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Ronald L. Blake

Ronald L. Blake died peacefully on September 5th, 2018 after a long struggle with dementia. Ronald was born in Wilmington, MA on September 28, 1942, son of the late Forrest Reed and Olive MacLeod Blake. Ron grew up in Reading, MA, spending summers in Boothbay Harbor, and graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1965. There, […]

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Burt Reynolds dead at age 82

Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in “Deliverance” and “Boogie Nights,” commercial hits such as “Smokey and the Bandit” and for an active off-screen love life which included relationships with Loni Anderson and Sally Field, has died at age 82. His death was confirmed Thursday by his agent […]

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Amway founder died at age 92

DETROIT Billionaire Richard DeVos, co-founder of direct-selling giant Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic and father-inlaw of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, died Thursday. He was 92. Family spokesman Nick Wasmiller says DeVos died at his western Michigan home due to complications from an infection. DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, not far from Ada, the […]

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What’s GRU? A look at Russia’s shadowy spies

MOSCOW GRU isn’t as well-known a baleful acronym as KGB or FSB. But Russia’s military intelligence service is attracting increasing attention as allegations mount of devious and deadly operations on and off the field of battle. The latest charge came Wednesday, when Britain identified two suspects in this year’s nerveagent poisonings as GRU agent. THE […]

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US says North Korean charged in Sony hack, WannaCry attack

WASHINGTON A computer programmer accused of working at the behest of the North Korean government was charged Thursday in connection with several high-profile cyberattacks, including the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack and the WannaCry ransomware virus that affected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide. Park Jin Hyok, who is believed to be in North Korea, conspired […]