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Two Massachusetts brothers started a junk-removal business as teenagers with a $4,000 pickup truck; four years later, it made $3.04 million in 2025 and is targeting $5 million in 2026 01
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In 2007, Nicolas Cage paid $15.7 million for a 27-acre Rhode Island estate with a 24,000-sq-ft mansion; after putting it on the market in 2008 for $15.9 million, he sold it for $6.2 million in 2011
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A 70-year-old hiker disappeared on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale for a week; backpackers helped find him injured and hypothermic before a Coast Guard helicopter hoisted him out
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North Carolina acquired more than 342 acres without using local purchase money; the mountain property is now moving toward becoming Buncombe County’s largest public park

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Two Massachusetts brothers started a junk-removal business as teenagers with a $4,000 pickup truck; four years later, it made $3.04 million in 2025 and is targeting $5 million in 2026
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In 2007, Nicolas Cage paid $15.7 million for a 27-acre Rhode Island estate with a 24,000-sq-ft mansion; after putting it on the market in 2008 for $15.9 million, he sold it for $6.2 million in 2011
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A 70-year-old hiker disappeared on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale for a week; backpackers helped find him injured and hypothermic before a Coast Guard helicopter hoisted him out
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North Carolina acquired more than 342 acres without using local purchase money; the mountain property is now moving toward becoming Buncombe County’s largest public park

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Two Massachusetts brothers started a junk-removal business as teenagers with a $4,000 pickup truck; four years later, it made $3.04 million in 2025 and is targeting $5 million in 2026

Two Massachusetts brothers started a junk-removal business as teenagers with a $4,000 pickup truck; four years later, it made $3.04 million in 2025 and is targeting $5 million in 2026

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The brothers had some business experience at home because their parents run a local tree service company. A bike ride to a local dump led Massachusetts brothers Kirk and Jacob McKinney to start a business that has grown into a multimillion-dollar junk-removal company.Kirk was a teenager when he found a pair of working speakers at…

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In 2007, Nicolas Cage paid $15.7 million for a 27-acre Rhode Island estate with a 24,000-sq-ft mansion; after putting it on the market in 2008 for $15.9 million, he sold it for $6.2 million in 2011

In 2007, Nicolas Cage paid $15.7 million for a 27-acre Rhode Island estate with a 24,000-sq-ft mansion; after putting it on the market in 2008 for $15.9 million, he sold it for $6.2 million in 2011

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Cage sold the estate amid millions of dollars in back taxes. Actor Nicolas Cage sold his large Rhode Island estate for $6.2 million in 2011, four years after buying it for $15.7 million. Cage had originally put the property on the market for $15.9 million in 2008, but eventually accepted less than half of that…

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A 70-year-old hiker disappeared on Michigan's remote Isle Royale for a week; backpackers helped find him injured and hypothermic before a Coast Guard helicopter hoisted him out

A 70-year-old hiker disappeared on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale for a week; backpackers helped find him injured and hypothermic before a Coast Guard helicopter hoisted him out

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A 70-year-old hiker who disappeared during a solo trip to Michigan’s remote Isle Royale National Park has been found alive after more than a week, ending a search that involved police, search dogs, aircraft and fellow backpackers. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, Craig Berg was located injured and suffering from hypothermia on September 12…

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North Carolina acquired more than 342 acres without using local purchase money; the mountain property is now moving toward becoming Buncombe County's largest public park

North Carolina acquired more than 342 acres without using local purchase money; the mountain property is now moving toward becoming Buncombe County’s largest public park

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North Carolina acquired more than 342 acres without using local purchase money; the mountain property is now moving toward becoming Buncombe County’s largest public park (Image Credit: Buncombe County, North Carolina) A 342-acre mountain property west of Asheville has moved another step closer to becoming a public park, with Buncombe County now developing the master…

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Michael Phelps won the highest-ever 23 Olympic gold medals after being diagnosed with ADHD as a child: What his journey teaches parents about finding a child's strengths

Michael Phelps won the highest-ever 23 Olympic gold medals after being diagnosed with ADHD as a child: What his journey teaches parents about finding a child’s strengths

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In his 2008 autobiography, No Limits: The Will to Succeed, he described the difficulties he faced in school, including struggling to sit still and pay attention. The boy who struggled to sit still in class went on to become the most decorated Olympian in history. Michael Phelps’s journey from an energetic child with ADHD to…

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In 1976, Buffalo turned a 264-acre industrial dump into a nature preserve; 50 years later, its 75-acre marsh is Erie County’s largest remnant wetland and 260+ bird species have been observed

In 1976, Buffalo turned a 264-acre industrial dump into a nature preserve; 50 years later, its 75-acre marsh is Erie County’s largest remnant wetland and 260+ bird species have been observed

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Buffalo turned a 264-acre industrial dump into a nature preserve; 50 years later, its 75-acre marsh is Erie County’s largest remnant wetland (Image Credit: Tifft Nature Preserve) A former industrial site and municipal landfill on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor has spent the past five decades becoming something very different: a 264-acre urban nature preserve supporting wetlands,…

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In 1976, Minnesota residents fought plans for landfills and development along their river valley; 50 years later, the refuge they helped create protects more than 15,000 acres

In 1976, Minnesota residents fought plans for landfills and development along their river valley; 50 years later, the refuge they helped create protects more than 15,000 acres

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Conservation challenges remain part of the conversation and the anniversary panel will examine issues facing the Minnesota River Valley, including water quality, flooding and development along the river’s bluffs. Half a century ago, a stretch of Minnesota river country faced a very different future. Plans for landfills and development threatened the Minnesota River bottoms, prompting…

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Las Vegas company surprises nearly 10,000 workers with more than $70 million in stock; each gets $1,000 for every year they have worked there

Las Vegas company surprises nearly 10,000 workers with more than $70 million in stock; each gets $1,000 for every year they have worked there

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Las Vegas company surprises nearly 10,000 workers with more than $70 million in stock (Image Credit: Red Rock Resorts) Nearly 10,000 employees of Las Vegas-based Station Casinos received an unexpected financial reward as the company marked its 50th anniversary. According to a September 9 announcement from Red Rock Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos,…

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In July, Montana protected 34,610 acres in the Cabinet Mountains; a proposed second phase would add 13,297 acres, creating a 47,907-acre conservation corridor with permanent public access

In July, Montana protected 34,610 acres in the Cabinet Mountains; a proposed second phase would add 13,297 acres, creating a 47,907-acre conservation corridor with permanent public access

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For generations, the forests of northwest Montana have been more than timberland. They have provided habitat for wildlife, working forests for local communities and places where people hunt, hike and explore. Now, state officials are working to give a large stretch of that landscape permanent protection. According to Western News and Daily Inter Lake, Montana…

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In 1945, Oklahoma opened a nearly 4,900-foot bridge across Lake Texoma; 81 years later a record $408 million project has begun to build its replacement while the old bridge stays open

In 1945, Oklahoma opened a nearly 4,900-foot bridge across Lake Texoma; 81 years later a record $408 million project has begun to build its replacement while the old bridge stays open

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More than eight decades after the Roosevelt Bridge first carried traffic across Lake Texoma, Oklahoma has begun work on a massive replacement project that will reshape one of the region’s most important transportation links. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) says the more than $408 million project will replace the aging US-70 bridge while keeping…

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