman visits 3 cities to extend Durga Puja greetings to Hindus

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Bangladesh Hindu group condemns sealing of historic Ram Leela Temple in Pakistan

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'I am not afraid': Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh in December

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Graft charges at home, arrest in Qatar: Former Bangladesh Air Force chief held

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'You are ruining entire town': With pistol in hand, Bangladesh minister raids drug den; watch

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Built in 1800 and believed to have been used by British troops to spot French soldiers out at sea, a 10-foot-wide tower near Brighton is now a one-bedroom home for £200,000

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Built in 1584 and abandoned in the 18th century, a roofless Scottish castle with original fireplaces and staircases is on sale for £120,000

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British Indian stripped of OBE over rogue landlord allegations

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A World War II pillbox in Dorset was transformed into a bat hibernation shelter in 2025; the concrete structure once formed part of Britain's wartime defences

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In 2022, Kippen architects at Paper Igloo won a RIAS Award for Ostro Passivhaus, the hand-built home they worked on over eight years of evenings and weekends

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In 2025, experts linked Mark Sell's nine-inch-deep Norfolk find to Bishop Hugh de Northwold; the medieval ring sold for about $24,000 after centuries underground

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In 1945, Salt Lake City stonemason Thomas Child began a backyard sculpture garden; by 1963, it featured a 25-ton sphinx bearing Joseph Smith's face, now a public park

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2 Indian-origin pharmacists jailed for 6 years each in UK over £1.3m NHS fraud using bogus cancer drug prescriptions

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After 12 years of demolition threats, residents of two 1960s London housing estates may finally keep their homes; Lambeth Council has proposed abandoning the rebuild plans, with a cabinet decision due October 21

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About 30 years after a London taxi driver paid £40 for an old painting at a car boot sale, experts linked it to 19th-century Amritsar and the work sold for £75,000 at a 2016 auction

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A Dragons' Den investor called her packaging idea "pathetic"; Rachel Watkyn secured £60,000 for a 40% stake and built a sustainable packaging business with £10 million in annual turnover

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After her son died at 23 in 2016, Elaine Roberts and son-in-law Luke Ambler started a men's support group with nine attendees; today it helps 7,000 men a week and has earned a national award

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England rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio's World Cup medal sells for £54,000; Eric Cantona's shorts go under the hammer

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A Kandinsky masterpiece stolen by the Nazis in 1940 was returned to the heirs of its Jewish owners in 2023; the 1907 painting has now sold at auction for nearly $42 million

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Ukraine to buy weapons and military supplies through Nato agency: Report

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How Denmark restored 26 kilometres of the Skjern River and returned 2,200 hectares of farmland to marshland, bringing wildlife back

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Drones fall, strikes stall: How Musk's Starshield curbs hit Zelenskyy's war against Russia

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AI uncovers decade-old PHP flaw: Government websites across Europe went offline amid cyberattack

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Germany on alert for Russian sabotage after drone with explosives spotted near air base

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The Netherlands measured peat subsidence at 29 sites over 50 years and found the land sank by an average of 0.7 cm a year

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Russia's SU-30 fighter jet crashes in Kaliningrad region

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Two Swiss brothers spent about £10,000 turning a 15-by-15-metre section of their garden into a miniature Greek village with blue shutters, stone lanes and a bar; the wider backyard attraction cost £20,000

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Ukraine peace, prisoner release & Trump meeting: What was discussed in Putin's meeting with US envoy Witkoff

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'Stupid comments': Macron slams Trump for using France unrest for midterm campaign

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Mirage 2000D crashes in eastern France, one dead; search on for missing crew member

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Italy's Meloni toughens protest laws: Teen detentions, parental liability, 5-year jail term

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'Bismillah, c'est les ténèbres': What does this viral message from French protests mean

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Avengers Assemble: From Captain America to Spider-Man, superheroes run wild as France protests turn violent

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Typhoon Champi: Taiwan issues land warning, cancels 125 flights as powerful storm approaches

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'Disregards consensus between Xi and Trump': China hits back after DeepSeek ban from US govt IT systems

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China says US ship jeopardised maritime security near disputed Sabina Shoal

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Trump, Putin, Xi could hold a meeting in China; discuss end to Ukraine conflict: Moscow

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China's economy gains pace on exports as domestic demand falters

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China's ageing crisis: Beijing to become 'super-aged' city by 2035

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Watch: China-North Korea bridge opens after 12-years delay

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China, Pakistan hold high-altitude army drills with Beijing-supplied arms

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How Chinese parts are fuelling Houthi ambitions to strike Israel and Saudi Arabia

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Netanyahu denies report that Trump blocked planned Israeli strike on October 10

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Houthis claim Saudi Arabia targeted boat carrying 14 Indians; launch rescue ops

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One killed, 8 injured in Saudi airport attack amid US order for diplomats to leave

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Israel planned intense strikes against Iran on Oct 10, but Trump said no: Report

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'Nuclear issue is an excuse': Araghchi says US opposes Iran's ideology

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Iran faces rising threat as Baloch rebels step up attacks amid regional war pressure

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Britain sends Typhoon fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthis, rules out offensive strikes

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The backstory: When West 'tricked' Russia to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi's regime in Libya

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What if the next US president turns hostile? Netanyahu's answer lies partly in India

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Hegseth meets Netanyahu during unannounced Israel visit: Report

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Saudi Arabia puts off 'Davos in the Desert' summit to 2027 amid Houthi attacks

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Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports, oil and military infra; take responsibility for camp attack that killed over 50

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Over 45% of Saudi flights cancelled since October 8, residents scramble for alternatives

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6 ops in 48 hours: Houthis claim to strike Saudi airports, Aramco site & oil field, military facilities

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Over 50 Yemeni fighters killed as Houthis target military camp with ballistic missiles

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Rival factions, civil war & shadow of terror: Why Libya is still broken 15 years after Gaddafi's bloody end

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Indian-origin man, 24, killed in Canada highway crash days after permanent residency approval

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In 1926, Frankfurt began installing the world's first modern fitted kitchens in thousands of homes; a century later, most are gone, but volunteers have saved parts from about 50 as a new preservation effort takes shape

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A Wisconsin priest began a 1920 memorial for three local World War I casualties; over the next decade, Dickeyville's parish grounds grew into a garden of shrines and grottoes

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In 2020, Jamie Marais cycled 337 km and climbed 9,000 metres in 36 hours; the ride raised over R400,000 for rhino protection and local families

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In 2026, Paul Goldstein undertook a 1,000-mile walking challenge across Britain carrying a 9-foot tiger; by mile 826, his fundraiser had raised about £36,000 for tiger conservation

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In 2020, Edwin Wiek spent four days in a chimp's former cage; by day four, donors had given €20,855 toward a Thai rescue centre caring for 780 animals

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In 2025, 80 runners covered 230 km of Kenyan wilderness over five race stages within an eight-day event; the ForRangers Ultra raised more than £125,000 for wildlife rangers

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Russia targets European firms over Ukraine, largely spares US businesses as Putin-Trump ties warm

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In 2000, Durham repairman Gene Dillard began filling his yard with metal art; 15 years later, he started a mosaic home with hand tools, and neighbors gave tours

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Emma Thompson and Greg Wise welcomed a Rwandan refugee into their family after a Christmas charity meeting; he had escaped a rebel camp and prison before rebuilding his life in Britain

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In 2020, David Attenborough helped raise £1 million to save the reserve he opened in 1966; its 220 hectares have recorded 2,500 wildlife species, including 250+ bird species

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In 2006, the Navy sank the 888-foot carrier USS Oriskany 24 miles off Pensacola, Florida, creating what was then the world's largest intentionally sunk artificial reef, now attracting divers and marine life

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'Will mercilessly eliminate': North Korea warns South, to activate border-wide 'anti-South' loudspeakers

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Badr accord: Turkey, Pak, Qatar & Indonesia ink defence pact; what it means for India

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A Jewish couple's art collection was looted by the Nazis in 1935; more than 90 years later, their heirs are still fighting over a Degas painting sold for $10.7 million

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A Georgia woman said her next-door neighbour's marijuana smoke kept entering her apartment despite a no-smoking lease; after she sued, an appeals court upheld the California teachers' pension fund's immunity

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First 'Survivor' winner Richard Hatch won $1 million in 2000; now, 26 years later, court orders him to pay $3.29 million in unpaid taxes

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A Mississippi couple received $13,172 from State Farm after a tree fell on their home, but lost their fight for a $95,896 insurance payout after an appeals court rejected their expert evidence

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A Queensland farmer says his family's 140-year-old well turned cloudy after neighbouring water tests; the council has rejected a bottling plant linked to a 96-million-litre annual groundwater licence

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Pennsylvania began draining a lake after engineers found seepage at its dam; the $5.5 million rehabilitation project could begin in 2026 or 2027

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A Florida couple missed 66 mortgage payments on their Naples property; the husband later agreed to deposit $5,000 monthly during an appeal, but an October 19 federal ruling rejected his lawsuit against the bank

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Texas tenant disputed repair charges after his family moved out of a rental home; the appeals court upheld an $880 refund from his $1,950 security deposit and awarded court costs to the landlord

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A British woman sought £135,000 for caring for her mother for 900 days; the High Court awarded her £127,500 plus interest after finding an informal care agreement existed

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Florida homeowners were told to pay $13,157 each for new roofs in a 160-unit complex; they now allege their HOA issued a $232,000 contractor check 12 days before the public vote, triggering a lawsuit

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A 52-year-old Oregon farmer started building miniature castles from rocks cleared off his land in 1935, turning a winter hobby into a four-acre garden of stone bridges, churches and landmarks

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China began restoring vegetation across the Loess Plateau in 1999; scientists later found groundwater drought intensified as vegetation expanded between 2003 and 2015

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In Missouri, a couple bought land with no road access and sought a 40-foot strip through their neighbour's property; a 2026 appeals court reversed the ruling that would have given them ownership of the road

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In 1992, Reba McEntire helped open a guest house for families sleeping in hospital chairs and cars; the Texas charity reports it has since welcomed more than 35,000 families needing support

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US, Israel prepare for fresh Iran strikes after midterms as Tehran threatens with 'Father of All Bombs'

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French riots and Indian protests linked in same ecosystem: Report

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Louisiana doctors lost their bad-faith case against AIG after a $16.1 million hurricane damage appraisal; a court upheld the jury's verdict over the insurer's earlier $6.7 million repair dispute

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Beginning in 1925, Minnesota farmer John Christensen spent more than a decade transforming a cellar project into a 14,000-square-foot rock garden of castles, bridges and ponds

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In 2004, Florida researchers used 36 recycled oyster shells per reef mat, helping restore Mosquito Lagoon reefs to around 1,000 live oysters per square metre

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In winter 2022, Emily Ford spent 28 days crossing Minnesota's million-acre Boundary Waters with her dog; the expedition raised more than $5,000 and highlighted mining concerns

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From 1968 to 1977, retired North Carolina tobacco farmer Henry Warren built a 27-building miniature stone village around a large metal water tower

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After retiring in 1937, Oklahoma teacher Ed Galloway spent 11 years building a towering totem pole decorated with more than 200 carved figures

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Since 1987, an 86-year-old Texas man named Dale has spent decades building a 62-foot boat in his yard; when three visitors discovered his dream, strangers helped raise money to finish and move it

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A California geologist spotted a strange object sticking out of a creek; Google reverse image search suggested it was an Ice Age mastodon tooth at least 10,000 years old

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Mariska Hargitay helped fund Detroit's effort to test abandoned sexual assault kits; by April 2025, the wider project had secured 263 convictions as investigations continued across decades

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In 1864, Abraham Lincoln donated a signed photograph to help Union soldiers' families; generations later, it surfaced in an old desk with a forgotten newspaper clipping and sold for $149,020 at auction

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'Stop whining': Vance tells Republicans to back Vivek Ramaswamy amid ad controversy

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'I will come for them': Elon Musk threatens Democrats over plans to probe his empire

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