Marilyn Monroe’s Los Angeles Home Is Saved From Demolition

A judge denied a neighbor’s petition to raze the Spanish-style hacienda, which the City Council had declared a cultural landmark.

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Brooklyn Roof Collapse Kills Worker at Construction Site That Lacked Permits

The worker, a 43-year-old man, was trapped under the fallen roof in an extension behind a former restaurant in Brooklyn, the Buildings Department said.

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In Israel’s Demolition Path, West Bank Residents Pack Up Their Lives

A monthslong Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank has displaced tens of thousands of people. Some are now learning they may not return.

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Deadly Manhattan Garage Collapse Caused by ‘Reckless’ Repairs, Report Finds

An investigation by New York City agencies and an outside engineering firm found unsafe demolition caused the collapse, killing one person and injuring seven others.

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Beloved Pink House on Massachusetts Coast to Be Demolished

Gov. Maura Healey, lamenting the decision, called the house “a special part of the history, culture and fabric” of the coastal region north of Boston.

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Grenfell Tower, Where Fire Killed 72, Will Be Demolished, Families Say

Survivors and bereaved families’ groups said Britain’s deputy prime minister had told them that the site of the 2017 catastrophe would be dismantled.

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The Fight Over Lee Kuan Yew’s House

A son of the country’s founding father says he has been persecuted by the government because of a feud with his older brother, who until May was prime minister.

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