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Frank Lloyd Wright’s only built planetarium stopped functioning in 2004 and saw limited use for more than two decades; after a multiphase restoration, the 1960 space has reopened to the public
The reopened planetarium will offer public programmes four days a week, with shows scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays,...
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Sinn Féin ministers facing no-confidence vote after Drumcree dispute
The DUP leader Gavin Robinson called on sanctions to be introduced against anyone who broke the law. Speaking to the...
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In 2009, Hugh Jackman met an Ethiopian coffee farmer who inspired a business; his Laughing Man Foundation later supported safer homes, healthcare and college scholarships for farming families
A meeting in Ethiopia in 2009 changed how actor Hugh Jackman viewed coffee, inspiring him to launch Laughing Man Coffee...
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Ohio approves easement purchases for 58 family farms covering 5,165 acres, as statewide protected farmland exceeds 111,000 acres while owners retain the right to farm their land
Representative Image (AI-generated) As development puts pressure on agricultural land, keeping farms in production has become an important part of...
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Nick Jonas co-founded a diabetes nonprofit that created 8,400 insulin-access plans in 2025; how its US programme helps people find affordable treatment | World News
Nick Jonas. Images Credit: Wikipedia Access to affordable insulin remains a challenge for people living with diabetes in the US,...
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At 76, a retired Australian doctor restored 120 hectares of a 200-hectare property with thousands of native trees, turning a long-term conservation project into a legacy for future generations
Photo credit: Stuart Walmsley/The Guardian When Susan Downes bought an old farmhouse in York, Western Australia, she had imagined a...
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George Clooney’s 425-acre French estate has vineyards and olive groves; he now plans an Italian restaurant nearby |
George and Amal Clooney’s 425-acre Domaine du Canadel estate near Brignoles. Image Credit: LuxuryLaunches George Clooney and his wife, Amal...
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In 2018, Kevin Durant pledged $10 million over 10 years to create a college-access center in his Maryland hometown; today it serves 200+ students a year and reports a 96% four-year college acceptance rate | World News
Kevin Durant/Image: Getty Images NBA star Kevin Durant’s $10 million commitment to college access in his Maryland hometown is now...
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Iran war threatens Healey’s Budget plans, think tank warns
Chancellor John Healey is facing a funding gap of up to £35bn and must set out “credible” spending plans in...
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A Michigan couple bought land at a 2015 tax sale and claimed a 50-foot strip lost through a 1965 deed error; after two surveys put it with their neighbour, an appeals court ruled against them
The couple believed that a mistake made in a 1965 tax sale deed had changed the description of their property’s...
