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Iowa divorce, Ponzi scheme investment loss, equalisation payment, a Lee County husband who lost $700,000 in a vacation-rental company must pay his former wife $351,446 to balance their property division. The Court of Appeals of Iowa upheld that order on 4 November 2026, after a marriage lasting nearly seven years. Todd Schneider appealed the divorce…

Ben Chiswick (R) and father Brent Chiswick (L). Image Credit: The Independent/Champion News A woman who was excluded from her great-aunt’s £400,000 estate has lost a legal challenge after a judge ruled that the pensioner had understood the decision to change her will. Doreen Stock, who died aged 86 in 2021, disinherited her great-nephew Ben…

Despite regulatory approvals, the runway remains inactive until Clark fulfils federal and state operating requirements. Community spirit has turned to a lengthy court fight at a private airstrip in a quiet Vermont mountain town where neighbors used to welcome new residents with homemade casseroles and offers of riding lessons. A wealthy aviation entrepreneur who wants…

File photo: Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a another setback in his bid to retain power on Thursday after the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party declined to endorse any candidate to form the next government, while an Arab-led party backed his main rival…

The court found the funds had become marital property after entering a joint account and financing their jointly owned home. A home bought with money earned before marriage may seem to be a clear case of separate ownership. However, the legal character of those funds can change when they pass through a joint bank account…

What began as an attempt to save a 191-acre piece of land from a potential sale has grown into one of southern Indiana’s significant conservation efforts. Nearly 4,000 acres in Sullivan County are now permanently protected as the Busseron Creek Fish and Wildlife Area, preserving wetlands, forests and former coal-mining land for wildlife and public…

File photo: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US ambassador to India Sergio Gor stand for the national anthem, as they attend a Freedom 250 reception at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. As Washington prepares to recover from the less than ideal performance of the Republican party during the midterms, reports suggest…

Rescued from a cattle trough in April, Harriet was nursed back to health by ecologist Graeme Wilson. A chance encounter with a helpless animal has turned into a complicated battle over wildlife protection, rehabilitation and the limits of human intervention. When Scottish ecologist Graeme Wilson rescued a starving badger cub from a cattle trough, he…

When asked whether Putin would be invited to the meeting, Burnham replied: “No” (Photo: AP). British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Thursday ruled out inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to next year’s G20 summit in the United Kingdom’s Manchester.Asked by The Economist whether Putin would be invited to the meeting, Burnham replied: “No.”The 2027 G20…

Rory McIlroy loves to win. The Northern Irish golfer has four major titles, and he has never pretended otherwise. But his idea of winning goes beyond the golf course. For McIlroy, success also means making a difference in the lives of others. That’s exactly why he donated £1 million to help establish Daisy Lodge, a…

An Iowa landlord who said he lost roughly $700,000 in what he described as a Ponzi scheme has failed to overturn a $351,446 divorce payment to his former wife. The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the award, rejecting his argument that much of the property at issue had been his before the marriage and should…

Hagopian went to court after the trees were not removed and his money was not returned. (AI image) A disagreement between two neighbours in Michigan over trees that threatened a barn has ended with an appeals court ruling against the homeowner who wanted them removed. Seth Merle and Richard Hagopian had agreed to pay $2,000…