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Greg and Leah Sempel claim they used the disputed land for decades before Idaho acquired it in 1996. (AI image) An Idaho couple who have farmed in Benewah County since 1979 have won another chance to claim 5.95 acres of disputed land after the state Supreme Court overturned an earlier ruling in Idaho’s favour on…

“It’s not a knockout victory. It’s a points victory. That counts too. A win is a win,” Lapid said (Photos: Agencies). Israel’s outgoing opposition leader Yair Lapid, who is also the second most prominent leader in the B’Yachad alliance, has claimed that the anti-Netanyahu bloc “won” the election, even though it fell short of an…

Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes (Instagram) Brittany Mahomes has spent years turning her family’s personal experience with food allergies into practical support for other families, and that work is now producing a visible change in Kansas City restaurants. In 2023, she helped launch a GivingTuesday fundraising match campaign with FARE, the Food Allergy Research and…

Twitch streamer Nick “Lacy” has finally explained the controversy surrounding his reported $12,000 restaurant bill in Japan. After facing criticism online, Lacy admitted that a language barrier made him believe he had to pay the entire amount, even though he later learned he only had to cover the extra food that had already been prepared….

Textile residues adhering to artefacts excavated at Sanxingdui (Photos: Antiquity) Scientists examining 3,000-year-old objects recovered from the Sanxingdui archaeological site in China’s Sichuan Province have found traces of silk on 101 artefacts, including bronze masks, gold, jade and ivory objects. According to a study published in the journal Antiquity on Sunday, researchers used microscopic and…

At 34, Margo Fairchild turned a small DIY project into a home of her own, building a 240-square-foot property in Caroline County, Virginia, largely with her own hands. What began with making a spice rack eventually grew into a construction project that took 15 months to complete and involved everything from insulation and electrical work…

PC: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA The University of Georgia has received an $8 million grant from NOAA Fisheries to lead a three-year initiative to restore salt marsh habitat along the South Atlantic coast. The project will cover areas from North Carolina to Florida and will assess whether dredged sediment can help restore marshes threatened by rising…

For generations, Australia’s tiny native stingless honey bees have been part of Indigenous medicine. Scientists now believe they may hold clues to tackling one of modern medicine’s biggest challenges: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers at the University of Sydney examined the potential medicinal benefits of honey and propolis (a mixture of plant resin and beeswax that bees…

What next for Israel after Netanyahu’s poll setback? Israel is facing weeks, and possibly months, of political uncertainty after the final election results showed that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s bloc nor the opposition secured the 61 seats needed to form a government.The results have left the country with a hung parliament, with Arab-led parties…

A 62-year-old German teacher who reportedly remained on paid sick leave for 16 years without returning to the classroom has been charged with fraud and forgery, in a case that has raised questions about oversight of long-term sick leave among civil servants. According to German public broadcaster Tagesschau, citing the Duisburg public prosecutor’s office, the…