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In 2010, Playboy's Hugh Hefner donated $900,000 to save land behind the Hollywood Sign from luxury homes. 16 years on, 138 acres at Cahuenga Peak remain protected in Griffith ParkIn 2010, a major fundraising campaign sought to protect 138 acres at Cahuenga Peak, the land behind the iconic Hollywood Sign, from potenti...- In 1977, Rich Man, Poor Man star Peter Strauss paid about $225,000 for a run-down 64-acre California ranch; 10 years later, it became a National Park Service sitePeter Strauss purchased a ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains in 1977 and sold it to a state agency in 1983. The land has a rich history, i...
- US stocks: US market ends sharply higher as AI optimism reignites and Treasury yields retreatStock markets surged on Monday, driven by impressive gains from leading AI companies such as Advanced Micro Devices. Meanwhile, Treasury yi...
- US stocks: US stocks rise as AI stocks rally, oil tumbles over 3% on Middle East hopesWall Street indexes climbed on Monday, propelled by a surge in artificial intelligence stocks. Easing Treasury yields and declining crude o...
- The Wrigley family spent 56 years reshaping Catalina Island after buying it in 1919; in 1975, they gave 42,135 acres away to protect the California islandIn 1919, William Wrigley Jr. acquired the Santa Catalina Island Company, and his family dedicated the next 56 years to managing the island,...
- How Trump's war on EVs derailed America's auto-factory revival | ExplainedUS electric vehicle projects and jobs face setbacks due to policy shifts. Automakers canceled billions in investments and thousands of jobs...
- In 1999, James Cameron bought a 100-acre coastal ranch and added gardens, solar panels and wind power. 24 years later, its 8,000-square-foot home ran off-gridOscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron’s 100-acre coastal ranch in Southern California became a distinctive retreat combining dramatic scene...
- In 2012, Robin Williams listed his 640-acre Napa estate for $35 million. It finally got sold for $18.1 million - two years after his deathRobin Williams once owned a nearly 20,000-square-foot mountain mansion surrounded by 640 acres of vineyards, olive trees, trails and luxury...
- In 1987, 'Funny Girl' Barbra Streisand tried to sell her 17,000-sq-ft Malibu estate but failed; six years later, she gave away the $15 million property for environmental researchBarbra Streisand spent six years trying to sell her sprawling 17,000-sq-ft Ramirez Canyon estate in Malibu, but after the asking price fell...
- In 1905, William Kent bought 611 acres of California redwoods; he later donated 298 acres, helping protect the forest and create Muir Woods National MonumentIn 1905, William Kent bought redwood forest land to safeguard it from loggers. However, when a water company proposed constructing a reserv...
- In 2015, Cullinan Ranch crews breached levees, bringing tidal flows back to 1,200 acres. 11 years later, migratory birds and fish now use the restored Napa River habitat in CaliforniaTidal marshes are valuable coastal wetlands that support wildlife, protect shorelines, filter polluted water and provide other ecosystem se...
- Grand Canyon flash flood kills two as search continues for missing hikerA powerful flash flood swept through Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend. Rescuers found the bodies of a Texas chiropractor and at ...
- US stocks today: US stocks close lower as oil prices jump, indexes notch monthly gainsUS stocks declined on Monday as oil prices surged. This jump revived inflation concerns and increased monetary policy tightening expectatio...
- US Stocks Today: US stocks fall as Iran war escalation sends oil prices upUS stock indexes declined as oil prices rose due to escalating US-Iran conflict. Inflation concerns grew after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawk...
- Zendaya-Tom Holland wedding: Where do Spider-Man and MJ live after marriage? Inside their $4.7 million London home with six bedrooms, gym and movie theatreTom Holland and Zendaya reportedly share a London home after extensive renovations. Zendaya also owns several properties across the United ...
- Humans built cities, fought wars & watched empires disappear while one tree kept growing: Over 5,000 years old, the world’s oldest tree Methuselah was discovered like thisMethuselah, a venerable bristlecone pine believed to be nearly five millennia old, grows in California’s White Mountains. This extraordinar...
- 268 feet tall, 1,600 years old: Meet the second-largest tree in the world. Travellers can hike through towering giant sequoias to reach this natural marvelRising in California's Kings Canyon National Park, the General Grant Tree is the world's second-largest tree and is believed to be more tha...
- In 1992, Douglas Tompkins began buying Chilean wilderness; decades later, much of it became the 994,000-acre Pumalín National Park, larger than YosemiteDouglas Tompkins bought vast tracts of land in Chile for conservation. He created Pumalín National Park, a reserve larger than Yosemite. Lo...
- 110-quadrillion-kilometer fungal network moves CO₂ equal to about 11% of annual human emissions into soil each yearAn intricate web of tiny fungal threads stretches underground, connecting plants around the world. These microorganisms are essential, shar...
- In 1857, a carpenter given six months to live moved into Yosemite; he survived 53 more years and spent five decades protecting its giant sequoiasGalen Clark moved to Yosemite seeking health and found a new purpose. He discovered the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias and began protecti...
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