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Mark Cuban, Mavs CEO bridge gap with WNBA’s Dallas Wings; catalyst for GEMS jersey partnership

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall learned a lot about the WNBA’s Dallas Wings after owner Mark Cuban hired her in the wake of the NBA club’s scandal over a hostile workplace for women.Cuban said his team’s relationship with the Wings was “minimal” before he hired Marshall five years ago. Now Marshall has season tickets to the Wings and is one of the catalysts for a landmark jersey patch partnership.“It was all Cynt,” Cuban wrote in an email to The Associated Press. “She took the lead and put it together.”The Wings have the Mavericks logo on their jersey along with the insignia of the NBA team’s initiative called “Girls Empowered by Mavericks” or GEM. According to the Wings, it’s the WNBA’s first marquee agreement with an NBA franchise operating under a different ownership group.The GEM program reaches more than 3,000 girls in the Dallas area, with camps, wellness clinics and workshops focusing on finances and leadership skills.The a...

Man City looks for rare Champions League repeat after finally winning it for the first time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — History is not on Pep Guardiola’s side as he tries to lead Manchester City to back-to-back Champions League titles this season. Real Madrid is the only club to retain the trophy in the modern era by winning it three times in a row from 2016-18. “We’re incredibly happy to defend this crown, but this competition doesn’t allow you mistakes,” Guardiola said ahead of City’s opening Group G game against Red Star Belgrade. “The competition gives us a new challenge so (we’ll) at least try.”The European Cup was rebranded as the Champions League in 1992 and no team had successfully defended the trophy until a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired Madrid in 2017. The Spanish giant went on to complete a three-peat the following year. Madrid won the first five editions of the trophy, from 1956-60, when the competition was in its former guise as a straight knockout tournament. The European Cup was also only open to the champions of Europe’s leagues, as well...

Russell Brand gigs postponed and police probe complaint, after media air sexual assault allegations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

LONDON (AP) — British police said Monday that they had received a sexual assault allegation after media outlets published claims by several women against Russell Brand. Promoters postponed the remaining dates in a string of live gigs by the comedian, who denies the allegations.A talent agency and a publisher also parted company with Brand over the claims, which have left the U.K. entertainment industry facing questions about whether the comedian’s bad behavior went unchallenged because of his fame.Brand, 48, denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women in a Channel 4 television documentary and The Times and Sunday Times newspapers. The accusers, who have not been named, include one who said she was sexually assaulted during a relationship with him when she was 16. Another woman says Brand raped her in Los Angeles in 2012.London’s Metropolitan Police force said that since the allegations were made public it had received “a report of a sexual assault which was alleged...

Nikola, Valero Energy rise; Stellantis, Clorox fall, Monday, 9/18/2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Monday:Stellantis N.V. (STLA), down 23 cents to $19.02.The United Auto Workers reportedly rejected the automaker’s latest wage proposal.Nikola Corp. (NKLA), up 34 cents to $1.53.The electric truck maker named Mary Chan as its new chief operating officer.Clorox Co. (CLX), down $1.29 to $144.91.The bleach maker said a cyberattack in August will impact its fiscal first-quarter financial results.Tesla Inc. (TSLA), down $6.98 to $267.41.The electric vehicle maker is reportedly considering building a factory in Saudi Arabia.Valero Energy Corp. (VLO), up $2.60 to $146.28.Energy stocks mostly gained ground as oil prices edged higher.Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX), down 5 cents to $40.32.The copper miner slipped along with prices for the base metal.Chevron Corp. (CVX), up $1.52 to $168.02.A liquefied natural gas plant in Australia owned by the energy company resumed full production after a fault cut outpu...

Kilogram of Fentanyl found in NYC day care center where 1-year-old boy died of apparent overdose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A taped package containing several thousand dollars worth of Fentanyl was discovered inside the New York City day care center where a 1-year-old child died of an opioid overdose last week, according to a court filing. The owner of the day care center, however, maintained she had no knowledge of the presence of the highly-potent opioid, which sickened three other young children, including an 8-month-old girl who tested positive for Fentanyl use. Grei Mendez, a 36-year-old who operated the Divino Niño day care inside a Bronx apartment, pleaded not guilty on Sunday to murder charges in the death of Nicholas Dominici. A man who rented a room inside the Bronx apartment, Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, is awaiting arraignment on the same set of charges. Police said they recovered approximately one kilogram of Fentanyl, along with a press device used to combine the drug with other narcotics, inside the closet of a hallway connected to the apartment. A second press was located i...

Así es la boleta para votar en las elecciones primarias de la oposición en Venezuela

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

(CNN Español) — A poco más de un mes para la realización de las elecciones primarias de la oposición venezolana, previstas para el 22 de octubre, la Comisión Nacional de Primaria dio a conocer el diseño de la boleta que utilizarán los votantes para definir el nombre del candidato único que espera medirse con el oficialismo e impulsar una propuesta de cambio.La boleta electoral consta de 13 casillas, cada una con el nombre y apellido de los precandidatos salvo en el caso de Henrique Capriles, que aparece identificado con sus dos apellidos, es decir, como Capriles Radonski. Junto al nombre del aspirante no aparece el partido que acompaña la precandidatura, una decisión que se había tomado desde el inicio de la organización de este proceso. Desde la comisión argumentan que de esta manera se podrían facilitar las alianzas políticas de los candidatos con otros partidos hasta último momento.El instrumento está distribuido en dos columnas con siete nombres del lado izquierdo y seis d...

Colorado Buffs get prime time slot for USC game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Once again, the University of Colorado Buffaloes will be back in the national spotlight when they take on the University of Southern California on Sept. 30. According to the Pac-12 Conference, the Buffs will face the Trojans at Folsom Field at 10 a.m. on FOX. This will be the third time in the team's first five games that CU will get a nationally televised slot.FOX's Big Noon Kickoff will also be back in Boulder for the third time. The Buffs previously defeated Texas Christian University and the University of Nebraska on FOX. Buffs’ Travis Hunter suffered lacerated liver during Rocky Mountain Showdown Now, if you are looking to get tickets to see Deion Sanders' Buffs take on the Trojans, you're gonna have to pay a pretty penny for resale tickets.CU Buffs Football posted on its Instagram back on Sept. 7 that the CU vs. USC game was sold out. Going into Week 4, the Buffs dropped a spot in the AP Top 25 Poll and are now ranked No. 19. CU barely pulled out a win in dou...

Local woman tears down beloved treehouse in NW Miami-Dade amidst legal battle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

A local woman, Shawnee Chasser, is faced with the heartbreaking task of tearing down her cherished treehouse that has been her unconventional home for 17 years. Chasser said she has been a fighter most of her life; she was an active protester during the Vietnam War and now at this point in her life, she is done fighting. She has made the difficult decision to dismantle the treehouse herself. The decision comes as a result of ongoing legal battles and fines amounting to $40,000 imposed by County Code Enforcement. The tree house, located off 135th Street, that she has called home for nearly two decades will be torn down after several years of battle with the county. “I didn’t think I’d cry but it’s a lot,” said Chasser. “I didn’t really have a choice, but I got this wonderful guy, Javier, who tells me my life is going to be better after and I’m just going with that.” Javier Alonso is with the UMIEC contracting group hired by Chasse...

A suspect has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was shot as he sat in a patrol car, authorities said Monday.Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the suspect surrendered at a home in the city of Palmdale early Monday.Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was shot Saturday evening outside the Palmdale sheriff’s station and died at a hospital. He had become engaged to be married four days earlier.Luna did not immediately provide a motive for the killing.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.A “person of interest” was detained after a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was found fatally shot over the weekend while sitting in his patrol car in what was believed to be an ambush, authorities said Monday.Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, died at a hospital after the Saturday evening shooting. Hundreds at a vigil Sunday mourned the death of the third-generation law-enforcement officer who had just ...

Maine man who disappeared after driving wife to work found trapped in truck in New Hampshire woods

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:42 GMT

SANFORD, Maine (AP) — A man from Maine who was reported missing was found after being trapped for two days in his pickup truck in a muddy, wooded area in New Hampshire, authorities said.Robert Brown, 65, of Sanford, Maine, drove his wife to work about 15 miles (24.1 kilometers) away in Rochester, New Hampshire, on Thursday.Brown’s wife called police early Friday and said she hadn’t seen him since then. Investigators said they pinged his cellphone, but it had died.Brown, who was found Saturday afternoon, had been driving in nearby Dover, New Hampshire, when his vehicle went off an embankment into a wooded area and became stuck in mud behind a sand pit, trapping him inside, police said.“This is generally not accessed by people from the public,” Dover Fire Department Lt. Patrick Simmons told WMUR-TV. He said the area is normally used by city workers and others for dumping sand and dirt. “I don’t know how he got out here.”Two hunters spotted the truck while ...