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Nuggets on brink of NBA Finals with 119-108 win over Lakers in Game 3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 points and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with a 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half against his former team for the top-seeded Nuggets, who have never been this close to the NBA Finals in 47 years in the league.Denver blew a big early lead in Game 3, but made a decisive 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to snap the Lakers' nine-game home winning streak since March 26, including seven straight victories since the regular season ended.No team has rallied from a 3-0 playoff series deficit in NBA history. Game 4 is Monday night in Los Angeles. Ball Arena roomies show support in playoffs Anthony Davis had 28 points and 18 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who hadn't lost three straight games since early February. Los Angeles' prolonged, desperate surge eve...

Will a deal be made before the debt ceiling deadline?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The United States is facing a possible economic catastrophe with the debt ceiling deadline in less than two weeks. President Biden's administration is reaching for a deal with Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. The sides are up against a deadline as soon as June 1 to raise its borrowing limit, now at $31 trillion, so the government can keep paying the nation’s bills. Republicans are demanding steep spending cuts the Democrats oppose.While there has reportedly been a lot of finger-pointing, "Colorado Point of View" political analysts from both parties seem to think there is a better chance the sides are getting closer to an agreement. "The prime word is compromise. Both sides have to come to the table," Democratic strategist Andy Boian told host Matt Mauro. "Both sides have to be willing to come to give a little. I know there's blaming going on on both sides." Fewer Colorado voters registering as Republican Biden tried to reassure a meeting ...

Tkachuk scores another OT winner, lifting Panthers to 2-0 series lead vs Hurricanes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk finished a feed from Sam Reinhart at the 1:51 mark of overtime to help the Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference final.Less than two days after scoring the winner in a four-overtime thriller, Tkachuk came through again, this time on the power play after a faceoff win by the Panthers. Sam Bennett sent a pass to the left side for Reinhart, who zipped the puck across to Tkachuk for the easy finish against a sprawled-out Antti Raanta.Tkachuk immediately skated toward the door on the boards leading to the Florida locker room, motioning to his teammates that it was time to roll out and celebrate.It marked Tkachuk’s third overtime winner in the playoffs, which includes a Game 5 road win in the first-round upset of Boston following the Bruins’ record-setting regular season. And just like that, Florida won on the road for the eighth straight time in the playoffs — includin...

Teens with local Jack and Jill chapter raise funds to help 5 Broward families in need

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

Five deserving families in Broward County have received a leg up and just a bit of hope for a brighter path ahead, thanks to a few giving teenagers who have their hearts in the right place and their community in mind.Kennedy Means and these teens are a part of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.“The families were selected though our partnership with Broward Partnership with the homeless,” said Means, “and they really selected families that they felt, like, have been dealing with a lot of things throughout the year.”These families in need were awarded a total of $42,000 in home essentials, housing needs and gifts.“After we assessed everything, we had moms connect with each of the families, and we really saw where their needs were,” said Means, “and that’s how we were able to give them these gifts.”Their efforts were made possible through some friendly competition and the power of popcorn, selling one bag at a time, as part of the Pink ...

At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

(AP) — At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.The National Civil Police said in a preliminary report via Twitter that nine dead were confirmed at the match between clubs Alianza and FAS at Monumental stadium in Cuscatlan, which is about 25 miles (41 kilometers) northeast of the capital.At least two of the injured transported to hospitals were in critical condition, the police said.Local television transmitted live images of the stampede by Alianza fans. Dozens made it onto the field where they received medical treatment.“It was an avalanche of fans who overran the gate. Some were still under the metal in the tunnel. Others managed to make it to the stands and then to the field and were smothered,” an unidentified volunteer with the Rescue Commandos first aid group told journalists.

Police investigating MDPD cruiser-involved crash in Homestead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

A multi-vehicle crash in Homestead led to danger on duty for a Miami-Dade Police officer.According to investigators, the incident happened near the intersection of Southwest 152nd Avenue and 328th Street, just before 3:30 p.m., Saturday.In addition to the police cruiser, a red SUV sustained front-end damage.The crash caused a long stretch of roadway to be shut down for quite some time.It remains unclear whether or not anyone was injured or what led to the crash, as police continue to investigate.

Vegan food market coming to Barrio Logan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Barrio Logan will host a Vegan Food Popup with over 50 vendors starting Memorial Day Weekend.The free event, which is set to take place Saturday, May 27 from 12-4 p.m., will be located in front of Mujeres Brew House at 1983 Julian Ave, officials said in a press release. It will be held every fourth Saturday.Foods to grub on range from traditional Mexican dishes such as mole tamales and faux chicken-stuffed waffles, to Italian, Pacific Islander, Japanese and more cuisines. SAN among angriest airports in US: study Vendors to be in attendance include Buenas Burgers, Dharma's Pierogis, Gourmet Tamales, Krishna's Kitchen, Macros Goods, Maribel y Oliva Cocina, Reda's Ethiopian Cuisine, Sabor Piri Piri, SeaCo Catch, Smashed Avocado Toast, Stone Monkey, Teif’s Pacific Island Grill, Turkish Grill, Underdog, Uprising Pizza and Vegan Mirai Sushi.Packaged foods, apparel, produce delivery, jewelry, home goods and dog treats will also be available at the event.Other Vegan Food Pop...

Experience San Diego Zoo at night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Zoo is welcoming guests who want to explore and learn about wildlife during the evening hours."Nighttime Zoo," which occurs on May 26 through Sept. 4, is an annual after-dark event that offers family-friendly entertainment, live toe-tapping music and treats, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said in a press release Friday.Starting at 4 p.m., guests can enjoy special activities like "Bounce Back to the Outback," a show featuring a talented group of trampoline acrobats defying gravity. Tickets going fast for San Diego Fair Concert Series opening performances To top the night off before the gates close at 9 p.m., there will be a 12-minute symphony of live music, lasers, moving lights, rhythmic acrobats, fog and bubbles, as well as a 15-minute music and festive pageantry celebrating Africa along Front Street."While attending Nighttime Zoo, explorers of all ages can also enjoy the new Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp. The 3.2-acre environment...

Japan, South Korea leaders pray at memorial for Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prayed together Sunday at a memorial for Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit, as the two leaders continued efforts to mend ties repeatedly hurt by disputes stemming from Japan’s wartime brutality.Yoon is in Hiroshima with leaders from seven other guest nations and G7 countries for “outreach” sessions on Sunday, the last day of the three-day summit.Yoon and Kishida, accompanied by their first ladies, stood in front of the memorial where they laid bouquets of white flowers and lowered their heads as they paid tribute to tens of thousands of Koreans who died in the attack 78 years ago.Yoon is the first South Korean leader to visit the memorial, underscoring the thawing in their rocky relations. Yoon, at the outset of his talks with Kishida later Sunday morning, praised the Japanese prime minister for his “sincere d...

Japanese atomic bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy’s G7 visit overshadows nuke disarmament message

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:08 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s last-minute participation Sunday in the Group of Seven summit has brought intense global attention to Russia’s invasion of his nation. But it has also worried atomic bomb survivors who said the high-profile visit overshadowed a rare chance to push world leaders to focus on nuclear abolishment.Zelenskyy’s inclusion at the G7 gathering of rich-world democracies — and his pursuit of more weapons and other support for Ukraine, rather than a diplomatic pursuit to end the war — sends the wrong message, activists and victims said.“Zelenskyy’s visit is not appropriate for Hiroshima, which is a peace-loving city,” said Etsuko Nakatani, an activist whose parents survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing in 1945.Many Hiroshima residents hope that understanding the city’s tragic past will push leaders to “take up the abolition of nuclear weapons as an urgent political issue, not an ideal,” she said. “But support for...