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 (Image…
An Ohio man persuaded investors to put more than $3 million into supposed “rolling code ticket packages” tied to sports and theme-park experiences; prosecutors say the investment never existed and money went to casinos
Brown pleaded guilty to 17 wire fraud counts and two counts involving criminal proceeds. (Representational AI image) An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to running a fake investment scheme that prosecutors say convinced five people in Ohio and Florida to hand over more than $3 million, US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio…
Fake US ambassador went on luxury spending spree before FBI arrest, bought a Bentley, leased a Maserati
Michigan woman posed as an ambassador, a bank owner to steal $1 million from victims to fund her lavish lifestyle. (Photo: Instagram) A Michigan businesswoman accused of falsely presenting herself as a US ambassador allegedly went on a lavish spending spree using money obtained from victims, buying a Bentley, leasing a Maserati and paying for…
Michigan’s $3.219 billion Soo Locks project has reached 50% of its final phase, on track for completion by 2030; crews will use 400,000 cubic yards of concrete, enough for a sidewalk from Sault Ste. Marie to Orlando
Michigan’s Soo Locks project has reached 50% completion in its final construction phase, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, it confirmed that the $3.219 billion project remains on track to be completed by 2030.This marks a significant milestone for the project, which kicked off in 2020. The 50% figure…
In 2015, Utah man Cory Mohl began building a backyard railroad; after 40,000 pounds of gravel and hundreds of hours, neighbours were riding it and he expected a final cost near $18,000
Photo credit: www.fox13now.comimage enhanced using AI In 2015, Cory Mohl of West Valley City, Utah, turned a lifelong fascination with trains into a full-scale backyard project. Over the next several months he laid about 400 feet of track, hauled roughly 40,000 pounds of gravel for the roadbed, and invested hundreds of hours of labour into…
Kevin O’Leary backed a proposed 40,000-acre Utah AI data-center district with up to 9 gigawatts of power; months later, the project has been downsized and remains stalled after local backlash
Kevin O’Leary (Picture: CNBC) Kevin O’Leary backed a proposed 40,000-acre AI data centre district in Utah, with plans for up to 9 gigawatts of power. However, months later, the project has been reduced to about 20,000 acres following local opposition, according to Utah Public Radio. Residents have raised concerns about its environmental impact, water and…
A Hanford landfill has taken 20 million tons of radioactive and hazardous waste since 1996; its latest expansion will add 2.8 million cubic yards | World News
At the centre of Washington state’s sprawling Hanford Site, an enormous engineered landfill is being made larger as one of the United States’ biggest environmental cleanup programmes continues. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF) has been receiving waste since 1996. Over that time, 20 million tons of…
An Indianapolis man quietly built a fortune exceeding $13 million; after his death, a surprise call from his estate brought a $1.6 million gift to a charity supplying classrooms with essential materials
For years, Terence “Terry” Kahn lived in a way that gave little indication he had accumulated millions of dollars. The Indianapolis man lived in a modest home, drove an old Honda and avoided owning a cellphone because he considered it an unnecessary expense. Even his longtime attorney and friends were surprised by the size of…
In 2005, an Iowa carpenter who never went to college left nearly $3 million in savings; 14 years later, 33 strangers whose education he funded gathered to remember the man they had never met
Schroeder had never had the opportunity to attend college, but he wanted other young people to have that chance (AI enhance image, source: CBS) Dale Schroeder spent 67 years working as a carpenter at the same business in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up poor, never went to college, never married and had no children….
Michael Jordan sold this Ferrari in 2002; it vanished for 24 years until a partial chassis number in an old forum helped in tracing it | World News
Jordan’s Ferrari 550 Maranello outside his former home in Illinois. Image Credit: JOOPITER Michael Jordan’s 1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello has resurfaced after spending nearly 24 years out of public view. Jordan sold the red Ferrari through an Illinois dealership in December 2002, after driving it during the final championship years of his Chicago Bulls career….
In 2019, Jack Johnson’s foundation bought neglected farmland in Hawaii; six years later, it reported over 40,000 pounds of produce harvested and more than 2,200 students welcomed on field trips
Photo credit: Kōkua Learning Farm In 2019, musician Jack Johnson’s Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation acquired neglected farmland on Oʻahu with a plan to turn it into a place for education, food production and community involvement. Six years later, the Kōkua Learning Farm had reported harvesting more than 40,000 pounds of produce and welcoming over 2,200 students…
