Billionaire Donald Bren led the permanent protection of more than 57,500 acres of California’s historic Irvine Ranch, nearly 60% of the property; almost 40,000 acres later received National Natural Landmark status

Billionaire real-estate developer Donald Bren helped turn a significant portion of California’s historic Irvine Ranch into a vast network of protected public lands, with 57,500 acres now preserved as open space and parklands. The scale of the conservation effort has been documented by the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, the City of Irvine and the National Park…

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Repeat. Reinvent. Turn up the style: the festive flex is no longer a new outfit — it’s making an old one look brand new | Mumbai News

One outfit. Multiple festivals. Zero guilt. The old festive dressing rule — new event, new outfit — is getting a Gen Z rewrite. Why buy another lehenga when the one sitting in your cupboard can have a completely different personality with a new pair of shoes, a different drape or a borrowed jacket?For a generation…

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‘Unforeseen’ school gate collapse: Rs 5.7 lakh repair estimate preceded boy’s death | Chandigarh News

The report said there had been no prior complaint or information indicating an imminent danger or structural defect that could reasonably have enabled authorities to anticipate and prevent the collapse. It described the incident as “sudden, unforeseen, and extremely unfortunate”. Sonipat: The collapse of a brick-and-concrete arch at a govt primary school in Garhi Balinda…

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