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I-17 Improvement Project using foam glass aggregate as a new innovative construction material Engineers in Arizona have used an unusual material to expand a major interstate: tens of thousands of tonnes of crushed recycled glass. During the expansion of Interstate 17 north of Phoenix, construction crews used ultra-lightweight foam glass aggregate at 19 locations along a 23-mile section. The material, made entirely from recycled glass, provided a lightweight structural fill that allowed existing drainage culverts, built decades ago for a two-lane highway, to support extra traffic lanes without being crushed by the added weight. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), this was the first time foam glass aggregate had been used in a state infrastructure project. In an official agency publication, ADOT Communications representative Laura Douglas said the material was chosen because it combines high compressive strength, low weight and environmental benefits.Solving str..

Hulk Hogan’s Florida mansion now listed for $6.9 million after another $1 million price cut. Hulk Hogan’s lavish Florida mansion has received yet another major price cut, with the late wrestler’s primary Clearwater Beach residence now listed for $6.9 million. The five-bedroom waterfront property was initially put on the market for $10.98 million earlier this year, just months after Hogan’s death.The latest $1 million reduction follows two earlier cuts, bringing the asking price down by more than $4 million from its original listing. The property is being marketed by Realtor.com, with Martha Thorn of The Thorn Collection at Coldwell Banker Realty handling the listing.Hogan, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died at the age of 71 at his Clearwater home in July 2025. His death came months after he underwent multiple surgeries and medical procedures involving his neck.From $10.98 million to $6.9 millionHogan purchased the larger of his two adjacent Clearwater Beach properties for $3.3..

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won key regional elections on Sunday by a landslide with at least 44 per cent of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, said exit polls by two public broadcasters.
The AfD was far ahead of the centre-right CDU of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, which stood at 18.5 per cent, but it was too early to say whether the far-right party would win an absolute majority, said public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
The anti-immigration AfD is seeking to become…

Radically rewriting world and Chinese history without solid proof could threaten China’s international image and national identity, a leading Communist Party journal has warned.
There has been a growing trend to promote a less Western-centric view of history in recent years, while Beijing has also been keen to promote the idea that Chinese civilisation has a long and continuous history.
But at the same time, the so-called pseudo-historical school – which has cast doubt on the origins of Western…

Music icon Art Garfunkel/Image: Getty Images Art Garfunkel, the eight-time Grammy-winning singer, says he is considering leaving the United States because of his opposition to President Donald Trump’s administration.“I don’t like America’s position at all,” Garfunkel said in an interview with The Guardian. “I’m not aboard, and I’m thinking of leaving the country, frankly.”The 84-year-old musician said Trump’s policies and actions had left him alarmed, while also expressing concern about climate change, rising water levels and global hunger.Garfunkel questioned the administration’s approach to Venezuela, asking whether taking control of another country had become acceptable under “the new rules.”“When Donald Trump took over Venezuela, are those the new rules? Just take over a country and run it? It’s shocking,” he said.Garfunkel has supported Trump’s political opponents, including Bernie Sanders, and has long identified with liberal politics.Although he criticised the current administra..

Bernhard Fritsch, a fugitive ex-CEO, is wanted by the FBI after $35 million fraud conviction. He was once a tech entrepreneur with Hollywood connections, a Malibu mansion and a startup that promised to help celebrities and influencers make money from their online fame. Now, German-born entrepreneur Bernhard Eugen Fritsch is a fugitive wanted by the FBI, which has offered a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.The 65-year-old former CEO was recently added to the FBI’s newly created Most Wanted Fraudsters list after fleeing the US following his conviction for wire fraud. The FBI believes Fritsch is now living in or around Munich, Germany.Social media scamFritsch's alleged fraud centred on StarClub Inc, a technology company he founded in California. The company developed software and an app called StarSite that purportedly allowed celebrities and social media influencers to monetise their brand endorsements.Between January 2014 and August 2017..