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This 1980s Domino’s delivery car looks like a spaceship, and you can buy it

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

(CNN) — The 1985 Domino’s Pizza delivery car looks more like it was designed to shoot down invading alien spacecraft than to bring you a hot delicious pepperoni pie. But back in the ’80s, Domino’s founder Tom Monaghan ordered 10 Tritan A2 cars and customized them with warming ovens in the back to deliver pizzas around Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Domino’s is headquartered.Just a few survive today. One of them is being offered for sale at a Las Vegas classic car auction on November 10. Even the car’s current owner admits, it’s pretty terrible to drive and probably wasn’t even that great at delivering pizza. But it does look awfully cool.The Tritan A2 was designed by engineers James Amick and his son Douglas. It’s similar to a series of other vehicles they designed with large arch-shaped rear wings. The wings were designed to capture crosswinds to help provide forward propulsion, like a sail, along with electric motors or gasoline engines. It’s unclear if this partic...

Protesters hold demonstration at Harvard University in support of Palestinians in Gaza 

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

Students gathered on the campus of Harvard University Wednesday to demonstrate in support of Palestinians living in Gaza as the war between Hamas and Israel rages on. SKY7-HD was over the scene as some students laid on the ground, holding a “die in” to protest the loss of life within Gaza. Later in the day, a different rally was underway around 4 p.m. at City Hall Plaza in Boston.Demonstrations came on the same day that President Joe Biden visited Israel to show his support. Biden’s visit, in turn, came as Israeli forces have started allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza all while the area recovers from a deadly blast on Tuesday at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of people. “Over the last week, I’ve had family members killed by the airstrikes and so, I think, especially yesterday was a hard day for me,” said one student at Harvard.As part of their demonstration, protesters headed over the Charles River and congregated at the Harvard Business School in Allston where Former Pr...

Nice Thursday, then rain returns

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

It was a decent day with temperatures in the 60s. Tomorrow, we get more sun and temperatures will be milder. Enjoy it! Rain returns Friday and Saturday. Sunday will be drier, but windy and cooler.You’ll want the jacket in the morning as temperatures will be cooler in the 40s. There will be some patchy fog. The morning will have thicker cloud cover with some sun in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 60s. Similar to today, some towns get into the upper 60s.High pressure is around tomorrow promoting the dry conditions. Off to the west, we’ll watch as a trough and area low of pressure will move east as another surface low develops to our south. This will increase our rain chances by Friday afternoon. Showers will be off and on through Saturday. Sunday there’s a chance for a leftover shower. Then the most noticeable aspect of the forecast will be a gusty breeze and cooler conditions. If you have tickets in the 300s for the Patriots and Bills game this Sunday, it...

How Patriots are using Malik Cunningham in practice ahead of Bills game

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

FOXBORO — Sunday barely served as an appetizer for those clamoring to see how Malik Cunningham will look under center in the Patriots’ offense.Cunningham served as Mac Jones’ backup quarterback in the Patriots’ 21-17 loss to the Raiders in Week 6, but he played just six snaps with three coming at quarterback. He was sacked in his only dropback and didn’t receive any rushing attempts.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Bills injury report: Rhamondre Stevenson among 20 players listed after Wednesday practice New England Patriots | Patriots get bad news at Wednesday practice ahead of Bills game New England Patriots | Patriots QB Mac Jones sticking with routine despite early-season struggles New England Patriots | How Patriots could replace struggling offensive starter New England Patriots | Patriots-Raiders film review: Mac Jones’ offense proving beyond repair desp...

NFL trade deadline weighing on Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne’s mind

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

The New England Patriots are in a tough spot, and with the trade deadline now only two weeks away the team may soon conclude it’s best to look ahead to the future.That means several veterans in their contract years could be moved, and at least one acknowledged on Wednesday he’s considered the possibility he could be traded in the weeks ahead.“Definitely will be on my mind, but just being ready for whatever man,” said wide receiver Kendrick Bourne. “I want to be here, I love to be here, but if there are other plans then it is what it is.”Bourne is among a number of Patriots approaching free agency who would be coveted on the trade market, and the team could use them to load up on draft picks and better position themselves for 2024 and beyond.Others in a similar boat include linebackers Josh Uche and Anfernee Jennings, tight ends Hunter Henry and Mike Gesicki, offensive linemen Trent Brown and Mike Onwenu, running back Ezekiel Elliot, and defensive ...

Business, faith groups rally around Healey’s housing bill as transfer tax draws opposition

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

Business and faith organizations cheered a $4.1 billion housing bond bill filed by Gov. Maura Healey as a potential silver bullet to counteract the high cost of living in Massachusetts while real estate and fiscal groups pushed back on parts of the proposal.Advocates said the legislation comes at a crucial moment in Massachusetts as high costs of housing and living push people out of cities and towns to other parts of the country. Critics, like the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, argue the legislation is packed with “just about every bad idea.”Associated Industries of Massachusetts President Brooke Thompson said the business group supports the bill, and the development of “reasonably priced housing” in Massachusetts will ensure workers can live and raise families in the state.“Virtually every employer in Massachusetts has at one time heard a valued employee say: ‘I love working for this company, but my family can’t afford a house here,’” Thompson said in a statement. “AIM looks forwa...

Alex Verdugo is lone Gold Glove finalist from indefensible 2023 Red Sox

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

Alex Verdugo is a first-time Gold Glove finalist, Rawlings announced on Wednesday afternoon.He’s also the only Red Sox player up for the prestigious defensive award this season.Verdugo is up against Adolis García of the Rangers and Kyle Tucker of the Rangers, but has a strong case to take home the gold. He finished the season plus-1 in Outs Above Average (70th MLB percentile), behind García’s plus-3. His plus-9 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) tied for the lead among AL right-fielders, as good as García (plus-7) and Tucker (plus-2) combined.Statistically, this should come down to Verdugo and García. Though Tucker led the AL with 13,23 ½ innings in right field, he was minus-4 OAA and only plus-2 DRS. Verdugo was in the 95th MLB percentile in Arm Strength, and his 10.6 Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) outranked all AL right-fielders (minimum 140 innings) by a wide margin; García placed second with 6.4, but Tucker came in at minus-1.1.Gold Gloves are awarded through a combination of manager and co...

Georgia sheriff releases body camera video of traffic stop in which deputy killed exonerated man

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

By RUSS BYNUM (Associated Press)WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — The family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop viewed video of the roadside confrontation Wednesday, with siblings saying they believe their brother resisted arrest because of the 16 years he had previously spent being wrongfully imprisoned.Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor’s office posted dash and body camera video online Wednesday of the stop that left 53-year-old Leonard Cure dead.Cure’s mother and siblings arrived at a Georgia Bureau of Investigation office with their attorney, civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump, to view the video before its public release. They said it showed an aggressive deputy who could have done more to de-escalate the conflict with Cure.“He really should be alive,” said Michael Cure, one of the slain man’s older brothers. “The officer hit him with his baton and he tazed him, twice as a matter of fact. But he ...

Father arrested after New Orleans house fire killed his three children, police say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The father of three children who died in an overnight house fire in New Orleans was arrested Wednesday and faces charges of second-degree murder and aggravated cruelty to juveniles, police said. The victims in the fire that was reported around midnight Tuesday included a 3-year-old boy who was found dead in the eastern New Orleans home. A 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy were rescued but died later at a hospital.The father, Joseph Washington, 29, was arrested Wednesday afternoon. Washington’s car had been found Wednesday morning in the neighboring city of Gretna, partially submerged in the Mississippi River. New Orleans police and U.S. marshals spotted him in another vehicle Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 610 in New Orleans, according to a police news release. He got out of the car and attempted to escape by leaping from an interstate ramp, according to officials at a Wednesday news conference. Before being jailed, Washington was taken to a hospital ...

South Texas police officer was fatally shot during a pursuit of 2 men, police say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:54:23 GMT

SAN BENITO, Texas (AP) — A South Texas police officer was fatally shot after he joined an hourslong pursuit of two men who fled a traffic stop and led officers on a chase through several cities before they were arrested, authorities said.San Benito Lt. Milton Resendez was fatally shot as his vehicle crossed paths with the suspects’ vehicle late Tuesday night, police Chief Mario Perea said at a news conference Wednesday. Perea said it wasn’t known how many rounds were fired at Resendez’s vehicle but one round struck his front bumper and another went through the driver’s side door, hitting him just below his body armor in the abdomen. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.“He cared about everyone, he got along with everyone,” Perea said.Cameron County District Attorney Luis Saenz said the pursuit began around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on South Padre Island when a truck carrying the two men, two women and two small children was pulled over for speeding on the beach. As the dri...