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Former said the best investment move he ever made was buying Apple stock a decade ago. Gronkowski told that in 2014 he received the tip from his home builder to buy shares of "The guy actually who built my house in Foxborough, he told me, 'Hey buy Apple stock. I'm telling you that's where it's at," Gronkowski said. "Every time I saw him, when we were building the house, he kept saying, 'Get Apple. Get Apple," Gronkowski said. "So after the 50th time, I got it. And let me tell you, it's the best investment I've ever had in my life." Gronkowski said he decided to "go big" with his investment. He called his financial advisor and instructed him to buy $69,000 worth of Apple stock, solely based on the advice from his home builder. At the time, Apple's which proved to be a major hit with consumers as it included Apple's first foray into a larger-screen phone, the iPhone 6+. It was also a year before Apple released its first Apple Watch, which debuted in April 2015. Apple stock is up 972% since the company unveiled its iPhone 6 on September 9, 2014. A $69,000 investment on on that date would be worth about $740,000 today. Gronkowski didn't specify the exact date he made his initial purchase of Apple stock. After about two-and-a-half years, Gronkowski said he completely forgot that he had purchased the shares and was surprised to see it was worth about $250,000. He took some profits, and held on to the rest. "So I sell off the portion of the $69,000 I bought in and I have, now to this date, I have over $600,000 in Apple stock all because of the investment I made in 2014, having no idea what I was doing, but just listening to the guy that built my house here in New England so I appreciate that," Gronkowski said. Gronkowski was drafted in the NFL in 2010 as the 42nd pick and played for 11 seasons, including nine seasons with the New England Patriots and two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is a four-time Super Bowl champion and made about $70 million in his time playing in the NFL. Read the original article onIn the newest episode of the reality series, Dean decided to wake fellow campmate Tulisa up with some musical theatre tunes. Tulisa tried to sleep in but the camp, coached by Dean, decided to wake her up by singing some popular musical theatre songs. Speaking about the wake up call, Dean said: “Now that she’s out of the Leaders’ Lodge, Tulisa has warned me that there must be no musical theatre early in the morning, so I made it my mission to make sure the camp woke up this morning with the sound of lovely singing!” Meanwhile, viewers saw Maura celebrate her birthday with the campmates. Waking up in the jungle, Maura said, “Birthday in the jungle! This is definitely going to be one I will never, ever forget.” Following the updated allocations from their new leaders - former boxer Barry McGuigan and McFly singer Danny Jones - the campmates set about completing their chores for the day. Unfortunately for the birthday girl, this meant she was left to with the chore of cleaning the dunny alongside Coleen Rooney. Despite chores causing tension in the jungle in recent episodes, everyone completed the tasks without incident. Watch: Dean McCullough takes on 'Jack and the Scream Stalk' trial in I'm a Celebrity... Get me out of here! Later in the episode we watched social media star GK Barry and Rev Richard Cole’s friendship blossoming. As the minister spoke to GK about juggling his sexuality and religion, she asked Richard: “Did you find it quite difficult being gay and doing that job?” Richard confessed his sexuality hasn’t impacted his work. “No, not at all. I’ve never given it a moment’s twinge of anxiety over whether God thought it was all right or not. Whether other people thought it was all right or not, well I’m happy to have that argument...” “Also, I was not the first. Sometimes I look at documents from the early church, or the church of the middle ages and I just think - so gay,” he added. GK admitted in the Bush Telegraph that she was surprised by how close her and Richard had grown. “I came into this jungle, maybe not knowing who I would gel with or who I would be close with in here and never in a million years if you told me that I would be getting on best with a reverend would I have believed you. But, he is honestly... I think he might be my favourite person in here,” she said. GK told Richard she used to be religious, and spoke about going to a religious camp when she was younger, where she was told not to have sex before she was married. She said that, even at 13, she thought: “Well, that’s not gonna happen. I see my future and it involves scissoring now.” Then the topic of conversation moved along to GK asking Richard who the most interesting person that he thinks he’s met. Richard replied: “I think I’m looking at her.”
BOSTON (AP) — Two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been arrested on charges that they exported sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American troops early this year and injured dozens of other service members, the Justice Department said Monday. The criminal case in federal court in Massachusetts charges the men, identified as Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi and Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, with export control violations. U.S. officials blamed the January attack on the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias that includes Kataib Hezbollah. Three Georgia soldiers — Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Sgt. Breonna Moffett of Savannah and Sgt. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross — were killed in the Jan. 28 drone attack on a U.S. outpost in northeastern Jordan called Tower 22. In the attack, the one-way attack drone may have been mistaken for a U.S. drone that was expected to return back to the logistics base about the same time and was not shot down. Instead, it crashed into living quarters, killing the three soldiers and injuring more than 40. Tower 22 held about 350 U.S. military personnel at the time. It is strategically located between Jordan and Syria, only 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the Iraqi border, and in the months just after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and Israel’s blistering response in Gaza, Iranian-backed militias intensified their attacks on U.S. military locations in the region. Following the attack, the U.S. launched a huge counterstrike against 85 sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Iranian-backed militia and bolstered Tower 22’s defenses. ____ Tucker and Copp reported from Washington. Steve Leblanc, Eric Tucker And Tara Copp, The Associated Press
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“Barbenheimer” was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn’t stopped people from trying to make “Glicked” — or even “Babyratu” — happen. The counterprogramming of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its online beginnings. Instead of an either-or, the two movies ultimately complemented and boosted one another at the box office. This combination of images shows promotional art for "Gladiator II," left, and "Wicked." And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups and sending candidates off into the social media void. Most attempts have fizzled (sorry, “Saw Patrol” ). This weekend is perhaps the closest approximation yet as the Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked” opens Friday against the chest-thumping sword-and-sandals epic “Gladiator II.” Two big studio releases (Universal and Paramount), with one-name titles, opposite tones and aesthetics and big blockbuster energy — it was already halfway there before the name game began: “Wickiator,” “Wadiator,” “Gladwick” and even the eyebrow raising “Gladicked” have all been suggested. “'Glicked' rolls off the tongue a little bit more,” actor Fred Hechinger said at the New York screening of “Gladiator II” this week. “I think we should all band around ‘Glicked.’ It gets too confusing if you have four or five different names for it.” As with “Barbenheimer," as reductive as it might seem, “Glicked” also has the male/female divide that make the fan art extra silly. One is pink and bright and awash in sparkles, tulle, Broadway bangers and brand tie-ins; The other is all sweat and sand, blood and bulging muscles. Both films topped Fandango’s most anticipated holiday movie survey, where 65% of respondents said that they were interested in the “Glicked” double feature. Theaters big and small are also pulling out the stops with movie-themed tie-ins. B&B Theaters will have Roman guards tearing tickets at some locations and Maximus popcorn tubs. Marcus Theaters is doing Oz photo ops and friendship bracelet-making. Alamo Drafthouse is leaning into the singalong aspect (beware, though, not all theaters are embracing this) and the punny drinks like “Defying Gravi-Tea.” This image released by Universal Pictures shows Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande in a scene from the film "Wicked." “Rather than it being in competition, I think they’re in conversation,” “Gladiator II” star Paul Mescal said. “This industry needs a shot in the arm. Those films gave it last year. We hope to do it this year.” And the hope is that audiences will flock to theaters to be part of this moment as well. It's a sorely needed influx of could-be blockbusters into a marketplace that's still at an 11% deficit from last year and down 27.2% from 2019, according to data from Comscore. “Competition is good for the marketplace. It’s good for consumers,” said Michael O'Leary, the president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners. “Having two great movies coming out at the same time is simply a multiplier effect.” “Glicked” is currently tracking for a combined North American debut in the $165 million range, with “Wicked” forecast to earn around $100 million (up from the $80 million estimates a few weeks ago) and “Gladiator II” pegged for the $65 million range. “Barbenheimer” shattered its projections last July. Going into that weekend, “Barbie” had been pegged for $90 million and “Oppenheimer” around $40 million. Ultimately, they brought in a combined $244 million in that first outing, and nearly $2.4 billion by the end of their runs. It’s possible “Glicked” will exceed expectations, too. And it has the advantage of another behemoth coming close behind: “Moana 2,” which opens just five days later on the Wednesday before the Thanksgiving holiday. “Glickedana” triple feature anyone? This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Pedro Pascal, left, and Paul Mescal in a scene from "Gladiator II." “These are 10 important days,” O'Leary said. “It’s going to show the moviegoing audience that there’s a lot of compelling stuff out there for them to see.” There are infinite caveats to the imperfect comparison to “Barbenheimer,” as well. “Wicked” is a “Part One.” Musicals carry their own baggage with moviegoers, even those based on wildly successful productions (ahem, “Cats”). “Gladiator II” got a head start and opened internationally last weekend. In fact, in the U.K. it played alongside “Paddington in Peru,” where that double was pegged “Gladdington.” “Gladiator” reviews, while positive, are a little more divided than the others. And neither directors Ridley Scott nor Jon M. Chu has the built-in box office cache that Christopher Nolan’s name alone carries at the moment. The new films also cost more than “Barbie” ($145 million) and “Oppenheimer” ($100 million). According to reports, “Gladiator II” had a $250 million price tag; “Wicked” reportedly cost $150 million to produce (and that does not include the cost of the second film, due next year). The narrative, though, has shifted away from “who will win the weekend.” Earlier this year, Chu told The Associated Press that he loves that this is a moment where “we can root for all movies all the time.” Close behind are a bevy of Christmas releases with double feature potential, but those feel a little more niche. There’s the remake of “Nosferatu,” the Nicole Kidman kink pic “Babygirl” and the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown.” The internet can’t even seem to decide on its angle for that batch of contenders, and none exactly screams blockbuster. Sometimes the joy is just in the game, however. Some are sticking with the one-name mashup (“Babyratu”); others are suggesting that the fact that two of the movies feature real-life exes (Timothée Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp) is enough reason for a double feature. And getting people talking is half the battle. When in doubt, or lacking a catchy name, there’s always the default: “This is my Barbenheimer.” Associated Press journalist John Carucci and Film Writer Jake Coyle contributed reporting. Last summer, Malibu's iconic blonde faced off against Cillian Murphy and the hydrogen bomb in the unforgettable "Barbenheimer" double feature. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!( MENAFN - AFP) In the shadow of the Grand Lisboa, the Macau casino world-famous for its "golden lotus" design, fashion boutique owner Suzanne Leong wonders if the economic miracle that initially made her fortune has now cast her aside. The Chinese casino hub once again tops the world in gaming revenue in 2024 as visitors return after the COVID-19 pandemic, but residents like Leong point to a huge disparity in which parts of the Economy are bouncing back. As Macau celebrates 25 years under Beijing rule this week, many feel more urgently than ever that the city needs to diversify its economy -- something Beijing has demanded for years to underwhelming results. "To truly make Macau a place that does not run on casinos, it's not easy to find a way. But if we don't try now, there will only be fewer (options)," Leong, 51, told AFP. "Because I really love Macau, I feel panicked." Born and raised in the former Portuguese colony, Leong belongs to a population that became China's richest from two decades of wealth spilling out of casinos. But shifting consumer habits among locals and tourists have led her to believe those days are gone for good. Leong's regulars are tightening purse strings while Chinese tourists are now more likely to eat from lunchboxes outside her shop instead of coming in to spend. Compared to the store's heyday, earnings this year have fallen 90 percent. "Macau may look prosperous, but many restaurants and retailers are suffering," she said. "Nobody knows what to do." - 'Easy wins' - Macau's gaming boom began in 2002 when authorities ended the monopoly of late tycoon Stanley Ho and brought in multinational casino operators known as concessionaires. The city -- the only place in China where casino gambling is allowed -- took less than five years to surpass Las Vegas in gross gaming revenue and consistently stayed ahead aside from a Covid-era dip. In Vegas, gaming-related taxes have accounted for around 35 percent of government revenue in recent years. But for Macau, the latest figure stood at 81 percent. "Since at least a decade ago, the central government had hoped that Macau's economy would diversify, but it didn't budge," said Ieong Meng-u, a politics academic at the University of Macau. "With gaming, the money comes too easily. (Macau) basically didn't have to do much for a robust income." That partially changed when Chinese President Xi Jinping came into power. Xi's anti-corruption drive brought an end to Macau's lucrative junket industry, which enticed wealthy gamblers from China's mainland with perks like VIP rooms and credit lines. The city's six casino operators managed to renew their licences in 2022 only after they pledged to invest in other sectors, with $14.9 billion earmarked for projects such as theme parks and conference venues. Xi, who will visit Macau this week, will probably "want to see for himself what non-gaming, hard investment has eventuated", said Ben Lee, managing partner of consultancy IGamiX. City officials have even designated six historic areas for revitalisation -- one for each concessionaire -- though Lee said the operators would prefer "easy wins", as non-gaming ventures typically bring paltry returns. "The casinos are rational economic entities. They will only do as little as they think they can get away with." - 'Catch the moment' - Now two years into their 10-year concessions, operators have developed a steady rhythm of concerts, conferences and sporting events, including a deal with the NBA to host pre-season games. Aside from boosting tourism, city officials -- including Macau's next leader Sam Hou-fai -- have picked a range of sectors to become new economic drivers. But the government's messaging is "sometimes muddled", said Vitaly Umansky, a gaming expert at Seaport Research Partners. "(The government) would like other industries to start developing" but it would be "very, very difficult" for Macau to compete in proposed fields like financial services, technology and Chinese medicine, he said. Growing those sectors would likely require foreign talent, and there is a "consensus in the business community (that)... Macau needs to move faster and make bolder moves" on that front, said Jose Carlos Matias, director of Macau Business magazine. While much remains to be done, Matias said he would not bet against the house. "The doomsayers have been constantly proven wrong when it comes to Macau," he said. Having endured an "extremely tough" year, boutique owner Leong said she had no plans to close her business. "We have to understand the present moment and adapt well. I think about my children and ask, what can they do to catch the moment?" she said. "I won't leave Macau. I want to see it get better and better." MENAFN16122024000143011026ID1109000066 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.
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