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Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster. Image Credit: Elferspot The 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster was sold for $145,600 at the 2026 Amelia Island Auctions after spending more than five decades in one private collection. The rare Porsche had remained largely untouched and was presented in unrestored, barn-find condition, making its appearance at auction very different from that…

Iran seeks a table to negotiate with the US as the military blockade of its ports continues and reports emerge of a potential resumption of strikes (Photo: Reuters). Iran on Tuesday reportedly offered to reopen the Hormuz Strait within seven days if the United States takes initial steps toward easing military pressure.Speaking to Kyodo news…

(Source: Aaron Shellow-Lavine/WAMC) A couple who lost their home in 2010 now earns almost $700,000 a year growing vegetables on just two and a half acres in upstate New York. Corinne Hansch and her husband, Matthew Leon, went through serious money trouble during the 2010 recession. When their home in California was about to be…

 Preeti announced that she had resigned from her job and was planning to return to India An Indian-origin woman has decided to leave her high-paying job at Deloitte in Canada and return to India after six years, saying her ageing parents and her own health are behind the decision.Preeti Bisnik, who worked as a senior…

In 2011, Jimmy Choo was sold to Labelux for £525.5 million, roughly $800 million at the time. At 27, Tamara Mellon was at a difficult point in her career. In 1995, she had lost her job at British Vogue, had gone through rehabilitation for drug use and was living in her parents’ basement. A few…

Mary Jo Galusha now spends about 30 hours each week caring for her granddaughter (NPR photo) A 67-year-old retired schoolteacher from Idaho moved across the US to Delaware after her daughter decided to have a second child despite the high cost of childcare. Mary Jo Galusha retired from teaching and drove cross-country in her red…