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Jamal Murray, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headline Canada extended roster for FIBA World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Jamal Murray of the NBA champion Denver Nuggets headlines Canada’s extended senior men’s basketball team roster.Canada Basketball unveiled the lineup on Thursday night ahead of the FIBA World Cup.Murray will be joined by several other NBAers on Canada’s team, including All-NBA selection Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder.Swingmen Nickeil Alexander-Walker of the Minnesota Timberwolves and RJ Barrett of the New York Knicks were also named to the roster. Dillon Brooks, who just was dealt to Houston from Memphis, and college basketball player of the year Zach Edey were also among the 18 players picked. The World Cup is scheduled Aug. 25 to Sept. 10, when the roster must be reduced to 12.The group stage will take place in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, with the final stage to follow in the Philippines capital city of Manila.Canada is in Group H and will face France, Lebanon and Latvia in the group phase in Jakarta, Indonesia.The Canadian men can di...

Tentative deal reached in nearly 2-week port strike on Canada’s west coast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A tentative deal was reached Thursday between employers and workers in a strike that has halted shipments in and out of ports in Canada’s west coast region of British Columbia for nearly two weeks.A statement from the BC Maritime Employers Association said it had reached a tentative agreement with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The strike by 7,400 members of the union began July 1 and shut down more than 30 west coast ports, including Canada’s largest, the Port of Vancouver.The tentative deal comes after federal Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan ordered a mediator to issue terms of a possible settlement earlier this week, saying the gap in the deadlocked talks was “not sufficient to justify a continued work stoppage.”In a tweet responding to the tentative deal, O’Regan says “the strike is over,” and the “parties are finalizing details for the resumption of work at the ports.”The four-year deal is subject to ratification by both ...

Family of man shot and killed by Summit County deputy calls for investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The family's attorney of the victim who was shot and killed by law enforcement Sunday morning is calling on the district attorney's office for a thorough investigation.  The family's legal representation, Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC, identified the man who was killed as 18-year-old Charlie Foster, a recent graduate of Summit County High School. It was just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday when Summit County Sheriff’s Office said police responded to reports of a person wandering around waving a firearm. Deputies and local officers acted to contain and de-escalate the situation. The sheriff's office said Foster failed to comply with verbal commands. Deputy, officer shoot and kill armed person in Summit County SCSO said Foster pointed a handgun at a deputy and an officer. Both shot Foster which resulted in his death.  “This is a small community, one that cherishes its long-term members. The Foster family has been in Summit County for a long time and ...

Wild N’ Out Restaurant on Ocean Drive brings high energy from Nick Cannon’s hit TV show to SoFlo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

When Nick Cannon isn’t on the set of his hit show “Wild N’ Out” or making babies, he’s actually running a restaurant … and lucky for us, the restaurant is here in Miami Beach. It’s all the rave these days, so you know Deco had to check it out. For work purposes, of course.The hit TV show “Wild N’ Out” has brought its talents to Miami Beach.Nick Cannon: “There is no place better to be than miami beach. I mean, it’s the hottest place on the planet.”With a new and bigger location on Ocean Drive, this is definitely where the party is.Carlos Ramirez: “The last Wild N’ Out that we had on South Beach was much, much smaller. We had to find a place that was bigger and would fit the crowd that we were getting.”Although they’re not here to tell jokes like on the show. The restaurant is here to serve up a good time.Carlos Ramirez: “Just like the show, we like to bring a lot of energy into the r...

Search underway for 89-year-old woman reported missing in Little Havana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for an elderly woman who was reported missing in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.According to City of Miami Police, 89-year-old Gilse Sanchez Ramos was last seen Thursday in an unspecified part of Little Havana.Sanchez Ramos stands 5 feet tall, weighs around 110 pounds, and has white hair and brown eyes.She was last seen wearing a pink floral blouse and black pants.Officials urge anyone with information on Sanchez Ramos’ whereabouts to call Miami Police Detective G. Arauz, or any on-duty detective of Miami Police’s Special Victims Unit at 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111. You may also send an email to [email protected]..

Britain’s post-Brexit trade alliance is a triumph … for Japan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

LONDON — Some 11,000 miles from London, Britain’s trade chief Kemi Badenoch will make history this weekend as she signs off U.K. membership to one of the world’s biggest trade blocs.The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a genuine tongue twister — but it’s also Britain’s best “Plan B” alternative to a faltering World Trade Organization, says Crawford Falconer, the Whitehall official at the heart of the U.K.’s post-Brexit trade strategy.As Badenoch puts pen to paper in Auckland, New Zealand, this Sunday on a much-hyped deal that promises to deliver no more than a 0.08 percent bump to Britain’s domestic GDP, the biggest winner may not be the U.K. — but another fiercely-independent island nation on the other side of the world.For Japan, British accession to the CPTPP marks a diplomatic triumph many years in the making, the culmination of a hard-fought effort to recalibrate Western thinking toward its own strategic ai...

Arrest made in deadly shooting of 12-year-old in Mattapan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

A 22-year-old man has been arrested on weapons charges in connection with the deadly shooting of a 12-year-old boy in Mattapan on Thursday, police announced. Boston police said first responders were first called to a triple-decker off Fessenden Street just after 2 p.m. for a report of a shooting. Once on scene, police said officers found the boy inside the home with a gunshot wound. The boy was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where officials said he was pronounced dead. In a statement Thursday night, police said Walter Hendrick, 22, has been arrested and charged with multiple charges including improper storage of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on Friday morning.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu previously rushed to the scene in Mattapan on Thursday afternoon, joining Police Commissioner Michael Cox and Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden.“For a child of th...

Blinken meets top Chinese diplomat as efforts to ramp down tensions continue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

(CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “had candid and constructive discussions on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues” with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Thursday – the latest in a series of increased high-level interactions between Washington and Beijing.Their meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Jakarta comes less than a month after the two met in Beijing for what was also described by the US as “candid and constructive” conversation.Wang, who is the top foreign policy chief for the Chinese Communist Party, attended the diplomatic gathering in place of China’s Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, who is unable to attend due to health reasons, Reuters reported, citing a spokesman for his ministry.Efforts to stabilize the relationship between the world’s two biggest economies have intensified in recent months following a period of immense friction between the United States and China.There were no “breakthroughs” from the meeting...

Mets, Justin Verlander to begin second half with critical series against the Dodgers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

Coming into the 2023 season, Mets fans likely circled the Dodgers series to open the second half as a potential NLCS preview between two of baseball’s most talented teams.While Los Angeles sits in a familiar position atop the NL West, the disappointing Mets enter this weekend’s three-game set at Citi Field desperate for wins to keep their playoff hopes alive.The Mets (42-48) begin the second half 18.5 games behind the NL East-leading Braves and seven games out of the third and final NL Wild Card spot. Baseball’s most-expensive roster needs to pass five teams to find itself back in the playoff picture.That mission resumes Friday night, with Mets co-ace Justin Verlander scheduled to pitch against the Dodgers’ Julio Urias.The 40-year-old Verlander — who is in the first season of a two-year, $86.7 million contract — ended his uneven first half on a high note, allowing two runs over 18 innings across his last three starts.He’ll look to continue h...

Orioles’ 2024 schedule features first opening day in Baltimore since 2018

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:32 GMT

On the same day Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Orioles CEO and Chairman John Angelos issued a statement about the future of Camden Yards, the team announced its regular-season schedule for next season.The Orioles’ lease with the Maryland Stadium Authority expires at the end of this year, but Baltimore is scheduled to host the club’s opening day game for the first time since 2018. After five straight years of the Orioles beginning the season on the road, they will host the Los Angeles Angels on March 28 to start their 2024 campaign.The Orioles’ 2022 opener was scheduled to be played at Camden Yards before the league’s owners’ lockout caused a one-week delay to the season.Baltimore’s 2024 opening homestand also includes a series with the Kansas City Royals before the club heads to Pittsburgh and Boston for its first road trip. Beginning in 2023, each team plays MLB’s 29 others, alternating home-and-road series each year with teams in the opposite...