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What began as an audacious advertising idea for a Pennsylvania shoe businessman in the 1940s is now a roadside landmark where visitors can actually spend the night. The Haines Shoe House, a 25-foot-tall building shaped like a work boot, was built by shoe entrepreneur Mahlon Haines and today operates as a short-term rental. According to…

When Bill Gates started constructing his Median estate, famously known as Xanadu 2.0, in 1990, he encountered an unexpected challenge: the northen spotted owl crises. The mansion, designed in Pacific Lodge style and sprawling across 66,000 square feet, was initially planned to use old‑growth timber. But with the owl listed as a threatened species, America…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with other leaders at Brics Summit 2026 NEW DELHI: As critical minerals emerge as a key element of the global energy transition, the issue found prominence at the Brics summit, with leaders calling for reliable, diversified and resilient supply chains for minerals needed for zero- and low-emission energy technologies and energy…

NBA star Julian Champagnie is putting down roots in San Antonio. The Spurs forward has purchased a luxury home in the city’s exclusive Dominion community for a reported $2.34 million, just months after signing a new three-year, $45 million contract with the team, according to the San Antonio Business Journal and CultureMap San Antonio. The…

Declassified video of the rescue NEW DELHI: A newly declassified video has revealed details of a high-risk US military operation to rescue an Air Force officer who spent nearly 50 hours wounded and hiding behind enemy lines in Iran after his F-15E fighter jet was shot down in April.More than 90 US service members were…

Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers from the coast guard and the navy raced on Monday to board a capsized passenger ship in the Java sea Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers from the coast guard joined the search for 129 passengers on Monday, who went missing after an Indonesian passenger ship overturned in the Java Sea with six…

China’s spy agency flags AI threat China’s ministry of state security has issued its first public warning on the national security risks posed by artificial intelligence, accusing hostile forces of using generative AI to spread political rumours, manipulate public opinion and threaten the country’s critical infrastructure.Minister of state security Chen Yixin said foreign actors were…

The bungalow is located next to his vada pav cart. A small standing area has also been set up in the bungalow premises where customers can enjoy their vada pav. A vada pav cart standing beside a white bungalow in Surat, Gujarat has caught attention on social media for a long time now. The bungalow…

China slams call to curb its AI China’s ministry of foreign affairs on Monday criticised a call by Anthropic’s chief for the United States to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities, as he pushed for a global slowdown in the development of AI.Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, in a lengthy essay published on Saturday, warned that a…

Flock’s automated license plate reader network was reportedly used by a Texas sheriff’s office to search for a woman who had self-administered an abortion. Now, police records show that Axon’s Draft One AI tool was also used to help prepare the report on the case.According to 404 Media, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office searched Flock’s…