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Allison Ellsworth began mixing a homemade soda in her Texas kitchen, then took it from farmers’ markets to Shark Tank; 10 years later PepsiCo acquired Poppi in a $1.95 billion deal
Allison Ellsworth (Picture source: Ellsworth’s Instagram) A homemade drink prepared in a Texas home’s kitchen about a decade ago became...
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The Interview – Peter Obi, Nigerian presidential candidate: The last election was rigged
Available for over a year “Nigeria can fight insecurity, head on. It only requires it for the commander-in-chief to be...
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An Indiana man sketched a backyard pool on a napkin after a 1.5-year installation wait; two years later it became a 60,000-gallon private water park now renting for $140 an hour
Pic credit: Swimply/ Mandy Plenty of people dream about a backyard pool. Cory Johnson built a water park. On the...
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Councils warned of risks of high street pedestrianisation
The UK government has warned councils against ill-considered plans to pedestrianise high streets in England. In evidence submitted to an...
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In 2012, Barbra Streisand gave $10 million to support a Cedars-Sinai women’s heart centre; 14 years later, it provides research-driven cardiac care to more than 1,700 women each year
Photo: Barbra Streisand/ Instagram In 2012, Barbra Streisand donated $10 million to Cedars-Sinai to create a research centre focused on...
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Reform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filming
ITV News says one of its undercover reporters was asked if he would consider standing to be a councillor, after...
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Daymond John started FUBU from his mother’s Queens home with a $40 fabric budget and sold $800 of hats in one day; the brand later grew from that tiny start to more than $6 billion in global sales
Before Daymond John became a familiar face on Shark Tank, he was a young entrepreneur trying to turn a small...
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Burnham to urge Swinney to work with him on devolution during Scottish visit
Local devolution is considered a policy area where there is scope for some common purpose between the Scottish and UK...
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A Michigan 5-year-old found his grandmother unconscious, kept his 3-year-old sister safe and ran down a rural road for help; months later, officials honored him for helping save her life
A five-year-old boy in Michigan has been recognised for his quick thinking after his grandmother collapsed during a medical emergency,...
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Washington captures record 2.16 million invasive green crabs in 2025-26; first detected in 2016, the species threatens marine life despite $8 million in funding, with no populations eradicated
Washington state captured a record 2.16 million invasive European green crabs in fiscal year 2025-26, but established populations remain. (Photo:...
