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From running away after being teased by college girls to facing rejection for his height: Amitabh Bachchan's candid revelations on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18

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World - / Nov 6, 2026 - Indian-American DOJ civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigns after GOP midterm setback - Harmeet K Dhillon, an Indian-American lawyer who led a major shift in the US Justice Department's civil rights enforcement priorities under President Donald Trump, has resigned from her position, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Thursday.

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World - / Nov 6, 2026 - Insurer paid $13,844 for attic leak; homeowner's $112,000 claim fails - A Georgia appeals court upheld an insurer's refusal to pay more for attic water damage after a homeowner failed to prove that additional repair costs exceeding $112,000 were caused by the leak. The court also rejected his claims of breach of contract and bad faith against Safeco Insurance.

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Iran-US War Clouds Loom As Sirens At Jordan Air Base Amid Fresh Strike Concerns Sparks Panic

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"We Want A Jewish-Arab Government": Jerusalem Protesters Demand Eisenkot To Join Arabs

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Pete Hegseth's Tough-Guy Impeachment Response Backfires As Critics Tell Him To Lawyer Up

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'LOSING LIFELINE': Israeli Leader 'BEGS' Trump Not To Cut Military Aid; 'BOLT FROM THE BLUE'

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Trump Sees America Heading For Disaster After Midterm Losses? Issues Stark Warning To Voters

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'US Must Stay Out': Putin Briefed On Iran's Secret Plan; Rezaei Reveals Supreme Leader's Message

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Bengaluru's 1.7-km elevated corridor between Hebbal and Mehkri Circle is set to bring 18 months of traffic restrictions, with buses and goods vehicles barred from Ballari Road and alternative routes announced for commuters; here's everything motorists need to know about the diversions

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5 EVERYDAY THINGS PEOPLE DO THAT QUIETLY DAMAGE THEIR EYESIGHT

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Match made in fashion heaven! Aishwarya Rai's red saree and Abhishek Bachchan's black look steal the show at Manish Malhotra's Diwali 2026 bash

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Can your love for sweets affect your long-term health? Understanding the sugar–obesity–cancer connection

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DIY Diwali toran ideas: 5 easy ways to decorate your main door with festive handmade hangings

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2 women shot by female colleague at Iowa post office in US; 3 injured, suspect held

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North Dakota gets its first life-size Mahatma Gandhi statue

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Two years after Donald Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts over a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels, his lawyers ask a New York appeals court to overturn the verdict on immunity and legal grounds

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A Florida couple disputed four reversed mortgage payments and stopped paying in 2017; an appeals court revived foreclosure proceedings despite the bank's accounting errors

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Rocky Balboa, Superman Cash, Fat Boy: Trio charged for using AI to steal $129 million in US

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In 2016, a Texas nursing aide was injured when a patient weighing over 300 pounds fell on her; 10 years later, an appeals court upheld liability on a $7.11 million verdict but offered a $264,448 cut or a new trial

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After their father died in Saudi Arabia in 2009, a New York man alleged his mother and sister broke promises involving homes in Pennsylvania and Long Island; a November 5 court ruling has dismissed his lawsuit

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In 2009, Bob Dylan released his first-ever Christmas album that surprised his fans; the music legend donated all its royalties to charities feeding millions of people and pledged future earnings from the album to them in perpetuity

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'Diversity is our strength': Five US states, 21 cities host first-ever Diwali celebrations at official venues

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North Dakota ranchers fought a gas company's pipeline easement and won $383,375 in legal costs, only to lose the award on appeal; their dispute is now headed to the US Supreme Court on November 9

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An inventor in 1870 secretly built a 312-foot air-powered subway beneath New York's Broadway; 400,000 people rode its single-car train in the first year, but the project disappeared from city's history

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In 2021, Shaquille O'Neal's foundation helped turn a former Georgia middle school into a youth club with a $1.1 million renovation; within a year, the new centre had more than 400 registered children and teens

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Trump's 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington halted by federal judge

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During World War II, U.S. Navy sailor Vernon Shaw mailed Evelyn Holland an engagement ring; after more than 60 years of marriage, she and their daughter donated his letters and uniform to a Navy museum

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How deep is Pakistan's debt dependence on China? The numbers tell the story

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11 dead, 33 injured in devastating bus-truck collision in eastern Pakistan

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Where Is Bashir Zeb Baloch? Mystery mounts after BLA announces leadership change

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Asim Munir flags growing Hindu-Jewish ties threat to Pakistan and Muslim world, reveals Iran

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'America taking its place': Shehbaz's rival Fazlur Rehman accuses Asim Munir of sabotaging ties with China

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Pakistan's confidence crisis: Government officials plan to move families abroad for secure future

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Pakistan gas crisis: Families return to firewood as LPG prices soar ahead of winter

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India should arm Afghan Taliban against Pakistan: Sushant Sareen

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'Koi sharam hoti hai': Pak lawmaker mocks Khawaja Asif after Munir's Iran visit

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Pakistan gas bowser explodes after truck collision, killing 2 and damaging 6 vehicles

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Pakistan's gas mess: LPG prices soar, imported LNG piles up and the debt bill keeps growing

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Afghan returnees face police raids, arbitrary detention in Pakistan's KP after emergency: Report

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Pakistan reopens Iran border after week-long halt to commercial traffic

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'Islamabad arming Afghans to fight anti-Pakistani insurgents': Ex-US envoy sounds alarm

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'Pak defeated, cannot fight us': Baloch rebels launch fresh strike; several killed

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

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Malaysia ex-PM Najib wins home detention after $12.3 million pardon payment

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50 years after Nepal banned cannabis, top court orders regulated cultivation

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50 years after Nepal banned cannabis, SC orders regulated cultivation within 3 months

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Indian national killed as helicopters collide near Mount Everest in Nepal

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Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on whereabouts of Barman from Bangladesh

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Nepal foots Rs 10 lakh rescue bill for 6 Indians trekking illegally despite warnings

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'Act responsibly': Taliban urges US over planned deportation of Afghan immigrants

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Violent protests rock Bangladesh garment hubs as workers demand a steep pay hike

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Six Indian tourists go missing during trek to Nepal's Shey-Phoksundo Lake

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Dog stranded for 20 days between cliff and raging river rescued in Nepal

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In 1583, a ship returning from Spain wrecked off Wales; 443 years later, scientists used CT scans to crack the four-letter code of its brass combination lock without damaging the centuries-old mechanism

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Jude Law and several celebrities join residents to oppose a proposed London housing development; the 45-home project near Blackheath station faces objections over parking, local businesses and the area's character

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Greenpeace placed boulders weighing up to 2 tonnes on England's North Sea seabed; it says the barrier blocks bottom trawling across 116 sq km

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A burger van chef inherited a £5 million fortune from a businessman who treated him like a son; the millionaire's sister challenged his will

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Kate Winslet joined a charity teaching 15,000 students practical skills every year; its programmes are also helping preserve six endangered traditional crafts

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A British family doctor was convicted of murdering 15 patients; a public inquiry later concluded that Harold Shipman had killed at least 215, exposing how a trusted physician evaded suspicion for years

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In 2026, Lee Miller's son gifted her former home, Farleys, to a new charity to preserve its galleries, artistic legacy and public access for future generations

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Oasis star Noel Gallagher wins approval to renovate his £11.5 million Grade II-listed London mansion; plans include a sauna, cinema room and basement bar

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Essex charity founder jailed for nearly six years as co-director receives three years in prison for stealing £315,000 donated to help disabled and seriously ill children

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A 63-year-old woman smears faeces in her husband's mouth after threatening to make him eat it at £1 million farmhouse; handed 12-month suspended jail term; judge calls attack 'gratuitous degradation'

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'A ruthless predator': English comedian Russell Brand found guilty of rape, sexual assaults

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UK reality show axed after female participants accuse on-screen husbands of rape, sexual misconduct

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In 2014, Rory McIlroy committed £1 million to help establish Daisy Lodge, a support centre for children with cancer; by its 10th anniversary, the centre had provided more than 4,000 breaks to families.

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A woman was left out of her aunt's £400,000 will after the pensioner branded her family 'The Rats'; a court rejected her inheritance challenge

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'We are doing what the government won't': Greenpeace dumps nine giant boulders signed by celebrities including Benedict Cumberbatch and Simon Pegg into the North Sea to create a 45-square-mile underwater barrier against industrial fishing

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A Scottish wildlife rescuer saved a starving badger cub trapped in a cattle trough, but officials denied his request to keep her; now he is fighting to retain the animal he says cannot survive in the wild

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Zelenskyy eyes bipartisan US backing amid Ukraine's Patriot shortage crisis

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UK's Burnham won't invite Putin to G20 summit next year; he skips them anyway

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Mid-air chaos: Multiple flights in Europe diverted due to bomb threats

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Bomb scare forces Aer Lingus Dublin-Rome flight to make emergency landing at France airbase

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Did Russia rehearse satellite attack? Expert on close encounter with western spacecraft

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Russia's deadliest strike kills 40: Bodycam footage shows moments before bombs hit Ukrainian shelter

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'Democrats clearly back Ukraine': Zelenskyy hopes US midterm results will bring more aid

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French blood plasma storage hit by hackers in widening cyberattack campaign

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Zelenskyy honours US First Lady Melania Trump for helping secure ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky

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Guernsey's 18th-century windmill became a German observation tower during World War II; it is now on sale for £2.95 million with planning permission for a six-floor home

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'Cannot remain in office': Spain transport minister quits six days after train disaster kills 69

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Macau pro-democracy activist Au Kam San sentenced To 12.5 years in jail

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 jolts China's Xinjiang region

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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed for 10 more years

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Chinese genetic sequencing firm Novogene sues Pentagon over military blacklist

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China's AI bubble has burst. Your favourite AI tools may not be immune

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In 1699, a Ming royal descendant who became a Buddhist monk painted 12 leaves of birds and flowers; after passing through famous collectors and a 1991 auction, the album sold for about Rs 75 crore in 2026

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'Nvidia chief seen as target of China spy plot'

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China elevates military general to Politburo

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'Turn the blade inward': Xi swings the axe again, expels 33 in major CCP purge

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China begins key meet, setting stage for Xi's fourth term

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A veteran Arab lawmaker in Israel is willing to break with precedent to topple Netanyahu

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Iran security chief meets Putin with Khamenei's letter specifying 7 conditions for US talks

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'Bolt from the blue': Israeli president shocked as Trump moves to end annual US aid

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US held secret talks with Iran to deport its nationals even as war raged, court filings show

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From 'Bibi or Tibi' to kingmakers: Arab parties could decide Netanyahu's fate

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Netanyahu's grip on power weakens as key ally withholds support after Israel election deadlock

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Israel's election deadlock: Bibi in a bind, but what changes for India, Iran and Gaza?

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'Losing gambler energy': Iran speaker mocks Vance's midterm assessment

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Iran's Hormuz exemption likely to bring relief to India's oil importers

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Iran exempts Indian vessels from Hormuz curbs, citing medicine imports

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Riyadh airport attack: Second Indian national succumbs to injuries, death toll reaches 14

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'Americans said no to war': Iran on US midterms as Trump admits conflict hurt Republicans

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'We hit it very nicely': Trump confirms US struck Iran's anti-aircraft facility in Qeshm

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'Far from reaching a deal': Iran says it wouldn't tolerate 'excessive demands' of US

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Netanyahu open to 'broad' government formation after election setback, but rules out Arab parties

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Australian holiday accommodation advertised for up to A$450 a night after a shipping container conversion draws neighbour complaints over lighting and alleged unauthorised development

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Holocaust survivor, 90, wounded in Sydney's Bondi Beach shooting dies nearly a year later

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Singapore man Lim Kah Kheng tricked more than 12,600 people into donating over $106,000 through a fake charity scheme; he was jailed for 46 months

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In 1944, Canadian Captain W. E. Duggan Gray lost his engraved silver flask in France; fellow soldier James McCorriston kept it and returned it nearly 48 years later

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Nigerian researcher Oghenekevwe William Emadago won $100,000 for making sanitary pads from agricultural waste; his company has already reached 70,000 women and girls

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In 2026, Nigerian entrepreneur Smart Israel won $100,000 to expand solar-powered farms that grow food without soil

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Hundreds of bronze gravesite vases were stolen from cemeteries in Burnaby, British Columbia; police said some vases cost over $1,000 each

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A woman found a dingo puppy in her backyard after it apparently fell from an eagle's claws; two years later, he returned to the sanctuary that raised him

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Paraguay president Santiago Peña resigns amid Ueno Bank collapse, faces impeachment

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They promised Afghan women freedom, delivered bans: Inside five years of Taliban rule

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Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on business when the atomic bomb fell on August 6, 1945; he went home to Nagasaki and was hit by the second bomb three days later, survived both, and lived until 2010, aged 93

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Rhode Island turned four-lane roads into three-lane "road diets"; a safety analysis found 29% fewer crashes and 37% fewer fatal or injury crashes

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Canadian woman Seema David began feeding people in need from shared kitchens in Toronto in 2013; she later built 5N2 into a food charity with its own indoor farms

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A Filipino engineer who developed a sensor to identify potentially unsafe buildings after earthquakes has won the 2026 James Dyson global sustainability award and £30,000 for his invention, Sentinel

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Nine people set off on a one-hour boat trip between islands in Micronesia on July 30, but a storm swept them away; about three months and 5,400 km later, villagers on a Kiribati island rescued five of them

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King cobras struggle to move freely through Thailand's agricultural landscapes, with researchers identifying forest fragments and canal-side vegetation as important habitat

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'Long road ahead': Eisenkot beats Netanyahu 67-46 in backing but government test looms

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In 2024, Eva Longoria received $50 million from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez for philanthropy; two years later, she says you don't have to be a billionaire to make a difference

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US 2026 Midterms | Vivek Ramaswamy and Zohran Mamdani: A tale of two Indian-Americans

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In 2009, Michael Jackson left a trust for his three children; 17 years later, daughter Paris is asking a court to move $600 million into it, while estate executors say unresolved tax litigation prevents full funding

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In 1989, New York paved two test roads with ground-up tyre rubber; after 3 years, the state transport department judged neither project economical nor successful

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In 2018, construction workers cut trees and shrubs up to 150 feet beyond an Oregon property line; eight years later, an appeals court upheld $810,000 in treble damages against the neighbouring landowner

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Scottish charity manager Lindsay MacCallum stole more than £95,000 from two cancer charities, including one set up in memory of her best friend's daughter; she was jailed for three years

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Two Michigan neighbours agreed to split the cost of removing trees that threatened a barn, but the work never happened; after a $2,000 dispute, an appeals court ruled the homeowner could not sue over the same trees

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In 2018, Denzel Washington helped lead a $5 million effort to rescue playwright August Wilson's deteriorating childhood home in Pittsburgh; it reopened in 2022 as a 6,000-square-foot arts and community centre

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'Over a billion of them': Abdul El-Sayed's reply to uncle over marrying an Indian goes viral

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After spending 27 years in prison, a woman inspired a North Carolina farm to build 7 tiny homes where formerly incarcerated women and gender-expansive people can practise living independently

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2 killed as vehicle swept away by floodwaters in France's Corsica

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'Several victims': Bus meets accident in eastern France near Switzerland

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'Bomb on board': How three minute warning changed Dublin to Rome Aer Lingus flight's route

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1 officer killed, 3 injured as gunman opens fire on police in Colorado

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Anna Bissell took over her family's carpet-sweeper business in 1889 after her husband's death, becoming America's first female CEO and leading the company for 42 years

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Ranjeev Puri makes history as first Indian-American elected Michigan House Speaker

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Wendy's rejects a $1.4 billion takeover offer from billionaire Nelson Peltz's investor group and adopts a one-year poison pill defence, even as the struggling US burger chain closes hundreds of restaurants

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From 'habibi' to 'hamdulillah': Abdul El-Sayed's Senate victory sparks Arab pride

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On Christmas Day 1945, American serviceman Frank Hayostek tossed a note in a bottle from his troopship; an Irish woman found it eight months later, and they exchanged letters for years

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Trump-Kim reset after midterm blow? Why North Korea may hold the cards

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Hawaii's USS Arizona is still leaking oil more than 80 years after Pearl Harbour; researchers found its chemical makeup varies by leak point, with an estimated 600,000 gallons still aboard

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A Utah rancher learned of a 3-million-square-foot data center across from his home when a gas company sought a pipeline easement; now he is appealing its permit

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Two Iowa families donated adjoining properties worth 21 acres in the US, turning privately owned land into a public recreation area while giving local wildlife a protected natural space

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Pope Leo begins major Latin America tour three weeks after lung surgery

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Another attack on Iran soon? Donald Trump meets top security advisers for first time since midterm elections

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In 2026, 20 scientists, artists and writers received $800,000 each through the MacArthur 'genius' grants; here is what their work aims to change

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More migrants in ICE custody, fewer safety checks: US watchdog warns of oversight gaps

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Jyot Singh scripts history, becomes first Sikh elected to Georgia Assembly

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