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Russian and Chinese warship maneuvers near Alaska prompted U.S. Navy response

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

Nearly a dozen Chinese and Russian military vessels moved close enough to Alaska sometime last week that the Biden Administration was forced to send four U.S. warships into the region in response, according to the state’s two U.S. Senators.In a joint statement issued by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, the Republicans say they received “detailed classified briefings” on the matter from U.S. military personnel.“We have been in close contact with leadership from Alaska Command for several days now,” Murkowski said Saturday.The foreign ships, apparently involved in joint military maneuvers, were spotted near U.S. territorial waters around the Aleutian Islands, hundreds of miles off the state’s south-west mainland coast.The U.S. Navy dispatched four destroyer class ships to the island chain in response, according to Sullivan.“The incursion by 11 Chinese and Russian warships operating together – off the coast of Alaska – is yet another reminder that we have entered a ...

Patriots extra points: Matthew Judon’s contract details; good news for offense

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

FOXBORO — The Patriots moved money around to give outside linebacker Matthew Judon a pay raise in 2023, according to ESPN’s Field Yates.Judon received a $7 million signing bonus as part of his amended contract, per ESPN. That $7 million was made up of $4 million of his 2023 base salary and $3 million of his 2024 base salary. His 2023 base salary was reduced from $11 million to $7 million, and his 2024 base salary was reduced from $9.5 million to $6.5 million.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots rookie Malik Cunningham impresses QBs in return to old position New England Patriots | Mac Jones backs offensive line amid growing depth, injury concerns New England Patriots | Patriots extra points: N’Keal Harry gets a new team, Devin McCourty co-hosting preseason broadcast New England Patriots | Patriots training camp Day 12: Matt Judon returns with 3 sacks, Bill Belichick’s defense strikes back ...

Red Sox notebook: Story to return Tuesday, Sale could start Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

“It’s time to go,” Trevor Story said on Monday afternoon.After a long recovery from UCL surgery, the veteran infielder will be activated on Tuesday, and finally begin his journey as Boston’s everyday shortstop.Story, who signed a 6-year, $140 million contract with the Red Sox in March 2022, has been rehabbing from internal brace surgery back in early in January. The procedure’s recovery timetable is about half that of Tommy John, but still cost the 30-year-old infielder more than two-thirds of the season.While Story originally targeted last Friday as his return date, Alex Cora announced last week that the infielder wanted to use more of his allotted rehab assignment, which doesn’t expire until Wednesday. Given his long recovery and the fact that he spent most of 2022 at second base, it’s no wonder Story wanted to utilize that time to get comfortable at his natural position before rejoining the team.“Just kind of a mini spring training,...

Massachusetts could see more severe storms: ‘Brief tornado or waterspout’ possible

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

The summer of heavy rain, tropical humidity and severe storms is expected to continue on Tuesday, as local meteorologists warn that a “brief tornado or waterspout” will be possible.The National Weather Service has issued an alert that there will be a risk for thunderstorms Tuesday morning, which could turn severe with torrential downpours — and spark street flooding during the morning commute.After a break in the action, another round of storms will be possible in the afternoon.“Heavy rainfall, isolated damaging winds, and we cannot rule out a brief tornado or waterspout,” the National Weather Service’s Boston office tweeted ahead of Tuesday.“Isolated damaging wind gusts are the most likely hazard with storms that become severe,” NWS Boston added in a message.A few tornadoes have hit the region throughout this chaotic summer. The tornado and waterspout risk on Tuesday will be in the morning round of storms.“It’s going to be...

Patriots host two-time Super Bowl champion in free-agent workout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

The Patriots, who currently have two open spots on their 90-man roster, hosted defensive end Trey Flowers for a workout Monday for the second time this offseason, a source confirmed to the Herald.Flowers’ workout with the Patriots on Monday went well, per a source.The Patriots previously hosted Flowers back in March during the beginning of free agency. The team doesn’t have a glaring hole on their defensive line, but Flowers was one of the Patriots’ best defenders in his first tenure with the team from 2015 to 2018. Flowers helped the Patriots win two Super Bowls and earned All-2010s Team honors in New England.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots rookie Malik Cunningham impresses QBs in return to old position New England Patriots | Mac Jones backs offensive line amid growing depth, injury concerns New England Patriots | Patriots extra points: N’Keal Harry gets a new team, Devin McCourty co-hosting preseason broadcast ...

Previously homeless teen reunites with police officer who changed his 'whole course of life'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- As a child, Alejandro Nazario spent a lot of his time at an Escondido Starbucks. When it closed for the day, he would move across the street to Jack-in-the-Box.That was his daily routine for almost two years. He was just 10 years old and homeless.“I just sat there doing nothing, pretty much my shelter,” Nazario told FOX 5.It’s a routine that caught the attention of employees at the coffeeshop, who expressed their concern to Escondido police Officer John Larson. Tropical Storm Eugene may bring isolated storms to San Diego County “They started noticing a young boy that would hang out at the store all day,” Larson said. “They’d provide him some food, some drinks, and then as they closed down, they noticed he'd go across the street to Jack-in-the-Box.”One day in 2018, Larson and Nazario crossed paths for a conversation at the Jack-in-the-Box that the teen says changed his life. It was then that Larson learned about the boy’s situation.“I just wanted to make sure h...

Judges halt a Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday halted a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that could make it easier to obtain student loan debt relief for borrowers who say they were victims of misleading information about the quality of education they would receive.At issue is a rule broadening existing policy ending the debt of students who borrowed money to attend colleges and universities that are determined to have misled them on matters such as whether their courses would actually prepare them for employment in their field or the likely salary they would earn upon obtaining a degree. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas, an association of for-profit higher learning institutions, filed a lawsuit against the rule in February. Among its complaints was that the rules are so broad that they cover even unintentional actions by a college. They also said the rule unconstitutionally gives an executive branch agency, the Department of Education, what amounts to ...

Prince Harry and wife Meghan purchase screen rights to Canadian author’s book

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

TORONTO — A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel.Carley Fortune says in an Instagram post she is thrilled to announce she is teaming up with Netflix and Archewell Productions, which is owned by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, on the adaptation of her book “Meet Me at the Lake.”The book is about a couple in their 30s who randomly go on a daylong, and life-changing adventure in Toronto, where Meghan was living when she met Harry.Fortune didn’t say whether the adaptation will come in the form of a film or a series in the post but said the book’s love story is dear to her heart, and she can’t imagine a more perfect partnership. She says writing the book was a tremendous personal challenge, and to see it recognized in this way is truly incredible.Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020, moved to the U.S. and, since then, they have launched numerou...

Senior US diplomat says Niger coup leaders refused her to meet with president during visit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat said coup leaders in Niger refused to allow her to meet Monday with the West African country’s democratically elected president, whom she described as under “virtual house arrest.”Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland also described the mutinous officers as unreceptive to U.S. pressure to return the country to civilian rule.“They were quite firm about how they want to proceed, and it is not in support of the constitution of Niger,” Nuland told reporters.She spoke after a two-hour meeting in Niger’s capital, Niamey, with some leaders of the military takeover in Niger, a vital counterterrorism partner of the United States.Nuland said that in speaking to junta leaders, she made “absolutely clear the kinds of support that we will legally have to cut off if democracy is not restored.”She said she also stressed U.S. concern for the welfare of President Mohamed Bazoum, who she said was being detained with his wife and son.The meeting was with G...

Trump lawyers say proposed order on info release is too broad, urge more limited rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:32 GMT

Donald Trump’s legal team told a judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him on Monday that prosecutors’ proposed protective order aimed at preventing the public disclosure of evidence is too broad and would restrict his First Amendment rights. Lawyers for the early 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner said the judge should impose a more limited order that would bar the public release only of materials deemed “sensitive” — such as grand jury documents — rather than all evidence handed over by the government in the case accusing Trump of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss. Prosecutors have said a protective order — not unusual in criminal cases — is particularly important in Trump’s case because of his penchant for using social media. They have expressed concern that Trump could improperly share sensitive case information online that could have a “harmful chilling effect on witnesses.” In their filing Friday seeking the order, p...