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Rikishi had spent everything on his new Florida home when Yokozuna gave him a blank cheque to fix its broken heating system

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Rikishi had spent everything on his new Florida home when Yokozuna gave him a blank cheque to fix its broken heating system

Before Rikishi became one of WWE’s recognisable stars, there was a period when simply keeping his new family home running had become a financial problem. According to the various online reports, he had put almost everything he had into a Florida property while wrestling as Fatu, leaving little money for an essential repair. At the … Read more

Kristin Cavallari bought a secluded 130-acre Tennessee estate in 2024 and spent two years reshaping it, turning a barn into an indoor basketball court and a guesthouse into her podcast studio

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Kristin Cavallari bought a secluded 130-acre Tennessee estate in 2024 and spent two years reshaping it, turning a barn into an indoor basketball court and a guesthouse into her podcast studio

The result is a home that combines expansive surroundings with a surprisingly practical approach to family life, giving Cavallari the privacy of a secluded estate without sacrificing the comforts of a house designed for everyday living. For Kristin Cavallari, the appeal of her new Tennessee home goes well beyond its size. Tucked away on 130 … Read more

California shoppers with disabilities say mall skincare stores pressured them into spending thousands; one man says he spent more than $50,000, and a congressman is now seeking state scrutiny

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California shoppers with disabilities say mall skincare stores pressured them into spending thousands; one man says he spent more than $50,000, and a congressman is now seeking state scrutiny

Customers with disabilities and older adults said that they were allegedly pressured into spending thousands of dollars at Bee & Co.’s mall-based skincare stores across the Southland, according to CBS California. Now, California congressman Rep. Brad Sherman, whose congressional district includes the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park, said he plans to bring the allegations … Read more

New Zealand spent 14 years removing pests and weeds from Abel Tasman; the national park now has flourishing native wildlife and restored forest

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New Zealand spent 14 years removing pests and weeds from Abel Tasman; the national park now has flourishing native wildlife and restored forest

AI Representational Image The Abel Tasman National Park can still look much as visitors might expect from a New Zealand wilderness: forest, rivers, beaches and a coastline opening onto the sea. Yet beneath that familiar scenery, the park has undergone a long ecological repair. According to the Project Janszoon official website it began in 2012, … Read more

A Florida artist spent decades turning his property into a maze of sculptures, strange buildings and gardens; after years behind closed gates, his family is reopening the Warlock House Halloween tradition

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A Florida artist spent decades turning his property into a maze of sculptures, strange buildings and gardens; after years behind closed gates, his family is reopening the Warlock House Halloween tradition

The artist became known locally as the ‘Warlock of Wesley Chapel’ because of the distinctive property he created. (Photos: The Warlock House) Lewis VanDercar spent decades transforming his property in Wesley Chapel, Florida, into an unusual space filled with sculptures, artwork, gardens, unconventional buildings and other creations. It is now being reopened for the first … Read more

Australian couple spent $500,000 building their retirement home; it was constructed on the wrong block and later had to be moved 100 metres

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Australian couple spent $500,000 building their retirement home; it was constructed on the wrong block and later had to be moved 100 metres

Couple had built their home on the neighbour’s block, PC: A Current Affair Melanie and David Moor spent more than $500,000 on what they expected to be their retirement home in Camperdown, south-west Victoria, only to discover that the house had been placed entirely on a neighbouring block. The couple had bought land in a … Read more

An 82-year-old California tea importer spent 53 years on a 2-acre compound with 36+ structures; after decades of permit disputes and a 2024 National Register listing, a court ordered him to leave

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An 82-year-old California tea importer spent 53 years on a 2-acre compound with 36+ structures; after decades of permit disputes and a 2024 National Register listing, a court ordered him to leave

Hoffman has acknowledged that the buildings lacked proper permits but has maintained that they were not unsafe. Enforcement actions and fines did little to prevent continued activity at the property. For more than half a century, two acres in the hills of Lagunitas became the home, workplace and personal vision of California tea importer David … Read more

A Tennessee farmer spent 4 years trying to return a mistaken $20,000 IRS refund. Instead, he faced $4,000 in penalties; then country singer John Rich stepped in and ended the dispute

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A Tennessee farmer spent 4 years trying to return a mistaken $20,000 IRS refund. Instead, he faced $4,000 in penalties; then country singer John Rich stepped in and ended the dispute

After a four-year battle with the IRS, Wilson Perry Kirby, a Middle Tennessee farmer, finally got an acknowledgement that the government had indeed made a mistake. In 2022, Kirby received a $20,000 tax refund he knew wasn’t meant for him. Instead of cashing it, he immediately tried to return the money. But instead, the IRS … Read more

Ann Hammond spent years restoring her 12-acre Iowa property with native habitat; years later, a federally endangered bumblebee appeared among her flowers

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Ann Hammond spent years restoring her 12-acre Iowa property with native habitat; years later, a federally endangered bumblebee appeared among her flowers

Representative image Image credits: Wikimedia Commons For years, Ann Hammond worked to transform her 12-acre Iowa property into a welcoming place for native plants and wildlife. The effort eventually brought an extraordinary visitor to her flowers: a rusty patched bumblebee, a species listed as federally endangered in the United States. As reported by Iowa Public … Read more

Colorado had more than 80,000 lesser prairie-chickens in 1975 but counted only 89 breeding males in 2024; a land trust has now spent nearly $2 million on a 2,100-acre ranch to help bring them back

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Colorado had more than 80,000 lesser prairie-chickens in 1975 but counted only 89 breeding males in 2024; a land trust has now spent nearly $2 million on a 2,100-acre ranch to help bring them back

The birds live in the Sand Sagebrush Ecoregion, which stretches across southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas and a small part of western Oklahoma. (American Bird Conservancy photo) Colorado’s lesser prairie-chicken population has fallen from more than 80,000 birds in 1975 to just 89 breeding males, according to a 2024 data. To restore the population of the … Read more