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What began as a small $50,000 fundraising campaign to help tenants struggling to pay rent during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has grown into a $16.5 million housing support programme across the Atlanta metropolitan area. Jason Dozier, an Atlanta landlord and community advocate, started the emergency rent assistance campaign after seeing tenants in his own properties…

An Australian couple who once managed a vineyard in South Australia’s Riverland region have taken an unusual route after leaving the wine industry: restoring their land to its natural state. Their decision has helped create a potential refuge for the threatened regent parrot, a native Australian bird whose population has suffered from habitat loss. As…

What began as an ambitious conservation experiment in one of Australia’s most isolated landscapes has grown into a remarkable wildlife recovery effort. Nearly a decade after moving to a remote station in north-western New South Wales, ecologists Rebecca West and Reece Pedler are witnessing the return of native mammals that had disappeared from the region…

Scientists monitoring the waters off California have recorded an unprecedented rise in ocean temperatures beneath Monterey Bay, with readings reaching 64.72 degrees Fahrenheit (18.18 degrees Celsius) at a depth of approximately 200 feet on October 26, 2026. The measurement surpassed the previous record set during the powerful 1997 El Niño event, marking the highest temperature…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A family home can become the centre of a legal dispute when a debt incurred by one spouse puts jointly owned property at risk. In Nebraska, a couple faced the possible sale of their primary residence after a creditor sought to recover money owed by the husband under a commercial lease agreement….

Representative Image (AI-generated) A riverfront home can face years of damage from erosion and moving water, making protective structures an important investment for homeowners. But when a barrier built to safeguard a property fails during a flood, the consequences can extend far beyond the cost of replacing it. One Louisiana homeowner experienced this after a…

A chance meeting with a university student seven years ago led to a major change in Howard University’s golf programme. The journey reached a historic moment in 2026, when both the men’s and women’s teams won their conference championships. The Howard Bison women’s golf team won its first-ever Northeast Conference (NEC) championship in April 2026….

Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer indicted for allegedly running over an immigrant with his vehicle during an enforcement operation in Houston, Texas, surrendered to authorities on Monday.Mario Alberto Morales appeared before the Harris County 488th District Court after a grand jury indicted him on a second-degree aggravated assault charge…

Hunter Biden, the son of former US President Joe Biden/Image: AP A US federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about the investigation into a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, citing serious flaws in the Justice Department’s handling of the case and concerns over…