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Vashon was known for his contributions to law, education and civil rights in US. (Photo:Sotheby’s) A photograph that sold for just $882 at a New York auction last year has fetched $230,400 a year later after experts discovered the identity of the man pictured in it. The 170-year-old image, which had been listed as a…

NYPD officers. (Representative Photo)​ A knife-wielding woman was shot by police after multiple people were stabbed during a violent incident inside a home in Queens, New York, on Friday night, according to police. Four people, including the woman and three men, suffered stab wounds in the incident.The incident took place at a residence on 149th…

Mark Hepburn bought Hampshire’s Cupressus for £740,000 in 2017, later adding extensive leisure facilities to its grounds. A countryside property can be a private retreat, but transforming agricultural land into an elaborate leisure complex can bring planning rules into sharp focus. In Durley, near Southampton, a former Starbucks franchise executive’s ambitious garden makeover has ended…

Mark Wahlberg bought 2.5 acres of vacant land in one of Las Vegas’ most exclusive neighbourhoods for $15.6 million in 2022. He hoped to build a family home, but the By Any Means actor never got around to construction. Instead, he sold the property two and a half years later for $17.25 million, pocketing a…

Trump called the swimming poll restoration “stupid thing” US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he may move the White House press corps to a different location, but dismissed the swirling rumours that he planned to restore a historic indoor swimming pool in place of the current press briefing room.In a post on social…

AI representation: ChatGPT In November 2020, a fire damaged Antonne and Lisa Gose’s barn-style property in Richmond, Indiana. Investigators concluded that the fire had been deliberately set but did not identify who was responsible. The couple said they were out of state when it happened and denied involvement. Their insurer, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, denied…

More than 5,000 personnel have been deployed for rescue operations, medical assistance and relief distribution. Authorities said 12,489 residents had been evacuated by 10am on Friday. Fresh earthquakes struck Tibet on Saturday, days after a powerful 7.0-magnitude quake killed 16 people and injured at least 76 in the region. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS)…

Daniel Craig has taken on a new role away from Hollywood by becoming the co-owner of a historic London pub alongside Soho House founder Nick Jones and two other hospitality figures. The Horseshoe in Clerkenwell has a history stretching back to at least 1748 and is known for its traditional atmosphere and darts-playing regulars. The…

Kim Jong-un reportedly enters China via newly opened bridge North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly made a surprise visit to China, arriving in the border city of Dandong through a newly opened bridge linking the two countries, Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday, citing a South Korean government source.Kim arrived in Dandong, in China’s…