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World - / Aug 19, 2026 - Bought in 2016, Indiana bishop's former home with chapel is now listed at $1.28 million - After nine years of dedication, an Indiana family has lovingly restored a historic home that once served as a Catholic bishop's residence, complete with a private chapel. Purchased at auction in 2016, they meticulously preserved its original features and completed extensive renovations. Now listed for $1.284 million, the family is ready to embark on new adventures and explore the world.

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World - / Aug 19, 2026 - Young YouTuber Buys NYC Apartment: Eden Masliah mixes savings and inheritance; questions feeling fully proud - YouTuber Eden Masliah, 21, has purchased a $740,000 two-bedroom N.Y.C. apartment after saving about $250,000 from her content career and using money left by her late father for an investment. Although the purchase marks a major milestone, Masliah admits she struggles to see it as entirely her achievement because of her inheritance. She is now renovating the apartment and hopes to create a timeless space that reflects her personal style.

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In 1943, Franklin Roosevelt gave his family home and 33 acres to the US government while retaining family rights to live there; he had expanded the estate to nearly 1,500 acres and planted over 500,000 trees

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Manchester weather forecast: Rain and cooler temperatures expected August 19, 2026

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British Gas customer claimed £300 for solar power but received £38,611.59 by mistake; she spent seven weeks trying to give it back

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Ex-Cambridge scholar Nathan Cofnas who exposed Jason Arday plagiarism claims says he could be murdered after thousands rally at Trafalgar Square

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

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Canada deports former Iranian deputy interior minister Seyed Salman Samani

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

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

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