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More than 40 Tennessee tiny-home owners are seeking $5 million in a ‘zombie HOA’ lawsuit, alleging nearly 80% of the HOA budget went to a lawn care company owned by the developer

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More than 40 Tennessee tiny-home owners are seeking $5 million in a 'zombie HOA' lawsuit, alleging nearly 80% of the HOA budget went to a lawn care company owned by the developer

Residents of the Retreat at Deer Lick Falls sued Hayes over alleged HOA control and fund mismanagement. (Realtor.com photos) More than 40 homeowners in three tiny-home communities in Tennessee are taking legal action against developer Claude ‘Chip’ Hayes III, accusing him of retaining control of their homeowners associations (HOAs) and mismanaging association funds. They are … Read more

Melinda French Gates’ father worked on NASA’s Apollo missions; the women engineers she met at his company picnics shaped her thinking

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Melinda French Gates' father worked on NASA's Apollo missions; the women engineers she met at his company picnics shaped her thinking

Melinda French Gates grew up in a household where science, engineering and education were closely woven into family life. Her father, Raymond Joseph French Jr., was an aerospace engineer whose career included work connected to NASA’s Apollo programme, giving his daughter an early glimpse into the world of space exploration and advanced technology. But some … Read more

Microsoft 365 outage update: When will Outlook, Teams and other services be back up? Company probes Exchange issues

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Microsoft 365 services down for thousands in the US. (UnSplash)

Microsoft users are facing widespread issues with Outlook and other Microsoft 365 services as the company investigates problems with Exchange Online. Microsoft 365 services down for thousands in the US. (UnSplash) When did the outage begin? According to outage-tracking website Downdetectorreports of issues with Microsoft Outlook began coming in around 12:15 p.m. EDT on Monday. … Read more

A Perth homeowner hired agents to sell his house; a company they owned bought it for $705,000, their interest was disclosed six weeks later, and the homeowner later obtained an $800,000 valuation

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A Perth homeowner hired agents to sell his house; a company they owned bought it for $705,000, their interest was disclosed six weeks later, and the homeowner later obtained an $800,000 valuation

The issue came to light after Mr Wu became suspicious about the transaction. (Picture: ABC Australia) A homeowner in Australia says he may have sold his Perth property for nearly $100,000 less than its value after discovering that the real estate agents he hired to sell it were behind the company that bought it. Chao … Read more

Pay €25,000 for Schengen visa: Indian company BLS under probe after Spain’s Algerian migration crisis

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Pay €25,000 for Schengen visa: Indian company BLS under probe after Spain's Algerian migration crisis

Spanish investigators are examining whether visa appointment and document-processing companies helped a network prioritise applicants who paid bribes. Indian company BLS International has been drawn into a Spanish National Court investigation with links to alleged visa fraud network at Spain’s consulate in Algiers. The allegations have been denied by the firm.The probe, led by Judge … Read more

Is the Charles Schwab app down? Thousands report issues with logging in; company responds

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The company logo of Charles Schwab is displayed at a location in the financial district in New York. (REUTERS)

Over a thousand users of the app of financial broker Charles Schwab are reporting issues with logging into their account on Saturday evening. Even as the markets are closed, the app is not opening for at least 1500 Charles Schwab clientsas of 3:18pm EDT. The company logo of Charles Schwab is displayed at a location … Read more

In 1927, John D Rockefeller Jr secretly used a shell company to buy over 35,000 Wyoming acres for $1.4 million; NPS says acquiring the same amount of Jackson Hole land today would cost over $1 billion

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In 1927, John D Rockefeller Jr secretly used a shell company to buy over 35,000 Wyoming acres for $1.4 million; NPS says acquiring the same amount of Jackson Hole land today would cost over $1 billion

Rockefeller toured Jackson Hole in 1926. (Alamy stock photo) In the 1920s, Jackson Hole in Wyoming was changing quickly. Tourism was growing, development was spreading and wealthy visitors were arriving in the valley for an authentic cowboy experience. At the same time, local ranchers and businessmen were becoming concerned about the growing number of cabins, … Read more

US company sues woman over her 1-star review on Google, claims defamation

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Starr Manufacturing Inc. has taken legal action against Julie Watson for her one-star Google review, alleging defamation and seeking over $25,000. (Representational image/Unsplash)

A company has initiated legal action against a woman following her one-star review on Google. Starr Manufacturing Inc., a family-owned business based in Ohio that produces industrial equipment, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Columbus resident Julie Watson. Starr Manufacturing Inc. has taken legal action against Julie Watson for her one-star Google review, alleging defamation … Read more

Is Namecheap still down? Web hosting company says ‘we failed you’ as users express frustration

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A major outage at Namecheap, attributed to cooling system failures, left users without access to key services for 15 hours.

Namecheap, a leading hosting provider, experienced a major outage that resulted in websites worldwide encountering difficulties for several hours. A major outage at Namecheap, attributed to cooling system failures, left users without access to key services for 15 hours. The web hosting firm reported problems following what it described as “a failure of cooling systems” … Read more

China controls about 80% of the tungsten market; a Nevada company says it has found 1.78 million tonnes, but NASA is blocking mining on part of the site

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China controls about 80% of the tungsten market; a Nevada company says it has found 1.78 million tonnes, but NASA is blocking mining on part of the site

A potentially enormous tungsten resource has been identified beneath the Nevada desert, but a NASA land restriction could prevent the company behind the project from fully exploring or developing it.3 Proton Lithium, a privately held critical-minerals developer, says its Railroad Valley Minerals Project contains an inferred tungsten resource of approximately 1.78 million tonnes. If future … Read more