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A UK man has been jailed for four years and eight months after inventing hundreds of charitable donations to fraudulently claim £708,750 from the government through the Gift Aid scheme. Abdul Muttakin Robbani, 54, from Chelmsford, submitted 60 false claims through his organisation, RMI Club, naming 716 people as donors despite them never having made…

A Delaware court has ordered singer Faith Evans to ensure a payment of $12,518,336 from Notorious B.I.G. LLC to a trust established by the late rapper’s mother, Voletta Wallace, following a legal dispute over millions generated by his music business. The October 27 ruling by the Delaware Court of Chancery also awards prejudgment interest on…

In the forests of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, where one-horned rhinoceroses have long faced the threat of poaching, one of the most determined members of the anti-poaching force had four legs, a sharp nose and an extraordinary instinct for following a trail. His name was Zorba, a Belgian Malinois who helped forest officials track down…

For eight years, Survivor contestants had something to look forward to beyond the competition’s usual prize money. Singer Sia, a longtime admirer of the reality series, developed an unusual tradition of giving cash directly to players who caught her attention. The recipients were not necessarily the contestants who made it to the final or walked…

 US Justice Department deployed around 1,000 election monitors and observers across the country on Tuesday. The US Justice Department deployed around 1,000 election monitors and observers across the country on Tuesday, describing the move as the largest monitoring effort in its history.The deployment covered jurisdictions in all 50 states, including several predominantly Democratic areas, and…

File photo: Keisha Lance Bottoms Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has been elected governor of Georgia, becoming the first Black woman to hold the office after defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson in Tuesday’s election, the Associated Press reported.Her victory also marks the first time a Democrat has won the state’s gubernatorial race since 1998.A former mayor…

A Pennsylvania woman was treated for breast cancer for 13 months before doctors diagnosed a rare, aggressive lymphoma. (AI image) A Pennsylvania woman who underwent treatment for breast cancer for more than a year was later found to have a rare and aggressive form of lymphoma. Tanya Smith died in January 2019, and her family…

A Kansas teacher’s efforts to make sure no child goes hungry at school have led to an unexpected act of generosity from YouTube star MrBeast. Beth Schartz, an agriculture teacher at Tonganoxie Middle School, spent more than a year raising awareness about student lunch debt and encouraging people to help families struggling to pay for…

What began as an ordinary construction project to make a wedding venue more sustainable turned into a wartime mystery when workers digging into the ground uncovered five suspected World War II bombs buried beneath the property. The mud-covered objects initially looked like broken water or gas pipes, but a closer inspection revealed metal fins that…

US President Donald Trump has joked about moving to Israel and becoming its prime minister if Americans ever get tired of him, making the remark during a Fox News interview on Election Day.Speaking to Fox News on Tuesday, the POTUS claimed he had a 99 per cent approval rating in Israel and suggested he could…