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In 2022, Wyoming landowner Paul Hughes rejected a proposal offering $3,600 per acre for an easement connected to the proposed Alkali Creek Reservoir near Hyattville. Four years later, the Nowood Watershed Improvement District, which is developing the roughly $80 million project, is considering eminent domain to secure the remaining land rights it needs. According to…

A proposed A$15 billion data-centre campus near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales has sparked a debate over the future of regional development, with residents raising concerns about agricultural land, energy demand and environmental impacts. Reporting by ABC Riverina and The Daily Telegraph, alongside details in the project’s planning documents, highlights a growing divide between…

Thousands of young people gathered outside Albania’s Education Ministry in central Tirana on Saturday. (Pic Credit: Reuters) Thousands of young people gathered outside Albania’s Education Ministry in central Tirana on Saturday, marking the fifth consecutive day of a growing student-led movement calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign.The demonstration turned violent when a group…

Reese WitherspoonRodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine has returned to the person who built it. In 2021, Candle Media acquired a controlling stake in the production company at a valuation of more than $900 million, a deal shaped by the peak of the streaming boom and the growing demand for premium, female-led stories. Five years…

Sri Lanka faced a significant power outage that affected the entire island for over three hours. (Pic Credit: I Stock) Sri Lanka suffered an islandwide power outage from around noon on Saturday, with the blackout continuing for more than three hours, power officials said.Water supplies, internet services and mobile connectivity were affected as authorities worked…

When entrepreneur Tope Awotona founded Calendly in 2013, he put his financial security on the line to solve a problem he had repeatedly encountered while working in sales: the frustrating back-and-forth involved in scheduling meetings. In an interview with How I Built This, Awotona said building the initial product was expected to cost a little…

Photo credit: The Plaza website New York City’s Plaza Hotel is preparing to close again, this time for a restoration of its landmark-protected facade. The hotel, which opened in 1907, will shut from January 2027 for at least four years while crews carry out repair and preservation work on the 119-year-old building. The Plaza said…

Peacekeeper Gate at McClellan Air Force Base in 1995 (Image Credit: Wikipedia) When McClellan Air Force Base closed in July 2001, the decision threatened thousands of jobs and raised concerns about the economic future of the surrounding Sacramento community. A quarter-century later, the former military installation has become McClellan Park, a business and industrial hub…

Iran faces mounting financial pressure as US officials report $25 billion in lost oil revenue, $350 million in crypto frozen and militias sending funds back to the IRGC Iran is facing mounting financial pressure after nine months of war, with a US naval blockade costing it $25 billion in lost oil revenue and $350 million…

A Ukrainian drone company, SkyFall, demonstrates StarGate, an aerial medical evacuation drone designed to carry wounded soldiers from front-line positions, potentially saving lives where conventional rescue vehicles cannot reach NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to…