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Gwyneth Paltrow’s California home. (Image Credit: Architectural Digest) Gwyneth Paltrow’s sprawling Montecito home began with a $4.9 million property purchase and a decision to start almost entirely from scratch. The actor and Goop founder bought 2.4 acres in the California community in 2016. Two homes dating from the late 1980s already stood on the land,…

Iran seeks to raise the political and economic cost of war for Trump ahead of US midterms Iran is stepping up pressure on the United States less than two months before the US midterm elections, with analysts saying Tehran hopes to increase the political and economic costs of the war for President Donald Trump and…

Sunilkumar N Patel, 53, a New York resident, pleaded guilty in federal court in Missouri. An Indian national of Gujarati origin has pleaded guilty to his role in a multi-million-dollar illegal gambling conspiracy that allegedly operated through six businesses in southwest Missouri, generating nearly USD 9.36 million (approximately Rs 89 crore) in gross proceeds.Sunilkumar N…

The 15-year-old was experiencing symptoms of hypothermia when he was rescued from the overturned skiff. (AI image) A 15-year-old boy was rescued after he was found clinging to an overturned fishing boat about four miles east of St. Lawrence Island in Alaska. The Coast Guard located him on Monday afternoon after three boaters had been…

Federal agents arrested the former head of a Los Angeles tax compliance startup in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as she was trying to board a luxury cruise ship. She has been charged with defrauding venture capital funds of more than $13 million (£10 million). Shiloh Luckey, 42, also known as Shiloh Johnson, was arrested on Sunday…

Nearly a decade after elk were returned to West Virginia, the growing herd is beginning to venture beyond its familiar range, offering a new sign of how far the state’s ambitious wildlife restoration effort has come. The movement was highlighted by WV MetroNews, which reported in July that wildlife officials are seeing more elk explore…

The upgraded bridge reconnects habitat between Heathcote National Park, Garrawarra State Conservation Area and Royal National Park (Image Credit: Greg Bigello/ ABC News) An idea proposed by an Australian park ranger more than five decades ago has finally become a wildlife crossing. In 1974, Royal National Park ranger Bob Crombie suggested using Cawleys Bridge to…

The island features mature palms and majestic live oaks, along with approximately 270-degree views of the surrounding marshland. Imagine waking to the sound of coastal marshes, surrounded by towering palms and centuries-old live oaks, with water and wide-open Georgia views stretching in every direction. That rare vision could become reality on Hogans Island, a 17.83-acre…

Quote of the day by Osho (Image: Wikipedia) Osho’s thought-provoking words shift attention away from one of humanity’s oldest questions and toward something considerably more immediate. “The real question is not whether life exists after death,” he said. “The real question is whether you are alive before death.” This exact line is extremely widely and…

The six finalists were the tulip poplar, American sycamore, blackgum, bald cypress, bitternut hickory and overcup oak. (wbaltv photo) For 52 years, Baltimore had the Chanticleer pear, also known as the callery pear, as its official city tree. That changed last month after the city selected the tulip poplar as its new official tree, replacing…