A US war veteran named her Memphis home ‘Serenity’ after 11 quiet years; Elon Musk’s largest US AI data centre moved next door and she says her power bill doubled

A US war veteran named her Memphis home ‘Serenity’ after 11 quiet years; Elon Musk’s largest US AI data centre moved next door and she says her power bill doubled

Loretta Thornton says noise and fumes have affected her quality of life, while her power bill has doubled. (ABC News: Bradley McLennan) After serving in the US military during the Gulf War, veteran Loretta Thornton settled in a wooded home in Memphis, Tennessee. Living with post-traumatic stress disorder, she named her house ‘Serenity’ and spent … Read more

California condo owners were suddenly handed a $26,000 HOA bill each; an 81-year-old resident says she may have to leave the home she worked hard to keep

California condo owners were suddenly handed a $26,000 HOA bill each; an 81-year-old resident says she may have to leave the home she worked hard to keep

San Clemente condo owners stunned by sudden $26,000 HOA fee for emergency roof assessment Residents of the Vilamoura condominium complex in San Clemente, California, are facing sudden financial pressure after their homeowners association issued a mandatory emergency assessment of more than $26,000 per unit to pay for complete roof replacements. The unexpected charge affects all … Read more

Claude down? Users report partial outage issue, ‘Downgraded performance of my Claude Max bill’

Users reported problems accessing Claude AI on Downdetector, with Claude Code and Claude Chat accounting for most complaints (Unsplash)

Users reported widespread issues with Claude AI on Sunday night. Reports on Downdetector spiked as users flagged problems across Claude Code and Claude Chat. Users reported problems accessing Claude AI on Downdetector, with Claude Code and Claude Chat accounting for most complaints (Unsplash) According to Downdetector, 41% of reported problems involved Claude Code, 31% involved … Read more

Before becoming a billionaire investor, Bill Ackman’s journey began with a $14,000 Harvard sales job and a book linked to Warren Buffett

Before becoming a billionaire investor, Bill Ackman’s journey began with a $14,000 Harvard sales job and a book linked to Warren Buffett

Bill Ackman’s investment career can be traced back to a surprisingly modest beginning: a college sales job that earned him $14,000. While studying at Harvard, Ackman sold advertising for the student-produced Let’s Go travel guides on commission, discovering that he had a knack for turning sales into serious money. The experience offered an early glimpse … Read more

Kurdish PKK criticises Turkey bill on fate of its fighters

Kurdish PKK criticises Turkey bill on fate of its fighters

Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK on Sunday criticised a proposed Turkish law setting out the fate of its fighters after disarmament, a day before parliament prepares to consider it. Kurdish PKK criticises Turkey bill on fate of its fighters And they warned that its provisions would remain a “dead letter” if Abdullah Ocalan, the leader … Read more

South versus North, women versus seats: India’s most hotly contested special session

South versus North, women versus seats: India's most hotly contested special session

When the 106th Constitutional Amendment was passed by both houses of parliament in September 2023, with 454 votes in favor in the House of People and unanimous approval in the House of Federation, it was hailed as a historic moment. But laws have a way of living in the gaps between their passage and their … Read more

Parliament passes bill to amend transgender law; two members of TG People’s Council resign in protest

Parliament passes bill to amend transgender law; two members of TG People's Council resign in protest

New Delhi: A day after Parliament approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2026, two National Transgender Commission members from the community submitted their resignations to the Social Justice Minister as opposition lawmakers demanded that the bill be referred to a standing committee for wider consultations Virendra Kumar There was an outcry against the … Read more

Government withdraws Jan Vishwas Bill from Lok Sabha to amend certain provisions

Government withdraws Jan Vishwas Bill from Lok Sabha to amend certain provisions

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday withdrew a proposed legislation – the Jan Vishwas (Provisions Amendment) Bill, 2025 – from the Lok Sabha that sought to amend certain laws to legalize and rationalize criminal acts to further strengthen trust-based governance.Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal introduced the troop withdrawal bill, which was passed by the House … Read more