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10 BABY NAMES INSPIRED BY TIMELESS SPRINGS AND WATERFALLS

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A Wyoming landowner claimed a conservation group promised he could build a guest house without a kitchen; federal appeals court rejected his claim

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World - / Oct 27, 2026 - CDC deputy director Jennifer Shuford to exit role after midterms amid vaccine policy changes: Report - Jennifer Shuford, the chief medical officer of the CDC, plans to step down following the midterm elections due to shifts in the Trump administration's vaccine strategy. This new approach introduces a segmented vaccination regimen. Speculations about her exit suggest personal health concerns or differing views on vaccine messaging may have influenced her departure. The CDC and White House have yet to publicly address Shuford's upcoming exit.

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World - / Oct 27, 2026 - Saudi Arabia offered Houthis $1 billion through Iran to stop attacks: Report - Saudi Arabia has reportedly offered $1 billion to Yemen's Houthi group under an Iran-brokered arrangement aimed at securing a ceasefire and stopping attacks on the kingdom, Israeli media reported, citing diplomatic sources in the Gulf. According to

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On Cam: Houthis Unleash Drone Blitz On Saudi Military; Riyadh 'Begs' Iran As Missiles Target Kingdom

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Trump's 'Blonde Beauty' Moment Backfires? Critics Accuse POTUS Of 'Creepy' Crowd Talk

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'Love To Host Putin Again'; UK Surrenders Before Mighty Russia? Bombshell By Defence Secy Streeting

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'TERRORISTS BOMBED': US Ally Arab Nation Territory Struck By Israeli Neighbour's Warplanes

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Revealed: Iran's Anti-US-Israel Masterplan; Pezeshkian Pushes For Powerful 'Islamic NATO' Bloc

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'America Is The Root Of World's Problem': Pezeshkian Explodes At Trump, Reaches Moscow To Meet Putin

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Feeling tired, irritable, and cranky? Why seasonal affective disorder (SAD) could feel worse this winter (and how to cope with it)

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How to grow crunchy carrots at home: 5 simple steps for your kitchen garden

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From red Banarasi to champagne gold: 5 breathtaking saree looks to steal the spotlight this Karwa Chauth

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5 PLANTS YOU SHOULD AVOID PLANTING IN FALL AND WHAT TO GROW INSTEAD

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'Ferritin face': 7 warning signs of iron deficiency you shouldn't ignore

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In 2008, Virginia sank 44 retired New York subway cars off Chincoteague; the 17-ton steel fleet expanded a fish reef alongside older cars and Army vehicles

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In 2020, Desiree Heveroh became sole caretaker of a tiny California lighthouse island; when power failed for two months, she relied on a 1930s generator

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North Carolina judge backs developer's 750MW data centre project after county paused new facilities over concerns about water, power and pollution

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'Epstein organized many parties with Don': Ex-Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul accuses Trump of 'brutal' rape

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'For $250, he broke up my punchline': Trump mocks heckler, alleges Soros link - video

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In 2020, a California homeowner applied to build a second dwelling on his property but says the city delayed approval for over three years, causing more than $1 million in losses; an October 23 court revived his lawsuit

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An Ohio city delayed a settlement over a proposed 2-million-square-foot technology hub; lawsuit and the planned ban vote remain unresolved

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Colorado family's farm grew from 160 to 10,000 acres over more than a century; about 30 wind turbines were expected to bring in at least $180,000 a year

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Trump escalates attacks on Muslim Senate hopeful, drawing Arab American rebuke

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In 2024, a California walnut farmer turned a small email experiment into a major change in his business: Just 300 of 10,000 cherry customers opted in, yet direct sales helped triple his walnut crop's gross revenue

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In 2026, Arizona officials rejected a data-centre plan covering 3,000 acres near Eloy; the developer had already reduced the proposed campus to 11 buildings

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Delaware sank a retired 180-foot fishing vessel in August 2026 after it was transferred for just $1; now it forms an artificial reef about 26 miles offshore, although no increase in fish populations has yet been measured

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In 2026, two companies sued a Nevada county over a data-centre ban affecting 911 acres; they say officials changed the rules after years of planning

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Ex-FBI director who investigated Russian interference in 2016 election faces third federal case

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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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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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Hindu teacher killed while mediating dispute in Bangladesh

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Afghanistan hit by 5.5 magnitude earthquake

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Were they beheaded? Did they get lawyers? Bangladesh seeks answers from Saudi Arabia over execution of 'couple'

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In first-ever climate crisis amends, Nepal to get $21.6 million

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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes Myanmar, no injuries reported

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16 killed, 32 injured in magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet; rescue operations under way

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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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Britain converted a nearly 200-year-old railway worker's hut into a bat shelter; a winter inspection found a whiskered bat hibernating inside

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An anonymous donor gave £17.5 million to buy a 7,618-hectare Scottish estate; the wildlife charity plans to restore peatlands and rainforest habitats while ending commercial grouse shooting

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Meet homeless man Anders Fernstedt, who has lived outside London's £210 million mansion for 3.5 years; how he survives without money, sleeps through winters and why neighbours let him stay

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A man paid just £25 for a box of 22 old medals at a Yorkshire car-boot sale; one turned out to be a rare 1779 tribute to Captain James Cook and sold for £5,000 to a museum planning a major exhibition

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Britain's £210 million London mansion has 45 rooms and an indoor pool, yet a homeless former journalist has slept outside for 3 years

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28 years in jail for 2 Indian-origin men whose high-speed race killed UK mum, daughter

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At 17, British student Max Budgen drew 1,300 flipbook pages in over 3 weeks, pushing past boredom at page 500 to set a Guinness World Record

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An Irish father's 18-carat wedding ring slipped off in an Italian stream; three strangers searched for three days, found it in the riverbed and flew to Ireland to return it to its owner

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Shut since 1943, this hidden Natural History Museum gallery in London is open again with a 400,000-year-old handaxe and a 1980s Star Wars toy encrusted with marine life

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'We want justice, not a parade': Caribbean seeks reparations for 'role in slave trade'

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An autistic 23-year-old went to his first music festival alone; strangers who welcomed him into their camp helped his story reach Boomtown Fair, which invited him to perform a DJ set in 2027

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In 2022, an Indian woman moved to Ireland to study at Trinity College Dublin; four years later, now 25, she is using her real deportation notice in a comedy act after visa delays cost her a job

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In the late 1960s, artist John Craxton bought a chandelier from a London antiques shop for £250 after recognising Giacometti's work; decades later, it sold for £2.922 million at Christie's

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In 1973, George Harrison donated the royalties from Living in the Material World to his foundation forever; 51 years later, it recorded £573,221 in charitable spending during 2024 alone

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In 2026, Tammy Hine moved 760 miles to become Fair Isle's only nurse; bad weather delayed her arrival by three weeks, and she brought about 150 dresses she says she can't wear

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London couple's kombucha brand MOMO moves into a 16,000-square-foot brewery, aiming to increase production from 60,000 to 300,000 bottles a week

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Watch: Cars set ablaze, police motorcycle torched as violence rocks Spain's Bilbao

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France pledges education reforms after protests over costs, school funding

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'Will respond to legitimate demands': Macron moves to ease France's student unrest; vows 'concrete measures'

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Liam Payne donated nearly £10,000 to children's fundraisers during one video call; his cousin is now continuing that spirit through a tribute song

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Edinburgh rejected a 212MW data centre planned with a public park and sports facilities; Scottish Ministers have recalled the appeal amid new scrutiny of large data centres

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In 1979, ABBA gave UNICEF the royalties from Chiquitita; 45 years later, the song had raised more than $5 million to help protect vulnerable children from violence, abuse and exploitation worldwide

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'Had enough': Thousands protest in Prague against Czech government's public media funding overhaul

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Protesters dragged, knocked down: French police charges right into crowd; watch

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1,300+ protesters held across France, 53 cops hurt, government begins probe

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'People have won': Serbia's Vucic concedes defeat to student-led oppn in major political shift

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Elon vs Kyiv: Ukraine hits back at Musk's claim over civilian Starlink use for offensive strikes

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'A defeat for the Republic': How October 17 protest fiasco shaped France's security strategy

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'Can't use it to kill people': Musk admits restricting Starlink in Ukraine

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Europe Spring? Protests engulf continent as people take to streets in France, Albania, Italy, Spain, Portugal

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Watch: Protesters launch fireworks at police as fiery clashes take place in Albania

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'To kill people': Musk accuses Ukraine military of misusing Starlink for drone strikes

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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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'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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Oil prices dip on Iran peace hopes, but Saudi attacks keep Brent near six-month highs

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Can Netanyahu survive another storm? Israel votes after October 7, Gaza and Iran wars

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7 civilians killed in Jordan strike on Syrian militants in retaliation to church attack

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Bibi denies reports about escalation with Iran in last day before polls

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Saudi defence pact countries push for peace in Iran

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Saudi Arabia turns to Maven-like AI system to hunt Houthi missiles; why it may not be effective

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'Rings of revenge': How Iranian women are pledging gold to avenge Ayatollah Khamenei

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'No oxygen to keep babies warm': Newborns at risk as fuel shortage hits Yemen's Taiz amid Houthi-Saudi conflict

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Ghost of Yom Kippur War returns as Israel drills for surprise attack amid Iran tensions

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'Matter of when, not if': US ready to hit Iran within 96 hours of Trump's nod

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'No Iran attack planned before vote': Israel defence minister rejects Netanyahu-army chief rift reports

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Storm before Israel polls: Katz reacts to 'Netanyahu-IDF rift' over Iran strike plans

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Israel elections 2026: What's at stake for Netanyahu? Key challengers, seats needed to win and more

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October records highest number of ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz

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Meet Bethany: The 15-year-old student whose portrait of a school storyteller led to a published book illustration career and helped her build confidence despite situational mutism

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Brazil court orders defeated Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender passports, bars him from leaving

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How a WhatsApp channel called 'Lula's Army' became a force in Brazil election

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Brazil bucks regional shift to right, brings back Lula

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In 1898, Canada's Bennett City filled with thousands of gold seekers built boats for Dawson City; a year later, railway changed the Klondike gold rush route and the town's future

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In 2014, Chris Hemsworth bought a 10-acre Australian estate for A$7 million and demolished its eight-bedroom house; by 2026, the rebuilt compound had a 50-metre pool, tennis court and dirt-bike track

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In 1985, more than 40 music stars recorded "We Are the World"; proceeds from the charity single helped raise over $100 million for humanitarian work

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Fake papers & trade contracts: How Myanmar dodged US sanctions to get Iranian jet fuel - report

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In 1974, just four Mauritius kestrels remained in the wild; then Carl Jones brought the bird back from the brink of extinction, with numbers reaching around 600

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A cat vanished after her family's car crashed in 2020; six years later, one tiny microchip brought her home

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Former Japan PM Yasuo Fukuda, the country's first second-generation leader, dies at 90

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'Lula would strengthen Brazil's commitment to multipolarity': Shashi Tharoor

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Leafy spurge may have arrived in North America through a Massachusetts ballast dump in 1827; contaminated crop seeds later helped the invasive plant spread across the US and Canada

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Five economic challenges ahead as Brazil's Lula da Silva wins fourth term, defeats Flávio Bolsonaro

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'Brazil is no one's backyard': Lula's jibe at US after winning fourth presidential term

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Sri Lanka gives medical aid to stranded Iranian sailors

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After a judge ruled that Trump's name was illegally added to Washington's Kennedy Center, a lawmaker has sought nearly 200 withheld text messages as a court battle over the landmark's planned closure continues

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Texas couple lose possession of 70 acres after man's mother excluded him from her will; appeals court upholds eviction ruling involving property held by family for decades

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A Wisconsin dairy farmer sprained his ankle and began sculpting; 15 years later, Nick Engelbert had transformed his farmhouse into Grandview, with over 40 statues and colourful decorations

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A US appeals court ruled 10-7 that immigrants detained after entering the country illegally are not constitutionally entitled to bond hearings, reversing a July ruling affecting Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi

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In 1982, a Minnesota farmer wrote a will leaving his 300-acre farm to his son after his wife's lifetime; a different 1989 will later emerged, and a 2026 appeals court reversed the reopening of his estate

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H-1B visa holder from India arrested in Ohio on child pornography charges; faces 10 years in prison if convicted

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In 1969, Jack Klingbeil and his wife started a miniature railway for their children in Alaska; by 2026, it had grown into a public family attraction with 3.5 miles of track, bridges and tunnels across 18 acres

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An Illinois mansion had $8.75 million in insurance coverage after a fire, but its owner received just $25,000 for most contents used in a wedding and lodging business

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In 2020, a Michigan couple agreed to pay $1.275 million for a home but sought a $150,000 discount after inspection; six years later, an October 23 court overturned a $1.55 million judgment against them

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Indian-American Texas student says he's 'politically homeless' after facing backlash for voting for Democrat: 'My biggest concern is....'

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Neighbours fought over a 65-year-old fence in Kansas; court ruled that the surveyed property line mattered more than the fence

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After decades of abandonment, 48 acres once home to Ohio's SeaWorld and Six Flags parks are set to reopen on October 25, with a restored pier and historic gatehouses marking the first phase of Aurora Park

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Ford Foundation is making its biggest strategic shift since 2015, with 7 priorities reshaping its $18 billion funding strategy and $700 million in grants expected in 2027

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'Diabolical regime': Ex-US general warns Iran rebuilding nuclear programme

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An 80-ton boulder that had hung above visitors at New Hampshire's Polar Caves since the park opened in 1922 collapsed on the final day of the 2026 season, smashing a walkway but injuring no one

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Trump's bid to block California mail ballots over 'non-citizen' voters hits court roadblock

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Trump's approval ratings slightly recover after record low last week: Report

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QTCinderella accused of filing 10 false DMCA strikes as Dan Saltman offers to cover legal costs

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Kick streamer BigLoaf sparks outrage after threatening to bring guns, bombs and tanks to 2026 Streamer Awards

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Michigan woman Whitney Anderson, 45, buys 128-year-old abandoned church for $45,000 and turns it into dream home; spends $194,000 on renovations, hopes to finish by 2028 as total cost could reach $400,000

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'Looked so corrupt': Trump questions Brazil election after Lula defeats his ally

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7-year-old Skyler Rozell-Whitaker wore 50 sweaters at once to break a Guinness World Record, then donated them all to charity

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An Arizona home's construction blocked a neighbour's mountain view; court rules homeowners have no automatic right to unobstructed scenery

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Vivek Ramaswamy says his mother was defamed first by the Democrats. Who is Dr Geetha Ramaswamy?

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In 2008, Peyton Manning began a gala for an Indianapolis children's hospital; 18 years later, its final edition raised over $4.2 million, taking the event's total to nearly $24 million

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In 2024, Jessica Alba helped promote a baby photo contest that became a major charity fundraiser; by 2026, the campaign had generated more than $45 million in grants for Baby2Baby to help children in need across the US

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Wisconsin Rapids rejected a data centre plan for a former paper mill; the 1.2 million sq ft project now faces a year-long development freeze

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