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Elvis Presley’s previous homePhoto credit: Google Street view In 1967, Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley bought a French Regency estate in Beverly Hills’ Trousdale Estates for $400,000. Built in 1958 on a 1.18-acre promontory, the gated home offered three bedrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows, city-to-ocean views, a pool, and a spa. Realtor.com reports that the property was…

A routine visit to a London charity shop turned into an extraordinary discovery when a ceramics collector spotted two small porcelain jars that would later sell for thousands of times their purchase price. According to auction house Roseberys London and reporting by CNN and Artnet News, the pair was identified as rare Chinese porcelain dating…

No official farewell party planned for Kimberly Guilfoyle in Greece. Greek president Konstantinos Tasoulas has not planned any official farewell for Kimberly Guilfoyle as she leaves her ambassadorship amid turmoil. According to protocol, a grand send-off is arranged when an ambassador ends their term but in this case, Guilfoyle is accused of many wrongdoings and…

When financial problems threatened to close public library branches across Berks County, Pennsylvania, a major donation from local native Taylor Swift helped keep them open for thousands of readers. In October 2011, the country music star donated 6,000 new books worth $68,000 (£52,000) to the Reading Public Library system. Fifteen years later, figures from the…

Microsoft president Brad Smith reacts to the Trump administration’s suspension of his company’s Green Card applications. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith reacted to the Donald Trump administration suspending the Green Card filings from his company along with seven other tech majors in an exclusive interview with Politico in Dublin and warned that this…

Two signed, game-worn jerseys donated by Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce sold for $250,000 at a charity auction in Missouri. The sale helped raise millions of pounds for childhood cancer treatment. The NFL memorabilia package was one of the top items at the 15th annual Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas…

Shark populations around the world are in rapid decline, facing mounting threats from human activities. With a third of shark species threatened with extinction, new research suggests that shark ecotourism could help turn the tide by encouraging people to take lasting action to protect them.New research from the University of Sydney found that people who…

US Postal Service (USPS) is prepared to handle millions of mail-in ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. The US Postal Service (USPS) is prepared to handle millions of mail-in ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress and decide several key races, Postmaster General David Steiner said…

US President Donald Trump/Image: AP US President Donald Trump urged Arizona voters to support Republican candidates in the November elections, attacking Democrats over their response to his State of the Union address and backing Rep. Andy Biggs in the race for governor.Speaking at a rally in Bullhead City on Wednesday, Trump criticised Democratic Governor Katie…

In a landmark move, China and Pakistan have kicked off their inaugural joint military exercise, dubbed Karakoram 2026, in the high-altitude region of Xinjiang. China and Pakistan launched their first joint army exercise in a high-altitude region of China’s Xinjiang, with all weapons and military equipment used in the drills supplied by Beijing, Chinese state…