World In 1930, former Maine governor Percival Baxter bought nearly 6,000 acres around Mount Katahdin; 32 years later, his final acquisition brought his gifted parkland to 201,018 acres, now part of a 209,644-acre park September 29, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A former governor of Maine built one of North America’s largest state parks piece by piece over three decades. He paid for every purchase with his own money after efforts…
World A 1914 Massachusetts mansion built after a high-society scandal is listed for $3.5 million; the 10,269-square-foot estate has 12 bedrooms, Italian gardens and a 39-foot ballroom September 29, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A Gilded Age mansion built after a scandal that shook early 20th-century American high society has gone on the market for $3.5 million. The estate, known as The Crossways, stands…
World Guadalupe Mountains National Park: A Texas oil geologist first saw McKittrick Canyon in 1921, later bought the land for a private retreat; 38 years later he donated 4,942 acres and his home, helping create Guadalupe Mountains National Park September 29, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com When petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt first visited McKittrick Canyon in 1921, he had been sent to West Texas on a trip with oil brokers to acquire leases for Humble Oil…
World A Maryland couple bought 116 acres as a hunting property; 20 years later, they had replaced crops with native grasses, wildflowers and trees and permanently protected the land for wildlife September 28, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Photo Credit: ESLC via easternshoreundercover.com When Louise and John Durocher bought 116 acres in Kent County, Maryland, the property was intended primarily as a hunting retreat. Over the next two…
World NYT tech executive shot dead allegedly by Chinese in-laws at California sports complex; shooters took turns to spray bullets September 28, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com An NYT tech executive was shot dead allegedly by his Chinese in-laws at a parking lot in California. 40-year-old Jonathan McKinsey, the head of engineering for games player experience of…
World FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey resigns after just over a year, says ‘returning to family in Missouri’ | World News September 28, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is stepping down from his post after just over a year at the US law enforcement agency, saying he is…
World A Seattle shipbuilder sold his company for a reported $3.5 million in 1906 and built an Orcas Island estate; 15 years later he donated more than 2,700 acres to Washington to create Moran State Park September 28, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In 1905, doctors told Seattle shipbuilder and former mayor Robert Moran that he had only six months to live because of severe exhaustion. The next year, he sold his shipbuilding…
World In 1901, Germany opened a “flying train” above the Wupper valley; 125 years later, it carries over 80,000 passengers daily | World News September 28, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com PC: WSW official press release The Wuppertal Suspension Railway, which opened on 1 March 1901, has glided above the Wupper River for 125 years and now carries over 80,000 passengers…
World In 2000, Bruce Willis bought 7.3 acres on Parrot Cay; over four years he built three homes, four pools and a beachfront yoga pavilion before selling the Caribbean compound for $27 million in 2019 September 28, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Bruce Willis has completed the sale of his beachfront retreat on Parrot Cay in Turks and Caicos for $27 million. The deal is one of the highest property sales ever…
World Indian Green Card applicants see mysterious USCIS status change, immigration lawyer says it must be a ‘system glitch’ September 28, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Many Indian Green Card applicants see a sudden status change pertaining to their case. Several Indian Green Card applicants reported an unexpected change in their status online which says their…
