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Steph Curry continues hot start with 42-points in Warriors win over Pelicans

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

NEW ORLEANS — Steve Kerr has seen Steph Curry play hundreds of games and witnessed just as many sizzling shooting streaks. But none of his MVP runs or championship stunners compare to the hot start Curry is riding right now.“No,” Kerr said, asked if he’d ever seen Curry off to this hot of a start. “I don’t know what his numbers are but he’s he’s white hot. It’s amazing watching him. I mean he looks better than ever at 35.”Curry’s 42-point game on Monday led the Warriors to a landslide 130-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) on Monday night to move Golden State to 3-1 on the season.He was 7-of-13 from 3 and 15-of-22 from the field in a performance that juiced an already eye-popping start to the season in which he’s shooting 47.1% from 3, averaging 33.5 points in 32 minutes per game.The numbers only tell part of the story. Just four games in, Curry diversified the ways he commands games. Against the Sacramento K...

Bay Area family says U.S. citizen is stuck in Gaza

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

(KRON) – American citizens stuck in Gaza are being told to try and cross the border into Egypt, according to one Bay Area family that says their grandmother is stuck in Gaza. The family says their grandmother has tried that, but the border was bombed and closed. KRON4 spoke with their immigration attorney in San Francisco, who is filing a lawsuit this week.The immigration attorney says this is one of many American families who are having a hard time helping U.S. citizens return home from Gaza. Now he, along with other lawyers, is planning to file a lawsuit against the U.S. government. Hawaii-bound United plane returns to SFO due to woman going into labor The Bay Area family says their 81-year-old grandmother who went back to visit her homeland for the first time in three decades is stuck there after Gaza and that border were bombed."We're terrified,” said Dina Abseiso, a relative of the woman. “We feel dehumanized. We are confused. We live here just as any other American expecting...

Nurses hold rallies at Santa Clara County hospitals seeking better working conditions

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

(BCN) -- Nurses and supporters are holding rallies at three Santa Clara County health facilities on Monday as part of a day of action calling on county leaders to support improved working conditions for nurses and better-quality care for patients, the Registered Nurses Professional Association said.The first rally was at 9 a.m. at St. Louise Regional Hospital, Front Entrance Courtyard, 9400 No Name Uno, Gilroy. At 12 p.m. a second rally was held at O'Connor Hospital, Cafeteria Lawn, 2105 Forest Ave, San Jose. Later in the day, protesting nurses and their supporters gathered at 3 p.m. at Valley Medical Center Main Hospital, Renova Park Plaza, 751 S Bascom Avenue, San Jose.More than 3,750 nurses in the Santa Clara County Health and Hospital System - represented by the Registered Nurses Professional Association - are currently in contract negotiations with the county. Their last contract expired on Sunday. Contract negotiations provide an opportunity for nurses to push for improvements...

Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed as investors look ahead to economic data

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday as investors looked ahead to a week that could see more swings in financial markets, including key reports on U.S. consumer confidence and the job market. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 reversed course and added 0.3% in afternoon trading to 30,796.81. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.1% to 6,780.70. South Korea’s Kospi lost 1.3% to 2,280.48. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 1.0% to 17,059.78, while the Shanghai Composite declined 0.4% to 3,008.37.Japan’s central bank changed its language on yields Tuesday, allowing the yields on its 10-year government bonds to increase above 1%, calling it “a reference point” instead of a more rigidly set cap. “The Bank judges that it is appropriate to increase the flexibility in the conduct of yield curve control so that long-term interest rates will be formed smoothly in financial markets in response to future developments,” the Bank of Japan said in a statement.At the end of...

Cutting-edge AI raises fears about risks to humanity. Are tech and political leaders doing enough?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as good as or arguably even better than humans do, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems. Now, frontier AI has become the latest buzzword as concerns grow that the emerging technology has capabilities that could endanger humanity. Everyone from the British government to top researchers and even major AI companies themselves are raising the alarm about frontier AI’s as-yet-unknown dangers and calling for safeguards to protect people from its existential threats.The debate comes to a head Wednesday, when British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosts a two-day summit focused on frontier AI. It’s reportedly expected to draw a group of about 100 officials from 28 countries, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and executives from key U.S. artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Go...

Kazakhstan urges prompt establishment of European Investment Bank office in Astana

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu expressed the country’s interest in attracting investment from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and prompt opening of an office in Astana at an Oct. 23 meeting with EIB Vice President Teresa Czerwińska in Luxembourg, reported the ministry’s press service, writes Saniya Sakenova in Business, International.This office can significantly expand the EIB’s investment portfolio and its presence in the region, Nurtleu said, urging the bank to consider the possibilities for closer cooperation in green financing and the exchange of innovations with the Astana International Financial Centre.The EIB regards Kazakhstan as a key partner in Central Asia, Czerwińska said, mentioning four loans worth €269.5 million ($284.2m) issued to date to support the development of the local private sector by providing financial access to small and medium-sized enterprises, while incentivizing them to implement more sustainable and environmentally...

Garoppolo accepts blame for poor performance in Las Vegas loss to Detroit

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Jimmy Garappolo didn’t try to dodge the blame Monday night.He knew that his poor performance was the biggest reason the Las Vegas Raiders couldn’t pull off an upset on the road against the Detroit Lions.In his return from a back injury, Garappolo only completed 10 passes for 126 yards and threw a key first-half interception. “There are good days and bad days in this league, and that was definitely a bad one,” he said after the Raiders’ 26-14 loss. “There is no sugarcoating it — I needed to be better to give my teammates a chance.”In the first quarter, with the Lions leading 3-0, Las Vegas linebacker Josh Masterson stripped receiver Josh Reynolds, giving the Raiders the ball at the Detroit 26.On the next play, Garoppolo looked for Davante Adams down the right sideline, but the pass floated into the arms of Lions safety Kerby Joseph in the end zone.Despite missing time, Garoppolo leads the NFL with nine interceptions.“There are a lot of things that go ...

D’Angelo Russell comes up big with 12 points in 4th quarter of Lakers’ 106-103 win over Orlando

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 12 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, LeBron James added nine of his 19 in the final period, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 106-103 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.Anthony Davis had 26 points and 19 rebounds for the Lakers, who handed Orlando its first loss of the season by finishing on a 12-5 run in the final four minutes.“What you guys see is a team figuring it out,” Russell said. “This isn’t the product that it will be in a month or two from now. Every game matters. Every clutch situation matters. Every practice matters. So we’re figuring it out.”The Magic nursed a lead throughout the fourth quarter until James put the Lakers ahead by one on a 3-pointer with 2:27 to play. Jalen Suggs replied with his third 3-pointer of the night, but Russell hit another 3-pointer with 1:43 to go.Both teams missed two shots apiece before Suggs’ shot in the lane was smothered by Davis and rebounded by Christian Wood with 13 se...

Congreso de Perú aprueba el viaje de la presidenta Boluarte a Estados Unidos

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

(CNN Español) — Este lunes, con 65 votos a favor, 42 en contra y cinco abstenciones el Congreso de Perú aprobó el viaje de la presidenta Dina Boluarte a Estados Unidos. La visita será del 1 al 4 de noviembre para asistir a la Cumbre inaugural de líderes de la Alianza de las Américas para la Prosperidad Económica (APEP).Tras la autorización, Boluarte agradeció al Congreso por haberle dado el permiso.¿Reunión con Joe Biden?Durante su conversación con la prensa local este lunes, Boluarte dijo que le habían informado que tenía una reunión confirmada con el presidente Joe Biden. “Trabajaremos y conversaremos sobre el plan Perú para esa lucha frontal contra el narcotráfico, por ejemplo, entre otros intereses que el país tienen para buscar mayor y mejores inversiones”, adelantó la mandataria.Juan Sebastián Gonzalez, director senior para el hemisferio occidental del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU. y asesor de Biden para asuntos de América Latina, señaló a RPP que “el president...

Zibanejad scores in OT as Rangers beat Jets 3-2 for 5th straight win

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:54 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored 4:34 into overtime, and the New York Rangers beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Monday night for their fifth straight win.Rangers forward Artemi Panarin celebrated his 32nd birthday with a goal and two assists, stretching his season-opening point streak to nine games. Chris Kreider scored his sixth goal for New York, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 27 shots.The Rangers closed out a 5-0 road trip. It was the first time in franchise history that the team had a perfect trip of at least five games.David Gustaffson and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets in front of 11,898 fans at Canada Life Centre, the second-highest attendance of the season.Cole Perfetti had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for Winnipeg, which is riding a five-game point streak (3-0-2).BRUINS 3, PANTHERS 2, OTBOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored with 84 seconds left on the clock in overtime and Boston rallied from two goals to beat Florida.Brad Marchand and Charlie McAv...