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A guaranteed basic income plan in one of Texas's largest cities reduced rates of housing insecurity. Austin was the first city in Texas to launch a tax-payer-funded basic income program when the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot kicked off in May 2022. The program served 135 low-income families, each receiving up to $1,000 monthly. Funding for 85 families came from the City of Austin while philanthropic donations funded the other 50. The program was billed as a means to boost people out of poverty and help them afford housing. "We know that if we trust people to make the right decisions for themselves and their families, it leads to better outcomes," the city says on its website. "It leads...

A RETIRED policewoman has won a £100,000 court fight after her neighbours sued her over a decorative lantern on her own property. Frances Pollard and her husband Graham were dragged to court after Roger and Margaret Hunt complained that the vintage light was stopping them from sleeping in their £1million Kent home.   (The pink house owned by Mr and Mrs Pollard while Mr and Mrs Hunt live in the yellow building.Credit: Champion News)   (Frances and Graham Pollard outside London’s High Court.Credit: Champion News)   (The lantern was branded a 'nuisance' by the Hunts.'Credit: Champion News)   Mr and Mrs Hunt, both 80, claimed it was...

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The residence in Bellevue, Washington where Jeff Bezos kickstarted the journey of Amazon is now up for sale at a price tag of $2.28 million. This property marks the origin of the global e-commerce giant, serving as the birthplace of the visionary company that has become a household name over the past three decades.However, there’s a slight catch. Back in 1994, Jeff Bezos rented this humble abode and transformed its garage into the headquarters of Amazon, then an online bookstore. But that home, as it stood, no longer exists. Initially built in 1954, it underwent a full reconstruction in 2001, significantly altering its appearance from Bezos’ early renting days. This includes...

The Englishman directed the films The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and A Passage to India. He was also voted the ninth greatest film director of all time in the British Film Institute poll in 2002. And he has been nominated seven times for the Academy Award for Best Director - which he won twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia.   (A star is born: An Oscar-winning director started life at this South Croydon property, which today includes a flat for sale) The director who was born at this property for sale in South Croydon's Blenheim Crescent is Sir David Lean. He was born on March 25, 1908, to Quaker parents and he was...

A couple’s dream vacation at the Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos in Mexico, took an unexpected turn when they discovered they had the entire resort to themselves. Cameron, known by the TikTok handle @freedomhustler, and his wife, celebrating their baby moon, stumbled upon what started as a joke and then turned into a strange experience. The Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos, the new sister property to the next-door 5-star haven known for its “world-class service,” turned out to be more than the couple bargained for — or not enough with no one else really around. With a TikTok video garnering nearly 7 million views, Cameron documented the surreal moments as he explored...

I bought crumbling castle loved by royals for just £1 – it was a ‘romantic ruin’ until I could cut off the padlock A MAN who brought a crumbling castle that was once fit for a king revealed how he bagged a royal's paradise for just £1. Martin Higgins, 60, from Brockham in Surrey, bought Betchworth Castle for cheap after the local council refused to restore it.   (A man bought the ruins of a castle for just £1.Credit: BPM)     (Historian, Martin Higgins, owns the castle.Credit: Getty)     He first went inside Betchworth Castle as a child, when local kids used to trespass around the grounds. King Edward is said to have...

ONE of UK's most remote homes in a picturesque beauty spot has hit the market. Perched close to Ingleborough - the second highest of the Yorkshire Dales' 'three peaks' - the eye-catching gaff was built 400 years ago and can be yours for £400,000.   (An off-grid farmhouse could be yours for £400,000.Credit: SWNS)   (The home is located in one of the UK's most photographed areas.Credit: SWNS)   (A snug living room with a roaring fire awaits the buyer.Credit: SWNS)   The four-bedroom farmhouse, named Crina Bottom, is only accessible by 4x4 vehicles and collects a cool £1,400 profit each year thanks to its very own windturbine. The...

French group Kering, the brand behind luxury houses like Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, is investing a whopping $963 million in prime New York City property, the company said in a press release Monday. (Kering is a French-based multinational corporation specializing in luxury goods. It owns the brands Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, Creed and Alexander McQueen. The timber-trading company Pinault S.A. was founded in 1962, by François Pinault)   (Gucci bought the retail property for a whopping $963 million.ZUMAPRESS.com)   “With this transaction, Kering acquires exceptional retail locations on one of the world’s most iconic...

The one-time home of Elvis Presley and his then-wife Priscilla Presley is on the market for $29,995 per month. This four-bedroom residence in Beverly Hills, CA, was the couple’s starter home. The lovebirds snapped up the lavish place in 1967, shortly after they married. So if you adore Elvis and you’ve got the means, you might consider this gorgeous perch in the coveted Trousdale Estates neighborhood.   (Built in 1958.Realtor.com)   (Living room.Realtor.com)   (Kitchen.Realtor.com)   (Bedroom.Realtor.com)   (Bathroom.Realtor.com)   (A pool, a patio, and a viewRealtor.com) A recent facelift freshened up the chic dwelling,...