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Revealed: Widow branded a 'gold digger' after secretly marrying super rich farmer a DAY before he died is 'broken' by his bitter family's claims A widow who was all but accused of murdering her wealthy, much older husband to get his hands on his money has been left ‘broken’ at the portrayal of her as a cold-hearted gold digger. When Lisa Flaherty, a 50-year-old mother-of-three, married dying landowner Joseph Grogan, 75, in secret, he was in the final stages of his long fight against blood cancer. Both Ms Flaherty and Mr Grogan, who had no children of his own, knew he didn’t have long left to live, and his motivation was to secure the financial future of the woman who...

A well-known residence that seemingly vanishes into its surroundings just popped up for rent in Joshua Tree, CA. The concealed casa blends so well into its rocky environs that a potential renter may have to squint to see it. Known as the “Invisible House,” the mirrored residence was designed by film producer Chris Hanley and Frank Gehry collaborator Tomas Osinski. Now available to rent for $95,000 a month, the three-bedroom home measures in at 5,470 square feet and sits on a 67.5-acre lot of desert landscape. It’s served as a rental in the past. Famous short-term residents include Demi Lovato, who stayed over for a long weekend in 2020. Back then, the going rate was...

    Paint your front door this color for a quick home sale, experts say: ‘First impressions are everything’ Real estate expert Terry Fisher from We Buy Any Home reveals that painting your front door a specific color can help you sell your home much faster. “First impressions are everything when it comes to property and the color of your front door can significantly impact a potential buyer’s perception of your home,” Fisher told Wales Online. “It’s a small detail that can make a big difference.”    (If you’re looking to sell your home fast, consider painting your front door navy blue. jpldesigns –...

Michael Kearney is the youngest person to graduate college at over 10 years. He earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of South Alabama in 1994. Today, he has pursued careers in teaching, improv theatre, and even game show competitions, winning over a million dollars. (Michael Kearney, the youngest person to graduate college, during the "Gold Rush" game show. Photo: L. Cohen (modified by author) Source: Getty Images) Who is the youngest person to graduate college? According to Guinness World Records, Michael Kearney from the USA is the youngest-ever college graduate. At just 10 years and 4 months old, he earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the...

You can count on this home to provide an incredibly unique living space—but only if you have sufficient funds! A historical Minnesota bank that was turned into a one-of-a-kind home is on the market after undergoing a two year transformation. A converted bank in Duluth, MN, which still features many of its original details—including functioning vaults, safety deposit boxes, bulletproof glass, reinforced concrete walls, and even a historic drinking fountain—recently hit the market. The one-bedroom residence accrued a huge amount of interest, making it the week’s most popular home on Realtor.com®. Offering 2,530 square feet of renovated space, the top-rated...

A Malaysian woman recently went viral after suggesting that people with higher education levels tend to have better manners — and that she’d much rather date educated men for their “more relevant conversations and arguments.” In a now widely shared Threads post, she questioned: “Why is it that, generally, the higher someone’s education level, the better their manners seem to be? “My friend said maybe it’s because SPM leavers don’t do things like final year projects or assignments—but that sounds kind of illogical to me. “Also, I prefer educated men because arguments and conversations tend to be more relevant and...

Maxwell Wolfe had never traveled outside the US — until he flew to Thailand in 2019 for a Muay Thai fight on the island of Koh Samui. He lasted two minutes in the ring, took an elbow above his right eye, which left a scar, and then lost. But instead of flying home feeling defeated, Wolfe was hooked. Wolfe grew up in northern Virginia and had started practicing martial arts in his early 20s, when he was at a crossroads in his life. As someone with ADHD, he always found it hard to conform to conventional societal expectations. "I never really fit the mold, and martial arts is one of the very few things in my life besides music and art that made sense to me," Wolfe, now 34, told...

Man Discovers Toothbrush In His Intestines 52 Years After Swallowing It As A Kid   When 64-year-old Yang visited the doctor with an odd stomach sensation, the last thing he expected was to confront a half-century-old childhood mistake. Doctors in Anhui, China, discovered a toothbrush lodged in his small intestine. According to Yang, he accidentally swallowed the brush at age 12 but never told his parents. "I thought it would dissolve on its own," he said, according to South China Morning Post. (Image via South China Morning Post) For 52 years, he reportedly felt no symptoms. It wasn't until recently that something felt offHospital scans revealed a 17-centimetre-long toothbrush...

Former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno died penniless and alone in a modest social housing flat after suffering a string of health problems, MailOnline can reveal. The wheelchair-bound 66-year-old hellraiser was seen as the forgotten man of the band after he was sacked when he was 23, despite having played a huge part in two smash hit albums selling more than nine million copies. Unable to mix his weakness for drugs and partying with the rigours of life on the road, Di’Anno, who real name was Paul Andrews, was axed - and then signed away his royalty rights for just £50,000.As carers found the former hellraiser unresponsive in his ground floor flat last week,...

Billionaire Russian oligarch Valery Kogan, a pal of President Vladimir Putin and the co-owner of Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, and his wife Olga are in contract to sell their gilded pad at 15 Central Park West, according to StreetEasy. Sources told Gimme Shelter it was an all-cash deal.The apartment officially hit the market last year for $65 million. It was last asking $39 million. The buyer, we hear, is an older New Yorker. The property deal is just the latest for the Kogans, who are in the midst of a massive real estate sell-off that began following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.   (Valery Kogan.)   (There’s 5,398 square feet of opulent living...