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The building has moved to Pioneer Village for restoration and display. (Pictures: Cowboy state daily) A weathered cabin that spent decades being used as a storage shed behind a building on Main Street in Lander, Wyoming, has been identified as a late 19th-century Chinese laundry and bathhouse. The building belonged to Sam Sing, one of…

How Moscow’s missiles, drones hit Ukraine as Kyiv struck Russian oil sites Russia launched a massive overnight barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine, striking oil, gas and industrial facilities and killing at least four people, Ukrainian officials told Tuesday.The attack targeted a key oil and gas facility in Ukraine’s Poltava region with ballistic missiles,…

Greek endurance athlete Asimina Inglezou completed Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail on foot in 52 days, 6 hours and 23 minutes in 2024, earning the Guinness World Records title for the fastest female completion of the route. She undertook the challenge as part of the 2024 Great Himal Race, a demanding west-to-east crossing of Nepal that…

The artist became known locally as the ‘Warlock of Wesley Chapel’ because of the distinctive property he created. (Photos: The Warlock House) Lewis VanDercar spent decades transforming his property in Wesley Chapel, Florida, into an unusual space filled with sculptures, artwork, gardens, unconventional buildings and other creations. It is now being reopened for the first…

Indonesia’s Flores Island was the site of a mangrove reforestation project launched in 2013, with native seedlings planted along the coast between Ende and Sikka. Ten years later, researchers surveyed restored areas at Bangkoor, Kolisia and Talibura to assess plant and animal diversity, carbon sequestration and energy storage. The study recorded 10 mangrove species and…

An elderly social housing tenant in Melbourne has had her eviction notice struck out after she continued paying her previous rent despite a weekly increase of about $65. The dispute began after HousingFirst took over several properties previously run by Glenloch. The tenant challenged whether the higher rent had been properly introduced and kept paying…