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‘Expend4bles’ opens with epic flop while ‘Nun II’ claims top spot again at the box office

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham weren’t enough to save “Expend4bles” from a debut box office flop. The fourth installment suffered the action-packed franchise’s worst opening weekend while “The Nun II” took home the top spot for a third straight week, data firm Comscore reported on Sunday.The Lionsgate and Millennium’s film, also known as “Expendables 4,” pulled in a mediocre $8.3 million for the big-budget project. It starred several popular names, including Stallone, Statham, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox and Dolph Lundgren. It’s been nearly a decade since the franchise released a film, which opened with $15.8 million and eventually grossed $214 million globally.But times have certainly changed, as the film barely placed second behind “The Nun 2,” a horror movie that earned $8.4 million in its first week. It’s been a solid start for that Warner Bros.’ project — a spinoff from the lucrative “Conjuring” fr...

France withdraws troops from Niger

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that French troops would be withdrawn from Niger in the next couple of months, in the wake of a coup d’état in the Western African country this summer.The military withdrawal from Niger comes after French troops were ousted from neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, amid growing anti-French sentiment across the continent and military failures in containing jihadist terrorism in the Sahel region.Macron also said France would imminently withdraw its ambassador, who had been living under effective house arrest in the French embassy in the capital Niamey, according to French authorities.“France has decided to withdraw its ambassador. In the next hours, our ambassador and several diplomats will return to France,” Macron said during an interview with French TV channels.Macron also said the military cooperation between France and Niger was “over” and that French troops would return before the end of the year. R...

Macron face au mur du “Green Deal” climatique

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

PARIS — Qui aurait cru que les chaudières à gaz deviendraient un objet politique aussi explosif ?A Paris, Londres et Berlin, elles sont désormais le symbole du type d’arbitrages à haut risque auxquels font face les gouvernements européens, à quelques mois d’échéances électorales importantes.Emmanuel Macron a exclu dimanche soir de les interdire, malgré la pollution qui leur est associée, et après un coup de chaud estival sur le sujet.Impossible pour le président français de l’ignorer : en Allemagne, leur banissement progressif des foyers a déclenché une crise gouvernementale majeure. Au Royaume-Uni, le sujet a fait les frais d’un revirement politique brutal, le Premier ministre Rishi Sunak ayant décidé de renvoyer aux calendes grecques une série de mesures pour le climat, pour cause de déroute électorale annoncée.Or, c’est ce lundi que le chef de l’Etat français doit — enfin — présenter le plan censé permettre à la France d’avancer plus vite sur le chemin de la neutralité carbone, p...

Space rocks: NASA recovers sample from asteroid

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey.In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule from 63,000 miles out. The small capsule landed four hours later on a remote expanse of military land, as the mothership set off after another asteroid.“We have touchdown!” Mission Recovery Operations announced, immediately repeating the news since the landing occurred three minutes early. Officials later said the orange striped parachute opened four times higher than anticipated — around 20,000 feet — basing it on the deceleration rate.To everyone’s relief, the capsule was intact and not breached, keeping its 4.5 billion-year-old samples free of contamination. Within two hours of touchdown, the capsule was inside a temporary clean room at the Defense Department’s Utah Test and Training Range, hoisted there by helicopter.“It’s like ‘Wow!'̶...

Patriots get right with 15-10 win over Jets in strong defensive performance

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — God bless Zach Wilson.The Patriots can partially thank the Jets quarterback for a get-right game Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium. With a 15-10 Week 3 win over the Jets, the Patriots improved their record to 1-2.The Patriots essentially closed the game out with Wilson taking a safety when outside linebacker Matthew Judon sacked him in the end zone with 2:27 left in the fourth quarter. The play was emblematic of Wilson’s performance all game.But like the drenching conditions in New Jersey, it wasn’t always pretty for the Pats. Quarterback Mac Jones’ longest play of the game came on a deep pass to uncovered third tight end Pharaoh Brown.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots inactives: One rookie WR out of doghouse, another a healthy scratch New England Patriots | Patriots’ defense gets bad news ahead of Week 3 game vs. Jets New England Patriots | NFL notes: What happened to all of the Patriots&...

3-year-old boy ejected in I-8 crash; driver arrested on suspicion of DUI

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a crash on Interstate 8 sent five juveniles to the hospital, authorities said. The incident, which involved one vehicle, occurred around 6:30 p.m. Saturday near the Qualcomm Way onramp, California Highway Patrol confirmed to FOX 5. Motorcyclist killed in SR-94 crash Authorities say one male juvenile ejected from the vehicle and was transported to Rady Children's Hospital with major injuries. Four other juveniles were also transported to the hospital with various injuries. According to CHP, a 26-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI in relation to this crash.There are no further details surrounding the incident at this time.

Canucks will be comfortable family not a dictatorship, says new captain Quinn Hughes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

VICTORIA — Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes says he sees himself as the type of leader who wants to build a family atmosphere on the team where everybody feels welcome.“It’s definitely not a dictatorship,” he said Sunday as the NHL team completed its training camp and started pre-season exhibition games ahead of its Oct. 11 season opener against the visiting Edmonton Oilers.“There’s going to be lots of guys speaking up or have different roles and feel comfortable doing that, and that’s how it should be,” he said.Hughes, 23, was named Canucks captain earlier this month, succeeding former captain Bo Horvat who was traded to the New York Islanders last season.The smooth-skating defenceman said collaboration and openness will be the hallmarks of his leadership style.“I want everyone to have a voice and I want it to be a family,” Hughes said. “When I know that one of the younger guys says something in the room, that’...

Canadian autoworkers ratify new labor agreement with Ford

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

Canadian autoworkers ratified a new labor agreement with Ford Motor Co. on Sunday, averting a threatened strike and potentially setting a precedent that could play out in the United Auto Workers’ strike at automaker facilities in the U.S.The new agreement raises base hourly pay for production workers by almost 20% over three years, and by more than 25% for trade workers, the Canadian autoworker union Unifor said. It also gives permanent workers a $10,000 bonus and adds a cost-of-living adjustment, a mechanism that adjusts wages in line with inflation.Ford described the pact as a 15% wage increase over the three year life of the agreement. But, according to the union, that figure doesn’t include compounding of each annual increase or the initial cost-of-living increase, both of which should increase workers’ actual pay.Ford did not immediately respond to a request for clarification.It’s been one week since the United Auto Workers launched historic work stoppag...

Security alert: It’s time to update your iPhone — again

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

(NewsNation) — Even though you’ve likely updated your iPhone in recent days, Apple is recommending that you do it again.According to TechCrunch, Apple on Thursday released security updates for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watch, and Safari users. Apple says the update protects against three “vulnerabilities” that could be exploited.TechCrunch reports that the latest bugs were discovered by Google threat researcher Maddie Stone. Apple’s new iPhones: Faster chips, better cameras, new charging ports If it seems like you just updated your phone, you’re not wrong.Earlier this month, Apple released a significant security update for iPhones and iPads to patch newly discovered security vulnerabilities in the devices’ system software.To install the update, open Settings on your iPhone, then select “General” followed by “Software Update.”If you don't see the update, go back to the General page, then tap “About” to check your iOS version number.You can also set your iPhone to install software...

Scattered severe storms this evening and tonight

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures have hit 102º in Austin at Camp Mabry through 3 p.m. and continue to climb. Highs today should reach 103-105º before all is said and done. This easily smashed the previous record high for this day of 99º set in 1926, 2005 and 2011. We've also tied the record high (so far) at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (101º in 2005).A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m.Scattered severe storms possible tonightThe excessive heat will destabilize the atmosphere enough to develop scattered storms, some of them severe, as we head into the evening.Generally storms should develop first in the Hill Country after 5 or 6 p.m. and then drop southeast through the area. At least 60% rain/storm coverage is expected, but some areas may miss out.Storms develop after 5 p.m. in the Hill CountryStorm chances increase for the Austin Metro later in the eveningMost of the area is in a Level 2 out of 5 severe weather risk tonight with large hail and damaging winds the pri...