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A ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse will cross the US this weekend. Here’s what you need to know

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

FILE - An annular eclipse appears at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Monday, May 21, 2012. Tens of millions in the Americas will have front-row seats Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 for a “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun. What's called an annular solar eclipse _ better known as a ring of fire _ will briefly dim the skies over sections of the western U.S. and Central and South America on Saturday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)(AP/Shuji Kajiyama) FILE - An annular eclipse appears at a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Monday, May 21, 2012. Tens of millions in the Americas will have front-row seats Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 for a “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun. What's called an annular solar eclipse _ better known as a ring of fire _ will briefly dim t...

Former St. Jude patient moves to Memphis, gives back

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (KDVR) — FOX31 and Channel 2 have officially sold out of tickets for the St. Jude Dream Home giveaway. With each $100 ticket sold, viewers like you helped raise $2.4 million towards St. Jude's mission, this year alone.In the last 13 years, Denver raised more than $16.6 million for St. Jude with the Dream Home Giveaway tickets.FOX31’s Nicole Fierro took a trip to St. Jude’s campus in Memphis, Tennessee to learn firsthand what that money is funding, not just for children but for St. Jude survivors who are now adults. Revisiting the hospital where you fought for your life against cancer could be a scary experience. However, former St. Jude patient Bess said the opposite. St. Jude researcher helps raise survival rate to 90% for certain leukemia When Bess was 11 years old, she noticed a lump on her clavicle. After visiting numerous doctors, a biopsy was done revealing cancer.“It was tumors inside, blood vessels inside the bone, and I had over 30 tumors,” Bess s...

These Halloween costumes are expected to be the most popular

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

DEVER (KDVR) — You might not be as creative as you think you are. Google Frightgeist pulled the top 500 costume searches from Google Trends to determine the most popular Halloween costumes locally and nationally for 2023. Americans are spending more than ever on Halloween Here are the costumes you will probably see the most this year.Most popular costumes nationallyIf you want to wear a trending costume, one of these top 10 costumes is your best bet. If you're looking for something unique, you may have to try harder. WitchSpider-ManDinosaurStranger ThingsFairyPirateRabbitCheerleaderCowboyHarley QuinnSurprisingly, the most searched costumes aren't all that basic. While a witch is a classic costume, there aren't as many dinosaurs and "Stranger Things" characters roaming the street on Oct. 31. These Halloween pop-up bars are open in Denver The national list goes on to the top 100 costumes. If you need more ideas, or if you're looking for something that's not on the list, check out...

‘I heard only gunshots, screams and Arabic’: Last call from Israel festival attack

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

ASHKELON, Israel — Near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, terror and confusion reign. As POLITICO arrives at the cataclysmic scene, parents hunt desperately for their missing children and demand retribution against the Hamas terrorists who perpetrated a bloodbath of monstrous proportions. Israel has been in a state of emergency since Iranian-backed Hamas militants stormed out of the Gaza Strip at dawn on Saturday and unleashed a lethal assault on civilians, leaving more than 700 Israelis confirmed dead and 2,150 wounded.It was the “largest civilian massacre” in Israeli history, army spokesman Doron Spielman tells POLITICO. Sunday morning, we fly aboard a Ryanair jet from Berlin into Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on one of the few commercial flights to Israel that has not been canceled. Typically vibrant and bustling, the city — which has come under fire from Palestinian rocket attacks — has been turned into a ghost town. Driving south from Tel Aviv toward ...

Helicopter crashes shortly after takeoff in New Hampshire, killing the pilot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

CROYDON, N.H. (AP) — A helicopter crashed in the woods shortly after taking off in Croydon, New Hampshire, killing the pilot, the only person on board, authorities said. The craft was reported as missing for at least several hours.The helicopter had taken off at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, but the pilot, who was working for JBI Helicopter Services, could not be tracked shortly after that, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a news release Monday. It was scheduled to fly to a job site in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, about 180 miles (289.6 kilometers) away.The Croydon Fire Department said it received a report of a missing aircraft at about 10:30 p.m., said deputy chief Zachary White.The helicopter was found several hours later in a heavily wooded area near the takeoff site, White said in an email Monday.“The pilot was the only occupant and he did pass away,” the email read.The pilot, Carl Svenson, 73, of Loudon, New Hampshire, was found dead in the heavily damaged helicopte...

Boston Herald weekly divisional/ISL football rankings

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

Here are the weekly Eastern Mass. rankings for each of the eight divisions as well as the ISL.DIVISION 11. St. John’s Prep (5-0)2. Xaverian (3-2)3. Lincoln-Sudbury (4-1)4. Methuen (4-1)5. Everett (4-1)6. Needham (4-1)7. Andover (4-1)8. Franklin (4-1)DIVISION 21. Catholic Memorial (4-1)2. King Philip (5-0)3. Barnstable (5-0)4. Peabody (5-0)5. Marshfield (3-2)6. Bishop Feehan (4-1)7. Belmont (3-2)8. Winchester (4-1)/North Andover (3-1)DIVISION 31. Billerica (5-0)2. Milford (5-0)3. Milton (5-0)4. Mansfield (2-3)5. North Attleboro (2-3)6. Dartmouth (5-0)7. Woburn (4-1)8. Lynn Classical (4-1)DIVISION 41. Duxbury (3-1)2. Tewksbury (4-1)3. Norwood (4-1)4. Somerset Berkley (4-1)5. Melrose (4-1)6. Middleboro (4-1)7. Scituate (2-3)8. Wakefield (3-2)DIVISION 51. Hanover (5-0)2. Foxboro (5-0)3. Shawsheen (5-0)4. Bishop Fenwick (4-1)5. Newburyport (4-1)6. Danvers (3-2)7. Wilmington (4-1)8. Archbishop Williams (3-2)DIVISION 61. Salem (5-0)2. Norwell (4-1)3. Abington (4-1)4. Fairhaven (5-0)5...

Bill Belichick addresses relationship with Mac Jones, belief in Patriots backup QB

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

It seems that if Bill Belichick and Mac Jones are going to go down, they’re going to go down together.Belichick said Sunday night that Jones will continue to be the Patriots’ starting quarterback. The head coach was asked about his relationship with Jones on WEEI Monday morning, months after offseason reports of friction between the two.“Yeah, I’ve had a good relationship with Mac since he’s been here,” Belichick said on “The Greg Hill Show.” “I’ve met with him on a regular basis. We have a good line of communication. He works hard. I have a lot of respect for what he does.”Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | J.C. Jackson has an idea of how he can be ‘big help’ to Patriots New England Patriots | Patriots rookie Chad Ryland explains Sunday’s latest missed field goal New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe again didn’t appear like answer to Patriots’ biggest question...

How has Justin Fields been in the last two games? What does the defense need now? Insights on 4 Chicago Bears questions.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

The Chicago Bears needed that. In the worst way. Thursday night’s blowout of the Washington Commanders snapped a franchise-record 14-game losing streak, was the team’s first victory in 346 days and triggered a jubilant dance party inside the visiting locker room at FedEx Field. It also sent the Bears into their mini-bye with a bit of momentum and encouragement as they try to salvage the season after an 0-4 start.So where does the team go from here? How can Matt Eberflus push the team’s progress forward in the coming weeks? Tribune writers Brad Biggs, Colleen Kane and Dan Wiederer offer their analysis.The Bears’ 40-20 defeat of the Commanders on Thursday night was ___.Brad Biggs: Mood-shifting.The 40-20 defeat of the Commanders on Thursday night was precisely what the organization needed to shift the mood in the locker room and the building. That’s not to suggest it’s been all doom and gloom at Halas Hall but winning is the ultimate deodorant...

Nobel economics prize goes to professor for research on the workplace gender gap

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

By DAVID KEYTON, MICHAEL CASEY and MIKE CORDER (Associated Press)STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin for research that has advanced the understanding of the gender gap in the labor market.The announcement went a tiny step to closing the Nobel committee’s own gender gap: Goldin is just the third woman to win the prize out of 93 economics laureates.She has studied 200 years of women’s participation in the workplace, showing that despite continued economic growth, women’s pay did not continuously catch up to men’s and a divide still exists despite women gaining higher levels of education than men.“I’ve always been an optimist. But when I look at the numbers, I think something has happened in America, that we, in the 1990s, our labor force participation rate for women was the highest in the world, and now it isn’t the highest in the world,” Goldin told The Associated Press.“We have to step back and ask questions ab...

Stock market today: Oil gains, Wall Street falls after Israel declares war on Hamas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:34:32 GMT

BANGKOK — Wall Street tumbled lower in premarket trading Monday as crude oil prices surged after the Israeli government declared war following deadly attacks by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. Futures for the S&P 500 skidded 0.6% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones industrials fell 0.5%.The bond market in the U.S. is closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday, but the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be open. Oil prices were up more than $3 a barrel. Conflict in the Middle East often pushes oil prices higher given the risk of disruptions to supplies. “Disruptions or escalations in the region can have far-reaching implications for energy markets, global supply chains, and geopolitical dynamics,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary.The fighting has not yet had any discernible impact on oil output, but geopolitical escalations in the Middle East typically lead to a “buy-first-ask-questions-later” response, he said. Oil prices had eased back fro...