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A former prosecutor says that there’s “more than enough evidence” to convict Brian Walshe after he was charged with murder in the disappearance of his wife Ana Walshe, even without a body.The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday that Brian Walshe is being charged with the murder of Ana Walshe after she went missing on New Year’s Day.”Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey [announced] the issuance of a murder warrant in the death of Ana Walshe, 39, missing from Cohasset since on or about New Year’s Day,” a statement from the district attorney’s office said.Brian Walshe is also being charged…

Morning commuters in front of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. The Bank of Japan made no changes to its yield curve control policy on Wednesday.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Japanese currency weakened against the U.S. dollar after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by keeping its yield curve tolerance band unchanged.The Japanese yen weakened 2.04% against the U.S. dollar shortly after the decision was announced and last stood at 130.35, hovering at its strongest levels since June, 2022.”Japan’s economy is likely to recover toward the middle of the projection period,”…

The first responders of 9-1-1 spend their days rescuing Los Angeles trapped in life-threatening situations, but they still find some time for a little bit of romance. One of the show’s longest-running relationships is between police office Athena (Angela Bassett) and firefighter Bobby (Peter Krause), who started dating at the end of season 1 and tied the knot in season 2. They’re essentially the mom and dad of the 9-1-1 crew, but even they’ve had their ups and downs. “Both of them were somewhat lost, in terms of their romantic lives,” the Six Feet Under alum told Entertainment Tonight in…

Daniel Jones has been red hot, and he’s caught the eye of a New York Giants Super Bowl hero.David Tyree is best known for making the “Helmet Catch” during the 2008 Super Bowl, when the New York Giants took down the 18-0 New England Patriots.Tyree also caught a touchdown in that Super Bowl, which completed a Cinderella-type run for the Giants. So, he surely knows what it takes. And he thinks Jones has it after the Giants’ 31-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC wild-card round.”We’re not gonna sit up here and say he deserves Deshaun Watson money,…

A day after the Knicks’ foul-filled loss to the Raptors, the NBA reviewed the film and cleared its officials of wrongdoing — late in the game at least. The league’s Last Two Minute Report, released Tuesday, did not find a missed call (or a missed no-call) in the final two minutes of regulation or overtime in the Knicks’ 123-121 loss at the Garden on Monday night. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said he wanted to review the film first before criticizing the officials, but acknowledged, “It was hard to tell what a foul was.” On one play, which has drawn scrutiny,…

FIFA says Argentina potentially breached rules regarding ‘offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play’.FIFA says it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Argentina for “offensive behaviour” during the team’s World Cup final triumph in Qatar last month. Argentina beat 2018 winners France on penalties to lift the trophy for a third time. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez made a lewd gesture with his goalkeeper of the tournament trophy after the match, before being filmed in the dressing room mocking French star Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe won the FIFA Golden Boot trophy after scoring the most goals in the tournament. Football’s world…

The Bank of Japan has left its yield curve control measures unchanged after a closely watched meeting, bucking market pressure to scrap a core pillar of its monetary policy.The decision came after a two-day meeting — the penultimate under the BoJ’s longest-serving governor, Haruhiko Kuroda — and follows weeks of turmoil in the Japanese government bond market during which yields surged.The central bank spent roughly 6 per cent of Japan’s gross domestic product defending its yield target in the last month alone. Following the BoJ’s unexpected decision in December to widen the target yield ceiling on 10-year Japanese government bonds,…

Marc Wilkinson, 55, who owns Pure Pizza in Edinburgh, has told of the “panic” he felt at seeing the large crowds coming to get the free food and it is costing three times more than he anticipated, it is reportedA takeaway owner offering free pizzas has told of the “panic” at seeing large crowds gathering outside his shop and reportedly said it has been “very stressful”. Marc Wilkinson, 55, who owns Pure Pizza in Edinburgh, is giving away the free food to customers at his shop during the month of January. The kind hearted businessman says he has no regrets…

CNN  —  The US Capitol Police’s threat investigations dropped in 2022 for the first time in five years but the agency’s police chief said the number of threats against members of Congress is “still too high.” The latest figure released Tuesday comes just months after an attack on then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband and days after the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol – events that forced lawmakers to contend with the gravity of political violence and threats. “The threats against Members of Congress are still too high,” US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger…

The banner read, “F—- Biden and anybody who voted for him,” Parks said.“We made him take it down, because it violated one of the guidelines of our building, which is you can’t put flags in the window,” Parks said.Pena, a Republican, is accused of conspiring with and paying four men to carry out four shootings at Albuquerque-area homes belonging to two Democratic Bernalillo County commissioners and two state legislators, Albuquerque police said.No one was hurt. A lawyer for Pena could not be reached for comment Tuesday.Police said Pena may have been motivated by anger over having lost his bid for a state House seat…