TOI correspondent in Washington: American fast food chain Cheesecake Factory has spent decades perfecting the art of serving customers an expansive menu in portions that suggest they may never eat again. It has achieved something even more remarkable now: become a central character in the long running Trump-Obama feud that has devolved into a culinary…
California restoration crews rebuilt a damaged stretch of the Lower Tuolumne River with more than 24,000 cubic yards of gravel, 49 trees, and 80 large boulders, creating 4.78 acres of new habitat for salmon and other native species. The results arrived remarkably quickly: FISHBIO reported that scientists documented Chinook salmon spawning on the newly built…
A Maine woman won a major federal court victory after a lender tried to foreclose on her home using a notice that did not meet the state’s strict legal requirements. The case began in 2005, when her husband refinanced the family property without her signing the new mortgage note, and it ended more than two…
US Justice Department announces charges against 48 non-citizens in election-related cases across five states. (Photo: Office of Public Affairs) The US Department of Justice has announced charges against 48 non-US citizens in connection with alleged election-related offences across several states, including Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York and Nevada. The cases involve allegations of illegal voting…
Microsoft exit package announcement triggers debate on alleged Green Card abuse. Weeks after Microsoft was named as one of the eight companies facing a Green Card ban pending investigation by the Donald Trump administration, the IT giant announced a voluntary exit package to 60,000 employees across the US, the UK and India. It does not…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s parliamentary email account was among those targeted in a cyberattack on the computer systems of Italy’s lower house of parliament, with several lawmakers and other institutions also affected, news agency Reuters reported Tuesday.The attack targeted the IT systems of the Chamber of Deputies in recent…
A US appeals court has sent a case over Florida’s wastewater regulations and manatee habitats back to a lower court after a federal rule changed the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act. The lawsuit was brought by Bear Warriors United, Inc., against the Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The district…
Redditor says he can’t wait to come back to Canada from Mumbai. A Redditor expressed concerns over the worsening AQI in Mumbai, where he was born and brought up and then came back to feeling homesick from Canada after living there for three years. The Reddit post went viral as he said he can’t wait…
The Moon has a few things in common with Earth. No, we’re not talking about craters or imperfections, but trash. Building a home for humans on the Moon is a dream that many scientists are working to make a reality. But as supplies arrive from Earth, so will packaging and other waste. With astronauts also…
A Georgia businessman who used religion and conservative politics to attract investors into a major investment fraud has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Chief US District Judge Leigh Martin May sentenced Edwin Brant Frost IV for running a $76 million (£58.5 million) Ponzi scheme that caused serious financial losses for more than…
