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We watched Nigel Farage dancing topless in a jungle so you didn’t have to

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

LONDON — Journalism isn’t a job, it’s a calling. That’s why, when Tory troubling right-wing populist and Brexiteer-in-chief Nigel Farage got sent to the Australian jungle to star in reality TV fixture “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!” POLITICO just had to answer.The long-running British show sees contestants shipped down under to face a host of gruelling tasks in a bid to triumph in a public vote and be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle, under the same rules the governing Conservative Party uses to pick prime ministers (editors please check).While Farage — just the latest British politician to try and become in any way likeable on the show — didn’t take home the crown, coming a respectable third on Sunday night, his stint in the jungle did offer plenty of eye-opening moments. And the show is a potential springboard back into the public eye for Farage and the Reform Party as a British election looms.We did our duty and gathered the “be...

‘Shaken’: Watertown homeowner speaks after attempted break-in caught on video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

Watertown police are turning to the public for help as they work to identify a suspect in an attempted break-in caught on camera.Markus Arnold, who lives in the home on Laurel Street, said the video shows the man trying several times to gain access to the home.He said a foreign exchange student who is staying with him for a semester sounded the alarm.“She came home late from an event and thought maybe this person follower her home,” he said. “I think she was a little shaken.” Anyone with information about the person in the video is asked to call Watertown Police Det. Jenn Connors at 617-600-1310 or Det. Sgt. Kenneth Swift at 617-972-6539.https://twitter.com/WatertownPD/status/1733938253433037099This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

National Grid preparing for widespread outages as powerful storm roars toward Mass.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

(WHDH) — National Grid has crews fanned out across the state in preparation for possible power outages as a powerful storm moves into the region overnight.The utility said its primary concerns are localized flooding due to heavy rains, and downed trees and branches caused by anticipated high winds.Visit the company’s website for more information. Stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest storm updates.

MBTA cancels all ferry service Monday ahead of storm bringing heavy rain, strong winds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

The MBTA has announced the cancellation of all ferry service Monday as cities and towns brace for a storm system bringing heavy rain and high winds.The cancellation was due to “forecasted storm and rough seas,” according to a post on the agency’s X account.Riders are urged to check the MBTA website for more alerts and updates.https://twitter.com/MBTA/status/1733877549854302375

NH skier with life-threatening leg injury rescued after avalanche

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

An avalanche on Mount Washington left a New Hampshire skier with a life-threatening lower leg injury on Saturday, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.Bow resident Dominic Torro was skiing with a friend and another unrelated skier in the Great Gulf or “Airplane Gully” on Saturday, officials said, when Torro triggered an avalanche. Torro’s friend and the other skier skied to his aid and called 911.The 911 call, according to officials, was first relayed to the U.S. Forest Service Snow Rangers, though the incident was outside of the Rangers’ direct jurisdiction. The call was then relayed to the Fish and Game conservation officers.Officials said the conservation officer who took the call spoke with a snow ranger and collaborated to on a rescue plan. The conservation officer made calls to the National Guard helicopter and the ranger recruited Mountain Rescue Service officials.Mount Washington State Parks and Mount Washington Auto Road personnel coordinated ground...

Santa helicopters into North End Christmas festivities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

Santa landed in Boston Sunday afternoon weeks ahead of Christmas — helicoptering down into the North End Christmas Parade.“Hello children! Merry Christmas!” Santa called from his float traveling down Commercial Wharf, echoed excited holiday greetings.The festive annual parade kicked off by Christopher Columbus Park, where the helicopter landed, and winded its way around the North End streets. Locals lined the streets and hung out of their windows through the mild Sunday afternoon.Holiday staples including elves, Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph marched along the route along with other characters from Barbie to Mickey Mouse to Wally the Green Monster.“I liked Rudolph best,” said 7-year-old local Riley, decked out in “Ho, Ho, Ho” pajamas. “Rudolph and Frosty said hi to me.”Throughout the route, carols and tunes blasted. Those playing included the Boston Fireman’s Band, Aleppo Shriners Units, Italian American Band, National Lancers of...

Week 14 updates: Chicago Bears take 10-0 lead before trailing Detroit Lions 13-10 at halftime

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

The 4-8 Chicago Bears will play the 9-3 Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in a Week 14 matchup.Halftime: Lions 13, Bears 10Lions quarterback Jared Goff led a 53-yard touchdown drive over five minutes near the end of the first half to give the Lions a 13-10 lead against the Bears at halftime.Goff hit wide receiver Josh Reynolds for an 8-yard touchdown pass to cap the drive, which included three third-down conversions. The Lions took the lead after trailing 10-0 in the second quarter.Goff completed 12 of 16 passes for 93 yards in the half, and Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 65 yards on seven carries.Bears quarterback Justin Fields, making his first home start since Oct. 15, completed 4 of 8 passes for 81 yards and had seven carries for 50 yards. He was sacked three times for a loss of 29 yards.Bears wide receiver DJ Moore scored on a 16-yard touchdown run on the opening drive to give the Bears a 7-0 lead. Moore took the direct snap, faked a handoff to Fields, cut toward the left sideline and ra...

52-foot whale washes up on Pacific Beach in San Diego

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A crowd of hundreds quickly formed as word spread of a whale that had washed ashore on Pacific Beach early Sunday morning.“We thought it was a tarp from out in the water, but eventually we realized it was a whale and I’ve never seen anything like it," said surfer Nick Hennis.“I’ve lived here for 7 years, and I’ve never seen a whale on the beach before," said surfer Ben Pallas.At around 8 a.m. Sunday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it received calls regarding the beached whale. “We did an examination of the whale externally to look for signs of human interaction," said research biologist, Kerri Danil with NOAA. SeaWorld San Diego takes in cold-stunned sea turtle found stranded in Oregon waters The agency coordinated with San Diego Lifeguards to take a look at the whale on scene, which was dead upon their arrival. "What we can say is that it does not look like this animal died due to humans," explained Danil. "We did see signs or evidenc...

Vikings beat Raiders 3-0 in lowest-scoring NFL game in 16 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Minnesota and Las Vegas played the lowest-scoring NFL game in 16 years, with Greg Joseph’s 36-year-old field goal with 1:57 left giving the Vikings a 3-0 victory over the Raiders on Sunday.It was the first 3-0 game since Pittsburgh beat Miami on Nov. 26, 2007, the third in the past 40 years and the seventh in the Super Bowl era.Joseph’s kick ensured the game wouldn’t end regulation scoreless for the first time since the New York Giants played the host Detroit Lions to a 0-0 tie on Nov. 7, 1943.The Vikings (7-6) had just 230 total yards, and the Raiders (5-8) — losers of three in a row — were limited to 201 yards and nine first downs. Minnesota beat an AFC West opponent for the first time this season after going 0-3.It was Minnesota’s first shutout since defeating the Packers 16-0 on Dec. 23, 2017 and the first blanking of Las Vegas since its 24-0 loss to New Orleans on Oct. 30, 2022.Nick Mullens relieved a struggling Joshua Dobbs at quarterba...

‘The Zone of Interest’ named best film of the year by Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Glazer’s chilling Auschwitz-set drama, “The Zone of Interest,” has been named best movie of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The critics group, which announced its picks late Sunday after a day-long meeting, also awarded prizes for Glazer’s directing and Mica Levi’s score. It selected Sandra Hüller, who stars in both “The Zone of Interest” and the French courtroom drama “Anatomy of a Fall,” for one of its two lead performance awards. The critics, as they often do, deviated considerably from their East Coast corollary, the New York Film Critics Circle. That group earlier named Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” the year’s best film. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association, which doesn’t delineate gender in its acting categories, gave all four of its acting awards to women. In the lead acting category, the winners were Hüller and Emma Stone, the star of Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstei...