Attorney asks court to return $82,000 deposit to buyer if 2025 foreclosure is invalidated due to discovery
A person who bought a foreclosed home, as is, in Burlington, Connecticut, discovered the skeletal remains of three people when they first entered the residence.
The Connecticut state police reported they received a call on Sunday at 4.46pm from the new homeowner reporting the remains.
Continue reading...Victims’ families spoke in court as Heuermann, 63, was imprisoned for killing spree that spanned decades
The families of eight women strangled by Rex Heuermann spoke at the Gilgo Beach killer’s sentencing in Riverhead, New York on Wednesday, more than three decades after the 63-year-old Manhattan architect began his killing spree.
Heuermann pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted to the killing of an eighth victim in April. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday for his admitted crimes.
Continue reading...Tom Cotton, chair of committee tasked with confirming Trump’s national intelligence pick, earlier said hearing would go ahead after Trump derailed confirmation process
Donald Trump also denied (again) that the memorandum of understanding includes a $300bn fund for Iran, and denied that he had asked the Gulf states to commit funding.
“It’s false,” Trump told reporters as he sat alongside Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “You can invest if you want. What am I going to do, say no one is ever allowed to invest? We’re not investing, we’re not putting up 10 cents and people can decide to do it. That’s up to them.”
In short, what it does is it opens the strait of Hormuz immediately … It also provides a framework whereby if the Iranians give us what we need – on stopping the funding of terrorism, on no longer pursuing a nuclear weapon – then they can get some benefits, be re-invited into the world economy.
Continue reading...Forever running out of juice? Top up your battery-powered devices with our expert picks, from tiny smartphone chargers to super speedy models
• The best iPhones: which Apple smartphone is right for you
It’s disempowering when your smartphone, laptop or other important gadget runs out of battery. With the flash of a graphic or a plaintive bleep, we lose a way to entertain ourselves, get things done, stay in touch or even get home safely. There’s a time and a place for a digital detox – but what is the time, and where am I?
Carrying a power bank is your ticket out of electronic oblivion. These pocket-sized cuboids plug into compatible devices and charge them, often via assorted connections, including USB-C and USB-A. Most power banks are made for charging smartphones and smaller gadgets, such as fitness trackers and earbuds, but some models can also charge power-hungrier laptops and large portable speakers.
Best power bank overall:
Belkin BoostCharge Pro 3-port 20k
Best budget power bank:
Belkin BoostCharge 10k with integrated cable
World No 1 has chance to join Rory McIlroy in exclusive club – but windswept course requires patience
Shinnecock Hills is a study in restraint and attrition that has spent more than a century bringing the world’s finest golfers to heel. When the US Open returns here for a sixth time on Thursday, the current crop will once again face a rugged coastal masterpiece where calamity lurks around every corner and mistakes are punished with uncommon severity.
The William Flynn-designed layout, one of the United States Golf Association’s five founding clubs, is a 7,440-yard track of rare beauty and menace revered as one of the purest tests in championship golf. Three distinct clusters of holes form a rough triangle across the property, exposing players to shifting winds from different directions throughout the round. With gusts forecast to exceed 40mph at times, even players who know Shinnecock well acknowledge that controlling trajectory and accepting adversity will be every bit as important as making birdies.
Continue reading...‘Ali’, from Afghanistan, is a ‘stellar’ doctor caring for patients in under-served West Virginia – but like many other foreign medics, his US future is now in peril
In a state plagued by high rates of cancer and low life expectancies, Ali’s colleagues say he’s exactly the kind of doctor West Virginia needs. Ali, who comes from Afghanistan, moved to the state in 2020 with a visa status that requires him to work in communities or hospitals without enough doctors.
“I realized there is a shortage of physicians in general,” said Ali, who is in his late 30s and one day hopes to become a specialist and treat patients with cancers and other diseases in his adopted home, where the rolling hills remind him of rural Afghanistan. For now, he cares for patients at a large hospital in a coalfield region of the state.
Continue reading...Tom Cotton, chair of committee tasked with confirming Trump’s national intelligence pick, defies president’s cancellation of hearing
Donald Trump also denied (again) that the memorandum of understanding includes a $300bn fund for Iran, and denied that he had asked the Gulf states to commit funding.
“It’s false,” Trump told reporters as he sat alongside Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “You can invest if you want. What am I going to do, say no one is ever allowed to invest? We’re not investing, we’re not putting up 10 cents and people can decide to do it. That’s up to them.”
In short, what it does is it opens the strait of Hormuz immediately … It also provides a framework whereby if the Iranians give us what we need – on stopping the funding of terrorism, on no longer pursuing a nuclear weapon – then they can get some benefits, be re-invited into the world economy.
Continue reading...Epstein associate’s lawyer rejected preferential treatment claims in January, saying ‘humane treatment isn’t special’
Staff from the House oversight and judiciary committees visited the Texas prison where Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is serving her sentence, according to Democratic lawmakers.
In a statement, Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin, Democratic representatives, said staff from the committees traveled to the minimum security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, on Tuesday to seek answers about Maxwell’s transfer there, and about allegations that she has received preferential treatment at the prison camp.
Continue reading...Reuters reports a cyber extortion group has claimed responsibility for breaching Novo Nordisk's network, stealing roughly 1.3 terabytes of data, including source code, drug research, clinical-trial records, employee and physician information, production-system details, and internal AI model data. The group says it's exploring selling parts of the data after unsuccessfully demanding $25 million from the company. From the report: FulcrumSec, a cyber extortion group that emerged in October 2025, said in a long message posted to its website that it spent more than two months in Novo Nordisk's networks stealing data. It said that data included company source code, proprietary information on released and unreleased drugs, trial data, employee, doctor and patient data, information related to company processing facilities and internal AI model information. [...] FulcrumSec told Reuters in an email that Novo Nordisk representatives contacted the group on June 3, roughly 48 hours after the group's initial contact to unnamed company executives. The company used a random Proton Mail email address sent to email addresses that FulcrumSec used in its initial outreach, and confirmed it was the company by requesting specific files for verification only the company would know about. The FulcrumSec representative also said that the group would prefer not to sell data, "as open sourcing it is a more effective deterrent for future companies to avoid paying." [...] FulcrumSec said it would not share some of the data it stole, including information on thousands of company employees and physicians, and roughly 11,500 pseudonymized clinical trial patients. The group said it also would withhold data related to operational technology and software used to interact with sensors and machinery at Novo Nordisk production facilities as part of its "harm-reduction strategy." A Novo Nordisk spokesperson said in an email that the company "is aware of claims that data allegedly copied externally without authorization from our systems has been published online. We take this matter seriously and maintain continued operations of our main platforms. We are in contact with the relevant authorities."
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Skip the token tie and get him a gift he’ll still be telling people about years from now
The very best Father’s Day deals and gifts for dads, grandfathers, and dads to be
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Socks, underwear, ties, another personalized mug. Dads and grandpas of all ages know the drill when it comes to Father’s Day. They have perfected the smile and gracious “thank you” while reminding themselves that it’s the thought that counts.
Don’t make him fake the enthusiasm this year. The right gadget can get a genuine “wow” by making his life a little easier, more comfortable or more fun, and he doesn’t even need to be a “tech guy.” I spoke to more than a dozen dads, from new dads to grandpas, geeky dads to sporty dads, and they all shared stories of gadgets they’ve received as gifts in the past and adore. Here are some of their all-time favorites, and your dad’s future favorites.
Shokz OpenMove headphones
ANMONE Long Stylus Pen
Continue reading...Congressman Jamie Raskin alleges FBI director authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circle
FBI director Kash Patel has been accused of directing more than $1m in taxpayer-funded bonus payments to a small circle of loyalist agents as part of a “personal slush fund” that may have violated federal law.
Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the ranking member of the House of Representatives judiciary committee, alleged Patel had authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circle and security detail.
Continue reading...Australia lean into their underdog status while fans and media build hype around highly anticipated Group D match
The poisoned words have added sizzle to the Socceroos’ clash against the USA, and underlined the Australians’ belief in their status as underdogs. Commentators have described the Socceroos as a “lay up” for the Americans. That they don’t have any good players. That they are nothing but an average team with a “smug” coach.
USA midfielder Sebastian Berhalter – even as some teammates took a more conciliatory tone on Wednesday – chose to continue the war of words: “I think one [of this team’s core beliefs] is that we’re American. We don’t take shit.”
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