August 28, 2026

World

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Two vacant Connecticut office buildings built in 1980 and 1982 will become 286 apartments in a $120 million conversion, reusing 511,000 sq ft instead of tearing them down

Aj Mix Editor August 28, 2026
A pair of vacant office buildings in Connecticut have been acquired for redevelopment as multifamily housing. In...
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A London apartment burned down in 2024 and left more than 80 people homeless; two years later, one owner says she is still paying the mortgage on a home that no longer exists

Aj Mix Editor August 28, 2026
“We’re still just stuck waiting for other people to make decisions about our future,” leaseholder Sarah Williams...
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In 2021, Pennsylvania removed a failing 128-year-old dam; beneath the drained reservoir, Sterry Creek’s original channel was still intact after more than a century underwater

Aj Mix Editor August 28, 2026
In 2021, Pennsylvania removed a failing 128-year-old dam; beneath the drained reservoir The restoration project, led by...
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An Ohio couple spent 30 years scouring the country for pieces of an amusement park that closed in 1984; after donating the collection, an $11.5 million museum is being built to give it a permanent home

Aj Mix Editor August 27, 2026
Toni and Jim Amey of Canfield donated their collection of Idora Park artifacts to the Mahoning Valley...
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Death penalty sought for man who killed Indian-origin grocery store owner Suresh Patel in Tennessee; shot Bangladeshi immigrant Shahed Rana Mohsin at a gas station

Aj Mix Editor August 27, 2026
Corey Houge (middle) killed an Indian-origin grocery store owner (left) and a Bangladeshi gas station worker in...
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An Oklahoma woman opened a $1,373 electric bill, including a $598 deposit after late payments; she says it topped her monthly rent and sparked a petition over soaring power costs

Aj Mix Editor August 27, 2026
Raelynn McMurchy (left) with her husband, Tucker, and daughter, Ella, launched an online petition over high power...
Read More Read more about An Oklahoma woman opened a $1,373 electric bill, including a $598 deposit after late payments; she says it topped her monthly rent and sparked a petition over soaring power costs