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A famous Eloise portrait vanished from New York’s Plaza Hotel in 1960, later turned up frameless in a dumpster and spent about 50 years rolled in illustrator Hilary Knight’s closet before selling at Bonhams for $100,000
Photo credit (L-R): Bonhams; New York’s Plaza Hotel The original Plaza Hotel portrait of Eloise has one of the strangest...
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In 2013, Eva Longoria’s foundation and a California lender started a $55,000 fund for six women; a decade later, it had generated nearly $525,000 in loans and helped create or maintain 150 jobs
Eva Longoria’s foundation and Accessity launched a $55,000 loan fund in 2013 to help six Latina entrepreneurs start or grow...
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In 2021, a Texas city moved to take Jim Burgess’ 3.548-acre property after a $1.1 million purchase effort failed; five years later, the state Supreme Court will decide if it can be condemned for a private golf facility
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute over whether a local government can take private property through...
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Florida has completed a $191.8 million water-reclamation project, St. Johns County’s largest ever, built to treat 3.25 million gallons a day and keep 1 million pounds of nutrients from the Matanzas River
St. Johns County Utilities officials have gathered to celebrate the completion of the State Road 207 Water Reclamation Facility. The...
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A Florida couple’s marriage lasted just 249 days, but the husband was ordered to pay $2,675.87 a month in support for nine months; an appeals court has now overturned that alimony award
A Florida appeals court has overturned an order requiring a man to pay his former wife $2,675.87 per month in...
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In 2001, Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto helped open a public arts school for 250 students; 25 years later, it offers young New Yorkers a 750-seat concert hall, dance studios and a film lab
Photo courtesy: franksinatraschoolofthearts.org In 2001, late singer and painter Tony Bennett and his wife, Susan Benedetto, helped open a public...
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In 2015, Taylor Swift gave $50,000 to Seattle Symphony after hearing ‘Become Ocean’; 11 years later, a school programme she supported still invites children to perform alongside its musicians
In 2015, Taylor Swift gave $50,000 to Seattle Symphony; 11 years later, its school programme lives on (Image Credit: Instagram/...
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Urgent plan needed to end ‘corridor care’ for children, health secretary says
The NHS must take urgent action to stop children receiving treatment in hospital corridors, Health Secretary Yvette Cooper has told...
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Barbra Streisand donated $10 million to Cedars-Sinai’s women’s heart center; in 2026, the center bearing her name is leading a new $7.5 million NIH-funded five-year study on women’s aging
Women’s health research is shifting towards a whole-body approach, connecting heart, brain, mobility and ageing to improve long-term wellbeing. Aging...
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski says he will not overturn Zionism motion
Zack Polanski has said he will not overturn a motion passed by Green Party members that declared Zionism to be...
