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A housing cooperative established to help Black and immigrant families remain in San Francisco after urban renewal displaced residents from the historic Fillmore neighbourhood is moving closer to a major redevelopment. Freedom West Homes has secured a $23 million city subsidy, alongside private financing, for its long-planned transformation into a residential district with nearly 2,400…

Tyler Perry has reduced the asking price of his Wyoming mansion from $39.5 million to $36 million. (Photo: Instagram/Realtor.com) Tyler Perry has slashed $3.5 million from the asking price of his Wyoming mansion, reducing it from $39.5 million to $36 million. According to Realtor.com, the property was first listed in June. The price cut comes…

A historic waterfront property in Narragansett, Rhode Island, is drawing attention after a $1.2 million reduction in its asking price. Known as the Reading Room, the five-bedroom residence combines Victorian-era architecture, expansive views of Narragansett Bay and a history stretching back to the resort town’s Gilded Age social scene. According to Realtor dot com, which…

Scientists studying Antarctica’s towering ice cliffs have found that glaciers can retreat faster than existing models predict without triggering the catastrophic, self-sustaining collapse some researchers have feared. The findings, reported by MIT News and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), offer new observational evidence that could help refine projections of future sea-level rise. Published in…

Jignesh Patel (left), Rahil Patel (right). Two Indian-origin pharmacists have been jailed for six years each in the UK after using fake prescriptions to obtain medicines worth around £1.3 million from the National Health Service (NHS), which prosecutors said were intended for resale in Europe, Daily Mail reported.Jignesh Patel, 46, and Rahil Patel, 42, were…

Millions have died when humans went to war against each other ever since the dawn of humanity. While animals are known to have their own rivalries and great wars, one among ants, and at such intensity, is a first. In San Diego, a violent war between five rival ant supercolonies has been raging for decades,…

Louisiana’s historic Lincoln Theater set to reopen after years of restorationPhoto credit: Google street view Baton Rouge’s historic Lincoln Theater is finally ready to welcome the public again. First opened in 1949, the landmark hosted legendary Black performers during segregation and became an important meeting place during the 1953 Baton Rouge bus boycott. After more…

Toluca Lake remains a Hollywood favourite, offering residential charm, leafy surroundings and convenient access to major studios. A Hollywood home can have a life of its own, changing hands as its owners move through different chapters of their careers. In Toluca Lake, a charming Los Angeles property once owned by Kirsten Dunst has found a…

A jury in Sacramento, California, has ordered city authorities to pay $33.3 million (£25.6 million) to a former physics student who suffered a serious brain injury when a 30-foot dead tree branch fell on him while he was jogging through a city park. Michael Flynn, then 28, was jogging along a public walking path around…

Forests are more than stretches of trees for the Indigenous peoples and local communities who have lived among them for generations. They provide food, shelter and livelihoods, while also carrying cultural traditions and ancestral ties to the land. Yet securing legal rights to these territories remains a challenge in many parts of the world, even…