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Ticker: Deutsche Bank to settle Epstein lawsuit for $75M; Mortgage rates tick up 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that the German lender should have seen evidence of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein when he was a client, according to lawyers for women who say they were abused by the late financier.A woman only identified as Jane Doe sued the bank in federal district court in New York and sought class-action status to represent other victims of Epstein.One of the law firms representing women in the case, Edwards Pottinger, said it believed it is the largest sex trafficking settlement with a bank in U.S. history.“The settlement will allow dozens of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein to finally attempt to restore their faith in our system knowing that all individuals and entities who facilitated Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation will finally be held accountable,” the firm said in statement.Deutsche Bank would not comment on the settlement Thursday but noted a 2020 statement from the bank acknowledging its mist...

Patriots waive backup O-lineman, clear $2.7 million in cap space

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

The Patriots waived backup offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste on Thursday, clearing a roster spot and more than $2.7 million in cap room.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots reportedly hire first woman scouting assistant from college ranks New England Patriots | Patriots CB Jonathan Jones offers surprising take on Christian Gonzalez draft pick New England Patriots | Patriots OT Riley Reiff has one goal in debut season with New England New England Patriots | Patriots-Titans preseason game date and time announced New England Patriots | Guregian: Emptying the notebook after a 38-year run at the Herald The Pats tendered Cajuste as a restricted free agent this offseason, keeping him on a 1-year, $2.743 million deal with no guaranteed money. The 27-year-old was a longshot to make the roster this summer after four injury-plagued years in New England. Cajuste started three of 10 game appearances last seas...

Pete Alonso homers again as Mets take first series in a month with win over Rays

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

It’s been a long time coming, but the Mets have finally won a series for the first time since Apr. 19. Just hours after their comeback win led by their young guns Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez, Buck Showalter turned back to the veterans in Thursday’s 3-2 win over the Rays as both of the youngsters were on the pine.The hero from Wednesday’s win over the Rays may have busted out of his slump as Pete Alonso homered again after blasting a three-run walk-off homer the night before. Alonso’s 16th homer of the season gave the Amazin’s a 2-1 lead in the fourth despite being under the weather.“Of course I [considered benching Alonso],” said Showalter. “I talk to [Pete] every day. I know what the answer’s going to be most of the time [when I ask him if he’s good enough to play] and when you he contemplates it a little bit [he should sit]. Pete’s a competitive driven guy.”However, the MLB-best Tampa squad answered bac...

Climate change is destroying habitats. But relocating species could be tricky

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

Alex Brown | Stateline.org (TNS)Nine years ago, a team of scientists studying a violet-blue, thumb-sized butterfly found only two remaining in a rolling landscape of dunes along southern Lake Michigan.The last two Karner blue butterflies ever seen in that area emerged two years after an unusually hot spring wiped out most of their ancestors. The warmth caused the caterpillars to hatch from their eggs early, before the lupine plant they eat had emerged from the soil.Just like that, the southernmost population of the endangered butterfly was gone.The Karner blue already has lost 99.98% of its habitat. The refuge in Indiana Dunes National Park once had provided the template for efforts to save the insect, but now wildlife managers are looking north.The remaining populations of the Karner blue face the same fate as their southern cousins. Because of climate change, the butterfly may not be able to survive in its current territory within 30 to 40 years.“Even if there was a solid line of ...

10 movies for summer 2023: From ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Barbie’ to some smaller gems

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

Michael Phillips | Chicago TribunePersistent COVID cases aside: The pandemic must be over, because look at “The Super Mario Bros. Movie!” It’s made $1.2 billion worldwide. Where babysitter movies point the way to recovery — the movies that serve as babysitters, that is — an entire entertainment industry prays for many more to follow.The summer of ‘23 may be reliant on the customary franchises and name brands, as you’ll see below. But if a film as lovely and near-perfect as Celine Song’s debut feature “Past Lives” can likewise qualify as a summer picture, going by the June-August calendar, then a summer place sounds pretty good to me.Here are 10 on the horizon, most not yet screened as of press time. Release dates vary by market.“Past Lives” (June 2): A beautiful romantic triangle spanning nations (South Korea, America) and three decades, this one’s about a writer (Greta Lee), her childhood sweetheart (Teo Yoo) and her husband (John Magaro). Without wasting a frame or a word, writer-...

Patriots O-linemen high on new position coach Adrian Klemm

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

FOXBORO — New Patriots offensive tackles Riley Reiff and Calvin Anderson are midway through the team’s voluntary offseason program, learning the playbook, their teammates and their place in the team’s new offense.Even though they haven’t donned pads yet, Reiff and Anderson have separately declared they already know one thing: they love playing for new Patriots offensive line coach Adrian Klemm.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots reportedly hire first woman scouting assistant from college ranks New England Patriots | Patriots CB Jonathan Jones offers surprising take on Christian Gonzalez draft pick New England Patriots | Patriots OT Riley Reiff has one goal in debut season with New England New England Patriots | Patriots-Titans preseason game date and time announced New England Patriots | Guregian: Emptying the notebook after a 38-year run at the Herald “I love AK so fa...

Homers from Adley Rutschman, Anthony Santander not enough as Orioles fall to Angels, 6-5

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

In a game with home runs from the two best hitters on both teams, it was an infield single that made the difference.Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered to give the Los Angeles Angels an early lead, and the Orioles battled back to take a one-run advantage on long balls from Anthony Santander and Adley Rutschman. But Baltimore’s bullpen faltered, as three relievers stumbled in the eighth to hand the Angels a 6-5 win.The decisive strike came from Ohtani. It wasn’t one of his majestic long balls — as Baltimore’s crowd witnessed Monday and Thursday — but rather an infield single that he beat out to first base for the game-winning RBI.Starting pitcher Tyler Wells was effective aside from the two homers he allowed to the pair of Angels superstars, but the Orioles’ bullpen didn’t live up to its reputation as the relief unit with the lowest ERA in the majors. After Mike Baumann allowed a run in the sixth, relievers Bryan Baker, Austin Voth and Danny...

2023 Preakness: 5 storylines to watch as post time draws near

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

Childs Walker | Baltimore Sun (TNS)BALTIMORE — At least Mage’s owners and his trainer, Gustavo Delgado, decided to run their horse in the Preakness Stakes two weeks after his unexpected triumph in the Kentucky Derby.Because without the Derby champion — and remember, last year’s shocking winner, Rich Strike, did not try for the second jewel in the Triple Crown — this would be a grim race to hype.There are big names aplenty among the trainers, but Bob Baffert, Steve Asmussen and Brad Cox are not coming to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore with the most accomplished 3-year-olds in their barns. Mage will not face a single returning challenger from the Derby.Setting the quality of the field aside, the Preakness will go off in the wake of an unsettling Derby meet in which seven horses died in a nine-day span at Churchill Downs. Dark headlines detailing the sport’s troubles competed with those hailing Mage’s charge to victory.Can the Preakness turn the Triple Crown narrative in a brighter d...

Judge rejects Nantucket residents’ lawsuit to block wind turbines

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit brought by Nantucket residents who argued that the planned construction of dozens of wind turbines off the affluent resort island threatens the survival of endangered Northern Atlantic right whales.Nantucket Residents Against Turbines said Vineyard Wind’s proposed project of some 62 turbines in waters 14 miles south of the island is in a crucial area for foraging and nursing for the dwindling species, which researchers estimate to number about 340.In a ruling issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani found the group failed to show that either the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management or the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act or the National Environmental Policy Act in issuing a 2021 biological opinion or final environmental impact statement for the wind energy project.Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Moeller welcomed the decision.“We’re pleased the court has acknowledged the rigorous and t...

Student production marking the 90th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:56:35 GMT

This summer marks the 90th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot, the largest race riot in Canadian history.On August 16, 1933, the riot, which lasted six hours, broke out after a quarter-final baseball game at Christie Pits between two local clubs, one of which was predominantly Jewish.The fight started after a swastika was displayed during the game, the second occurrence of its kind in two days.Members of Toronto’s Italian community rushing to stand with the Jewish players. Thankfully, by the time the riot was over, nobody was killed but it was seen as a revealing event in Canadian history, singing a light on hostility directed toward the city’s Jewish community and new immigrants to the country.In Christie Pits Park this May and June, in conjunction with Jewish and Italian heritage Months, students from Toronto schools are participating in a live, interactive, theatrical production called The Riot at Christie Pits, depicting the events so they can learn about this historic episod...