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A Kansas teacher’s efforts to make sure no child goes hungry at school have led to an unexpected act of generosity from YouTube star MrBeast. Beth Schartz, an agriculture teacher at Tonganoxie Middle School, spent more than a year raising awareness about student lunch debt and encouraging people to help families struggling to pay for…

What began as an ordinary construction project to make a wedding venue more sustainable turned into a wartime mystery when workers digging into the ground uncovered five suspected World War II bombs buried beneath the property. The mud-covered objects initially looked like broken water or gas pipes, but a closer inspection revealed metal fins that…

A Pennsylvania woman was treated for breast cancer for 13 months before doctors diagnosed a rare, aggressive lymphoma. (AI image) A Pennsylvania woman who underwent treatment for breast cancer for more than a year was later found to have a rare and aggressive form of lymphoma. Tanya Smith died in January 2019, and her family…

Election Day reminder from Trump administration: Only US citizens can vote US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has issued a stern warning to people attempting to vote illegally in the United States, threatening that federal authorities will track them down and prosecute them as Americans head to polling stations for the November 3 midterm elections.“If…

UK announces new settlement rules, extends standard ILR qualifying period from 5 to 10 years; Indian migrants face uncertainty TOI correspondent from London: UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled new rules for getting permanent settlement in the UK on Monday following a public consultation which elicited 200,000 responses.She announced that ILR (indefinite leave to remain)…

File photo: Melania Trump to discuss Oleshky humanitarian operation with Russian, Ukrainian envoys US first lady Melania Trump will host representatives from Russia and Ukraine at the White House on Thursday to discuss a recently concluded ceasefire and humanitarian operation in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, the White House announced on Tuesday.The six-day truce,…

Representative Image (Source: AP) After months of campaigning and billions of dollars spent, election day in the US midterms has arrived. Public opinion polls give Democrats an edge, but past elections show polls are not always reliable, reports BBC News.History shows midterm elections usually favour the party out of power. Factors such as low presidential…

Donald Trump unveiled the completed repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on 2 November, ending months of work to fix a failed blue chemical coating that had caused widespread algae growth. The project required workers to drain the 2,000-foot-long pool, remove the damaged coating and apply a new sealant. The work has drawn strong…

Pic credit: Kyle McClenagan/Houston Public Media Houston’s historic Kirby Mansion has been demolished after city inspectors briefly halted the work because crews had started without a required demolition permit. The 36-room Tudor Revival home at 2000 Smith St. had never received historic landmark designation, leaving it without that layer of protection. There was “not much…

File photo: Bomb scares hit four European flights in a day; counter-terror units deployed At least four passenger flights across Europe were targeted by suspected bomb threats on Tuesday, prompting emergency landings and security checks in Poland, Spain and Bulgaria. All four aircraft landed safely, with counter-terrorism units and police deployed to inspect them. The…