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A life jacket that saved a first-class passenger during the Titanic disaster just sold for over $900,000, more than double its estimate. The piece of history connects us to one of 700 survivors who made it through that tragic night in 1912.
Major League Baseball umpires are auctioning off 400+ items to support children's programs and community initiatives. Bidders can win everything from All-Star tickets to lunch with an umpire.
The Philippines just announced its seventh renewable energy auction with a game-changing twist: five times more solar capacity for the underserved Mindanao region. The move could transform the country's clean energy landscape while bringing reliable power to millions in the south.
High school students in Vinton, Iowa turned sweat equity into scholarship gold, auctioning off their own labor to fund leadership dreams. The annual tradition raised nearly $15,000 in a single night.
A Florida fishing club just wrapped one of their most successful fundraisers ever, bringing the community together for conservation. The March event combined fly fishing films with auctions to support local education and environmental efforts.
Colombia is taking a major step toward clean energy with a new renewable energy auction that could bring solar and wind projects to the South American nation. Energy Minister Edwin Palma will promote the initiative to investors in New York next week.
A community fundraiser brought 150 supporters together at Rockhampton's Callaghan Park racecourse to support CapRescue's life-saving helicopter service. The inaugural race day event combined racing excitement with auction items to fund emergency medical rescues across Central Queensland.
A company that moved New Zealand's flower industry from traditional auction halls to digital platforms just won a major innovation prize. United Flower Growers now connects 500 growers with 700 buyers through online auctions starting at 5am.
When a beloved county volunteer battling breast cancer faced mounting medical bills, her community transformed an annual tractor pull into "Pulling Together for Gail," a full-day fundraiser celebrating her decades of service. The event raised funds through barbecue plates, auctions, mutton bustin', and bull riding. ---
After watching her great-great-grandfather's sacred breastplate get sold at auction for $3,360, Aunty Ros Sten refuses to give up her decades-long mission to return it to Country. Her powerful campaign is shining a light on the 130,000 Indigenous artifacts still waiting to come home.
Mexico's campaign to bring stolen cultural treasures home has successfully recovered nearly 4,000 pre-Hispanic artifacts in just two years. The nation's "My Heritage Is Not For Sale" initiative continues protecting ancient Mesoamerican history from international auction houses.
Cancer survivors in Kansas City are turning their journeys into works of art at the annual Bra Couture KC runway show and auction. The uplifting event celebrates strength, creativity, and survival while raising funds for cancer support.
A small-town pub's 10,000th Guinness pint sold for $1,000 on St. Patrick's Day, with all proceeds going to a charity supporting fallen heroes' families. The perfectly timed milestone turned into a spirited bidding war that brought an entire community together.
A Ukrainian karate champion who auctioned his Olympic bronze medal to support his war-torn country just got it back as a gift from the Japanese buyer who won it. The heartwarming reunion happened at a Tokyo dojo, four years after Stanislav Horuna first earned the medal.
France just became the first country to require cybersecurity protections in solar energy projects, setting new standards that could reshape clean energy security worldwide. The move comes as solar farms face growing digital threats.
Stephen Colbert is turning the end of "The Late Show" into something beautiful: over $1 million raised for World Central Kitchen through T-shirts and prop auctions. In just two weeks, fans bought more than 33,000 commemorative shirts to support the hunger relief charity founded by chef José Andrés.
Germany just launched a major clean energy auction inviting projects from solar to wind to storage, marking real progress toward its climate goals. The Innovation Tender welcomes creative combinations of renewable technologies to power the nation's green future.
Italy just took a major step toward clean energy independence with plans for a 16 gigawatt-hour battery storage auction. The move could power thousands of homes with renewable energy even when the sun isn't shining.
Brazil just auctioned public land for reforestation in the Amazon for the first time, giving a 40-year contract to a startup that will fund the project through carbon credits. The initiative includes indigenous community participation and could pave the way for restoring millions of acres of degraded rainforest.
A major wind turbine factory is coming to Scotland, bringing 500 skilled jobs and breathing new life into the nation's clean energy industry. The investment follows the UK's record-breaking offshore wind auction that secured enough power for millions of homes.
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