Penn’s Cave opened to visitors in 1885 and has been run by the same Pennsylvania family since 1908; after four generations, its owners want the 1,500-acre property to become a state park rather than be developed

For now, the boats still leave from the dock, visitors still descend into the darkness, and Penn’s Cave remains a family-run attraction waiting to learn whether its future will ultimately belong to the state. Long before tourists arrived by boat, Penn’s Cave was simply a dark opening in the Pennsylvania countryside. In 1795, an Irish…

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Mark Carney: Canada will be ‘stronger, more resilient, more independent’ after US trade war, Mark Carney says

File photo: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (Picture credit: AP) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Canada intends to emerge from its trade war with the United States as a more resilient and independent economy, while stressing that future cooperation with Washington must be based on respect for both countries’ sovereignty.“And to our…

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In 2021, a British Columbia woman allowed limited tree trimming; neighbours cut far more for a Shuswap Lake view, and a judge ordered them to pay $34,064 in damages

Hays said she had lost the shade that had previously made the yard comfortable- AI image A British Columbia woman who allowed her neighbours to trim some trees in 2021 later found that much more had been cut down to improve their view of Shuswap Lake. A provincial court judge has now ruled that the…

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Inside Gisele Bündchen’s $9.1 million, 7.5-acre Florida ranch with 10 horse stalls, an equestrian ring and a full-size soccer field

International supermodel Gisele Bündchen has expanded her South Florida property portfolio with the purchase of a 7.5-acre equestrian estate valued at $9.1 million. Located about 30 miles northwest of Miami, the property includes extensive sports and equestrian facilities, with 10 horse stalls, a full-sized soccer field and a modern riding arena. The purchase was made…

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‘Our father being slowly killed’: Imran Khan’s sons accuse Pakistan’s Asim Munir of vendetta

Imran Khan’s sons: Sulaiman Khan (left) and Kasim Khan (Photo: The Times) The sons of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan have accused army chief Asim Munir of pursuing a “personal vendetta” against their father, alleging that his prison conditions amount to mental and physical torture.Speaking to The Guardian, Kasim Khan, 27, and Sulaiman…

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Scientists turned rice plants into tiny power sources; the system also cut methane emissions from paddy cultivation |

In the rice fields, the soil around plant roots is home to countless microorganisms that feed on organic matter released by the plants. As microorganisms break down this organic matter, they release electrons that can produce a small electrical current. Researchers are investigating whether this process can be harnessed without affecting normal rice growth. According…

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At 22, Jayden Williams became Stockbridge’s youngest mayor; 10 months later, the city council removed him after a 10-hour misconduct hearing

Jayden Williams made history as the youngest mayor of Stockbridge when he took office at age 22 in January. Just 10 months later, the city council voted to remove him from office following a 10-hour misconduct hearing focused on his administrative conduct, spending and use of city resources. According to local reports, Williams, now 23,…

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Developers once planned Adirondack Park’s largest residential project on 5,800 New York acres; after years of failure and foreclosure litigation, the land is headed for public auction

After years of legal wrangling, the 5,800-acre tract in New York’s Adirondack Park that was once planned for residential development is now headed for a public foreclosure auction. The property, near Simond Pond and the former Big Tupper ski centre, will be auctioned on 18 September at the Franklin County Courthouse in Malone, according to…

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A Chinese village collected plastic from its mangroves and turned the waste into silk-like scarves for volunteers, linking cleanup with recycling | World News

Representative Image of recycled plastic scarves symbolizing community efforts in mangrove conservation and environmental education (AI Generated Image) In Tantou Village, in Nansha District of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, mangroves were once little more than ordinary shoreline plants to many residents. Huang Jinhua, the village’s Party secretary, recalled growing up catching fiddler crabs and river shrimp…

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Western Australia sank 60 ten-tonne concrete fish boxes across two artificial reefs; three years later more than 60 fish species were recorded, up from about 12

Representative Image (AI-generated) A barren stretch of seafloor can look empty from above, but dropping the right structures onto it can quickly change what lives beneath the surface. That is what happened off Western Australia’s south-west coast after purpose-built artificial reefs were installed at Bunbury and Dunsborough in 2013. The projects used 30 concrete “Fish…

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