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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
Representative Image (AI-generated) A land purchase can stretch across years, with missed payments, revised agreements and disputes over who has…
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Scientists discovered hundreds of sensory hair cells across the entire surface of squid bodies, not just their heads and arms; the finding may offer a new way to study how human hearing cells fail
(Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons) The evolution of life on Earth is largely interconnected with living organisms sharing characteristic features among…
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‘That stops when I’m governor’: Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa warns Elon Musk, Big Tech over data centres
Texas Governor-elect Democrat Gina Hinojosa says she is not opposed to data centers but under her watch Big Tech can’t…
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Who is UFC boss Dana White who gets surprising offer from Donald Trump to be White House press secretary?
President Donald Trump announced that he asked Dana White to become his press secretary. US President Donald Trump has offered…
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10 years of the Paris Agreement, who are the top 10 carbon emitters of the world and where does India stand
Natural disasters, including the recent floods in Nepal and wildfires in Europe, have raised awareness about the impacts of climate…
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Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne has donated more than 1.2 million books to children in underserved US schools through her Gift of Books programme | World News
PC: Mary Pope Osborne Classroom Adventures Program For many children, a book can be their first opportunity to explore places,…
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She became Uganda’s first wildlife veterinarian and dedicated her career to saving mountain gorillas; Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka built a model that protects wildlife while supporting local communities
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a mountain gorilla lurks behind her. (Image Credit: Jo Anne McArthur/ via…
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Sofía Vergara returns for the October 2026 launch of the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign, having supported it for 15 years; the hospital says its research has helped increase the US childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80%
Few holiday campaigns keep the same faces on screen for long, and Sofía Vergara is one of the exceptions. It…
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A Texas lawyer lost his licence in 2018 and later sued other law firms for fees from seven client cases; a November 5 appeals court reopened the dispute, finding insufficient evidence to support the firms’ defence
Representative Image (AI-generated) Losing a professional licence does not necessarily mean losing the right to payment for work already completed.…
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Jelly Roll returned to the juvenile centre in Nashville where he spent his teenage years; he is supporting an initiative to build a 14-acre youth campus on the site | World News
Jelly Roll performing in 2024. Image Credit: Wikipedia Country music star Jelly Roll has returned to the juvenile detention centre…
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