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December 9, 2024

Insiders break down the matchup between ‘the two hardest-playing teams’
OKLAHOMA CITY — There are many ways to describe the NBA Finals. Some see Oklahoma City vs. Indiana as the small-market Finals. To others, it’s known as the fiscal Finals — a rare championship matchup between non-luxury-tax-paying teams. On the court, it is a showdown between two of the league’s best guards, Thunder MVP Shai…
Crane collapse kills 2 at Florida construction site, officials say
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — Two people died Wednesday after a giant crane collapsed at the construction site for a new central Florida hospital, officials said. The collapse occurred at the site of the new Cape Canaveral Hospital in Merritt Island, which is on the Atlantic coast about 60 miles east of Orlando. Two people were…
Topo Chico recalled from Costco and other retailers due to possible contamination
Concern that some Topo Chico bottles may contain more than just minerals has prompted Coca-Cola to issue a recall following the discovery of bacteria that could pose health risks to individuals with weakened immune systems. Coca-Cola issued an initial recall announcement to Costco members on Monday, warning that select packs of Topo Chico Mineral Water…
Deported Guatemalan man back in U.S. after judge orders Trump administration to return him
A Guatemalan man who was deported by the Trump administration and then was ordered to be returned by a judge because of due process concerns is back in the United States, his attorney said Wednesday. The man, identified in court documents only as O.C.G., landed in the U.S. “a few hours ago” and contacted his…
Watch live: New York City mayoral prim debate
Watch live coverage of the New York City mayoral prim debate where nine candidates will take the stage.
Nintendo Switch 2 draws long lines and excited gamers
For the crowds outside Nintendo’s store in New York’s Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, a long wait was well worth getting their hands on the new Switch 2 console. Some camped out for hours, bringing their own makeshift waterproof tents and lawn chairs. Others stood in the line, which stretched several city blocks. A handful even…
Reddit sues AI startup Anthropic for breach of contract, ‘unfair competition’
Reddit is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for what it’s calling a breach of contract and for engaging in “unlawful and unfair business acts” by using the social media company’s platform and data without authority. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco on Wednesday, claims that Anthropic has been training its models on the personal data…
ICE arrests record number of immigrants in single day
Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the highest number of immigrant arrests in a single day in its history on Tuesday, detaining more than 2,200 people, according to one source familiar with the arrests and an ICE spokesperson who confirmed those numbers, as the agency responds to pressure from the White House to rapidly and dramatically…
Judge orders Trump administration to provide due process to some migrants deported to El Salvador
A federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to provide hundreds of migrants sent to CECOT, a maximum-security terrorism confinement center in El Salvador, habeas relief, ordering the government to provide the individuals an opportunity to challenge their detention and removal under President Donald Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act. The order applies to…