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Heat bring 2-0 lead over Celtics home to Miami as East finals resume on Sunday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler is Miami’s leader this postseason in points, minutes, assists and steals per game. He’s the sommelier at team dinners. He’s the barista when it’s time for coffee.If all that wasn’t enough, he’s also the DJ.When music blares in the Heat locker room, Butler is almost always in charge. Could be gospel, could be Whitney Houston, could be Nickelback and — as it was after Miami’s 111-105 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals — it could be Morgan Wallen, whose song “Somebody’s Problem” has become a Heat anthem.Wallen’s song is not about basketball, though that’s completely irrelevant to the Heat. These days, Butler is Somebody’s Problem. In fact, he’s Everybody’s Problem. And the Boston Celtics are running out of time to find a solution.Game 3 of the East finals is Sunday night, with the eighth-seeded Heat leading 2-0 after stunning almost everyone but themselves by going into Boston and winning the first two games of the series — puttin...

Everton grabs last-minute equalizer in fight for EPL survival

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Yerry Mina’s dramatic leveler at Wolverhampton earned Everton a valuable point in its fight for English Premier League survival on Saturday.The defender struck from close range in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time to grab a 1-1 draw and give the Toffees hope after Hwang Hee-chan’s first-half goal for Wolves.Everton’s 69-year stay in the top-flight remains in doubt and Sean Dyche’s side could still find itself in the drop zone before next week’s finale.Leeds visits West Ham on Sunday before Leicester’s trip to Newcastle on Monday and victory for both would lift them above Everton.As it is, Everton sits two points above the bottom three ahead of the visit of Bournemouth next Sunday.Everton struggled for long spells and again lost Dominic Calvert-Lewin to injury. Calvert-Lewin, who came off in last week’s defeat to Manchester City with a groin problem, limped off in first-half stoppage time.It will spawn a nervous Goodison Park, whi...

Nantes in relegation trouble after loss to Montpellier

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Changing coach has made no difference yet for Nantes, which stayed in the French league relegation zone after losing at home to Montpellier 3-0 on Saturday.Nantes fired Antoine Kombouaré with four games remaining and replaced him with the reserves coach. But the side has picked up only one point in two games since.Nantes fell behind in the 38th minute when Téji Savanier set up fellow midfielder Jordan Ferri with a long pass.Striker Arnaud Nordin made it 2-0 in the 47th with an angled drive into the bottom left corner. Defender Falaye Sacko completed the scoring late on to leave eight-time French champion Nantes in 17th place with four teams going down this season and only two rounds remaining.Later Saturday, Marseille was looking to win at Lille to overtake Lens and move into second place for the automatic Champions League position. Victory for Lille would move it two points behind fourth-placed Monaco in the Europa League spot.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/Socce...

Ballot initiative may bring major changes to DC voting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

Voting could radically change D.C. if a proposed ballot initiative for the 2024 general election is passed, implementing ranked choice voting and opening party primaries to independent voters.Currently, independent voters in the District cannot vote in a party primaries.“I’m an independent voter, and I am locked out of voting in my own hometown. You know, I’m a native Washingtonian. And this, it’s really important to me, I want to be able to vote. And I should not have to register for any political party, in order to exercise my constitutional right to vote,” Lisa D. T. Rice, the ballot initiative proposer, told WTOP.The proposed initiative, Make All Votes Count Act of 2024, would allow “No Party” voters to choose one party’s primary to cast a ballot in.“With the exception of a couple of offices at large offices that are only elected in general, the rest of the contests are determined, basically, in the Democratic primary,” Rice ...

Es un mito que las mujeres pierden interés en el sexo a medida que envejecen, según un estudio

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

(CNN) — Es un mito que las mujeres pierden interés en el sexo cuando llegan a la mediana edad y más allá, según una investigación que siguió a más de 3.200 mujeres durante unos 15 años.“Alrededor de una cuarta parte de las mujeres califican el sexo como muy importante, independientemente de su edad”, dijo la Dra. Holly Thomas, autora principal de un sumario presentado durante la reunión anual virtual de septiembre de 2020 de la Sociedad Norteamericana de Menopausia.“El estudio mostró que un número sustancial de mujeres aún valoran mucho el sexo, incluso a medida que envejecen, y no es anormal”, dijo Thomas, profesor asistente de medicina en la Universidad de Pittsburgh.Esto puede mejorar tu vida sexual, según una pareja de expertos“Si las mujeres pueden hablar con su pareja y asegurarse de que están teniendo relaciones sexuales satisfactorias y placenteras para ellas, entonces es más probable que lo califiquen como muy importante a medida que envejecen”, dijo.“En realidad, es ...

Ticker: Jerome Powell hints at a pause in rate hikes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the Federal Reserve will likely forgo an increase in its benchmark interest rate when it meets in June for the first time since it began raising its key rate 14 months ago to fight high inflation.In signaling so, Powell provided some clarity about the Fed’s likely next policy move after a cacophony of speeches this week by central bank officials had clouded the picture.“Having come this far, we can afford to look at the data and the evolving outlook and make careful assessments,” Powell said, referring to the Fed’s 10 straight rate hikes.Uvalde families dig in for new test of gun industry protectionsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Families in Uvalde, Texas, are digging in for a new test of legal protections for the gun industry as they mark one year since the Robb Elementary School shooting. Both the U.S. government and gun manufacturers in recent years have reached large settlements following some of the nation’s worst mass shootings.“Mainl...

Volleyball notebook: Lowell soaring above talented MVC crowd

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

The mentality is as cliché as it gets, but no less important toward what any championship-caliber team aspires for. “No days off,” rings loud and clear from the Lowell boys volleyball program.It echoes within a 100 percent effort each game. It echoes within the bevy of practices that pack a six-day schedule, as head coach Paul McCarthy only gives Sundays for rest.Even then, it still echoes.“One of my bench players (Kaeon Phon) sent me a picture of him at the laundromat and he said, ‘No days off, coach,’ ” McCarthy said. “It was very humorous. It was very light. … Everyone, we keep it light, and we just do what we do. That’s our motto this year, we just do what we do.”Part of the Red Raiders’ all-gas, no brakes mentality comes in hopes of succeeding even more than they did last year – making their first Div. 1 state semifinal appearance before falling to Westford Academy. So far, it’s worked wonders, orchestrating a 17-1 record with a loaded junior class that helps Lowell stand tall ...

3.6-magnitude earthquake recorded northwest of Palomar Observatory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

SAN DIEGO — An earthquake shook part of San Diego County on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.A 3.6-magnitude quake struck near the Palomar Observatory at 1:18 a.m., USGS data shows. This area is part of the Palomar Mountain range. What series of San Diego-area earthquakes mean for ‘big one’ likelihood The quake occurred at a depth of about 8 miles, sending light shockwaves that could be felt for miles, according to USGS. The USGS intensity map shows areas as south as Lemon Grove and as as north as San Bernardino County felt the quake.This quake follows a series of small earthquakes that rattled the eastern San Diego region on the last weekend of April. These earthquakes are part of what scientists call a “swarm,” which is a series of dozens of smaller earthquakes within a span of a couple days up to several weeks.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

South Carolina Republicans hear pitches from 2024 candidates, reelect state party chairman

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans on Saturday selected Drew McKissick as their chairman for a fourth term at a convention where some of the party’s 2024 presidential hopefuls made pitches to voters in the first-in-the-South primary state.McKissick has led the party since 2017 in a state where the GOP holds all statewide-elected positions, all but one U.S. House seat and control of both legislative chambers. He defeated three challengers. Party officials said in a release that under McKissick’s leadership, “more Republicans than ever before” had won election.Neither of South Carolina’s presidential contenders, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, attended the gathering in Lexington, a suburb of Columbia, the capital. Scott, who entered the race on Friday, sent a video that was played for delegates, and a political action committee that backs him sponsored a breakfast for them.“The GOP, the great opportunity party, is in f...

Oklahoma prisons locked down following inmate stabbing in northeastern Oklahoma

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:10:54 GMT

HOMINY, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has locked down all prisons statewide and canceled all visitations following a stabbing at a medium security prison in northeastern Oklahoma.“It was inmate on inmate,” department spokesperson Kay Thompson said Saturday. “We’re still trying to sort everything out and we’re going to be on statewide lockdown until at least Monday.”Thompson said she could not release further information about the stabbing because of the ongoing investigation into the incident at the Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Tulsa.The Dick Conner Correctional Center also has a minimum security prison on its grounds and houses about 1,200 inmates, according to the Department of Corrections website.In September 2021, prisons statewide were locked down following what authorities said were gang-related attacks that injured several inmates at six of the department’s 21 prisons, including ...