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A Maryland homeowner received an unsolicited $234,368.25 check tied to an offer for her property; a state law that took effect on October 1 now bans sending such checks with unsolicited purchase offers

A homeowner in Parkville, a suburb of Baltimore, opened her mail one day to find an unexpected check for $234,368.25 (£176,000) made out to her. It was not a lottery prize or a bank mistake. Instead, it was a tactic used by a potential buyer who wanted to purchase her home without putting it on…

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Pargat Singh replaces Warring as Punjab Congress chief: Who he is and why Congress chose him | India News

Why Pargat Singh – Congress picks former Olympian to lead Punjab. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday picked former Olympian and Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh for the post of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president. Singh replaced Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who formally resigned from the post earlier in the day. His appointment…

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Australia began turning waste plastic into railway sleepers in 2015, saving timber; the recycled material could last up to 50 years | World News

Australia began experimenting with railway sleepers made from recycled plastic in 2015, turning material that might otherwise have gone to landfill into a component designed to sit beneath railway tracks. Developed by Integrated Recycling with researchers at Monash University’s Institute of Railway Technology, the Duratrack sleeper is made from about 85% post-consumer plastic waste, including…

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Florida students are turning damaged metal signposts into tiny underwater habitats for fish and marine life | World News

Representative Image of damaged metal posts transformed into marine habitats by welding students at George Stone Technical College (AI Generated Image) Damaged metal posts are being given a second life off the coast of Florida, where they are being transformed into small structures designed to add habitat to artificial reefs. The project brings together Escambia…

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Watch: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s ‘chai pe charcha’ during bypoll campaign trail | India News

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam. Vijay’s ‘chai pe charcha’ Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam. Vijay’s ‘chai pe charcha’ Tamil Nadu CM Vijay pauses roadshow for tea, interacts with people in Madurantakam. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and Tamilaga…

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Michigan’s $3.219 billion Soo Locks project has reached 50% of its final phase, on track for completion by 2030; crews will use 400,000 cubic yards of concrete, enough for a sidewalk from Sault Ste. Marie to Orlando

Michigan’s Soo Locks project has reached 50% completion in its final construction phase, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, it confirmed that the $3.219 billion project remains on track to be completed by 2030.This marks a significant milestone for the project, which kicked off in 2020. The 50% figure…

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