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Quint Pottinger is using autonomous tractors to help save his 245-year-old family farm in Kentucky. (Photo: Farm Journal) After three years of drought, rising expenses and difficult conversations with his banker, eighth-generation Kentucky farmer Quint Pottinger was running out of ways to save his family’s 245-year-old farm. With costs already cut across seeds, fertilisers, labour…

A children’s hospital unit set up by pop star Madonna’s charity in Malawi now carries out more than 2,000 life-saving operations every year. It gives high-level medical care at a free public hospital. The Mercy James Centre for Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care is at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. It first opened in…

Netanyahu’s Likud party accused Arab parties of attempting to undermine the election through alleged criminal activities. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday alleged that the general election was “stolen” by Arab parties, accusing them of voter fraud, bribery, threats and violence as vote counting continued.Netanyahu’s Likud party called for criminal investigations into alleged irregularities…

Celine Dion’s former Florida mansion has sold for $12.5 million. (Photo: The Nicolas Group) A waterfront mansion in Jupiter, Florida, once built for Canadian singer Celine Dion, has been sold for $12.5 million in an off-market deal. The sprawling Mediterranean-style property, located in the exclusive Admirals Cove community, was originally designed and built for the…

(Image credit: ricklevin.com) A 1930 orphanage building in Illinois was later converted into a private family residence, transforming the building’s institutional past into a sprawling country mansion today. According to Homes.com and Daily Herald.com this property built in 1930 as an orphanage in Illinois was later converted into a private family residence. Located at 5747…

East Asian forests may conceal countless undiscovered fungi, with challenging terrain and seasonal growth complicating scientific exploration. Hidden among the roots of trees in China’s lush forests, an extraordinary organism has emerged as a reminder that nature still has plenty of surprises in store. Rising nearly 20 inches above the forest floor and weighing close…

A major change in South Philadelphia has won state recognition. Workers turned an abandoned, illegal dumping site into a thriving tidal wetland. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection named the FDR Park Tidal Wetland project a winner of the 2026 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. The award honors its role in building healthier and more sustainable…

A Georgia appeals court has thrown out a six-figure default judgment in a disputed home building project. It ruled that the trial courts never gained proper legal power over a construction company. It also ruled that they used the wrong steps when they worked out the money award. Presiding Judge Sara L. Doyle of the…

A UK charity collected 88,544 unwanted real Christmas trees after the festive season. It turned them into reusable mulch, biomass and land management products. The effort also raised a record £1,885,915 for local causes. Just Helping, the national group behind the yearly Big Christmas TreeCycle Appeal, confirmed in its 2026 impact report that this was…

Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has arrived in the United States.The 45-year-old landed in Miami, Florida, with his wife and two daughters, 48 hours after refusing to concede defeat. Bolsonaro secured 48% of the vote against Lula’s 52% and subsequently threatened to seek to…