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Medifast: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
BALTIMORE (AP) — BALTIMORE (AP) — Medifast Inc. (MED) on Monday reported profit of $1.1 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Baltimore-based company said it had profit of 10 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and amortization costs, came to 35...
2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rescuers searched the Mediterranean Sea near Greece’s southernmost island Thursday for two people reported missing when a boat carrying 100 migrants sank the previous day, Greece’s Coast Guard said. The body of one man was recovered from the sea Wednesday,...
More than 230 migrants reach Greece in small boats, half via the long route from Libya
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 230 migrants reached Greece in small boats over the past two days, including a rare case of a crossing from north Africa to Greece's southern mainland, authorities said Friday. The arrivals come as Greece's government braces for a potential increase...
The cycling sailors: Meet the pedal-pushers who keep the high-tech America's Cup yachts flying
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pounding on the pedals tucked inside his cockpit, David “Freddie” Carr is helping to keep Britain's yacht flying over the Mediterranean waves at the 37th America’s Cup. Carr is a member of the select tribe of cyclors, the “cycling sailors” almost...
British hiker found dead after a flood on the Spanish island of Mallorca
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A British woman has been found dead while emergency services search for a man of the same nationality after both were apparently swept away in a flash flood while hiking on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, Spanish police said Wednesday. Spain’s Civil...
Ashton Lambie is pursuing the America's Cup while his wife Chris Birch aims for outer space
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pushing boundaries and going fast was always in the sporting DNAs of cyclists Ashton Lambie and Chris Birch, whether it was speeding around velodromes or across the gravel backroads of the Great Plains. Ultimately, they had hoped to compete in the Tokyo Olympics...
French authorities arrest suspect in an explosion at a synagogue that injured a police officer
NICE, France (AP) — French police have apprehended and detained a suspect in an arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town that injured a police officer, the country's acting interior minister said Sunday. Two cars parked at the Beth Yaacov synagogue complex...
French authorities arrest suspect behind explosion at a synagogue that has injured a police officer
NICE, France (AP) — French police apprehended and detained the suspect behind the arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town that injured a police officer, the country's acting interior minister said early Sunday. Two cars parked at the Beth Yaacov synagogue...
What is known about the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily and those aboard
PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts were searching Tuesday for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was slammed by a powerful storm and swiftly...
