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The property has Lake Como-style gardens, a redwood grove and a Bellagio-inspired reflecting pond. (Pictures: Realtor) A $70 million estate sale in California has set a new property record in the town of Hillsborough, with the buyer reportedly working in the artificial intelligence industry. The sale has also been described as the highest home sale…

A Florida teacher was fired in 2018 for giving zeroes to those who did not submit assignments. The chalkboard note that Florida teacher Diane Tirado left for her students in 2018 resurfaced on social media along with a fresh debate on the ‘no-zero’ policy. “Bye Kids, Mrs Tirado loves you and wishes you the best…

US to charge H-1B, L-1 extension fee from September 9. The US has expanded the scope of a visa fee that could significantly raise immigration costs for large employers, with the USD 4,000 charge for H-1B petitions and USD 4,500 fee for L-1 petitions now set to apply to certain visa extension filings from September…

Outside Casper, pieces of turbine blades cut through were lowered by a loader into a trench for years. Now, what they are being used for instead of being buried under the ground, is to make cement powder. And this transition is worth noting.The Casper Regional Landfill took its first decommissioned blades in the spring of…

Rose Metcalf was just 23 and starting her first day as a professional dancer aboard the Costa Concordia when the cruise ship struck a reef near Italy’s Giglio Island on January 13, 2012. As the vessel began taking on water and listing heavily, Metcalf found herself helping organise hundreds of people in a rapidly deteriorating…

Connecticut woman designs tiny cottage, brings three generations togetherPhoto credit: The Picket Fence Projects via Bussines Insider When interior designer Caitlin Swann spoke to Business Insider about her family’s living arrangement, she described it as “the best” and “a blessing”, and it’s easy to see why. In Fairfield, Connecticut, Swann and her husband live in…

Thalles Winner DeSouza with Terry Smily and Usama El-Sehrawey celebrating his acceptance into Yale A Wendy’s worker who survived a shooting in Brazil is heading to Yale University after his bosses helped him pay for college.Thalles Winner DeSouza, 23, had started working at a Wendy’s restaurant in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while he was still in…

Steve Jobs didn’t lace his words with the usual humour or seek theatrics when he addressed the graduating students at Stanford in 2005. During his commencement address, he spoke about something profound he had learned in life, and that speech continues to resonate with millions of people even a decade after his death. He spoke…

A large rock on the seabed turned out to be an ancient Roman shipwreck believed to be more than 2,000 years old. (Credit: @RT_Visual_on_X) What first appeared to be a large rock on the seabed near Mazara del Vallo turned out to be an ancient Roman shipwreck believed to be more than 2,000 years old….

Quote of the day by Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai was 15 when a gunman boarded her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley and shot her because she had spoken publicly about girls’ right to attend school. She survived. The attack brought her story to the world, and her campaign for education grew far beyond the…