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In Denver’s overtime win over New Orleans, Jokic finished with 39 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in 36 minutes of action, making for his fourth triple-double of the season. He struggled from the 3-point line (0-for-3) and free throw line (5-for-9) but shot an efficient 17-for-23 from the field. Jokic did his best work down the stretch, scoring six points in the fourth quarter, followed by 11 points in overtime....

An arrest report shows Lawson is charged with driving 25 to 39 miles over the speed limit, careless driving and his second alcohol-related offense. According to the report, Lawson “stated that he was the subject of a previous DUI out of the state of Missouri.” MORE: Steve Kerr is 2014’s big winner | All-Star vote costs Kyrie big bucks The point guard previously pled guilty to underage drinking charges while playing at North Carolina in 2008....

A poll released Thursday by Gallup found that the percentage of U.S. adults identifying as other than heterosexual has risen to a new high of 7.1 percent—double the percentage the polling company recorded when it first asked the question in 2012. The poll found that Americans are increasingly embracing the LGBTQ label as younger generations come of age in a more accepting society. Joni Madison, interim president of advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement that the poll reflects society growing more inclusive while also underscoring the need “to codify legal protections against discrimination and implement LGBTQ+ inclusive data collection at federal, state, local and private levels....

National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the county, said its members will be protesting in front of the White House from 9.30 a.m. to “call attention to the tens of thousands of health care workers who have become infected with COVID-19” due to the lack of PPE. In a press release, the union said protesters— who will be practicing social distancing—will read aloud the names of nurses who are known to have have died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus....

According to a report from Reuters, EU regulators have temporarily paused the investigation over Nvidia purchasing ARM, which is going down as one of the biggest chip deals in history. The pause was instigated towards the end of November, and, the report says, has become a common practice for the likes of the European Commission, especially given the COVID outbreak. It doesn’t specify how long the investigation will be on hold for....

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday the precautions officials once took for only the most severe storms could soon be implemented more often as climate change makes rainstorms and other weather events more severe. “We’re in a whole different world and we’re all going to now have to act very differently because this is not the world we knew,” de Blasio told CNN. “This is a kind of extreme, brutal weather that is a whole new ballgame....

Muge Ma, who sometimes goes by the name Hummer Mars, is accused of doctoring tax forms that were then submitted to several private banks in support of loan applications under the Paycheck Protection Program—created by Congress during the pandemic to sustain company payrolls and avoid layoffs. Despite claiming his two companies employed hundreds of people and had millions of dollars in monthly payroll obligations, Ma was apparently the only employee, according to an affidavit submitted in his criminal case by FBI Special Agent William McKeen....

A pesky young Democratic senator from one of the smallest states in the country was demanding the president do something about America’s growing drug problem. In the previous 15 years, regular drug use had skyrocketed to levels the country had never seen. “We need a drug czar, Mr. President,” Joe Biden could often be heard saying at meetings with Reagan officials. A central figure was needed, the future president argued, to coordinate the activities of more than a dozen agencies fighting drugs—from the Coast Guard to the Health and Human Services Department....

The prosecutor from the Simpson murder trial told Storm her team had enough evidence to convict the former NFL star many times over. MORE: Simpson’s mammoth celebrity comes into focus in ESPN documentary But Simpson’s race and fame (along with celebrity-worshipping judge Lance Ito’s desire to give his lawyers anything it wanted), combined to spring Simpson on October 3, 1995, Clark told Storm. Everybody seemed to ignore or forget that two people — Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman — were brutally murdered on June 13, 1994, she recalled....

So, it was no surprise they celebrated with a particular fervor after their team downing the Cavaliers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. It was the Warriors’ first title since 1975. MORE: Warriors close out Cavs in 6 | It’s only the beginning for the Warriors 

WHAT’S NEW Anyone who has read Moneyball knows that the one thing you never do is pay real money for a closer. So what did Billy Beane do this offseason? He replaced the departed Grant Balfour by trading for Orioles closer Jim Johnson, who will make $10 million this season – or roughly 12.5 percent of the team’s entire payroll. Much like “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, just when we think we know the answers, Billy Beane changes all the questions....

James pled guilty on March 2 to one count of seditious conspiracy and one count of obstruction of an official proceeding. He also filed a separate statement of offense in the plea. With this deal, all other charges against him have been dropped. According to U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta of Washington, D.C., James is now expected to fully cooperate with the Department of Justice (DOJ) during the ongoing investigation into the Oath Keepers’ role in the January 6 riot....

Among the highlights: MORE: The 2015 World Series, in photos — President Barack Obama called the Royals “one of the grittiest, most complete teams we’ve seen in a long time.” — He actually said “Hashtag Yosted” in reference to manager Ned Yost (This was definitely high on the list of Things You Didn’t Expect a Sitting President to Say.). — Obama took a good-natured shot at some players’ nicknames (i....

Construction along Lake Michigan officially began last month, despite project delays due to lawsuits and federal reviews of the land. Obama choose South Side lakefront Jackson Park as the site for the library. The development went under a four-year review process because Jackson Park is on National Register of Historic Places. Social activists fear that as the area becomes attractive, Black residents will be displaced. The fears by neighborhood activists brought on a years-long battle....

The ability of the body to rotate aids in functional everyday movements and increases the ability to lift heavier weights. This is why including oblique exercises in workout routines is essential for developing a well-rounded, strong core. Here are the six best and most effective exercises that women can do to build a strong core. Unilateral Dumbbell March and 5 other Oblique Exercises to Build Strong Core 1) Half Turkish Get Up Turkish get-ups are one of the underrated oblique exercises that women can include in their workout routine to build a strong core and achieve full-body coordination....

The billboard on “50 Years of Gaming Changing Tennis” features the former World No. 1 looking at the ATP Finals trophy and a write-up on his career, headlined “Novak does the unthinkable.” Jelena and her children, whose faces were masked with emoticons, looked over the moon as they happily posed in front of the advert. Novak Djokovic is currently playing in the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. He got the better of Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6(4) in the second round-robin match and will be up against the Russian Andrey Rublev next....

After an opening-round bye, Djokovic defeated Maxime Cressy 7-6 (1), 6-4 to reach the third round. It marked his 10th consecutive win on the tour, following title-winning runs in Tel Aviv and Astana last month. He hasn’t lost before the quarterfinals in the Masters 1000 event since 2012. Khachanov barely broke a sweat during his 6-1, 6-1 victory over Sebastian Baez in the first round. However, the Russian had to dig deep to get past Marc-Andrea Huesler in the second round, eventually overcoming him in three sets to win 6-3, 4-6, 6-4....

How To Play Wordle Wordle is the massively popular little word game by the New York Times Games. It went viral in early 2022, and this spawned a bunch of copycats and clones, like the one that has players guessing Pokemon in the Wordle style. The original is still hosted on both the NYT Games site and the newspaper’s Crossword puzzle app. Other versions will have different answers than what is listed in this article, and they may also have slightly different rules....

Much of the reaction was predictable: Oh yeah, well, what’s Andy Reid done in Kansas City? He’s won one game, that’s what. Good riddance, still. MORE: Week 13 NFL picks | How Jeremy Maclin shredded the Bills | NFL playoff picture So, fast forward to today. Reid doesn’t have one win anymore. He has five straight wins, putting the 6-5 Chiefs into the AFC’s first wild-card spot with five games to go....