September 22, 2026
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In 2007, Nicolas Cage paid $15.7 million for a 27-acre Rhode Island estate with a 24,000-sq-ft mansion; after putting it on the market in 2008 for $15.9 million, he sold it for $6.2 million in 2011

In 2007, Nicolas Cage paid $15.7 million for a 27-acre Rhode Island estate with a 24,000-sq-ft mansion; after putting it on the market in 2008 for $15.9 million, he sold it for $6.2 million in 2011

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Cage sold the estate amid millions of dollars in back taxes. Actor Nicolas Cage sold his large Rhode Island estate for $6.2 million in 2011, four years after buying it for $15.7 million. Cage had originally put the property on the market for $15.9 million in 2008, but eventually accepted less than half of that…

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A Minnesota woman paid $500 to overnight a box she said held cookbooks; a shipping worker opened it with police and found $30,000 in cash meant for scammers

A Minnesota woman paid $500 to overnight a box she said held cookbooks; a shipping worker opened it with police and found $30,000 in cash meant for scammers

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Representative Image (AI-generated) What looked like an ordinary overnight shipment turned into a scam intervention after a Minnesota shipping company worker became suspicious of a woman’s unusually urgent request. The woman had arrived at Graphic Mailbox in Northfield, Minnesota, last week hoping to send a package to Texas. She was prepared to pay $500 for…

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In the 1820s, giant reed reached California for erosion control; two centuries later it crowds out native plants and has doubled or tripled wildfire fuel in parts of Southern California

In the 1820s, giant reed reached California for erosion control; two centuries later it crowds out native plants and has doubled or tripled wildfire fuel in parts of Southern California

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The plant can grow about 4 inches a day and reach a mature height of 25 feet in about 12 months A plant brought to California nearly 200 years ago has become a serious invasive weed in parts of the state. Giant reed, also known as arundo, was first planted in California in the 1820s…

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Laurene Powell Jobs left Wall Street and moved to Florence for eight months, then built a multibillion-dollar empire funding education, climate and social change

Laurene Powell Jobs left Wall Street and moved to Florence for eight months, then built a multibillion-dollar empire funding education, climate and social change | World News

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Laurene Powell Jobs took an unconventional route from Wall Street to becoming one of the most influential philanthropists and investors in the United States. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, she spent a year at Merrill Lynch and two years at Goldman Sachs before leaving finance and moving to Florence, Italy, where…

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An Iowa couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000; nearly 10 years later, they had turned the black-mold-covered 1960 building into their family dream home

An Iowa couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000; nearly 10 years later, they had turned the black-mold-covered 1960 building into their family dream home

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Photo: absolutprop_firehouse_flip/ Instagram Growing up in Iowa, Steven and Ashley Evans knew all about the local fire station in Cedar Rapids because it was right by the high school they both attended. “We always dreamed we’d live here one day. It went up for sale and we thought we’d come check it out,” Steven, 40,…

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In 2016, a family donated its 42-acre Pennsylvania estate as a free public garden; after surviving an eminent-domain threat, Stoneleigh has now expanded by 10 acres to 52

In 2016, a family donated its 42-acre Pennsylvania estate as a free public garden; after surviving an eminent-domain threat, Stoneleigh has now expanded by 10 acres to 52

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The expansion is an unusual second chapter for Stoneleigh, which was converted to a free public garden in 2016 when the family that owned the estate gifted it to Natural Lands. Two pieces of a historic Pennsylvania landscape were separated by a fence and a property line for more than a century. That division will…

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Quote of the day by Richard Simmons: "Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three…" - a simple lesson in self-love and healthy living

Quote of the day by Richard Simmons: “Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three…” – a simple lesson in self-love and healthy living | World News

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Quote of the day by Richard Simmons (Image: Wikipedia) Richard Simmons was known for turning fitness into something considerably more approachable, energetic and genuinely personal than the traditional gym environment ever really managed. In this playful, endlessly repeated line, he reduced his entire philosophy to three simple ideas, liking yourself, eating well, and staying genuinely…

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Who is Bhavesh Lathiya, a Gujarati businessman dealing with 'Vitamin C and antacid', sentenced to 4.5 years in a US prison in a first-of-its-kind case?

Who is Bhavesh Lathiya, a Gujarati businessman dealing with ‘Vitamin C and antacid’, sentenced to 4.5 years in a US prison in a first-of-its-kind case?

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Indian businessman Bhavesh Lathiya sentenced to 54 months in prison for distributing and smuggling fentanyl precursor chemicals. An Indian chemical company executive has been sentenced to 54 months in a US federal prison in what the US Department of Justice called the first-of-its-kind case as Bhavesh Lathiya is not an American, he does not operate…

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