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Ryan Seacrest sells his 40-acre Napa Valley estate for $18.5 million after asking $22 million, inside the sprawling retreat he bought for $14 million, renovated and listed twice before finding a buyer

Ryan Seacrest Sells 40-Acre Napa Estate for $18.5M After $22M Asking Price Ryan Seacrest has closed a two-year chapter with his sprawling 40-acre Napa Valley estate, selling it for $18.5 million after asking $22 million. The American Idol host first listed the St. Helena estate in the summer of 2024, after a major renovation. It…

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Idaho is building a $20.8 million wildlife highway crossing to help deer migrate under a busy highway without losing lives

Image credit: Greater Yellowstone Coalition The construction of a new wildlife underpass in southeast Idaho is about to be completed, after the public, nonprofit agencies, conservation groups and government agencies pushed for years to protect migrating wildlife herds and drivers, according to a report by Idaho Capital Sun. To save animal and human lives The…

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India’s GDP growth: BJP hails ‘economic resilience’; Congress asks where are the jobs? | India News

Prasad compared India’s performance with growth recorded by several other major economies while Khera argued that a single quarter of strong GDP growth should not be treated as evidence of broad-based economic prosperity. NEW DELHI: The BJP and Congress on Tuesday traded sharply contrasting assessments of India’s economy after official data showed GDP growth of…

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A Florida clock survived nearly a century outdoors; one clockmaker has now spent about 700 hours restoring its 95-year-old hands, dial and metalwork

Representative Image (AI-generated For nearly a century, a four-faced clock stood over a busy corner in downtown Clearwater, Florida, quietly marking the passing hours as the city around it changed. Years of Florida weather eventually left their mark on the historic timepiece, but instead of letting it disappear with age, a clockmaker took it apart…

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In 2012, a derelict 1866 Washington house was listed on a waterfront lot worth more without it; preservationists spent 6 years buying it and 8 more restoring it before reopening it in 2026

Picture from the book ‘Granville Haller: Leader’ by Martin N. Chamberlain via Historicwhidbey.org In 2012, a crumbling 1866 farmhouse sat on a prized waterfront lot in Coupeville, Washington, listed for sale at a price that reflected the land’s value far more than the building’s. The Haller House, one of the oldest surviving structures on Whidbey…

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Richard Gere Historic Home: What happens when a historic celebrity home is demolished? Richard Gere’s $10.75 million Connecticut estate is gone, but where did the 1938 oak library, marble fireplace, antique doorway and other pieces go?

Richard Gere’s former New Canaan, Connecticut, home sat empty for less than a year before being demolished last year. In October 2024, Richard Gere, 75, and his wife, Alejandra Gere, 42, sold their New Canaan, Conn., property for $10.75 million before relocating to Spain. By August 2025, the 1938 historic brick Georgian Colonial-style country manor…

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