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Dragon catches on fire during Disneyland’s ‘Fantasmic’ show

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

(CNN) — An animatronic dragon caught fire at California’s Disneyland park on Saturday evening, according to Disney officials.“During the final showing of ‘Fantasmic’ at Disneyland park on Saturday evening, the dragon caught fire,” Disney officials told CNN in an email. “Anaheim Fire & Rescue quickly responded and the fire was extinguished.”They added all cast members and guests were evacuated from Tom Sawyer Island and attractions near the island were cleared of guests due to smoke and wind.“The cause of the fire remains under investigation at this time,” the statement went on.CNN has reached out to Anaheim Fire & Rescue for more information.“Fantasmic” is a long-running nighttime Disney show at the company’s parks in Florida and California. The show features “special effects, state-of-the-art projections and superb pyrotechnics” and “Maleficent as a 45-foot, fire-breathing dragon...

Azerbaijan installs checkpoint on road to Nagorno-Karabakh amid fatal clashes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

Azerbaijan has set up a checkpoint on the only road in or out of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, sparking fears for its ethnic Armenian population and reports of new firefights along the shared border.In a statement issued on Sunday, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that work had begun to “establish control” along the Lachin corridor, the sole highway that links the breakaway territory to Armenia.According to officials, the move is intended to stop “the rotation of personnel of Armenian armed forces that continue to be illegally stationed in the territory of Azerbaijan, the transfer of weapons and ammunition, entrance of terrorists, as well as illicit trafficking of natural resources.”Following a war between the two sides over Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, the Lachin corridor has been under the jurisdiction of Russian peacekeeping forces as part of a Moscow-backed ceasefire agreement. In December, self-described Azerbaijani environmental activists, ...

Boston police searching for aggravated assault suspect

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

Boston police are turning to the public for help as they search for a suspect in a recent aggravated assault in Roxbury.The incident involving a knife occurred around 4:45 p.m. on Monday, April 10, in the are of 301 Warren St.The suspect is described as having long dreadlocks, and riding/possessing a skateboard. The suspect is known to frequent the parking lot of the Washington Street Park Mall, and the immediate surrounding area.Anyone with information is advised to contact B-2 Detectives at 617-343-4275.Community members wishing to assist this investigation anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). The Boston Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identities of all those who wish to help this investigation in an anonymous manner.

Orioles get 6th straight win, beating Tigers 2-1, on walk-off wild pitch after duel of team’s former top prospects

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

Sunday’s afternoon game at Camden Yards was a matchup of what could have been and what is. Two pitchers who share a last name, one whose days in an Oriole uniform never came and another for whom they are only beginning, dueled in a crowded Baltimore venue older than either of them.But neither Orioles rookie right-hander Grayson Rodriguez nor former Baltimore prospect Eduardo Rodriguez were around when the home team secured its sixth straight win. Adam Frazier rushed home on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th to give the Orioles a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers, completing a series sweep.“Those kind of wins, at the end of each season, they add up,” said Fraizer, whose fielder’s choice Friday gave Baltimore a walk-off win in the series opener. “That’s how you make the playoffs.”The Orioles (14-7) have tied their third-best start in franchise history, trailing only the 1966 team (16-5) that won the World Series and the 1968 group (15-6...

Yoshida goes deep twice, Red Sox score nine in eighth to beat Brewers 12-5

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

It seemed like it was going to be another one of those frustrating days.The Red Sox squandered a few early scoring chances, let the Brewers hang around, and eventually gave up the lead after Kaleb Ort walked three in the seventh and allowed the go-ahead run to score on a wild pitch. Given how good Milwaukee’s bullpen has been you’d have been forgiven for flipping over to the Bruins game, because clearly this one was over.If that was you Sunday, well, you missed a lot.Justin Turner and Masataka Yoshida wasted no time flipping the script, hitting back-to-back home runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game and take the lead. That sparked what wound up being a nine-run rally, as the Red Sox sent 12 runners to the plate and Yoshida delivered the dagger with a towering grand slam his second time up.That was more than enough breathing room for the bullpen, who closed out the 12-5 win to clinch Boston’s third straight series win, it’s second against a first-place...

Massachusetts tax cut plan author explains reasoning behind proposed change to rebate law

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

The state Legislature’s chief budget writer is defending a decision by lawmakers to pass changes to a tax rebate law, which last year sent $3 billion back to taxpayers.“We saw during the pandemic, when our low income workers — a lot of our low income workers, a lot of our front line workers — were out there working day in and day out, could not stay home and do remote work and had to go out there on the front lines,” state House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz said on Sunday.“They were the ones that helped carry this economy and keep our economy strong in those difficult times,” he continued.The North End Democrat was speaking with WCVB’s Sharman Sacchetti and Ed Harding for their Sunday politics show On the Record. Those low-income workers who kept the state going through the COVID-19 pandemic are deserving of benefits when the economy they buoy does well enough, he said, and the state must send money back to taxpayers.That’s what happened last summer, when lawmakers were see...

Mets’ lesson learned during West Coast trip: You can never have enough pitching

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The West Coast trips have historically been tough for the Mets, but they handled the one they’re about to end with relative ease. Despite setbacks like more pitching injuries, a suspension for Max Scherzer and the question of what to do with Eduardo Escobar at third base, the Mets will finish with a winning record after 10 games against the Oakland A’s, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants.We learned a lot about the Mets and the three teams they faced. The A’s are in a bad spot, with the owner seemingly trying to play out the plot of “Major League” in real life, but a sweep in Oakland last weekend gave the Mets some momentum against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who provided a tough, early-season test. The only game the Mets lost in Los Angeles was a game in which a future Hall of Fame pitcher, left-hander Clayton Kershaw, authored a masterpiece characteristic of his entire career.The Giants lost out on Aaron Judge, Bran...

Clarence Thomas should resign or be impeached, Jim McGovern says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

Amid allegations he has for years accepted gifts from a wealthy conservative political donor but did not properly disclose the value of his association, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should resign, according to a member of the state’s congressional delegation.“The highest court in the land should not have the lowest ethical standards. Clarence Thomas has been on the take,” U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said while speaking with host Jon Keller for the WBZ political analyst’s Sunday politics segment.The Worcester Democrat has been vocal in his criticism of the 74-year-old jurist, calling for his resignation soon after reporting by ProPublica apparently showed Thomas’ close relationship with Republican donor Harlan Crow may have crossed the line.Clarence Thomas sits on the nation’s highest court and should be held to the highest ethical standards. The pattern of corruption exposed in this story—expensive gifts & lavish trips from a GOP megadonor seeking to influen...

SickKids to remove mask mandate in non-clinical areas starting April 24

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) will be removing their mask mandate in non-clinical and non-patient facing areas starting April 24.However all areas where patients are present, including common areas like lobbies and elevators, will still require a mask.“Following recommendations from the Toronto Region Hospital Operations Table, SickKids will be updating masking requirements in certain areas of the campus,” said Sarah Warr, senior communications advisor for SickKids in an email statement to CityNews.“These recommendations are based on a moderate level of COVID-19 transmission risk and a non-high risk period for respiratory virus transmission.”The policy that SickKids previously had set in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic was that everyone aged two and older was required to wear a hospital-provided mask at SickKids, which applied to family caregivers and visitors, as well as vendors, suppliers, and contractors.“Effective April 24, masking wi...

NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over ‘inappropriate conduct’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:17:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal and one of the media industry’s renowned executives, is departing the company after an investigation into inappropriate conduct, parent company Comcast announced Sunday. In a brief statement, Shell said Sunday would be his last day after what he called “an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company.” “I’m truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down, they are the most talented people in the business and the opportunity to work with them the last 19 years has been a privilege,” said Shell, who has been CEO of NBCUniversal since January 2020. He joins a number of media industry executives who have left their posts in recent years over inappropriate relations, including others at NBCUniversal. Three years ago, NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer, a Hollywood power player, left the company after revealing he received threats of extortion following a settlement with a woman with whom...