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Six American Hardwood Flooring Choices Emphasize Durability and RenewabilityLifestyle — 22hAmerican hardwood flooring offers a durable, refinishable and renewable option for homes, with varied species, finishes and styles. Featured examples include maple floors and cabinetry in a Rhode Island modern home and ash stair treads in a shingle-style house.

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Marcus Bell Hardwood like maple and ash lasts generations if you refinish it right, beats carpet every time.

Mother and daughter found dead in Mississippi home, son shot in FloridaWorld — 1dTwo women were found dead in a Long Beach, Mississippi, home; authorities say one death appears natural and the other is being investigated as a homicide. Their relative, Richard Timothy Ward, was located in Pensacola, where deputies say he fired at them before they shot and injured him; he was hospitalized.

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Chiclayo Welcomes Former Bishop Home and Celebrates Papal Visit1 source — 1d

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Tom Gallagher The papal visit will lift spirits here and remind everyone of the region's deep Catholic roots.

Texas Tech Seeks 50th Straight Nonconference Home WinSports — 2dNo. 16 Texas Tech (3-0) hosts Stonehill on Saturday after an 84-78 win over No. 3 Illinois, the Red Raiders’ highest-ranked home victory in program history. Texas Tech will try to extend its nonconference home winning streak to 50 games, while Stonehill enters at 1-2.

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U.S. Existing-Home Sales Fall to 16-Year Low in October — 2dU.S. home sales fell in October to the lowest level in 16 years, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Recent Home Sales Span Five CountiesBusiness — 3dRecent listings highlight homes sold for $150,000 or less in Bureau and Kankakee counties, Illinois, and for $200,000 or less in La Salle County. In Pennsylvania’s Monroe and Lehigh counties, featured sales were priced at $500,000 or less, with homes ranging from smaller properties to larger houses on acreage.

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Police Probe Suspicious Fire Destroying Ajax HomeWorld — 2dDurham police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed an unoccupied home near Salem Road and Fifth Concession Road in Ajax early Thursday. No injuries were reported, and police are seeking information from anyone who was in the area or has relevant footage.

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Charity Home Raffles Offer Homes, Cash PrizesLifestyle — 4dThree charitable home draws are offering houses or cash prizes to raise funds for cancer support, children’s hospital care and wish-granting for children with critical illnesses, with one also supporting skilled-trades education. The prizes include a Lake District waterfront lodge with a £5 million cash alternative, a home being built for the Greater Toledo giveaway and an Aurora home valued at more than $650,000.

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Notre Dame and Washington schedule home-and-home series for 2031 and 2034Sports — 4dNotre Dame and Washington have agreed to a home-and-home football series, with the Huskies visiting South Bend on Sept. 27, 2031, and the Irish traveling to Seattle on Nov. 11, 2034. Notre Dame leads the all-time series 8-0; the teams last met in 2009.

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Priya Raman These dates are so far out it's hard to predict but the travel for Notre Dame to Seattle will be a factor.

MOCA Georgia Moves Into Permanent Atlanta HomeEntertainment — 1dArts coverage spans calls for Democratic leaders to support artists and culture workers, a biography examining Geoffrey Bardon’s role in the Papunya Aboriginal painting movement alongside his later hospitalization, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia’s new permanent home. St. Louis listings spotlight comedy, a play about family trauma, a decades-in-the-making short film and short plays exploring U.S. democracy.

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Kentucky ER Doctor Dies After Home FallHealth — 2dKentucky emergency physician Dr. James Turpin, 53, died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a fall down his basement stairs after mistakenly opening the basement door during the night. A longtime doctor and EMS medical director, he was remembered for his compassion as hundreds of colleagues, emergency responders, friends and former patients honored him along his final journey home.

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Madonna vs Lady GagaYourlist — VS BattleThe Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.

Pistons Beat Wizards in Double-Overtime Thriller — 2dDetroit beat Washington in a double-overtime thriller, with Cade Cunningham leading the way as the Wizards’ losing streak continued despite standout performances from Trae Young and Alex Sarr. The teams’ home-and-home was shaped by injury absences and Washington’s persistent defensive and rebounding problems.

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Five Sonoma County homes sell for $620K–$1.35MLifestyle — 5dFour homes in Santa Rosa sold for prices ranging from $620,000 to $1.35 million, while a three-bedroom Petaluma home sold for $856,500. The sales occurred in late October and featured properties ranging from a modest three-bedroom house to a home on a 0.4-acre lot.

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FAA Ground Stop Delays Cavaliers’ Return to ClevelandSports — 22hA nationwide FAA ground stop caused by technical problems disrupted the Cavaliers’ return from Miami before their game against Dallas, while the Mavericks had already arrived in Cleveland. Cleveland arranged an early flight home but followed the travel scramble with a 133-121 loss to Miami, then prepared to host Dallas as scheduled.

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Dana Whitfield Technical problems grounding flights nationwide seems like a bigger issue than just one team's travel, but it clearly threw off Cleveland's schedule before hosting Dallas.

Women face arson charges in Louisiana, AustraliaWorld — 3dA woman was arrested on a simple-arson charge after a fire heavily damaged two homes in Shreveport, leaving one person with minor injuries. Separately, a 25-year-old woman in Canberra was charged after allegedly firebombing a home amid threats to her partner’s family; she was remanded in custody.

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Derek Foss The Canberra firebombing over family threats shows how personal disputes can turn dangerous fast.

What hobby should you actually pick up?Quizie — QuizNot another 'try journaling.' Twelve questions and the AI prescribes the specific hobby your brain has been asking for.

Tunnel to Towers Announces 30 Payoffs, 343-Home GoalBusiness — 3dThe Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced it would pay off mortgages for 30 families of fallen service members on Veterans Day, helping surviving spouses and children remain in their homes. The foundation highlighted individual families whose loved ones died from service-related illnesses, including cancers linked to burn-pit exposure.

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Council delivers 28 net-zero homes in Bonhill, ClydebankPolitics — 4dNew net-zero council homes in Bonhill and Clydebank include accessible options designed to help residents with changing needs. Elsewhere, Burlington officials will discuss housing and homelessness supports at a town hall, while Rochester residents have identified housing costs among their concerns.

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Hicksville Roofer Marks 37 Years Serving Dense NeighborhoodsBusiness — 19hCounty Roofing is marking nearly 40 years serving Hicksville, where dense lots make advance planning for roof access and debris management essential. The contractor works across the hamlet’s postwar homes and varied commercial properties.

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Jared Kim It's impressive they've handled debris and access so well in Hicksville's tight postwar lots for nearly four decades.

Akron Zips open home season riding 31-game winning streak — 5dAkron’s men’s basketball team hosts Muskingum in new coach Dustin Ford’s home debut, following a season-opening win; the Zips will also celebrate their third straight MAC tournament title with a banner and ring ceremony. The matchup is part of a push to extend Akron’s 31-game home winning streak.

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Gainford approves six homes; Penrith plans 11Politics — 5dDurham County Council has granted in-principle approval for up to six additional homes beside the former St Peter’s School site in Gainford, adding to a wider redevelopment already approved for 48 homes. Planners acknowledged the greenfield construction would harm the landscape but said the benefits outweighed that impact, including the council’s lack of a five-year housing land supply; further design and access details still require approval.

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Columbia Shooting Damages Homes and Vehicles, One Arrested After BarricadeWorld — 5dGunfire in northwest Columbia damaged three homes and two vehicles, but no injuries were reported. Police later resolved a related barricade situation on Claudell Lane and arrested one person.

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Ring Unveils Home-Security Drone, Business RobotTech — 4dRing has launched Ring Robotics with a roughly $250 indoor drone that autonomously patrols homes and records 2K video, and a $999 Rover Cam that patrols business premises. The drone’s short flight time and the rover’s deliberate pace make both better suited to routine surveillance than rapid response.

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Elena Vasquez I can see the appeal for routine home monitoring but having a drone fly indoors still feels like overkill compared to fixed cameras.

Indiana adds 219 homes for workers and veterans as Washington reviews building rulesPolitics — 4dIndiana is using READI investments to expand affordable homeownership, with projects planned or underway in Fort Wayne and Rushville that together add hundreds of homes. Washington state is pursuing a separate housing accelerator to identify regulatory and cost barriers and speed residential construction.

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Siakam, Zubac Power Pacers to First Home Win Over Wizards — 2dPascal Siakam scored 28 points and Ivica Zubac added 20 points and 12 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 114-101, earning their first home win of the season. Indiana broke open a tie with a 14-0 run to start the fourth quarter; Washington suffered its fifth straight loss, while Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Tyrese Haliburton’s hamstring injury is progressing and a status update may come in about 10 days.

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Sam Okafor Siakam and Zubac carried the team to that first home win, especially after the strong fourth quarter push.

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