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Gloria Steinem passes away at 92: Hillary Clinton, Jill Biden, Meghan Markle, Lena Dunham and others remember the feminist icon who inspired generations of women

Gloria Steinem passes away at 92: Hillary Clinton, Jill Biden, Meghan Markle, Lena Dunham and others remember the feminist icon who inspired generations of women

Hillary Clinton, Meghan Markle and Lena Dunham remember feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Gloria Steinem, the pioneering feminist activist, author and journalist who became one of the most influential voices of the US women’s movement, has passed away at the age of 92. Following news of her death, tributes poured in from Hillary Clinton, Jill Biden,…

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Rocky Mountain National Park: In 1967, astronaut Vance Brand bought 160 acres beside Rocky Mountain National Park for ,000; decades later, his family gave 40 acres to the park and Congress changed its boundary to accept it

Rocky Mountain National Park: In 1967, astronaut Vance Brand bought 160 acres beside Rocky Mountain National Park for $32,000; decades later, his family gave 40 acres to the park and Congress changed its boundary to accept it

Former NASA astronaut Vance Brand spent decades exploring space and commanding shuttle missions, but a 40-acre piece of land along the eastern boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park remains one of his most lasting contributions on Earth. The story began in 1967, when Brand bought 160 acres of land next to the national park for…

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At 15, Jim Bishop bought 2.5 Colorado acres with $450 he earned mowing lawns and delivering papers; 10 years later, he began a stone castle that he spent 50 years turning into the world’s largest one-man project

Nestled in the Wet Mountains of Colorado, at an elevation of 9000, is the world’s largest one-man project, The Bishop Castle. From 1969 to 2019, the monument was constructed by one man, all by himself, James Roland Bishop, also known as Jim Bishop, the Castle Builder, according to the website. Laying the foundation Jim Bishop…

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In 1964, a couple bought 535 acres in North Carolina and built a summer home there; decades later, they donated the entire property to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in its largest land gift since the park was created

In 1964, a couple bought 535 acres in North Carolina and built a summer home there; decades later, they donated the entire property to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in its largest land gift since the park was created

The Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center A high-altitude property first bought as a private family retreat in the mid-1960s now serves as an important centre for environmental research in North America. The 535-acre property in Haywood County, North Carolina, historically known as “The Purchase”, was officially transferred to the National Park Service around the turn…

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Nepal Floods: Nepal floods: No bodies to cremate, kin burn kusha effigies as hopes fade for missing

Nepal Floods: Nepal floods: No bodies to cremate, kin burn kusha effigies as hopes fade for missing

People gather next to funeral pyres during cremation rituals using effigies as missing bodies remain unfound, on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal TRISHULI BAZAAR (NUWAKOT): Families in flood-ravaged Nuwakot and Rasuwa who could not find missing relatives — or their bodies — began performing symbolic cremations with human-shaped effigies made from kusha,…

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British trekker found dead in Pakistan after disappearing during mountain descent | World News

British trekker found dead in Pakistan after disappearing during mountain descent | World News

A British trekker has been found dead after disappearing during a descent from a mountain in northern Pakistan.Alexander Harris, 30, from Birmingham, had been descending Musa Ka Musala in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday when he became separated from his hiking companion. His body was later found on a forest path, BBC reported.Khalid Iqbal, the area’s…

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A Virginia mountaintop was scarred by coal mining; it now holds a 200,000-square-foot high school bringing students from four schools onto one campus

A Virginia mountaintop was scarred by coal mining; it now holds a 200,000-square-foot high school bringing students from four schools onto one campus

A flat plateau once damaged by mountaintop removal coal mining has been given a new purpose as the site of a consolidated high school designed to become an educational centre for central Appalachia. The newly built, 200,000-square-foot Southern Gap High School was officially opened during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Buchanan County, Virginia, according to a…

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On the day his mother died, a Wyoming rancher promised their family land would never be developed; 8 years later, he protected the 2,506 acres forever

On the day his mother died, a Wyoming rancher promised their family land would never be developed; 8 years later, he protected the 2,506 acres forever

Pic credit: Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust Eight years ago, David Ellsbury stood at his mother’s deathbed. She only had one request. Her final wish was that their family ranch would never be developed. She didn’t want a developer to carve it up the way they had everywhere else. And that’s exactly what the Crook…

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Kevin Garnett’s former Malibu mansion listed for  million after massive makeover, 23 years after NBA legend bought the Pacific Coast Highway estate for .4 million

Kevin Garnett’s former Malibu mansion listed for $48 million after massive makeover, 23 years after NBA legend bought the Pacific Coast Highway estate for $6.4 million

From $6.4 million to $48 million: Kevin Garnett’s former Malibu property gets a stunning new chapter. (Photo: Showtime/Simon Berlyn) NBA legend Kevin Garnett’s former Malibu property is back on the market for $48 million, more than two decades after he purchased the prime Pacific Coast Highway estate for $6.4 million. The sprawling property, which Garnett…

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