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• L'abitazione sarebbe stata occupata dalla madre di Paul Flores, condannato per l'omicidio della studentessa universitaria scomparsa nel 1996 • L'analisi del terreno in una proprietà legata all'uomo condannato per l'omicidio della studentessa universitaria californiana Kristin Smart, scomparsa nel 1996, ha rivelato prove di resti umani, ha annunciato venerdì lo sceriffo dello stato. • "Non possiamo ancora dire che si tratti di Kristin, ma ci sono prove a sostegno della presenza di resti umani in quel luogo in passato", ha dichiarato lo sceriffo della contea di San Luis Obispo, Ian Parkinson, durante una conferenza stampa.

• Un tribunale federale per il commercio ha annullato una decisione dell'amministrazione che bloccava il ripristino dei sussidi, ribaltando una precedente ingiunzione di un giudice distrettuale relativa ai programmi di aiuto federale. • La decisione impone all'amministrazione di ripristinare il flusso dei sussidi contestati, segnando una vittoria giudiziaria per i beneficiari dei fondi e per i gruppi di pressione che hanno contestato tale politica. • La sentenza influisce sulla distribuzione dei finanziamenti federali e suggerisce che i tribunali stiano esaminando attivamente le decisioni dell'amministrazione Trump che interessano i programmi di spesa federale.

• Ally Financial swung to profitability in Q1 2026, reporting net income of $319 million and diluted EPS of $0.93, reversing a $225 million loss and $0.82 loss per share from the prior year. • Total net revenue climbed to $2.102 billion from $1.541 billion year-over-year, driven by higher net financing revenue of $1.589 billion and significantly smaller investment losses. • Noninterest expenses fell sharply to $1.235 billion from $1.634 billion, demonstrating improved cost management and operational efficiency despite modest credit cost increases.

Simon White comes clean after finding clay pieces in toffee tin, saying he took them as souvenir from Wenlock PrioryFragments of a priory’s medieval tiled floor that spent almost 60 years stashed in a toffee tin after being pocketed by a nine-year-old boy during a family outing have finally been handed back.The three pieces of decorative clay tiles, dating from the late 13th to early 14th century, were taken as a souvenir by Simon White during a family visit to Wenlock Priory in Shropshire in the late 1960s. Continue reading...

Ruling is blow to Office for Students after it issued fine for handling of protests over professor’s trans rights viewsSussex University has overturned a £585,000 fine by England’s higher education watchdog after the high court rejected claims the university had breached free speech regulations involving its former professor Kathleen Stock.The ruling is a damaging blow to the credibility and management of the Office for Students, after the court rejected the regulator’s lengthy investigation into Sussex’s handling of the protests aimed at Stock over her views on transgender rights and her subsequent resignation in 2021. Continue reading...

First recorded in 687BC, the meteoroids were once part of the tail of a comet discovered in 1861This week, the annual Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies. Although active since 16 April, the shower peaks during the late evening of Wednesday 22 April and early the next morning.The chart shows the view looking east from London at 00.01 (BST) on Thursday 23 April. The origin point of the meteors, known as the radiant, is labelled Lyrids. It sits in the constellation of Lyra, the Lyre, close to the bright star of Vega. Continue reading...

Not ‘reasonable’ to impose that Siena Hopper, 25, with no criminal history, should be excluded from City of Sydney except for work or to attend courtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA judge has overturned the bail conditions imposed by police on a Sydney anti-Herzog protester with no criminal history, saying the conditions were not “reasonable”.Lawyer Wael Skaf made an application before the Downing Centre local court to vary Siena Hopper’s bail conditions, which barred her from attending any “unlawful protests” and included a condition that she not enter the City of Sydney except for work or to attend court. Continue reading...