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Photos: Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets past Lakers 132-126 in West opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his sixth triple-double of these playoffs with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, powering the Denver Nuggets to a 132-126 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the opener of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.Behind Jokic's sizzling start and strong finish, and Jamal Murray's 31 points, Denver beat the Lakers in the opener of a playoff series for the first time ever. Here’s the full schedule for the Nuggets-Lakers series After a slow start, Anthony Davis had 40 points and 10 rebounds, and LeBron James finished with 26 points, 12 boards and nine assists. Austin Reaves chipped in 23 points and fueled L.A.'s desperate fourth-quarter run that nearly erased Denver's 14-point cushion after three.The Nuggets led by as many as 21 but the Lakers pulled within three points twice in the fourth quarter, once on Reaves' 3-pointer at 124-121 and again on James' pair of free throws that made it 129-126 with 1:12 remaining. Malfunctioning shot c...

Here's the full schedule for the Nuggets-Lakers series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Nuggets are once again set to face the Los Angeles Lakers for the Western Conference finals.It's a matchup that brings tough memories for Nuggets fans. The Nuggets have lost all seven times they've faced the Lakers in the playoffs. That includes inside the NBA bubble in 2020. And the 2009 matchup still lingers large in fans' memories, when the team lost to Kobe Bryant's Lakers. How to watch the Nuggets vs. Lakers game Tuesday In both years — and when the same scenario played out in 1985 — the Lakers won the championship. But today, the Nuggets are staying focused on the present."Getting to the NBA Finals is all that matters," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. "The fact that it's the Lakers makes it probably that much more special for a lot of people that support us, and if that's going to allow Ball Arena to be that much more excited and crazy, then I'm all for it."The Nuggets are an NBA-best 40-7 at home and have won all six of their playoff games at B...

Congregation at flooded church fears more rain in forecast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Westminster church congregation fears more spring rain after last week’s intense storms left their church flooded. “It was devastating. It was heartbreaking. I cried,” said Sarah Dominguez, whose father opened the doors of the Mt. Calvary Apostolic Church seven years ago. “We are here for new and growing families, for the elders for the community. This is home," Dominguez said. How you can help migrants in Denver The church sits on a decline where accumulated rainwater still soaks the parking lot and continues to seep into the building’s foundation. Dominguez showed the FOX31 Problem Solvers damaged walls in the basement community rooms. “This whole entire piece of the wall fell out and water just keeps running," she said. Insurance won't cover full cost of floodFour inches of water damaged the hallways of the church, and even more water flooded the pastor’s residence next door. “The whole entire basement, the crawlspace, that was under about 12 inc...

Families deal with basement flood after record-setting rain in Denver metro

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) – FOX31 is hearing from a number of viewers who have said their basements flooded during last week's deluge.One of those homes belongs to Jodie Mooney, who lives in the Mission Viejo subdivision not far from the Cherry Creek Reservoir in Aurora.At her home, FOX31 found fans that have been running constantly to dry out the basement.Mooney said the basement began to flood late last week when the rain just wouldn’t stop.“When I first noticed, it was about 4 a.m., and I woke up. And I actually thought I spilled my water,” Mooney said. 23 Adams County roads still closed after deluge There were inches of water that had been covering her basement floor.“I just stepped down and it was like my heart just started beating. I woke up my husband and the first thing I did was turn the electricity off,” Mooney said.She quickly realized it was worse than she thought.“I took a few more steps and I realized it was just all flooded. The entire basement.” Mooney said.The family u...

Boosting trust is key to delivering the EU’s green transition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

The EU has set ambitious targets to decarbonize the economy by 2050. Citizens and businesses are committed to bold moves to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions over the coming decades.To achieve these targets and the radical changes needed in the way we produce, transport and use goods and services, one element is essential: trust.We know that consumers are confused about the right choices to make to ensure the goods and services we use are produced in a sustainable way.A bewildering range of labels claiming products are ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ can add to confusion rather than bring clarity. Challenges in verifying the accuracy and reliability of these labels serve only to undermine trust.A 2020 study by the European Commission found that 53 percent of environmental claims made by companies were vague, misleading or unfounded, while 40 percent were unsubstantiated.Like consumers, investors also need certainty that they are backing projects that will help to decarbonize the economy.Simil...

Duran shakes off rough start, helps Red Sox beat Mariners 9-4 to snap 4-game skid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran’s night started out pretty poorly. He finished it off by contributing to a slump-breaking victory.After striking out twice and misplaying a line drive into a triple, Duran homered, singled in a run and stole a base to help Boston snap a four-game losing streak by beating the Seattle Mariners 9-4 on Tuesday night.“It’s baseball. I punched out the first two at bats and I was like, ‘I’ve got to flush it,’” said Duran, who is batting .351 and already matched his career high of three home runs. “Just pick up my boys and just think about the guys. Like, it’s not all about me.”Masataka Yoshida doubled, tripled, scored on a wild pitch and drove in three runs for Boston. Justin Turner and Triston Casas also homered for the Red Sox, who were swept by the last-place St. Louis Cardinals and lost the series opener to Seattle.Nick Pivetta (3-3) allowed four runs on six hits and four walks, striking out six in 5 1/3 innings.Taylor Trammell ho...

Gallery: Red Sox win 9-4 against the Mariners

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

The Boston Reed Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 9-4 at Fenway Park

Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia’s mayoral primary on Tuesday, likely setting her up as the city’s 100th mayor and the first woman to serve in the role.Parker, 50, who served for 10 years as a state representative for northwest Philadelphia before her election to the city council in 2015, asserted herself as a leader whose government experience would allow her to address gaping problems with public safety and quality of life in the nation’s sixth-largest city. She will go up against Republican David Oh in the Nov. 7 general election. The win was a disappointment to progressives who rallied around Helen Gym, who was backed by Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Parker emerged from a crowded field of five front-runner Democratic candidates vying to replace Democrat Jim Kenney, who is term-limited. She beat out other former city council members who resigned from their seats to throw ...

Japan’s economy rebounds on healthy consumption as COVID restrictions ease, tourists arrive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew at an annual pace of 1.6% in the quarter through March as private demand rebounded after COVID-19-related restrictions were eased, according to data released Wednesday.Real gross domestic product, which measures the sum value of a nation’s products and services, grew 0.4% in January-March on-quarter in the world’s third largest economy, the government Cabinet Office said.That was the strongest GDP growth pace since April-June 2022 marked a 1.1% growth. It was also better than the market consensus forecast of 0.2%.The annualized pace shows what the growth would have been if what was marked during the quarter had continued for a year. The biggest contributor to growth was private demand, surging an annual 3.1%, with consumer spending and private investment showing a healthy rebound. The recent opening of borders to tourists and other incoming travel has also helped consumption perk up. Public demand grew at an annualized 1.8%.“Japan’s economy appears ...

Australia rules out Quad summit going ahead in Sydney without President Biden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:25 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out a so-called Quad summit taking place in Sydney without President Joe Biden, saying the four leaders will talk at the Group of Seven meeting this weekend in Japan. Albanese said Wednesday he understands why Biden pulled out of the summit to focus on debt limit talks in Washington since they are crucial to the economy. The summit including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had been scheduled for May 24. “The blocking and the disruption that’s occurring in domestic politics in the United States, with the debt ceiling issue, means that, because that has to be solved prior to 1st June — otherwise there are quite drastic consequences for the U.S. economy, which will flow on to the global economy — he understandably has had to make that decision,” Albanese told reporters.Biden “expressed very much his disappointment” at being unable to come to the Sydney summit an...