He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Hamish is due to be sentenced to jail in early 2019 for swindling a handful of victims out of more than $7m. But these crimes are just the final pages in a resume too thick to staple; for decades he’s duped victims in the US, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. How did he do it? How did he evade authorities around the world for so long and what’s he done with all those tens of ...
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For the first time in nearly a decade, a group of civil engineers has assessed Louisiana’s roads, bridges, water systems, and more, giving the state’s infrastructure an overall grade of C-. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2025 infrastructure report card on Wednesday (Nov. 12), stating that Louisiana “struggles to maintain its infrastructure” for a “safe, modern society.” Kirk Lowery, Chairman of the Louisiana Report Card, joins Newell to talk about the grading.
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