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Larry said the spiritual guru later urged him to go to Delhi and work for the United Nations to help eradicate smallpox. In the early 1970s, American physician Dr. Larry Brilliant travelled to India and spent time at Neem Karoli Baba’s ashram at Kainchi Dham, seeking spiritual guidance during a period of personal uncertainty. Baba…

Megan Basham and Pooja Sethi fought online over viral photo from the University of Austin. It all started with a photo of college sports fans at the University of Texas at Austin, but after it was mislabeled as the UT graduation photo by Bo French, a Republican, all hell broke loose as people did not…

The American surrogate industry is currently in a roundabout, with its activities unravelling one by one. One surrogate in the country tried five times to meet the intended father of the baby she was carrying, only to learn that he was Chinese billionaire and video game executive Xu Bo, who has been reported to have…

An unusual land-swap proposal on a remote Georgia barrier island is putting a new twist on the question of what happens when private property and protected public land overlap. The US National Park Service (NPS) is considering two voluntary land exchanges at Cumberland Island National Seashore, under which it would acquire privately owned parcels in…

During a stroll through the Chelsea fire sales, a collector got his hands on something one can only dream about. And yet, that was exactly what happened to Warren Hill in 2002. He picked up an acetate record at a flea market in New York for the price of a coffee. He bought one of…

Built in 1878 by Toledo architect David Gibbs, the building operated as a working jail until 1988. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. A former Ohio jail that spent more than a century behind bars is getting a very different future. The historic Jail and Sheriff’s Residence in Delaware,…

The painting depicts Cadell’s north-facing studio on the first floor of his home in Edinburgh In 1966, retired art teacher Helene Plotkin bought a painting for less than $100 at a thrift store in White Plains, New York. She liked the work enough to take it home and display it, but she had no idea…

Heritage Auctions said the copy was a pristine example of a particular Super Mario Bros. variant that was produced for an extraordinarily short period. A copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. bought as a Christmas gift in late 1986 was placed inside a desk drawer and forgotten for 35 years. It remained sealed and untouched…

For two decades, a small lot on Glenwood Avenue in Jersey City served as more than an empty parcel between buildings. Neighbours turned it into a community garden, growing tomatoes, peppers and other produce while creating a shared place to meet, work and learn. That informal arrangement changed when the property owner obtained permits for…

A proposed industrial campus in Bradley County, Tennessee, is putting economic development, energy demand and environmental protection on a collision course. The Wright family, owners of Wright Brothers Construction, wants to rezone and annex about 850 acres west of Interstate 75 and north of Old Lower River Road, close to the Hiwassee River. Called Project…