In 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. paid $2.575 million for 11.58 lakefront acres near Orlando; four years later he completed a 22,108-sq-ft custom mansion, and the estate is now listed for $27 million

Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has listed his custom-built lakefront mansion near Orlando for $27 million (£21.2 million), putting a price on a property he has owned for more than 20 years. The 13-time Major League Baseball All-Star bought the 11.58-acre site on Cypress Lake in 2004 for $2.575 million, according to Orange…

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73-year-old Indian-origin California ‘healer’ accused of sexually assaulting 4 clients; attorney says he’s an acupressure practitioner

Indian-origin healer in California accused of sexual assault. A 73-year-old California man who had built a reputation as a “healer” in the local Sikh community has been accused of sexually assaulting four clients during treatment sessions at his Selma home, according to police and court records.Pal Singh was arrested by the Selma Police Department on…

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In 2002, concrete rubble from Baltimore’s demolished Memorial Stadium was reused in a Maryland living shoreline; the project restored 400 feet of coast and created two acres of tidal wetlands

Restored living shoreline along the Chesapeake Bay. Source: Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center Tons of crushed concrete from Baltimore’s former Memorial Stadium are getting a second life as the foundation for a growing coastal ecosystem along the Chesapeake Bay. In 2002, environmental engineers placed thousands of cubic yards of clean stadium rubble along the shores of…

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In 1971, Wilt Chamberlain built his custom Bel-Air estate for about $1 million; after a $6.55 million sale, five-year renovation and a near-$19 million asking price, the home sold for about $9.7 million

Wilt Chamberlain built his custom Bel-Air estate The custom-built Bel-Air home originally created for basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain has sold for about $9.7 million (£7.6 million), ending years of attempts to sell the large property at a much lower price than its original asking price. According to real estate records published by Mansion Global and…

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Meet Harsh Jaiswal, Mohan Pedhapati and Rahul Maini: 3 Indian-origin researchers who used Claude to breach OpenAI systems, won $6,500 bounty

Harsh Jaiswal (left) and Rahul Maini. Three Indian-origin cybersecurity researchers, Harsh Jaiswal, Mohan Pedhapati and Rahul Maini, demonstrated how Anthropic’s Claude AI could be used to exploit vulnerabilities and gain access to OpenAI employee accounts and the company’s internal code repository, Wall Street Journal reported.The researchers, who work at cybersecurity startup Hacktron AI, carried out…

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From July Uprising leader to graft probe: Former Yunus govt advisor Asif Mahmud under scanner

Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain (Courtesy: Facebook) Bangladesh’s anti-graft agency said Friday it has sought details of the financial transactions of Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a prominent leader of the 2024 “July Uprising” that ousted the Sheikh Hasina government, as part of a money-laundering investigation.Mahmud and his wife have been accused of laundering $1.05 billion during…

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