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For years, an old school sat quietly on the edge of Tokanui, a small township in Southland. Then Ian ‘Hippy’ Rogers and his wife, Sue, arrived. They took one look at the school and saw something most people didn’t. The couple knew the neglected property had the potential to become a home.The school at Quarry…

Insiders fear Kimberly Guilfoyle will now throw dirt on the first family, as she has nothing to lose. The ouster of Kimberly Guilfoyle from her high-profile post as ambassador to Greece will have its far-reaching implications, and she is capable of throwing some dirt on the Trump family, insiders fear. Guilfoyle was engaged to Donald…

Image: Serget Ponomarev/NYT When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake ruptured a fault offshore from Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in 2025, it sent tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean. Now researchers have shown that clues to where it would strike may have been sitting in ground-motion measurements collected years earlier. By reanalysing older satellite positioning records, a new…

New York City will ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen Romanch Mahajan’s death earlier this year. An Indian family’s New York vacation turned into a nightmare on June 17, when 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park in an attempt to save his mother Priya Mahajan who fell…

Saratoga Springs Mayor John Safford has put a proposed relaxation of demolition rules for historic buildings on hold following sustained opposition from residents, preservation advocates and heritage experts. The decision, announced on October 13, comes a week after a public hearing drew 30 speakers who raised concerns about the potential impact on the city’s architectural…

In 1991, Steve Harvey was living in his Ford Tempo with just $35 in his pocket. Years later, an unexpected invitation to perform on New York’s famous Showtime at the Apollo helped change his career. Today, the television host and comedian supports young people through charitable work, with his foundation awarding more than $700,000 in…

Wisconsin’s Forevertron towers 50 feet high, spans 120 feet wide and weighs 300 tons, making it the world’s largest scrap-metal sculpture. Somewhere in rural Wisconsin, a Victorian inventor is preparing for his final journey into space. His spacecraft is unlike anything NASA would recognise, assembled from rusting industrial machinery, electrical equipment and discarded metal. Towering…

The Dill Sanctuary is home to a vast array of birdlife. Image Credit: The Charleston Museum Charleston’s Dill Sanctuary on James Island is moving towards permanent protection after decades under the care of the Charleston Museum. In April 2026, Charleston County Council approved a $3 million Greenbelt funding contribution towards a conservation easement covering more…

Asim Munir’s plan to redraw Pakistan: A blow to Sharifs, Bhuttos and civilian power? In Pakistan, the prime minister has the title, the president has the office, but the military chief has the power. Now, field marshal Asim Munir, the country’s most powerful man, is reportedly considering a way to redraw Pakistan’s political map.According to…

A Chicago billionaire’s unusual effort to feed squirrels has sparked a dispute over rat infestations, damage to public property and the cost of maintaining one of the city’s best-known parks. Barre Seid, a 94-year-old industrialist, has allegedly paid workers to distribute Brazil nuts, walnuts, peanuts and other food around his home and nearby Lincoln Park…