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J.J. Watt turned his $100,000 donation into a $41.6 million Hurricane Harvey relief campaign in 2017. (Photo: JJW Foundation) Former NFL star J.J. Watt turned a $100,000 donation into a massive relief effort after Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas in 2017. The Houston Texans defensive end launched an online fundraiser with an initial target of $200,000,…

A 71-year-old man was killed after a Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving mode struck him. A 71-year-old man was killed after a Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving mode struck him while he was crossing a California freeway on October 22), authorities said.The crash occurred around 2:30 am on westbound Interstate 80 in Vallejo, near the…

Black couple in Queens receive text message from broker that they believe was meant for the apartment owners. A couple has filed a lawsuit against a real estate brokerage company, an agent and several property owners after they said they were racially discriminated against when they were seeking to rent an apartment in Queens. A…

Lauren Conrad’s ‘Laguna Beach’ family mansion hits the market for $26.5 million. (Photo: Sotheby’s) Lauren Conrad’s family mansion, which featured in MTV’s hit reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, has hit the market for $26.5 million. The nearly 8,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style estate overlooks the Pacific Ocean from the exclusive Three Arch Bay community in…

Hollywood stars Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes chose a unique rustic estate in California as their family home in 2014. They bought a property originally built by the late film director Joel Schumacher using reclaimed wood from three 200-year-old barns. The actors, who keep their family life with their two daughters very private, bought the…

The Chinese woman who had five ribs broken by her husband’s hug has reportedly been diagnosed with osteoporosis, reports claimed after the video went viral. According to Jingshi Live, the woman told her husband that she was feeling cold and that’s when the husband hugged her. But during the hug, the husband could hear a…

A Montana conservation group purchased a 70,000-acre ranch formerly owned by Texas billionaires, bringing its total land holdings to more than half a million acres. American Prairie announced the acquisition of Anchor Ranch in central Montana in 2025. The nonprofit aims to create the largest nature preserve in the Lower 48.According to Montana Public Radio,…

The tenants’ union in Portland, Maine, has reached a $3.6 million settlement with local landlord Geoffrey Rice, who was accused of illegally raising rents, according to a report by Realtor.com. Trelawny Tenants Union (TTU) and Rice reached the multimillion-dollar settlement on Sunday after years of disputes and 20 hours of mediation. Under the terms, more…

TOI correspondent from Washington: MAGA boss Donald Trump and his vice-president JD Vance have doubled down on supporting Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor of Ohio despite a campaign fiasco roiling the Republican party. It involves a Ramaswamy campaign ad appearing to ignore and belittle the childhood sexual abuse trauma of his Democratic opponent.The controversial ad…

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle (right) The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has said she was informed about “disturbing allegations” against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, in 2018, after a letter containing the claims was sent to the Metropolitan Police in London.According to the BBC, Meghan said the letter was subsequently shared with…