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Nintendo’s profit jumps as Super Mario franchise gets a boost from hit film

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo reported a 52% increase in net profit for the first fiscal quarter on Thursday following the success of its Super Mario movie and the new Zelda video game.Demand was strong for Nintendo Switch game software, which received a boost from the release earlier this year of the film about the jumping plumber called “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” according to Nintendo Co.The film has so far drawn more than 168 million people globally, grossing $1.3 billion.That makes it one of the top-selling animation films on record, second only to “Frozen II,” and the top animation film based on a video game. The “Lion King” 2019 remake, while it uses computer graphics and was an even a bigger hit, isn’t categorized as an animation film. Also helping lift Nintendo’s results was the popularity of “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” game, released in May, the latest in the hit action-adventure series.The Japanese video game maker’s April-June net profit totaled 181 billion ye...

Waves grow up to 13 feet tall in California as Earth warms, research finds

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the increasing height from historical data gathered over the past 90 years.Oceanographer Peter Bromirski at Scripps Institution of Oceanography used the unusual method of analyzing seismic records dating back to 1931 to measure the change in wave height.When waves ricochet off the shore, they collide with incoming waves and cause a ripple of energy through the seafloor that can be picked up by seismographs designed to detect earthquakes. The greater the impact, the taller the wave is.Until now, scientists relied on a network of buoys by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that collect data on wave height along U.S. coasts, but that data along the California coast only went back to 1980.“Until I stumbled upon this data set, it was almost impossible to make that co...

Toronto home sales and prices up from last July, down from June: TRREB

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales, listings and prices were up in July compared with last year, but activity looks to be slowing in the face of higher interest rates. The board says the 5,250 sales for the month was up 7.8 per cent compared with July 2022, while listings grew 11.5 per cent. The average selling price was up 4.2 per cent in July from a year earlier to $1,118,374, while the benchmark price was up 1.3 per cent. Sales and prices however trended lower from June on a seasonally adjusted basis with sales down 8.8 per cent and the average price down 0.7 per cent.The drop in month-over-month sales in July marked the second month in a row for lower sales, while the July price pullback was the first month since February that saw a retreat.The board says that it seems the sales momentum seen earlier in the spring has somewhat stalled since the Bank of Canada restarted its rate tightening cycle in June. This report by The Canadian Press was first pu...

Selection of Thailand’s new prime minister delayed again, to await court decision on election winner

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — A parliamentary vote to select Thailand’s new prime minister expected on Friday was delayed again after a court put off a decision in a case involving the progressive party that won May’s election, adding to growing uncertainty about when a new government can take office.The Constitutional Court on Thursday said it needs more time to deliberate on whether to accept a petition from the state ombudsman on whether it was constitutional for Parliament to bar Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, the surprise election winner, from being nominated as a prime ministerial candidate a second time.The progressive Move Forward Party finished in first place in the May election and assembled an eight-party coalition with 312 seats in the 500-member lower house. But Parliament has struggled to confirm a new prime minister, which requires a majority vote together with the conservative 250-member appointed Senate. Pita’s initial bid last month fell short by more than 50 ...

Pope Francis urges students in Portugal to fight economic injustice and protect the environment

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis challenged university students on Thursday to make the world a more just and inclusive place, as he focused the second day of his Portugal trip on inspiring young people to use their privilege to combat global warming and economic inequalities.Francis received a warm welcome at the Catholic University, one of Portugal’s top institutions of higher learning, where students broke into periodic papal chants under an already bright sun on the central Lisbon campus. After the event, Francis was heading to the seaside town of Cascais to visit the local branch of his Scolas Occurrentes foundation, a movement he founded years ago to bring young people from different backgrounds and nationalities together.Francis is in Lisbon through the weekend to attend World Youth Day, the big Catholic jamboree that St. John Paul II launched in the 1980s to encourage young Catholics in their faith. Francis has picked up John Paul’s mantle with gusto as he seeks to inspi...

Trump to face judge in DC in third indictment

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is due in federal court Thursday to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election, facing a judge just blocks from the U.S. Capitol that his supporters stormed to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power.In what's by now become a familiar but nonetheless stunning ritual, Trump is expected to be processed by law enforcement, be officially taken into custody and enter a not guilty plea in front of a judge before being released, so he can rejoin the campaign trail as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024.An indictment Tuesday from Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith charges Trump with four felony counts related to his efforts to undo the presidential election in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. The charges could lead to a yearslong prison sentence i...

Update on missing 10-year-old from Troy

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has provided an update regarding Elizabeth Rosa, the missing 10-year-old reported missing out of Troy on Wednesday. Police say she was last seen with Kristin Lagace, her non-custodial mother. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Image of Elizabeth RosaImage of Kristin LagacePolice say Lagace is 5'8", 191 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. Rosa was last seen getting into an unknown car on 7th Avenue in Troy at 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday. Rosa was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt and may be traveling to New York City or Long Island. Rosa is described as 5'2" and approximately 100 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on Elizabeth’s whereabouts is encouraged to call Troy Police at (518) 270-4421 or 911.

Seppings, Fall combine to shut out Pioneers as Mohawks take game one of PGCBL Championship

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- As dynamic as the Amsterdam Mohawks' offense has been this season, it's somewhat overshadowed a truly potent pitching staff. But the 'Hawks arms stole the show in game one of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League championship series Wednesday night. Jack Seppings and Peyton Fall combined to shut out the Elmira Pioneers 4-0 at Shuttleworth Park. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! After Seppings tossed three scoreless frames to start the game, Amsterdam finally managed to get on the scoreboard in the bottom half of the inning. Extra hitter Cam Gurney slapped a single the other way down the third-base line, scoring Gage Miller for the first run of the evening.Seppings' outing concluded with a four-strikeout fifth inning - the second time he's achieved that feat this year. The Brown University right-hander finished with five shutout innings and eight strikeouts; he allowed just three hits.Seppings ha...

Single family residence sells for $1.6 million in Fremont

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

4439 Lancero Court – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 4400 block of Lancero Court in Fremont was sold on June 14, 2023. The $1,570,000 purchase price works out to $1,132 per square foot. The house, built in 1966, has an interior space of 1,387 square feet. This single-story house boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. In addition, the house features a garage. The property occupies a sizable 5,800-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:A 1,232-square-foot home on the 35500 block of Ribera Court in Fremont sold in July 2022, for $1,485,000, a price per square foot of $1,205. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Adriano Court, Fremont, in December 2022, a 1,298-square-foot home was sold for $1,065,000, a price per square foot of $820. The home has 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom.In October 2022, a 1,387-square-foot home on Castanos Street in Fremont sold for $1,375,000, a price per square foot of $991. The ...

Ask Amy: I’m afraid our family reunion will go badly for this teen

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:48:25 GMT

Dear Amy: Every year my extended family meets for a summer reunion.Two of us are gay. Starting when he was quite young, we assumed that my nephew was also gay. No one talked about it, it was just assumed he’d figure it out and it wouldn’t be a big deal.Two years ago, when he was 16, he started growing and dyeing his hair and wearing nail polish but still referred to himself as “he.” We assumed he was either doing the teenager thing or was about to tell us he was gay.Well, we were wrong. He’s not heterosexual (no shock) but has decided he’s trans and now goes by the gender-neutral name “Ash.”Now Ash is making baby steps into the world as a trans person.To say my family is less than supportive is an understatement.  This includes Ash’s parents. Gay they’re OK with, but I guess trans is a bridge too far.Our annual get-together is coming up, and my plan is to wait and see how Ash refers to themself and take it from there. I’m petrified about how...