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History says the NBA Finals will end in 6 games, the most common of all outcomes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The NBA Finals will end in six games. At least, that’s what history says.Out of the first 76 editions of the NBA Finals — the 77th title series starts Thursday night in Denver when the Nuggets play host to the Miami Heat — the series has ended in six games 30 times.That’s by far the most common outcome.The title series has gone to Game 7 on 19 occasions, ended in five games on 18 occasions and wound up as a four-game sweep only nine times. ‘You’re on’: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock accepts NBA Finals wager from Miami’s mayor Each of the last four years has seen the finals end in exactly six games — Toronto over Golden State in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers over the Heat in 2020, Milwaukee over Phoenix in 2021 and Golden State over Boston last season.DENVER AT HOMEThe Nuggets will tie a franchise record by playing their 50th home game of the season on Thursday night, when they host Game 1 of the NBA Finals. (And that, of course, means they’ll break the team record in Ga...

Netherlands to probe Chinese chips takeover

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

The Dutch government has decided to review a Chinese-owned firm’s takeover of a Delft-based microchips startup.Nowi, which develops chips that harvest energy, was acquired in November last year by Nexperia, a firm headquartered in the Netherlands but owned by Chinese tech firm Wingtech. That acquisition will now be reviewed under a new investment-screening law that entered into force Thursday, Harald Hanemaaijer, spokesperson at the Dutch economy ministry, confirmed to POLITICO. The news was first reported by Dutch media. The law gives the Dutch government new powers to scrutinize investments or full takeovers when critical infrastructure or sensitive technology is in play. “Certain states want to exercise power by influence over companies, technologies and critical infrastructure. This can affect the national security of the Netherlands,” Micky Adriaansens, the Dutch economy minister, said at the final parliamentary debate on the bill in mid-April. An initial revi...

Tallulah Willis opens up about father Bruce Willis’ dementia diagnosis

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

(CNN) — Bruce Willis’ daughter, Tallulah, has revealed her difficulties coming to terms with her father’s frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis and shared details about its impact on her family’s life.“I keep flipping between the present and the past when I talk about Bruce: he is, he was, he is, he was. That’s because I have hopes for my father that I’m so reluctant to let go of,” the 29-year-old daughter of the “Die Hard” star and his ex-wife Demi Moore wrote in a lengthy first-person essay for Vogue, published Wednesday.She recalled the first signs of her father’s illness, which the family initially announced was aphasia, a condition that can hinder communication. His family has since shared that the actor is living with FTD, which affects areas of the brain generally associated with personality, behavior and language, according to the Mayo Clinic.“I’ve known that something was wrong for a long time,” she wrote. “It started out with a kind of vague...

Derailment of train carrying hazardous materials in Minnesota closes highway, but there are no signs of leakage, officials say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

(CNN) — A train carrying hazardous materials derailed in northwestern Minnesota just south of the Canadian border Wednesday, leaving no immediate signs of leaks but forcing a highway closure, officials said.The Canadian Pacific train of 25 cars, including some tank cars carrying an unspecified flammable liquid, derailed in Lancaster while on its way to Canada, Kittson County Emergency Management Director Scot Olson told CNN.No leaks or injuries were reported, said Olson, who added precautionary measures were being taken in case leaks did happen.Details about what caused the derailment weren’t immediately available.US 59, which runs through Lancaster, was closed south of the city Wednesday to allow emergency responders, inspectors and cleanup crews to work at the derailment site, the Minnesota Department of Transportation tweeted. The department didn’t address when the highway could reopen, but said the site work could take two to three days.The closure covered a roughly 7-...

Whitman mother jailed for failing to get medical help for 2-year-old daughter who died

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and reckless endangerment in connection with the 2019 death of her 2-year-old daughter, prosecutors said.Shaniqua Leonard was sentenced Wednesday to up to four years in prison. Prosecutors had sought up to 10 years behind bars for the Whitman woman.Leonard was not charged with causing the child’s injuries, but prosecutors said the mother failed to seek medical attention for her obviously distressed daughter in a timely manner.Her attorney previously said there was no evidence his client caused the girl’s injuries and said Leonard did not seek medical help sooner because she had six other children to care for.After Wednesday’s hearing, attorney Michael Tumposky said that his client had sought help from the state Department of Children and Families.“She’s someone who asked for help around the the care of her child many, many times from DCF and she didn’t receive the assistance that she needed,...

Debt limit bill gives Republicans IRS cuts, but Democrats say they expect little near-term impact

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are seeking to make good on their campaign promise to rein in the IRS with cutbacks built into the debt ceiling and budget cuts package moving through Congress.The bill rescinds $1.4 billion given to the federal tax collector in the Democrats’ health and energy package that was approved last year on party line votes. The White House says the debt deal also includes a separate agreement to take $20 billion from the IRS over the next two years and divert those funds to other nondefense programs.Democrats expended a lot of political capital to get the IRS more money last year. They faced an onslaught of campaign ads, many of them misleading, about the expected hiring of 87,000 “new agents” to target low- and middle-class Americans.Now, Biden administration officials are offering assurances that the spending cuts secured by Republican negotiators will have minimal impact on the agency’s operations ...

Hot Property: Centerville beauty on the beach

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

House hunters on the Cape can be a competitive bunch. Sure, many buyers are looking to get the most bang for their buck, but others are looking for a real estate trophy.Enter 195 & 196 Long Beach Road in Centerville. The compound is on its way to set records — it’s the most expensive residential property on the market in town.So what does just shy of $9M get you in this tony part of the Cape? How about ocean views for days, a waterfront lot with a dock, tennis court, and more than 4,800 square feet of timeless coastal elegance.The nautical theme runs throughout the home with gleaming white beadboard, beams, and paneling, providing a crisp palate that lets the incredible water views take center stage. Picture windows galore make for a sun splashed interior tailor-made for relaxation. Wind down by the living room fireplace after a day on the water or tuck yourself into one of the many reading nooks. Or, call it a day in the lavish primary with its spa-like en-suite bath and ...

Al Leiter, a Mets fan ‘at birth,’ calls his time in Queens the ‘best seven years of my baseball life’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

Growing up in New Jersey, summertime for Al Leiter was, as he puts it, “WOR, Bob Murphy, Lindsay Nelson and Ralph Kiner.” Leiter has vague memories of 1969, when he was nearly four years old and the Mets made a magical run to an improbable World Series title:“Black-and-white TV, upstairs at a house in Pine Beach, my older brothers and my dad, all excited when they won.”Tom Seaver, of course, “walked on water, as far as the Leiter family was concerned,” he adds. In 1973, when the Mets made their next trip to the World Series, Leiter was seven and “in the sweet spot of being a young boy, loving baseball,” he says.No wonder Leiter, now 57, describes himself as a Mets fan “at birth.” Lucky for him, he eventually got a chance to pitch for the team he swooned over as a kid and he was so good at it he’s headed to the Mets Hall of Fame. Leiter will be honored Saturday at Citi Field along with Howard Johnson and broadcasters G...

Police respond after BB gun found at the King School in Dorchester

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

Boston Police responded to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Grove Hall, Dorchester, this morning following a call reporting a person with a gun.Police on scene were able to determine the gun in question was a BB gun, according to Boston Public Schools spokesman Max Baker, who was at the scene.BPD spokesman Officer Michael Torigian said the call came in at 8:47 a.m. and that no injuries or arrests were reported.Responding police could be seen removing an item presumed to be the BB gun in an evidence box.Best known as the King school, the kindergarten through eighth grade school is located at 77 Lawrence Ave.This is a developing story.

San Diego 6th best place in US to raise a family: study

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:02:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO — Looking for the right place to raise a family? San Diego may be an option for you.According to a new study released by WalletHub, San Diego ranked as the sixth-best place in the U.S. to raise a family for 2023.Each of the 182 cities on the list received a total score that was determined by how each city fared in a variety of different factors to determine how good a city is for raising a family.The factors considered in the study were family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability and socio-economics.You can find more information on the methodology used for the study here. Approaching ‘June Gloom’ is leaving San Diegans desperate for ‘Sunny San Diego’ San Diego's high ranking on the list was powered by its scores in family fun and education and child care, which were ranked fifth and ninth in the nation respectively.America's Finest City also ranked 20th in socio-economics and 25th in health and safety. Affordability was the only category in the...