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Tax startup CEO allegedly faked CPA credentials and company revenue to raise $13.3 million; investors lost everything as funds paid for a home, Tesla and Caribbean wedding

Federal agents arrested the former head of a Los Angeles tax compliance startup in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as she was trying to board a luxury cruise ship. She has been charged with defrauding venture capital funds of more than $13 million (£10 million). Shiloh Luckey, 42, also known as Shiloh Johnson, was arrested on Sunday…

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In 1974, an Australian ranger proposed turning a service bridge into a wildlife corridor; 52 years later, it opened over a motorway carrying 40,000 vehicles a day, reconnecting two national parks

The upgraded bridge reconnects habitat between Heathcote National Park, Garrawarra State Conservation Area and Royal National Park (Image Credit: Greg Bigello/ ABC News) An idea proposed by an Australian park ranger more than five decades ago has finally become a wildlife crossing. In 1974, Royal National Park ranger Bob Crombie suggested using Cawleys Bridge to…

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China planted three types of forests on the Loess Plateau; 18 years later, natural forests held 8% more soil moisture | World News

China’s long-running effort to restore the degraded Loess Plateau has revealed a difference between forests planted by people and those allowed to regenerate naturally. Researchers spent 18 years monitoring four forest types in the region, comparing plantations of Pinus tabuliformis, Platycladus orientalis and Robinia pseudoacacia with a natural secondary forest. The results showed that the…

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22-year-old school dropout steals $245 million in Bitcoin by posing as Google and Gemini executives; pleads guilty as stolen fortune funds Ferraris, mansions and a $569,000 night out | World News

Malone Lam flashes bundles of cash while partying at a Miami nightclub in September 2024. (Photo: United States Department of Justice) A 22-year-old Singaporean man has pleaded guilty to his role in an international cryptocurrency racketeering operation that prosecutors say stole and laundered more than $245 million in digital assets. Malone Lam, an eighth-grade dropout…

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Volunteers spent 16 years restoring a damaged Arizona desert; 133 native plant species now thrive where invasive grass once ruled |

An 18-acre stretch of Arizona desert that was once heavily disturbed and overrun by invasive buffelgrass has been transformed through 16 years of sustained restoration work by volunteers and conservation partners. The Waterman Restoration Project, located on Bureau of Land Management land within Ironwood Forest National Monument near Marana, began in 2010 after earlier attempts…

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In Gateshead, water trapped 150 metres below the city in abandoned coal mines now heats 350 homes and public buildings | World News

Water trapped deep beneath Gateshead is now helping heat hundreds of homes and public buildings, turning former coal mine workings into a source of heat for the city. The water lies around 150 metres below Gateshead town centre, where a 6-megawatt water-source heat pump extracts its heat and feeds it into an existing district heating…

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Scientists found a surprising use for apple waste. It removed up to 100% of toxic lead from water in lab tests |

Lead contamination in water is being studied through different approaches, including the use of waste materials that can help remove metal ions from water. Apple pomace, the residue left after juice production, was among the waste materials researchers examined for its ability to remove lead ions from water in laboratory experiments.Researchers compared untreated raw apple…

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A car crash left this Army veteran paralysed; seven years later, he graduated with a petroleum engineering degree | World News

Rocky Fernandez’s life took an unexpected turn when a car crash left the Army veteran paralysed, forcing him to rebuild plans that had once seemed straightforward. Recovery brought hospital stays, rehabilitation and medical setbacks, but his ambitions did not disappear. As reported by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, with support from the Houston VA…

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‘They’re desperate to affect election’: Trump declares Iran war will end after US midterms

Trump declares that Iran war will immediately end after midterm polls US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Iran war will end “immediately” after the upcoming US midterm elections later this year.Speaking to reporters, MAGA supremo Trump said, “I think the war will end immediately after the election… They’re desperate to try and affect…

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What sparked N3on and Sneako’s explosive AI stream feud? ‘Fake’ friendship accusations take over their fallout | World News

What sparked N3on and Sneako’s explosive AI stream feud? ‘Fake’ friendship accusations take over their fallout N3on and Sneako have turned a disagreement over artificial intelligence into a very public fight. The clash started after N3on announced an AI version of himself that could keep streaming on Kick while he was asleep or away. Sneako…

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