Month: September 2026
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World
Texas bought a 1,700-acre Hill Country ranch for a new state park; unlike nearby Garner, planners want it rugged, with Frio River access only after miles of backcountry hiking
Texas park authorities have acquired a 1,720-acre ranch in Uvalde County to create Bear Creek State Park, offering outdoor visitors…
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Britain’s wasps are unusually scarce this summer; researchers cannot find enough for experiments, and the few seen are unusually small
Britain’s summer is missing one of its most familiar insects. Wasps that usually gather around outdoor food, patrol gardens and…
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India
Jethmalani: Why wasn’t FIR slapped on Varma? | India News
NEW DELHI: Leading lawyers Harish Salve and Mahesh Jethmalani Monday advocated a reset in the judiciary, as happened after the…
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In 2011, a Massachusetts dairy installed the state’s first agricultural digester; by 2020, manure and food waste were saving it $155,000 a year on heat, fertiliser, and bedding
For generations, cow manure was simply an unavoidable byproduct of running a dairy farm. At Jordan Dairy Farms in Rutland,…
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A Cleveland district fell from nearly 100,000 residents in the 1960s to fewer than 20,000, leaving blocks looking like countryside; a new plan now aims to build 200 homes and could generate up to $182 million for streets, parks and sewers
Parts of the East Side look rural, with the loss of population creating what it called an “urban prairie” A…
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Perez Hilton bought this sprawling Las Vegas mansion after making the city part of his celebrity career; now, after moving to Miami, he has slashed the price by $350,000 — here’s a look inside the 6,600-sq-ft home
Hilton with his kids and mother at his Vegas home in 2023 (Photo: Las Vegas Review-Journal) Perez Hilton has reduced…
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In 1990, mining stopped at a 55-metre-deep Swedish limestone quarry; a year later, an opera singer discovered its remarkable natural sound, and it became Dalhalla, now drawing 100,000+ visitors each summer
55-meters-deep Swedish limestone quarry When mining stopped at an isolated limestone quarry in central Sweden in 1990, the local area…
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In 2018, an unbuilt penthouse shell under Manhattan’s Hampshire House roof was marketed at $40 million; eight years later, it found a buyer at $6.765 million, 83% below the ask
An unfinished penthouse space inside one of the most famous buildings on Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row has found a buyer for…
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Entertainment
Bob Mackie passes away at 87 following deaths of Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Gloria Steinem; Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter, Alyssa Milano and more celebrities pay tribute to legendary designer | English Movie News
Bob Mackie dies at 87; Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter and more stars remember the legendary designer. Legendary American fashion and…
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A US grandfather planned a $100,000-$150,000 treehouse for his grandkids; it grew into a $325,000 backyard castle with a pirate ship and 200-foot zipline
The whimsical design includes a turret, and a pirate ship (Source: Tree Top Builders) What started as a simple plan…
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