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Hawks will be without De’Andre Hunter for at least 2 weeks because of right knee inflammation

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks will be without starting small forward De’Andre Hunter for at least two weeks as he deals with inflammation in his right knee, the team said Monday.Hunter, who has missed the last two games, will have a nonsurgical procedure on Tuesday. The team said Hunter, who on Saturday had an MRI that showed the inflammation, will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks.Hunter is fourth on the team with his average of 14.9 points per game. He averages 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists and is one of the team’s top defensive players.The injury update means Hunter will miss at least six more games and is unlikely to return before a Jan. 10 home game against Philadelphia.The Hawks, who play at Chicago on Tuesday, have lost two straight games to fall to 12-17.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBASource

El rey Carlos III llama a la compasión en su mensaje de Navidad

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

Londres (CNN) — El rey Carlos III de Reino Unido utilizó la transmisión de su segundo mensaje navideño como monarca para llamar a la compasión de cara el conflicto mundial, mientras la guerra entre Israel y Hamas arrasa Gaza y la invasión rusa de Ucrania continúa.El mensaje de Navidad –una tradición real que se remonta a más de 90 años– se grabó en la Sala Central del Palacio de Buckingham, que da al famoso balcón con vistas al monumento a la reina Victoria y a la explanada.Mientras el rey, de 75 años, reflexionaba sobre los últimos 12 meses, se apoyó en el elemento central de la fe cristiana de tratar a los demás como te gustaría que te trataran a ti.Tras un año de la muerte de Isabel II, ¿cómo le ha ido al rey Carlos III y a la familia real?“En un momento de conflictos cada vez más trágicos en todo el mundo, rezo para que también podamos hacer todo lo que esté a nuestro alcance para protegernos unos a otros”, dijo Carlos. “Las palabras de Jesús parecen más ...

El opositor ruso, Alexei Navalny, es localizado tres semanas después de perder contacto

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

MOSCÚ — El encarcelado líder opositor ruso Alexei Navalny ha sido localizado en una colonia penal más arriba del Círculo Ártico, dijeron allegados este lunes, tres semanas después de haber perdido contacto con él.Navalny, el más prominente crítico del presidente ruso Vladímir Putin, está cumpliendo una sentencia de 19 años de cárcel por acusaciones de extremismo. Había estado preso en la región Vladimir del centro de Rusia, a unas140 millas al este de Moscú, pero sus abogados dicen que desde el 6 de diciembre no podían entablar contacto con él.Su vocera, Kira Yarmysh, dijo en X, antes Twitter, que Navalny fue localizado en una colonia penal en Kharp, un pueblo de la región Yamalo-Nenets a unas 1,200 millas al noreste de Moscú.Navalny “está bien, al menos lo mejor posible después de tanto tiempo” y un abogado le visitó, dijo Yarmysh a The Associated Press. ¿Dónde está Navalny? Líder opositor desaparece de una cárcel en Rusia Sentencian a líder...

Este lunes es el último día que Biden tiene para mantener algunos modelos de Apple Watch a la venta en EE.UU.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

(CNN) — Se agota el tiempo para una acción de emergencia de último minuto que mantenga los modelos más recientes de Apple Watch en las tiendas de Estados Unidos.El presidente Joe Biden tiene hasta este lunes 25 de diciembre para revocar un fallo de la Comisión de Comercio Internacional de Estados Unidos que le impedirá a Apple vender el Apple Watch Series 9 y el Apple Watch Ultra 2, entre otros modelos más nuevos, porque infringen patentes registradas a nombre de otra empresa. Pero parece poco probable que el mandatario intervenga.¿Por qué prohíben algunos Apple Watch en EE.UU. y qué modelos son?Apple ya retiró los modelos de Watch en cuestión de su tienda en línea, y se espera que las tiendas físicas de Apple Store abran este martes sin ninguno de los últimos relojes. El Apple Watch SE, que más económico y que no está incluido en el fallo, sigue a la venta. Sin embargo, la prohibición afectaría al Apple Watch Series 6 y posteriores, y a todos los modelos de Apple Watch Ultra....

Acusan a X, de Elon Musk, de retener bonos prometidos a su personal, y ahora enfrentará una batalla judicial

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

Nueva York (CNN) — Un juez federal dictaminó que X, anteriormente Twitter, debe hacer frente a una demanda después de que el personal acusara a la empresa de no pagar las bonificaciones que se les habían prometido. El juez denegó el viernes la moción de X para desestimar el caso.Según una demanda presentada en junio de 2023 en nombre de los empleados, X fue acusada de no pagar los bonos anuales al personal tras su adquisición en octubre de 2022 por el multimillonario Elon Musk, a pesar de las repetidas garantías de los ejecutivos en el período previo y posterior a la operación de que la empresa lo haría.Elon Musk le pide a la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. más libertad para publicar en XLa demanda fue presentada en un tribunal federal de San Francisco por Mark Schobinger, que fue director de compensación de X hasta que dejó la empresa en mayo. La demanda busca el estatus de acción colectiva para los antiguos y actuales empleados de X que no recibieron su bonificación de 2022.A finale...

Safety Kareem Jackson not listed on Broncos roster

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Safety Kareem Jackson was not listed on the Denver Broncos roster as of Monday, Dec. 25.According to the Associated Press, the team had declined to activate Jackson for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots following his return from his second suspension.The AP said the team's roster exemption on Jackson also expired Monday, meaning the team would have had to cut another player or release Jackson.Jackson was first drafted to the Houston Texans in the 2010 NFL Draft. He moved to the Broncos in 2019.He had just returned to practice after a four-game suspension The Associated Press contributed to this report.

NBA MVP Embiid won’t play in 76ers-Heat Christmas game because of ankle issue. Jimmy Butler also out

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid will not play in Philadelphia’s Christmas night game against the Miami Heat, with the 76ers ruling him out because of a sprained right ankle.And his former 76ers teammate Jimmy Butler won’t play either, out again for the Heat with a strained calf.Embiid did not fly with the Sixers on Sunday to Miami. He got hurt during Friday’s win over Toronto.It’ll be the fourth game Embiid has missed this season for the 76ers, who are third in the Eastern Conference and fourth overall in the NBA, entering Monday with a 20-8 record. He has been on a tear in December, averaging 40.2 points and 12.6 rebounds on 61% shooting in nine appearances so far this month.For the season, Embiid is averaging a league-best 35 points per game — on pace right now to win his third consecutive scoring title. He’s had at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in each of his last 13 games, the NBA’s longest such streak since 1972 when Kareem Abdul-...

Peabody resident assembles holiday display featuring 100+ inflatable characters

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

One young Peabody resident is going above and beyond this year to help make the holiday season merry and bright, assembling a sprawling display full of inflatable decorations. The display includes more than 100 inflatables and showcases a range of characters spanning from classics like Santa and the Grinch to others like Homer Simpson and SpongeBob.“I love this time of year,” said display creator Noah Roan. “It’s my favorite.”Roan is a 21-year-old college student. Speaking with 7NEWS, he said he has been spreading Christmas cheer for most of his life. “I used to love just putting it up and looking at it,” he said. “But now, just seeing everyone enjoying it is probably my favorite part.” What started with one inflatable, over the years, has blown into a neighborhood attraction, drawing people from far and wide to find their favorite characters in the sea of inflatables at Roan’s parents’ property on Glen Drive. “We’ve never got this many people,” Roan said....

Housing crisis leads to unprecedented number of people seeking help from Boston’s St. Francis House

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

Nearly 600 people experiencing homelessness are turning out to St. Francis House every day seeking food, clothes, a place to shower, assistance in finding permanent housing and other resources.The daily attendance count at Boston’s largest day homeless shelter is the largest it’s ever been as the cost of living and rent escalate while production of affordable housing lags behind, said Karen LaFrazia, St. Francis House’s president and CEO.“Hundreds of people are flocking to St. Francis House because one: we are kind and welcoming, and we don’t turn anyone away. But beyond the food, beyond the clothes, people can really find a pathway out,” she told the Herald, as she found downtime during a festive annual Christmas lunch on Monday.St. Francis House, in the heart of downtown Boston, saw an astounding 50% increase in newcomers in the first quarter of this fiscal year compared to the same period last year, LaFrazia said. For the past five months, through November, the daily average went...

Boston’s St. Francis House celebrates Christmas, serves hundreds of festive feasts

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:10:48 GMT

In the back corner of a decorated dining room at St. Francis House, Jerrod Masucci sat down at a table with a plate full of food alongside his girlfriend and several other friends.As Christmas songs played, with roughly 30 volunteers serving plates of stuffed chicken breast, butternut squash, mashed potatoes and string beans, Masucci said he felt like he was celebrating the holiday at home with a bunch of friends he views as family.But at the same time, life has had its ups and downs for the 35-year-old homeless man who is seeking permanent housing.Monday marked Masucci’s first Christmas spent at Boston’s largest day shelter in the past three years. Around 350 men and women experiencing hardship and homelessness joined him for the festive feast.“When I came back here, it was like my family just grew,” Masucci told the Herald. “I feel at home, but I feel in a place where I need to gain (a) home. You know how they say ‘Home is where the heart is.’ It is but at the same time, phy...