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As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As a high school senior, Nick was blessed with a deadly accurate jump shot from the three-point range — something he was quick to monetize.He and his gym classmates not far from the Jersey Shore would compete to see who could make the most baskets, at $5 or $10 a pop.“It gave a different dynamic to the day, a certain level of excitement,” Nick said. “Little did I know how far it would continue to go.”Nick asked not to be identified by his full name because he has pending criminal charges over stealing money from his job to feed his gambling addiction, a compulsion that has cost him over $700,000 in the past decade. The 27-year-old plans to look for work after his charges are resolved, and he fears the job hunt will be even harder if he’s identified publicly as a compulsive gambler.Ten years ago during Nick’s last year of high school, there was no such thing as courses on the risks of gambling, the consequences of wagering, or the impact on pers...

Nikola Jokic’s beautiful game at heart of Nuggets’ Game 1 win: “That’s how I learned to play basketball”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

Nikola Jokic had already decoded Miami’s vaunted zone defense for a Game 1 triple-double, but there was still another basketball lesson to digest.Most of Denver’s locker room had cleared out after the Nuggets’ 104-93 win when an assistant coach grabbed a blue dry-erase board marker and headed to Jack White’s locker – the stall stationed directly to Jokic’s right.There, in the back of White’s locker and before Jokic was fully dressed, the assistant diagrammed a half-court set. He depicted how Miami had tried to stymie Jokic, generally with Bam Adebayo, while illustrating all the various actions available to him.It was, effectively, Jokic beginning his preparations for Game 2, a counter adjustment to the Heat’s impending counter.“Yeah, we’re definitely going to have to go to school on it,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “They are in a pretty good rhythm, especially in that first half.”Jokic finished Game 1 with a 27-point, 14-assist, 10-rebound tri...

Michael Porter Jr. was so good in Game 1 despite poor shooting that Nikola Jokic thought MPJ made seven 3-pointers: “Crazy”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

Nikola Jokic, ever studious, takes an instinctive first glance over the box score placed in front of him every time he sits for a postgame news conference. Something startled him Thursday night.The two-time MVP lauded for his hoops IQ was alarmed when he saw Michael Porter Jr.’s 3-point stats after Game 1 of the NBA Finals.“Mike was 2-for-11, and I thought he made, like, seven threes,” Jokic said, taking one of his patented long pauses.“Crazy.”That’s how good MPJ was in a 104-93 Nuggets win over the Miami Heat. Good enough to trick the Joker into imagining phantom 3-pointers.Porter managed a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double with stellar defense in spite of ghastly efficiency in the one area of the game where the most is expected of him.“He’s doing more than just knocking down shots,” Jamal Murray said, “and that’s dangerous.”A pitiful perimeter night was mitigated by excellence in every other way. Recovery has...

PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets smother Miami Heat 104-93 in NBA Finals Game 1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

The No. 1-seeded Denver Nuggets made their first-ever appearance in the NBA Finals Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Ball Arena in Denver. The Nuggets hosted the winners of the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat, and won 104-93 after a commanding performance.Read more about how the Nuggets seized Game 1 of NBA Finals behind Nikola Jokic’s triple-double.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Michael Porter Jr. was so good in Game 1 despite poor shooting that Nikola Jokic thought MPJ made seven 3-pointers: “Crazy” Denver Nuggets | Nuggets-Heat NBA Finals Game 1 superlatives: A heaping dose of Aaron Gordon bully ball jump-starts Denver’s title quest Denver Nuggets | Nuggets seize Game 1 of NBA Finals behind Nikola Jokic’s triple-double Denver Nuggets | Keeler: Like Nikola Jokic, Nuggets fans from Littleton to Tel Aviv showed up to NBA Finals looking for a steal. “It’s priceless.” Denver Nuggets...

EU wants to sanction Russians involved in child abductions, says Dutch prime minister

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

The European Union is looking to broaden sanctions against Russia to target people involved in the abduction of children from Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (pictured) said on Wednesday (31 May)."The eleventh package of sanctions we are working on includes the option to go after those responsible for child abductions," Rutte said at a joint news conference with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in The Hague."That's something we are working on. The other point of focus is sanction circumvention. Making it possible to go after the people responsible."The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant in March against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine.The ICC at the time said those children had been taken from orphanages and children’s homes to Russia, with many alleged to have been given up for adoption there.Moscow has repeatedly denied these accusations.

2 people hospitalized after gunfire erupts in Mid-City neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

Two gunshot victims, an adult and a juvenile, were taken to the hospital after gunfire erupted in a Mid-City neighborhood Thursday evening while residents on the street watched the terrifying incident play out. Officers responded to the area of Guthrie Avenue and Corning Street at around 6:42 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.  At the scene, police located two victims, a 14-year-old and a 30-year-old who were conscious and breathing. Both were taken to the hospital by personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department.  Aerial footage from Sky5 showed officers on the scene of the shooting where a portion of Guthrie Avenue had been cordoned off for the investigation.  A witness to the shooting, George Valle, told KTLA that he had a feeling something bad was going to happen when he saw coming up the street. "Like, they were driving at walking speed. They come, they stop," he said. "The first thing I see is just the gun pointed out the car. Then I heard se...

Dangerous freeway onramp causing rollover crashes in San Dimas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

Locals are fed up with a dangerous 57 Freeway onramp in San Dimas that is continually causing rollover crashes that tumble down into a parking lot.Residents want officials to address the dangerous issue before a crash eventually turns deadly.Business owners said they remain frightened to park their vehicles underneath the onramp, wondering whether the next car that tumbles down the embankment will kill someone.Surveillance video captured the latest crash as an SUV is seen running off the ramp, tumbling down an embankment and smashing through a fence before landing on a parked car.The crash happened on Wednesday around 5 p.m. just behind the Salvage Hair Studio in San Dimas.“I was just terrified,” said Jesica Davenport, a stylist at the salon who witnessed the crash. “I just saw this 4Runner launch and roll about three to four times and hit a red Honda on its way down.”Locals are fed up with a dangerous 57 Freeway onramp in San Dimas that sees cars continually rolling over and crashi...

Crime spree leaves three dead in South Bay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

SAN JOSE – Two people were run over and killed and two others were critically injured in separate stabbings in San Jose, while a fifth person was stabbed to death in Milpitas – all apparently by the same suspect – on Thursday afternoon, police said.A suspect was arrested near the scene of the fatal stabbing in Milpitas, according to the Milpitas Police Department. The suspect’s name was not released Thursday.The rampage began around 3:10 p.m. in San Jose, when the first stabbing was reported at Kooser Road and Dellwood Way. The second stabbing was reported roughly 20 minutes later in the 1800 block of Hillsdale Avenue.The victims were taken to area hospitals, where they were listed in critical condition, said San Jose police Sgt. Jorge Garibay.Around 4:10 p.m., the same suspect intentionally ran over two people in a parking lot in the area of 16th and East Santa Clara streets, Garibay said. Both died of their injuries.Garibay said there were “a lot of incidents that occurred through...

DA Price shares details of gruesome Hayward killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

(KRON) -- In a video posted on Thursday, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price revealed details about a Hayward homicide that happened on May 11. The suspect, Vaughn Boatner, 33, of San Mateo, was arrested on May 22 in Seattle, Washington. Boatner is accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, 30-year-old Monique Alridge of Hayward. Price was told by police that Boatner also shot Jacques Jackson Fields, who was Aldridge's new boyfriend. Aldridge was shot seven times in the head, per DA Price. Jackson Fields was shot in the head and in the arm. 3 dead, 2 injured after crime spree in San Jose, Milpitas; suspect arrested Price said Boatner and Aldridge's 5-year-old son was present for the shootings. Jackson Fields was able to protect the child, according to Price. Aldridge was pregnant with Jackson Fields' child at the time she was killed. Boatner has prior convictions of gun possession and cocaine possession. He also had a pending case for robbery. Price said she authori...

¿Cómo podrían sobrevivir cuatro niños a un accidente aéreo en el Amazonas? Un nuevo informe ofrece pistas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:44 GMT

(CNN) — Un mes después de que cuatro niños desaparecieran en el Amazonas colombiano, un informe preliminar de la Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil ofrece pistas sobre cómo pudieron sobrevivir al devastador accidente aéreo en el que murieron todos los adultos que viajaban a bordo.La extraordinaria historia de los niños desaparecidos ha suscitado un gran interés en Colombia y en el resto del mundo, al tiempo que prosigue una operación de búsqueda en la selva dirigida por el ejército.En el desafortunado vuelo del 1 de mayo viajaban el piloto Hernando Murcia Morales, el líder indígena yarupari Herman Mendoza Hernández, una mujer indígena llamada Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia y sus cuatro hijos, el mayor de 13 años y el menor de solo 11 meses.Según el informe, poco después de despegar a primera hora de la mañana de la remota comunidad de Araracuara, el piloto comunicó por radio al control de tráfico aéreo que buscaría un lugar de aterrizaje de emergencia.“…Mayday, May...