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Al Jazeera says long-held correspondent released in Egypt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The satellite news network Al Jazeera said Monday that a correspondent for one of its channels held in Egypt since 2019 has been released after nearly four years in pre-trial detention. The Qatar-funded network in Doha said that Hisham Abdel Aziz had been released. It offered no other details. Authorities in Egypt did not immediately acknowledge his release either. He was freed on Sunday, said Khaled el-Balshy, head of Egypt’s Journalists’ Union. His wife posted an image Sunday of Abdel Aziz online, thanking God for him. The network has said that Abdel Aziz was stopped at Cairo International Airport in June 2019 while he was traveling for a family trip. They say he was “subjected to enforced disappearance for around a month” before being found in custody. Al Jazeera long had been targeted by Cairo since the country’s 2013 military takeover that installed Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sissi into the presidency. Egypt joined Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and th...

Check Point: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $184.1 million.On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had net income of $1.52. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to $1.80 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.74 per share.The data security company posted revenue of $566.2 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $569 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CHKP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CHKPSource

“The Super Mario Bros. La película” se convierte en la décima cinta de animación que supera los US$ 1.000 millones en la taquilla global

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

(CNN) — Casi un mes después de que “The Super Mario Bros. La película” se estrenara con un impresionante fin de semana de apertura en taquilla, la película de animación alcanzó otro hito importante.La película superó este domingo los US$ 1.000 millones en la taquilla mundial y, según un comunicado de prensa de Universal, sigue batiendo récords de taquilla al mantenerse en el puesto número 1 por cuarto fin de semana consecutivo.“Super Mario Bros. La película” es la décima cinta de animación de la historia en superar los US$ 1.000 millones, lo que la convierte en la décima película de animación más taquillera de todos los tiempos a nivel mundial, superando los US$ 942,5 millones que “Minions: The Rise of the Gru” recaudó en 2019.Los críticos de Chris Pratt en “Super Mario Bros. La película” oirán poco el acento italiano del actorLa película se estrenó en Estados Unidos y Canadá el 5 de abril y obtuvo más de US$ 200 millones, y casi...

Golden Beach Police officer recovering after being shot during Hollywood car theft chase

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

Golden Beach Police Sgt. Joseph Bautista is on the road to recovery after being shot twice in the arm during a chase in connection to a car theft in Hollywood.The incident occurred on Saturday morning when Bautista was pursuing two suspects along with officers from Golden Beach and Sunny Isles Beach Police. At around 3:15 a.m., the suspect, Jordan Christophe, shot Bautista as he was running away from the police.Bautista was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital, where he underwent surgery. Thankfully, the surgery was successful, and he is now up and walking. Bautista remains in the hospital as he continues his recovery.On Sunday morning, Christophe appeared in bond court facing multiple charges, including attempted felony murder; he is being held without bond. Meanwhile, his accomplice, Marvens DeClasse, was charged with stealing a car.According to Hollywood Police, the suspects lost control of the stolen car while trying to turn on Hallandale Beach Boulevard and then jumped out...

What to know about Monday’s Hunter Biden court hearing in Arkansas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

(CNN) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is expected to appear in court Monday morning in northeast Arkansas for a hearing related to a years-old paternity dispute.What began in 2019 as a basic paternity case has transformed into a proxy battle over Hunter Biden’s overseas business deals, his laptop and other financial matters that are under criminal investigation by the Justice Department and facing scrutiny from House Republicans.The issue escalated last week after the mother of one of Hunter Biden’s children asked an Arkansas judge to hold him in contempt — and send him to jail. She claims he is ignoring court orders requiring him to turn over documents about his finances. (He denies any wrongdoing.)Here’s a breakdown of the case, what to expect Monday, and the key players involved.What is the paternity dispute?Hunter Biden, 53, had a sexual relationship with a 32-year-old Arkansas woman named Lunden Roberts. She gave birth to a baby girl...

Authorities searching for suspect in Lawrence house party shooting that killed 18-year-old, injured 5 others

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

Authorities are searching for the suspect in a fatal shooting at a house party in Lawrence early Sunday morning. Officers responding to a reported disturbance at 5 Royal St. around 3 a.m. found six gunshot victims, Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker said.All six were taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where 18-year-old Desiderio Arias, of Boxford Street, was pronounced dead, Tucker said. A relative said Arias was attending a birthday party when he was shot.Two of the victims were taken by medical helicopter to hospitals in Boston for additional treatment.The shootings are not believed to have been random and are being investigated by the Essex District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit and detectives from the Lawrence Police Department.The DA’s Office declined to say whether anyone is in custody in connection to the shooting.

Taunton man to be arraigned on kidnapping, attempted rape charges following incident in cemetery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

A Taunton man is set to be arraigned in Taunton District Court Monday on kidnapping and attempted rape charges following an incident in the Mayflower Hill Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, officials said.Officers responding to multiple reports of a rape in the Broadway cemetery around 2:41 p.m. spoke with a woman who said she had been attacked in the cemetery, forced her to leave with him, and then fled on foot, according to Taunton Police Chief Ed Walsh.Following an investigation, William Perez, 21, of Taunton, was arrested Sunday on charges including indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to commit rape, and kidnapping.The victim was taken by Brewster Ambulance to an area hospital to be treated for her injuries. Her condition is unknown at this time.

Rain Tapers… For Now

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

Some big rain totals dropped across the area over the weekend with a soaking rain Saturday night and some drenching downpours late yesterday and last night. All said and done, many towns and cities logged in 2-3″ of rain with some locally higher totals around MA/RI border. We start today off with a few light showers, patchy fog and patchy drizzle in the morning, before clouds break for some sun. Temps today will be milder, in the low to mid 60s as southerly winds prevail. Although a spot shower is possible inland this afternoon, most of the day is rain-free for the little league games. Hopefully the fields are too waterlogged. Tomorrow, we’ll fall right back into the pattern of chillier air and scattered showers. A pattern that’ll last several days, with the coolest air Thursday and Friday. No day is an all day washout, as scattered showers drop 0.25-0.50″ totals through the rest of the week. A milder pattern starts to take shape this weekend as we dry out. 7...

Orioles reset: Baseball’s latest pitching craze is sweeping through Baltimore

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

Ryan Mountcastle doesn’t remember the first time he heard the term “sweeper,” but he hasn’t forgotten the first one he faced.“It was just, like, the craziest thing I’d ever seen,” the Orioles first baseman said.Normally, for Mountcastle to decide a breaking ball was going to make its way to a hittable area, he would see whether it started between him and the strike zone. But when then-Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Chaz Roe deployed his sweeper against Mountcastle during spring training in 2020, he had to look far more inside.“I’d have to have it start at my butt,” he said. “It was bizarre.”The name “sweeper” has gained prevalence of late, but in truth, the pitch that carries the name has existed for years. Baseball Savant, Major League Baseball’s hub for Statcast data, reidentified thousands of sliders over the past decade as sweepers, a slower variant of that classic breaking ball with far more ...

Granite State voters too independent for Trump, Shaheen says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:56 GMT

New Hampshire’s former governor and senior U.S. Senator says that Granite State voters are tired of the 45th President’s legal woes and perpetual falsehoods about the 2020 election, which he repeated last week during a campaign rally in Manchester.“I think, fundamentally, people disagree with him on the issues that he supported as president and continues to support,” U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said.The Granite State’s 78th governor was speaking with WCVB hosts Sharman Sacchetti and Ed Harding for the pair’s Sunday politics show On the Record, when she said former President Donald Trump’s recent remarks in the Queen City reflect his own beliefs and ideology much more than they do those of the historically independent minded voters of the first-in-the-nation primary state.“New Hampshire believes that women should have our own control of our bodies and that reproductive rights should be the decisions of women. Donald Trump doesn’t believe that,” she said. “People in New Hampshire believe...