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Times of India - World

Priyanka Chopra brings back King Kylie's pink-hair era, while Nick Jonas rides into Halloween as a sturdy cowboy

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Everyday items that people replace far less often than they should

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Snakes that disappear into tree branches: How they slither up trunks, blend with leaves and remain almost invisible while waiting to ambush unsuspecting prey

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A Kentucky landowner paid $800,000 in 1998 for two acres beside the Ohio River despite floodplain rules adopted a year earlier; after never seeking a floodplain variance, it lost its compensation appeal in 2026

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World - / Nov 2, 2026 - Kentucky woman challenges prenup over language difficulties, appeals court rejects her claim - A woman who moved from China to Kentucky on a fiance visa and signed a prenuptial agreement just 11 days after arriving in the US has lost her legal challenge following her divorce. Despite her husband's assets exceeding $1 million compared with her $39,000, the Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the agreement, rejecting her claims of pressure and language difficulties.

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World - / Nov 2, 2026 - How a 13-year-old built a homemade pretzel business selling bags for $2 - A bag of pretzels became the starting point for a small business in Fargo, North Dakota, where Connor Arbach began making his own versions of the familiar snack. According to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, at 12, he was developing

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'NUKE MISSILE COMING': Russia 'Nuclear Attack' Alert Sends Ukrainians Into Panic, Then This Happened

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'YOU'RE FIRED, MARCO!': Trump Shocks Rubio At Kansas Rally With This 1 Liner | Watch

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Pentagon Faces $15 Billion Iran War Base Damage Bill As WSJ Reveals 274 Structures Hit In Mideast

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'Mayday... Mayday': Video Captures Florida Learjet Crash After Terrifying 20,000-Ft-Per-Minute Drop

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Netanyahu EXPOSED? MAGA Ally Tucker Carlson 'LEAKS' Iran Plan, Bibi-Trump's 'DIRTY NUKE PLOT'

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Iran Tightens Grip On Hormuz, Two Tankers BOMBED As Tehran Waits For America's 'Final Response'

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13 kawaii Japanese dishes that are almost too adorable to eat

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Not a vitamin deficiency or lack of supplements: These 5 everyday signs may be your body's way of asking for more natural fibre from fruits, vegetables, whole grains and other foods

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5 HIGH-PROTEIN VEGETARIAN FOODS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

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Meet Emily Herra, 17-year-old New York student who helped turn a neglected 3,600-square-foot lot into a community garden with pollinator habitat and a 130-foot mural, then won a $10,000 prize in 2026

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Lady Gaga and her mother built a youth mental-health foundation; by May 2026, more than 100,000 people worldwide had earned certificates through its programme teaching how to support someone in distress

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In 1917, a Utah businessman found that transporting bricks by road was too expensive; he sent them through the postal system instead, until the sheer volume forced the US government to intervene

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A Virginia wildlife centre wants to help injured bald eagles fly again, but a neighbouring restaurant owner's opposition to its proposed aviary has triggered an eight-year legal battle that has cost both sides around $700,000

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Meet Hollie Tang, the California high school student who built a camera-based system to control computers with tongue movements and eye blinks, then won the top $10,000 IEEE Presidents' Scholarship in 2026

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A Tennessee woman inherited her brother's house, then found strangers living there after a fake heir sold it while she was abroad; a court has revived her fraud claim against the title company, but not negligence

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Oprah Winfrey helped launch a $60 million disaster-relief fund for Maui wildfire survivors; in June 2026, a separate donation delivered a new CT scanner to Maui Memorial Medical Center for local patients

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A Georgia high-school student formed a volunteer team to turn backyards, schools and public spaces into wildlife habitat; two years later, Johns Creek became America's 60th Certified Community Wildlife Habitat

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Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Foundation partners with a fashion scholarship fund to award students $10,000 each and offer hands-on design training to build practical skills

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A Kentucky man married his partner of nearly 30 years in a hospital 15 days before she died; after her daughter challenged the ceremony, an October 30 appeals court overturned the ruling that had voided the marriage

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Netanyahu pushing Donald Trump for nuclear strike on Iran? US commentator makes big claim

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Brooklyn woman critically injured in stabbing attack while jogging; NYPD seeks witnesses

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'Heightened threat environment': Avenger air defence systems deployed near Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago residence - video

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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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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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'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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Wanted preacher Zakir Naik faces backlash for defending Taliban on Afghan girls' education

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'Against Islamic teachings': Taliban bans sight-saving eye operations

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Hasina video, RAW allegations: What ex-Bangladesh officer revealed in podcast before mysterious death

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Former Bangladesh air force officer linked to Hasina escape video found dead

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Bangladesh regime change: Hasina's ouster was planned days before Aug 5, says Yusuf's aide

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Ex-Bangladesh air force officer linked to Hasina's fleeing clip found dead in Dhaka

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Prince Harry donates £1.1 million to UK children's charity to help young people affected by knife crime and violence

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Mother fights to save Leicester leisure centre pool as council considers closure, warning her severely disabled son could lose his only accessible swimming facility

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A 12-year-old boy from south London has raised more than £13,000 for endangered wildlife, built a 35,000-strong online following and caught David Attenborough's attention through his animal videos and campaigns

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In 1964, an Edinburgh antiques dealer paid just £5 for a small carved warrior; after spending decades in a family drawer, it was identified as a missing Lewis chess piece and sold for £735,000

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Will King Charles apologise for slavery? Antigua speech puts Britain's past in spotlight

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UK Labour minister under fire for claiming employers are not 'working people'

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Over 300 arrested outside US Embassy in London amid protests against ban on Palestine Action group

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After nearly 500 years without beavers around Loch Ness, Scottish conservation groups have won approval to reintroduce up to 15 family groups over three years; the first releases are expected within weeks

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A 1980 will left a historic merchant's house to become a museum; a 2026 High Court ruling questioned whether the council had to preserve it under a trust

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Dhak beats on the Thames! British Bengalis take Durga Puja to London's iconic river

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Tory leader Kemi Badenoch opposes formal British apology for slave trade, calls it a 'navel-gazing distraction'

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Princess Catherine's sister Pippa Middleton and husband James Matthews ordered to demolish unauthorised car park at £15.5 million estate; neighbours raise concerns over construction without consultation

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After losing Celebrity Traitors, Maya Jama donated £83,500 of her own money to Action for Children, matching what she could have won to support families in need

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Inside UK PM's Diwali party at his residence; from Gita chanting to vegetarian snacks, woman shares interesting details

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Woman rescues an injured queen bumblebee, helps her recover and creates a sheltered space for her; 100 days later, Phoebee has become an online sensation

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After 34 years caring for a Crufts-winning breeder's dogs, a Hampshire kennel worker challenged her £1.1m will despite receiving £100,000; her son agreed to raise his monthly support from £350 to £850

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Bulgaria elects pro-Russia president Iliana Iotova in runoff, defeats pro-Western rival

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US explores route to bring Russian gas back to Europe through Ukraine: Report

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Nuclear scare, fake radiation warnings: Cyberattacks hit Russia, Ukraine alert systems

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'Let Oleshky be start of lasting peace': Melania Trump hails Ukraine ceasefire

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Poland's top court turns into battleground as Tusk and pro-Trump president clash

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Russia arrests minor after US tip-off on terror plot targeting Moscow

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'Smoke and mirrors': French students to resume school blockades from Monday

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine struck Russian defence facility in Rostov

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08:28 - 'Attempted murder': Molotov cocktail hits Paris police officer as France protests turn violent

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The power of dissent: How protests put leaders to the test in Brazil and Serbia

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Halloween, protests and chaos - why is Gen Z taking to the streets across Germany

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Tear gas, water cannon, clashes: France hit by third weekend of protests

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'No drones or artillery shells flying into your courtyard': Oleshky evacuees reach Ukraine after journey through Russia

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Moscow's Tsaritysyno Museum on terror radar? US warns Russia of possible attack

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Heirs of Jewish banker have sued Sotheby's over £1.2m painting sale, claiming artwork was looted by Nazis during World War II; a Parisian court to soon give ruling

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From France to Portugal, Europe is protesting: How rising rents, living costs are fuelling anger

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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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'Rising runoff, flood risks': Fresh warning over China's mega Brahmaputra dam

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Chinese woman breaks 5 ribs from hug, husband says he used normal force, wife does not get sunlight, does extreme dieting

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7.0-magnitude earthquake hits China's Tibet, atleast 16 killed, 46 injured- watch

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

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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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'They have no navy, no radar, no leaders': Trump boasts of US strikes on Iran

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How Iran targeted US air-defence network in the Gulf: Report

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'Maximum deterrence': Mojtaba Khamenei meets top generals, issues warning to US

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'Without Arab parties there won't be change': Joint List offers to back anti-Netanyahu government

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'Stop climbing up trees': Israeli president urges parties to avert fresh election

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Iran declares UK navy, air force 'terrorist' groups, puts MI6 in hostile list

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Iran's Araghchi offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz in 2 days if US meets its demands

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'We can do it in 10 minutes': Trump signals fresh US strikes on Iran, names Pickaxe Mountain

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Iran's Supreme leader calls for 'geographically unrestricted' response to enemy threats

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Israel elections: Anti-Netanyahu bloc weighs direct PM election bill to break political deadlock

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Iran to shift uranium stockpile abroad, reopen Hormuz within 7 days under draft deal: Report

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Tanker with 27 Indian seafarers targeted in first-ever limpet mine attack in Strait of Hormuz

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Syria dreamed of a new dawn after Assad, but economic misery clouds its future

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'Arrest heads of Arab parties for stealing elections': Israel national security minister Ben Gvir

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Turbulence continues for Saudi flyers as Air India extends flight curbs till Nov 14

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In 2007, Serena Williams helped fund a secondary school in rural Kenya and backed a second in 2010; years after their openings, both schools are still operating as part of Kenya's public education system

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Neymar helped build an 8,400-square-metre education and sports centre in the Brazilian neighbourhood where he grew up; it now has capacity for 3,000 children, offering free education, sports and healthcare

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Shakira's Barefoot Foundation has supported over 224,000 disadvantaged children, with 8 in 10 graduates pursuing higher education; its funding is building schools, training teachers and supporting Indigenous communities

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In 2002, Oprah Winfrey promised Nelson Mandela she would build a school for girls in South Africa; it opened in 2007, has graduated 528 students and will transfer to the government in 2027

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'Examining exact cause': South Korean soldier found dead near North Korea border amid rising tensions

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'Nuclear war rehearsal': North Korea vows to strengthen deterrent after US-South Korea drills

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Alaska family has owned a 115-acre farm since 1948; as housing spreads nearby, they make sure the land can never be divided for development

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An Oklahoma man donated his 14,000-acre ranch to protect wildlife; today, the nature preserve has grown to more than 17,000 acres

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A billionaire gave $160 million to transform a 158-year-old dinosaur museum; in 2024, it reopened with bigger galleries and free entry

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New Zealand school finance administrator stole $375,000 over seven years by creating, approving and paying 77 fake invoices from a building project's funds

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Tensions flare in South China Sea: Taiwan accuses China of harassing coast guard

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Former Mossad officer helped Flávio Bolsonaro flee Brazil: Report

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A sculptor transformed solid marble into the delicate illusion of a veiled woman's face; newly attributed to Antonio Corradini, the Baroque marble piece sold for a record €1.925 million at auction in Vienna, soaring past its high estimate of €16,000

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Thieves steal around 100 brass memorial plaques from two South Australian cemeteries, including a tribute to a World War I veteran

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A hospital employee in New Zealand diverted $1 million from patient payments by secretly changing bank details on documents; investigators identified unusual behaviour that helped expose the fraud

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The power of dissent: How protests put leaders to the test in Brazil and Serbia

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A Delaware couple cared for a backyard triangle for over 20 years before neighbours demanded $30,000 to let them keep the fenced land; an October 30 court ruling has now awarded the entire disputed strip to the couple

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A California restaurant catered meals for a golfer's family at the Masters without agreeing on a price, then sent a $74,960 bill; after a $60,391 jury award, appeals judges upheld just $1,950 in extra fees

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In 1913, an Ohio couple sent their eight-month-old son to his grandmother through the postal service; the baby weighed just under the parcel limit and the journey cost only 15 cents

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Multiple shootings on Halloween leaves 4 dead, 15 injured in US

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A Delaware couple kept a fence and garden on disputed land for more than 20 years; new neighbours demanded $30,000 or removal, but an October 30 court ruled the couple owned the strip, including the unfenced planter

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In 1958, jeweller Harry Winston donated the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian museum and sent it through the US mail in a plain brown package, paying postage and insurance of about $145

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California doctor defrauded Medicare of more than $45 million through fake Botox claims; spent the money on five properties, two Teslas and expensive collectibles; sentenced to 15 years in federal prison

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Philadelphia professor arrested for blocking delivery robots, says she would do it again because she believes she has more rights than a robot

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Another 'exploding pager' plot? Israel eyes strike on Tehran's top military bosses

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Bosnian electrician Petar Tubic rescued a two-kilogram bear cub in 2019; six years later, the 150-kilogram bear still tries to climb onto his lap, while his home has become a refuge for rescued animals

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He once lived in his car while building a hair-care company with $700; now billionaire John Paul DeJoria backs an Appalachian food project that has helped families grow nearly 8 million pounds of produce

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A 14-year-old Indiana girl started selling homemade slime to pay for a school trip; nine days later, she had met her fundraising goal, and within a month, her tiny business had drawn over 8 million views online

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In 2020, an Idaho condominium association changed owners' common-property shares and rental and boat-mooring rules; an October 30 Supreme Court ruling revived a challenge to the ownership allocations despite an 88% vote

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Brandon Castaneda and his mother turned a family cooking idea into EZ Bombs; in 2026, the seasoning startup raised $25 million after expanding to more than 8,000 stores

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Watch: Homes submerged, residents rescued as torrential rains trigger floods in US, Mexico

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'Looked like a missile': Jet crash leaves massive crater in Florida neighbourhood - video

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Netanyahu pushes Donald Trump for fresh Iran strikes after US midterms: Report

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A California homeowner found a hot-water pipe leaking beneath his kitchen in 2020; six years later, an appeals court questions State Farm's denial of his claim

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'Mayday mayday': Videos show moment Florida jet crashed near busy road

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Meet California twins Henry and Jack Grover, whose sprayable hydrogel kept hot charcoal from reigniting for 27 minutes, nine times longer than water in their test

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Jesse Konig and Ben Johnson built a frozen French-fry brand around a seed-oil-free recipe; in 2026, Jesse & Ben's raised $10 million to expand into Target and other major retailers

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9 dead as Florida jet crashes near busy roadway

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In 1937, Texas artist Buck Winn bought 1,164 acres in Hill Country; his descendants have now protected 165 acres permanently beside the Blanco River, preserving rare bird habitat, historic fences and two miles of creek

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In the 12th century, Nepalese artisans made a 93cm gilt-copper Manjushri statue; after Geneva, New York and Asian collections, it sold for about Rs 166 crore in 2026, setting a Himalayan gilt-bronze auction record

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US Army veteran and single mother receives donated Cadillac after struggling to transport her daughter with disabilities to appointments and activities

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A Texas couple bought an Austin house for $367,000 using funds the husband called gifts from his father and a friend; after the home was appraised at $646,192, an appeals court upheld the disputed divorce property split

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Chewing-gum heir William Wrigley Jr. bought two Florida properties for $17.1 million in 2009 and 2010, built two mansions and sold them together for $97.5 million

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Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle's 14-bedroom UK mansion fell into ruin after 2004; a £7.5 million rescue turned the abandoned house into a school

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A professor at Rice University started an open-learning project in 1999; its free textbooks are now used by millions of students

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An 82-year-old Florida man has spent seven decades collecting magazines, photographs and celebrity memorabilia; his one-man museum now includes a thank-you letter from Elizabeth Taylor

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