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B.J. Mack’s double-double helps South Carolina pull away early in the second half to beat VMI 74-64

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — B.J. Mack scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead South Carolina to a 74-64 victory over VMI on Monday night. Mack, a 6-foot-8 forward transfer from Wofford, shot 5 of 11 from the floor and made 6 of 7 free throws. Meechie Johnson added 13 points and Myles Stute had 10 for South Carolina, which is 3-0 for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.Mack scored five points and Stute added four during a 16-7 run to open the second half that stretched the Gamecocks’ lead to 57-40 with 13:48 to play. It was their largest lead of the game. Jacobi Wright, who finished with nine points, ended the surge with a 3-pointer. VMI had a 10-2 run to pull to 70-62 with 1:34 left but couldn’t get closer. Freshman reserve Tyran Cook scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting to lead VMI (1-2). DJ Nussbaum made 6 of 9 field goals for 14 points. Koree Cotton added 10 points for the Keydets. South Carolina led for most of the first half and by as many 14 points, buildi...

No. 15 Tennessee women hold off Memphis 84-74 in OT

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sara Puckett scored a career-high 24 points and No. 15 Tennessee closed out overtime with a 9-0 run to beat Memphis 84-74 on Monday night.Jillian Hollingshead sank two free throws and Puckett followed with a layup to give Tennessee (2-1) a 73-69 lead 48 seconds into OT. Alasia Smith had back-to-back layups to pull Memphis (1-2) even with 2:51 remaining. Jewel Spear scored a go-ahead layup at the 1:54 mark and the Lady Vols stayed in front from there by sinking 7 of 8 free throws.Puckett made 9 of 19 shots with two 3-pointers, adding eight rebounds for Tennessee. Spear finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for her fourth career double-double. Jasmine Powell scored 17 with six boards. Hollingshead totaled 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Kai Carter had 18 points to lead the Lady Tigers. Madison Griggs had 16 points and three steals. Ki’Ari Cain scored 11 and grabbed five rebounds off the bench. Smith totaled 10 points, five rebounds and three assist...

Walmart, Costco y otras empresas se replantean las cajas de autoservicio. Esta es la razón

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

Nueva York (CNN)– Las críticas contra las cajas de autoservicio o autocobro en los almacenes es cada vez mayor, y algunas cadenas grandes están empezando a dar marcha atrás en esta tecnología después de su auge durante los últimos años.Booths, una cadena de supermercados británica, anunció el retiro de las cajas de autoservicio en 26 de sus 28 establecimientos. En Estados Unidos, Walmart, Costco, Wegmans y otras empresas también han revisado sus estrategias de autocobro.“Nuestros clientes nos han dicho esto lo largo del tiempo: las máquinas de autoservicio que tenemos en nuestras tiendas pueden ser lentas, poco fiables y, obviamente, impersonales”, declaró a BBC Nigel Murray, director general de Booths.El supermercado británico Booths retira las máquinas de autoservicio. (Crédito: Paul Melling/Alamy Stock Photo)Los clientes de Booths también se equivocaban con frecuencia al identificar las frutas y verduras que compraban cuando las registraban en las máquinas de a...

I-70 runaway ramp to close for months near Genesee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An Interstate 70 runaway truck ramp will close for months, leaving truckers with no emergency escape on a stretch of the mountain corridor headed toward Denver.The Mount Vernon emergency escape ramp will be rebuilt, and work was scheduled to start Monday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. It's at milepost 257 in Jefferson County, just east of Genesee. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The project will "make the ramp more visible and robust for truck drivers to use in the event of an emergency, such as failed brakes or a mechanical failure," CDOT said in a release.Closure is set for the end of November until late May or early June 2024. During that time, there will be no eastbound escape ramp from the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel to Golden. "Truckers must make sure their brakes and vehicles are in safe working order before heading down the steep grade," CDOT said.CDOT said the project was planned for winte...

DA refers Federal Heights Police Department for investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (KDVR) — The 17th Judicial District attorney is expressing major concerns about the Federal Heights Police Department.FOX31 obtained an Oct. 31 email from District Attorney Brian Mason to interim Federal Heights Police Chief Robert Grado. In the email, Mason breaks down the findings of a review of the department’s cases, finding serious failures and concerns for community safety. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Mason's office shared the following statement with FOX31 about the review:“On April 13, 2023, the Interim Police Chief for the Federal Heights Police Department asked our office to conduct a review of cases within his department. The Interim Police Chief requested this because of concerns related to his department’s backlog of serious felony cases.Despite the unusual nature of this request, our office agreed to conduct the review in the interest of public safety. A Senior Deputy District Attorney and a Senior Investi...

Hay bales hit minivan on Colorado highway, leaving it undrivable

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A Hudson family is warning drivers after bales of hay fell off a truck in front of their main family vehicle, leaving it undriveable."A couple of hay bales flew off and I hit one and clipped the other that flew at me," said Kayla Davis, who was driving when the hay bales hit. "I was able to make it safely on the side of the road, but I was shaking." FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Davis said this unfolded around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, when she was driving to Dacono on state Highway 52, near County Road 14."I’m thankful I was in this big vehicle and not the small car behind me, because they could have died," Davis said.Davis said the driver of the truck left the scene, and she doesn't know if they were aware the hay bales fell off. But she said once she was pulled over, she called the Dacono Police Department for help."My husband's dad said it’s almost like hitting a deer," Davis said.A Colorado family's minivan was left u...

Domestic violence victim can’t break lease to escape accused attacker

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

Her abusive partner was arrested after being accused of hitting her with a gun. When she tried to break the lease and move out of the apartment they shared, her landlord told her. Can a victim of domestic violence break a lease? It’s why the call went out to help me Howard with Patrick Fraser.When Stephanie was a teenager, she met who she thought would be the love of her life.Stephanie Velez: “He was really nice to me at first, and, you know, he was very, like, treating me like a princess.”Stephanie and her partner had two beautiful children. What people may not know, their father was abusing their mother.Stephanie Velez: “He was for like almost five years and I thought he was going to change, but it just eventually, progressively got worse.”You may have noticed Stephanie doesn’t even have a picture of her with her ex, Rashaad Jenkins. Understandable after the last attack.Stephanie Velez: “He choked me and I woke up under my work desk and I ...

Demonstrators set to march in rally for Israel in Washington D.C

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (WSVN) –Demonstrators are preparing to hold a march for Israel in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. At the National Mall, a stage has been set up as final preparations are underway. The Jewish community, both in the U.S and in Israel, have different beliefs in regards to how the war should be conducted. The purpose of Tuesday’s rally is to bring those different communities together. “Absolutely, to Jews around the world,” said Robert Berrin, former board chair of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Berrin, however, is an optimist.After years in leadership with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, he said that the attacks of Oct. 7 have rocked every part, every faction of the Jewish community and has compelled a need to unite.“It was hard to believe, it was hard to fathom, and then, as you heard the details, it was horrendous,” he said.Berrin and tens of thousands of others are expected to gather at the National Mall in Washington on Tuesday at at...

Crews work to put out fire at townhouse in South Miami-Dade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

A townhouse fire in South Miami-Dade on Monday prompted a quick response by rescue crews.The fire broke out at a unit at 28151 SW 142nd Court.The inside of the home had major burn damage and a child also suffered burns.The child was taken to the hospital, but their condition is unknown.

Rishi Sunak’s biggest gamble

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:51 GMT

LONDON — With one shock hire and one brutal sacking, Rishi Sunak has re-established his Conservative credentials. Just not the type many in his party wanted to see. On one level, the British prime minister’s dramatic Cabinet reshuffle — executed Monday after a weekend of speculation — made a lot of sense. This was Sunak’s chance to stamp his authority on a ministerial team he partially inherited from his predecessors, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, and create a unit focused on delivering his own electoral message.The unexpected appointment of former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary was designed to transmit seriousness, with the added bonus of drawing headlines away from Sunak’s decision to sack his firebrand home secretary, Suella Braverman.In her stead Sunak appointed the calm and affable James Cleverly, who previously held the foreign affairs brief. A number of younger footsoldiers loyal to Sunak received promotions in the ensuing reshuffle. But with...