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The town of Reading, Pennsylvania, has finally laid to rest its most enigmatic resident – a mummified man known as "Stoneman Willie. "'In recent days, crowds of curious onlookers gathered to pay their respects, capture photographs, or simply marvel at a scene that is unlikely to ever be repeated in the United States.The story of "Stoneman Willie" dates back to 1895 when an alleged thief, who had given...

In a devastating turn of events, heavy rains overnight have left parts of New York City submerged, wreaking havoc on its infrastructure and daily life. The catastrophe unfolded as torrential downpours pounded the northeastern United States, leaving New York City paralyzed and prompting Governor Kathy Hochul to declare an official state of emergency for multiple regions.Images from the affected areas...

NEW DELHI: The US embassy here said on Thursday it has processed over 10 lakh non-immigrant visa applications so far this year, a first for India. This is almost 20% more than the numbers processed in pre-Covid 2019 and 2022. "Indians now represent over 10% of all visa applicants worldwide, including 20% of all student visa applicants, and 65% of all H & L category (employment) visa applicants," the...

MONTREAL: Six people from two families -- one of Romanian descent with Canadian passports, the other from India -- were found dead in a marsh near the Canada-US border after trying to cross illegally into the United States, police said Friday. Their bodies were found Thursday near a capsized boat belonging to a missing man from the Akwesasne Mohawk community, local deputy police chief Lee-Ann O'Brien...