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A Mississippi homeowner spent more than a decade building a waterfront house styled after the Taj Mahal; the unfinished 4,402-sq-ft home, listed for $2 million in 2016, is back for $2.5 million

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A Mississippi homeowner spent more than a decade building a waterfront house styled after the Taj Mahal; the unfinished 4,402-sq-ft home, listed for $2 million in 2016, is back for $2.5 million

An unfinished waterfront mansion inspired by the Taj Mahal is back on the market in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, with a new asking price of $2.5 million. The 4,402-square-foot property sits on nearly an acre along the Gulf Coast. It was first listed for $2 million in 2016. Ten years after that first listing, and 13 … Read more

After arriving in the US with $500, former tennis player Andres Bernal began investing in Connecticut real estate in 2016; a decade later, he says he owns more than 60 rental units worth over $12 million

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After arriving in the US with $500, former tennis player Andres Bernal began investing in Connecticut real estate in 2016; a decade later, he says he owns more than 60 rental units worth over $12 million

Bernal’s approach has also evolved with the performance of individual properties. He and his partners have sold some older Connecticut properties where substantial equity was tied up but cash flow no longer justified holding them. When Andres Bernal arrived in the United States with $500, his immediate goal was not to build a real estate … Read more

‘US doing very well with China’: Trump ahead of Xi Jinping’s first White House visit in a decade

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'US doing very well with China': Trump ahead of Xi Jinping's first White House visit in a decade

Trump said he and Xi had maintained a good relationship. President Donald Trump said the United States is “doing very well with China” and expects to discuss several agreements with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his upcoming visit to the White House. This would be Xi’s first visit to the US presidential residence in more … Read more

A tech entrepreneur bought a ruined Welsh island fort for £500,000, but after £2 million and a decade of work it became an 8,000-sq-ft off-grid home

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A tech entrepreneur bought a ruined Welsh island fort for £500,000, but after £2 million and a decade of work it became an 8,000-sq-ft off-grid home

Representative Image of a restored Victorian fort on a picturesque Welsh island with solar panels and scenic ocean views (AI Generated Image) In 2017, British tech entrepreneur Mike Conner bought Thorne Island, a ruined 19th-century fort off the coast of Pembrokeshire in Wales, for about £500,000 after seeing a video about the property online. At … Read more

In 1905, a Bohemian prince released five muskrats into his estate ponds as a fur venture. Within a decade, around 2 million were in Bohemia

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In 1905, a Bohemian prince released five muskrats into his estate ponds as a fur venture. Within a decade, around 2 million were in Bohemia

A small group of muskrats arrived in Bohemia in 1905, carried across the Atlantic as curiosities from a hunting trip in North America. Five animals were released into ponds at Prince Colloredo-Mannsfeld’s estate near Dobříš, where they were expected to remain little more than a private collection and perhaps a source of valuable fur. They … Read more

A Kohl’s closed in 2016 and sat vacant for nearly a decade; $28 million later, the 80,000-square-foot store is becoming a church and community venue

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A Kohl’s closed in 2016 and sat vacant for nearly a decade; $28 million later, the 80,000-square-foot store is becoming a church and community venue

Eagles Nest Church will hold the first services in its new location at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Sunday. (Courtesy of Eagles Nest Church) A former Kohl’s department store that stood empty along Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell, Georgia, for nearly a decade has been turned into an 80,000-square-foot church and multi-use event venue after … Read more

Chimpanzees have been throwing rocks at the same trees for more than a decade; scientists are trying to solve the mystery

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Chimpanzees have been throwing rocks at the same trees for more than a decade; scientists are trying to solve the mystery

In the remote savanna-woodlands of Guinea-Bissau, scientists are investigating a strange chimpanzee behaviour that has persisted for more than a decade. Wild western chimpanzees repeatedly collect rocks and hurl them at the same trees, creating piles of stones and leaving visible scars on the trunks. Known as accumulative stone throwing, the behaviour is particularly associated … Read more

For nearly a decade, a California town fought to seize its privately owned water utility; now the state Supreme Court has ruled 7-0 against its takeover argument

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For nearly a decade, a California town fought to seize its privately owned water utility; now the state Supreme Court has ruled 7-0 against its takeover argument

For nearly a decade, a California town fought to seize its privately owned water utility California’s highest court has rejected a key legal argument in a decade-long effort by a Southern California town to take control of its local water system. The California Supreme Court ruled 7-0, August 24, against the Town of Apple Valley, … Read more

In 2006, Idaho launched a bounty-and-netting war on invasive lake trout; a decade later adult numbers were down 64% and Lake Pend Oreille’s kokanee had rebounded

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In 2006, Idaho launched a bounty-and-netting war on invasive lake trout; a decade later adult numbers were down 64% and Lake Pend Oreille’s kokanee had rebounded

An aggressive campaign using commercial nets and angler bounties helped turn around a decade-long fight against non-native predators in northern Idaho’s largest lake. By 2016, ten years after the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) began its suppression programme on Lake Pend Oreille, the number of adult lake trout had fallen by 64 per … Read more