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At 17, British apprentice Tom Lear began building a 12.5-sq-m tiny home on a trailer from reclaimed materials; by 20, he owned it debt-free after spending just £6,000

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A 20-year-old carpenter from Bristol has achieved debt-free homeownership after spending three years building a bespoke 12.5-square-metre mobile home using reclaimed materials and timber offcuts. Tom Lear started the self-build project at the age of 17 while working as a carpentry apprentice on a low training wage. Working with a tight budget, Lear built the … Read more

Canadian tenant posts ‘harassment’ videos after clash with Indian landlady over barbecue, claims she was arrested by Surrey Police

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Canadian tenant posts videos of alleged harassment by Indian landlady in Surrey. Purported videos of an Indian lady apparently harassing her Canadian tenants in Surrey have gone viral as the tenant started an Instagram account to document the harassment. There is no official confirmation of what happened, and the authenticity of the viral videos has … Read more

Mamdani attends NYC 9/11 memorial despite calls from victims’ families to stay away

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum at Ground Zero on Friday to attend the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, despite calls from some victims’ families and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to stay away from the ceremony.Mamdani was … Read more

California officers found 194 abandoned Dungeness crab traps off two rivers; violations wasted hundreds of crabs and brought four-year permit suspensions

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Two commercial fishermen have had their licences suspended and vessel permits revoked for four years after wildlife officers recovered 194 abandoned Dungeness crab traps from waters off the Del Norte County coast. The enforcement action, finalised during an August meeting of the California Fish and Game Commission, involved 66-year-old Darryl Donovan of Gilroy and 60-year-old … Read more

An Australian SPF50+ sunscreen tested as low as SPF 4; after 20 products were recalled, its formula maker now faces multimillion-dollar lawsuits

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One of the products involved was Ultra Violette’s Lean Screen SPF50+, which Choice testing found had an SPF of just four. A sunscreen manufacturer whose base formula was used in 20 products recalled in Australia after they failed to meet their advertised SPF claims is facing multimillion-dollar legal claims. Wild Child Laboratories is being sued … Read more

Murders planned before: Indian-origin California woman Anila Baby, charged with killing two of her best friends in separate attacks, appears in court

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Anila Baby (left) appeared in court in connection with charges of murdering her friends, Ann Matthew (middle) and Anjana Hari. 33-year-old Anila Baby, an Indian woman residing in Milpitas, California, appeared in Santa Clara County court for the first time Thursday after she was charged with two murders. Both the murdered women were believed to … Read more

Two days after Norway King Harald’s funeral, his sister princess Astrid passes away

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Norway’s Princess Astrid leaves after the funeral service of Norway’s King Harald, in Oslo on Wednesday Princess Astrid of Norway, the elder sister of late King Harald V, died on Friday at the age of 94, the Norwegian royal palace said, just two days after she attended her brother’s state funeral in Oslo.Astrid’s death comes … Read more

Meet Neha Blunt: The 13-year-old New Jersey coder whose water-saving campaign has reached 1 million people and helped save an estimated 20 million gallons

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Photo: https://actionfornature.org At 13, Neha Blunt is using code, creativity and community action to tackle one of the world’s most urgent environmental challenges. The New Jersey student created Water Saver, a web application that turns everyday conservation into an interactive challenge, helping households track their water use and make practical changes. Her wider campaign has … Read more

H-1B is officially dead, nobody will take the risk: Indian career coach says DHS proposal language on ending 60-day grace period is brutal

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Indian career coach says H-1B will be officially dead if the 60-day grace period is eliminated. Indian career coach in the US, Anushk Sharma, reacted to the DHS proposal to end the 60-day grace period for several visa categories, including H-1Bs, and said that if this proposal becomes a rule, the H-1B visa program is … Read more

In 1986, Warren Buffett bought a 400-acre Nebraska farm for $280,000; nearly 40 years later, his son is still farming and championing soil conservation

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Howard has served on Berkshire Hathaway’s board since 1993 and has also held senior corporate positions. Warren Buffett spent decades building one of the world’s biggest business empires. His middle son, Howard Graham Buffett, chose a very different path. Rather than following his father into investment and finance, Howard became a farmer and conservationist. For … Read more