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97-Year-Old Sues 'Toy Story' Star Over 58% Gold Markups As Bankrupt Dealer Owes Customers $49 Million

97-Year-Old Sues 'Toy Story' Star Over 58% Gold Markups As Bankrupt Dealer Owes Customers $49 Million A 97-year-old La Jolla man and his 85-year-old wife say former Disney star Erik von Detten talked them into putting $2.15 million of their retirement savings into overpriced gold coins worth only about $1.36 million…

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Chinese cigarettes and Bolivian beer: the Amazonian town transformed by a rampant mining boom

Mayaya, once-remote, has become a hub for Chinese companies. But critics accuse them of exploitation and illegal exportsThe pork belly hits the oil with a sizzle, and a rich aroma of soy sauce and caramelising sugar fills the kitchen. Zhang Changchun, a middle-aged man from China’s Heilongjiang province, is cooking …

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China’s WeBank finds growth in Southeast Asia, mining high digital banking demand

Hong Kong-based WeBank Technology Services, a fintech unit of Tencent Holdings-backed Chinese online lending giant WeBank, generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue last year amid rising demand for digital banking infrastructure in Southeast Asia, according to a senior executive. WeBank Technology, which prov…

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Ciara Mageean, European 1500m gold medallist with Ireland, dies aged 34

Mageean won 2024 European 1500m title in RomeAthlete described as ‘an inspiration to so many’The Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean, who won European gold and competed at two Olympic Games, has died aged 34, her family have announced.The athlete, from Portaferry in Northern Ireland, died at 6.30am on Sunday.…

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Choi Min-jeong wins second straight 1,000-meter gold

South Korean short track star Choi Min-jeong, who plans to retire from the national team after this season, won the women's 1,000-meter title for the second straight week on the ISU Short Track World Tour. Choi won Saturday's final in 1 minute, 30.273 seconds at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal during the second st…

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From gold rush to cosmic questions: a South Dakota mine and the search for the secrets of the universe

A mile beneath the Black Hills, scientists are building giant detectors to analyse neutrino particles – and possibly find the answer to existenceFor more than a century, the mining town of Lead, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, attracted workers with a taste for gold. Now, a flagship experiment being built in the…

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Why the Chinese immigrant story Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991) is a lost Old West classic

Sometimes, through no fault of their own, good films slip through the cracks. They fall out of fashion, are misunderstood by critics or are poorly distributed, and it can take the passage of time – or a miracle – to bring them back into the light. So it is with Nancy Kelly’s 1991 period piece Thousand Pieces of Gold…

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Fall in full bloom with silver grass

A group of hikers walks through fields of silver grass in full bloom near the summit of Mount Mindungsan in Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, on Saturday, enjoying the picturesque scenery of late autumn. Tourist destinations across South Korea drew visitors seeking to enjoy the fall foliage and crisp weather, as temperat…

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Jewelry for every side of a woman

Jewelry passed from mother to daughter carries more than gemstones and gold. For designer Kristine Dee, it also holds the stories behind each piece, including her mother’s purchase to celebrate a hard-earned business deal. Those personal connections inspire “Modern Heirloom,” one of three chapters in “The Woman With…

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MMA rankings October 2026: Alexander Volkanovski is special; Movsar Evloev just isn’t

Color me unsurprised that Alexander Volkanovski once again returned Down Under with gold still around his waist. Was age (38) working against him? Yeah. Has his chin been checked a few times the last three years? Sure. Was opponent Movsar Evloev a bona fide top contender in an era when those don’t always get the...

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Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

There is no end in sight for the drivers of illegal mining, while police action appears ineffectiveCora Bailey has been encountering illegal miners ever since she first started treating injured animals in the townships around Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, in 1991. But as the price of gold has soared, so too has …

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Amateur Prospector Discovers Gold Nugget Worth $150,000 In Australian Outback

Amateur Prospector Discovers Gold Nugget Worth $150,000 In Australian Outback A recreational treasure hunter in Australia has struck gold in spectacular fashion, discovering a massive nugget that could ultimately sell for as much as $200,000, according to ABC News.The find occurred earlier this month on a remote pro…

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