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In 1927, John D Rockefeller Jr secretly used a shell company to buy over 35,000 Wyoming acres for $1.4 million; NPS says acquiring the same amount of Jackson Hole land today would cost over $1 billion

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In 1927, John D Rockefeller Jr secretly used a shell company to buy over 35,000 Wyoming acres for $1.4 million; NPS says acquiring the same amount of Jackson Hole land today would cost over $1 billion

Rockefeller toured Jackson Hole in 1926. (Alamy stock photo) In the 1920s, Jackson Hole in Wyoming was changing quickly. Tourism was growing, development was spreading and wealthy visitors were arriving in the valley for an authentic cowboy experience. At the same time, local ranchers and businessmen were becoming concerned about the growing number of cabins, … Read more

US company sues woman over her 1-star review on Google, claims defamation

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Starr Manufacturing Inc. has taken legal action against Julie Watson for her one-star Google review, alleging defamation and seeking over $25,000. (Representational image/Unsplash)

A company has initiated legal action against a woman following her one-star review on Google. Starr Manufacturing Inc., a family-owned business based in Ohio that produces industrial equipment, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Columbus resident Julie Watson. Starr Manufacturing Inc. has taken legal action against Julie Watson for her one-star Google review, alleging defamation … Read more

Is Namecheap still down? Web hosting company says ‘we failed you’ as users express frustration

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A major outage at Namecheap, attributed to cooling system failures, left users without access to key services for 15 hours.

Namecheap, a leading hosting provider, experienced a major outage that resulted in websites worldwide encountering difficulties for several hours. A major outage at Namecheap, attributed to cooling system failures, left users without access to key services for 15 hours. The web hosting firm reported problems following what it described as “a failure of cooling systems” … Read more

China controls about 80% of the tungsten market; a Nevada company says it has found 1.78 million tonnes, but NASA is blocking mining on part of the site

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China controls about 80% of the tungsten market; a Nevada company says it has found 1.78 million tonnes, but NASA is blocking mining on part of the site

A potentially enormous tungsten resource has been identified beneath the Nevada desert, but a NASA land restriction could prevent the company behind the project from fully exploring or developing it.3 Proton Lithium, a privately held critical-minerals developer, says its Railroad Valley Minerals Project contains an inferred tungsten resource of approximately 1.78 million tonnes. If future … Read more