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Celtics’ Malcolm Brogdon wins NBA’s 6th man of year award

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics asked Malcolm Brogdon to learn a new role. He mastered it quickly.Brogdon was honored Thursday night as the NBA’s sixth man of the year, after a season in which he came off the bench exclusively and helped the Celtics finish with the second-best record in the NBA.It’s the second major individual award of Brogdon’s career: The 30-year-old guard was rookie of the year in 2016-17.“This is such an honor. It has definitely been a transition for me, coming from Indiana to Boston,” said Brogdon, who had started every game the past four years in the NBA before embracing his role to come off the bench when he was acquired by the Celtics. “My last two seasons, they weren’t super successful, so for me that was another gut check for me in understanding that maybe I’m not a No. 1 guy but I can be a great No. 2, 3 or 4.”Brogdon beat out fellow finalists Immanuel Quickley of New York and Bobby Portis of Milwaukee, receiving 60 of 100 first-place votes and 408 point...

La familia de Michael Schumacher planea emprender acciones legales por una entrevista falsa hecha con inteligencia artificial

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

(CNN) — La familia de Michael Schumacher, el siete veces campeón de Fórmula Uno, planea emprender acciones legales después de que una revista alemana publicara una entrevista falsa realizada con inteligencia artificial (IA), según declaró un portavoz de la familia a CNN este jueves.Schumacher no ha sido visto en público desde que sufrió una lesión cerebral en un accidente de esquí en diciembre de 2013.El 15 de abril, Die Aktuelle, una revista semanal en Alemania, publicó una foto sonriente del piloto de 54 años en la portada con el titular: “Michael Schumacher, la primera entrevista”.Junto al titular hay un subtítulo que dice: “Sonaba engañosamente real”.Especialista en inteligencia artificial reflexiona si es posible simular a un muerto. La respuesta es escalofrianteLa falsa entrevista aparece en la página ocho de la revista con el titular: “Mi vida cambió por completo”, e incluye citas ficticias atribuidas a Schumacher, en las que habla de...

Hackers de Corea del Norte se infiltran en una empresa de software tras ciberataque importante

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

(CNN) — Supuestos hackers de Corea del Norte se infiltraron en una empresa de software que cuenta con cientos de miles de clientes en todo el mundo, en un ciberataque que demuestra las avanzadas capacidades de ciberdelincuencia de Pyongyang, informaron este jueves investigadores privados.La brecha en la empresa de software 3CX, descubierta el mes pasado, proporcionó a los norcoreanos un punto de entrada potencial en una enorme franja de empresas multinacionales, desde cadenas hoteleras a proveedores de atención sanitaria, que utilizan el software de la empresa para llamadas de voz y video.El número de empresas afectadas por el hackeo y lo que los ciberdelincuentes hicieron con el acceso a las redes de las víctimas siguen sin estar claros. Pero es la más reciente prueba de que los ciberdelincuentes norcoreanos están haciendo todo lo posible por entrar en las organizaciones para robar o espiar en apoyo de los intereses estratégicos del dictador Kim Jong Un.Según Charles Carmakal...

Rebuilding Cardinals weigh options with No. 3 pick in draft

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have avoided saying the franchise has entered rebuild mode, even if it sure does feel like it.The Cardinals will have the No. 3 overall pick in next week’s NFL draft in Kansas City, Missouri, which provides one of the first big moments for new coach Jonathan Gannon and general manager Monti Ossenfort.There’s been rampant speculation that the Cardinals might trade the No. 3 pick, moving down in the draft to add a few more picks for a roster that needs talent at just about every spot. The Cardinals haven’t ruled out anything. Gannon said the one certainty is that he and Ossenfort are on the same page.“It’s a good question,” Gannon said. “I think the conversation — every day — that we have about that is good. He’s not going to make a move before we talk through the pros and cons. I feel very confident with a couple different plans that he’s laid forth and I’m behind him 100%. I know he’s going to ...

Oak Valley Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

OAKDALE, Calif. (AP) — OAKDALE, Calif. (AP) — Oak Valley Bancorp (OVLY) on Thursday reported net income of $9.2 million in its first quarter.The Oakdale, California-based bank said it had earnings of $1.12 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on OVLY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/OVLYSource

RCMP confirms investigation of NTI Inuit enrolment fraud complaint

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

Nunavut RCMP say they are investigating a complaint of fraudulent enrolment in Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s Inuit beneficiary list, a week after the territorial Inuit organization asked for a police probe.Spokesperson Sgt. Pauline Melanson acknowledged NTI’s April 13 news release that announced Ontario twins Amira and Nadya Gill had been removed from the Inuit enrolment list.The release, issued jointly by NTI and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, asked the RCMP to investigate the actions of the Gill sisters and their mother Karima Manji took in applying for Inuit enrolment.“Please be advised that the Nunavut RCMP are following up on this request,” Melanson said Thursday in an email, confirming later that the police are investigating.According to NTI, the Gill twins’ enrolment application was approved in 2016, based on Manji’s claim she had adopted them from an Inuk mother. NTI says that in 2018, Manji applied for enrolment for herself, but was rejected.The Inuk woman listed as the G...

Called 911 for help, punched instead: Denver mother sues police

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Two years after a Denver mom called 911 for help, she's filed a lawsuit against three Denver Police officers accusing them of excessive force, unlawful entry, wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution.The lawsuit, filed in state district court by 46-year-old Lidya Ryans, names Denver Police Officers Grisleit Blanco and Christopher Brown, along with Cpl. Patrick Smith.On April 20, 2021, the officers were dispatched to Ryans' home for a call coded as "Nature Unknown."According to her lawsuit, Ryans had called 911 not to report a crime, but to ask for assistance in making sure her husband left their home peacefully. Mental health counselors added to patrols at Denver parks, trails The couple had been involved in a dispute about the care of Ryans' son, and Lidya Ryans was concerned that her then-husband might wake her 19-year-old mentally disabled son, who has permanent brain damage and struggles with emotional regulation.The lawsuit states that on "The night of April...

School shooting survivors weigh in on Colorado's gun control debate

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Many of the more than 500 people who signed up to testify for or against Colorado’s so-called "assault weapons" ban have been directly impacted by gun violence.“I’ve seen the blood of my classmates outside of school. That’s traumatic. It’s traumatic to see the crime scene where a classmate you were talking to five minutes ago is now in a hospital bed with a bullet in his head,” East High School student Grant Cramer said.School shooting survivors give inputCramer and two of his freshman classmates testified in support of a bill meant to ban certain firearms in Colorado.“We have gone through so much as a school community at East and as a DPS (Denver Public Schools community as well. I’ve lost three classmates in the span of one school year, but I lost another this time last year, and it’s absurd,” East High School student Norah Krause said. Semi-automatic firearm ban fails in committee “Listening to the testimony of people who were for the bill, obviously some of it ...

Outdoor Colorado: Veterans winter sports clinic offering powerful medicine

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

SNOWMASS (KDVR) -- For 36 years the Veterans Administration and the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic have been prescribing time in the outdoors as very powerful medicine for wounded veterans.The idea began in the 1980s at the VA hospital in Grand Junction as a way for veterans to recover and recuperate.“Take them snow skiing, took them out there, offered them some recreational therapy opportunities. That’s what became the winter sports clinic,“ said Jason Strickland with the National Disabled Veterans Sports Clinic.Since 1987 10,000 veterans have taken part in the winter sports clinic. That includes 45-year-old US Army veteran David Pettigrew. On July 7, 2003, Pettigrew lost his right leg in a fire fight in Iraq. 2 Colorado towns among best places to visit in US “About halfway through patrol, we got ambushed. Someone above and behind us on a balcony shot an armor penetrating RPG at my vehicle,“ said Pettigrew.In August 2022, Pettigrew heard about the winter sports c...

Petite Comité in Midtown fuses Japanese, Scandinavian cuisine to give patrons unique eating experience

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:11 GMT

From Northern Europe to the far East, this Miami restaurant offers a cultural combo you have to taste to believe. It’s where the east meets the north at Petite Comité in Midtown.Mianelle Mercado: “We decided to apply that idea of the minimalism of the Japanese with a little bit of the rustic of the Scandinavian to create something that is different for the area.”So you’re basically chowing down on Japany fusion food when you grab a table at this french restaurant.Confused? Don’t be.Mianelle Mercado: “It’s a combination of Japanese cuisine, with a Scandinavian cuisine with a little bit of a French bistro in it.”John Pompliano: “The cuisine is very unique to Miami. I think it’s a nice change for the city outside of what you traditionally get in Miami.”Mianelle Mercado: “Our Scandinavian dishes have a lot of herbs, a lot of dill, fennel.”The fankal salad is full of fennel, goat cheese, vinaigrette honey and...