Her late daughter's wedding gown disappeared. 17 years later, a bride-to-be found it

Los Angeles Times - Nov 5, 2026

A bride-to-be in Chicago returned a wedding gown that had been missing for 17 years after a grieving California mom had sent it out to be cleaned.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court has asserted that the petition filed by two of its members before the Supreme Court (SC) on the number of votes required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte is fatally premature. In a statement on Thursday, spokesperson for the court Atty. Reginald Tongol, shared the Senate’s Nov. 3

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the ceremonial activation of the first gas flow from the Malampaya Phase 4 project at the Malampaya Onshore Gas Plant in Tabangao Ambulong, Batangas City on Thursday. The project adds an estimated 222 billion cubic feet of natural gas reserves to the country’s indigenous supply following

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Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda is new Supreme Court chief justice

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Professor Layton returns with a new mystery in New World of Steam

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Speaker Dy backs calls for greater budget transparency, public scrutiny

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