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Jalen Williams’ late tip-in gives Thunder win over Pistons

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rookie Jalen Williams’ putback with less than a second remaining gave the Oklahoma City Thunder a 107-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.The pressure was on for the Thunder, who entered the night two games under .500 and hanging on to the final Western Conference play-in spot. The Thunder lost to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night and couldn’t afford another loss to a team near the bottom of the league’s standings. And Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — the league’s No. 4 scorer with 31.3 points per game — was out with a sprained ankle for the second straight game.Williams answered the call with 27 points, eight rebounds six assists — and the tip-in on Josh Giddey’s miss in the closing seconds. Lu Dort scored 20 points, Aaron Wiggins had 19 and Giddey added 18 for the Thunder.Jaden Ivey followed his season-high 32-point performance against Milwaukee on Monday with 24 against the Thunder. The Pistons have th...

Reinhart, Montour help Panthers beat Maple Leafs 3-2 in OT

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Montour scored 1:41 into overtime and the Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday night, snapping a four-game skid.Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart also scored to help the Panthers get their first win since snapping a 6-0-1 stretch in a loss at Philadelphia on March 21st. Alex Lyon stopped 38 shots as Florida pulled one point behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.Zach Aston-Reese and Auston Matthews scored for the playoff-bound Maple Leafs, and Ilya Samsonov had 26 saves.In overtime, Aleksander Barkov brought the puck up the left side on a 2-on-2 rush and sent a cross-ice pass to Montour who quickly fired it past Samsonov for his 14th.The Panthers trailed 2-1 until Reinhart tied it with 1 minute left in regulation with a power-play goal as he got a pass from Aaron Ekblad and fired a one-timer from above the left circle through traffic and past Samsonov. ISLANDERS 2, CAPITALS 1, SOWASHINGTON (AP) — ...

Sorokin stellar again, Islanders beat Capitals in shootout

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trade deadline pickup Pierre Engvall scored, Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves and the New York Islanders took another stride toward returning to the playoffs by beating the Washington Capitals 2-1 in a shootout Wednesday night.With their second consecutive win — and first in six shootouts this season — the Islanders strengthened their hold on the first Eastern Conference wild card. They’re now five points up on Pittsburgh and six ahead of Florida with five games left to play in the regular season.“We’re trying to make the playoffs,” said Bo Horvat, who along with Kyle Palmieri scored in the shootout. “We want to play the right way and do all the right things and play well at both ends of the rink, and we’ve been doing that as of late. That’s what you’re going to need in the playoffs come that time. Our goal is to get there and continue to keep playing the way we’re playing.”Sorokin again was crucial for New York, stopping two of three shooters in the sh...

OPINIÓN | El chantaje nuclear de Rusia es un éxito espectacular para Putin

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

Nota del editor: Keir Giles (@KeirGiles) trabaja en el Programa sobre Rusia y Eurasia de Chatham House, un centro de estudios sobre asuntos internacionales del Reino Unido. Es autor de “Russia’s War on Everybody: And What it Means for You”. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autor.(CNN) — Vladimir Putin detalló la semana pasada la intención declarada de Rusia de tener armas nucleares tácticas basadas en Belarús. La oleada de reportes alarmistas sobre lo que esto significaba pone de relieve gran parte de lo que está mal con las respuestas de Occidente a la intimidación nuclear rusa.Cómo se han interpretado las palabras de Putin en Occidente puede resultar una sorpresa para Moscú, pero no hay duda de que será muy gratificante. Porque Rusia ya ha “utilizado” armas nucleares. Las ha utilizado con gran éxito sin dispararlas, recurriendo a amenazas vacías sobre posibles ataques nucleares para disuadir muy eficazme...

Students reportedly left unattended during school threat in Loveland

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) -- It was just before 10 a.m. Wednesday when a Loveland parent received a text from her daughter, warning her there might be a shooting at Loveland High School.That parent, who asked not to be identified, said it sent her into a panic.“It was very scary," she said. "Just thinking back on it, I didn’t know what to do.” Affidavit: 15-year-old shot at officer, had Glock with automatic switch To make matters worse, she said her daughter's teacher wasn't in the classroom, as confusion spread throughout the school."A lot of them had chosen to not show up to school knowing there was a possible threat," she said. "With the teachers leaving these kids there, essentially they were like sitting ducks."Safe2Tell tip warned of school shootingAccording to Loveland Police, that Safe2Tell tip was received just after 8 a.m., warning of a planned school shooting. That thread turned out to be unfounded, but the district didn't alert parents until just after 10 a.m. Wednesday. ...

1 killed in Boulder house fire

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- One person was killed Wednesday in a structure fire in Boulder's Highland Park neighborhood.The fire was reported in the 2800 block of Dartmouth Avenue. Study: Colorado one of the top states for tech workers The adult victim was found inside during the fire response.Details of how the fire started have not been released. It's also not apparent if anyone else was home at the time the fire started.FOX31's Rogelio Mares is heading to the scene to get some of these questions answered. He will have live reports during FOX31 news at 4 and 5.

Cash, know-how and public support: The recipe for hitting Europe’s green building targets

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

This article is the product of a POLITICO Working Group, presented by Holcim.If the EU wants to meet its 2050 net-zero target, it needs to rethink the way it builds its cities.The bloc’s building stock is currently responsible for 40 percent of total energy consumption and 36 percent of the bloc’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions — that means slashing those emissions will be key to hitting overall climate goals.The EU has set a target of reducing buildings’ greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by the end of the decade and ensuring buildings are fully decarbonized by 2050. To get there, Brussels is requiring the bloc to slash energy consumption by 11.7 percent by 2030, with part of that cut achieved with the mandatory renovation of public buildings. It is also revising rules on energy performance for buildings — now being negotiated by the Parliament and EU capitals — to compel countries to ensure their worst-performing buildings reach higher energy-efficien...

Editorial: Latest school shooting shows need for strong Red Flag laws

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

The debate over gun control rages again after yet another school shooting, this time at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville.The suspect in Monday’s killing spree, 28-year-old Aubrey Hale, shot her way into the school and gunned down six people, including three 9-year-old children, according to police. Pols and pundits have reignited the national argument on gun control vs. Second Amendment rights, with the usual fiery rhetoric.The debate won’t end this week, nor this month, nor anytime in the foreseeable future. More people intent on evildoing will take firearms they acquired through illegal or legal means, and take out their twisted agenda on innocents.The problem is more complex than a laser focus on gun ownership would indicate.One factor that can and should be addressed immediately is the emotional makeup of the shooters themselves. Stable, well-adjusted members of the community don’t walk into schools with assault weapons. It’s only after ...

For a great kid-friendly day trip, head to New Bedford

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

My two granddaughters love what we call “Rara Days;”  when I take them to do all kind of fun things until  they’re so tired they crash off to sleep that night.They can be demanding though.“We want to go to a zoo! And some museums! And can we take a beach walk? And Rara – we need a really great playground!”I have a secret weapon that allows me to say “Absolutely!” to all of it.New Bedford (https://destinationnewbedford.org) has long been known for whaling and its rich history, but it’s also quietly built itself  to be one of the best family destinations around.We like to start our day at Noah’s Playground, an incredible ADA accessible playground located at lovely Pope’s Island. Noah’s was built in 2017 with funds raised by the family of Noah Fernandes, a boy who lost his life at 14 after battling a disease that left him in a wheelchair.Besides being accessible to all, Noah’s setting is pretty with great water views. There are clean public rest rooms and comfortable benches for parent...

Herald hires Mac Cerullo as new Red Sox reporter

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:02:15 GMT

It all started with a tacky Nickelodeon alarm clock.Think of the most over-the-top relic of the 1990s imaginable, a purple and neon-green monstrosity that blared an unholy mashup of spaceship noises, trumpets and marching band cacophony if you dared set it to go off in the morning.I couldn’t tell you when or how I got it. By this point I’d long outgrown it. But in the fall of 2003 that bizarre childhood holdover became arguably my most important possession.Why? Because it had a radio, and on school nights after my parents banished me to my room for the evening that tacky clock was my only conduit to that October’s epic Red Sox playoff run.I remember spending hours in the dark listening to Joe Castiglione call the action, visualizing the scene unfolding miles away Fenway Park or beyond. Like everyone else in the region I was completely transfixed, and those indelible weeks sparked an enduring passion.Even back then I knew somehow, someway, sports would always be a part of my life.If ...