Spread the love Swainson’s hawks (All about birds photo) A piece of abandoned farmland in California, once covered with weeds and unwanted grasses, has become home to a rare bird that had not been confirmed nesting in the area for about 30 years. In 2023, conservation workers began restoring 150 acres of land near the Sacramento River. They planted more...
Colorado judge blocks solar developer from using shared private easement
Spread the love A Colorado judge ruled a shared easement cannot serve a separate solar project, protecting neighbouring landowners’ property rights during litigation. A shared road meant to provide access to neighbouring properties has become the centre of a legal battle in Colorado, where a dispute over a solar development has raised questions about property rights, utility infrastructure and the...
Espionage case on Army officer’s wife, lens on ‘China links’
Spread the love (Image used for representational purposes) JAMMU: J&K Police have filed a case and started a probe against a Jammu-based Army officer’s wife for allegedly collecting and sharing sensitive information with foreign intelligence operatives, including those linked to China, sources said Sunday.The woman is from Telangana, works as a freelance researcher and had a UN internship in 2023....
Almost a century after J&K HC was set up, Ladakh gets bench
Spread the love CJI Surya Kant inaugurates the Ladakh HC bench in Leh Sunday NEW DELHI: Almost a century after the establishment of Jammu & Kashmir HC, the Union Territory of Ladakh Sunday got a high court bench, which will sit in Leh, 3,500 metres above sea level — an altitude no other HC can ever match.Inaugurating the Ladakh bench...
Aretha Franklin’s Detroit estate gets $2m restoration after years boarded up
Spread the love After Aretha Franklin’s 2018 death, her Detroit estate sold for $300,000 before new owners began a $2 million restoration. Behind the boarded windows of a once-grand Detroit mansion lay more than years of neglect. The house had witnessed the private life of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, and belonged to a chapter of the city’s cultural...
Indiana daughter loses will challenge, ordered to pay $22,208 in legal fees
Spread the love Stacia questioned whether her father had signed the will freely and knowingly. (AI image) An Indiana woman who challenged her father’s decision to leave his entire estate to his fiancee has lost her case and now faces a growing legal bill. According to the court document, Stacia Davis was ordered to pay $22,208.18 in attorney fees after...
California moves 246 endangered abalone; population rises from 54 to 302
Spread the love Representative Image (AI-generated) In 2023, scientists relocated 246 endangered black abalone to a protected coastal site in California to help restore a population devastated by disease. Three years later, surveys recorded 302 individuals, compared with 54 before the intervention, while the density in high-quality habitat reached one abalone per square metre. Researchers also discovered juvenile abalone, raising...
London woman loses 48cm boundary fight over neighbour’s kitchen extension
Spread the love Photo credit: Champion News A London homeowner has lost a four-year legal battle over a strip of land measuring just 48 centimetres after a tribunal ruled that her neighbours’ kitchen extension had acquired “squatters’ rights.” Susannah James bought the £600,000 semi-detached house in Surbiton in 2021, but a year later claimed that part of the adjoining property’s...
Dua Lipa fights Samsung bid to dismiss $15m lawsuit over alleged photo use
Spread the love Dua Lipa takes on Samsung in a $15 million image rights lawsuit. (Photo: Instagram) Pop superstar Dua Lipa is pushing back against Samsung’s attempt to throw out her $15 million lawsuit over the alleged unauthorised use of her photograph on television packaging. The singer’s legal team argues that displaying her image on the company’s TV boxes could...
US says Europe refused to join push for tariffs on India, China over Russian oil
Spread the love File photo: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has accused European countries of refusing Washington’s request to impose secondary tariffs on India and China for purchasing Russian oil, questioning why the United States should bear the burden of pressuring Moscow alone.Speaking to NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday, Bessent said the Trump...
