An Arizona man says a dispute with his homeowners association spiraled into a legal ordeal that ultimately cost him his $450,000 home after diabetes left him unemployed.

Toby Newton, 53, had fallen behind by less than $1,000 in HOA-related charges when his four-bedroom Mesa property was foreclosed on and sold back to the local homeowners association.

“I bought the house and then I got sick,” Newton told the Mesa Tribune. “I got diabetes and I was out of work.”

Newton bought the house in 2022, but later lost his job. After missing quarterly HOA assessments of roughly $170 each, he accumulated $977 in fees and interest.

Seeking to resolve the debt, Newton tried to arrange a payment plan with the Superstition Springs Community Master Association, the Tribune reported.

“I was calling them to take care of it and set up something with them with all my other bills I had going on,” he told the outlet.

On November 15, 2024, the Superstition Springs Community Master Association began foreclosure proceedings against Newton’s home through its attorney, Augustus Shaw IV.

More than a week after the case was filed, the law firm offered to settle and dismiss the lawsuit if Newton paid $3,980 by December 6, 2024, according to the Tribune.

Aside from the $977 Newton already owed, the remaining sum was made up of attorney fees. 

Newton initially offered to pay $50 per month to help pay off the total, as well as paying the regular assessments, and then $133.70, both of which the board denied in January 2025.

When his offers were rejected, he offered to pay $200 a month in February- which was also rejected by the HOA in April, emails obtained by the outlet showed. 

‘The Association has proceeded with filing for judgement,’ the paralegal wrote in May 2025. 

On June 30, 2025, a default judgement for foreclosure was entered and the court approved the HOA’s request for $3,345 in attorney fees and interest, $1,042 for its collection cost and $1,311 in assessments and late charges, court documents seen by the Tribune revealed. 

Newton’s home was seized by the Maricopa County Sheriff and it was sold at a public auction on October 16, 2025 – at which point, the homeowner’s debt had ballooned to $6,579.

Superstition Springs Community Master Association won the home as the highest bidder, costing the association just $8,172, according to the Tribune.

Newton told the outlet that he had taken out a $449,328 loan for the home in 2022. 

‘We’ve tried to settle multiple times with them and they refused to work with us,’ Newton’s girlfriend Sherrie Patten, who tried to shoulder their bills after he lost his job, told the outlet. 

From there, Newton had six months to find the money and get his home back, but was unable to because of his mortgage and Patten’s ongoing cancer treatment costs, the Tribune reported. 

Patten, 50, was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2025 and underwent a double mastectomy. She was forced to stop working and was eventually approved for long-term disability in January, granting her just under $2,000 a month.

Newton eventually reached out to the law firm and attempted to settle, but was informed that the six-month redemption period had expired. 

He was told that he could buy his home back by May 15 for $10,484. an email seen by the outlet said.

On May 14, Newton filed an emergency motion in Superior Court to stay the enforcement proceedings, arguing that he only learned of the auction two days before it took place. 

Newton said the late-notice left him unable to arrange counsel, collect the funds or attempt to save his home before it was sold, the outlet reported. 

He argued he was also not served with the notice and not at home when the process server gave the documents to Patten’s son on November 25, 2024.

According to Newton, Patten’s son was visiting, did not live at the home and was not authorized to accept service on his behalf, the outlet reported. 

However, the association argued that the son ‘confirmed that he lived at the Defendant’s residence with the Defendant,’ court papers seen by the Tribune said.

‘I’m still waiting on the judge to do the emergency stay,’ Newton said. ‘So, it’s still sitting in the judicial system after [the HOA] took my deed for $8,000 in a sheriff’s sale.’

Newton told Fox News: ‘I just don’t understand how an HOA that’s supposed to be there for the community doesn’t work with the community at all.’

State Representative Neal Carter argued that HOA lawyers were leaving homeowners little room to be able to pay off their debts. 

‘I think the lawyers are the problem,’ Carter told the Tribune.

‘The lawyers make money doing legal stuff…They’re either charging (the HOA) or they’re charging the debtor. But one way or another, they’re charging the homeowner.’

Newton and Patten are seeking help through a GoFundMe, which had garnered over $25,798 as of Thursday evening.  

The Daily Mail reached out to the Superstition Springs Community Master Association for comment. 

Australian woman Georgia McCudden believed she had matched with someone promising on Hinge.

That optimism quickly gave way to confusion when the man sent an unsolicited voice message dissecting virtually every detail of her dating profile.

Georgia, a popular YouTuber known for her comedy sketches and hilarious observations online, shared the encounter with her followers after receiving the lengthy audio message.

Instead of starting with small talk or a typical opening question, the unidentified match seemed to review Georgia’s profile as he went. He offered commentary on her clothing, bikini pictures, hometown and the kind of relationship she hoped to find.

He made little effort to soften his opinions.

The message initially appeared harmless, as the man praised the first image on Georgia’s Hinge account.

‘This first photo, you look really good in that dress. I really like that style. Actually, it’s very girly,’ he said.

He then pivoted unexpectedly to another detail from her profile, before trying to work out precisely what Georgia wanted from the dating app.

‘You’re figuring out my relationship type. Does that mean you just want to hook up, or are you trying to find someone?’ he continued.

‘I’m assuming that’s just like a hookup because you put that you’re looking for something. I don’t know. You tell me. Either is fine.’

Making his way through Georgia’s profile, the man returned to commenting on her appearance, telling her she dressed ‘awesome.’

After spotting what appeared to be a radio-related photograph, he questioned whether she worked as a presenter.

‘Looks like you’re on some kind of Triple J radio station. Are you a radio host?’ he asked.

But the commentary became increasingly awkward when he discovered Georgia was originally from Newcastle and now lived in Sydney’s Haymarket.

‘You must be like the only Caucasian in Haymarket. It’s probably racist as hell, but it’s true.’

Seemingly unfazed by his own remark, the man swiftly continued scrolling and landed on another prompt revealing Georgia had once driven two hours from an airport before realising she’d left her suitcase behind.

‘Oh, that’s got to hurt,’ he remarked.

His running commentary was far from over. Upon reaching one of Georgia’s bikini photographs, he couldn’t resist sharing his verdict on that too.

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‘You look awesome in a bikini too. I’m not going to lie, can’t ignore that,’ he said.

Finally, he came across an image of a bath on a balcony, which prompted perhaps his most forward observation of the entire message.

‘This bath, this bath on a balcony. I just want to get naked on a balcony and get in, and it looks good.’

After working his way through seemingly every corner of her dating profile, the man eventually signed off by putting the ball firmly back in Georgia’s court.

‘Anyway, I’m going to leave this here for you to choose to reply or not.’

Georgia shared the humorous voice note on Instagram, where her followers were both baffled and highly entertained by the unusual approach.

‘Oh, he chose the wrong girl to critique,’ one person joked.

‘You should have done the same thing back to him but in a funny, sarcastic way,’ another wrote.

‘I think the fish you’re holding in the third pic is a 5/10, I’ve definitely seen better,’ a person joked, mocking men’s profiles holding their catch of the day.

‘I would have kept talking to him because this is too entertaining, I’d send him more things to review,’ one person confessed.

‘The audacity of men,’ a fed-up follower declared.

But while plenty were left stunned by the man’s approach, others surprisingly admitted they didn’t completely hate it.

‘I fear this would work on me,’ one wrote.

‘Nah, this guy’s a keeper,’ another agreed.

Not everyone was convinced, however, with another person declaring that the dating bar ‘is in hell.’

‘Bloody brilliant! This makes me actually feel good about being nearly 58 instead of nearly 28! Like, Wtaf,’ a woman boasted.

While singles are no strangers to unusual opening lines and questionable messages on dating apps, receiving a running review of your photos, prompts, location and romantic intentions before you’ve even made it to a first date appears to be a new level of oversharing.

And judging by the mixed reaction to Georgia’s encounter, the man’s unconventional approach was either a spectacular dating faux pas or, for a surprising number of viewers, strangely effective.

A diminutive wild cat inhabiting Bolivia’s cloud forests has been confirmed as a previously unknown species in a significant scientific discovery.

Known locally as the tilcayo, the feline measures only 18 inches (46cm) in length and weighs about 3lb (1.4kg), placing it below the size of an average domestic cat.

The species was identified in Bolivia’s verdant Yungas forest, a mountainous area of humid woodland frequently blanketed by clouds.

Genetic testing established that the animal represented a species unknown to science. Researchers named it Leopardus tilcayo, preserving the name used by local communities.

It is the first living feline species to be formally described and named in more than 100 years.

The tilcayo is part of the tiger cat group, a collection of small wild felines found across much of South America.

Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, a National Geographic explorer and co-author of the study published in Current Biology on Thursday, said: ‘Its fur is light brown … with irregularly shaped rosettes across its body.’

Much remains unknown about the secretive cat’s behaviour and way of life.

Remains of small rodents in scat samples suggest they may be part of its diet, while camera-trap footage indicates the species could be more active at night.

Tiger cats are considered ‘cryptic species’, meaning different species can be extremely difficult to distinguish based on their appearance alone. 

They were once thought to comprise a single species, but genetic research later suggested there were several distinct groups. 

Study co-lead author Jonas Lescroart, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, said researchers currently have information from just two living tilcayos and a small number of camera-trap sightings.

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One of the animals studied is a ten-year-old male now living at the Senda Verde wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia after previously being kept in the home of a local family.

Scientists became intrigued because the animal’s features did not match existing descriptions of tiger cats, which were largely based on animals from Brazil.

The researchers analysed DNA from 38 cats collected across several South American countries, including eight museum specimens. 

Their findings suggest tiger cats actually comprise five genetically distinct species.

‘We never expected this Bolivian tiger cat to be a separate species, and no one had ever proposed it as a different animal, subspecies or otherwise,’ Lescroart said.

Genetic analysis indicated that the tilcayo’s lineage split from other tiger cats around 1.4million years ago.

The researchers also identified a new tiger cat subspecies in Peru’s Yungas region, which they named Leopardus tigrinus antisuyo after Antisuyu, the region of the Inca empire that once included its habitat.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently treats tiger cats as two vulnerable species with declining populations.

Researchers have now shared their findings with the IUCN, which is expected to consider the five lineages separately in its next review.

Scientists said this could reveal that individual species, including the tilcayo, face a greater threat of extinction than previously recognised.

Bolivia’s Yungas forests are under increasing pressure from deforestation, expanding agriculture, human-caused fires and mining.

Eduardo Eizirik, an evolutionary biologist at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and senior author of the study, said the discovery showed how much of the natural world remains unknown.

‘There are many undiscovered species out there in the world, and they are at risk of disappearing before we even discover them,’ he said.

Samantha Armytage says a full-time return to breakfast television — this time on the Today show — would have felt like “going backwards,” following Nine’s decision to appoint Sylvia Jeffreys as co-host.

In an exclusive interview with Daily Mail after Nine confirmed Jeffreys and Tom Steinfort would lead the breakfast program, Armytage said she had already reached the top of morning TV and had nothing left to prove.

The experienced broadcaster, who celebrated her 50th birthday earlier this month, had been viewed as a strong candidate for a permanent role on the Today couch after Karl Stefanovic’s surprise departure in June.

Yet after 15 years in breakfast television — including eight years at the helm of Seven’s ratings powerhouse Sunrise — Armytage said she remained “in two minds” about committing once again to the demanding early-morning routine.

“This was never about me going back into breakfast television. This was always a fill-in, which I was happy to do when Sarah was on maternity leave,” she told Daily Mail on Thursday.

“I said right from the start that I have done 15 years of breakfast TV at the highest possible level on such a huge show as Sunrise.

“So I was very much in two minds about whether I really wanted to go back into those hours and that much attention.

“Look, I think it’s all worked out for the best. And as I’ve said publicly before, I have done it at the highest levels. I didn’t need to do it again.”

Sam later doubled down on her decision, saying she was determined to keep moving forward as she enters a new chapter of her career.

‘I feel like going back into breakfast TV would have been going backwards, and I don’t want to do that at 50,’ she said.

‘I’m in forward motion and watch… well, watch this space.’

Armytage also threw her support firmly behind Jeffreys, describing her appointment as part of a much-needed ‘changing of the guard’ in Australian television.

‘I think Sylvia is a fabulous choice – I think it’s a wonderful changing of the guard, actually. 

‘It’s time for some fresh faces. Let’s get these younger female talent onto our screens,’ she continued. 

‘I wish them all the best. I think they will do a spectacular job with it, and I hope they put up a good fight.’

Armytage certainly knows what it takes to survive the notoriously gruelling breakfast television schedule.

She first became a permanent fixture of Australian mornings when she joined Weekend Sunrise in 2007, co-hosting alongside Andrew O’Keefe.

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After six years on the weekend edition, she was promoted to Seven’s flagship weekday program in 2013, replacing Melissa Doyle alongside David ‘Kochie’ Koch.

Sam would remain at the helm of Sunrise for almost eight years, becoming one of Australian television’s most recognisable personalities while helping steer the program through countless major breaking news events, celebrity interviews and unpredictable live television moments.

When she eventually announced her departure in March 2021, Armytage left while Sunrise remained on top of the breakfast TV ratings.

She was replaced by longtime Sunrise newsreader Natalie Barr.

Sam eventually returned to primetime television, hosting Farmer Wants A Wife for Seven before making the bombshell move to rival Nine in 2024.

She was signed by the network to front The Golden Bachelor Australia and has since achieved an unusual television milestone by filling in on Today, the longtime rival of the show she once ruled.

And Sam clearly relishes the fact she has now sat behind both of Australia’s biggest breakfast television desks.

‘They’re very different. Well, I mean, they’re the same show, but they’re very different. The cultures are very different,’ she said of Sunrise and Today.

‘I am the first person that’s ever done both shows on both networks. So I kind of love that.’

Sam said returning to breakfast television had felt immediately familiar after so many years in the format.

‘I had fun, and as I’ve said from the start, I had a lot of fun doing it, and it’s a very familiar space to me, and I could do it with my eyes closed,’ she said.

‘But that doesn’t mean at 50 you have to do it again. You know, I didn’t have anything left to prove.

At the Channel Nine Upfronts the television veteran teased that she has several new projects in the pipeline. 

‘There’s some great projects coming,’ she teased.

The tantalising remark comes as Armytage prepares for another season of The Golden Bachelor Australia, which she revealed will feature not one but two leading men.

Sam said the new season would deliver considerably more drama as a result.

‘We’ve got two Golden Bachelors in season two, so there was a lot more going on,’ she said.

‘It was a lot busier, a lot more chaos, a lot more drama, which of course, you know, it’s reality TV. We love that. We lean into that.’