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Julia Roberts, ‘Leave the World Behind’ co-stars talk about making new Netflix thriller

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

Imagine planning a nice vacation with your family, only to have it interrupted by a stranger bearing news of a cyberattack. That’s the premise of the new Netflix movie “Leave the World Behind.” The film brings Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali together to take on a strange new world.Julia Roberts (as Amanda Sandford): “I went online this morning, and I rented us a beautiful house out by the beach.”Life’s a beach, especially when your family vacation takes an unexpected turn.Julia Roberts: “This is a story about a family that goes on vacation until there’s a knock at the door in the middle of the night, and then the rest of the movie is what happens in the light of day from that point.”Mahershala Ali (as G.H. Scott): “I’m so sorry to bother you, but this is our house.”Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts star in the new Netflix thriller “Leave the World Behind.” Their characters must stick together to surv...

Ovarian cancer: New steps toward early diagnosis

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

The dream of early detection for ovarian cancer is now one step closer to reality: according to the results of a new study published today in Science Translational Medicine, it would be possible to identify, years in advance of the first clinical manifestations of the disease, molecular alterations specific to ovarian cancer DNA in swabs already in use for the Pap test — the common cervical cancer screening exam.Early detection of ovarian cancer, of which symptoms manifest usually in the last stages of the disease, is critical for survival. In fact, the survival rate at five years is just 30 percent for cancers diagnosed at stage III (or more), the most abundant, but it is 90 percent when the tumor is diagnosed at stage I.“Ovarian cancer survival is highly dependent on the timing of diagnosis: changing our ability to make early diagnosis means changing the chances of cure. And that is exactly what we believe is possible through an innovative, yet fairly simple approach: applyi...

Waltham police officer and National Grid worker killed in crash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

A Waltham police officer and a National Grid worker were killed Wednesday in a multi-vehicle crash in Waltham that also injured two other National Grid workers, the Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said. A 54-year-old New Hampshire man was taken into custody in connection with the crash after Ryan said he initially fled the scene, stole a police cruiser at knifepoint and led police on a chase. While investigators continued to comb through the scene on Totten Pond Road past 11 p.m., a procession was also underway carrying the body of the fallen officer from Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Boston.The crash happened near 4 p.m. Speaking in a press conference moments before 11 p.m., Ryan said Peter Simon of Woodsvale, New Hampshire had been driving his pickup truck east on Totten Pond Road when he began to make a U-turn. Ryan said Simon struck another vehicle while turning around. She said h...

2 women stabbed in Dedham

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

Two women were stabbed and a man later died in connection with an incident in a home in Dedham Wednesday, officials said. Dedham police in an initial statement said officers first responded to the scene on Jackson Pond Road around 6 p.m. Speaking near 11 p.m., Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey said people in a home in the area called police after they said a man stabbed two people he was related to. Morrissey said officers arrived to find a man in distress on Jackson Pond Road. Officers subsequently deployed pepper spray and a stun gun as they took the man into custody, according to Morrissey. Morrissey said the man continued showing signs of mental and physical distress and was treated at the scene before he was later taken to an area hospital, where he died.Morrissey said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of the man’s death at a later date.In the meantime, Morrissey said the two women who were stabbed in this inciden...

New York Yankees pull off blockbuster deal for slugger Juan Soto

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees acquired All-Star slugger Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade with the cost-cutting San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.San Diego received right-handed pitchers Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez and Drew Thorpe along with catcher Kyle Higashioka. In addition to Soto, the Yankees get Gold Glove center fielder Trent Grisham.Both teams announced the trade late Wednesday night.It’s the second blockbuster deal involving the 25-year-old Soto in less than two years. The three-time All-Star has one season of team control left and is likely to get a salary around $32 million after batting .275 with 35 homers, 109 RBIs and a .930 OPS in his only full season with the Padres.San Diego acquired Soto from Washington on Aug. 2, 2022, after he turned down a $440 million, 15-year offer from the Nationals.Soto joins a Yankees outfield that projects to have fellow All-Star Aaron Judge in center and newly acquired Alex Verdugo in the other corner. Soto, li...

Padres' Soto, Grisham traded to Yankees

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Padres outfielders Juan Soto and Trent Grisham have been traded to the New York Yankees, according to the team.The deal sends Soto and Grisham to the Yankees in exchange for right-handed pitchers Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez and Drew Thorpe, as well as catcher Kyle Higashioka, President of Baseball Operations & General Manager A.J. Preller said in a news release Wednesday evening.Soto, who was traded less than two years ago from the Washington Nationals to the Padres, comes off a 2023 All-Star season after batting .275 with 35 homers, 109 RBIs and a .930 OPS. The 25-year-old now joins fellow All-Star Aaron Judge with the Yankees. Former FOX 5 reporter battles rare cancer Here's more on whom the Padres received: King: The 28-year-old pitcher posted a 4-8 record with six saves and a 2.75 ERA (32 ER, 104.2 IP) in 49 games for the Yankees in 2023. Brito: The 25-year-old pitcher went 9-7 with one save and a 4.28 ERA (43 ER, 90.1 IP) in 25 appearan...

Juan Soto traded to New York Yankees from San Diego Padres in 7-player blockbuster

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees acquired All-Star slugger Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade with the cost-cutting San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.San Diego received right-handed pitchers Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez and Drew Thorpe along with catcher Kyle Higashioka. In addition to Soto, the Yankees get Gold Glove center fielder Trent Grisham. Both teams announced the trade late Wednesday night.It’s the second blockbuster deal involving the 25-year-old Soto in less than two years. The three-time All-Star has one season of team control left and is likely to get a salary around $32 million after batting .275 with 35 homers, 109 RBIs and a .930 OPS in his only full season with the Padres. San Diego acquired Soto from Washington on Aug. 2, 2022, after he turned down a $440 million, 15-year offer from the Nationals.Soto joins a Yankees outfield that projects to have fellow All-Star Aaron Judge in center and newly acquired Alex Verdugo in the other corner. Soto, ...

UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities are worsening humanitarian conditions across the war-torn country, where heavy snow and freezing temperatures have already arrived, U.N. officials said Wednesday.Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca told the U.N. Security Council that Russia’s continuing daily attacks on Ukraine’s critical civilian infrastructure have resulted in civilian casualties, and Moscow recently escalated its barrages in populated areas including the capital, Kyiv.“All attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure must stop immediately,” he said. “They are prohibited under international humanitarian law and are simply unacceptable.”Jenca also raised the risks to all four of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.The Zaporizhzhia plant, which is Europe’s largest, suffered its eighth complete off-site power outage since the invasion on Saturday, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Jenca said. And IAEA staff...

China’s exports in November edged higher for the first time in 7 months, while imports fell

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports rose in November, the first increase since April, while imports fell, according to customs data released Thursday. Exports rose 0.5% from a year earlier to $291.9 billion, a sign that demand may be picking up after months, but imports fell 0.6%, to $223.5 billion, after they climbed 3% in October.China has been grappling with sluggish foreign trade this year amid slack global demand and a stalled recovery, despite the country’s reopening after its strict COVID-19 controls were lifted late last year.The trade surplus of $68.4 billion was up 21% compared to October’s $56.5 billion.Demand for Chinese exports has been weak since the Federal Reserve and central banks in Europe and Asia began raising interest rates last year to cool inflation that was at multi-decade highs.The Associated Press

Chicago man charged in connection to string of armored truck, ATM robberies in suburbs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:55 GMT

CHICAGO — A man from Chicago was charged in federal court Wednesday with conspiring to rob armored trucks and ATMs across the Chicago suburbs on more than a half-dozen occasions.According to the FBI, 24-year-old Brian Snyder was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Chicago.The complaint said Snyder conspired with others to rob two armored trucks in Country Club Hills and Chicago Heights, and three ATMs in Lansing, Blue Island, and Homewood. The conspirators also later attempted to rob a second armored truck in Country Club Hills, but did not obtain any money. COPA releases bodycam video from fatal South Shore shooting involving police In the armored truck robberies, two-to-five robbers armed with handguns took cash from the truck drivers as they were servicing ATMs or stores, and the group often drove vehicles they stole with a key re-programmer to the robbery locations and abandoned the vehicles afterward, the compl...