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Did D4vd’s father sell property and take loan amid singer’s legal woes? Know about stunning legal shakeup

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D4vd's legal representation has transitioned to a public defender due to financial issues, highlighted by his father Dawud Burke's recent Texas property transactions. (X/@TrueCrimeUpdat)

D4vd is currently depending on a public defender for his criminal case, as recent property dealings involving his father, Dawud Burkeare attracting scrutiny due to the singer’s alleged financial difficulties. D4vd’s legal representation has transitioned to a public defender due to financial issues, highlighted by his father Dawud Burke’s recent Texas property transactions. (X/@TrueCrimeUpdat) The … Read more

Should you pay off your mortgage early? 1 in 4 homeowners make extra payments — here’s when it makes sense

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About 1 in 4 mortgage borrowers are making extra payments on their home loans, according to a recent analysis from Rocket Mortgage. The Rocket Mortgage analysis looked at payments made by its customers over the past five years. It found that at least 25% of borrowers made extra payments toward their mortgage principal during that … Read more

Uber announces 3,300 layoffs in major restructuring; stock rises 2.4%

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Uber shares rise after the company announces 3,300 job cuts. (Representational Photo/REUTERS)

Uber shares rose after the company announced major job cuts. Uber Technologies shares rose about 2.4% in Wednesday morning trading after reports that the company plans to cut around 3,300 jobs, or roughly 10% of its global workforce. The layoffs are part of a restructuring aimed at reducing management layers, cutting costs and making the … Read more

Nathan Gallagher arrest warrant: All on his ex-partner Gael Cameron and son amid assault charges

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Irish reality TV personality Nathan Gallagher, involved in a domestic violence case against Gael Cameron, failed to appear in court and is believed to be overseas. A warrant for his arrest has been issued. (Nathan Gallagher/Instagram)

An Irish reality television personality, charged with assaulting and choking his former partner and co-star, has reportedly left Australia. Irish reality TV personality Nathan Gallagher, involved in a domestic violence case against Gael Cameron, failed to appear in court and is believed to be overseas. A warrant for his arrest has been issued. (Nathan Gallagher/Instagram) … Read more

An orphan arrived in America from Greece and started washing dishes at 11; he eventually became owner of a 100-year-old Pennsylvania restaurant

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An orphan arrived in America from Greece and started washing dishes at 11; he eventually became owner of a 100-year-old Pennsylvania restaurant

Image Credit: Cumberland Valley Thomas Mazias’s journey from an 11-year-old Greek orphan washing dishes to the owner of a historic Pennsylvania restaurant is a story of resilience, hard work and family tradition. After arriving in the United States in 1952, Mazias found himself at Hamilton’s Restaurant in Carlisle(Pennsylvania), where he began at the bottom of … Read more

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to association with foreign entities

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Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to association with foreign entities

Pro-democratic student activist Joshua Wong, on Sept. 2, 2015. (Photo: AP) Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 29, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a national security allegation of collusion with foreign entities, an offence that carries a potential life sentence. Several Western diplomats were present at the hearing.Wong rose to international prominence as a teenage … Read more

60 years after Dutch elm disease devastated America’s 100 million iconic trees, now scientists have infected 6,000 young elms in a radical bid to bring them back

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60 years after Dutch elm disease devastated America’s 100 million iconic trees, now scientists have infected 6,000 young elms in a radical bid to bring them back

Six decades ago, Dutch elm disease swept across the United States, killing an estimated 100 million American elms that once shaded streets, parks and college campuses from coast to coast. The fungus, carried by bark beetles, turned majestic, vase-shaped trees into dead standing skeletons and changed the look of countless towns. Now, in a bold … Read more

Scientists found a fungus that turns female flies into zombies, then uses their dead bodies to spread spores to healthy flies

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Scientists found a fungus that turns female flies into zombies, then uses their dead bodies to spread spores to healthy flies

A fungus that infects house flies has evolved a remarkable way to send spores towards new hosts. Entomophthora muscae grows inside an infected fly and, after the insect dies, it produces microscopic stalks that emerge from its body. Each stalk forms a single spore at its tip. Instead of simply dropping away, the spore is … Read more

In the 1980s, Michael Jackson put his 2,700-acre California ranch under an agricultural preservation programme; years later, officials found an amusement park, a zoo and other unapproved developments

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In the 1980s, Michael Jackson put his 2,700-acre California ranch under an agricultural preservation programme; years later, officials found an amusement park, a zoo and other unapproved developments

Michael Jackson‘s sprawling Neverland Ranch in California benefited for years from a state agricultural land-preservation programme that reduced its property-tax burden, but the arrangement came under scrutiny after county officials discovered extensive development on parts of the estate. The roughly 2,700-acre ranch in Santa Barbara County included Jackson’s home, an amusement park, zoo and other … Read more

Australia planted eucalyptus trees to fight rising soil salinity; decades later scientists found the plantations were changing groundwater but not the soil nature

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Australia planted eucalyptus trees to fight rising soil salinity; decades later scientists found the plantations were changing groundwater but not the soil nature

Eucalyptus cladocalyx ‘nana’. Image Credit: ERA Nurseries Australia planted eucalyptus trees to fight rising soil salinity, hoping that thirsty, deep-rooted vegetation could help control the groundwater processes behind the problem. A long-running experiment in south-western Australia later showed that the effects of such plantations were more complicated than simply planting trees and waiting for the … Read more