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NBA Playoff Eight Seed Upsets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

No. 8 seeds that beat No. 1 seeds since the NBA started a 16-team playoff format with the 1983-84 season.1994 — Denver over Seattle1999 — New York over Miami2007 — Golden State over Dallas2011 — Memphis over San Antonio2012 — Philadelphia over Chicago2023 — Miami over MilwaukeeSource

Tkachuk’s OT goal leads Panthers over Bruins, 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored six minutes into overtime to help the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Wednesday night and force their first-round playoff series back to Florida for a sixth game.One game after Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark tried to fight Tkachuk, the Panthers forward took advantage of Ullmark’s sloppy puck play behind the net and cut the Presidents’ Trophy winners’ lead in the best-of-seven series to 3-2.Sergei Bobrovsky made 44 saves for Florida, and Anthony Duclair, Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart also scored — each one giving the Panthers a lead.Patrice Bergeron scored in his return from an injury, and Ullmark stopped 21 shots for the Bruins. Brad Marchand and Taylor Hall had the other goals for Boston, which rallied from 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 deficits to force overtime.Game 6 is Friday night in Sunrise, Florida.KRAKEN 3, AVALANCHE 2DENVER (AP) — Tye Kartye scored in his NHL debut and Seattle moved a win away from clinching their first playoff series after beati...

Trump pierde recurso legal para impedir que Pence testifique sobre sus conversaciones directas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

(CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump perdió un intento de última hora para impedir que el exvicepresidente Mike Pence testifique sobre sus conversaciones directas, en medio de una investigación criminal federal que examina las acciones de Trump y otros después de las elecciones de 2020.El expresidente ha intentado y fracasado repetidamente impedir algunos testimonios de testigos cercanos a él en la investigación. Esta última orden de la Corte de Apelaciones del Circuito de DC probablemente dará paso rápidamente al testimonio de Pence ante el jurado investigador, un hecho sin precedentes en la historia presidencial moderna.La decisión unánime, de los jueces Patricia Millett, Robert Wilkins y Greg Katsas en el Circuito de DC, se produjo en un caso sellado este miércoles por la noche, que CNN identificó previamente como un desafío al privilegio ejecutivo de Trump en relación con Pence.Fiscales de Manhattan piden al juez que limite la capacidad de Trump para publicar información s...

CNBC: de ser aprobado, Medicare cubrirá el fármaco del Alzheimer “Leqembi” para todos los pacientes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

Medicare cubrirá el nuevo tratamiento de Alzheimer Leqembi para todos los pacientes elegibles según la etiqueta del medicamento si la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) aprueba completamente el medicamento en julio, dijo una funcionaria federal a los miembros del Congreso el miércoles. La funcionaria, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, testificó ante el Congreso el miércoles por primera vez desde su confirmación como administradora de los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid. Brooks-LaSure enfrentó fuertes críticas de miembros demócratas y republicanos del Subcomité de Salud de la Cámara de Representantes por la controvertida política de cobertura de Medicare para nuevos tratamientos contra el Alzheimer. Lento debut de nuevo fármaco para el alzhéimer en EEUU; te explicamos por qué La FDA aprueba nuevo fármaco que parece frenar la progresión del alzhéimer La Administración de Alimentos y Medicam...

Drury, Ohtani lead Angels to 11-3 victory over skidding A’s

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Drury homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and Shohei Ohtani hit a late two-run homer in the Los Angeles Angels’ 11-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.Hunter Renfroe also homered and Ohtani drove in three runs for Los Angeles, which has won four of six. Oakland became the fifth team in major league history to lose 20 games in April.Drury, Matt Thaiss and Zach Neto had run-scoring doubles in the Angels’ five-run second inning against Oakland’s Luis Medina (0-1), who gave up seven earned runs and eight hits over five innings in his major league debut.Patrick Sandoval (2-1) became the only Angels starter other than Ohtani to last seven innings in a game this season, yielding six hits and two earned runs.Kevin Smith hit his second homer of the series for the A’s, who have lost 11 of 13. The April record is 22 losses by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, and Oakland still has four games to play before May.Esteury Ruiz ha...

Winderman’s view: Butler, Spoelstra, Heat were right, they did have enough

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 128-126 overtime NBA playoff win over the Milwaukee Bucks:– Who saw this coming?– Jimmy Butler.– Playoff Jimmy.– No matter whether he wants the nickname.– And Erik Spoelstra.– Because he doesn’t need a full roster.– Or even the best of Bam Adebayo.– So even without Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo, the Heat are moving on.– And even Pat Riley and Andy Elisburg saw it coming.– Because, as Spoelstra likes to say, the Heat did have enough.– Because Gabe Vincent was enough.– Because Kevin Love at the buyout deadline was enough.– Because how could it be anything but Heat-Knicks next?– With Alonzo Mourning among those on the scene Wednesday in Milwaukee.– This is what the playoffs do.– They change the narrative.– Which the Heat just did.– And will set out to do again Sunday at Madison Square Garden.– That...

Groundbreaking held for new affordable housing in Carlsbad

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A new $36 million affordable housing development is coming to Carlsbad, The County of San Diego announced during a groundbreaking Wednesday.Aviara Development will be a 70-unit complex for low-income families composed of one to three bedroom floorplans, according to officials. “Partnering to build affordable housing is more important than ever, across our entire region,” said Nick Macchione, director of Health and Human Services. “Last week we opened affordable housing for families in San Marcos on Thursday, and broke ground on a downtown midrise for seniors Friday." San Diego-area spots nominated for ‘Best Beaches on the West Coast’ Those who would like to sign up for updates on the development or waiting list information can do so here.According to officials, the total number of affordable units supported by the County of San Diego will reach nearly 7,600 when upcoming developments are complete. More than 16,700 people will be provided homes.

Youngkin in Japan to forge supply chains with ‘friends’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, in a bid to lure more Japanese chip makers to invest in his state, said Thursday he hopes to forge “trusted supply chain relationships” with U.S. allies and friends to create supply chains that are not China-dependent.Youngkin, considered a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, is making his first trip to Asia as governor, having earlier stopped in Taiwan. He will also travel to South Korea. “We can lead the charge in forging this trusted supply chain relationship with nations that will contribute to the longstanding great relationship that we have, but add to our growth together … in a world where we need to do more with our friends,” he said at a news conference with Micron Executive Vice President Manish Bhatia and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel.They planned to meet later in the day with Japanese semiconductor executives —Youngkin hopes to attract more chip makers to the state. Micron, a leading semiconductor mak...

WVa governor to reveal 2024 plans; Is Manchin in crosshairs?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice once used a visit by then-President Donald Trump to West Virginia as the stage to announce his switch to the Republican Party. Now he’s set for another big reveal that could have national implications.On his 72nd birthday, Justice has scheduled an announcement for Thursday evening at a posh resort that he owns, likely ending months of speculation about whether the two-term governor will seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Joe Manchin.Justice, who is barred by state law from seeking a third consecutive term as governor, has been fielding questions about his Senate plans for months. If he runs, the announcement would set up what could be a hard-fought campaign against two of the state’s most prominent politicians.Manchin, who endorsed Justice in his first gubernatorial bid before their relationship deteriorated, has said he’ll decide his future political plans in December. His federal campaign filings show he alrea...

Punishment or prevention: California debates fentanyl crisis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pamela Smith remembers vividly the last time she saw her only son alive.It was 3:18 a.m. on July 3, 2016, in Fresno, California, and 22-year-old Jackson Smith was lying motionless on a table in an emergency room while a nurse performed chest compressions. Earlier that night, he had taken an oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl, and then he stopped breathing. Within seconds of his mother entering the emergency room, he died.Since then, Smith has dedicated her life to fighting the fentanyl crisis. This year, that has meant advocating for some of the more than 30 bills introduced in the California Legislature to address the issue.But a number of those bills have since stalled, caught in a philosophical dispute between lawmakers about the best way to address a crisis that is killing roughly 110 people in the state each week. About half of the proposals focus on public safety measures, such as punishing drug dealers with longer prison sentences, while the others a...