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In 2024, a couple bought a neglected 1800s Brooklyn lodging house and uncovered a 1901 coal delivery schedule linked to the husband’s family history; after a difficult restoration, it is becoming their third guesthouse

When James and Laureta Gale entered the basement of a run-down 1880s Brooklyn lodging house in 2024, they expected to find damaged walls, dust and old plumbing. Instead, beneath layers of dirt, they found a forgotten piece of history: a handwritten coal delivery schedule from 1901. The discovery had a special meaning for the couple….

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‘May compromise security’: Delhi HC upholds IAF decision to withhold details of PM Modi, Manmohan Singh’s foreign visits | India News

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has upheld the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) decision to deny access to records of foreign visits undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor, Manmohan Singh, setting aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the force to disclose the flight records.Justice Amit Mahajan ruled that the CIC…

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Tucson’s 17-storey luxury tower opened in 1963 before becoming public housing; 63 years later, residents move into renovated apartments as part of its 358-unit overhaul

Pic credit: Servellon / Tucson Spotlight A landmark 17-storey building in Tucson, Arizona, is entering a new era, with residents beginning to move into renovated units as part of a major project to provide affordable housing for older adults.Tucson House, located at 1501 N. Oracle Road, welcomed 25 households into 24 newly renovated apartments on…

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In 2018, Indian-origin siblings Rohan and Anya Satija sold cookies and lemonade in Texas to buy books; their nonprofit has now donated 100,000 books and 125,000 supplies and classroom items, helping 15,000 students

An Austin lemonade stand started by two young siblings in 2018 has grown into an educational non-profit that has shared 100,000 books, 125,000 learning supplies, and thousands of mental health kits across Texas. Indian-origin brother and sister Rohan and Anya Satija began their work after learning about “book deserts.” These are neighbourhoods where children have…

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‘Because EC does not do what you say?’ Chandrababu Naidu questions Jagan Reddy over ‘U-turn’ on CEC law | India News

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said his predecessor and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is regretting supporting the law on Election Commission (EC) appointments because the poll body now “doesn’t do what he (Jagan) says.”Addressing a press conference at his residence in Undavalli, Naidu said: “Earlier, you (Reddy)…

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Over 30 Yemeni fighters killed, 70 injured as Houthis target military camp with ballistic missiles

The rebels fired at least three ballistic missiles on the Al-Alam military camp in the southern province (Photo: Reuters). More than 30 fighters of the Saudi-led coalition were reportedly killed on Monday after the Houthis fired several ballistic missiles on the Yemeni government military training camp in Shabwa province.The rebels fired at least three ballistic…

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In 1850, a 7-year-old African girl was presented to Queen Victoria as a ‘gift’; 176 years later, her great-great-grandson is revisiting her remarkable life through a newly published biography

Sarah Forbes Bonetta (L), Queen Victoria A seven-year-old African girl who was presented to Queen Victoria as a ‘gift’ in 1850 went on to become one of the best-known African women in Victorian Britain. But behind her royal connections was a childhood marked by violence, separation from her family, and decisions made largely by others….

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‘No early warning’: Zelenskyy says allies failed to alert Kyiv before Russian strikes; Rubio says US intel sharing never paused | India News

Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no early warning from partners before Russian strike Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Kyiv received no early warning from its international partners ahead of Russia’s latest ballistic missile attack on Monday. The overnight strikes across 11 Ukrainian regions damaged more than 10 energy facilities and left at least 5,50,000 households…

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