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Colorado veteran Cano Espinoza began covering his home with discarded hubcaps, cans, screen doors and scrap metal in 1980; more than four decades later, Cano’s Castle remains a well-known roadside attraction in Antonito
The castle had stood in their neighbourhood for years, becoming part of the town’s identity. In the small town of...
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MPs attempt to overturn ruling which protects police from being sued
Backbench MPs are seeking to roll back a court ruling they say will have “devastating consequences” for victims of crime...
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Meet T’Emi Oshin, the 20-year-old Wayne State student who scored 1590 on the SAT and became the university’s first Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar; she is also being honoured for youth advocacy and public-health work
Oshin’s commitment to advocacy began during her school years in Midland. As a junior at H.H. Dow High School, she...
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UK launches flood taskforce to prepare for extreme winter weather
The government has launched a new taskforce to respond to extreme weather, including the risk of flooding this winter. After...
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A 70-year-old woman swam 20 miles across California’s Catalina Channel after her brother received a kidney transplant; she raised over €15,000 | World News
PC: Irish Kidney Association Maura Twomey, a 70-year-old former primary school teacher who lives in Boston, crossed California’s Catalina Channel...
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A Washington farmer who returned to his family farm in 1984 is challenging $618,000 in irrigation penalties after the state Supreme Court heard his case
Photo credit: Mia Ring/Pacific Legal Foundation A Washington farmer who returned to his family’s farm in 1984 is challenging a...
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A pig became famous after running through Hollywood; Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren won him in a silent auction and sent him to a 7-acre sanctuary | World News
Wilbur the pig went from wandering through a West Hollywood neighbourhood to becoming the unlikely focus of an adoption contest....
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Christie Brinkley turned a 20-acre Hamptons estate into a private ‘castle’ with a greenhouse, pond and rewilded grounds |
Christie Brinkley has spent more than two decades transforming her Bridgehampton estate into a private retreat that combines historic architecture...
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Baltimore turned waste glass into road surfaces on at least 17 streets; the crushed glass made the pavement sparkle under sunlight and streetlights | World News
At least 17 streets in Baltimore were paved with recycled glass, creating road surfaces that could sparkle when sunlight or...
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A Utah couple began cycling across America on their 40th wedding anniversary; 87 days and 3,634 miles later, they reached the Atlantic coast and raised about $23,000 for two community charities
A Utah couple celebrated four decades of marriage by cycling across the United States, completing an 87-day journey from Washington...
