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World - / Nov 9, 2026 - How two Wisconsin students built a volunteer network to fight hunger - In Middleton, Wisconsin, Noah Duckett and Wyatt Ehrhardt launched a food drive aimed at tackling food insecurity. This initiative blossomed into Meals Matter, a national non-profit featuring over 35 student-led chapters. With more than $550,000 raised and countless young volunteers participating nationwide, both founders were honored with The Diana Award, showcasing how youth can lead transformative social change.

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World - / Nov 9, 2026 - 2,800-year-old Siberian tomb reveals 1,000 cannabis seeds and evidence of ritual intoxication - A groundbreaking archaeological find at Tunnug 1 in southern Siberia unveiled cannabis seeds within a prince's tomb, dating back 2,800 years. This tomb is tied to intricate funerary rites, including horse sacrifices. Notably, preserved human hair revealed traces of cannabis, hinting at its psychoactive use, which underscores cannabis's significant role in ancient burial customs. Researchers plan to conduct further DNA analysis to deepen the understanding of its historical relevance.

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What began as a small Halloween graveyard five years ago has become a Pennsylvania family's walk-through yard attraction, with towering animatronics, alien-spider battles, a corn path and a custom fog system

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Transformers actor Josh Duhamel joins Bobcat company to donate a new utility vehicle to Los Angeles firefighters supporting the city's first full-time paid wildland hand crew

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'WE JUST RAN': Eyewitness Reveals Terrifying Scene As Gunman Unleashed Mayhem In Krakow

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Trump Gets TORCHED on SNL As Democrat James Talarico Makes SHOCK Appearance After Texas Upset

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'EXTORTIONISTS': Trump Unleashes Shock 'VENDETTA' Against Dems, Issues STUNNING DOJ Crackdown

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'Corrupt Politicians': Juliana Stratton Torches Trump In Fiery Speech, Vows To 'Fight'

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Trump's Inner Circle Implodes; Calley Means Accuses Susie Wiles Over 'Sugar Money'

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From two decades in theatre to becoming Balu in Uppum Mulakum: Biju Sopanam talks about his career

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A New Mexico artist spent more than a year turning parts from a 1953 Chevy Bel Air into a 10-foot-tall, 1,200-pound jackrabbit sculpture celebrating Route 66

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A Georgia couple spent $40,000 turning the husband's pre-marital home basement into a separate space for her parents; after divorce, an appeals court ordered the property split to be reconsidered

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In 2018, an Omaha apartment complex closed amid code complaints, forcing tenants to move; after reopening in 2021, its owner pursued a lawsuit against the city, but a 2026 appeals ruling rejected the claims

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Elizabeth Stein founded Purely Elizabeth in 2009; 17 years later, Ferrero agrees to acquire her US wellness food brand after sales more than doubled

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In 2001, an Air Transat jet carrying 306 people ran out of fuel over the Atlantic after a leak; Captain Robert Piche glided the powerless Airbus for about 19 minutes to a runway in the Azores, and everyone survived

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Is MAGA losing its grip? Trump's midterm rout sparks revolt within movement

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In 2015, a Louisiana woman began a long legal fight over neighbours using a rural road beside her home; in November 2026, appeals judges upheld her right to stop them using the private section beyond its first 1,000 feet

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An Ohio man bought a house in 2012, six years before getting married; when his wife argued shared mortgage payments made it marital property, appeals judges let him keep it and upheld a $20,000 legal-fee award

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Brooklyn cut Prospect Park West from three traffic lanes to two and added a protected bike path; speeding fell from 74% of vehicles to 20%, while injury crashes fell 63%

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In a 2021 Missouri I-270 work-zone trial, a speed trailer flashing red and blue lights produced an extra 2.8 mph speed reduction; 53.5% beyond the base setup

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Virginia redesigned Reston's Lawyers Road after targeting a 20% crash reduction; after four lanes became two with turn and bike lanes, reported crashes fell from 16 to five a year

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An Ohio homeowner refused to pay for basement walls after spotting defects in a 2021 project; judges said the foundation was structurally sound despite cosmetic flaws and upheld a $45,806 payment to the contractor

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New York turned part of Broadway into Times Square pedestrian plazas in 2009; months later, pedestrian injuries were down 35% and motorist injuries 63%

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Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plans faceless anti-terror courts: Report

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Balochistan Parties call statewide shutdown in mid-November as crisis deepens in troubled province

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'If he wishes to come': Pakistan open to considering visa for Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's Lahore visit

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Pak cracks down on protests in POK against rising cost of living, around 20 feared dead

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Pakistan's forex rises by record $ 110 million in just a week despite West Asia crisis

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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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Bangladesh appoints Salahuddin Noman as new foreign secretary; envoy Siam to join Delhi Mission

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'Threat to heritage': Buddhist monks protest in Sri Lanka against religious site redevelopment

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'Sheikh Hasina is convicted criminal': Bangladesh law minister sends extradition request to India

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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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Greenford unveils thousands of orange poppies honouring Indian soldiers on Remembrance Sunday

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A Renaissance landscape acquired by a Swiss collector's father in 1957 vanished from public view for nearly 70 years; experts have identified it as a rare Altdorfer worth up to £5 million

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Queen Elizabeth II's final days at Balmoral Castle: Inside the 53,000-acre Scottish estate where she found peace, made cherished family memories and spent her last moments surrounded by nature and loved ones

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In the UK, a developer and four linked firms have been ordered to pay £46.5 million towards fire-safety work on seven Manchester buildings, following a landmark tribunal ruling that cut the government's claim

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A 58-year-old UK father who once won only a dead goldfish as a child has won a mortgage-free £4 million Yorkshire mansion with a lake and £250,000 cash from a £30 Omaze entry, after struggling to build a business

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A Hertfordshire couple used an inherited Chinese brush pot as a doorstop for 40 years; experts identified the late 18th- or early 19th-century carving, which sold for a £150,000 hammer price

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DNA evidence revealed one brother was not the biological son of a millionaire businessman; a High Court judge ruled he could still inherit from the family's £14.5 million trust

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Emma Watson donated $1 million to a UK fund fighting sexual harassment; its impact report later recorded 46,100 women and girls reached, over 20,000 professionals trained and 59 grants awarded

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A Dundee transport manager with 24 years at his company was fired after it questioned about £21,000 in pothole repair bills he had been told to arrange; a tribunal has ruled it unfair and awarded him £34,326

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A £1.8 million estate was left in dispute after a London property developer married two women in Las Vegas five years apart without divorcing his first wife; the legal battle began after his death

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In 2021, Ryan Reynolds took control of Wrexham as its historic Kop stand lay derelict; five years later, a £70 million rebuilding project has approval for up to 7,750 seats, with opening planned for 2027

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In 2022, former British Army serviceman Ian Ferguson began stockpiling food after the Ukraine war began; now, at 71, he has 600 cans in his shed to prepare for a 100-day lockdown or national emergency

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UK bride's father was hospitalised with heart failure just days before her wedding; then she brought her wedding dress to his hospital room for a father-daughter dance

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How much does the British Royal Family cost taxpayers? King Charles' Sovereign Grant rises to £137.9 million as new bill proposes reduction; Prince William's £1.2 billion Duchy wealth also revealed

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Queen Elizabeth II's launched an environmental initiative in 2015; her contribution is protecting more than 12 million hectares of indigenous forests across commonwealth countries

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An NHS manager allegedly claimed her mother had died to obtain compassionate leave, then took another job 170 miles away, paying £550 a day

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'Cannot compromise own defence': Germany rules out further Patriot supplies to Ukraine

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses power again, relying on generators for electricity

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A woman bought an unremarkable black lamp for just €20 at a French flea market; her daughter spotted a hidden signature and the rediscovered ceramic piece sold for €251,000

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'Cynicism and brutality': Russia targets Ukrainian rescue workers at site of Zaporizhzhia bombing that killed 55

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'No business being in NATO': Presidential hopeful Melenchon pitches radical new course for France

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Military cadet, far-right obsession: What we know about 25-year-old Poland shooter

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Russia may have lost up to 450,000 in Ukraine war, leaked death records claim

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Poland mass shooting: PM says footage shows 3 bodies at suspect's home; minister cites far-right influence

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Europe is rehearsing its next move in Ukraine, and Putin may not like what comes after the war

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08:16 - At least 6 killed, 15 wounded in Poland shooting; gunman shot

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'My family, I face threat': Italy minister says his private data leaked on dark web

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'36 missiles, 172 drones': Russia to join US-Ukraine talks after massive overnight strikes on Kyiv energy sites

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'Don't leave Kyiv in dark': Zelenskyy seeks stronger US backing after Russia rains ballistic missiles

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Jo Nabuurs lost his wedding ring while threshing grain on his family's Dutch farm in the winter of 1942 or 1943; 83 years later, a man with a metal detector found it and returned it to his son, refusing a reward

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France deploys 70,000 security personnel ahead of fresh nationwide protests

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After hoaxes to flights, newsrooms in Bulgaria and Ireland get threats

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China to release Japanese pharma employee jailed for espionage after 3.5 years

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Ahead of summit, Beijing tells Quad: Don't rake up South China sea row

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Chinese automaker's electric hypercar sets new speed record, whizzes past 500 kmph

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US intelligence believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had romantic ties with Chinese spy : Report

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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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'They're a failing nation': Trump says fresh Iran strikes 'highly unlikely' if Tehran signs 'strong agreement'

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Israel releases reporter held for five days over 'foreign agent' suspicion

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IRGC dubs new US 'Iron Gate' plan as 'wordplay', dismisses economic pressure warning

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Gadi Eisenkot officially gets first chance to form Israel's next government

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Israel deports journalist, 77-year-old activist among 14 on Palestinian solidarity mission

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Weeks after flydubai incident, 'hostile aircraft' alert triggers panic in Israel

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Iran executes 3 men accused of carrying out operations for Israel, US during protests

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70,000 tents flooded in 12 hours as heavy rain batters displaced Palestinians in Gaza

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Is Netanyahu's time up? 10 things to know as rival Gadi Eisenkot gets shot at power in Israel

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'Enemy will no longer dare attack': Iran's navy issues warning to US forces

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UAE rescues 22 Arab nationals after fire breaks out aboard cargo ship

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At least 33 killed in Saudi airstrikes on Yemen village, most casualties women, children

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Saudi Arabia issues danger alerts for Dammam, Dhahran and Abqaiq amid Houthi threats

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Can Netanyahu stage a comeback in Israel? What if Eisenkot fails to form government

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Yemen urges Lebanon to act against Hezbollah's military support to Houthis

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New Zealand faces political uncertainty as special votes could reshape election result

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Egypt train collision: 7 dead, several injured as passenger train derails after hitting another train in Giza

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'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' actress Shin Min-a quietly donated over $2.7 million in 15 years to help burn victims, underprivileged children and vulnerable families; charity officials initially mistook her recurring contributions for an error

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Australia planned to sell 67 military sites to raise $1.8 billion, but public protests over Sydney's 166-year-old Victoria Barracks prompted a November 8 reversal that will keep four historic sites publicly owned

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At least 21 dead after migrant boat sinks off Senegal's northwestern coast

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Pope Leo heads to Milei's Argentina: Austerity, poverty and Iran war in focus

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'Grey's Anatomy' star Kate Walsh is pushing for 30% of the world's oceans to be protected by 2030; why the global conservation target is falling behind

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Taiwan detains communist party leader over alleged links to China ahead of local polls

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She began with a fundraiser to feed just 25 schoolchildren; today, Kenyan entrepreneur Wawira Njiru employs 6,000 people, and her organisation serves 730,000 children every day

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Canadian contractor billed a woman $778 for visiting her summer cabin to quote a propane fridge installation; tribunal dismissed his claim after she refused to pay

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An elderly man fell while carrying breakfast and severed an artery; two Queensland carpenters used a dress and adhesive tape to save his life, leaving his wife overwhelmed with gratitude

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Archaeologists discover rare gold bear ornament in ancient Saka burial mound in Kazakhstan, alongside human remains and scattered artefacts

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Watch: Shattered glass, scattered books after strong earthquake rattles Japan

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Taiwan detects 4 Chinese military aircraft, 8 ships around island in 24 hours

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Falling birth rates, fading faith? Pope Leo's message to Uruguay's youth

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Who is Qiulae Wong? New Zealand's potential kingmaker after cliffhanger election

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'Always found her way to the finish line': Family releases obituary for NYC Marathon runner Rachel Apa who died from rhabdomyolysis

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The great White mix-up: Did Trump offer White House job to the wrong Dana White?

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Meet Donovan Atkinson, the 5-year-old who turned cucumbers from his family's garden into a pickle business and sold more than 500 jars from his roadside stand

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'Deport all dot heads': Far-right activist Jake Lang targets Hindus at Seattle Diwali event

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Australia releases 6 captive-bred broad-headed snakes into the wild in a world first, after building a breeding population from just 17 wild-sourced adults

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In 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet because fuel was calculated in pounds instead of kilograms; the pilots glided it onto a disused air base runway in Gimli, and all 69 on board survived

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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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Massachusetts neighbours spent years complaining about sand, dust and noise from an adjoining mine; in August 2026, a jury awarded the couple $530,000 after finding the operators liable for property impacts

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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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Scientists release six captive-bred endangered snakes into the Australian wild; four survive a world-first conservation experiment using artificial rocks to give the reptiles a second chance

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In 2025 a 98-year-old Australian man was billed nearly $6,000 for toilet repairs and quoted another $31,475 for further work; regulators later suspended the plumbing company's licence

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Houthi attacks target Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia as explosions rock Riyadh

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In 2015, an Arkansas couple began buying 111 acres on instalments, later handing over a truck and cows to catch up; when the seller resisted closing, an appeals court upheld their right to complete the sale

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'Giant step back in history': Trump blames Democrats' midterm sweep for $3 trillion market loss

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An eight-site field test across five US cities recorded 73% fewer vehicles in the "dilemma zone" and 82% fewer red-light violations; crashes were 9% lower, but the difference was not statistically significant

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Utah tested connected snowploughs on five winter corridors; equipped routes recorded larger reported crash-rate reductions, up to 3.87 versus 1.82 on matched routes, but the study could not establish that the technology caused the difference

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A North Dakota woman spent more than $110,000 on purchases for a house she built with her partner on land held by his family trust; after they split, a court rejected her claim for the home's improvements

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West Virginia Supreme Court reverses $31,054 divorce payout tied to rise in value of house bought before marriage; wife remains entitled to a share of mortgage principal reduction

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Far-right wingnuts storm Diwali fest in Seattle after lights go out on MAGA

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1 killed, 3 injured in two separate shootings at North Carolina university

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A North Dakota grandmother and her longtime partner cared for her grandson from the age of four months, and both parents consented to adoption; the state Supreme Court says the unmarried couple cannot adopt jointly

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After a Florida woman reduced her teaching pay from about $49,450 to $20,000, her divorce court denied alimony and gave her husband all parenting time; an appeals court ordered a fresh review of support and parenting

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Chicago's 1893 World's Fair introduced an unusual attraction, a two-speed moving sidewalk that carried visitors from the steamship pier to the Peristyle at 3 mph or 6 mph for five cents

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A New Jersey supermarket sold the winning ticket for an $847 million Powerball jackpot and received a $30,000 retailer bonus; instead of keeping it, the store said the money would go to a food bank

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After more than 400 trees were cut at Trump's Washington golf course, a federal judge names a former prosecutor to investigate whether government lawyers misled her about plans to continue redevelopment

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An elderly Florida homeowner suing his insurer over sewage damage broke his leg when his wheelchair flipped outside the courthouse, and the trial went ahead without him; an appeals court has now ordered a new trial

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A Rhode Island woman won a $4 million scratch-off lottery prize weeks after her divorce became final; her former husband tried to reopen the divorce, but the state Supreme Court rejected his claim

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