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A Michigan appeals court has overturned a $1.55 million (£1.19 million) judgment against a couple who backed out of buying a luxury home after discovering that the seller did not have sole ownership of the property. In an unpublished opinion under docket number 373967 (Roger Lewis and Nicole Susser v. Robert Blumberg), the Michigan Court…

Pic credit: Kavanaugh Real Estate The 41-acre vineyard estate in Portola Valley, owned by the Fogarty Family Trust associated with the late cardiovascular surgeon and Thomas Fogarty Winery founder Dr Thomas J. Fogarty, sold for $11.04 million in September, the Mountain View Voice reported. The property includes a three-level stone Italian villa with breathtaking views…

A rare early woodcut by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, bought by a family in Norway nearly six decades ago, has resurfaced from a private collection in England. The artwork is expected to sell for between £50,000 and £80,000 at auction. The pencil-signed print, titled Melancholy III, was bought in 1969 and remained with the same…

Microsoft exit package announcement triggers debate on alleged Green Card abuse. Weeks after Microsoft was named as one of the eight companies facing a Green Card ban pending investigation by the Donald Trump administration, the IT giant announced a voluntary exit package to 60,000 employees across the US, the UK and India. It does not…

A Georgia businessman who used religion and conservative politics to attract investors into a major investment fraud has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Chief US District Judge Leigh Martin May sentenced Edwin Brant Frost IV for running a $76 million (£58.5 million) Ponzi scheme that caused serious financial losses for more than…

The Oleshky ceasefire brokered by First Lady Melania Trump came into effect earlier than it was initially scheduled to be. The ceasefire that First Lady Melania Trump brokered in Oleshky took effect early on Tuesday at 3 am Kyiv time (01:00 GMT), coming earlier than the White House’s initial October 29 announcement. The pause in…

A 45-year-old teacher in Russia’s Dagestan region has spent nine years walking 14 kilometres through mountainous terrain every day to reach a school where just three children study. Khadijat Magomedova, who serves as both the head of Khonok Primary School and its only teacher, reportedly takes around four hours to complete the daily journey to…

The picture was taken at the base of Snowdon, also known as Yr Wyddfa in Welsh (Picture: Instagram) Kate Middleton, on Sunday, shared a new family photograph from a mountain climbing challenge she completed four months ago to support a cancer charity. The Princess of Wales’s Instagram post shows her with her husband, Prince William,…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a $2 million investment in the New York Aquarium’s Sea Cliffs Exhibit Renovation Project, bringing attention to the redevelopment of the marine wildlife attraction in Brooklyn. Mamdani announced the funding on his social media accounts, thanking those who hosted his visit to the aquarium. Sea Cliffs is…