Month: May 2023

A ‘neighbor from hell’ made a man’s life a misery with his campaign of harassment that included threats to burn his house down, and the wind blowing so hard it could be heard through the windows walls. Edward Riley, 44, was reported to police after subjecting Simon Joynson to months of abusive and disruptive behavior in early 2022. The father-of-one threatened Mr Joynson on several occasions, saying he would burn his house down, adding: “I’m going to put your bloody head on the floor.” Landscaper Riley would break the wind and belch loudly through the adjacent wall, he blocked doors…

The UK’s biggest oil and gas producer Harbor Energy said this morning that the overhaul of its UK organisation, which will result in hundreds of jobs, is on track to be completed in the second half of this year . As previously announced, this study is expected to result in a reduction of approximately 350 positions on the ground. The overhaul is expected to deliver annual savings of around £40m from 2024, after an estimated one-off charge of £12m to be charged to Harbour’s interim financial results in 2023. The company last month confirmed plans to cut a fifth of…

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — One person is dead and three others are in critical condition after a shooting in Newark, according to Essex County prosecutors. It happened near a liquor store on Chancellor Ave and Leslie Street on Saturday around 8pm Newark police and detectives are still trying to piece together what led to the shooting. The investigation forces several roads to be closed in the area. It is not yet known if a suspect has been taken into custody or if a weapon has been recovered. READ ALSO | The “new” New York: is it what we imagined…

Kristen Kuhns, left, stands with defense attorney Alexander Keane before Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Andrew D. Logan on Tuesday. Keane was filling in for Kuhn’s attorney, Carlo A. Ciccone. (Photo by Chris McBride) WARREN – A Trumbull County judge granted a request to reinstate a pretrial hearing for a Salem woman accused of assaulting a behavioral health worker in Liberty after her attorney entered a not guilty plea by reason of insanity Representing Kristen Kuhns’ attorney, Carlo A. Ciccone, the request was made by attorney Alexander Keane, who entered the petition before Judge Andrew D. Logan. The judge agreed…

Breaking news live: Hello and welcome to the breaking news live blog. Please follow this space for all breaking news and latest developments in India and around the world. The 224-member Karnataka Assembly will go to polls today. The fight is tough between the current Bharatiya Janata Party which is planning a second term, the Congress which wants to form the government again and the Janata Dal Secular. Single-phase voting will begin at 8 am across the state. Star activists from BJP and Congress marked their presence in the southern state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – In the year the Turkish republic celebrates its centennial, the country is being watched closely to see if a united opposition can succeed in ousting an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO member country. Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule into a third decade, or set the country on a new course. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the secular, center-left Republican People’s Party, or CHP, is the main challenger trying to unseat Erdogan after 20 years in office. The 74-year-old is the joint candidate of a six-party alliance…

Ron DeSantis needs to rethink his strategy before launching his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The governor of Florida has opted for two arguments. The first is that he is more electable than Donald Trump. The other is that it is more conservative. Recent polls have poked holes in the first argument. In some polls, Trump is doing better against President Joe Biden. Polls aren’t entirely reliable, but that’s the point. They are a poor foundation for a campaign that has an uphill battle for the hearts of Republican voters. DeSantis’ conservative credentials are supposed to help with that….

Christopher Mele (Photo provided) SARANAC LAKE – Former Adirondack Daily Enterprise reporter Christopher Mele was among a group of New York Times staffers honored this week as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage. The list of finalists and winners for the Pulitzer Prizes — chosen by jurors as the best in journalism, letters and the arts last year — was announced Monday and included awards for current affairs reporting, investigative reporting and local reporting, among other categories. Winning a Pulitzer Prize in journalism is considered one of the highest honors in the field. Mele, 58, runs the…