3 ARRESTED IN FIREBOMBING OF SYNAGOGUE
Three people have been arrested for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue, the second anti-Jewish attack in the Nordic nation in two days. Jewish groups condemned the attacks as “unconscionable” and demanded that authorities take action.
No one was injured in the attack late Saturday during a youth event at the synagogue and the adjacent Jewish center in Sweden’s second-largest city. Goteborg police spokesman Peter Nordengard said Sunday it is being investigated as an attempted arson.
The attack took place after some 200 people rallied late Friday in the southern city of Malmo, yelling anti-Jewish slogans and waving Palestinian flags to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Bitcoin futures rise as virtual currency hits major exchange.
CHICAGO» The first-even bitcoin future began trading Sunday as the increasingly popular virtual currency made its debut on a major U.S. exchange.
The futures contract that expires in January rose $340 to $15,800 in the first hour and 15 minutes of trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The contract opened at $15,460, according to data from the CBOE.
The CBOE futures don’t involve actual bitcoin. They’re securities that will track the price of bitcoin on Gemini, one of the larger bitcoin exchanges.
The start of trading overwhelmed the CBOE website.
Gold coin worth $1,200 left in Salvation Army kettle.
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An anonymous person dropped a single gold coin worth about $1,200 in a Salvation Army kettle. Multiple media outlets report the 1-ounce South African Krugerrand was dropped into a Salvation Army kettle during a fundraising drive at a Walmart store. The coin likely will be sold to a jeweler, with proceeds going to Salvation Army programs. Mike McGee of the Salvation Army in Rock Hill says a typical kettle fundraiser will raise about $300 a day.
Passengers removed after ferry pulled from shoal in Calais.
Authorities evacuated a ferry carrying 313 people that ran aground Sunday at the French port city of Calais, interrupting boat traffic across the English Channel. A towing operation, aided by a rising tide, managed to unstick the ferry from a pebble bank it struck just after noon during bad weather that included strong winds. Six hours later, passengers from the Dover-bound Pride of Kent started disembarking the vessel when it was pulled to a nearby dock, authorities said.
“Coco” tops box office
The animated family film “Coco” has topped the box office for a third time on a quiet weekend in theaters.
Disney estimated Sunday that “Coco” added $18.3 million, which would bring its domestic total to $135.5 million.
The weekend’s sole new wide release was the Morgan Freeman film “Just Getting Started,” which launched to a meager $3.2 million from 2,161 theaters and barely made the top 10.
Most studios have chosen to avoid competing against “The Last Jedi,” which opens Friday.