Typhoon Champi: Watch: Giant waves crash into Taiwan as Typhoon Champi leaves over 500 injured; 1 dead

Giant waves and fierce winds leave one dead, over 500 injured Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500, while powerful winds and torrential rain brought down trees, disrupted flights and knocked out electricity to thousands of homes.The storm has weakened and is heading north towards the Chinese…

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An LA advertising couple bought a $925,000 California farm with no house, turned its barn loft into a home for $100,000, and built an apple orchard and cider business into a family destination

Pic credit: Facebook/ sierracider David Bailey, 40, and Dana Tiel were advertising professionals in Los Angeles before deciding to trade city life for a different kind of challenge. Their growing interest in gardening got them thinking about farming. Before they knew it, they had their eyes set on a 16-acre farm in Mariposa, California, with…

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At 19, Chloë Grace Moretz bought a Spanish-style Los Angeles home for $3.4 million in 2016; seven years later, the half-acre estate, with an updated kitchen, sold for $5.65 million, $2.25 million above its purchase price

Chloë Grace Moretz was only 19 when she bought her first house in Los Angeles. She was already working in films. In 2016, she paid $3.4 million for a Spanish-style home in Studio City, according to a report by Realtor.com. Before that, Moretz and her parents had rented a place in Bel-Air. So this purchase…

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​In 2004, Cameron Diaz bought a Hollywood Hills home for $1.8 million and considered tearing it down; after renovating it, she sold the 1,800 sq. ft. property to Ariana Grande for $4.9 million in 2022

Cameron Diaz bought the Hollywood Hills home in 2004, but she never lived in it. She kept it as a buffer property beside her own residence. Nearly two decades later, Ariana Grande bought the house for $4.9 million in an off-market deal, adding another property to her growing real estate portfolio, ABC reported. A Hollywood…

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This Arkansas mining town reached 3,000 people during the World War I zinc boom; by 1920, its population had plunged to 344 | World News

Rush, Arkansas, grew from a zinc mining settlement into a community of up to 3,000 residents during the mining boom associated with the First World War. Rising demand for zinc, used in brass for weapons and ammunition, helped drive production at Rush Mountain between 1911 and 1918. However, the boom was short-lived. After the war,…

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In 2021, Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield and Away founder Jen Rubio bought a five-acre Aspen estate for $25 million; after listing it for $45 million, they sold the property for $30 million

Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield and Away co-founder Jen Rubio have sold their sprawling Aspen, Colorado, estate for $30 million, closing a significant real estate deal just weeks after announcing their separation. The sale was reported by The Wall Street Journal and New York Post, with property records providing details of the transaction. The couple purchased…

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In 2024, interior designers paid $3.874 million for Bob Barker’s historic 1929 Los Angeles mansion; after an extensive renovation, the 5,906-square-foot home sold in April 2026 for $6.325 million

Bob Barker’s historic Los Angeles mansion sells for $6.325 million after renovationPhoto credit (L-R): Wikipedia; Google maps street view A historic Hollywood Hills home once owned by longtime ‘The Price Is Right’ host Bob Barker has changed hands again, this time after an extensive restoration by interior designer Julia Dempster. The 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival…

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Mark Rothko’s 1967 red-and-orange painting carries a $15 million estimate as it leads a collection expected to fetch more than $100 million at Sotheby’s | World News

Representative Image of an iconic Mark Rothko painting in red and orange hues displayed alongside contemporary art pieces at an auction (AI-generated image) A Mark Rothko painting on paper acquired by Theodore and Ruth Baum in 1983 is set to co-lead a Sotheby’s auction in New York this November, more than four decades after it…

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