A Canadian conservation club with just four members plans to give nearly 100 forested acres on Thorah Island to a university; the property, valued around C$400,000, is used for isolated honeybee breeding research

A Canadian conservation club with only four elderly members is preparing to transfer nearly 100 acres of forested land on Thorah Island to the University of Guelph, preserving a site that has supported honeybee breeding research for more than three decades. According to a report by GuelphToday published on October 22, the undeveloped property on…

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Mark Cuban sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for .7 billion in 1999; years later, he launched an online business to challenge prescription drug prices | World News

Mark Cuban sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in 1999; years later, he launched an online business to challenge prescription drug prices | World News

Mark Cuban‘s business career has taken him from an internet broadcasting venture that sold for billions of dollars to a pharmaceutical company built around a very different proposition. According to a Forbes report, in 1999, Yahoo acquired Broadcast.com in a deal valued at $5.7 billion, turning Cuban’s early bet on online media into one of…

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Dutch scientists built a tiny robotic arm using living algae and two layers of gel; controlled by light, the two-centimetre strip grasped a metal ball and lifted a rubber ring underwater without a conventional motor

Dutch scientists built a tiny robotic arm using living algae and two layers of gel; controlled by light, the two-centimetre strip grasped a metal ball and lifted a rubber ring underwater without a conventional motor

Researchers use light to trigger living algae’s metabolism, enabling the tiny robotic arm to bend without electrical signals. Think of a robot without battery, without traditional motor and without complicated mechanical joints and only living microalgae, soft gels and source of light. That’s the unusual premise of a new experiment by researchers at Delft University…

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A Florida mother earned ,500 a month while her new husband paid ,600 in household bills, but a judge counted both as her income in a child-support dispute; on October 21, an appeals court ordered a fresh calculation

A Florida mother earned $1,500 a month while her new husband paid $8,600 in household bills, but a judge counted both as her income in a child-support dispute; on October 21, an appeals court ordered a fresh calculation

Florida court ordered fresh child-support calculation after husband’s household payments were counted as wife’s income. (AI image) A Florida appeals court on Wednesday ordered a fresh calculation of child support in a dispute involving a mother whose monthly income of $1,500 had been assessed at $10,100 after a lower court included $8,600 paid by her…

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Ohio lowered Guilford Lake by 20 feet for a  million dam rehabilitation project; the reservoir is expected to refill in 2027 | World News

Ohio lowered Guilford Lake by 20 feet for a $14 million dam rehabilitation project; the reservoir is expected to refill in 2027 | World News

PC: Ohio Department of Natural Resources Ohio has lowered Guilford Lake by 20 feet as part of a $14 million dam rehabilitation project to address structural deficiencies and meet modern safety requirements. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), the reservoir reached full drawdown during preparations for construction, which includes replacing the existing…

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A 10-foot endangered shark trapped in a South Korean canal for more than a month was finally guided toward the open sea; hours after its third rescue attempt, it swam back, leaving officials searching for a new plan

A 10-foot endangered shark trapped in a South Korean canal for more than a month was finally guided toward the open sea; hours after its third rescue attempt, it swam back, leaving officials searching for a new plan

Bukangi has been in the North Port canal since September 18 (Reuters photo) A 10-foot endangered shark in South Korea has left authorities facing an unusual rescue problem. After spending more than a month inside a canal in the port city of Busan, the shark was finally guided towards the open sea on Wednesday. But…

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Old deeds and a 1926 condemnation judgment governed a 7.68-mile Florida rail corridor; when a public trail was proposed in 2019, landowners sought compensation, but a federal appeals court rejected their claim

Old deeds and a 1926 condemnation judgment governed a 7.68-mile Florida rail corridor; when a public trail was proposed in 2019, landowners sought compensation, but a federal appeals court rejected their claim

Representative Image (AI-generated) Old property deeds and a decades-old condemnation judgment have determined whether Florida landowners are entitled to compensation after a former railway corridor was considered for conversion into a public recreational trail. On October 22, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that rejected claims…

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A developer bought a 0.59-acre Bel Air lot for .25 million in 2017 and spent nine years building a 10,950 sq ft brutalist mansion from 4,500 tons of reinforced concrete; it is now listed for .5 million

A developer bought a 0.59-acre Bel Air lot for $3.25 million in 2017 and spent nine years building a 10,950 sq ft brutalist mansion from 4,500 tons of reinforced concrete; it is now listed for $36.5 million

A newly built mansion in Los Angeles’ upscale Bel Air neighbourhood has hit the market for $36.5 million after a development journey spanning nearly nine years. The 10,946-square-foot residence, constructed using approximately 4,500 tons of reinforced concrete, occupies a 0.59-acre hillside lot and features cantilevered structures, expansive glass walls and an infinity pool. According to…

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Archaeologists uncovered a 15th-century ship beneath Barcelona during car park construction; its wooden hull had around 30 ribs | World News

Archaeologists uncovered a 15th-century ship beneath Barcelona during car park construction; its wooden hull had around 30 ribs | World News

PC: Barcelona City Council Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a medieval ship beneath Barcelona’s former fish market during construction work for a new car park. The vessel dated back to between the 15th and 16th centuries and offered further knowledge about the city’s maritime history. Provisionally named Ciutadella I, the discovered section measured around 10…

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