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Nuggets lose Game 2 to Heat in NBA Finals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets lost to the Miami Heat 108-111 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday night at Ball Arena. The Heat came out blazing going up at one point in the first quarter 21-10 but the Nuggets battled back to take and hold on to the lead into halftime. Denver led 57-51 at halftime after they built a substantial lead in the second quarter. But Miami continued to chip away and climb back within six. At the half, Max Strus led all Heat scorers with 14 points while Nikola Jokic had 13 for Denver. The Nuggets led 83-75 going into the fourth quarter with Jokic having taken over the game leading all scorers with 31 points. But the Heat took the lead and held onto it through the fourth quarter to win it. Miami scored 36 points in the fourth to win 111 to 108. Jokic finished the game with 41 points. Jamal Murray only had 18 points and Aaron Gordon has 12.

4th suspect arrested in Hollywood Broadwalk shooting amid search for 1 still at large

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

Police have arrested a fourth suspect in the Memorial Day mass shooting on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, as they search for one more suspect and the victims continue to recover.7News cameras captured a peaceful scene on the Broadwalk on Sunday night, six days after, police said, shots rang out and nine innocent beachgoers were hit.As things appear to return to normal in the popular spot, Hollywood Police confirmed they apprehended Ariel Cardahn Paul at around 8 p.m. on Sunday.His arrest comes one day after, police said, U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force officers took Jordan Burton into custody.Burton faces an attempted first-degree murder charge, as well as eight counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of carrying a concealed firearm.Last week, Keshawn Paul Stewart and Morgan Deslouches, both 18 years old, were arrested in connection with the crime. Stewart has since bonded out of jail.Detectives said a fifth suspect, Lionel JeanCharles Jr., remains on the run.Invest...

Video shows man attempting to break into car, SUV outside Weston home

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

A South Florida homeowner is speaking out and sharing his concerns days after a man was caught on surveillance video trying to break into both of his vehicles.Speaking with 7News on Sunday, Luis Paz said he woke up to an unexpected notification, at around 5 a.m. on Thursday.When he checked his phone, he saw the subject in his driveway, located off Crestview Lane.“Sure enough, I see a hooded guy, and I’m like, ‘Somebody is trying to break into the car,'” he said.The security footage captured the subject as he pulled on the doors of Paz’s sedan and SUV before he realized both vehicles were locked.“He kind of knew that the camera was there, so with his back to it, he kind of went to the other side, tried that car and then tried my car again,” he said.When he saw the video, Paz said, he immediately went into protector mode.“I’ve got a baby inside the house, I’ve got my wife, they were asleep, and I’m the the only one that...

Series tied: Heat roar back in the 4th quarter, beat Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 of NBA Finals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night.Max Strus scored 14 and Duncan Robinson had 10 for the Heat, who had a big early lead, then got down by as many as 15 before reclaiming the lead in the fourth. Miami outscored Denver 36-25 in the final period, erasing an eight-point deficit going into the final frame.And even then, they had to dig deep to finish it off.Jokic scored 41 points and was 16 of 28 from the floor, the last of those shots a 4-footer with 36 seconds left to get the Nuggets within three.Denver elected not to foul on the ensuing Miami possession. Butler missed a 3, and with a chance to tie, Jamal Murray missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.Murray had 18 points and 10 assists for Denver, while Aaron Gordon had 12 points and Bruce Brown scored 11.Game 3 is Wednesday in Miami. Denv...

Pregnant woman thrown to ground by officer in Boca Raton says violent arrest stemmed from misunderstanding

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

A Boca Raton Police officer is under investigation after a pregnant woman was caught on video being thrown to the ground and placed in handcuffs in the parking lot of a gas station.Nerillia Laurent, who is 23 weeks pregnant, said it all started when someone called 911 after seeing her and her boyfriend, Harry Hardy, appearing to be arguing at the Mobil station on Congress Avenue, May 22.Laurent, 24, said the 911 caller was mistaken.“When I was pulling out of the gas station, my transmission light came on, and my car cut off. My boyfriend, he was standing in front of my car, trying to get me to open the hood,” she said.Officer-worn police body camera video captured the interaction between two responding officers and the couple.“If everything’s good, why are we getting all kinds of phone calls?” one of the responding officers asked Hardy.“Because we had a dispute,” said Hardy.“OK, you’re having a dispute in public, in my city,̶...

No Russia sympathizers: Ukraine eyes postwar elections as Moscow’s assault continues

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

BRUSSELS — Ukraine might still be at war, but it’s already gearing up for elections in peace time — and weighing how to deal with Russian infiltrators.Hundreds of miles from the battlefield, Ukrainian officials were in Brussels this week to discuss how to organize the country’s first postwar elections — which will be closely watched within the European Union — and in this sphere too, fear of Russian interference looms large.In an interview with POLITICO, Ukraine’s top election official Oleh Didenko said his country needed to prepare for the risk that Russia would try to “install their representatives, their agents, in Ukrainian authorities.”Ukraine was set to hold a parliamentary election in October, and a presidential election next year — but preparations for both of these have been put on hold because of the war.“I understand that Ukraine should ensure democratic standards when conducting postwar elections in terms of the rights of being elected...

How Austria became Putin’s Alpine Fortress

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

For Vienna, neutrality is simply good business.By MATTHEW KARNITSCHINGIllustration by Tim Bouckley for POLITICOIt didn’t occur to the Austrian chamber of commerce that hosting a cozy networking event on the outskirts of Moscow might raise eyebrows in some quarters.As record cold gripped the Russian capital in January, the local chapter saw an opportunity to pierce the ennui of the snowbound winter with “a sporty Austrian Business Circle in Moscow featuring cross-country skiing in Odintsovo, a park for culture, sport and relaxation.”Hoping to lure some of the hundreds of Austrian companies active in Russia and their business partners, the chamber even offered free equipment and instructors to help the uninitiated navigate the “snowy woods,” followed by a reception at a local watering hole.It was only after a reporter from the Austrian investigative platform ZackZack enquired about the event that the chamber nixed it.The failed Moscow outing exemplifies the ambivalent approach the Alp...

The future of Russia — and its opposition

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former political prisoner and CEO of Yukos Oil company, is the author of “The Russia Conundrum: How the West Fell for Putin’s Power Gambit — and How to Fix It.”At the initiative of Lithuanian MEP Andrius Kubilius and others, a two-day conference will take place in the European Parliament in Brussels this week, with the participation of over 200 representatives from Russia’s anti-war and opposition groups, journalists, prominent cultural figures, as well as European politicians.There are just two topics for discussion on the agenda: the future of Russia and the future strategy of the Russian opposition.Previous experience, both in Russia and elsewhere, has long shown that personality-based regimes — such as the one in Moscow today — can often implode without warning, unable to withstand the stresses caused by a failed war. And at that critical moment, the country’s future depends, in large part, on who picks up the reins of power — and how.Interestingly, the p...

Autopsy results released in Franklin, NH shooting that left woman, her toddler daughter dead, 5-year-old injured

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

Authorities have announced autopsy results in connection with an incident in Franklin, New Hampshire on Saturday during which a man fatally shot his 1-and-a-half-year-old daughter and her mother, and also wounded the woman’s 5-year-old daughter before he was found dead on a river bank.Officers responding to a reported shooting at a home at 124 Elkins St. around 12 p.m. found Nicole Hughes, 35, and her daughter, Ariella Bell, dead from gunshot wounds, according to the New Hampshire Attorney Generals’ Office. Her 5-year-old daughter was also suffering from a gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital.The toddler’s father, Jamie Bell, 42, was found dead near the Merrimack River around 5:30 p.m.Hughes’ death was determined to have been caused by multiple gunshot wounds, and that the manner of her death was homicide. The cause of Ariella’s death was multiple gunshot wounds, and that the manner of her death was homicide.Bell’s cause of death was a single, self-inflicted incised wound of ...

Orioles promoting Heston Kjerstad, former No. 2 overall pick, to Triple-A Norfolk

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:49 GMT

It took Heston Kjerstad two years after he was drafted to make his professional debut. He needed less than one to reach the cusp of the majors.The Orioles are promoting Kjerstad, the second overall pick in the 2020 draft, from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk, a team source confirmed to The Baltimore Sun. The 24-year-old hit .310 with a .959 OPS for the Baysox.Kjerstad developed myocarditis, a heart condition, shortly after Baltimore unexpectedly took him with its top pick in 2020. In the spring of 2022, he suffered a severe left hamstring straight that further delayed the start of his career. On June 10 — two years to the day after he was drafted — he made his professional debut with Low-A Delmarva.He largely hasn’t stopped hitting since. Kjerstad, a left-handed hitter who impressed the Orioles with his power at the University of Arkansas, hit .463 with a 1.201 OPS for the Shorebirds. He struggled with High-A Aberdeen, a level that has challenged many of Baltimo...