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Race for the West: Warriors can’t capitalize on Mavs’ slide, Lakers’ loss in LeBron return

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

There are many reasons why the Warriors’ stunning collapse against the Timberwolves on Sunday night stung.But perhaps the biggest? It was a major opportunity to create separation in the West and avoid the play-in games.Golden State currently sits in sixth place in the West at 39-37 with six games left in their regular season. Because of last night’s 99-96 loss to Minnesota, the Timberwolves are only half a game behind the Warriors, with a 38-37 record and one additional game left to play.Sunday looked to be a day that set up perfectly for Golden State. The Dallas Mavericks lost in Charlotte to fall to 36-39 and crash into 11th place, even with both Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić playing. The Los Angeles Lakers got LeBron James back but dropped a home game to the Chicago Bulls, falling to 37-38 and a tie for ninth place with Oklahoma City.Had the Warriors won on Sunday, they would currently be tied for fourth with the Suns (39-35), slotted into the fifth seed thanks to tiebreakers. Ins...

Zelenksyy, IAEA chief discuss nuclear plant concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

By Hanna Arhirova | Associated PressZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — The U.N.’s atomic energy chief warned during a meeting Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the perilous situation at Europe’s largest nuclear plant “isn’t getting any better” as relentless fighting in the area keeps the facility at risk of a disaster.The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant’s six reactors are in shutdown and it is receiving the electricity it needs to prevent a reactor meltdown through just one remaining power line. It has on occasion had to switch to emergency diesel generators to power its essential cooling systems.In a meeting with Zelenskyy in southern Ukraine covered exclusively by The Associated Press, International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the situation at the plant remains tense because of the heavy military presence around it and a blackout that recently struck the facility, something that has occurred repe...

Mother, dog killed in San Jose hit-and-run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A pedestrian and a dog died after a hit-and-run Sunday evening, the San Jose Police Department announced on Twitter. The hit-and-run also involved a child who was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. It happened near Blossom Hill Road and Leigh Avenue around 6:50 p.m.Police originally said the incident involved a bicyclist but later clarified that it was a pedestrian. 1 person with ‘life-threatening’ injuries after stabbing in San Jose Police said a 2000 Honda sedan possibly driven by a female was traveling west on Blossom Hill Road when it hit the woman, her daughter and their dog, who were crossing the street. The woman died at the scene -- despite officers attempting life-saving measures to save the individual, SJPD said. The child was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The dog was also killed.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflo...

Algeria second team after Morocco to qualify for African Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Striker Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal was enough for Algeria to beat Niger 1-0 in African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday and book its place at the tournament in Ivory Coast next year.Algeria is the second team to qualify after World Cup semifinalist Morocco.Bounedjah struck in the sixth minute, putting a shot in the bottom right corner after he was played in by Riyad Mahrez. Algeria held firm in a game played in Tunisia to improve its record to four wins from four in the final qualifiers.The race is on between Tanzania, Niger and Uganda to take the other qualifying place in Group F alongside Algeria.Morocco qualified last week without playing after South Africa and Liberia drew 2-2 on Friday. That meant Morocco will definitely take one of the top two places in Group K, which was reduced to a three-team and not four-team group because Zimbabwe was disqualified from the qualifiers.Morocco celebrated by beating Brazil 2-1 in a friendly on Satu...

Fire officials investigating reports of smoke odor across DC region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

Reports of smoke and the smell of rubber inundated fire department call centers in Southern Maryland and D.C. on Monday morning.From St. Mary’s to Prince George’s counties, to the District, crews are searching for a source of what’s being described as an “electrical fire smell.”Is there something in the air in Montgomery County? Apparently there is. Our department is getting multiple calls for smoke in the area. It just might be from a very large fire in North Carolina. Fire departments in the DMV getting the same reports. @mcfrsPIO @mcfrs @MCFRSNews https://t.co/MoZZ8QPCEg— Lt. Francisco(Franco) Martinez (@mcfrsPIO19) March 27, 2023Fire officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, said they’ve received similar reports.More Maryland News More DC NewsMore Local NewsNo local source has been found, but fire departments are pointing to a 5,200-acre brush fire burning in North Carolina‘s Tyrrell County as a possible culprit.The Maryland Department of N...

AP PHOTOS: Huge protests erupt in Israel over court reforms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Israel over the past three months to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary.The protests have drawn from a broad swath of Israeli society: young and old, religious and secular, residents of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and beyond.Wearing “Handmaid’s Tale” costumes, carrying sharp-witted signs and flying the ubiquitous blue-and-white national flag, protesters have blocked main highways and disrupted daily life in their effort to fight Netanyahu’s ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox government.On Monday, Netanyahu bowed to the discontent by announcing a delay in the plan and saying that he wanted “to avoid civil war” by seeking a compromise with political opponents during the next several weeks.If passed, the series of laws would limit the Supreme Court’s powers and give politicians greater control over judicial appointments.The proposal has plunged Israel into its worst domestic crisis i...

Biden firma orden ejecutiva que prohíbe a las agencias federales utilizar el “spyware”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

WASHINGTON – El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, firmó este lunes una orden ejecutiva que prohíbe a las agencias federales el uso de “spyware” (programas informáticos espía), que sean de carácter comercial y que supongan un riesgo para la seguridad nacional.La orden también veta los programas de este tipo que hayan sido utilizados por “actores extranjeros” para permitir abusos de los derechos humanos en el mundo.En un comunicado, la Casa Blanca señaló que el “spyware” comercial -que describe como herramientas de ciberespionaje que se venden para acceder a aparatos electrónicos de forma remota, extraer su contenido y manipular sus componentes sin el consentimiento de sus propietarios- ha proliferado en los últimos años. Alertan sobre supuesta vulnerabilidad de los iPhones que expone tus datos La increíble historia del espía que vendió secretos de EEUU a Israel El Ejecutivo estadouni...

Business Highlights: Silicon Valley Bank; Kia, Hyundai

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

___Deal to buy Silicon Valley Bank calms bank fears, for nowNEW YORK (AP) — First Citizens will acquire much of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution whose lightning-quick failure this month set off a chain reaction that rattled faith in banks around the world. The sale underscores that Silicon Valley Bank’s assets do have value and helps to rebuild some faith. Stocks of several beaten down banks rose in a show of strength after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced the deal. But investors and experts caution the sale doesn’t by itself provide an immediate all-clear for other banks following the second- and third-largest U.S. failures in history. That will likely take more time.___Fed official: SVB itself was main cause of bank’s failureWASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top financial regulator is asserting that Silicon Valley Bank’s own management was largely to blame for the bank’s failure earlier this month and says the Federal Reserve will review whethe...

StarTek: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — StarTek Inc. (SRT) on Monday reported a loss of $3.1 million in its fourth quarter.The Denver-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and non-recurring costs, came to 31 cents per share.The call center operator posted revenue of $93 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $2.3 million, or 6 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $385.1 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SRT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SRTSource

UN Security Council won’t probe Nord Stream blasts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:12 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday declined a Russian request to investigate the blasts on the pipelines that move natural gas from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea.Russia, China and Brazil voted in favor of the Russian request, but other Security Council members abstained or said another investigation was unnecessary.For a resolution to be adopted by the U.N. Security Council, it needs a minimum of nine “yes” votes in the 15-member council, and no veto by one of the permanent members — the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France.The U.S. deputy ambassador, Robert Wood, said there was no need for a U.N. probe when investigations by Sweden, Denmark and Germany “are proceeding in a comprehensive, transparent and impartial manner.”“It was an attempt to discredit the work of ongoing national investigations and prejudice any conclusions they reached that do not comport to Russia’s predetermined and political narrative. It was not an attempt to seek th...