When attorney Daniel Goodenough died in the early 1970s, his law partner Leonard Smith inherited his clients, including a wealthy widow named Rose Skillman, whom Goodenough had helped to start a small foundation to contribute to children’s charities. Then, with Skillman’s death in 1983, her $180 million estate fell into Leonard Smith’s lap. Smith, who […]
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Mass. family determined to get justice after woman’s alleged killer escapes police custody in Kenya
A Lowell man accused of killing his girlfriend in Massachusetts has escaped from police custody in Kenya. 40-year-old Kevin Kangethe is awaiting extradition after allegedly killing 31-year-old Margaret Mbitu from Whitman and leaving her body in a car at Logan airport before boarding a plane to Kenya. While in custody in Kenya, a man saying […]
Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — How it began: President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money from Congress to aid Ukraine and Israel. He took a gamble by seizing on GOP demands to simultaneously address one of his biggest political liabilities — illegal migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. How it ended: Biden came close to succeeding, before […]
Job Sikhala, the man determined to wrestle Zimbabwe’s ‘crocodile’
Chants of “Wiwa, Wiwa, Wiwa” – a reference to Ken Saro-Wiwa, the renowned writer and environmentalist executed by Nigeria’s military regime in 1995 – rang out through a Zimbabwean courtroom this week. It is the nickname of opposition politician Job Sikhala, who was sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence after a record 595 days in […]
Chinese hackers determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US infrastructure
Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure inside the United States, FBI director Chris Wray will tell House politicians on Wednesday in a fresh warning from Washington about Beijing’s global ambitions. Mr Wray will say there has been “far too little public focus” on […]
Teen was determined to get photo of burglary suspect, so he beat her, Florida cops say
A teenager ended up in a hospital after she tried photographing a man who forced his way into a Florida home, investigators say. It happened Friday, Jan. 26, in Hobe Sound, and the teen took action after contacting her father, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Hobe Sound is about 100 miles north of […]
Stray dog eludes determined officer for days in NC town — so he crafts an odd plan
A determined cop met his match when he and an equally stubborn stray dog squared off on the streets of Sapphire, North Carolina. But even with their battle of wits now over, it’s tough to figure out who truly came out on top. The dog was at risk of freezing as temperatures dropped into the […]
France determined to strengthen Ukraine’s arms production capabilities – French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Paris is willing to jointly strengthen Kyiv’s ability to manufacture weapon systems on Ukrainian territory. Source: Stéphane Séjourné, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, during a joint briefing with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “We are determined to jointly strengthen Ukraine’s ability to produce weapons systems on its […]
Emma Raducanu determined to make ‘aggressive’ Australian Open comeback
Emma Raducanu was left unable to do simple tasks after three surgeries last spring, but the 21-year-old believes the enforced break from tennis could be the making of her. Coping with the instant global fame and expectations that accompanied her remarkable US Open victory in 2021 proved very difficult for Raducanu, who had slipped outside […]
McMaster wants to make some changes in how base pay for SC teachers is determined
For years teachers have looked at a chart to see how much pay they would receive. Their salary is determined by how many years of experience they have and how much education they’ve completed. It’s a complex matrix and the state’s minimum salary schedule has 23 annual steps and recognizes five education levels: bachelors degree, […]
Some are leaving earthquake-rattled Wajima. But this Japanese fish seller is determined to rebuild
TOKYO (AP) — Yoshie Minamidani’s heart leapt when she saw the stray tabby cat, a mainstay of the famous Asaichi Dori shopping street in Wajima city on the western coast of Japan. Like the cat, she is a survivor of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that shook Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby regions on New […]
U.S. intelligence officials determined the Chinese spy balloon used a U.S. internet provider to communicate
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that the Chinese spy balloon that flew across the U.S. this year used an American internet service provider to communicate, according to two current and one former U.S. official familiar with the assessment. The balloon connected to a U.S.-based company, according to the assessment, to send and receive […]