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Rishi Sunak to visit Israel

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will travel to Israel on Thursday after urging regional leaders to “avoid further dangerous escalation” in the Middle East conflict.Sunak will kick-off a two-day trip to the region meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. Downing Street said the British prime minister is due to arrive in Israel early on Thursday morning, before traveling to a number of other regional capitals. U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will conduct his own diplomatic push to stop the conflict spreading across the region during a three-day visit to the region. He is due to meet leaders in Egypt, Turkey and Qatar, the Foreign Office said.The visits come in the wake of a devastating blast at al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza on Tuesday in which hundreds are feared to have died, and amid conflicting accusations about who was responsible for the attack.Hamas swiftly blamed the attack on an Israeli airstrike. The Israeli mili...

Mother speaks out after daughter hit while riding a bicycle in East Bridgewater

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

The mother of a young bicyclist who was hit by a car in East Bridgewater said that her daughter, who was pushed at least 60 feet by the car, is okay.The crash happened Sunday night and was caught on security cameras. Police released the video to the public in hopes of locating the driver, who was wearing hospital scrubs when she briefly got out of the car then drove away.“The video was awful to see,” the victim’s mother said. “I just don’t understand what took so long for the vehicle to stop, and then to get out and not even apologize.”The victim’s mother shared images of the 11-year-old girl’s injuries, which are a scraped elbow and a bruised thigh.“She is definitely shaken up from the incident,” she said. “She was very scared thinking the driver wasn’t going to stop.”The police chief said the person at the wheel was trying to take a shortcut through the Central Elementary School parking lot. When she saw the gate to Route 18 was locked, she turned around and hit the 11...

Grubhub delivery driver caught eating customer’s meal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

LONG BEACH, California (KCAL) — Grubhub has fired a Long Beach delivery driver after he was caught eating a customer’s meal last week.“He took bite-fulls out of each plate that was in that order,” said Martin Luzanilla, the owner of “Mexihanas.”Luzanilla’s security camera captured the delivery driver chowing down in the restaurant’s parking lot, moments after he picked up the customer’s order.After noticing that the driver had not moved for several minutes and that his face was diving into a plate full of food, Luzanilla decided to confront the man.The driver told Luzanilla that he was munching on his own lunch. After, Luzanilla gave him a fist bump and walked away.However, when he checked the security camera footage Luzanilla confirmed his gut feeling.“I was mad. I was upset,” he said. “The safety of my customers is number one.”The GrubHub driver left and Luzanilla rushed to call the customer to tell them...

This 1980s Domino’s delivery car looks like a spaceship, and you can buy it

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

(CNN) — The 1985 Domino’s Pizza delivery car looks more like it was designed to shoot down invading alien spacecraft than to bring you a hot delicious pepperoni pie. But back in the ’80s, Domino’s founder Tom Monaghan ordered 10 Tritan A2 cars and customized them with warming ovens in the back to deliver pizzas around Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Domino’s is headquartered.Just a few survive today. One of them is being offered for sale at a Las Vegas classic car auction on November 10. Even the car’s current owner admits, it’s pretty terrible to drive and probably wasn’t even that great at delivering pizza. But it does look awfully cool.The Tritan A2 was designed by engineers James Amick and his son Douglas. It’s similar to a series of other vehicles they designed with large arch-shaped rear wings. The wings were designed to capture crosswinds to help provide forward propulsion, like a sail, along with electric motors or gasoline engines. It’s unclear if this partic...

Protesters hold demonstration at Harvard University in support of Palestinians in Gaza 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

Students gathered on the campus of Harvard University Wednesday to demonstrate in support of Palestinians living in Gaza as the war between Hamas and Israel rages on. SKY7-HD was over the scene as some students laid on the ground, holding a “die in” to protest the loss of life within Gaza. Later in the day, a different rally was underway around 4 p.m. at City Hall Plaza in Boston.Demonstrations came on the same day that President Joe Biden visited Israel to show his support. Biden’s visit, in turn, came as Israeli forces have started allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza all while the area recovers from a deadly blast on Tuesday at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of people. “Over the last week, I’ve had family members killed by the airstrikes and so, I think, especially yesterday was a hard day for me,” said one student at Harvard.As part of their demonstration, protesters headed over the Charles River and congregated at the Harvard Business School in Allston where Former Pr...

Nice Thursday, then rain returns

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

It was a decent day with temperatures in the 60s. Tomorrow, we get more sun and temperatures will be milder. Enjoy it! Rain returns Friday and Saturday. Sunday will be drier, but windy and cooler.You’ll want the jacket in the morning as temperatures will be cooler in the 40s. There will be some patchy fog. The morning will have thicker cloud cover with some sun in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 60s. Similar to today, some towns get into the upper 60s.High pressure is around tomorrow promoting the dry conditions. Off to the west, we’ll watch as a trough and area low of pressure will move east as another surface low develops to our south. This will increase our rain chances by Friday afternoon. Showers will be off and on through Saturday. Sunday there’s a chance for a leftover shower. Then the most noticeable aspect of the forecast will be a gusty breeze and cooler conditions. If you have tickets in the 300s for the Patriots and Bills game this Sunday, it...

How Patriots are using Malik Cunningham in practice ahead of Bills game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

FOXBORO — Sunday barely served as an appetizer for those clamoring to see how Malik Cunningham will look under center in the Patriots’ offense.Cunningham served as Mac Jones’ backup quarterback in the Patriots’ 21-17 loss to the Raiders in Week 6, but he played just six snaps with three coming at quarterback. He was sacked in his only dropback and didn’t receive any rushing attempts.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Bills injury report: Rhamondre Stevenson among 20 players listed after Wednesday practice New England Patriots | Patriots get bad news at Wednesday practice ahead of Bills game New England Patriots | Patriots QB Mac Jones sticking with routine despite early-season struggles New England Patriots | How Patriots could replace struggling offensive starter New England Patriots | Patriots-Raiders film review: Mac Jones’ offense proving beyond repair desp...

NFL trade deadline weighing on Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne’s mind

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

The New England Patriots are in a tough spot, and with the trade deadline now only two weeks away the team may soon conclude it’s best to look ahead to the future.That means several veterans in their contract years could be moved, and at least one acknowledged on Wednesday he’s considered the possibility he could be traded in the weeks ahead.“Definitely will be on my mind, but just being ready for whatever man,” said wide receiver Kendrick Bourne. “I want to be here, I love to be here, but if there are other plans then it is what it is.”Bourne is among a number of Patriots approaching free agency who would be coveted on the trade market, and the team could use them to load up on draft picks and better position themselves for 2024 and beyond.Others in a similar boat include linebackers Josh Uche and Anfernee Jennings, tight ends Hunter Henry and Mike Gesicki, offensive linemen Trent Brown and Mike Onwenu, running back Ezekiel Elliot, and defensive ...

Business, faith groups rally around Healey’s housing bill as transfer tax draws opposition

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

Business and faith organizations cheered a $4.1 billion housing bond bill filed by Gov. Maura Healey as a potential silver bullet to counteract the high cost of living in Massachusetts while real estate and fiscal groups pushed back on parts of the proposal.Advocates said the legislation comes at a crucial moment in Massachusetts as high costs of housing and living push people out of cities and towns to other parts of the country. Critics, like the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, argue the legislation is packed with “just about every bad idea.”Associated Industries of Massachusetts President Brooke Thompson said the business group supports the bill, and the development of “reasonably priced housing” in Massachusetts will ensure workers can live and raise families in the state.“Virtually every employer in Massachusetts has at one time heard a valued employee say: ‘I love working for this company, but my family can’t afford a house here,’” Thompson said in a statement. “AIM looks forwa...

Alex Verdugo is lone Gold Glove finalist from indefensible 2023 Red Sox

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:16 GMT

Alex Verdugo is a first-time Gold Glove finalist, Rawlings announced on Wednesday afternoon.He’s also the only Red Sox player up for the prestigious defensive award this season.Verdugo is up against Adolis García of the Rangers and Kyle Tucker of the Rangers, but has a strong case to take home the gold. He finished the season plus-1 in Outs Above Average (70th MLB percentile), behind García’s plus-3. His plus-9 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) tied for the lead among AL right-fielders, as good as García (plus-7) and Tucker (plus-2) combined.Statistically, this should come down to Verdugo and García. Though Tucker led the AL with 13,23 ½ innings in right field, he was minus-4 OAA and only plus-2 DRS. Verdugo was in the 95th MLB percentile in Arm Strength, and his 10.6 Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) outranked all AL right-fielders (minimum 140 innings) by a wide margin; García placed second with 6.4, but Tucker came in at minus-1.1.Gold Gloves are awarded through a combination of manager and co...