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The family of a disabled 65-year-old man who died after his south Phoenix group home was left without air conditioning is demanding answers, as Arizona authorities investigate the operator, Legend DDD Services. Mark Johnson had lived at the home near Dobbins Road and 19th Street since 2020. His sisters, Kimberly Harland and Allison Hoffman, said he had Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease but remained a much-loved and active part of their family. Hoffman said she visited him on August 2 and quickly realised the property was dangerously hot. A thermostat photograph taken during her visit showed the temperature fluctuating between…

Australian physics student Bligh Walter has reached the finals of Swedish Idol after moving to Stockholm in search of adventure and exploration. Walter, 23, is from Sydney and made the move to the Swedish capital before progressing through the singing competition to its final stage.

Construction of Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington has been halted after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order just hours before work could have begun. Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the administration not to undertake any construction-related activity for 14 days while a legal challenge to the project proceeds. The structure is planned for an area near Arlington National Cemetery and would stand at roughly the height of a 25-storey building. The intervention came shortly after the National Capital Planning Commission voted by eight to four to approve the arch. The decision followed almost nine hours of…

Slayyyter has released her new song “hey boyyy” alongside a self-directed music video filmed in Hollywood and Paris. The video follows the singer in a relationship with a skeleton, with scenes including the pair together in Paris. The track’s chorus centres on nervousness around a love interest and wondering whether he thinks about her when they are apart. “hey boyyy” will feature on Slayyyter’s forthcoming album, wor$t man in america, which is due to be released on 4 December. The record will serve as a counterpart to WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, the album Slayyyter released in the spring. Slayyyter is…

Police in Kirkland, Washington, are appealing for help to find 16-year-old Francisca Hunter, who has been missing since October 26 and is believed to be without prescribed medication. Francisca was last seen at about 8pm in the Totem Lake area, near Northeast 124th Street. She is also known as Fran or Franny. Her father, Jake Hunter, said she left a treatment facility in Kirkland without a phone, money, identification or a change of clothes. The family has had no contact with her since. “She left around eight o’clock at night without a phone, money, identification, or even a change of…

A second dog involved in an attack on a jogger is set to be euthanised, pending an appeal by its owner. The decision follows the terrifying mauling, with the owner seeking to challenge the order before it is carried out.

Donald Trump has signed a proclamation designating the Oval Office, the adjoining Cabinet Room and the Outer Oval Office as a national monument. The measure, signed from behind the president’s desk on Thursday, directs the National Park Service to oversee the monument and requires its historic character and architectural integrity to be considered before substantial alterations or demolition. Trump said the designation would prevent the rooms from being dismantled or significantly reshaped in future. “We’re making it a national monument, and it will not be allowed to be touched by anybody, destroyed, ripped down by stupid people, in order to…

Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch in Washington has been approved by the National Capital Planning Commission, despite hours of opposition from veterans, lawmakers, residents and preservation experts. The commission voted 8-4 to approve the structure at Memorial Circle, the traffic island linking the Lincoln Memorial with Arlington National Cemetery. The administration said excavation could begin immediately, although Congress has not authorised the project and legal challenges remain unresolved. The decision came after a meeting lasting almost nine hours, during which 131 people had registered to speak. The hearing was held virtually because of the volume of testimony, while an early…

Asia is gaining a growing advantage as a base for AI startups, according to Antler founder and chief executive Magnus Grimeland, who said the region could produce more of the sector’s leading companies than ever before. Speaking at the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 Summit in Vietnam, Grimeland said the current technology shift was the first in which Asia offered “real advantages” over the US and Europe for entrepreneurs building new businesses. “Going to the U.S. to build companies is still very popular and we see that happening at scale,” he said. “But for the first time ever in one of…

Finn Wolfhard and Caleb McLaughlin have been spotted filming a scene together, prompting renewed speculation among Stranger Things fans about what the footage could mean. A 20-second video posted earlier this week shows the actors walking side by side along a street before stopping as they appear to notice something ahead of them. Stranger Things fans revisit ‘Conformity Gate’ theory The footage has revived the unproven “Conformity Gate” theory, which claims that the apparent series finale was a deception by the villain Vecna and that a secret ninth episode could still be released. Stranger Things concluded in January, but speculation…