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Report: Kevin Porter Jr. agrees to four-year extension with Rockets

Report: Kevin Porter Jr. agrees to four-year extension with Rockets

PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Shooting guard Kevin Porter Jr. has reportedly agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Houston Rockets. The 26-year-old’s agent told ESPN on Monday that the multi-year extension is worth $82.5 million. The deal comes hours before the 6 p.m. ET deadline on […]

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US Atlantic Coast becoming ‘breeding ground’ for rapidly intensifying hurricanes due to climate change, scientists say

US Atlantic Coast becoming ‘breeding ground’ for rapidly intensifying hurricanes due to climate change, scientists say

NASA (NEW YORK) — The East Coast of the U.S. will need to brace for more devastating storms like hurricanes Fiona and Ian should the global reliance on fossil fuels remain business as usual, scientists are warning. Warming temperatures around the world are the root contributor that will cause more […]

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Winning Florida Mega Millions ticket sold in Fort Myers: Lottery officials

Winning Florida Mega Millions ticket sold in Fort Myers: Lottery officials

youngvet/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the winning tickets to Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Fort Myers, Florida, weeks after Hurricane Ian devastated the area. Ticket holders in California and Florida matched all six numbers on Friday night, winning $494 million on Friday, lottery officials said in […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 10/16/22

Scoreboard roundup — 10/16/22

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS NY Yankees 4, Cleveland 2 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Atlanta 28, San Francisco 14 Cincinnati 30, New Orleans 26 Indianapolis 34, Jacksonville 27 Minnesota 24, Miami 16 NY Giants 24, Baltimore 20 NY […]

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Arrest made in shooting of eight people near Virginia’s James Madison University: Police

Arrest made in shooting of eight people near Virginia’s James Madison University: Police

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (HARRISONBURG, Va.) — A 20-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of shooting eight people at an outdoor gathering near the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, police said. The suspect was identified as Tyreaf Isaiah Fleming of Harrisonburg, according to a statement the Harrisonburg […]

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15-year-old suspect in Raleigh shooting remains in ‘grave’ condition: Official

15-year-old suspect in Raleigh shooting remains in ‘grave’ condition: Official

WTVD (RALEIGH, N.C.) — The teenager suspected in the fatal shootings of five people in Raleigh, North Carolina, is still in “grave” condition, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation into the mass shooting told ABC News. The 15-year-old was taken into custody with life-threatening injuries following a standoff […]

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13-year-old among 5 fatally shot in Chicago weekend violence

13-year-old among 5 fatally shot in Chicago weekend violence

ABC News (CHICAGO) — A 13-year-old boy was among five people killed in unrelated shootings across Chicago over the weekend, which also left 20 others injured, according to police. The violent weekend in the nation’s third largest city erupted despite a 20% drop in shootings in Chicago through the end […]

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8 people shot near Virginia’s James Madison University: Police

8 people shot near Virginia’s James Madison University: Police

ABC News (HARRISONBURG, Va.) — At least eight people were injured early Sunday near the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, when gunshots were fired into a crowd gathered outside an off-campus apartment complex, police said. The gunfire broke out in a neighborhood southwest of the university, police […]

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Despite ‘defunding’ claims, police funding has increased in many US cities

Despite ‘defunding’ claims, police funding has increased in many US cities

KABC (LOS ANGELES) — In Los Angeles, the county sheriff says local residents are in danger because “defunding has consequences” — even though his agency’s budget is up more than $250 million since 2019. Sheriff Alex Villanueva is not alone in suggesting to voters that crime is up because Democrats […]

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Suspected Stockton serial killer arrested, was on a ‘mission to kill’

Suspected Stockton serial killer arrested, was on a ‘mission to kill’

Stockton Police Department (STOCKTON, Calif.) — A suspected serial killer in the California city of Stockton was arrested Saturday and police say they believe he was “out hunting” when he was nabbed. “We are sure we stopped another killing,” Chief Stanley McFadden, of the Stockton Police Department, said at a […]

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