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Doncic, Irving believe full season with Mavs will make encore better than debut that flopped

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — The first preseason together for Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will include long flights overseas and a herky-jerky schedule with fewer games than usual for the Dallas Mavericks.They’ll take that over the rushed effort for the All-Star pairing to click last season after the blockbuster trade, which went bust when the Mavericks faded late and missed the playoffs a year after reaching the Western Conference finals.“It was so quick last year,” Irving said. “There was so much pressure on us to win now, win big. ‘It’s Luka and Kyrie. Why can’t you guys win games?’ So we were answering a lot of questions that honestly I don’t think we were ready for.”They weren’t ready, Irving surmised, because they weren’t healthy. Both battled injuries, and in the first 18 games of the first pairing of All-Star starters in franchise history, Doncic and Irving shared the court just nine times.Irving sat the last two games of the season when the Mavericks openly tanked — and...

Analysis: Thriving NFL benefits most from Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce relationship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here.The NFL didn’t need a popularity boost before Travis Kelce became enchanted with Taylor Swift.They’ll gladly welcome millions of Swifties to watch this love story unfold.The biggest news that came out of Week 3 wasn’t Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins lighting up the scoreboard against Denver with only the fourth 70-point performance in NFL history.It wasn’t Arizona shocking Dallas, Houston upsetting Jacksonville or Matt Gay kicking four 50-yard field goals to help Indianapolis knock off Baltimore.Instead, Swift stole the headlines by simply showing up at Arrowhead Stadium to watch Kelce and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs destroy the woeful Chicago Bears. The pop star joined Donna Kelce in a suite and mesmerized the world with her high-fiving, glass-pounding, chest-bumping enthusiasm.Swift then left the stadium with Kelce and accompanied the four-t...

Denver weather: Mild Friday with lots of sunshine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Front Range will see plenty of sunshine Friday, helping highs climb into the 80s with an evening breeze in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Staying warmMostly sunny skies are still in the forecast for Friday as high temperatures make it into the middle 80s. These celebs are rumored to be attending CU vs. USC game Winds will pick up in the late afternoon and evening hours.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Sept. 29Weather tonight: Mainly clear skiesWinds will slow after sunset, slowing down to 5-10 mph out of the southwest. Skies stay clear overnight as temperatures stay above average in the lower 50s.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Sept. 29Looking ahead: Mild weekend, then fall-like tempsSaturday looks pretty nice along the Front Range with abundant sunshine and highs in the middle 80s. There could be some spotty late-day showers in the mountains on both Saturday and Sunday. How Gov. Polis plans to keep national parks open during shutdown...

Police searching for suspect after shooting leaves man critical, woman grazed in SW Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

Police are investigating a shooting after a woman opened fire on two people sitting in a vehicle in a Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood. According to police, the incident occurred at 100002 SW 173rd Terrace when a female driver approached a car with a man in the driver’s seat and a woman in the passenger seat. Officials said after the female shooter opened fire, both occupants in the other vehicle were shot. The victims drove themselves to Jackson Memorial Hospital South for medical attention. Authorities said the woman was grazed in the face by a bullet and is expected to be OK while the man is in critical condition. The female suspect behind this violent attack is still at large, police said. The Miami-Dade Police Department is currently investigating the incident. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Why dengue in Europe could spell disaster for the rest of the world 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

In the early morning of the last day of August, Parisians experienced for the first time a practice normally confined to tropical regions — authorities fumigating the city against the tiger mosquito. The event was a tangible confirmation of what public health stats already showed: Dengue, the deadly mosquito-borne disease, had well and truly arrived in Europe. In 2022, Europe saw more cases of locally acquired dengue than in the whole of the previous decade. The rise marks both a public health threat and a corresponding market opportunity for dengue vaccines and treatments; news that should spur the pharma industry to boost investment into the neglected disease. On the face of it, this shift would appear to benefit not only countries like France but also nations like Bangladesh and the Philippines that have long battled dengue.But that assumption could be fatally flawed, experts told POLITICO. People working in the field say the rise of dengue in the West could, in fa...

Few showers today, sun returns this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

Good morning! A few showers will be here throughout the day, and it’ll feel cooler. We’re starting off in the 50s, and a lot of clouds will keep temperatures in the low 60s this afternoon. Rain is still here tomorrow, mainly for areas south. Then we’ll have improving conditions the rest of the weekend.Here’s our weather setup. A stream of moisture is getting pulled north. An area of low pressure will strengthen to our south as it interacts with a low moving in from the west. This low pressure will be slow to move out of here and continue to promote showers into tomorrow.Keep the rain gear nearby! Showers favor the west this morning into midday. A few showers develop inland later on. Heavy rain and flash flooding concerns are elevated for western Connecticut into the New York Metro. Overnight temperatures fall into the 50s. Shower chances increase for our region. Rain favors the first half of the day tomorrow. It’ll be steadiest the farther south you are...

As Kyle Hendricks prepares for a pivotal start tonight, weak contact is the basis of his success for the Chicago Cubs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

The day before Kyle Hendricks’ final regular-season start, the Chicago Cubs’ veteran tried to recall the last time he took the mound for such a pivotal game so late into the 162-game schedule.Hendricks figures it came in September 2019 when the Cubs tried to lock down a playoff spot, going from 14 games over .500 and in the final wild-card position with two weeks to go to missing the postseason thanks to a stretch of losing nine consecutive games.After a disastrous three-game sweep in Atlanta, the Cubs turn to Hendricks with their postseason hopes on life support Friday in Milwaukee, where they close out their regular-season slate.“This is what you play for,” Hendricks told the Tribune on Thursday. “You want to be winning and you’re in this game for one reason, and it’s to win. And so to have a group like this where you’re so close and to be able to win with them makes it even more special. To be in it now, we’re focused...

Weekend need to know: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Toronto Blue Jays, Mid-Autumn Festival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) is Saturday, September 30. The holiday, originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day, recognizes the legacy of the Canadian residential school system.The day is meant to encourage everyone to learn about and reflect on the history and ongoing impacts of the residential school system and other colonial policies in Canada. Scroll below for events going on this weekend to recognize the holiday.Casa Loma is hosting its annual horror themed event. Plus, a festival celebrating Chinese culture, and home Blue Jays games are going on this weekend.There is a scheduled subway closure on part of Line 1, alongside ongoing road closures.Here’s what to do this weekend:ResourcesCommunity members are reminded there are resources available if they are in need of support:Six Nations 24/7 Mobile Crisis Line: 519-445-2204 or 1-866-445-2204Native Child and Family Services Toronto: 416-969-8510Talk4Healing for Indigenous women available i...

An election with no parties: Africa’s Eswatini, one of the last absolute monarchies, holds vote

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The small southern African nation of Eswatini was holding elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of its parliament, even as its extremely wealthy king retains absolute power, political parties are banned and elected representatives can merely advise a monarch whose family has reigned supreme for 55 years.Eswatini, wedged between South Africa and Mozambique, is the last absolute monarchy in Africa and one of the few remaining in the world. King Mswati III, 55, has been the monarch since 1986, when he became ruler days after his 18th birthday. His father was king for 82 years before him, although Eswatini only gained independence from Britain in 1968.It was formerly known as Swaziland.Candidates for the house of assembly — the lower house — and the senate — the upper house — cannot belong to political parties, which were banned in 1973, and are nominated at a local level before they face a popular vote.Mswati III appoints a minority of the house o...

German opposition leader faces criticism for comments on dental care for migrants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:44 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s conservative opposition leader has drawn strong government criticism for suggesting that migrants are getting expensive dental treatment at the expense of established residents.Friedrich Merz, who leads the center-right Christian Democratic Union, assailed the government’s approach to immigration in an appearance Wednesday on Welt television. He said people “go crazy” when they see large numbers of unsuccessful asylum applicants staying and getting “full benefits.”“They sit at the doctor’s and get their teeth redone, and the German citizens next door can’t get appointments,” he alleged.Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Thursday accused Merz of populism and said it was “completely inappropriate, particularly in these times. We face great challenges, and one shouldn’t contribute to dividing society.” Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the daily German newspaper Bild that Merz was stirring up hatred against migrants “by apparently...