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In 2021, Meg Ryan bought a Montecito estate for $9.5 million and expanded it with a major renovation; she sold it for $16.8 million in 2025, and its next owner resold the property for $18 million in October 2026

Photo credit: Meg Ryan/ Instagram (L); Google Map (R) Meg Ryan’s former Montecito estate has changed hands again, and the numbers tell a story of ambitious renovation, a softening luxury market and a quick resale. According to Elle Decor and Realtor.com, the actress bought the Picacho Lane property for $9.5 million in 2021, transformed it…

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A Canadian ranch family’s two-decade effort to protect native prairie now covers more than 55,000 acres; auditors have verified its first grassland carbon-credit issuance under a national protocol

More than 55,000 acres of native prairie in Cardston County, Alberta, have become the first property to complete carbon credit verification under the Climate Action Reserve Canada Grassland Protocol. The milestone was announced on November 6, 2026, by environmental auditing company SCS Global Services and non-profit project developer The Climate Trust. It marks the official…

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Guide dog Eddie has won the 16th annual American Humane Hero Dog Award for helping handler Luis Rodriguez navigate daily life; their partnership has also inspired advocacy for people with vision loss

Image Courtesy: American Humane Hero Dog A world you cannot even see is a scary thought: when the familiar becomes unfamiliar. A lot of people with vision disabilities or blindness struggle with the mundane tasks of everyday life that we take for granted: stepping off a pavement, finding a staircase, moving through a crowded station…

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PT Usha loses IOA SOM elections; Saina Nehwal, Anju Bobby George among four come through in six-way IOA SOM Elections | More sports News

NEW DELHI: Reigning Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief PT Usha has lost the crucial Sportspersons of Oustanding Merit (SOMs) elections held on Monday. As a result, she would not be eligible to run for a second term at the top of Indian sport. Saina Nehwal, Rani Rampal, Anju Bobby George and Dola Banerjee have been…

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Woman visited bank to access locker, but found it surrendered without knowledge despite rent payments; commission orders bank to pay Rs 47 lakh for missing jewellery, 6% interest and Rs 3.5 lakh costs

The commission rejected the bank’s contention that the locker had been surrendered on May 21, 2005. (AI image for representative purpose) Can your bank locker be surrendered without you being aware? And is the bank liable then for items you claim were in the locker that was surrendered without your knowledge?In one such case, a…

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A laser that shoots down drones for a fraction of the cost: How close is India to deploying it?

The DRDO’s Directed Weapon (DEW) MK-II(A) at Kurnool had shot down a drone, demonstrating its capability. (Image credit: DRDO) Drones have turned air defence into a question of arithmetic, upending traditional calculations of the cost of warfare. Drones costing a few thousand dollars each can be launched in large numbers to scout, locate air-defence positions…

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Louisiana landowners said canals dug for a gas pipeline, first authorised in 1952, had widened and eaten into their land; a November 6 appeals ruling left their 2018 damage lawsuit dismissed as too late

Two Louisiana lumber firms lose case over canals they said widened and damaged their land. (AI image) Two Louisiana lumber companies have lost a legal battle against a natural gas company over canals that they said had gradually widened and damaged their land. An appeals court has upheld an earlier decision dismissing their lawsuit, saying…

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