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A well-known businessman accused of participation in the 2017 murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was granted bail by a Maltese court on Friday. Following the judge's ruling, Yorgen Fenech, who has been detained since November 2019, gave his family members hugs in court. Although a trial date has not yet been set, he has been going through pre-trial hearings for a number of years. He refutes the accusations. Three guys who planned and executed the murder are currently serving lengthy prison terms. As Caruana Galizia drove out from home, a bomb placed in her car exploded, instantly killing her. When the decree was delivered, one of Caruana Galizia's sisters was present in court. The court ordered Fenech to turn up his passport and identifying documents and to stay wi...

Three quarterbacks dominated the AFC from 2004 to 2019, at least in the playoffs. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Ben Roethlisberger combined for 15 Super Bowl appearances for the conference during that 16-year span. (In 2013, Joe Flacco was the only party crasher.) However, that power has transferred since 2020 to one individual: Patrick Mahomes, who is just one victory away on Sunday from making his fifth Super Bowl appearance in six years. Additionally, a murderer's row of quarterbacks who may have already won or at least participated in championships in a different era have been left behind by Mahomes in his never-ending parade to Super Bowl after Super Bowl. Since Mahomes joined the Kansas City Chiefs as a full-time starter in 2018, a number of current greats have been selected at quar...

The 2025 Super Bowl will be decided in just a few hours when the Washington Commanders play the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC championship and the Kansas City Chiefs play the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship. There are numerous plotlines throughout both matches. In the postseason, will Josh All, the quarterback for the Bills, eventually surpass Patrick Mahomes? Can Eagles rushing back Saquon Barkley be stopped by the Commanders' defensive capabilities? Will Jayden Daniels solidify his position as the sport's next major star, or will his incredible debut season come to an end? Ahead of Sunday's conference final games, NBC News' Rohan Nadkarni and Andrew Greif, along with NBC Sports' Patrick Daugherty, respond to those queries and more. Rank the four quarterbacks. Nadkarni: Jale...

As he balances lofty promises with slim Republican congressional majorities, members of President Donald Trump's own party may make it more difficult for him to avoid a stalemate on raising the country's borrowing cap. This would hinder Trump's legislative objectives in general. An examination of roll call votes and data from the Congressional Research Service shows that 49 House Republicans and 12 GOP senators, or more than 20% of each conference, have never voted in favor of a bill extending the debt ceiling. This group indicates that a significant portion of Republicans may be more reluctant to support hikes that could actually take effect, even though many GOP lawmakers have backed debt ceiling increases as part of messaging votes that were doomed to fail. This implies that increasing ...

Officials reported Thursday that a bear that attacked a man in Pennsylvania this week has been diagnosed with rabies. The bear "aggressively approached" and started biting and scratching a guy in the picturesque Pocono Mountains town of Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, on Sunday, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Facebook page. According to the commission, this is unusual behavior for bears. Andrew Neirer, the man who survived the attack, is anticipated to fully recover.Wilkes-Barre's NBC affiliate, WBRE, was able to collect surveillance tape from a nearby residence that captures the attack's exact time. A neighboring homeowner shot and killed the bear, then removed its body for analysis. According to the test results, the bear tested positive for rabies today, January 23, 2025. Th...

DUBLIN Storm Eowyn's record-breaking winds pounded Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, knocking out electricity to 560,000 homes and businesses, canceling hundreds of flights, and closing schools and public transportation. Officials advised residents to stay indoors and warned that the storm was expected to be among the most dangerous they have ever encountered. An 80-year record was provisionally broken overnight at Mace Head in County Galway by a gust of 182 kilometers per hour (113 mph), according to the Irish weather service Met Eireann. Ireland's electricity supplier, ESB Networks, reported that 560,000 homes, farms, and businesses were without power due to unprecedented damage to its network. As the storm moves north, major outages are anticipated. Prior to the storm, the power...

Bryan, Ohio A pastor who opened his church 24/7 to provide homeless people with shelter and hope has been at conflict with an Ohio city over the building where his ministry is located for more than a year. In a criminal proceeding, a local judge found Pastor Chris Avell guilty on Tuesday of breaking fire and zoning rules. However, his fight is far from over. The conviction will be appealed, according to his lawyers, who filed a federal complaint last year accusing the city of harassing and degrading the church and its members. While it challenges a different legal ruling that permits the city of Bryan to enforce its zoning and fire laws on the structure, the church, known as Dad's Place, continues to be open to provide temporary shelter for individuals. Why did the city take on the chu...

South Korea's SEOULThe South Korean military stated on Friday that it believes North Korea is planning to send more troops to Russia after suffering significant losses among its soldiers in the conflict in Ukraine. In a report sent to reporters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff also concluded that North Korea is still working on testing an intercontinental ballistic missile that would be aimed at the United States. The PresidentGiven that Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un three times during his first term, Pyongyang's chances of engaging in high-level diplomacy with Washington may improve with his return to the White House. Numerous observers believe that Kim believes he may have more clout than he did during his 2018–19 summits with Trump because of his developing nuclea...

The handgun used by a 17-year-old student from Nashville, Tennessee, in a school shooting on Wednesday that claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl was not detected by a weapon detection system driven by artificial intelligence, according to officials. At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Metro Nashville Public Schools spokesperson Sean Braisted stated that the program, known as Omnilert, was unable to identify the pistol due to the location of cameras at Antioch High School. However, Braisted claimed that when police displayed their firearms in the wake of the shooting, the system was triggered. He claimed that although Omnilert employs AI technology to detect guns by connecting to the school's existing video network, "in this instance, based on the shooter's location in proximity to t...

Despite their reputation for wild antics, Buffalo Bills supporters have united to support an opposing player when he received a barrage of hate mail online this week rather than climbing on tables. Mark Andrews, a tight end for the Baltimore Ravens, stumbled and missed a two-point conversion that would have knotted the game in the fourth quarter of Sunday's pivotal playoff game between the Ravens and the Bills. The Bills ultimately prevailed 27–25 and will now play the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game on Sunday. Following the defeat, Andrews looked devastated, and footage showed Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson comforting him. "We're a team," stated Jackson. "It's all of us, bruh, it ain't just you." In interviews after the defeat, Jackson and head coach John Harbaugh both b...