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Israeli foreign minister opens visit to Bahrain. It’s his first to any of Israel’s new Arab allies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister on Sunday opened a visit to Bahrain that comes as the countries mark the third anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.It was the first visit by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to any of the four countries that normalized ties with Israel under the 2020 U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords. Israel’s far-right government took office in December.Cohen had been scheduled to travel to Bahrain earlier this summer but the visit was postponed. Israeli media have said the delay was due to a visit by Israel’s ultranationalist national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, to a contested holy site in Jerusalem.Cohen was greeted at the airport by his Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif al-Zayani. On Monday, he is scheduled to meet Bahraini leaders and inaugurate Israel’s new embassy.The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed normalization agreements with Israel in September 2020, becoming the first of four Arab countries to jo...

Cowboys, offensive tackle Terence Steele agree on $86.8 million extension

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys and right tackle Terence Steele agreed Sunday on an $86.8 million, five-year extension, a huge payday for an undrafted player coming off an ACL injury.Steele will get $50 million guaranteed in a contract with a $17 million annual average, which puts the 26-year-old in the top 10 among right tackles. The deal could be worth up to $91.8 million.ESPN first reported the agreement. The Cowboys signed Steele to a second-round tender at $4.3 million as a restricted free agent after his three-year rookie contract expired.Steele was cleared for most of training camp despite tearing the ACL in his left knee 13 games into last season.Undrafted out of Texas Tech, Steele started 14 games as a rookie in 2020 when he replaced an injured La’el Collins. He has started 40 of 45 games.The deal with Steele comes about three weeks after right guard Zack Martin agreed to a $36.9 million, two-year contract to give the six-time All-Pro a raise and end a camp ho...

Rice and Jesus score in injury time as Arsenal earns 3-1 win over Manchester United in EPL

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Declan Rice scored his first Arsenal goal deep into injury time and Gabriel Jesus added another one past the 100th minute mark to give Arsenal a 3-1 win over Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.The game looked headed for a 1-1 draw when the ball fell to Rice — Arsenal’s record signing — after a corner and the midfielder downed it on his chest before hitting a right-footed shot that beat Andre Onana inside the near post in the sixth minute of stoppage time. That goal came after United substitute Alejandro Garnacho thought he had scored a late winner after a quick counterattack in the 89th but the goal was disallowed after a VAR check for offside. With United pushing forward for a last-gasp equalizer, Arsenal then countered in the 11th minute of stoppages and Jesus calmly slotted the ball past Onana to seal the win. Rice cost Arsenal in excess of 100 million pounds ($125 million) from West Ham and his goal went a long way toward showing he was worth i...

Guardians activate slugger Josh Naylor, sidelined more than a month with oblique injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Guardians activated first baseman Josh Naylor from the injured list Sunday, giving Cleveland back one of its best hitters for a September playoff push.Naylor hasn’t played since July 31, when he strained his right oblique in a game against Houston. The 26-year-old was having a career season when he got hurt.Naylor is batting .306 with 15 homers and 79 RBIs for the Guardians, who are trying to catch the first-place Minnesota Twins in the AL Central. Despite missing the past month, Naylor is second on the team in homers and first in RBIs.He was batting third as the designated hitter Sunday as the Guardians conclude a three-game series against Tampa Bay. Cleveland will host Minnesota for three games starting Monday.To make room for Naylor, outfielder Oscar Gonzalez was optioned to Triple-A Columbus.Naylor recently played a few games with Double-A Akron to prepare for his return to the Guardians. He is in his third full season with Cleveland, which acquired hi...

Walmart in Aurora temporarily evacuated after threat, man arrested: Police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Walmart location in Aurora was temporarily evacuated Sunday morning after a man allegedly threatened to shoot up the store. The store, a Walmart Neighborhood Market, is located in the 10400 block of East Colfax Avenue. The evacuation began just after 9 a.m.Police said a man bought something at the store on Saturday. He allegedly didn't get a receipt for it but felt he'd been overcharged. He got into an argument with store management about it.Police told FOX31 the man threatened to come back and shoot up the store.He had another verbal argument with store management after returning Sunday and allegedly made another threat to shoot up the store. Deputies in Douglas County investigating robbery and kidnapping Police told FOX31 that management evacuated customers and sent employees to a secure location inside the store as a precaution.The man ended up leaving and was found at a nearby bus stop by police around 9:12 a.m. He allegedly had an active warrant for an unre...

More remote workers are willing to move in order to find affordable housing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

Washington, DC (CNN) — Housing is less affordable than it has been in about four decades. But buying or renting a home might be even less affordable now if it weren’t for the continuing impact of remote and hybrid workers that resulted from the pandemic, according to a recent study by Fannie Mae.The study, which was an analysis of Fannie Mae’s monthly National Housing Survey, with questions asked among more than 3,000 mortgage holders, owners, and renters between January and March this year, looked at how remote and hybrid work has changed over the past few years and its impact on housing.More people are willing to move to less expensive areas further away from offices in city centers than a few years ago, according to the report. Continuing remote and hybrid work, at levels remarkably unchanged from two years ago, is enabling people to move toward housing affordability, the study found.The report also revealed that “affordability” is the most important factor in finding a place to ...

Massachussetts police, FBI respond to ‘potential criminal act’ on inbound Boston flight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

Massachusetts State Police and FBI officials responded to a “potential criminal act” on a flight headed into Boston Saturday morning, a spokesperson for the department detailed.Police, according to the statement, were notified by American Airlines of the potential act that occurred on American Flight 1441 at approximately 10 a.m. Saturday morning.  The flight, which departed Charlotte, N.C., was met by state police and detectives who launched an investigation, according to the department.Police said the on-site officials determined that the alleged criminal act occurred during the flight, and thus would be handled by federal authorities. Police also said they are aiding federal officials in this incident and have no further comment.The Federal Aviation Administration, in a statement, confirmed that the flight departed from Charlotte, landed safely at Logan International Airport around 10 a.m. on Saturday, and that the flight crew “reported a possible security issue...

Mets Notebook: Starling Marte hopes to return in 2023, but doesn’t rule out another groin surgery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

Mets outfielder Starling Marte hopes to return this season, but he’s not ruling out another surgery if his injured groin doesn’t continue to improve.The 34-year-old felt he made progress after spending last week doing physical therapy in Philadelphia and wants to avoid another operation after undergoing double groin surgery in November.“Right now, we’ve completely avoided that,” Marte said Sunday. “If I hadn’t progressed the way that I was able to progress over the last week with this new guy in Philadelphia, that would have been an option. But since we got a second opinion and we were able to strengthen it and get good results, that’s something we’ve been able to avoid. The focus is just to continue to strengthen everything and avoid surgery.”Marte last played Aug. 5 before going on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain. He was back at Citi Field over the weekend and ran in the outfield before Sunday’s ga...

Watch Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef episode featuring Hell's Kitchen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

VALLEY CENTER, Calif. — Harrah's Resort SoCal is hosting an exclusive viewing party for celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay's appearance in a season 13 episode of “MasterChef.”The Emmy nominated, multi-Michelin star restaurant connoisseur was filmed at the local Hell's Kitchen back in February. Located within the hotel and casino, this is the first and only Hell’s Kitchen in California. ‘Parrotheads’ mourn: Jimmy Buffett’s last full concert performed in San Diego Fans can watch the "Restaurant Takeover" episode at a free viewing party on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Debatably the most anticipated episode of the season, the courtyard at Harrah’s will host eager viewers."MasterChef" enthusiasts can watch the episode unfold while enjoying food and drinks, along with the chance to win some prizes during the party. A Harrah's representative told FOX 5 that guests can participate in a trivia game by answering fun facts about Gordon Ramsay, Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef. The following priz...

Three arrested at DUI checkpoint in Escondido

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:05 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Three people were arrested at a driving under the influence (DUI)/Driver’s License Checkpoint in Escondido Saturday night, authorities said.The Escondido Police Department said officers conducted the checkpoint at Centre City Parkway and Decatur Way from 5:45 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. South Bay homeless service provider suspends operations During that time, two drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, and a third was arrested for violating terms of his DUI probation, police said.The identity of those arrested was not released.According to EPD, 738 motorist were contacted at the checkpoint.Authorities say DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of these checkpoints, according to police, is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the roads.EPD will hold another DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint sometime in December.