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Fever beat Mystics 82-76 to snap an 8-game losing streak

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell had 18 points, five assists and four steals, Emma Cannon added 13 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 82-76 on Wednesday to snap an eight-game losing streak.Indiana used a 15-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Amanda Zahui B., to go ahead 63-53 with 7:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Fever also scored seven unanswered points to make it 70-59 with 4:10 left.Washington made back-to-back 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds to get within 78-74, but Erica Wheeler sealed it by making two free throws with 7.5 seconds left. Aliyah Boston had 11 points and eight rebounds and Victoria Vivians also scored 11 points for Indiana (6-15). Wheeler finished with 10 points, going 6 of 6 from the free-throw line.Both teams were missing key players. Indiana was without NaLyssa Smith (foot) and Lexie Hull (nose). Washington was without Elena Delle Donne (ankle), Ariel Atkins (ankle), Shakira Austin (hip) and Kristi Toliver (plantar fasciitis). Na...

Mueren cinco dirigentes del Centro Democrático en accidente aéreo en Colombia

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

(CNN Español) — Seis personas fallecieron este miércoles en un accidente aéreo ocurrido cerca de San Luis de Gaceno, al noreste de Bogotá, informó la Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia.La avioneta cubría la ruta Villavicencio-Guaymaral y viajaba con seis personas a bordo. Los cinco pasajeros pertenecían al partido Centro Democrático y fueron identificados como Nohora Tovar, exsenadora; su esposo Guillermo Pérez, quien además era el coordinador departamental del Centro Democrático en el Meta; Dimas Barrero, diputado departamental del Meta; Óscar Rodríguez, concejal de Villavicencio; y Felipe Carreño, candidato a la gobernación del Meta.El piloto de la aeronave también falleció.Ascienden a 15 los muertos por avalancha en Quetame, ColombiaAeronáutica Civil informó que expertos recolectarán evidencias que permitan determinar las causas del accidente.En su cuenta de Twitter, el Centro Democrático lamentó el fallecimiento de sus militantes. “Las palabras se esconden cuando el corazón se ...

Denver has one of the higher shares of luxury homes in the country

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's not Los Angeles, but Denver does have one of the highest shares of luxury homes among the U.S.'s large cities.Real estate analysts at Point2Homes crunched national listings data to see which U.S. cities have the highest shares of so-called "luxury" homes - that is, homes listed for more than $1 million. In a nation of rising housing costs, however, luxury has become a loose term. The median home price is above $1 million in two cities. In others, as many as one in three homes are listed for $1 million or more. How homelessness in Denver compares to other cities In Denver, 27.3% of home listings are for more than $1 million, roughly equivalent to the share of $1 million homes in Washington, D.C. While this is one of the higher shares of $1 million homes, other cities have much higher shares. In Los Angeles, nearly two-thirds of homes (63.6%) are listed for $1 million or more. The same is true for San Francisco, San Jose and San Diego. In Boston, just over hal...

Federal judge nixes Donald Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in state court

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump can’t make a federal case out of this one.U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein on Wednesday rejected the former president’s bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that Trump’s lawyers had failed to meet a high legal bar for changing jurisdiction.Hellerstein found that the allegations pertained to Trump’s personal life, not presidential duties that would have merited a move to federal court.“The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that the matter was a purely a personal item of the President — a cover-up of an embarrassing event,” Hellerstein wrote in a 25-page ruling. “Hush money paid to an adult film star is not related to a President’s official acts. It does not reflect in any way the color of the President’s official duties.”Hellerstein’s decision sets the stage for Trump to stand trial in state court in Manhattan as early as next spring, overlapping with the 2024 presidential primary s...

‘Cracks’ visible in Putin’s leadership, senior U.K. officials say

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

ASPEN, Colo. — Russian President Vladimir Putin is under pressure as “cracks” have formed in his power structure following the Wagner Group’s munity, two senior British officials said in separate events Tuesday.Richard Moore, the head of MI6, assessed in a rare public address that the Yevgeny Prigozhin-led revolt against the Kremlin served as one of the greatest challenges to the autocrat’s two-decade rule.“I think he probably feels under some pressure. Prigozhin was his creature, utterly created by Putin, and yet he turned on him,” Moore said in Prague during a POLITICO event. “He really didn’t fight back against Prigozhin. He cut a deal to save his skin using the good offices of the leader of Belarus.”Hours later, U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly told reporters on the sidelines of the Aspen Security Forum audience that “an attempted coup is never a good look because there’s no way that Putin can spin this as business as usual or good news.”“What we’re seeing is that the ...

Police raid MEP’s house as Qatargate corruption probe widens

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

BRUSSELS — Police raided the house of Belgian Socialist MEP Maria Arena on Wednesday as part of the Qatargate investigation — a corruption scandal that has centered on the European Parliament.Several lawmakers from Arena’s center-left Socialists & Democrats grouping have been caught up in the probe but, to date, Arena was not charged or even questioned by Belgian prosecutors.She was, however, mentioned in an arrest warrant earlier this year naming a group of MEPs who would allegedly do former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri’s bidding to alleviate Qatar’s influence in Brussels.She has denied any involvement in the scandal. Arena has carried on performing her duties as an MEP since the scandal erupted last December. She stepped down as chair of the subcommittee for human rights — a position she inherited from Panzeri, after POLITICO revealed she had failed to declare a subsidized trip to Qatar in line with Parliament’s rules.She is the fourth sitting MEP to be impl...

University of Vermont fires men’s hockey coach over ‘inappropriate’ text messages

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has fired men’s hockey coach Todd Woodcroft over what were described as inappropriate text messages with a student.Woodcroft was fired Tuesday following an internal investigation by the university’s Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, athletic director Jeff Schulman said in a statement.“The specific conduct leading to the investigation involved inappropriate text messages with a UVM student on multiple occasions that failed to maintain professional boundaries,” the statement said.A voicemail was left with a listed number for Woodcroft.His attorney disputed the investigation’s findings.“We vehemently disagree with the process and the findings of a proceeding that lacked fundamental fairness and due process,” Andrew Miltenberg said in an email. “We strongly believe the University’s decision was contrary to the facts and the law. We intend to pursue justice for Mr. Woodcroft, who has been an outstanding coach and communit...

Maynard police locate missing 4-year-old child

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

UPDATE: Police in Maynard say a 4-year-old girl who was reported missing Wednesday afternoon has been located.Within an hour of first posting an alert around 2 p.m., the Maynard Police Department said the child named “Ruthie” was found following a search effort in the area of Wood Lane.The department thanked all who assisted with the search effort.—Originally posted on Wednesday, July 19, at 2:05 p.m.Police in Maynard are requesting the public’s help as they work to find a 4-year-old child.The Maynard Police Department said on Wednesday that they were looking for a child named Ruthie in the area of Wood Lane, near the center of town.Anyone who may have seen the child is asked to call the Maynard Police Department immediately at (978) 897-1011.In the meantime, authorities ask that members of the public avoid the area of Wood Lane as police work there with multiple agencies and a K9 unit to try and locate the child.

How Colson Whitehead’s childhood helped inspire crime novel ‘Crook Manifesto’

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

Colson Whitehead starts laughing when he hears the first question.Because the first question for the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Underground Railroad” and “The Nickel Boys” – and recent recipient of the National Humanities Medal – is about the films of low-budget movie producer Samuel Z. Arkoff, whose American International Pictures produced tons of successful, schlocky films in the ‘60s and ‘70s – from “Beach Party” and “Blacula” to the double-headers “The Thing With Two Heads” and “The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant.” Arkoff gets a nod in “Crook Manifesto,” Whitehead’s latest Harlem saga novel, set in the 1970s.“I was definitely raised on B-movies and TV. And as a young Black kid growing up in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, there weren’t a lot of Black films where you saw yourself reflected,” Whitehead says during a recent phone interview. “Definitely, my love for pop culture comes from my youth – and part of that is incredibly terrible B-movies.”Related: Sign up ...

Mayo Clinic expert weighs in on WHO labeling aspartame sweetener as low, but possible, cancer risk

Published Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:49 GMT

DeeDee Stiepan | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News NetworkA popular artificial sweetener that’s widely found in sugar-free foods and beverages is being labeled as a possible cancer risk by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO’s cancer research agency, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), determined aspartame to be a possible carcinogen after reviewing and assessing the potential carcinogenic effect of the sweetener, but says it’s safe to consume in limited amounts.Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and the editor of “The Mayo Clinic Diet,” explains what this new classification means and why the risk is low.“This new decision of declaring aspartame a possible carcinogen is going to add some confusion. First of all, the level of risk is low, but consuming something over many years, even in a low amount, may possibly add to the risk,” says Dr. Hensrud.The four classifications of carcinogensA carcinogen...