Property guardianship allows individuals to live in vacant commercial or residential buildings for 30-50% less rent in exchange for protection. While offering affordable housing, guardians have fewer rights and can face 28-day eviction notices, as experienced by residents like Katrina in London.
Meta is launching parental supervision tools for Threads, allowing parents to monitor screen time, set limits, and manage privacy settings for teens. This move follows regulatory pressure and lawsuits concerning child safety, with a global rollout planned by year-end.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a conservative activist's attempt to access guardianship records, ruling they are not public. The activist sought records to identify potentially ineligible voters, aiming to challenge election integrity.
AI-generated films by Jodie Heenan and Robert Gaudette have won international awards, sparking debate over the technology's creative potential versus copyright concerns. Creators defend AI as a tool for innovative storytelling and accessibility, while acknowledging the need to address compensation for original content.
A Shanghai family's 40-year devotion to a neighbor with a mental disability has resulted in the city's first legal guardianship case for unrelated individuals. Ren, 71, continued his parents' care for Xu, 56, who has no family in Shanghai.
The IRS and Treasury Department have issued guidance exempting contributions to Trump Accounts (530A accounts) from gift tax reporting, allowing up to $5,000/year in after-tax dollars without requiring a gift tax return, effective for 2026 with an annual exclusion of $19,000 per recipient.
Hong Kong's welfare minister, Chris Sun Yuk-han, stated that a three-year care order for baby Danny, currently in hospital with a fever, could be shortened based on professional assessments and the child's best interests. Danny's parents, arrested on suspicion of child neglect, have weekly supervised visits.
Hong Kong's welfare minister, Chris Sun Yuk-han, stated that a three-year guardianship order for baby Danny, born in Hong Kong, could be shortened based on professional assessments and the child's best interests. The two-month-old, admitted to hospital with a fever, will be transferred to a care home after observation. Danny's parents, arrested on suspicion of child neglect, are allowed weekly visits.
A Hong Kong court has granted the Social Welfare Department guardianship of baby Danny for three years following his parents' arrest for alleged child neglect. The parents, who failed to register the birth, will undergo DNA testing and can visit Danny weekly.
A Hong Kong couple's appeal to regain custody of their four-year-old daughter in Sweden was rejected by a Swedish court. The court upheld the social welfare administration's decision to transfer legal guardianship to foster parents, citing the parents' lack of receptivity to their daughter's best interests.
Unmarried parents Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin obtain birth certificate for their 2-month-old son Danny, detained due to neglect suspicions, as they undergo evaluations to regain custody.
The Fubon Guardians are hosting a "Skater JOHN" themed weekend on June 13-14, featuring collaborations with the popular Japanese character. The event includes exclusive merchandise, interactive photo zones, a pop-up cafe, and fan engagement activities with creator SHIBA-CHAN.
National Chung Hsing University's USR project hosted an event enabling visually and hearing impaired individuals to explore the Luchuan River using multi-sensory experiences. The initiative featured non-visual guides and sign language interpreters, empowering participants to become river guardians.
President Erdoğan stated that all anti-democratic interventions since 1960 have harmed Turkey and impoverished its people. He condemned local government scandals and vowed to fight those who treat public trust as spoils, predicting economic acceleration once this struggle against "guardianship centers" is won.
MLB games on May 15, 2026, saw the Guardians defeat the Tigers 3-1, the Blue Jays shut out the Yankees 2-0, and the Athletics win in extra innings. Li Haoyu was replaced by a pinch hitter after two scoreless at-bats.
The San Francisco Giants may be preparing for major roster changes after trading Patrick Bailey to the Cleveland Guardians. USA Today insider Bob Nightengale reported that the club would like to move Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman, Willy Adames and Jung Hoo Lee as part of a possible reset. The report has increased speculation around the Giants’ future before the 2026 MLB Draft.
Sie heißen »Heli Guardians« oder »Edelweißcamp«: Mit Ferienlagern will die Bundeswehr Jugendliche früh für die Truppe begeistern. Nach SPIEGEL-Informationen ist die Zahl der Angebote zuletzt deutlich gestiegen.
MBC documentary 'The Seoul Guardians' about the 2024 martial law imposition won three prizes at the 28th Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, including the Silver Mulberry audience award and Black Mulberry critics prize. Two other South Korean films, 'My Name' and 'The King's Warden,' also won audience awards at the festival.
A Chinese academic argues US Democrats risk undermining their brand as guardians of American institutions by pursuing 'selective Trumpification' since losing power in 2024. The strategy involves borrowing from Trump's agenda and mimicking his abrasive style, including strongman-style governance and economic nationalism. This marks a shift from the party's 2016 response, which the academic describes as merely 'surface-level policy corrections'.
King Charles III will use his Washington visit to advocate for climate action despite Trump administration's anti-environmental policies. The monarch, who has spoken on environmental issues for over 50 years, plans to address Congress and raise the topic with President Trump, reflecting UK public support for clean energy transition. Civil society groups have urged the palace to include climate references in the king's speech.
King will probably press his passion for nature during US state visit, but his advocacy will fall on deaf earsOf the many clashes in worldview between King Charles III and Donald Trump, the greatest is on an issue the White House has sought to silence: the future of the planet.For more than 50 years, as the Prince of Wales, the environmentally minded Charles spoke out frequently, addressing UN summits and closed gatherings alike, to urge better guardianship of nature and strong action on the climate. Continue reading...
Northern Ireland will become the first part of the UK to provide free sign language classes to all deaf children and their families through the Sign Language Bill (Northern Ireland) 2025. The legislation, being passed on Tuesday, puts a duty on the Department for Communities to provide free classes for deaf people under-25 and their close families, while giving official recognition to British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language as languages of Northern Ireland. The bill is expected to cost around £3m a year and follows years of campaigning by the deaf community.
Olly Robbins, the recently sacked Foreign Office permanent secretary, is set to testify before a parliamentary committee regarding his decision to override security vetting concerns to approve Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US.
Theonila Roka Matbob, 35, from Papua New Guinea's Autonomous Region of Bougainville, has won the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize for her activism addressing environmental and social harms from the Panguna copper and gold mine operated by Rio Tinto. The mine operated from 1972-1989, causing massive environmental damage and triggering a decade-long civil war that claimed thousands of lives. Roka Matbob led a landmark human rights complaint against Rio Tinto, resulting in a 2024 memorandum of understanding to address remediation.
