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Father left $21 million in a charitable fund; son sought a $1 million donation but his access was cut off by the foundation

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Father left $21 million in a charitable fund; son sought a $1 million donation but his access was cut off by the foundation

Philip Peterson, left, with his father Gordon in 2015. Image Credit: CNBC A $21 million charitable fund is at the centre of a legal dispute after Philip Peterson, the son of its founder, alleged that WaterStone cut off his access and stopped acting on his recommendations. The fund was created by Gordon Peterson in 2005 … Read more

Three siblings in Essex cut down their neighbours’ 33-foot Leylandii trees after a boundary row; the dispute ended with about £30,500 in damages and £178,668 in the neighbours’ legal costs

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Three siblings in Essex cut down their neighbours’ 33-foot Leylandii trees after a boundary row; the dispute ended with about £30,500 in damages and £178,668 in the neighbours’ legal costs

View from Robert McCarthy’s home towards the old Leylandii trees at the bottom of the garden. (Photos: The Standard) Three siblings in Essex were ordered to pay about £30,500 in damages and £178,668 in their neighbours’ legal costs after cutting down a row of 33-foot Leylandii trees during a long-running boundary dispute. The court found … Read more

President Trump moves to cut nearly $1 billion in ‘wasteful’ spending tied to immigrants, migrant services and more

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President Donald Trump moves to cut nearly $1 billion in ‘wasteful’ spending tied to immigrants, migrant services. (AP Photo)

The Trump administration is moving to rescind nearly $1 billion in federal spending it describes as “wasteful” and harmful, with funding for immigrant and migrant services among the major targets in the latest White House spending-cut package. President Donald Trump moves to cut nearly $1 billion in ‘wasteful’ spending tied to immigrants, migrant services. (AP … Read more

In New York, 29 million discarded glass bottles were ground into concrete for JPMorgan Chase’s 60-storey headquarters; replacing 40% of its cement cut over 5,000 tons of carbon and enhanced concrete strength

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In New York, 29 million discarded glass bottles were ground into concrete for JPMorgan Chase’s 60-storey headquarters; replacing 40% of its cement cut over 5,000 tons of carbon and enhanced concrete strength

A massive skyscraper rising in Midtown Manhattan has turned tens of millions of used waste bottles into part of its structural support. The project shows how city waste can replace carbon-heavy building materials on a large commercial scale. Workers used special concrete containing ground recycled glass in the foundation and floor slabs of JPMorgan Chase’s … Read more

In 1988, Ohio attorney Neil McKown secretly bought 155 neglected acres; 38 years later, the family farms nearly 500 acres and he declined a $400,000-$500,000 timber cut to keep the woods

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In 1988, Ohio attorney Neil McKown secretly bought 155 neglected acres; 38 years later, the family farms nearly 500 acres and he declined a $400,000-$500,000 timber cut to keep the woods

In 1988, Ohio attorney Neil McKown secretly bought 155 neglected acres (Image Credit: Farm Progress/ Jennifer Kiel) What began as a secret land purchase has grown into a nearly 500-acre family farm built around conservation, forestry and a long-term commitment to the land. In 1988, Ohio attorney Neil McKown quietly purchased 155 acres without first … Read more

An Ohio farmer watched gullies repeatedly cut through his family’s 700-acre farm and decided to change how he worked the land; decades later, the family operation has grown to 8,000 acres while becoming a conservation showcase

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An Ohio farmer watched gullies repeatedly cut through his family's 700-acre farm and decided to change how he worked the land; decades later, the family operation has grown to 8,000 acres while becoming a conservation showcase

The Kellogg story is also one of persistence. He began farming at 14 after his father left agriculture to care for his ill wife. By his senior year of high school, Bill was managing 700 acres, much of it through relationships with older farmers in the community. For Bill Kellogg, conservation did not begin with … Read more

Social Security 2032 cuts: Why a 22% benefit cut could matter in 2026 midterms

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Social Security benefits could face a 22% cut in 2032 if Congress does not act. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (AFP)

Social Security could face a major benefit cut in 2032 if Congress does not act. The Social Security trust fund is projected to run out of money in the last three months of 2032. If that happens, Social Security benefits would automatically face an across-the-board 22% cut, according to the Social Security Board of Trustees. … Read more

Meet Praadhyumn Indaana, the 17-year-old Montvale, New Jersey student whose AI model cut nuclear reactor heat-limit prediction error from about 63% to 5.5%; he won $50,000

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Meet Praadhyumn Indaana, the 17-year-old Montvale, New Jersey student whose AI model cut nuclear reactor heat-limit prediction error from about 63% to 5.5%; he won $50,000

Pradhyumn Indaana, the 17-year-old Montvale, New Jersey student (Image Credit: Davidson Institute) A better understanding of how much heat a nuclear reactor can safely handle could have implications far beyond a single engineering calculation. For 17-year-old Praadhyumn Indaana of Montvale, New Jersey, that challenge became the focus of an eight-month research project combining physics and … Read more

Will Smith’s iconic ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ mansion returns to market with a 25% price cut; famous TV home now listed at $22.95 million and could be demolished

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Will Smith’s iconic ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ mansion returns to market with a 25% price cut; famous TV home now listed at $22.95 million and could be demolished

While Will Smith may have quickly shifted from Philadelphia to Bel Air, the move is not as easy as it seems for everyone. His opulent home in ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ is back on sale after a king-sized price cut. Earlier this year, a listing priced the mansion at $30 million which attracted a … Read more

Zelensky plans ‘difficult’ measures to cut budget deficit

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Zelensky plans 'difficult' measures to cut budget deficit

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he planned to take difficult and unpopular decisions to plug the country’s yawning budget deficit. Zelensky plans ‘difficult’ measures to cut budget deficit The deficit is weighed down in particular by a 23-billion-euro gap in military spending. Zelensky floated seven unspecified draft laws which he said were “needed … Read more