Jun. 25—BIDDEFORD — Jamie Wakefield met Douglas “Doug” Michaud Jr. in 2019 while he was playing pool. “He said he saw me and it looked like I had a beam of light on me, and he knew I was the one,” Wakefield, 29, told a jury on Tuesday. “We were inseparable.” Wakefield, who watched Michaud […]
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities defended their decision to evict hundreds of sea nomads from their homes off the coast of Sabah state this week, saying it was aimed at boosting security and combating cross-border crime. More than 500 people from the Bajau Laut, a mostly stateless sea-faring community who live on rickety houseboats […]
As an eviction fight ramps up, Miami-Dade County said Wednesday it will be ready to take custody of the sea lions, dolphins, birds and other animals belonging to the Miami Seaquarium. “The county is currently putting together a contingency plan in case we do have to care for the animals,” Melanie Spencer, an assistant county […]
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the Covid-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab. Virologist Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post on Monday that he and his team were suddenly notified they were being evicted from their lab, the latest in a […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday ordered the eviction of a Palestinian family in a contested neighborhood of east Jerusalem, the latest in a legal saga that has come to symbolize the conflicting claims to the holy city. The Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood has been the focus of a long-running battle between government-backed Israeli […]
The chaos in Big Brother Canada Season 12 isn’t letting up, and this week saw Matthew Wong evicted from the house in yet another shocking backdoor eviction. This vote was closer than ever, with just four votes sending Matthew back home. Reality Tea Managing Editor Daniel Falconer got the opportunity to chat to Matthew all […]
A plastic film recycling company that opened the first facility of its kind in Minnesota last year has not paid any rent so far in 2024, according to a lawsuit filed this week. Myplas USA owes more than $389,000 in unpaid rent on its 160,000-square-foot industrial space in Rogers, according to the suit, and an […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman in Southeast Portland said she’s put in an impossible position: to kick her son off her property or get a lien put on her house. Virgie Williams told KOIN 6 News her disabled son has been living in a trailer on her property for the past five years. The […]
California’s state website highlights what it describes as the “California Dream,” defined as “the idea that every person can achieve a better life, regardless of where they start out.” But it’s becoming increasingly hard for California residents to afford the state’s high costs. According to a recent study by the nonpartisan Transparency Foundation, a family […]
A family member evicted an elderly Oklahoma City couple from their home, and instead of leaving peacefully, the geriatric man living there set himself and the home on fire. He and the family dog died in the blaze. His wife was pulled to safety by sheriff’s deputies. On April 1, two Oklahoma City deputies arrived […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A court plans to order the eviction of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used, but company founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said Wednesday that it’s just a formality because the landlord wants to take the property back. Lindell denied in an interview with The […]
The callers gave just a first name, or no name at all. For some, it was hard enough to place the call to ask for help — even though the number is just three digits long. 2-1-1. Terry in Highland Falls watched floodwaters rise during July’s massive rainstorms and was worried about the safety of […]