In 2015, a Connecticut carpenter and his wife bought 5 acres in upstate New York for $27,000; he built three cabins, and the rentals generated more than $2.1 million

In 2015, a Connecticut carpenter and his wife bought 5 acres in upstate New York for $27,000; he built three cabins, and the rentals generated more than $2.1 million

Pic credit: Evergreen cabins When Chris Broomfield, 51, a Connecticut carpenter, and his wife bought 5 acres of land in upstate New York, he already knew what he was going to do with the property. They bought the land in 2015 for $27,000. Eight years later, the rental cabins he built on that land had…

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Indian-origin MAGA commentator shields daughter from Hasan Piker's racist attack, says 'she's Christian, born in America and her mom is white'

Indian-origin MAGA commentator shields daughter from Hasan Piker’s racist attack, says ‘she’s Christian, born in America and her mom is white’

Dinesh D’souza snubs Hasan Piker after Piker calls D’souza’s daughter Indian. MAGA commentator Dinesh D’Souza defended his daughter Danielle D’Souza as an acrimonious exchange between Rep Brandon Gill and streamer Hasan Piker shifted towards Brandon’s wife, Danielle. The exchange started with an interview of Hasan Piker with Axios, where Piker said America is worse than…

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280 hats, 36 sunglasses: Record-breaking 20,00 pieces of trash haul from Yellowstone National Park this year so far

280 hats, 36 sunglasses: Record-breaking 20,00 pieces of trash haul from Yellowstone National Park this year so far

280 hats recovered so far in 2026 from hydrothermal areas of Yellowstone National Park.  (National Park Service photo by Margery Price, September 2026) Yellowstone National Park’s geology team has pulled a record-setting amount of debris from the park’s fragile hydrothermal features so far in 2026, according to a report from the US Geological Survey’s Yellowstone…

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Meet Everett Leigh, the 16-year-old California pianist who organised 50+ benefit concerts, raised $70,000 and helped generate another $2 million for foster youth

Meet Everett Leigh, the 16-year-old California pianist who organised 50+ benefit concerts, raised $70,000 and helped generate another $2 million for foster youth

For Everett, the piano has become more than a stage for showcasing musical talent. The California teenager has used concerts, competitions, and his growing network in the classical music world to raise money and awareness for children facing difficult circumstances. Now 16, Leigh is the founder of EverEverest, a nonprofit focused on supporting foster and…

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More than a century after Maine’s Penobscot Nation lost control of much of its ancestral landscape, 11,297 acres have now been returned; the wider $32.5 million effort aims to return more than 30,000 acres

More than a century after Maine’s Penobscot Nation lost control of much of its ancestral landscape, 11,297 acres have now been returned; the wider $32.5 million effort aims to return more than 30,000 acres

11,297 acres surrounding the East Branch of the Penobscot River were returned to the Penobscot Nation, marking the first phase of a larger effort to restore more than 30,000 acres of ancestral homeland (Image Credit: Chris Bennett/ Trust for Public Land) A vast stretch of Maine forest has changed hands in a return more than…

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Illinois issued the first permit for an $18 billion data-centre campus covering up to 472 acres; an 800,000-sq-ft first building moves ahead as neighbours say they learned too late to weigh in

Illinois issued the first permit for an $18 billion data-centre campus covering up to 472 acres; an 800,000-sq-ft first building moves ahead as neighbours say they learned too late to weigh in

A massive data-centre campus planned in Grayslake, Illinois, has moved a step closer to construction after the village issued its first building permit, paving the way for an 800,000-square-foot facility. The larger development is expected to involve as much as $18 billion in private investment, but the project has also triggered opposition from residents who…

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Who is Karandeep Anand, Disney's newly-appointed chief technology officer

Who is Karandeep Anand, Disney’s newly-appointed chief technology officer | World News

Karandeep Anand/Image: Reuters Karandeep Anand, who most recently served as CEO of Character.AI, is moving from the consumer AI industry to one of the world’s biggest entertainment companies after being appointed The Walt Disney Company’s new Chief Technology Officer.Disney said Anand will join as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer on October 2….

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In 1927, Henry Ford took over a stretch of the Amazon rainforest to build an American town inside it; in 1945 he was forced to sell it for $250,000

In 1927, Henry Ford took over a stretch of the Amazon rainforest to build an American town inside it; in 1945 he was forced to sell it for $250,000

Imagine a Midwestern town with a swimming pool, a golf course and a movie theatre located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, several hundred kilometres upriver from anything resembling a city. While it might sound like something from a set of a movie, it’s not. In 1927, Henry Ford, the legend who put America…

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In 1984, Johnny Carson bought a 4-acre Malibu estate for about $9.5 million; decades later, subsequent owners asked $81.5 million before the property finally sold for $40 million after major price cuts

In 1984, Johnny Carson bought a 4-acre Malibu estate for about $9.5 million; decades later, subsequent owners asked $81.5 million before the property finally sold for $40 million after major price cuts

In 1984, Johnny Carson bought a 4-acre Malibu estate for about $9.5 million – Image credit: MARY E. NICHOLS Johnny Carson’s former Malibu estate has had a remarkable journey through the luxury property market, moving from a roughly $9.5 million purchase in the 1980s to an $81.5 million asking price decades later before eventually changing…

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