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Netflix releases most transparent data to date about viewership

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

New York (CNN) — In a major step in transparency, Netflix for the first time released on Tuesday a report of what people watched on the streaming service during a six-month period.The report, titled “What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report,” is set to be published twice a year, going forward, the company said in a memo.The report measures the hours viewed for every title, the premiere date and whether the title was available globally. The report only included titles that had more than 50,000 hours viewed.It’s among the most in-depth metrics Netflix has released about its subscriber engagement. As part of the Writers Guild of America contract ratified in October, streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ pledged to increase transparency about how many hours certain programs are streamed.This report covers 18,000 titles, measuring views from January to June 2023. Here’s what viewers spent the most hours watching:The Night Agent, season 1 (812,100,000 hours)Ginny & Georgi...

Police search for man caught on Ring camera stealing bike from Hollywood home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

Police are searching for the person who was captured riding off with a stolen bicycle.A Ring video camera caught a man approaching a Hollywood home early Monday morning on his own bike.He’s seen getting off before he’s back on camera with another bike that he took from the front porch, then takes off with both.“He just got that bike, he was very excited to have that bike, and for it to be gone so quickly, you know,” said Kourtney Moncayo, whose son’s bike was stolen. “If anybody knows, or if he wants to bring it back, I won’t ask, don’t tell, I just want my son’s bike back.”It happened near North 25th Avenue and Thomas Street.Anyone with any information on this crime is urged to call police.

Aventura Police officer found guilty of false imprisonment, aggravated assault

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

A jury reached a decision Tuesday afternoon in the trial of an Aventura Police officer accused of robbing two men he believed stole from his wife.Officer David Delgado, 33, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of false imprisonment.Delgado was arrested after a complaint was filed by the two individuals regarding an incident that occurred on Saturday, May 20, at approximately 10:15 p.m.On Wednesday, Kenley LaFalaise, one of the alleged victims, did not mince words when asked to repeat what David Delgado, said to him on the day of the incident. At the time, Delgado’s wife was a valet driver at Aventura Mall. Prosecutors said she left her phone in LaFalaise’s car, and Delgado, in his police unit, tracked the phone to Pompano Beach.When he located LaFalaise, prosecutors said, Delgado pointed a gun at him and handcuffed him and his friend.Delgado was arrested a month after the incident and was suspended from the force. He had no commen...

Pew survey: YouTube tops teens’ social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found.But the data also found that roughly one in six teens describe their use of two platforms — YouTube and TikTok — as “almost constant.”Seventy-one percent of teens said they visit YouTube at least daily; 16% described their usage as “almost constant” according to the survey. A slightly larger group — 17% — said they used TikTok almost constantly. Those figures for Snapchat and Instagram came in at 14% and 8% respectively.YouTube remains by far the most popular social platform among teens, with 93% responding that they use the service. That number was down two percentage points from 2022. Runners-up included TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram, although all three trailed YouTube in this measure by 30 percentage points or more. Three of those four platforms showed slight drops in usage over th...

Hialeah Police seek public’s help in locating missing 74-year-old man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

Hialeah Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 74-year-old Pedro Enrique Cardenas. Mr. Cardenas was last seen around 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, in the area of West 40th Street and West 9 Lane, wearing a black baseball cap, a black shirt with a gray hooded sweater and dark-colored pants.He is described as standing 5 feet, 8 inches, weighing approximately 170 lbs, with gray hair, brown eyes and a gray beard.Anyone with information regarding Mr. Cardenas’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Hialeah Police Department.

Biden says Netanyahu ‘has to change,’ accuses Israel of ‘indiscriminate bombing’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned Israel that international support for its response to the Oct. 7 attack was beginning to fracture, issuing his bluntest public critique yet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the conflict.Speaking at a closed-door fundraiser in Washington, Biden said that U.S. and European support for Israel was softening in the wake of “indiscriminate bombing.” He also said Netanyahu “has got a tough decision to make” when it comes to his own government, which the president described as the “most conservative” in Israel’s history.“I think he has to change,” Biden said, but the “government in Israel is making it very difficult for him to move.”Biden suggested that any sort of long-term solution would not be feasible with Israel’s current government, pointing out that its conservative factions opposed anything “remotely approaching a two-state solution.”The president’s comments were vague on details. But the context was unmistakably critical. At o...

Newly-obtained surveillance video shows 2022 chainsaw attack in Cohasset

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

Newly-obtained video shows the moment a chainsaw attack unfolded at a police station in Cohasset last year, showing a man entering the police station and cutting into a door. The incident happened on Dec. 18, 2022. New video, though, comes on the heels of a guilty plea in the case and shows the moment when local landscaper Brian Buckley initially drove his dump truck onto the police station’s front lawn. In video, Buckley is seen cutting up a cardboard box which had been delivered to an employee. He is then seen barging into the police station foyer where he begins to cut away at a steel security door. A freighted civilian was working the reception desk at the time of the incident and locked herself in an office, according to Cohasset police Lt. Michael Lopes.“That’s what really hits me in this,” Lopes said. “I really feel for her. I’m sure it was a very traumatizing experience for her.”Lopes said the person working at the reception desk has since left the department. “Tha...

ImprovBoston is closing after 40 years of laughter at Cambridge theater: ‘This is incredibly difficult’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

ImprovBoston will soon be dimming its lights for the final time.After a 40-year run of laughter at the Cambridge comedy theater, ImprovBoston has announced that it’s shutting its doors at the end of the year. The Board of Directors is winding down all operations amid fiscal challenges for the nonprofit.The Central Square staple tried to reemerge post pandemic, with the National Touring Company performing all over New England, and a regular roster of classes each and every week. The organization said it will fulfill all remaining contracts and classes, all staff will be released, and the theater plans on evaluating all options during the remainder of the year.“This is incredibly difficult,” Managing Director Matt Laidlaw said in a statement. “Everyone at ImprovBoston worked extremely hard over these last three years to keep our doors open — from Leadership to our Touring Company, Instructors, Techs, Staff, Ensemble Members, volunteers and students.“...

Crime Briefs: 2 men indicted on Dorchester shooting that left 5 people wounded

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

Two men have been indicted for their alleged roles in a Dorchester shooting last summer that left five people, including two children, wounded.A Suffolk county grand jury on Tuesday indicted Gianni Williams-Johnson, 24, of Dorchester, and Micah Ennis, 24, of South Boston, on five counts of armed assault with intent to murder, four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, as well as single counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and unlawful possession of firearms. Williams-Johnson was also indicted on a charge of unlawful possession of a machine gun.The serious charges stem from the Sept. 17 shooting at an apartment complex on the first block of Ames Street. in Dorchester. Police responded there, according to previous Herald reporting, a little before 8:40 p.m. and found three adults and two juveniles suffering from gunshot wounds in a courtyard toward the rear of the building.Williams-Johnson was arrested on Oct. 2 and has b...

Red Sox will meet with top free agent pitcher this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:51 GMT

The Red Sox will meet with Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the coming days, MLB’s Mark Feinsand reports.With Shohei Ohtani signed to his record-breaking $700 million Los Angeles Dodgers contract, Yamamoto is the biggest star on the free agent market. He’s also one of the most promising talents to hit the posting system, coming off his third consecutive MVP and Sawamura Awards (their Cy Young equivalent) season in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league.Boston has been linked to Yamamoto throughout the offseason and scouted him in Japan this summer. They also have a potential advantage on their roster; he and Masataka Yoshida were longtime teammates on the Orix Buffaloes. They also played together on Team Japan, and took home the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The Red Sox outfielder classified their relationship as a “close” one to the Herald in September.However, the Toronto Blue Jays will also be meeting with Yamamoto this week, and after losing t...