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A Juilliard-trained pianist was found guilty of murdering a woman after he claimed he killed her in order to protect her daughter from abuse.On Feb. 20, a South Carolina jury found Zachary Hughes, 32, guilty of murdering Christina Parcell, 41, in October 2021. “I’ve never had a defendant get on the stand with the kind of attitude, ego, cold-faced sternness and explain a brutal murder in the way he did. It shook me a little bit,” prosecutor Walt Wilkins said. Hughes testified during his trial that he killed Parcell, a pet hospital staffer, to protect her child from abuse. Parcell was locked in…

Family, faith and a love of dressing up are all a major part of one centenarian’s life — but her years on this Earth have produced a few surprises as well. A great-great-great-grandmother whose life has been described as “a testament to resilience, adaptability and love” recently celebrated her 107th birthday surrounded by her family and friends.Mary Thomas, born on Feb. 14, 1918 — while World War I was still raging — celebrated her birthday at home recently in Stonebridge, in the London borough of Brent.ONE MAN KNOWS THE SECRETS OF LIVING A LONG, HEALTHY LIFE, AND IT’S ALL ABOUT ONE ACTIVITY Known as “Mama,” the matriarch…

Construction has begun on a 180-foot statue of the Virgin Mary in Konotopie, Poland.The project, once finished, is believed to be the tallest religious structure of its kind, according to Wirtalny Toruń, the tourism group associated with the structure.The statue of Mary itself is to be 133.2-feet high, sitting on top of a pedestal in the form of a 50-foot-high crown.ANCIENT TOMB OF PHARAOH THUTMOSE II UNEARTHED BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN EGYPTThe crown will form an observation serving as a place of pilgrimage. The statue (not pictured) will be 180 feet tall. Pictured here is a Virgin Mary statue standing in…

Small Business Administration administrator Kelly Loeffler describes the fraud she aims to target within Social Security on ‘The Bottom Line.’ Retired Americans who are recipients of pensions as former public employees may soon begin receiving higher Social Security benefits after a recently-enacted law took effect. The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law by then-President Joe Biden on Jan. 5 and eliminated policies known as the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension (Offset). Those policies reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for more than 3.2 million people who receive a pension for work that wasn’t covered by Social Security because…

Some people might be concerned about taking to the air, given recent plane mishaps, crashes and air travel costs.If nervous flyers do seek other forms of travel, there is transportation that does not require take-off. Kai Boysan, a resident of Dallas and Flix North America CEO, the parent company of FlixBus and Greyhound, told Fox News Digital that the company has seen an increase in riders.MAN WITH LIFELONG FEAR OF FLYING REVEALS WHY AMERICANS SHOULDN’T WORRY AS EXPERT ALSO WEIGHS IN”Intercity bus ridership has been steadily rising as more long-distance travelers reconsider their options, recognizing buses as a natural alternative to flying or driving,” Boysan said.…

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The apparent head of a radical transgender cult linked to six killings, including a U.S. Border Patrol agent, told a Maryland judge last week, “I haven’t done anything wrong” while pleading for access to vegan food behind bars.”I might starve to death if you cannot answer me,” Jack Amadeus LaSota, 34, who goes by “Ziz,” told Judge Erich Bean during a bail hearing in Allegany County District Court in Maryland on Feb. 18, according to audio obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle. “I need the jail to be ordered for me to have a vegan diet. It’s more important than…

Compass co-founder and CEO Robert Reffkin unpacks January existing home sales on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Contracts to buy previously owned homes fell to a record low in January as prospective buyers were constrained by higher mortgage rates and house prices. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Thursday that its Pending Home Sales Index, which is based on signed contracts, declined by 4.6% last month to 70.6, an all-time low.Economists polled by Reuters had forecast contracts, which become sales after a month or two, falling by 1.3% in January. Pending home sales were down 5.2% from a year ago.…

Americans are flocking once again to Minneapolis, Minnesota, with the Twin Cities seeing a rebound in visitors. Many local hotels are pushing to create a tourism improvement district (TID) which would implement a hotel tax in order to fund different tourism initiatives. TAX ON TOURISTS AND TRAVELERS COMING SOON TO THIS POPULAR CITYLast summer, Minneapolis had a “record-breaking” number of hotel guests bringing in $131 million, which is 8% more revenue seen than in the summer of 2019, according to Meet Minneapolis, the city’s convention and visitor’s bureau. Hotels in Minneapolis, Minnesota are looking to implement a booking tax in order to…

Century 21 Real Estate CEO Mike Miedler discusses the impact of mortgage rates on the housing market, arguing affordability is still the biggest issue. Mortgage rates fell for a sixth consecutive week to the lowest level in more than two months, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage decreased to 6.76% from last week’s reading of 6.85%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.94% a year ago.”The drop in mortgage rates, combined with modestly improving inventory, is an encouraging…