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Haliburton has career-high 19 assists in Pacers’ OT win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 28 points and a career-high 19 assists, Buddy Hield hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime and the Indiana Pacers beat the Houston Rockets 134-125 on Thursday night.Hield broke a 117-all tie with his fifth 3-pointer and Haliburton scored 12 points after that as the Pacers outscored the Rockets 19-10 in overtime.“It ain’t pressure,” Haliburton said. “It’s just basketball. It’s understanding guys expect me to make plays. That’s what I’m here for. … This is part of my maturation as an NBA player and as a point guard in this organization. I love that. I love that expectation for me.”Pacers coach Rick Carlisle spoke of his All-Star point guard’s growing affinity for making plays late.“He took over the game in overtime,” Carlisle said. “He certainly has demonstrated that is what he’s about. He loves those moments, very much the way (Hall of Famer) Reggie Miller loved those moments.”The Pacers have wo...

AG hosts meeting on proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado attorney general continues to cross Colorado, listening to feedback about a possible merger between two supermarket chains. Kroeger and Albertsons — the parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway, respectively —are in discussions to merge, with an eye on 2024. People found living in tunnel under highway flyover Attorney General Phil Weiser has scheduled so-called "listening sessions" in different cities and towns around the state. On Thursday night, the one-hour session was held at Bruce Randolph School."We’re committed to evaluating the practical consequences of this merger, looking at past mergers, looking at what this market is composed of," Weiser said. The next meeting is set for March 22 in Cañon City.

Fairview Elementary parents plan new commute as DPS to close campus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Cheltenham Elementary is where parents from Fairview Elementary will bring their children next school year."Honestly, I'm not really happy about it," Quintana Crowley, a Fairview parent, said. Yet another student hit by car near Aurora high school "I'm just heartbroken," Alexia Diaz, another Fairview parent, said."It's going to be awful compared to what we are now," Jess Grey, another Fairview parent, said.Denver Public Schools to close 3 schoolsThe short walk to school will not be an option for parents anymore. Fairview is one of three schools that the Denver Public Schools Board of Education voted to close on Thursday."There's a lot of kids that live in the building that I live in, so it's just convenient for us to have a school in the same neighborhood that we live in," Crowley said."It just doesn't make any sense to me," Grey said. People found living in tunnel under highway flyover After Denver Housing Authority gave its input on families moving into planned...

Shea Whigham pulls no punches in new season of ‘Perry Mason’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

The 1930s “Perry Mason,” now in its second season on HBO, has reconceived its once-familiar characters. Perry – played by Matthew Rhys – is no longer a celebrated celebrity lawyer defending the innocent. Della Street (Juliet Rylance) is now his partner – and a passionate lesbian.  Paul Drake (Chris Chalk) is Black, a family man and Perry muscle.“Updating the show is one of the great things that we’ve been able to do. Hopefully, everyone sees a little of themselves in the piece,” said Shea Whigham who plays Perry’s tough ally Pete Strickland.“Pete is probably Perry’s closest confidant, the only one that Perry can really tell everything to,” Whigham, 54, said on a call from LA. “They’re thick as thieves. At the start of Season 2, I think Pete is really searching for meaning.”That’s because as the Great Depression rages, Strickland has a wife and kids to support which means working for the assistant Attorney General who threatens his loyalty to Perry.“Pete’s at the bottom o...

Editorial: T troubles pose opportunity for transit entrepreneurs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

Attention public transit entrepreneurs and innovators: MBTA customers are up for grabs.The T’s trainload of troubles continues to roll on – slowly. Each week brings one or more stories of accidents, service shutdowns, power outages, or subway cars falling off things (tracks or delivery trucks). Is it any wonder that T ridership hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels?As State House News reported,  while bus and commuter rail networks performing better than the system as a whole and drivers returning to the roads,  total ridership remains only a bit more than half of pre-pandemic levels.T officials acknowledge that ridership dip was in part the fallout of service disruptions and a month-long Orange Line shutdown. MBTA Chief Financial Officer Mary Ann O’Hara rang the alarm during a subcommittee meeting Thursday:  “If actual fare revenue growth does not keep pace with the growth assumed in the established fare revenue scenarios, there’s a risk fare re...

Jalen Brunson leaves Thursday’s game vs. Kings due to left foot soreness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

That wasn’t a good start to the West Coast road trip.Jalen Brunson left Thursday’s game against the Sacramento Kings due to left foot soreness, the team said. Brunson started the game but didn’t return after limping into the locker room during halftime. The guard finished with 19 points, two assists and two rebounds after playing 19 minutes in the first half.Brunson missed the previous two games — Tuesday’s loss to the Hornets and Sunday’s double overtime thriller against the Celtics in Boston — due to the same foot injury. Immanuel Quickley got the start in the previous two matchups and started the second half for the Knicks on Thursday night as well.The lefty guard was the lone bright spot for the Knicks during the first half against the Kings, who entered Thursday tied for the second seed in the Western Conference. The Knicks shot 38.6% from the field and 23.3% from 3-point range in the first half as they entered halftime down 16.Brunson&...

Gritty ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ rises on Idris Elba’s performance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

MOVIE REVIEW“Luther: The Fallen Sun”Rated R. On NetflixGrade: B+DCI John Luther has been one of actor Idris Elba’s more successful and popular screen identities, spawning five British series, concluding in 2019. It’s therefore no surprise that he’s back for more violent, anguished and more-than-borderline-vigilante action in the Netflix film “Luther: The Fallen Sun.” Andy Serkis aka Gollum and Caesar is also aboard for this outing as another “Luther” mad serial killer, who murders some victims horribly and blackmails others using some shameful secret about them to force them to help him in his reign of terror.In many ways, this new adversary is a modern-day, serial-killing Moriarty with monstrous tendrils reaching out to ensnare unsuspecting victims all over London. Distinguished Irish actor Dermot Crowley also returns as Luther’s now retired former boss DCI/DSU Martin Schenk, a father figure for the perennially lonesome singleton Luther. Creator Neil Cross, ...

No surprise – ‘Champions’ is a feel-good winner

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

MOVIE REVIEW“Champions”Rated PG-13. At the AMC Boston Common, AMC South Bay and suburban theaters.Grade: B+Rhode Island filmmakers Bobby Farrelly and his the Academy Award-winning brother and frequent collaborator Peter Farrelly (“Green Book”) have been acknowledged for their support of people with disabilities since their 1996 film “Kingpin.” “Champions” features “Kingpin” lead Woody Harrelson as a talented, hot-headed Iowa assistant basketball coach named Marcus Markovich.Marcus is not getting any younger and desperate to land a job with the NBA. After experiencing a meltdown on the court and pushing his friend and boss, the respected lead coach Phil Perretti (Ernie Hudson), to the ground on camera, Marcus gets loaded and then crashes into the back of a parked police car. In exchange for hard time, Marcus agrees on the advice of the judge (Alexandra Castillo) to 90 days of community service, coaching a special needs team made up of young players with intellectual challenges. Some ...

Franks: NE GOP missing in House of Representatives

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

Once upon a time there were Republicans in New England serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. I know this because in 1996 – the year I lost my attempt for a fourth term in office – the rug was pulled out from GOP members of that institution. We had a New England Democratic wave that was the beginning of a change in politics as we know it in the region.Today, we have zero Republicans from New England serving in the House.Just two years before the 1996 elections, New England actually counted nine GOP members. When the dust had settled from the elections, the massacre left only one Republican congressman who had received over 51% of the vote with four members losing their reelection bids.The main reason for the Democratic landslide was a reversal of typical GOP campaign strategy. This would have been fine if the GOP leaders had communicated this reversal to its candidates running in elections so the latter could have adjusted their individual campaign strategies.For the last two...

Carrington: High Court justices’ $$ has no bearing on student debt relief

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:09 GMT

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the legality of President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan. Given the normal schedule followed by the Supreme Court, we shouldn’t expect a final decision until at least June.But on Monday, CNN already was hard at work seeking to impugn the legitimacy of the ultimate decision. In an analysis describing the financial status and educational experiences of the nine justices, commentator Devan Cole paints a picture of privilege. These men and women receive a salary between $274,000 and $299,000 a year before other lucrative revenue streams. They all went to either Harvard or Yale University (except for Justice Amy Coney Barrett), and most received significant scholarships during their undergraduate and law school studies.Cole uses these facts to launch a preemptive assault. These justices’ experiences differ widely from the majority of those who stand to benefit from the student debt relief program. They rose on the wings of adv...