Hardline Cleric: Government Wants To Blame Khamenei For Filtering Telegram
A hardline Iranian cleric claims that President Rouhani's government intends to filter the messaging app Telegram and put the blame on the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda, the supreme leader's representative in the eastern city of Mashhad said in a speech on … Read More
New law to aid volunteer firefighters raises questions
FRANKFORT — A new state law designed to provide health care benefits to volunteer firefighters who are diagnosed with certain kinds of cancer is raising questions among local fire chiefs, according to Frankfort Fire Chief Eric Conigliaro. He told the village board Thursday that the topic was discussed … Read More
Greek Orthodox holds Easter services in Worcester
WORCESTER – Bishop Robert J. McManus, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester, and his Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston will be the guests at Easter service at St. Spridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 102 Russell St., on Sunday. Greek Orthodox celebrates Pascha, or Easter, … Read More
TCU can’t capitalize on Lodolo’s striking effort, lose fifth in a row
TCU starter Nick Lodolo tried to do his part but it wasn't enough to derail the Oklahoma Sooners who topped the Frogs 8-5 in the opening game of a Big 12 weekend series at Lupton Stadium on Friday. The win was the fifth in a row and eighth in nine …
UT Arlington hires new men’s basketball coach – and Kevin Durant approves
Baker told the Star-Telegram earlier in the week that one of the key abilities of the next head coach was going to be the ability to amplify the Mavs recruiting efforts. That's something that Ogden should be able to do. He was instrumental in helping Texas land six McDonald's All-Americans, …
Russia takes Telegram to court over refusal to release encryption keys
The Russian government retaliated against the company that operates the Telegram messaging app by filing a lawsuit that would stop or limit access to the app in that country after the company refused a request by the government to turn over its encryption keys to the FSB. Telegram, one of …
Dolgeville treatment plant nears completion
DOLGEVILLE — After approximately 10 months of construction, the village of Dolgeville's wastewater treatment plant project is near completion. Chet Szymanski, project engineer with C.T. Male and Associates, said during a telephone interview Friday that current construction on the project includes … Read More
Bulletin Board 4/7/18
Notices of government meetings and special community events should be submitted to: Leader-Telegram, P.O. Box 570, Eau Claire, WI 54702. Email: leadertelegram@ecpc.com. Government. Menomonie school board, 5:30 p.m. Monday, District Office, 215 Pine Ave. Altoona school board, 6:30 p.m. … Read More
Worcester police converge on Main South after robbery
… 644 Main St. Police responding to the robbery also investigated a house break nearby at 1 Sycamore St., which appears to have been related, Police Lt. Sean Murtha said. Police also arrested a man nearby on Main Street. The incident remains under investigation. Return to telegram.com for more on … …
NAFTA: Let’s get to the hard stuff
I was in Washington, DC recently with members of the Texas Business Leadership Council, and NAFTA was on our mind. In the course of our meetings with Texas officials in DC, we discussed how progress continues to be made but heard that there were still the sticking points (the hard …