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Defending champion Spain and Serbia lose at the World Cup. Germany and the United States roll

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

Defending champion Spain and Serbia, two of the favorites to reach the quarterfinals, were upset Friday in second-round play at the Basketball World Cup. They’ll need to win games on Sunday to have a chance of making the last eight.Latvia defeated Spain 74-69, outscoring the defending champions 27-11 in the final quarter.Italy defeated Serbia 78-76 as Simone Fontecchio scored 30 points and added seven rebounds. Serbia hit only 7 of 31 from 3-point range, and top scorer Bogdan Bogdanovic was only 1 of 13 from distance.In other results Friday, the United States beat Montenegro 85-73 in a closer-than-expected result that put the Americans on course to reach the quarterfinals. Germany is also on the cusp of a spot in the quarterfinals after beating Georgia 100-73 in a lopsided game.GROUP I — ITALY 78, SERBIA 76At Manila, Fontecchio scored 30 points and added seven rebounds, and Marco Spissu had 14 points for Italy (3-1) to put itself in the thick of the race for the quarterfinals....

Colorado fall colors forecast 2023: When and where to see peak colors

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's time to start planning trips to see the best fall colors in Colorado, with the season of changing leaves arriving. The Pinpoint Weather team is out with its forecast of when you can expect peak colors across the state.Colorado is having one of its wettest years on record. All that rain may have set the state up for a particularly vivid year for fall foliage.When can you expect to take a weekend trip to see the best of fall in Colorado? The peak colors are set to start showing in parts of the state by mid-September.When will fall colors peak in Colorado in 2023?A map of the 2023 forecast as of Sept. 1 for peak fall colors in Colorado. (FOX31 KDVR)The Pinpoint Weather team has put out these dates for peak color as of Sept. 1. But keep in mind, a change in the weather over the coming days and weeks could adjust the timing.Sept. 15-30: Rocky Mountain National Park, Steamboat Springs, Flat TopsSept. 17-Oct. 1: Vail, Summit County, Aspen, Gunnison, Grand MesaSept. 19...

Top 5 Denver Broncos players with the highest salaries this season

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Broncos only won five games last year, and besides Russell Wilson, the team has some of the lowest-earning top players compared to the rest of the AFC West division. But even the lower-earning players are still making more than you. FOX31 looked through Spotrac's estimated salary rankings for the Denver Broncos and compared them to the rest of the AFC West. Can the Denver Broncos’ playoff drought come to an end? Just in case you wanted to find out how little you make, here are the top five players who make the most for their contract average annual value from each team: Denver BroncosWilson is the second-highest earner in the entire division. His contract AAV is even higher than Superbowl winner Patrick Mahomes. However, when it comes to the rest of the Broncos players, they are some of the lowest-paid top players in the division. Take that with a grain of salt, because the "lowest-paid" is still between $15 to 17 million.Russell Wilson (QB) $48,51...

Part-time closures at Rocky Mountain National Park for elk mating season

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It's elk mating season, which is more than just videos of elk getting their antlers stuck in lawn decorations. It also means annual meadow closures and restricted fishing spots at Rocky Mountain National Park.You may have already seen videos of elk getting their antlers caught in pools and wires. This signals the start of mating season, also known as the elk rut. CPW to the rescue: Elk tangles antlers in wire Elk often get their antlers caught in things during the rut because the males tend to rub their antlers against trees to impress females or show dominance, according to the National Wildlife Federation.To prevent disturbing elk during mating season, meadow areas in Horseshoe Park, Upper Beaver Meadows, Moraine Park, Harbison Meadow and Holzwarth Meadow are closed from 5 p.m. to 10 a.m. starting Sept. 1 and ending on Oct. 31. Some fishing spots along the Fall River, like the Thompson River and Colorado River, require you to walk through the closed areas. ...

Florida Missing Child Alert canceled: 15-year-old girl reported missing out of Plant City found safe

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

PLANT CITY, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities said a 15-year-old girl who went missing in Plant City has be found safe, Friday morning. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Florida Missing Child Alert for Kimberly Nolasco Hernandez on Thursday night.Investigators said the teen was last seen in the area of the 600 block of West Ball Street in Plant City.Nolasco Hernandez stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weights around 140 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.She was last seen wearing who was last seen wearing a blue crop top, SpongeBob SquarePants pajama pants and light-green Crocs. She may also be carrying a pink jacket.Detectives said Nolasco Hernandez may be in the company of Abraham Lopez-Iglesias.Lopez-Iglesias stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs around 170 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a light pink shirt, gray pants and white tennis shoes.Authorities urge anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact FDLE’s Mi...

MDPD arrest 2 over $9,000 fraud scheme involving unlicensed contracting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) has made significant arrests in connection to individuals who contracted with a license and stole over $9,000 from the victims for services they did not provide.According to police, Aaron Jordan, 28, and Hector Jordan, 63, entered into contractual agreements with victims, promising to install impact windows and doors. The pair presented themselves as licensed contractors capable of providing these services, but after receiving payments from the victims, the suspects failed to fulfill their contractual obligations and did not refund the funds to the victims. Additionally, inquiries by the State of Florida Construction Industries Licensing Board and the Miami-Dade County’s Construction Trading Board revealed that both the subjects and their company, known as “Hurricane Impact Window Authority,” were operating without the required licenses.As a result of these findings, MDPD detectives arrested Aaron and Hector, who now face cha...

ACC clears way to add Stanford, Cal, SMU, AP sources say, providing escape for 2 Pac-12 schools

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

The Atlantic Coast Conference has cleared the way for Stanford, California and SMU to join the league next year, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday, providing a landing spot for two more teams from the disintegrating Pac-12.The people spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement was still being prepared. The conference’s university presidents and chancellors met Friday morning and voted to extend invitations to the three schools.The additions make the ACC the latest power conference to expand its membership and footprint westward. Starting in August 2024, the league with Tobacco Road roots in North Carolina will increase its number of football schools to 17 and 18 in most other sports, with Notre Dame remaining a football independent.Notre Dame is currently the westernmost ACC school in South Bend, Indiana, with Louisville the farthest west among football members.But now, like the Big Ten, the ACC will be a ...

EU parties crowdsource policies ahead of European election

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

Political bosses are plotting their parties’ promises ahead of next year’s European Parliament election — and this time around, they’re asking for more outside help.Creating campaign manifestos — the policy-dense lists of campaign commitments — has typically been an insider affair. But in the wake of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, parties are now looking to shore up alliances with like-minded players and harvest new ideas.The EU-level umbrella parties have been taking unprecedented steps to invite nongovernmental organizations, industry and even regular citizens to pitch priorities and ideas for their manifestos.“The era of copy-pasting manifestos is over,” said German Renew MEP Svenja Hahn, who chairs the drafting committee for the centrist Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). For its outreach campaign, the party has scheduled a series of town halls in Denmark and Portugal, with gatherings in Lithuania and Rome still to come. A porta...

Four Armenian soldiers killed in clash with Azerbaijan

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

YEREVAN, Armenia — Four Armenian servicemen were killed by shelling on the tense border with Azerbaijan on Friday morning, the country’s ministry of defense said, amid warnings the neighboring South Caucasus nations could be spiraling toward another full-blown war.“There are two killed in action and one wounded on the Armenian side as a result of Azerbaijani armed forces’ fire at the Armenian combat outposts” near the village of Sotk, officials said in a statement. The ministry later added that “the intensity of fire … has decreased.” It said it urged citizens not to “disseminate unverified and unreliable information”on the attack.In a statement later on Friday, Ministry of Defense officials said that the number of confirmed dead had risen to four.Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said its forces “are taking decisive retaliatory measures” after troops were targeted by “attack UAVs” launched from position...

US attorney’s office files legal motion to block a Titanic expedition planned for 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:02:35 GMT

(CNN) — The US government has filed a motion to stop a Titanic expedition planned for 2024, citing a law that protects and preserves the shipwreck as a gravesite.The expedition has been organized by RMS Titanic Inc., a company that owns the exclusive salvage rights to the remains of the Titanic.The legal battle comes just a few months after a Titanic tourist submersible vessel went missing and suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing all five passengers on board. The United States’ motion is not related to that incident, which involved just a tour of the wreckage rather than an effort to recover anything from the shipwreck site.In the motion, filed in a federal court in Virginia, the US argues RMS Titanic Inc. must “obtain an authorization from the Secretary of Commerce” before conducting “any research, exploration, salvage, or other activity that would physically alter or disturb the wreck or wreck site of the R.M.S. Titanic unless authorized by the Secretary of Commerce.”Th...