It’s curtains for this particular reality TV show house. As the summer heat wave continues to rage, Kardashian family matriarch Kris Jenner has unexpectedly sold her headquarters in star-studded Hidden Hills, California, for exactly $ 15 million in an off-market, all-cash deal. The transaction was closed last week, real estate …
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iPhones with ‘Fortnite’ are sold for thousands
Last week, the wildly popular game “Fortnite” received an update on Apple and Android smartphones that allowed players to bypass the companies’ digital payment systems. Payments went directly to the “Fortnite” studio, Epic Games, instead of Apple and Google. In response, Apple and Google pulled “Fortnite” out of their digital …
Read More »Renewable energy is not to blame for the blackouts of California
Installers of solar in San FranciscoPhoto: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) On Friday and Saturday, hundreds of thousands of Californians had cut their power for a sprint that evening. And more of this could be in store in the coming days than record-breaking heat slaughter on the state en wildfires burned …
Read More »Elephant species lost to science since 1968 rediscovered
A small elephant species species that has been lost to science for more than half a century has reappeared in the Horn of Africa, according to new research. The Somali sengi, a monogamous animal similar to porcupines, elephants and manatees, but only a few inches long, has not been observed …
Read More »COVID-19 outbreak linked to a wedding in Maine
More than two dozen COVID-19 cases have been linked to a wedding reception in Maine, officials said. The outbreak occurred after the Aug. 7 celebration at the Big Moose Inn in Millinocket, according to the state Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Millinocket Regional Hospital confirmed 28 cases linked to …
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