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Uzbekistan votes on changes that extend president’s tenure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Voters in Uzebekistan, the most populous former Soviet Central Asian republic, cast ballots Sunday in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reforms but that also would allow the country’s president to stay in office until 2040.Approval appears certain. Backers have conducted an array of promotional events featuring local celebrities, and elections in Uzbekistan are widely regarded as noncompetitive. The proposed changes include lengthening the presidential term from five to seven years, while retaining the existing two-term limit. But although President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is in his second term, the change in term length would allow him to run twice more after his current tenure ends in 2026. Other changes include abolishing capital punishment and boosting legal protections for citizens, including those accused of crimes.Under Mirziyoyev’s predecessor, Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan was one of the region’s most repr...

Police issue fentanyl warning after 3 deaths and one overdose in last 2 days

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

York region police are warning the public about the dangers of fentanyl after three deaths and one overdose in the last two days. Police say between Friday and Saturday they responded to three drug-related calls in the area of Robinson Street and Highway 48 in Markham. Investigators believe at least three deaths and one overdose incident that was treated in hospital is connected to the use of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid drug that is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin. “If fentanyl is mistaken for another less-potent opioid like morphine, heroin or oxycodone, overdoses can easily occur,” police said in a release issued Saturday night. “Depending on how it’s administered, the user may not notice the difference until it’s too late.”Symptoms of an overdose include slow, irregular and shallow respirations, pinpoint pupils, muscle rigidity, seizures and unconsciousness leading to coma. Minor effects include dizziness, drowsine...

Man seriously wounded in Upper Beaches shooting; suspect arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

A man has been seriously injured following a shooting in the Upper Beaches. Police say they were called to a building in the area of Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue just before 8 p.m. Saturday for reports someone had been shot. When they arrived they found a man inside a building suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby trauma centre in serious but non-life threatening condition. Just before 11 p.m. police said an arrest had been made but provided no further details.

Austin snaps long goalless streak; can't get over the hill in 2-2 home draw with San Jose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC snapped a streak of nearly 400 minutes without a goal, but their winless streak was extended to six matches in a 2-2 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday at Q2 Stadium.With Emiliano Rigoni's first goal in his Austin FC career in the 40th minute, it ended a 395-minute goalless streak for Verde and Black that started following Jon Gallagher's goal in the 5th minute of a March 25 1-1 draw with Colorado. They went three entire matches without a goal with two losses to LAFC and the LA Galaxy.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersSebastian Driussi provided an equalizer in the 79th minute to tie the match at 2-2, but Verde and Black couldn't find another one to get their first win in Major League Soccer play since beating Real Salt Lake 2-1 March 11."A lot of progress in this performance, for sure," Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff said. "We gave ...

School lunches in conceptual NYS budget

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Included in Governor Hochul's conceptual budget is $134 million towards school lunches. When it comes to school lunches, different groups and legislators are hoping to increase the aid currently proposed. According to school lunch director and member of New York State School Nutrition Public Policy Committee, Patrick Kenneally, Hochul's plan to solve hunger in schools is not where it should be. Conceptual NYS budget agreement: Minimum Wage increase "When the governor released the $134 million funding, she stated that it was gonna go towards low-income populations, but also said regardless of income. So she kind of contradicted herself," described Kenneally.Jessica Pino-Goodspeed, with Hunger Solutions New York, says families just over a certain income are out of luck. "Under the current program, a family of four must make under $51,000 a year, far below a living wage, in order to be income eligible for free school meals," explained Pino-Goodspeed. Get the ...

Kiszla: Gritty, little underdog Nuggets remind Phoenix who’s real team to beat in the West

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

Maybe it’s time the NBA power-brokers and pundits woke up, got off their lazy rumps, grabbed an old-fashioned road atlas and took a little trip to discover a team from our dusty old cowtown in the lost time zone.Don’t know about you. But for championship frauds, the gritty, little Nuggets look for real to me.The Nuggets burned hotter than the Suns in a dominant 125-107 victory that opened this best-of-seven playoff series with a revelation.“Nobody’s picking us to win,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Saturday. “All the pressure’s on them.”When the playoffs began, Las Vegas oddsmakers made Phoenix the favorite to come out of the Western Conference. Although it doesn’t happen often, it appears that perhaps those wise guys in Vegas were wrong.Let anybody and everybody suggest Denver is a fraud as a No. 1 seed. Milwaukee and Memphis are already gone from the championship hunt. The Nuggets know they’re legit contenders.“...

Rockies’ Noah Davis rocked by D-backs as Colorado loses seventh straight at Coors Field

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

Noah Davis dodged his inevitable baptism by fire, until Saturday night.The Rockies’ rookie right-hander, so good in his first two big-league starts, was roasted by the Diamondbacks, who ripped Colorado, 11-4, in front of 34,399 fans at Coors Field.“The first couple of starts went well and I felt like I was competing,” Davis said. “All you can really ask for is to go out there and compete and see what the results are. But you have to take your lumps when they come. It’s going to be a learning process.”Davis, 25, entered the game with an 0.93 ERA, the lowest in Rockies history for a pitcher’s first two career starts. Davis was also the only Rockies pitcher to not allow an extra-base hit through his first two starts. But it took Arizona just two innings to teach Davis some big-league lessons. He departed having given up seven runs on seven hits with an ERA of 6.17.“He threw strikes for the most part, although there were some walks in ther...

Jamal Murray, Nuggets strike first with commanding Game 1 rout over Suns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

Jamal Murray was helpless the last time Denver met Phoenix in the postseason. Forgive him for soaking in the moment.As Murray rained in 3-pointers and converted on preposterous finishes at the rim, the Nuggets’ emotional heartbeat beckoned to the home fans to get louder. Even if he got a taste of that feeling again in the first round of the playoffs, Murray wasn’t about to let the moment pass.Led by Murray, the Nuggets pummeled the Suns, 125-107, in Saturday night’s Game 1 Western Conference semifinal at Ball Arena, sending the first missive in this tantalizing matchup. Murray finished with 34 points and six 3-pointers, quieting those who suggested Phoenix’s superstars might overshadow Denver’s.According to Nuggets coach Michael Malone, Murray “just continues to add to the legend of playoff Jamal Murray.”Nikola Jokic assembled a 24-point, 19-rebound performance that had to leave the Suns wondering how they’d contend with his size heading into Monday’s Game 2. The Nuggets outrebounde...

Nuggets 3-pointers: Jamal Murray’s playoff legend grows after epic Game 1 vs. Phoenix Suns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ 125-107 win over the Phoenix Suns in the second round of their Western Conference playoff series:Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Jamal Murray, Nuggets strike first with commanding Game 1 rout over Suns Denver Nuggets | Kevin Durant heaps praise on Nuggets: MPJ is an X-factor, Nikola Jokic a future Hall of Famer Denver Nuggets | Why Nuggets’ Jamal Murray is “built for” the NBA playoff stage Denver Nuggets | Keeler: Nuggets star Nikola Jokic doesn’t “need” NBA title to confirm GOAT status. Pressure? Pressure in this series is all on Kevin Durant and NBA’s favorite Suns. Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns: Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions 1. Playoff Murray = Legend Murray? After his trey off transition with 6:57 left in the game pushed the Nuggets lead to 112-95, when the Suns called timeout to ...

1 killed, 9 hospitalized in Santa Monica crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:40 GMT

One person was killed and nine others were hospitalized after a crash in Santa Monica on Saturday.The deadly collision happened on Pacific Coast Highway around 3:10 p.m., according to Santa Monica police.The two-vehicle crash left one person dead. Six adults and two small children were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Their ages and identities have not been released.One person was killed and nine others were hospitalized after a crash in Santa Monica on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)One person was killed and nine others were hospitalized after a crash in Santa Monica on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)One person was killed and nine others were hospitalized after a crash in Santa Monica on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)One person was killed and nine others were hospitalized after a crash in Santa Monica on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)One person was killed and nine others were hospitalized after a crash in Santa Monica on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)One person was killed and nine others were...