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In 1959, Sebastian Scirpo started a Connecticut livestock auction in a rented chicken coop and made $7 on his first commission; 67 years later, his daughters run the state’s last remaining sale barn 01
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A Florida music hall that hosted Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles closed in 1968; after a four-year, $4.8 million renovation, St Petersburg has reopened it
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Four sisters started a Thai-inspired popcorn brand after a family trip; it now makes $7,000 a month | World News
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A Toledo woman’s neighbour has a tree of heaven covered in spotted lanternflies, leaving her driveway, car and patio covered in bugs and sticky sap | World News

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In 1959, Sebastian Scirpo started a Connecticut livestock auction in a rented chicken coop and made $7 on his first commission; 67 years later, his daughters run the state’s last remaining sale barn
A Florida music hall that hosted Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles closed in 1968; after a four-year, $4.8 million renovation, St Petersburg has reopened it
Four sisters started a Thai-inspired popcorn brand after a family trip; it now makes $7,000 a month | World News
A Toledo woman’s neighbour has a tree of heaven covered in spotted lanternflies, leaving her driveway, car and patio covered in bugs and sticky sap | World News

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In 1959, Sebastian Scirpo started a Connecticut livestock auction in a rented chicken coop and made $7 on his first commission; 67 years later, his daughters run the state's last remaining sale barn

In 1959, Sebastian Scirpo started a Connecticut livestock auction in a rented chicken coop and made $7 on his first commission; 67 years later, his daughters run the state’s last remaining sale barn

Since her father died in 2002, Lisa Scirpo has been working to persuade farmers and dealers that the Middlesex Livestock Auction will continue as the only sale barn in Connecticut. Without it, Scirpo said farmers who want to bring animals to auction would have to travel to Massachusetts or Pennsylvania. But now, farmers in those…

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A Florida music hall that hosted Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles closed in 1968; after a four-year, $4.8 million renovation, St Petersburg has reopened it

A Florida music hall that hosted Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles closed in 1968; after a four-year, $4.8 million renovation, St Petersburg has reopened it

A new mural by artist Egypt Hagan has been added to the property. St Petersburg’s historic Manhattan Casino reopened on Saturday, 58 years after it closed, following a four-year renovation of the 101-year-old building. According to St Pete Catalyst, the city has spent $4.8 million on the two-storey property, which will now operate as a…

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Four sisters started a Thai-inspired popcorn brand after a family trip; it now makes $7,000 a month

Four sisters started a Thai-inspired popcorn brand after a family trip; it now makes $7,000 a month | World News

Image: Courtesy of Party Of. The Lertlumprasert sisters The Lertlumprasert sisters, Lisa, Lita, Charlene and Charlie, had talked about starting a business together since childhood. That idea finally took shape in February 2023, after a family trip to Thailand left them with a suitcase full of snacks their American friends loved. Combined with their frustration…

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A Toledo woman's neighbour has a tree of heaven covered in spotted lanternflies, leaving her driveway, car and patio covered in bugs and sticky sap

A Toledo woman’s neighbour has a tree of heaven covered in spotted lanternflies, leaving her driveway, car and patio covered in bugs and sticky sap | World News

Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a planthopper native to several Asian countries that has spread throughout states (Image: University of Georgia) A Toledo woman says a spotted lanternfly infestation coming from a tree next door has gotten so bad that she can no longer park in her own driveway or use her backyard without dealing…

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Denver's historic bank building was bought for $17.6 million and got a $22.4 million renovation; after WeWork left, the 107,630-sq-ft property is now 100% vacant

Denver’s historic bank building was bought for $17.6 million and got a $22.4 million renovation; after WeWork left, the 107,630-sq-ft property is now 100% vacant

The building was originally constructed in 1907 and was later redesigned by architects Fisher & Fisher (Photos: JLL Investor Center) Denver’s historic bank building at 821 17th Street remains completely vacant despite a $22.4 million renovation after its owner bought the property for $17.6 million in 2017. The nine-storey building, now known as The Vault,…

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An 84-year-old Wyoming Navy veteran spent decades building a 207-acre llama ranch with his late wife; after donating it in 2025, the property has now opened as a sanctuary for veterans and first responders

An 84-year-old Wyoming Navy veteran spent decades building a 207-acre llama ranch with his late wife; after donating it in 2025, the property has now opened as a sanctuary for veterans and first responders

Al Ellis and his late wife Sondra had spent decades building the biggest vision of their lives, a 207-acre ranch near their two-story log home off US Highway 191 in Boulder, a town of roughly 100 people 12 miles south of Pinedale. Ellis, an 84-year-old Navy veteran and former commercial driver, had turned to become…

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Meet Rajarshi Mandal, the 16-year-old Lexington student whose malaria model showed the same mosquito-net supply could prevent twice as many infections; he won $50,000

Meet Rajarshi Mandal, the 16-year-old Lexington student whose malaria model showed the same mosquito-net supply could prevent twice as many infections; he won $50,000

For Mandal, the idea began with footage showing fishermen using donated mosquito nets as fishing material because the mesh was available when conventional fishing equipment was not. At 16, Rajarshi Mandal is already tackling a problem that has challenged public-health systems for decades: how to make limited malaria-prevention resources go further. The Lexington High School…

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Meet Nathan Tan, the 17-year-old Plano teen whose AI air-quality project serves about 1,000 Texans, trained 300 youth ambassadors and won him a $10,000 prize

Meet Nathan Tan, the 17-year-old Plano teen whose AI air-quality project serves about 1,000 Texans, trained 300 youth ambassadors and won him a $10,000 prize

A 17-year-old student from Plano, Texas, has built an artificial intelligence tool to track air pollution in vulnerable neighborhoods, winning a national award and $10,000 for his work. Nathan Tan started the non-profit group Shared Skies Initiative to fight environmental inequality across Dallas, where poorer communities and minority families often breathe dirtier air but lack…

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In 2022, Adele bought Sylvester Stallone’s 3.5-acre Beverly Park mansion for $58 million; four years later, she has stripped it to the bones and rebuilt almost everything

In 2022, Adele bought Sylvester Stallone’s 3.5-acre Beverly Park mansion for $58 million; four years later, she has stripped it to the bones and rebuilt almost everything

​Sylvester Stallone’s 3.5-acre Beverly Park mansion Adele has completely torn down and rebuilt the Beverly Hills compound she bought from actor Sylvester Stallone, turning the 3.5-acre estate into a custom home while keeping a bronze statue of Rocky Balboa. The singer bought the 1,700-square-metre property in the gated Beverly Park community in 2022 for $58…

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Meet Ameya Kharade, the 17-year-old Nashua student whose $1,800 brain-reading system aims to turn brain activity into speech at implant-like speeds without surgery

Meet Ameya Kharade, the 17-year-old Nashua student whose $1,800 brain-reading system aims to turn brain activity into speech at implant-like speeds without surgery

According to Barron Prize Winners website data, Ameya’s work is rooted in his close family member’s loss of speech following a stroke when Ameya was seven For someone who can speak, putting a thought into words is almost effortless. For millions of people living with conditions such as ALS, severe stroke or paralysis, that simple…

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