Jokic, Nuggets too much as wayward Heat fall 104-93 in NBA Finals opener

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 2, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA Finals, Sports.

DENVER – The Miami Heat now will have to flip the script. Having won their opening game of their first three series during this underdog run to the NBA Finals, the Heat for the first time this postseason will have to play from behind. Three days after an emotional Game 7 road victory to push past the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat had the look of a team short on energy, height and shooting, falling 104-93 Thursday night to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. With their fourth loss in their last five games, the Heat were unable to rekindle the East finals...

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 2, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News.

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline. The compromise package negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves neither Republicans nor Democrats fully pleased with the outcome. But the result, after weeks of hard-fought budget...

Danny Masterson convicted of 2 counts of rape, ‘That ’70s Show’ actor faces 30 years to life

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 1, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News.

By ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was led out in handcuffs from a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and could get 30 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty on two of three counts of rape at his second trial, in which the Church of Scientology played a central role. Masterson’s wife, actor and model Bijou Phillips, gasped when the verdict was read and wept as he was taken into custody, while a group of family and friends who sat stone-faced behind him throughout both trials. The jury of seven women and five men reached...

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 1, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Politics.

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive dissent. The hard-fought deal pleased few, but lawmakers assessed it was better than the alternative — a devastating economic upheaval if Congress failed to act. Tensions ran high throughout the day as hard-right...

In Canada, each cigarette will get a warning label: ‘poison in every puff’

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 1, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, News, World News.

By ROB GILLIES (Associated Press) TORONTO (AP) — Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes. The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in. King-size cigarettes will be the first to feature the warnings and will be sold in stores by the end of July 2024, followed by regular-size cigarettes, and little cigars with tipping paper and tubes by the end of April 2025. “This bold step will make health warning messages...

North Korea fails on attempt to launch its first spy satellite

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 31, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, News, World News.

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG (Associated Press) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s attempt to put the country’s first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise. After its unusually quick admission of failure, North Korea vowed to conduct a second launch after learning what went wrong with its rocket liftoff. It suggests Kim remains determined to expand his weapons arsenal to apply more pressure on Washington and Seoul while diplomacy is stalled. A...

DeSantis kicks off presidential campaign in Iowa, vows to ‘fight back’ against Trump

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 31, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Politics.

By STEVE PEOPLES, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT (Associated Press) CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stepped into Iowa on Tuesday for the first time as a Republican presidential candidate and stepped up to Donald Trump, vowing to “fight back” against the former president as the GOP’s 2024 campaign enters a new phase. Until now, the 44-year-old Republican governor whose slogan is “Never Back Down” had largely avoided any direct confrontation with Trump, his chief Republican rival, who has in turn unleashed a torrent of fierce attacks against DeSantis for much of the year. DeSantis...

Xander Bogaerts, Matt Carpenter rally Padres over Marlins with five-run ninth inning

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 31, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Xander Bogaerts sparked a five-run ninth inning with a tiebreaking single and Matt Carpenter drove in two runs with his second double of the game, lifting the San Diego Padres over the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Tuesday night. Carpenter, who entered hitting .105 (6 for 57 in May), had three RBIs. Juan Soto drove in two runs for the Padres (25-29), who were coming off consecutive losses at Yankee Stadium. Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run homer for the Marlins (28-27), who came home after a three-game sweep at the Los Angeles Angels. NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara failed to hold a 4-2...

Golden Knights advance to 2nd Stanley Cup Final after G6 win over Stars

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 30, 2023. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, NHL, Sports.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS (AP Sports Writer) DALLAS (AP) — William Karlsson scored two goals and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights advanced to their second Stanley Cup Final with a 6-0 rout Monday night over the Dallas Stars, who had extended the Western Conference Final to six games after losing the first three. William Carrier, Keegan Kolesar and Michael Amadio each had a goal and an assist for the Knights, and Jonathan Marchessault had a goal. Carrier, Marschessault and Karlsson were all part of the inaugural 2017-18 Knights season that ended in their Cup Final. Adin Hill stopped 23 shots...

Winderman’s view: Caleb Martin the energizer money as Heat cash ticket to NBA Finals

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 30, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

BOSTON – Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 103-84 NBA playoff victory over the Boston Celtics: – At one point in the Eastern Conference finals, the question was if Heat forward Caleb Martin was the best value player in the series, in light of the three-year, $20.4 million contract he signed last summer. – By the end of the East finals, the question was whether he was the best player in the series. – As in a series that also included Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. – Remarkable stuff. – Sometimes it’s about more than star power. – Sometimes...

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