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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former Missouri Governor, Senator Christopher ‘Kit' Bond dies
ST. LOUIS – Former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator Christopher 'Kit' Bond died Tuesday in St. Louis at age 86, Governor Mike Kehoe announced. Kehoe has ordered all U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at half-staff at all government buildings and grounds across the state from Tuesday until Bond is buried. In a statement, Kehoe described Bond as 'a skilled statesman' and ''fierce advocate for Missouri.' Kit Bond was a skilled statesman, public servant, and a man who truly loved Missouri. I am blessed to have known Kit and honored to call him a friend and a mentor. Kit, always with his trademark smile and sense of humor, was a fierce advocate for Missouri throughout his accomplished 40-year career of public service. Kit kept Missouri's interests at heart, both in office and out, making our state a better place to live, work, and raise a family. Whenever he was thanked for his service, Kit's response was always, 'Serving the people of Missouri was the honor of my life.' His legacy as a 'favorite son' to his beloved State of Missouri lives on through all he achieved for his home state. Kit touched the lives of so many men and women throughout his career, and today I join them in grieving the loss of a good man. Just as they will miss their friend and mentor, so will I. On behalf of all Missourians, Claudia and I share our deepest condolences and offer our prayers for his wife Linda, his son Sam, and the entire Bond family. Statement from Governor Mike Kehoe A cause of death was not announced. Additional details on memorial services will be announced later Tuesday. Bond attended Deerfield Academy, a college preparatory boarding school in Massachusetts, and graduated from Princeton University in 1960 with an A.B. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1963, finishing top of his class. After practicing law in Washington, D.C. from 1964 to 1967, Bond moved that fall to Mexico, Missouri, his maternal grandfather's hometown. He first sought public office in 1968, in an unsuccessful attempt to unseat incumbent Democrat Bill Hungate for his spot in the U.S. House of Representatives. The following year, Missouri Attorney General John Danforth appointed Bond to lead the Consumer Protection Division. In 1970, Bond defeated long-time incumbent Haskell Holman to become Missouri State Auditor. Bond was 31. Just two years later, Bond made history by winning the governorship, becoming the first Republican governor in Missouri in 28 years, and, at 33, the youngest governor in state history. Bond was born in St. Louis on March 6, 1939. This is a developing story and is being updated. Please refresh this story in a few minutes for additional information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The Holdovers' star to play young Anthony Bourdain in Provincetown-set biopic
The upcoming Cape Cod-set biopic film 'Tony' has officially signed on actor Dominic Sessa, who has ties to Massachusetts, to play the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, according to Variety. Sessa, 22, shot to fame in 2023 for his role in the Oscar-winning film 'The Holdovers' opposite Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, set in the '70s at a fictional New England boarding school during Christmas break. Variety reported that Sessa will play a young Bourdain during a 'life-changing experience working and living in Provincetown' set in 1976 alongside veteran actor Antonio Banderas in a currently undeclared role. Read More: A short movie filming on Cape Cod is looking for actor for the lead role The movie's casting crew has been scouting extras for 'Tony,' and filming is set to take place from May until early June in Provincetown and on the South Shore. The casting agency is looking specifically for male actors of all ages and ethnicities to fill the role of kitchen staff. Sessa had been rumored to play Bourdain since August of last year until his official confirmation this week. Read More: From 'racist employee' to lead star, this movie filming in Mass. is looking for actors Sessa was once a student at Deerfield Academy in Western Massachusetts, one of the many filming locations statewide for 'The Holdovers.' Sessa was also an active member of the school's theater program before his debut and breakout role. Bourdain was best known as a celebrity chef, author, TV host and travel documentarian. He died at age 61 by suicide on June 8, 2018, in the Alsace region of France, while filming his TV series 'Parts Unknown.' Read More: Mass. actors wanted: Get paid $1,200 for filming a movie for 5 days In an episode of the series from its 2013-2014 season, based in Provincetown, Bourdain talked about his time in the region, his heroin use at the time, and culinary spots and bars he used to frequent. Italian restaurant in Boston hotel quietly closes after 7 years Famous band's member 'never once received a royalty' for millions of albums Grammy-nominated metal band to end because lead singer's 'ears are tired' Bryan Adams 'Roll With The Punches' 2025 tour coming to Boston, how to buy tickets Read the original article on MassLive.
USA Today
12-02-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Why did Jordan's King Abdullah meet with President Trump? World leader lived in MA
Hear this story Jordan's King Abdullah II was in the United States this week for visits with American leaders, including President Trump and Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey. Despite Trump's intention to seek control of Gaza, Abdullah said Jordan is against the displacement of Palestinians. Abdullah used to live in Massachusetts, having graduated from both Eaglebrook School and Deerfield Academy in Deerfield. Jordan's King Abdullah II was in the United States this week for a series of visits with American leaders, and he even had a homecoming to Massachusetts, where he once lived. Abdullah met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, where Trump repeated that the U.S. intends to seek control of Gaza. On X, formerly Twitter, Abdullah said he "reiterated Jordan's steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank" during the meeting. A day before his trip to Washington, D.C., Abdullah was in Massachusetts where he met with Gov. Maura Healey and local business professionals. Who is Jordan's King Abdullah? He went to school in MA Abdullah has been Jordan's king since 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, the country's royal family. Before ascending to the throne after his father's death, Abdullah went to school here in Massachusetts; he graduated from Deerfield's Eaglebrook School in 1977 and Deerfield Academy in 1980. Abdullah has returned to Deerfield Academy several times since matriculating, including to give the school's commencement speech in 2000. According to The Deerfield Scroll, the school's student newspaper, Abdullah said in a previous interview that 'the relationships I had with my teachers defined my Deerfield experience." "They taught me more than Algebra and English. They instilled in me the desire to do service,' he said. King Abdullah modeled Jordan school after one in MA Abdullah's time at Deerfield Academy also provided the blueprint for his school in Jordan, King's Academy, according to The Deerfield Scroll. King's Academy is a boarding school in Madaba, Jordan, that opened in 2007. On the school's website, it says Abdullah's time at Deerfield Academy "is critical to our story." "The formative experience that he had there, and the memory of it that he took away, allowed him to imagine what a Jordanian boarding school might do for boys and girls across the Middle East," the website says. Deerfield Academy's current head of school, John P.N. Austin, also served as headmaster at King's Academy before returning to Massachusetts. Melina Khan is a trending reporter for the USA TODAY Network - New England, which serves more than a dozen affiliated news organizations across New England. She can be reached at MKhan@
