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Wizard’s star Kyle Kuzma gives back to DC families this holiday season

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

Washington Wizard’s forward Kyle Kuzma made some D.C. kids’ holiday season a little brighter on Thursday.He visited King-Greenleaf Recreation Center in Ward 6 for his inaugural Golden Ticket Holiday Family Drive where families were able to pick up clothes, blankets and toys.“My purpose is just to do good and put smiles on people’s faces, and give them hope and inspire them,” Kuzma said.According to organizers, Kuzma donated thousands of items for the drive. The event was hosted by the Kyle Kuzma Family Foundation which is dedicated to supporting single mothers and their children.Kuzma was raised by a single mom in Flint, Michigan. Thursday’s event is a part of a larger effort by the player’s foundation to get essential goods to families in need throughout his hometown and in D.C. toggle audio on and off change volume ...

Oso Ighodaro scores 21 as No. 7 Marquette outlasts huge underdog St. Thomas 84-79

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette coach Shaka Smart reminded his team before its game against unheralded St. Thomas (Minnesota) about the unusual results involving AP Top 25 teams a night earlier.His seventh-ranked Golden Eagles barely avoided becoming the latest upset victim.Oso Ighodaro scored 21 points, Tyler Kolek had 12 points and 10 assists, and Marquette hung on to beat St. Thomas 84-79 on Thursday night in the Golden Eagles’ final game before opening Big East competition.The Golden Eagles, who were 25 1/2-point favorites according to FanDuel Sportsbook, led by one point with three minutes left, and the Tommies (6-5) kept it competitive until the final seconds.“We’d seen all the teams around the world, around the country losing games like this,” said Marquette’s David Joplin, who scored 10 points. “Our connectivity showed.”One night after UNLV upset No. 8 Creighton and Chicago State shocked No. 25 Northwestern, Marquette (9-2) got all it could handle from a Summit ...

Todos familia: los nativos americanos proceden de una única ola migratoria asiática

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

BURGOS – Un estudio internacional, en el que participó el Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (Cenieh) de Burgos, en el norte de España, desvela que la población nativa de América procede de una única ola migratoria asiática.Es la conclusión a la que se llegó después de analizar la variación dental y detectar un grado similar de afinidad entre nativos americanos y poblaciones de Asia Oriental, según informó el Cenieh en nota de prensa.La investigación, publicada en la revista American Journal of Biological Anthropology, intenta dar respuesta a las preguntas relativas al origen de las poblaciones que ocupan América del Norte y del Sur, que llegaron como consecuencia de la última gran migración continental de hace unos 16,000 años, a través de nuevos enfoques en el estudio de la variación dental humana.Los antropólogos dentales llevan más de 50 años estudiando las variaciones en la forma de los dientes para definir patrones de migración humana. Sin embargo...

Rishi Sunak loves Big Tech. Why does he keep scaring them away?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

LONDON — Sitting forward, his eager schoolboy grin flashing as he laughed too hard at Elon Musk’s jokes, the message from Britain’s Prime Minister was clear: We love you.Rishi Sunak’s one-on-one with the enfant terrible of technology at a glitzy venue on a cold November night in central London drew the curtain on a week that had cemented his credentials as a Big Tech advocate. He had spent the previous day rubbing shoulders with leading tech executives like OpenAI’s Sam Altman at his landmark AI safety summit in Bletchley Park, even posing for a family portrait with them. But for a man seemingly intent on courting Big Tech and pitching Britain as the next Silicon Valley, his government has sometimes seemed intent on ruining the love-in.This week, lawmakers in the U.K.’s second chamber have debated updates to the country’s Investigatory Powers Act — a sweeping digital surveillance regime dubbed the snoopers’ charter — that have Silicon Valley heavyweights up in arms.Apple, which...

Howie Carr: Mayor dreaming of a non-white Christmas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

The most important question about Mayor Michelle Wu’s no-whites-allowed Christmas party at the Parkman House Wednesday night is obvious:What if the reverse had happened – what if a white mayor had held a whites-only party at a city-owned building, after specifically disinviting all the non-white members of the City Council?Related ArticlesOpinion Columnists | Poll: What’s your opinion of Boston’s ‘electeds of color’ party? We all know the answer to that question. It would have been the end of the world, a national story for days if not weeks on end. On the night of the party, there would have been rioting, or looting and violence. Or should I say, more looting and violence than usual.And if it had been a white Republican mayor who had hosted it, every GOP politician in the nation down to the candidate for tree warden in Athol would have been asked to denounce it.But since it was Wu Klux Klan gathering, we were told, as always, nothing to see h...

Deadly SR-905 crash near border prompts temporary lane closures

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A deadly motorcycle crash Thursday prompted temporary road closures near the U.S.-Mexico border in Otay Mesa, authorities said.The collision occurred at 3:54 p.m. on eastbound State Route 905, located west of Britannia Boulevard, where a motorcyclist died from their injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol log. Amber Alert issued for girl, 13, last seen in Imperial County All lanes on eastbound SR-905 in the aforementioned location were closed around 5 p.m., but have since reopened as of 9:44 p.m., Caltrans posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.Traffic was being detoured off at Caliente Ave.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Holiday lights: Where to see them in San Diego area

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Need a dose of joy? The San Diego area has plenty to showcase during the holiday season with creative decorations.FOX 5 compiled a list of eight locations to see holiday lights in the month of December:SOUTH BAYChula Vista: Christmas Circle at Whitney St. and Mankato St. from 5- 10 p.m. nightlyChristmas CircleSAN DIEGOClairemont: Clairemont Christmas Park at Lana Dr. and Jamar Dr. off Mt. Abernathy Ave. (circular street)Clairemont Christmas ParkScripps Ranch: Merry-tage Court in Stonebridge Parkway and Merritage Ct. This La Jolla restaurant just earned Michelin Guide status Merry-tage CourtEAST COUNTYEl Cajon: Jingle Bell Hill at Solomon Ave. and Pegeen Pl. from 5:30- 9 p.m. weekly and 5:30- 11 p.m. on the weekendsJingle Bell HillLakeside: Tinsel Town at 10248 Paseo Palmas Dr.Santee: Starlight Circle at Tomel Ct. from 5:30- 10 p.m. nightlyNORTH COUNTYPoway: Candy Cane Lane at Hickory St. and Hickory Ct., as well as 12659 Butterwood Ct. and Rockrose Ct. from 5- 9 p.m. ...

Gunmen kill 11 people, injure several others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and injured several others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday.The deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchistan province, Ali Reza Marhemati, said senior police officers and soldiers were killed and injured in the 2 a.m. attack in Rask town, about 1,400 kilometers (875 miles) southwest of Tehran.He said police killed several of the attackers in a shootout.State TV blamed the attack on Jaish al-Adl, a separatist group. In 2019, Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a bus that killed 27 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard force. In recent months, militants and small separatist groups in the predominantly Sunni region have attacked police stations as part of a low-level insurgency against the government.Sistan and Baluchestan province is one of the least developed areas of Iran. It was the site of heavy crackdowns on ra...

Liberals seek ouster from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel of Trump lawyer who advised fake electors

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberals are calling for former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer to step down from a state judicial ethics panel, saying he is unsuitable due to his role advising the fake Republican electors who admitted to taking part in an effort to overturn the 2020 election.Jim Troupis, a former judge, was deeply involved in Trump’s efforts to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 election results. He remains a defendant in a lawsuit filed against him, Trump’s attorney Ken Chesebro and the 10 fake Republican electors. The electors agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit, but Troupis and Chesebro remain defendants.Troupis has been a member of the Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee since 2020. The committee is charged with giving formal opinions and informal advice to judges and judicial officers related to the code of judicial conduct. The advice involves whether possible actions would be in compliance with the state’s judicial code of conduct.The committ...

Jordan Kyrou brought to tears after boos, clarifies previous remarks on Craig Berube

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:12:46 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A time of transition for the St. Louis Blues has proven especially tough for 25-year-old forward Jordan Kyrou, who was brought to tears Thursday after a barrage of boos in the first game after a major coaching change. Earlier on Thursday, Kyrou spoke one-on-one with The Athletic's Blues beat writer Jeremy Rutherford and delivered a comment that caught attention on social media. Rutherford asked Kyrou about former head coach Craig Berube, who was fired Tuesday after six seasons and coaching the Blues to their first and only Stanley Cup title in 2019. According to Rutherford, Kyrou offered the following remarks Thursday afternoon on his relationship with Berube: "I've got no comment. He's not my coach anymore."Hours later, Kyrou dressed for his first game under interim head coach Drew Bannister. And it appeared fans caught on to Kyrou's comment from earlier in the day. He was met with loud boos just moments before the game during the Blues' pregame introductions. Kyrou end...