It’s a brisk day in Johannesburg, a tiny mining town tucked among the Rand Mountains in the Mojave Desert. Sean Tucker inspects one of his gold mining claim posts near Randsburg, Calif. On a cold November Tuesday, a mile outside town, Tucker’s bright yellow Diedrich D-120 drill rig pierces the desert silence. “Now, we just have to hope the market …
A frustrated couple have been outbid on the perfect ‘forever home’ for their severely disabled daughter – by the local authority that provides her with financial support. They had bid just over £1 million for the property but dropped out after claiming they were told Castle Point Borough Council in Benfleet, Essex would shell out ‘whatever’ it took to secure …
ATLANTA — Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners in the state’s most restrictive holding facility, showing “no desire or intention” to make the required changes to solitary confinement practices, a federal judge said. In a damning ruling, U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell on Friday held officials at the Georgia Department of Corrections …
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