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Minnesota plays Washington after Collier’s 30-point showing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

Minnesota Lynx (0-6, 0-3 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (3-2, 2-2 Eastern Conference)Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Minnesota faces the Washington Mystics after Napheesa Collier’s 30-point outing in the Lynx’s 89-84 loss to the Connecticut Sun.Washington went 12-6 at home a season ago while going 22-14 overall. The Mystics shot 43.9% from the field and 33.8% from 3-point range last season.Minnesota finished 14-22 overall a season ago while going 7-11 on the road. The Lynx averaged 82.4 points per game last season, 15.2 from the free throw line and 20.4 from deep.INJURIES: Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen: out (knee).Lynx: Diamond Miller: out (ankle), Natalie Achonwa: out (personal).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Connecticut hosts Dallas in non-conference action

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

Dallas Wings (3-2, 2-0 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (5-1, 4-1 Eastern Conference)Uncasville, Connecticut; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Connecticut takes on Dallas in non-conference action.Connecticut finished 25-11 overall last season while going 13-5 at home. The Sun averaged 85.8 points per game while shooting 46.2% from the field and 35.4% from 3-point range last season.Dallas went 18-18 overall with a 10-8 record on the road a season ago. The Wings gave up 82.8 points per game while committing 18.8 fouls last season.INJURIES: Sun: None listed.Wings: Lou Lopez Senechal: out (knee), Diamond DeShields: out (knee).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Boston leads Indiana against Las Vegas after 20-point game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

Las Vegas Aces (4-0, 4-0 Western Conference) at Indiana Fever (1-3, 1-3 Eastern Conference)Indianapolis; Sunday, 4 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Indiana plays the Las Vegas Aces after Aliyah Boston scored 20 points in the Indiana Fever’s 81-78 loss to the Connecticut Sun.Indiana went 5-31 overall last season while going 3-15 at home. The Fever gave up 89.1 points per game while committing 20.0 fouls last season.Las Vegas finished 26-10 overall with a 13-5 record on the road a season ago. The Aces averaged 90.4 points per game last season, 16.3 from the free throw line and 28.5 from 3-point range.INJURIES: Fever: None listed.Aces: None listed.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

New York plays Chicago, seeks 5th straight victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

Chicago Sky (3-3, 0-3 Eastern Conference) at New York Liberty (4-1, 3-1 Eastern Conference)New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: New York is looking to keep its four-game win streak going when the Liberty take on Chicago.New York finished 16-20 overall and 10-8 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Liberty averaged 79.6 points per game while shooting 43.1% from the field and 35.1% from deep last season.Chicago went 15-3 in Eastern Conference play and 26-10 overall during the 2022-23 season. The Sky allowed opponents to score 81.3 points per game and shoot 43.8% from the field last season.INJURIES: Liberty: None listed.Sky: Ruthy Hebard: out (personal), Isabelle Harrison: out (knee), Rebekah Gardner: out (foot), Morgan Bertsch: out (ankle).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Loyd leads Seattle against Los Angeles after 26-point showing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

Seattle Storm (0-3, 0-2 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (1-2, 2-2 Western Conference)Los Angeles; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Seattle faces the Los Angeles Sparks after Jewell Loyd scored 26 points in the Storm’s 86-78 loss to the New York Liberty.Los Angeles went 7-11 at home and 6-12 in Western Conference games during the 2022-23 season. The Sparks gave up 86.6 points per game while committing 18.3 fouls last season.Seattle went 22-14 overall and 10-8 in Western Conference play during the 2022-23 season. The Storm averaged 82.5 points per game last season, 12.4 from the free throw line and 27.9 from beyond the arc.INJURIES: Sparks: Azura Stevens: out (back), Jasmine Thomas: out (knee), Katie Lou Samuelson: out (personal).Storm: None listed.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Fitch warns it could still cut US debt rating even after deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

Fitch Ratings on Friday warned that it could still downgrade the U.S.’s credit rating even after Congress passed a bill that averts an unprecedented default on government debt.While the deal to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending are “positive considerations,” Fitch said “repeated political standoffs” over the federal government’s borrowing limit “lowers confidence in governance on fiscal and debt matters.”Fitch issued its negative credit watch for U.S. debt last week. The company said it intends to “resolve” its negative watch by the end of September.President Joe Biden is expected to sign the legislation later today.Treasury securities are the lifeblood of financial markets and a benchmark for how everything from municipal debt to credit card rates are priced. A downgrade, which would mark only the second time a ratings service has knocked U.S. bonds from top-tier status, could drive up borrowing costs for consumers, businesses and governments — tightening credit con...

Plastic pollution: Key step toward landmark treaty to end plastic waste

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Global negotiators have agreed to craft an initial draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste.Environmental advocates cautiously welcomed the outcome of five days of U.N. talks in Paris on plastic pollution, but expressed concern that the petroleum industry and some governments would water down the eventual treaty. Most plastic is made from fossil fuels.Delegates at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for Plastics agreed Friday evening to produce an initial draft before their next meeting in Kenya in November, participants said. The committee is charged with developing the first international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution, on land and at sea.A coalition of “high-ambition” governments led by Norway and Rwanda, along with environmental groups, want to end plastic pollution altogether by 2040 by slashing production and limiting some chemicals used in making plas...

Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong’s silenced Tiananmen vigil

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

VANCOUVER — Some members of Canada’s Chinese diaspora are feeling the pressure to carry the torch as Hong Kong’s renowned vigil commemorating the June 4, 1989, massacre in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square falls silent.Sunday marks the 34th anniversary of China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, in which tanks rolled into the heart of Beijing and hundreds, and possibly thousands, of people were killed.Hong Kong’s Victoria Park had for decades been the only place on Chinese soil where large numbers gathered annually to commemorate those killed.But on Sunday, Victoria Park will instead be occupied by a carnival organized by pro-Beijing groups to celebrate Hong Kong’s handover to Chinese rule in 1997.The Hong Kong vigil organizers’ vote to disband in 2021 — spurred by enforcement of the Chinese government’s law that suppresses public displays of opposition — has driven many overseas Chinese communities to step up their own efforts, including here in C...

Rain could bring relief to firefighters battling Halifax-area wildfires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

HALIFAX — There are hopes that heavy rain in the forecast could bring relief to Nova Scotia firefighters, who are struggling to bring a major Halifax-area wildfire under control.Halifax Deputy Fire Chief David Meldrum said that Friday was a “pretty good day” for the fire effort near the city, as higher humidity and cooler temperatures allowed crews to make some advances.The improved conditions also meant some 8,000 Halifax-area residents were able to return to their homes as of late Friday afternoon, after evacuation orders were lifted for some areas undamaged by fire.The wildfire that broke out Sunday in the Halifax area raced through a number of subdivisions, consuming about 200 structures — including 151 homes — and forcing the evacuation of more than 16,000 people.While some residents received good news about returning home on Friday, scores of others whose homes were destroyed by fire were taken by bus to get a firsthand look at what little remains of wh...

Daily horoscope for June 3, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:32 GMT

Moon Alert: After 1:30 a.m. EDT today, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Full Moon in Sagittarius peaks at 11:42 p.m. EDT today (8:42 p.m. PDT).Happy Birthday for Saturday, June 3, 2023:You are courageous and resilient. You are also sharp-witted, clever and multitalented. (Lucky you.) This is an excellent year to take up further studies or explore anything you want to learn, especially exploring your inner world and higher consciousness. This year gets more exciting as it progresses.ARIES(March 21-April 19)★★★★You have strong opinions about politics and religion today, even if authority figures might try to thwart your efforts to state your opinions. These opinions also might deal with the rights of children. Or they might defend your romantic relationship with someone. Tonight: Be agreeable.TAURUS(April 20-May 20)★★★★Money squabbles or disputes about how to divide or share something with a friend or a group might occur today. Regardless of what happe...