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In 2021, a California couple bought a home and faced more than $1 million in fines linked to the previous owner’s cannabis operation; five years later, a settlement cleared the disputed penalties
cannabisRepresentative image When Corrine and Doug Thomas bought a property in Humboldt County, California, in 2021, they expected to take...
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'Why does it have to be OAPs versus young people?'
Should the triple lock on pensions end? Entrepreneur Tim Allan and comedian James Gardner speak alongside the BBC Debate Night...
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In 1964, a Virginia widow fought to save her Frank Lloyd Wright home from Interstate 66; it was dismantled piece by piece, moved 13 miles and rebuilt at Woodlawn, where it still stands
Sixty years ago, a house was reconstructed at Woodlawn, a National Trust-owned property outside of Washington, DC, after a historic...
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Vape tax comes into force with prices set to rise
The price of vapes is set to rise as a new tax comes into effect, with the aim of making...
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A South Carolina family raised cattle and horses on its farm for generations; in 2025, it permanently protected 2,000 acres from development in the largest such deal in Laurens County’s history
A South Carolina family has permanently protected 2,000 acres of farmland, forests and waterways that had remained in private ownership...
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In 2024, Texas biologists turned more than 160 donated Christmas trees into an underwater reef at Granger Lake, where fish can use them as habitat within 15 minutes
The Christmas season is around the corner, and the must-have Christmas tree often ends up on the curb once the...
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BBC paying to air shows like Suits and Schitt’s Creek is illogical, MPs say
The committee said there were “considerable challenges” for the BBC and warned that the current TV licence fee is “outdated...
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A Virginia woman paid $3.99 for a vase at Goodwill; after experts identified it as a rare 1940s Carlo Scarpa Murano work, months later, the rare vase sold for $107,100
Pic credit: Jessica Vincent/AP It started like any ordinary day. On a June afternoon, Jessica Vincent, 43, was browsing the...
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Employers should teach primary-age children about work, Milburn says
Emma, from Kirklees, has grandchildren in Years 1, 2 and 4 and thinks primary school is too young to be...
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An Illinois woman allegedly concealed her mother’s body in a garage freezer for two years, assumed her identity and continued collecting Social Security and food benefits; prosecutors put the intended loss at $21,402
Regina Michalski, who was found dead in 2023 in a freezer in the 5500 block of West Melrose Street on...
