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Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott who sold half of her Amazon stake sets new record with her donations to historically Black colleges and universities

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MacKenzie Scott donations to HBCU crosses $1 billion mark MacKenzie Scott has set a new milestone in her philanthropy to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with her latest donations taking her total giving to the institutions to more than $1 billion. The former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who sold about half of … Read more

In 1994, The Shining star Jack Nicholson anonymously gave 60 acres approved for four homes; its oak woodland became public parkland in a planned Griffith-to-Topanga wildlife corridor

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Jack Nicholson gave 60 acres of undeveloped land in Coldwater Canyon to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy in January 1994 | Wikimedia Commons Jack Nicholson gave 60 acres of undeveloped land in Coldwater Canyon to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy in January 1994. The land was in the hills above Studio City, and frontage was … Read more

Hawaii put 195,000 plastic bottles’ worth of recycled plastic into Fort Weaver Road in 2022, but the experiment came with a hidden environmental question | World News

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A road in western Oahu looks much like any other stretch of asphalt. Cars pass over it, tyres wear against its surface and, from the driver’s seat, there is little to suggest that recycled plastic is part of the pavement underneath. Yet in 2022, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) began testing exactly that idea … Read more

Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump’s business ventures: How their wealth is built through investments, real estate and major brands | International Sports News

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Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump. Image via: Tiger Woods/ Instagram Vanessa Trump and Tiger Woods have built their financial lives in very different ways. Vanessa Trump’s wealth is linked largely to her family’s investments, inheritance, real estate and earlier modelling and business ventures.Tiger Woods, meanwhile, has created a much broader business empire through golf, sports, … Read more

In 1998, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek donated 74 Hollywood Hills acres worth $2 million, nearly doubling local parkland and protecting trails and a wildlife corridor for deer and coyotes

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The conservancy wanted it as a wildlife corridor where deer, coyotes and other animals could move between the Hollywood and San Diego freeways | Wikimedia Commons Alex Trebek is a game show host, most commonly known for Jeopardy!. In 1998, he donated 74 acres of open land in the Hollywood Hills to the Santa Monica … Read more

Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: “I believe the simplest explanation is, there is no God. No one created the universe and…” – a profound reflection on life, death and the universe |

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Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking Few questions have occupied the human mind for quite as long as why the universe exists, and whether human life actually has any real purpose. For centuries, people have approached these questions through religion, philosophy and science, often arriving at genuinely very different conclusions. Stephen Hawking, one of … Read more

Ryan Seacrest sells his 40-acre Napa Valley estate for $18.5 million after asking $22 million, inside the sprawling retreat he bought for $14 million, renovated and listed twice before finding a buyer

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Ryan Seacrest Sells 40-Acre Napa Estate for $18.5M After $22M Asking Price Ryan Seacrest has closed a two-year chapter with his sprawling 40-acre Napa Valley estate, selling it for $18.5 million after asking $22 million. The American Idol host first listed the St. Helena estate in the summer of 2024, after a major renovation. It … Read more

In 2014, a Colorado couple bought land to build a family ranch; by 2025 bird species had risen from 29 to 37 and grassland-bird detections doubled from 178 to 356

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When Lance and Lisa Wheeler bought land in Colorado to build a family ranch, their ambition was to raise healthy food and create a sustainable way of farming. More than a decade later, their land is also becoming a refuge for grassland birds. According to Audubon Rockies, which published the couple’s story on August 31, … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg buys 440-acre castle estate in Ireland; spokesperson says: Mark and his family are excited to continue caring for … |

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have bought a castle estate in Ireland that covers around 440 acres. The couple will use Strancally Castle in County Waterford as a home during their visits to the country, where Meta has its international headquarters. While the price of the private deal has not been … Read more

In 1994, researchers in California and Arizona turned discarded tyres into underwater reefs and found 20 times more fish in concrete canals |

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When engineers lined canals across the dry American Southwest with concrete, they solved one problem while creating another. The hard surfaces helped stop precious water from disappearing into the soil, but they also stripped away the irregular edges, vegetation and sheltered spaces that aquatic life had used in the old earthen channels. Fish eventually returned, … Read more