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Internet collapses in war-torn Yemen over ‘maintenance’ involving undersea line

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Internet access across the war-torn nation of Yemen collapsed Friday and stayed down for hours, with officials later blaming unannounced “maintenance work” for the outage.The interruption began early Friday and halted all traffic at YemenNet, the country’s main provider for about 10 million users which is now controlled by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis. Both NetBlocks, a group tracking internet outages, and the internet services company CloudFlare reported the outage. The two did not offer a cause for the outage. “Data shows that the issue has impacted connectivity at a national level as well,” CloudFlare said. By late Friday, service had been fully restored.In a statement to the Houthi-controlled SABA state news agency, Yemen’s Public Telecom Corp. blamed the outage on maintenance.“Internet service will return after the completion of the maintenance work,” the statement quoted an unidentified official as saying. The undersea FAL...

Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher after Treasury yields relax

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is ticking higher Friday as it nears the close of a mostly quiet week following its fireworks since the summer.The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading and on track to end the week with a slight gain of less than that. That would follow its best week of the year, which itself came after months of sharp losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 122 points, or 0.4%, as of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% higher.More companies reported better profits for the latest quarter than analysts expected, but the focus is swinging toward what companies will do later this year and beyond amid high interest rates and expectations for a slowdown in economic growth.Illumina tumbled 13.3% even though the maker of DNA-sequencing and other technology products reported better results for the third quarter than expected. It cut its financial forecasts for the full year and said “the environment remains challenging.”Wynn Resorts also toppe...

Hollywood’s strikes are over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn’t

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happily-ever-after.The film and television industry could rightly celebrate the conclusion this week of a bruising, protracted work stoppage that began in May when the Writers Guild hit the picket lines and gathered more force when Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists members walked out in mid-July.The strikes were historic in their length and cost, causing an estimated $6 billion in economic loss and leaving hundreds of thousands out of work. As Hollywood on Thursday began rushing back to production and stars again hit red carpets, many were surely still nursing wounds from a bitter feud with the studios, even after a deal that the guild says won actors a hefty boost to minimum pay and protections over the use of artificial intelligence.SAG-AFTRA’s board was to vote on approving the contract Friday a...

Bsquare: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — SEATTLE (AP) — BSquare Corp. (BSQR) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.1 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents.The software and engineering services provider posted revenue of $9.3 million in the period.The company’s shares closed at $1.87. A year ago, they were trading at $1.16._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BSQR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BSQRSource

Golden Minerals: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Golden Minerals Co. (AUMN) on Friday reported a loss of $3.2 million in its third quarter.The Golden, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 38 cents per share.The precious metals mining company posted revenue of $2.5 million in the period.The company’s shares closed at 46 cents. A year ago, they were trading at $6.82._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AUMN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AUMNSource

Upbeat Bill Belichick hopes trip to Frankfurt can spur Patriots to improve against Colts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Despite the Patriots’ 2-7 slump, coach Bill Belichick was in an unusually upbeat mood Friday as he hoped his New England team could enjoy the experience of playing against the Indianapolis Colts in Germany. Belichick and the Patriots have a 3-0 all-time record in regular-season international games — the last in 2017 — but haven’t played in Germany. The team is coming off a 20-17 loss to the Washington Commanders last week. “We play a lot of NFL games and this is one that will be a little bit different, just like Mexico City and London were,” Belichick said. “It’s a good opportunity for our team. We’ll just make the most of it and enjoy it, obviously focus on playing well, regaining our focus and preparation here, the next couple of days. Go out there and hopefully play our best game of the year on Sunday. That’s our goal.”The Patriots are looking for the first win outside their division this season as they play the 4-5 Colts. New England’s...

Fox Sports NFL pregame show to originate from the US Air Force Academy on Sunday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — This week's “Fox NFL Sunday” pregame show will originate from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, continuing the network's tradition of going to military installations in honor of Veterans Day.The two-hour pregame show begins Sunday at 11 p.m. EST. It will feature San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich discussing his love for the academy and his time spent there, Rob Gronkowski parachuting out of a UV-18B Twin Otter aircraft at 11,000 feet live (weather permitting) and a feature by Tom Rinaldi on football player Hunter Brown, who passed away earlier this year. Fans hope military academy games become tradition at Empower Field The show also includes pilot and Air Force Academy graduate Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who famously landed U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009 with 155 people on board, delivering a voice over.Fox Sports did a show from the Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 2019, and the Naval Academy in Annapolis,...

President Biden to unveil new actions that will protect veterans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

President Joe Biden will be taking new actions that will protect veterans.In honor of Veterans Day, he’s expected to make all World War II veterans eligible for no-cost health care under the Department of Veteran Affairs, as well as expanding coverage for costs associated with Parkinson’s disease. Biden will also unveil new steps to protect veterans and their families from fraud scams.

Federal judge declines to push back Trump’s classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida declined for now to postpone former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial but did push back several pre-trial deadlines in the case.The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is at least a modest victory for special counsel Jack Smith’s team, which had vigorously rejected efforts to push off the trial beyond its scheduled start date of May 20, 2024.The case includes dozens of felony charges accusing the Republican former president of illegally retaining classified documents at his Palm Beach estate, Mar-a-Lago, and hiding them from government investigators.The decision from Cannon is notable given that she had signaled during a hearing this month that she was open to pushing back the trial date, pointing to the other trials Trump faces as well as the mounds of evidence that defense lawyers need to review. Trump’s lawyers had complained about the burden of scouring more than 1 million pages of evidence that prosecutors...

Krispy Kreme is giving away free boxes of donuts, but there’s a trick to getting them

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

New York (CNN) — Krispy Kreme is celebrating “World Kindness Day” on Monday by giving out an extra sweet promotion. But there’s a catch.The chain is giving away a box of a dozen glazed donuts for free with no purchase necessary. But only the first 500 guests that visit each participating Krispy Kreme store on Monday will be able to walk away with a free box of donuts. The promotion is taking place only in the United States.Krispy Kreme often gives away free or deeply discounted donuts to generate buzz on special occasions. Earlier this year, it gave free donuts to high school and college graduates. In July, a dozen of glazed donuts were sold for 86 cents to celebrate its 86th birthday. And it routinely gives out free donuts to all customers (not just the first 500) on National Donut Day.Promotions help to drive conversation around a brand and increase awareness. Free giveaways also can drive sales, because some customers who normally wouldn’t go to the store decide to make the trip ...