Florida turned wreckage from the Hurricane Ian-damaged Naples Pier into an underwater habitat: 59 concrete pilings weighing more than 300 tons now sit at Wasmer Reef about 10 miles offshore instead of a landfill

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Pieces of a historic Florida pier damaged by Hurricane Ian have found a second life beneath the Gulf of Mexico, where they are being repurposed to support marine life. The City of Naples completed the deployment of 59 concrete pilings at Wasmer Reef on April 24, 2026, as part of efforts to rebuild the landmark…

Sara Blakely was selling fax machines door to door when she put $5,000 of her savings into Spanx; 21 years later, Blackstone bought a majority stake in the company at a $1.2 billion valuation

Spanx: Sara Blakely was selling fax machines door to door when she put $5,000 of her savings into Spanx; 21 years later, Blackstone bought a majority stake in the company at a $1.2 billion valuation

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Despite having no formal business education, Blakely developed her first product from her apartment In 2000, Sara Blakely was working as a door-to-door fax machine salesperson when she decided to start her own business with $5,000 from her savings. Her idea was to develop a new type of women’s undergarment that would offer greater comfort…

Once the fastest US ocean liner that carried presidents and celebrities across the Atlantic, SS United States is set to become the world’s largest artificial reef

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The SS United States, a 990-foot ocean liner that carried presidents, dignitaries and celebrities across the Atlantic, is preparing for a final voyage that will take it from a historic passenger ship to an underwater attraction. More than seven decades after its maiden voyage in 1952, the vessel is scheduled to be sunk off Florida’s…

Texas approved a reservoir that could flood more than 16,000 acres of ranchland; after years of landowner opposition, a judge has overturned the permit, though Wichita Falls can still appeal

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A Texas judge has overturned a state-issued permit for the proposed Lake Ringgold reservoir, handing a significant victory to ranchers and conservation groups that have spent years challenging the project. The ruling, delivered by Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble on October 8, 2026, puts a major obstacle in the path of a reservoir…

In 1907, New York’s subway company bought an 1847 Brooklyn townhouse and gutted it; more than a century later the restored-looking façade still hides a ventilation shaft and emergency exit for the tunnel below

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At first glance, 58 Joralemon Street looks like another historic Brooklyn Heights brownstone on a quiet, tree-lined street. Its dark windows and Greek Revival facade blend into the neighbourhood, but the building is not an ordinary home. It conceals a subway ventilation shaft and emergency exit stairway serving the tunnels beneath the East River. Smart…

In 2007, Con Edison unveiled a $300 million Bronx substation disguised to read like a rowhouse street; it houses two substations delivering 900MW, and a $47.3 million capacity upgrade is now approved

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When Con Edison unveiled its East 179th Street substation in the Bronx in 2007, it did not look like a typical industrial power facility. The $300 million project was designed to resemble a row of Bronx rowhouses, with a brick facade and a street-level appearance intended to blend into the surrounding neighbourhood. Con Edison said…

Meet Aryash Shyam, the 14-year-old Indian-American student who won a $1,000 national writing prize for a historical-fiction story set in a Philadelphia print shop on July 4, 1776

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Beyond historical fiction, Aryash has worked on scientific ideas involving gene editing and space research A 14-year-old Indian-American student from Pennsylvania has won a $1,000 national writing prize for a historical-fiction story set in a Philadelphia print shop on July 4, 1776. Aryash Shyam, a ninth-grade student at Lehigh Valley Academy, was named one of…

A couple sold their luxury belongings to buy a $1,500 van; their fruit-tree gifting business now generates more than $4 million a year | World News

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(left)Vicky Popat and (Right)Mickey Popat. Image Credit: PlantOGram/Entrepreneur Mickey and Vicky Popat turned a shared love of gardening into PlantOGram, a fruit-tree gifting company that generated $4.2 million in annual revenue in 2024. The Florida-based couple began with a modest investment, selling their luxury belongings to purchase a used van and take their business idea…

‘When I moved to China’: Major row over Katie Zacharia’s calling herself a lawyer; only citizens can get a license to practise law in China

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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is in hot water as she claims to be a lawyer but there is no confirmation that she passed the bar exam. A major row erupted over White House’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia, calling herself a lawyer because experts said she is not. Zacharia has a law degree…

Kimberly Guilfoyle will bring down Trump family after her shocking ouster, insiders aware of her ‘burn book’ fear

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Insiders fear Kimberly Guilfoyle will now throw dirt on the first family, as she has nothing to lose. The ouster of Kimberly Guilfoyle from her high-profile post as ambassador to Greece will have its far-reaching implications, and she is capable of throwing some dirt on the Trump family, insiders fear. Guilfoyle was engaged to Donald…

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