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Plans for a $132 million redevelopment of The Hermitage, the 1,200 acre historic estate of former US President Andrew Jackson, will put much of a new 70,000 square foot visitor and education center underground to protect sightlines across the historic grounds. The Andrew Jackson Foundation announced the project, calling it a “generational transformation,” to replace…

Image: Concord Public Library/ The Guardian An overdue library magazine has returned to its original home in New Hampshire after more than 132 years. John Hanson, an 84-year-old man from Barrington, recently brought a September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine back to the Concord Public Library. The publication had remained in his…

The shooting took place in the Ziko area of KwaMakhuta, south of Durban. At least 11 people were killed and three others injured by an unidentified gunman in a mass shooting in South Africa, police said, Reuters reported.South African police said the shooting took place in KwaZulu-Natal province on Tuesday night.The incident occurred in the…

File photo: An updated solidarity sign adding CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO hangs outside the Associated Press booth at the White House grounds after US President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets – CNN, MS The Trump administration has told a federal court that the president can restrict reporters’ access to the White House, including…

A metal lunchbox from the early years of Superman merchandise has become one of the notable vintage toy sales of 2026. The 1954 Superman lunchbox, complete with its matching Thermos and protective case, sold for $31,980 at Morphy Auctions’ Toys & General Collectables sale in June. The price was well above the auction house’s high…

Representative image from Canva Pennsylvania’s youth business fair has grown from 60 booths in 2022 to 100 in 2026, turning a small community gathering into one of Central PA’s most visible celebrations of kid-led enterprise. Children aged 5 to 16 run their own stalls, handling products, pricing, marketing and sales with no adults behind the…

Charlie was given his first drill at two years old. A glimpse of the scrap-metal wolf made by him. In a workshop filled with discarded tools, broken machinery and pieces of scrap metal, 14-year-old Charlie Guiver has found the raw materials for an unusual artistic career. The Dunsborough teenager turns unwanted objects into detailed animal…

Representative Image of a rare old Bible translation in an elegant wooden cover, highlighting its historical significance and value (AI Generated Image) A rare 2-volume Bible donated to an Oxfam bookshop in Chelmsford, Essex, sold for £56,280 at auction after volunteers spotted it in a pile of donations. Dating from 1815 to 1822, the Bible…