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Grizzlies’ Brooks insist hit was ‘unintentional’ in wake of $35K NBA fine for shoving Heat cameraman

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

In the wake of a $35,000 fine for what the NBA deemed “the unsportsmanlike act of shoving a camera person” during Wednesday night’s loss to the Miami Heat at Miami-Dade Arena, Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks said the act was unintentional.Addressing the incident for the first time when the Grizzlies hosted the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, Brooks said he planned to reach out to the cameraman who is a fixture at Heat home games, working as an independent contractor for Bally Sports.“It was unintentional,” Brooks said of the incident that appeared otherwise, as he unsuccessfully scrambled at the midcourt sideline to keep a ball from going out of bounds. “I was running full speed. I didn’t mean to hurt him in any way possible. I’m not that type of person.“I’m going to give him a call tomorrow to check on him and see how he is.”Brooks did not mention whether he would appeal the fine. Brooks, 27, is in the...

Tommy Kahnle unsure of next steps: ‘I’m sick of rehabbing’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

TAMPA — After throwing on Thursday and Saturday, Tommy Kahnle is no closer to returning.The right-handed Yankees reliever has been dealing with bicep tendinitis. He’s endured pain and discomfort there in the past, as recently as 2018.“Haven’t felt that good, so not sure what the next steps are,” Kahnle said Sunday morning at the Yankees’ spring training complex. “But I know we’re regrouping today and figuring out where we’re going from there.“I know that it’s the same spot and it just hasn’t cleared up yet. So I’m just gonna buy time and I’ll be back when I’m ready.”Kahnle didn’t have an updated timeline for his recovery, nor did he know if he’ll need to undergo more tests. Aaron Boone, meanwhile, acknowledged that the pitcher’s rehab has been delayed.“It slows his clock a little bit until he can throw, bounce back and keep building,” the manager said Saturda...

Governor Newsom to speak on state issues in San Diego

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- California Governor Gavin Newsom is stopping in San Diego on Sunday as part of his four-city tour to address state issues.On Thursday in Sacramento, Newsom announced plans to address California's homelessness crisis. The governor said the state will spend around $30 million to build 1,200 small homes across the state in 2023. Newsom to start California tour with homelessness proposal County officials confirmed 150 of those tiny homes will be built in the San Diego region.On Saturday in Los Angeles, the governor touted a plan to lower the cost of insulin. "We had an idea, they put the legislation into practice and now we are implementing it," Newsom stated. "A hundred million dollars we set aside, $50 million to do a manufacturing headquarters here in California. This $50 million will be established in a framework where there will be manufacturing outside the state, but for the benefit of the state."Ahead of his stop in America's Finest City, the governor made also mad...

UK aims to send migrants to Rwanda in months if courts agree

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Britain’s government said Sunday that it could start deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda in the next few months — but only if U.K. courts rule that the controversial policy is legal.The Home Office said it was aiming to start flights “before the summer,” as Home Secretary Suella Braverman visited the east African country to reinforce the Conservative government’s commitment to the plan.In the Rwandan capital, Kigali, she met with President Paul Kagame and Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta, visited accommodation intended to house deportees from the U.K. and laid a brick at another housing development for migrants.“I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing firsthand the rich opportunities this country can provide to relocated people through our partnership,” Braverman said.Biruta said Rwanda would offer migrants “the opportunity to build new lives in a safe, secure place through accommodation, education and vocational training.” The U.K. and Rwanda struck a deal almost...

Croatian authorities destroy World War II anti-ship mine

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian authorities on Sunday destroyed a huge anti-ship mine from World War II that was buried in the seabed near a key northern Adriatic Sea port.Local authorities in the port of Rijeka sounded emergency sirens early on Sunday to mark the start of the operation. They earlier had evacuated parts of the city while also halting all traffic to secure the area during the removal of the bomb with 690 kilograms (1,500-pounds) of explosives. Officials said that the mine, which was first discovered last June, was positioned too close to the city and that it had to be moved further away before emergency teams could perform the controlled detonation.Videos released by Croatian police after the operation was completed on Sunday showed the mine at the bottom of the sea, and divers strapping it up so it could be moved. Another video showed a huge explosion further away, sending seawater high up in the air.Police officer Nenad Krasny said the mine was very dangerous and c...

Central African Republic rebels storm mine; 9 Chinese killed

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Suspected rebels stormed a Chinese-operated gold mining site that had recently been launched in Central African Republic, killing nine Chinese nationals and wounding two others Sunday, authorities said.The attack came just days after gunmen kidnapped three Chinese nationals in the country’s west near the border with Cameroon, prompting President Faustin Archange Touadera to travel to China in a bid to reassure investors.The attack on the Chimbolo gold mine began around 5 a.m. when the gunmen overpowered the site’s guards and opened fire, said Abel Matipata, mayor of the nearby town of Bambari. The mining site’s launch had taken place just days earlier, he added.Local authorities said they were pursuing the assailants, but declined further comment. Residents said that the violence was the latest incident undermining confidence in security forces.“The government is having difficulty proving its ability to protect Central Africa...

New law allows anti-abortion monument at Arkansas Capitol

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow a monument near the state Capitol marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.Sanders’ office said Friday night that the Republican governor signed the bill that will allow the creation of a privately funded “monument to the unborn” on the Capitol grounds. The bill, approved by lawmakers last week, requires the secretary of state to permit and arrange the placement of the monument.It also requires the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission to oversee the selection of the artist and the design of the monument, with input from anti-abortion groups. A law Arkansas approved in 2019 banning nearly all abortions took effect last year when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the 1973 Roe decision. Arkansas’ ban only allows abortions to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.Tennessee lawmakers approved legislation i...

Kazakhs vote in newly competitive parliamentary election

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Voters in Kazakhstan on Sunday went to the polls to choose lawmakers in the lower house of parliament, which is being reconfigured in the wake of deadly unrest that gripped the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago.Although the electoral field was unusually large with two newly registered parties and hundreds of individual candidates joining the race, turnout appeared relatively unenthusiastic — about 54% of eligible voter cast ballots, according the national elections commission.The early election came on the fourth anniversary of the resignation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who had led Kazakhstan since independence following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 and who had established immense influence. His successor, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was widely expected to continue Nazarbayev’s authoritarian course and even renamed the capital as Nur-Sultan in his predecessor’s honor.But the country’s political landscape changed markedly after a wa...

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes off southcentral Alaska

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off the coast of south-central Alaska on Sunday and was reported as widely felt in communities on the Kenai Peninsula, the Alaska Earthquake Center said.The earthquake occurred just after 7 a.m. It was 13 miles (21 kilometers) west of Homer and 130 miles (210 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage, the center said. The quake was reported felt as far away as the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, the center said.The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is north of Anchorage.Emails seeking comment were sent to the center, the Homer Police Department and a state emergency management spokesperson Sunday.The Associated Press

7-Eleven wants its EV charging network to be among the largest

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:24:12 GMT

(Green Car Reports) -- Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has ambitious plans for EV charging.The company on Thursday announced 7Charge, an EV charging network that it aims to make one of the largest in North America. The plan includes DC fast-charging stations at 7-Eleven locations in the U.S. and, eventually, Canada, with access via a proprietary app.While light on details, a 7-Eleven press release declared that the company “intends to build of the largest and most compatible electric vehicle charging networks of any retailer in North America,” and noted that charging is already available at some 7-Eleven stores in California, Colorado, Florida, and Texas.7-Eleven storefrontPart of the emphasis on compatibility means offering both Combined Charging Standard (CCS) and CHAdeMO fast-charging connectors. The network won’t support Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), however. Tesla owners will need a CCS adapter to charge at 7Charge sites.Pricing is determined ...