September 23, 2026
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91-year-old Tennessee man Dale Sanders, known as ‘Grey Beard’, completes 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail after 71 falls, including 6 hard falls, reclaims record as oldest hiker

91-year-old Tennessee man Dale Sanders, known as ‘Grey Beard’, completes 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail after 71 falls, including 6 hard falls, reclaims record as oldest hiker

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Dale Sanders, 91, has reclaimed his record as the oldest hiker to complete the 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail after 71 falls. (Photo: AP) Dale Sanders has reclaimed his record as the oldest person to complete the Appalachian Trail after hiking 2,193 miles (3,530 kilometres) across the eastern United States at the age of 91.The Tennessee man,…

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An orphan arrived in America from Greece and started washing dishes at 11; he eventually became owner of a 100-year-old Pennsylvania restaurant

An orphan arrived in America from Greece and started washing dishes at 11; he eventually became owner of a 100-year-old Pennsylvania restaurant | World News

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Image Credit: Cumberland Valley Thomas Mazias’s journey from an 11-year-old Greek orphan washing dishes to the owner of a historic Pennsylvania restaurant is a story of resilience, hard work and family tradition. After arriving in the United States in 1952, Mazias found himself at Hamilton’s Restaurant in Carlisle(Pennsylvania), where he began at the bottom of…

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In the 1980s, Michael Jackson put his 2,700-acre California ranch under an agricultural preservation programme; years later, officials found an amusement park, a zoo and other unapproved developments

In the 1980s, Michael Jackson put his 2,700-acre California ranch under an agricultural preservation programme; years later, officials found an amusement park, a zoo and other unapproved developments | World News

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Michael Jackson‘s sprawling Neverland Ranch in California benefited for years from a state agricultural land-preservation programme that reduced its property-tax burden, but the arrangement came under scrutiny after county officials discovered extensive development on parts of the estate. The roughly 2,700-acre ranch in Santa Barbara County included Jackson’s home, an amusement park, zoo and other…

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California lawmakers are moving $125 million toward buying a 162-acre former Bay Area racetrack; the $175 million deal would turn it into a major public waterfront park

California lawmakers are moving $125 million toward buying a 162-acre former Bay Area racetrack; the $175 million deal would turn it into a major public waterfront park

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California lawmakers are moving forward with $125 million in state funding to help purchase the former Golden Gate Fields racetrack and transform the roughly 162-acre Bay Area property into a major public waterfront park, according to reporting by Albany Scanner and San Francisco Chronicle, as well as information from the East Bay Regional Park District…

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Hikers heard ‘howling’ from a California water tank; rescuers found a mother bear and her cubs trapped inside and spent hours freeing them

Hikers heard ‘howling’ from a California water tank; rescuers found a mother bear and her cubs trapped inside and spent hours freeing them

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Photo credit: California Department of Fish and Wildlife On a late-August afternoon in the San Gabriel Mountains, a group of hikers near La Verne, California, heard an unsettling sound: what they described as “howling” coming from a large water tank along a trail. When they investigated, they discovered a mother black bear and her two…

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In 1985, a Florida couple moved into a 1908 house and spent 41 years preserving it; it has now become Manatee County’s first local historic landmark

In 1985, a Florida couple moved into a 1908 house and spent 41 years preserving it; it has now become Manatee County’s first local historic landmark

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The Manatee County Commission approved the property as the county’s first locally designated historic landmark (Image Credit: Facebook/ @Manatee County, Florida Government) The walls of this Florida house have witnessed more than a century of history, including 41 years with the same couple who refused to let its past disappear. After moving into the 1908…

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A Los Angeles theatre opened in 1932, then spent 15 years being rebuilt; its nearly $40 million restoration has finally brought the 729-seat landmark back

A Los Angeles theatre opened in 1932, then spent 15 years being rebuilt; its nearly $40 million restoration has finally brought the 729-seat landmark back

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In 1932 a brand new theater opened in South Los Angeles showing movies and live shows to a growing neighborhood. Decades later, after years of decline and closure, that same building sat dark and deteriorating, its ornate interior hidden behind boards and dust. In 2011, the city of Los Angeles committed to saving it, launching…

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A 16th-century English longhouse hid serious structural problems behind its walls; the builder restoring it has now turned the centuries-old property into his own family home

A 16th-century English longhouse hid serious structural problems behind its walls; the builder restoring it has now turned the centuries-old property into his own family home

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The restoration included repairing much of the original oak frame, but also creating contemporary spaces that met the needs of modern family living. Cadman Construction was already undertaking one of its most challenging heritage projects: restoring a Grade II-listed 16th-century longhouse in Suffolk. But for Stuart Cadman, Managing Director of Cadman Construction the challenge had…

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In 2008, Allen University paid $116,000 to move a historic 1903 house two blocks and promised restoration; 18 years later, the work never came and the house is being demolished

In 2008, Allen University paid $116,000 to move a historic 1903 house two blocks and promised restoration; 18 years later, the work never came and the house is being demolished

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The building has suffered damage from years of neglect (Photos: AOL) A historic house in Columbia, South Carolina, that was once linked to generations of Black community and civil rights leaders is now being demolished after years of efforts to save it failed, AOL reported.The Robert Weston Mance House was built in 1903 and was…

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Texas volunteers started a cleanup 40 years ago with 2,800 people; the movement has now collected 1.3 million plastic bottles from coastlines and waterways worldwide and could change plastic policy

Texas volunteers started a cleanup 40 years ago with 2,800 people; the movement has now collected 1.3 million plastic bottles from coastlines and waterways worldwide and could change plastic policy | World News

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More than 1.3 million plastic bottles were collected from coastlines and waterways worldwide in a massive volunteer cleanup effort that began 40 years ago with just 2,800 people on the Texas Gulf Coast. The International Coastal Cleanup, organised by Ocean Conservancy, drew about 630,000 volunteers in 2025, who removed nearly 13.9 million pieces of rubbish…

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