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Main entrance of the constructed bottle and rock home (Source: Coldwell Banker Realty) A Tucson couple’s simple plan to build a shelter for a family car in 1964 grew into a 2,700-square-foot home made from tens of thousands of discarded glass bottles. The unusual property has now been put on the market for $432,500 (£342,000)….

Douglas Stewart Carter sits in a car after he was released out of the Utah County Jail (Photo: AP) A 71-year-old man who spent 41 years on death row has been ordered released on bail by a Utah judge after new DNA testing excluded him from evidence found at the crime scene. Douglas Stewart Carter…

Trump’s new AI chatbot pushes back on claims about polls, climate, salary The AI-powered America.gov website launched by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave factual answers to several politically sensitive questions, including some that contradicted claims made by the president.According to Associated Press, the website, launched to make government information and services easier to…

A 3.5km stretch of sea wall along the Essex coast was deliberately breached in five places in October 2002. This allowed tides to rush into 283 hectares of farmland at Abbotts Hall Farm in Great Wigborough. The planned flooding changed an intensively farmed arable site into a thriving coastal wetland. In the years that followed,…

Two wildlife crossings are planned over State Route 62 near Joshua Tree National Park. (Photo: KTLA) Wildlife crossings are increasingly being used across the United States to help animals safely navigate roads and highways, while reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions. Now, two new crossings are being planned in California’s Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree National Park, in…

Ben O’Connor, aged 16, from a dairy farming family in Co. Down, is already a serial entrepreneur. He set up his first business, a firewood venture, at 11, and at 13 founded Giftery, a mail-order gift basket business that went on to sell 200,000 gift boxes within three years. His latest project, FarmFlow, is farm…

Salo said wind income could help his own daughters continue the family ranch A Colorado rancher who spent $50,000 fighting oil infrastructure on his 7,000-acre property has won approval for a wind project on the same land. Weld County commissioners voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve the project, nearly a decade after oil development began…

Winning Doodle for Google comes with more than national recognition. Johnson received a $55,000 college scholarship to support her next chapter, while Lakeside School received a $50,000 technology package. The prize arrives at a particularly significant moment for Johnson, who is preparing to leave Washington for college this fall For millions of people, the Google…

Private equity billionaire Orlando Bravo has received approval to tear down a historic Miami Beach estate once owned by English musician Phil Collins. The move clears the way for a flood-resistant luxury mansion surrounded by tropical gardens. Bravo, co-founder and managing partner of Thoma Bravo, bought the Mediterranean Revival home at 5800 North Bay Road…

Sixteen-year-old Dani McTague has spent several years turning her love of art into a way to help others. She began ‘Dani’s Dream – Sharing the Love of Art’ in 2020, when she was 10, and schools were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. After noticing that some children did not have access to art supplies, she…