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Currently – America’s Gerrymandering Arms Race
Available for over a year What if you could map the outcome of an election before a single vote was...
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Federal prosecutors say a Louisiana group rented homes, insured them and caused about 13 residential fires between 2019 and 2026, then filed claims for fabricated losses; seven people have now been charged
All seven defendants face wire fraud and arson-related federal charges. (FBI photo) Federal prosecutors in Louisiana charged seven people on...
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The Interview – Olara Otunnu, diplomat: UN cannot be diplomatic ivory tower
Available for over a year “I do not want the United Nations of New York, Geneva or Vienna to be...
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In 2011, a Wyoming couple built a 1,500-sq-ft off-grid home from 1,343 tyres on 55 acres, adding a 66-foot greenhouse, solar panels and rainwater systems; 15 years later, the unusual Earthship is listed for $625,000
The unusual home borders 280 acres of Bureau of Land Management land and is located about an hour north of...
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Money is tight but don’t axe Youth Parliament, says Essex member
A taxpayer-funded programme aimed at boosting young people’s interest in politics should not be axed just because “money is tight”,...
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A box of old games donated to a Texas Goodwill contained a rare 1982 Air Raid cartridge for the Atari 2600; Goodwill said only 13 copies were known at the time, and the game sold for $10,590.79
Representational photo of an Atari 2600 Game – SVG.com A box of old video games donated to a Goodwill store...
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Andrew Griffith to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations
Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith is to outline his plans for the UK economy, including hopes to cut taxes, red...
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In 2005, Oprah Winfrey committed $10 million to help build Houston’s Angel Lane for hurricane evacuees; 65 furnished homes followed, and eight years after families moved in, a long-promised community center finally opened
Oprah Winfrey committed $10 million to help build Angel Lane in Houston for hurricane evacuees. (Photo: Oprah.com) When Oprah Winfrey...
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A Michigan collector paid $30 for a seashell painting at an estate sale; identified as a 1951 Gertrude Abercrombie work, it has now sold at Freeman’s in New York for a record $1,352,600
A painting bought for just $30 at a Michigan estate sale has sold for $1,352,600 at auction in New York,...
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A schoolteacher’s 128-acre family retreat became part of a larger wildlife corridor; decades after buying the land, Jeanne Paisley’s conservation easement now protects forests, wetlands and a stream linked to the Chesapeake watershed
When life doesn’t give you time to breathe, you tend to look out for space to do the same yourself,...
