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A father left 4.75 acres of mostly swampy land to his 12 children in 1995; one daughter said he had promised her the hill section, and the Privy Council set aside an order to demolish her nearly completed house | World News
In December 1995, a father in Trinidad made a will leaving 4.75 acres of mainly swampy, undeveloped land to his…
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An Arkansas couple divorced after 34 years of marriage, then fought four appeals over their business; a court upheld the wife’s $183,000 half-share and interest from 2017, rejecting the husband’s tax offset
Representative Image (AI-generated) A divorce can end a marriage, but disputes over a jointly owned business can keep former spouses…
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A Missouri woman rescued an orphaned fawn after its mother was killed; 13 years later, the deer had her own babies and brought them back to the family’s garden | World News
Orphaned fawn rescue in Missouri rarely leads to a bond as lasting as the one between Lorrie Brown and her…
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In 2024, researchers began hanging different coloured and patterned sheets inside a Canadian seabird colony; by 2026, their study found stripes caused 2.8 times fewer bird collisions than plain sheets
The study found that darker and patterned surfaces could reduce seabird collisions at night (AI image). Researchers in Canada have…
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‘The Kite Runner’ author Khaled Hosseini’s foundation has educated 15,000 Afghan students and built 537 shelters for displaced families | World News
Khaled Hosseini, the Afghan-born author of The Kite Runner, founded a non-profit organisation that supports vulnerable people in Afghanistan today.…
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A Los Angeles artist bought an 1888 Victorian house in 1979 and turned it purple inside and out; now the estate is on the market, asking $2 million for the four-bedroom property, with restoration estimated to cost at least $1 million
Pic credit: COLDWELL BANKER REALTY A ‘unicorn’ Los Angeles house has hit the market, asking $2 million, according to a…
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British govt unveils new rules for obtaining permanent settlement
UK announces new settlement rules, extends standard ILR qualifying period from 5 to 10 years; Indian migrants face uncertainty TOI…
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77% of US voters fear AI election manipulation: Why deepfakes are raising alarm ahead of 2026 midterms
Political campaigns across the United States have entered a new digital era during the 2026 midterm elections. Generative artificial intelligence…
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Trump’s planned 250-foot memorial arch near Arlington Cemetery could begin construction this week, but a federal judge has now ordered rapid court notifications and warned against work without proper approval
Veterans warn the proposed arch could disrupt Arlington’s solemn landscape and obstruct its historic visual connection with the Lincoln Memorial.…
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Trump celebrates early Republican gains in Guam, says ‘hopefully that’s an indication’ for US midterms
Trump’s Truth Social post on Republican gains in Guam. US President Donald Trump has welcomed Republican gains in Guam’s gubernatorial…
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