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Online shops in China are selling so-called bank soil, claiming it was dug up from outside major Chinese banks and can bring wealth and good fortune to buyers. The price of the “bank soil” can reach as high as 888 yuan (US$120) per portion. The trending product is claimed to have been sourced from green belts outside banks, potted plants in bank lobbies, or even dust from money counting machines. One online vendor offers four types of soil, and claims was collected from five major banks, Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of Communications, with the cheapest portion costing just 24 yuan...

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There was always something special about Kimberly from the moment she was born. She entered the world with a blaze of red hair and spent the first four days of her life crying non-stop and refusing to sleep. Frustrated and exhausted after months of no rest, her mum Angela eventually put her in her bed with her and "life got much better." Speaking to LMN for a programme called The Ghost Inside My Child, Angela from San Diego said Kimberly was very empathetic from a young age and would get anxious in chaotic situations. Her family took her to a therapist to teach her relaxation and breathing techniques. Mum Angela said: "I wasn't sure but I started to think that maybe her sensitive...

For many people, the only way to afford a home is to finance it with a mortgage and pay off that loan over time. During the first quarter of 2025, the median U.S. home sale price was $503,800, according to Federal Reserve Economic Data. Given that median annual wages were just $61,984 during the last quarter of 2024, it’s easy to see why the typical working American can barely afford a down payment on a home today, let alone the entire cost in one fell swoop. But uber-wealthy folks are in a different position. Those with billions of dollars to their name can buy a home outright rather than take out a loan. Yet celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Jay-Z have all made...

A former Trump administration official with a foothold in Washington, DC’s influential circles has been identified as the new owner of Vice President JD Vance’s previous home. (Christopher Garcia) Christopher Garcia, who briefly held posts in the Commerce Department during Donald Trump’s first term, secured the Alexandria, Virginia residence through a limited liability company, Forbes first reported. The transaction closed rapidly and exceeded the asking price by $172,000, according to property records reviewed by The Post. The final price paid: $1.87 million.   (Garcia purchased the home for $172,000 over ask.;MediaPunch / BACKGRID) The 2,530-square-foot,...

This Manhattan triplex is looking for a new owner — be they hero or villain. A Murray Hill penthouse featured in director Sam Raimi’s early 2000s “Spider-Man” trilogy has hit the market with a $1.95 million price tag, according to a StreetEasy listing update. The unit played the part of Spider-Man’s nemesis the Green Goblin’s lair in all three films — “Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man 2” and “Spider-Man 3,” which were released in 2002, 2004 and 2007 respectively, starring Willem Dafoe as the supervillain and Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man. (The unit’s private roof terrace.Yale Wagner)   (The sole...

A143-year-old lighthouse that is allegedly ‘haunted’ by two ‘friendly spirits’ is set to be put on the market for $1.25 million in what is described as a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to own a rare piece of history. The property, which is known as the Borden Flats Light, sits at the mouth of the Taunton River in Somerset, MA, and is said to be the only remaining lighthouse in the world where you can actually sleep inside the tower. Built in 1881, the lighthouse holds a great deal of historical significance, having been occupied by full-time lightkeepers up until 1963, when it became fully automated. Soon after, it fell into a state of disrepair and...

CRITICISING THE demolition of some houses by local authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj in 2021 as “inhuman and illegal”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said the “high-handed” manner in which this was done “shocks our conscience”. It directed the Prayagraj Development Authority to pay Rs 10 lakh each to those affected within six weeks. The bench of Justices A S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing an appeal against the Allahabad High Court’s decision, on March 8, 2021, to dismiss a clutch of petitions against the demolitions carried out the previous day. The petitioners included a professor, a lawyer and three others. Saying that the...

Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly expanded his sprawling $300 million compound in Hawaii by nearly 1,000 acres — stoking yet more controversy with locals on the idyllic Pacific island chain, according to a report. The latest expansion on the Meta CEO’s massive estate on the Hawaiian island of Kauai includes 962 acres of ranch land purchased earlier this year under an LLC, according to the tech news site WIRED. A person close to the sale estimated the purchase price at more than $65 million. The acquisition brings Zuckerberg’s total holdings on Kauai to more than 2,300 acres. Property records place the land’s market value at around $75 million. (Meta CEO Mark...

Former President Donald Trump said he would ban undocumented immigrants from obtaining home mortgages, a move he indicated would help ease home prices even though these buyers account for a tiny fraction of U.S. home sales. Home loans to undocumented people living in the U.S. are legal but they aren’t especially common. Between 5,000 and 6,000 mortgages of this kind were issued last year, according to estimates from researchers at the Urban Institute in Washington. Overall, lenders issued more than 3.4 million mortgages to all home purchasers in 2023, federal government data show. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, made his comments on Thursday during a policy speech to...