Burial plot causes stir in Nashville
NASHVILLE — A prominent local family is angry that town officials won't let them bury their late mother in a plot next to their long-deceased father due to a cemetery deed mix-up. The Reams-Hyde family figured there would be no problem burying their mother, who died in January, at Forest …
Spain arrests whistleblower in HSBC tax evasion scandal
A former HSBC technology employee convicted for leaking account data that led to a tax evasion scandal has been arrested in Madrid on an arrest warrant issued by Switzerland, Spanish police said Thursday. French national Herve Falciani was sentenced in late 2015 to five years in prison for … Read More
Iran’s Government Officials Debate Over Telegram App Ban
Iranian government officials are reportedly debating a possible move to permanently ban Telegram's messaging app over national security concerns. According to local news outlet Al-Monitor, the discussion about banning Telegram, which is widely used in Iran, originally stemmed from both a desire to … Read More
Iranian Officials Issue Contradictory Statements Regarding Telegram Ban
Telegram's initial coin offering has been the catalyst of confusion among Iran's leadership, with conflicting statements regarding a potential ban on Telegram being made by officials. A few days ago, Iranian parliamentarian, Alaeddin Boroujerdi told media that Iran's “highest level” officials wish to ban … Read More
Telegram Cryptocurrency Will Undermine Iran’s National Currency, Says Cyberspace Council …
Telegram's upcoming blockchain network, TON and its native cryptocurrency, Gram, may pose security risks and challenge local currencies, or so believes Hassan Firouzabadi, the secretary of Iran's High Council for Cyberspace. Iranian authorities and lawmakers appear to be against the messaging … Read More
Eau Claire County Board approves new jailer position
Eau Claire County Board approves new jailer position. Currently, some shifts need to be filledthrough overtime. By Andrew Dowd Leader-Telegram staff. Published on April 5, 2018. mw-jail-3a-111917. The Eau Claire County Board agreed on Wednesday to create another corrections officer position for … Read More
Rouhani warns Iran’s banning of Telegram Messenger app may “disrupt public mood”
Iran's government has mixed feelings about the Dubai-based Telegram Messenger encrypted service, co-founded by self-exiled Russian Pavel Durov and his elder brother Nikolai, and used by around half of Iran's population of 80 million. On the one hand, the app is used by many businesses to sell … Read More
Will Iran Gain Or Lose By Blocking Telegram?
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – JUNE 23, 2017: Telegram, a free cloud-based instant messaging service, running on a smartphone. Sergei Konkov/TASS … Reports of Iran's regime intending to block the popular messaging app, Telegram, is the source of a variety of reactions. If Iran's rulers had it their way … Read More
Girls’ tennis: Cara McCormack is centerpiece for Doherty
WORCESTER — Central Massachusetts high school tennis fans looking to check out a consistently strong girls' program would be wise to give Doherty a look. Over the last three years, the Highlanders, sparked by a bevy of standouts, have won 41 of 46 regular-season matches, easily qualifying for the … Read …
Plummeting bus ridership feared with WRTA budget cuts
WORCESTER – Just like planners and other riders at previous hearings, riders of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority at a public hearing Wednesday cautioned transit officials that proposed service cuts would lead to decreased ridership and more budget misery. “If you eliminate Saturday and … Read More