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After Final Four run, No. 13 Miami looks to reload and recruited a former rival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — To help reload after last season’s run to the Final Four, Miami coach Jim Larrañaga had to make a couple of recruiting trips into archrival territory.It paid off.Matthew Cleveland — who hit a deep desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer to help Florida State pull off the comeback of the year and beat the Hurricanes in Coral Gables last season — is wearing a Miami uniform now. He will join returning starters Norchad Omier, Nigel Pack and Wooga Poplar for a team that opens the season No. 13 in the AP Top 25.“It was very difficult because I love Florida State, still kind of do love Florida State because I was there for two years,” Cleveland said of his transfer decision. “But I had to do what was best for me in a business decision. I feel like the biggest thing they showed to me is their success with transfers … how much of a jump they make.”Larrañaga and assistant coach Bill Courtney went to Tallahassee twice to court Cleveland. They didn’t actually recruit on Fl...

Quinton de Kock’s century leads South Africa past Bangladesh at the Cricket World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Quinton de Kock blasted his second-highest ODI score as South Africa beat Bangladesh by 149 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday.De Kock scored 174 runs off only 140 balls, including 15 fours and seven sixes, as the Proteas recorded the third-highest total of the tournament: 382-5 in 50 overs.It was De Kock’s third century in five innings. Heinrich Klaasen followed up his century against England with 90 runs off 49 balls. He smashed two fours and eight sixes.Bangladesh faltered in light of the tall chase and was bowled out for 233 (46.4 overs) with Gerald Coetzee picking 3-62. Marco Jansen took 2-39 in eight overs, while Kagiso Rabada finished with 2-42 as South Africa romped to its fourth win in five games.South Africa moves up to second with eight points, above New Zealand (8 points) due to a higher net run-rate.Mahmudullah’s hundred went in vain — he scored a run-a-ball 111 runs — as Bangladesh sunk to 10th on the table with a poorer run-rate than England...

Leandro Santoro se baja del balotaje y Jorge Macri será el nuevo jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

(CNN Español) — El candidato a jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires por Unión por la Patria, Leandro Santoro, confirmó este martes a través de un comunicado que no competirá en la segunda vuelta electoral contra Jorge Macri, de Juntos por el Cambio.A través de un texto difundido en las redes sociales del partido político de la ciudad, explican que la decisión se tomó debido a que “el resultado que obtendrá Jorge Macri estará a muy pocos votos de alcanzar el número establecido por la Constitución de CABA para ser electo jefe de Gobierno”.Leandro Santoro junto a Sergio Massa en el acto de cierre de la campaña por la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. (Matias Baglietto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Así, desde el espacio afirman que “sería insensato forzar un balotaje”, y que apostarán por concentrar esfuerzos en “defender la democracia frente a la amenaza autoritaria, contribuyendo a que Sergio Massa gane en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires y sea electo president...

You could attract thieves if these types of stickers are on your car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Many drivers decorate the outside of their car with fun stickers. Some add their family members in stick figure form, while others show off their honor students. But some stickers can make your car a target for theft. Auto theft is a well-known issue in Colorado, especially at Denver International Airport. Auto theft grew during the pandemic across the country, but thefts rose faster in this state than elsewhere.According to Denver Police Department records, 2023 has seen more auto thefts than ever around the nation’s third-busiest airport. During the first half of the year, January through July, there were 801 auto thefts in the 7-mile radius surrounding the airport. More than a dozen indicted for stealing 59 cars from DIA, other nearby areas Denver also has the third-highest auto theft rate in the country, according to a study from the Common Sense Institute, a free-market think tank and policy analysis group.Now, Colorado State Patrol is asking drivers...

Report: 2022 had the highest record of domestic violence deaths in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — On Monday, the Colorado Attorney General's Office released a report revealing the number of domestic violence deaths in 2022 reached an all-time high.According to the report from the Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board, the total number of deaths was almost 1.5 times higher than the average number of deaths since data collection started in 2017.This is the second year in a row that Colorado reached a record-high number. Report: 2021 was most deadly year for domestic violence incidents Last year, at least 94 recorded lives were lost in Colorado due to domestic violence. Of this number, 39 were killed by their current or former partner and 22 were collateral victims, which includes six children and two officers.Defining a domestic violence deathThe Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board uses these factors to determine if a death was caused by domestic violence. Homicides where the victim was the perpetrator's current or former partnerHomicides ...

Did you know: Denver requires licenses for all dogs and cats

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you take a walk around the Mile High City, it will become clear pretty fast that Denverites love their pets.You may pass by a dozen people taking their dogs on a walk at any given time of day, see a couple of cats peering out an apartment window or spot a dog park full of rowdy pups.Or, you might even be a pet owner yourself.But one thing you might not know: Any dogs or cats over 6 months old that have been in Denver for over 30 days must be licensed.Other cities and counties in the area, including Aurora, Boulder and Jefferson County, require licenses for dogs or other pets.Pet licenses for dogs and catsDenver works with a third-party database, PetData, who issues the licenses on behalf of the city. There are three different licenses that people can get: One year, three year and lifetime licenses. The lifetime license lasts the whole lifetime of the dog or cat, as long as it stays with the same owner.The one-year license costs $15, the three-year license costs $...

FHP: Florida woman arrested for DUI after traveling 120 MPH, accused of attacking officer with fingernails

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WSVN) — An alleged drunk driver’s attempt to evade a speeding ticket resulted in a high-speed chase, violent confrontation, and ultimately, a one-way trip to jail.The incident began when a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper clocked a Mercedes speeding at an astonishing 120 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone while crossing the Gandy Bridge in St. Petersburg. The trooper then initiated a traffic stop.Upon approaching the driver, 31-year-old Brittany Bianchi, the trooper detected a strong odor of alcohol and noted slurred speech. The situation escalated when the trooper attempted to arrest her for DUI. Bianchi objected, insisting she had “zero reasons to perform any sobriety” and argued against being arrested for speeding. “You’re not arresting me for speeding. If you’re arresting me for speeding, that’s unlawful. You need to write me a ticket,” said Bianchi, captured on the trooper’s dash-cam.Things took ...

Multi-car crash involving Boston Public Schools bus leaves driver injured, students unharmed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

One driver was treated for minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus in Boston Tuesday morning.Massachusetts State Police said the crash happened on the Riverway parkway around 7:30 a.m., with troopers arriving to find both a Boston Public Schools bus and a Toyota Camry sedan with damage.Three other parked, unoccupied vehicles were also involved in the crash.According to an MSP spokesperson, the crash left a passenger in the Camry, a 51-year-old woman from Brockton, with minor injuries. Two students, ages 15 and 17, and the school bus driver were evaluated and cleared, while the driver of the Camry, a 65-year-old Taunton man, was uninjured, officials said.Details on what led up to the crash have not yet been released.

Taco Bell’s battle to free the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark is officially over

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

New York (CNN) — Taco Bell has won its fight over the “Taco Tuesday” trademark in all 50 states now that lone holdout — a restaurant in New Jersey — has “parted ways” with the term.The chain’s months-long efforts to cancel usage of the trademark ended Tuesday, with Taco Bell saying that its “ambitious goal has been met” after Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point, New Jersey, forfeited its trademark this week after more than four decades of owning it. Taco Bell didn’t reveal if a financial settlement was involved.“The response we’ve seen over the last six months since taking action to free ‘Taco Tuesday’ is the exact reason we felt it was worth freeing it in the first place,” Taco Bell’s chief marketing officer Taylor Montgomery told CNN.Taco Bell scored a significant win in July when Taco John’s, a smaller regional chain, abandoned its trademark registration in the other 49 states because it didn’t want to pay the legal fees that come with ...

State Leaders Have “Discussions,” Few Details, On Outlook For Unhoused Families

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

Massachusetts could begin turning away unhoused families next week, and the state’s top elected officials did not seem to have an understanding Monday about what will happen once the state shelter system reaches capacity.Gov. Maura Healey, Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ron Mariano were in agreement after a private sit-down that the state’s shelter system is being pushed to its limit by a steady influx of immigrant families arriving from other countries and that something needs to be done. But firm answers about what will happen to families in need of shelter and whether Massachusetts will be violating its right-to-shelter law if it turns a family away were elusive.“Well, I know that we’re looking with it. We had some discussions about it. The concern is that the space is at a premium, there just seems to be no more space and I believe that options are being looked at right now. So we’ll be continuing discussing this and working with th...