A little-known painting from a family’s old English manor collection went to auction with an £8,000 estimate; specialists attributed it to Dutch artist Hendrik Gerritsz Pot and bidders pushed its final price to £70,000

A painting that spent years in an old English family collection has emerged as one of the surprises of an October auction, selling for £70,000 after specialists attributed it to Dutch artist Hendrik Gerritsz Pot. The small oil painting, which depicts a woman in period clothing seated beside a lute with a dog at her…

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Selena Gomez’s October charity benefit raises $2.7 million for youth mental health, with Benny Blanco bidding $25,000 to win a session with his wife’s glam team

Selena Gomez hosted her fourth annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit in Los Angeles on Wednesday, 14 October. The evening combined fundraising for youth mental health non-profits with a few lighter moments, including a visible show of support from her husband, Benny Blanco.Blanco bid $25,000 at the event’s live auction to win a session titled “Session…

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With no approved vaccine for Ebola strain, WHO begins first clinical trial in DR Congo

In a historic move, the World Health Organization has launched its inaugural clinical trial for an Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the launch of the first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).WHO director-general Tedros…

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Typhoon Champi: Watch: Giant waves crash into Taiwan as Typhoon Champi leaves over 500 injured; 1 dead

Giant waves and fierce winds leave one dead, over 500 injured Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500, while powerful winds and torrential rain brought down trees, disrupted flights and knocked out electricity to thousands of homes.The storm has weakened and is heading north towards the Chinese…

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At 19, Chloë Grace Moretz bought a Spanish-style Los Angeles home for $3.4 million in 2016; seven years later, the half-acre estate, with an updated kitchen, sold for $5.65 million, $2.25 million above its purchase price

Chloë Grace Moretz was only 19 when she bought her first house in Los Angeles. She was already working in films. In 2016, she paid $3.4 million for a Spanish-style home in Studio City, according to a report by Realtor.com. Before that, Moretz and her parents had rented a place in Bel-Air. So this purchase…

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An LA advertising couple bought a $925,000 California farm with no house, turned its barn loft into a home for $100,000, and built an apple orchard and cider business into a family destination

Pic credit: Facebook/ sierracider David Bailey, 40, and Dana Tiel were advertising professionals in Los Angeles before deciding to trade city life for a different kind of challenge. Their growing interest in gardening got them thinking about farming. Before they knew it, they had their eyes set on a 16-acre farm in Mariposa, California, with…

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​In 2004, Cameron Diaz bought a Hollywood Hills home for $1.8 million and considered tearing it down; after renovating it, she sold the 1,800 sq. ft. property to Ariana Grande for $4.9 million in 2022

Cameron Diaz bought the Hollywood Hills home in 2004, but she never lived in it. She kept it as a buffer property beside her own residence. Nearly two decades later, Ariana Grande bought the house for $4.9 million in an off-market deal, adding another property to her growing real estate portfolio, ABC reported. A Hollywood…

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In 2021, Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield and Away founder Jen Rubio bought a five-acre Aspen estate for $25 million; after listing it for $45 million, they sold the property for $30 million

Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield and Away co-founder Jen Rubio have sold their sprawling Aspen, Colorado, estate for $30 million, closing a significant real estate deal just weeks after announcing their separation. The sale was reported by The Wall Street Journal and New York Post, with property records providing details of the transaction. The couple purchased…

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