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Towns scores 40 and Edwards has 37 as Timberwolves top short-handed Pacers 127-109

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 40 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Anthony Edwards added 37 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the second half to dominate the short-handed Indiana Pacers 127-109 on Saturday night.Naz Reid added 17 points and Kyle Anderson had 10 assists for Minnesota, now 11-1 at home and tied with Boston for the league’s best record at 19-5.Towns had his highest scoring total since a career-best 60 points March 14, 2022. Edwards finished one point shy of his season high. The pair combined for 54 of the Wolves’ first 75 points: 27 apiece.“He’s been like that since I’ve been here,” Edwards said of Towns. “He’s always been efficient, gets us points. Tries to do everything he can to help us win. He’s always been like that. It’s not impressive to me, I’m used to seeing it. That’s KAT.”Minnesota shot a season-high 55.8% from the field, including a season-best 60% with a season-high 18 makes from outside the arc.“This is one of...

Luka Doncic has triple-double in Mavericks’ 131-120 victory over Trail Blazers

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Luka Doncic had a triple-double with 40 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 131-120 on Saturday night.Doncic scored 30 points in the first half and wrapped up the triple-double in the third quarter. He has five triple-doubles this season and 61 in his career.Tim Hardaway Jr. added 25 points for Dallas, and Dante Exum and Derrick Jones Jr. each had 18.Anfernee Simons had 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Portland. Jerami Grant scored 27 points in his first game back after missing the previous four games because of a concussion.After a slow first quarter that saw the Mavericks lose starter center Dereck Lively to a left ankle injury, Dallas outscored Portland 38-24 in the secondDoncic scored 22 points in the first period, with the Trail Blazers taking a 39-36 lead into the second. Doncic was called for a technical foul for shooting the ball long after the buzzer, but the officials then rescin...

El árbol de Navidad más “humilde” del mundo, comprado por unos centavos, se vende por 4.000 dólares en una subasta

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

(CNN) — A la magia festiva alimentada por la nostalgia se le atribuye la “asombrosa” venta de un árbol de Navidad , “comprado por unos centavos” hace más de un siglo, por £3,411 ($4,328) en una subasta este viernes.Se estimó que el árbol de 31 pulgadas, completo con 25 ramas, 12 bayas y seis mini candelabros, se vendería por solo £60-80 ($76-$102) en la casa de subastas Hansons Auctioneers en el condado de Oxfordshire, en el sureste de Inglaterra. Una batalla de ofertas global significó que el resultado final superó con creces esto, según un comunicado de prensa de este viernes.“¡La magia de la Navidad sigue viva! El árbol de Navidad más humilde del mundo tiene un nuevo hogar y estamos encantados tanto por el comprador como por el vendedor”, dijo Charles Hanson, propietario de Hansons Auctioneers, en el comunicado.El árbol de Navidad llegó a la casa de Dorothy Grant en 1920, cuando tenía 8 años, y fue atesorado hasta su muerte a los 101 años en 2014. Subastadores HansonEl árbo...

Jake Browning continues hot streak, rallies Bengals to 27-24 win over Vikings in OT

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Browning led Cincinnati to three fourth-quarter touchdowns and directed the winning drive in overtime, and the Bengals beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 on Saturday to improve their position in the playoff race.Browning won his third straight start and improved to 3-1 since Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending right wrist injury. He threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and overtime.Tee Higgins went high over a Vikings defender to catch a 16-yard pass from Browning for the tying touchdown with 39 seconds left in regulation.In overtime, a scrambling Browning found Tyler Boyd for a 44-yard completion that got Cincinnati (8-6) into Vikings territory and set up Evan McPherson’s game-ending 29-yard field goal.Browning was 29 for 42 for 324 yards with two touchdowns — both to Higgins — and an interception.Nick Mullens, the fourth quarterback to start a game this season for the Vikings, passed for 303 yards with two TDs but threw two interception...

Power outage: SDG&E working to restore power to thousands in San Diego

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

Update: As of 10 p.m. Saturday, the number of people reporting power outages in the Rolando Village area has gone down to 349, SDG&E is reporting on its outage map. There are still 78 without power in the City Heights, Chollas Creek, Oak Park area.SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Gas and Electric is reporting nearly 1,500 people are without power Saturday in the Rolando Village area.SDG&E is reporting on its outage map that 1,491 customers in the Rolando Village, College area are without power Saturday. Reports came in as early as 10 a.m. The map shows the affected area near El Cajon Boulevard and 62nd Street. According to the outage map, the estimated restoration time is 10:30 p.m. Fire destroys Oceanside mobile home, damages others There are also an additional 78 customers without power in the City Heights, Chollas Creek, Oak Park area. That estimated restoration time is also 10:30 p.m. SDG&E reports Saturday night crews have found a need to repair SDG&E equipment in orde...

Over 60 drown in a migrant vessel off Libya while trying to reach Europe, UN says

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people — including women and children — dead, the U.N. migration agency said.Saturday’s shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe, where, according to officials, thousands have died.The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said in a statement the boat was carrying 86 migrants when strong waves swamped it off the town of Zuwara on Libya’s western coast and that 61 migrants drowned, citing survivors of the “dramatic shipwreck.”“The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes,” the agency wrote on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East. The North African nation has plunged into chao...

Jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes highway for migrants from around the world

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Once nearly impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America, the jungle between Colombia and Panama this year became a speedy but still treacherous highway for hundreds of thousands of people from around the world.Driven by economic crises, government repression and violence, migrants from China to Haiti decided to risk three days of deep mud, rushing rivers and bandits. Enterprising locals offered guides and porters, set up campsites and sold supplies to migrants, using color-coded wristbands to track who had paid for what.Enabled by social media and Colombian organized crime, more than 506,000 migrants — nearly two-thirds Venezuelans — had crossed the Darien jungle by mid-December, double the 248,000 who set a record the previous year. Before last year, the record was barely 30,000 in 2016. Dana Graber Ladek, the Mexico chief for the United Nation’s International Organization for Migration, said migration flows through the region this year were “histo...

Japan and ASEAN bolster ties at summit focused on security, economy amid China tensions

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a special summit on Sunday marking their 50th anniversary of friendship, adopted a joint vision that emphasizes security and economic cooperation while respecting the rule of law amid growing tensions with China in regional seas.Ties between Japan and ASEAN used to be largely based on Japanese assistance to the developing economies, in part due to lingering bitterness over Japan’s wartime actions. But in recent years the ties have focused more on security amid China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, while Japan’s postwar pacifist stance and trust-building efforts have fostered friendlier relations.The leaders, in a joint statement, called for strengthening their “mutually beneficial” partnership and working together for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. They also called to pursue greater prosperity for the region and to promote people exchanges among the younger generations, Kishi...

After blowout loss to Lions, Broncos confident they can still make playoffs: “We’re playing some of the best football in the NFL”

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

DETROIT — Almost nothing good happened to Denver over the course of a 42-17 shellacking by the Lions here on Saturday night.But the Broncos also are still very much alive in the AFC postseason picture.Sure, a win would have bolstered Denver’s credentials, but if they were going to lose a game over their final five, this was the one to lose.The challenge, then, is to forget this one ever happened.Except, not right away, defensive tackle D.J. Jones insists.“No, not necessarily,” he said after the game. “We’ll put this behind us tomorrow as a unit, but it’s not easy to just move on. It’s a loss.“We’ll correct it, then move on.”The 24-hour rule applies regardless of how thoroughly you get beat down or how critical the final three games of the season are.Here’s a clean picture of the Broncos’ situation: According to the New York Times’ playoff prediction models, Denver’s chances Saturday night dropped from 42% to 31%. If they win their final thre...

Sheriff's K9 unit involved in suspected DUI crash

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:53:10 GMT

A collision involving a Ventura County Sheriff’s K9 unit and another vehicle sent two people to the hospital Saturday evening.The crash happened on the Pacific Coast Highway near Deer Creek Road at about 8:40 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The location is roughly midway between Malibu and Oxnard.According to the CHP, the speeding driver of a white Mercedes was seen traveling into oncoming traffic shortly before the collision.A Ventura County Sheriff K9 unit is seen on rocks next to the ocean following a collision on Dec. 16, 2023. (RMG Media)Firefighters work to free the driver of a suspected DUI crash in Ventura County, California on Dec. 16, 2023. (RMG Media)The crash scene involving a white sedan and a sheriff's K9 unit in Ventura County, California on Dec. 16, 2023. (RMG Media)Video from the scene shows fire crews working to extricate the driver of the badly damaged Mercedes, which was facing southbound in northbound lanes of Highway 1.The impact of the collis...