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☆ How Celtics’ clutch defense won Game 4 to sweep Pacers, advance to NBA Finals: 4 takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( The Athletic Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Jaylen Brown posted a game-high 29 points along with six rebounds, three steals and four 3-pointers to lead the Celtics. Game 1 of the NBA Finals will be played in Boston on June 6 against either the Dallas Mavericks or Minnesota Timberwolves. Celtics execute down the stretchThe longstanding question about the Celtics has been: How they will execute at the end of close games? The Pacers elevated their game in every way after losing Haliburton, forcing Boston to hone its end game execution and defensive effort. Down 3-0 in the series without Haliburton, the game could have easily turned into a blowout and the Celtics could have cruised to the NBA Finals.

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We'll show you how to watch Celtics vs. Pacers Game 2 live streams from anywhere. You can also bookmark our NBA Playoffs hub for info on future Celtics vs. Pacers games. ET / 5 p.m. PT on ESPNWhere to watch Pacers vs. Celtics in the USCeltics vs. Pacers Game 2 will air on ESPN on Thursday at 8 p.m. For cord-cutters, this means exploring a live TV streaming cable alternative like Sling TV. Sign up for a live TV streaming package if you don't already have one.

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☆ Kristi Noem’s dog: The internet wants you to believe this is the dog she shot. It isn’t.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Indeed, when I Googled “Kristi Noem’s dog” this morning, it was one of the first pictures that popped up. It was on the “Puppy” subreddit where user “LukeWarm273” posted a photo of their dog “Blue” last year. “He’s a cutie,” one Reddit user responded. “Please join me in wishing Cricket (the dog Kristi Noem shot to death) a blessed journey to the land of beautiful puppy dog souls. The story shows a photo of Reddit user LukeWarm273's dog, Blue, next to Noem.

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☆ Caitlin Clark battles through ankle injury as Indiana Fever falls to fourth consecutive WNBA loss
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Indiana Fever’s winless start to the season continued on Monday with a narrow 88-84 loss to the Connecticut Sun, but it was an ankle injury suffered by No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark that will likely have left the team most concerned. “I turned it pretty good,” Clark told reporters after the game. “I think it just got caught, I don’t think I stepped on anybody. Clark returned to the game and finished with 17 points.

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☆ Cohen Holds His Temper in Check During Hours of Cross-Examination
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Michael Wilson | More About Michael Wilson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Much has been said about Michael D. Cohen’s composure during his lengthy cross-examination, as if it were a facade that couldn’t be expected to hold much longer. Mr. Cohen, 57, is a central-casting New Yorker, brash and sharp-elbowed. After falling out with Mr. Trump, Mr. Cohen turned his fury on his former boss, once calling him a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” on social media. This week, Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, has tried to lure that earlier version of the witness into the spotlight, repeatedly goading him about lies he has told. Just minutes before Thursday’s lunch break, Mr. Blanche accused Mr. Cohen once again of an untruth, this time about a call to Mr. Trump’s bodyguard.

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☆ From a Dead Dog to a Made-Up Meeting: Takeaways From Kristi Noem’s Book
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In one sense, Kristi Noem has had a wildly successful rollout of her new book: America can’t stop talking about it. But all the chatter is not for the reasons Ms. Noem, the conservative governor of South Dakota, might have expected when she finished “No Going Back,” a memoir that recounts her political career. The book appears aimed at raising her profile as a MAGA loyalist while former President Donald J. Trump weighs his choices for running mate. Just a month ago, Ms. Noem had been widely seen as a contender. The killing of the dog, a 14-month-old wire-haired pointer named Cricket, has drawn bipartisan criticism and scrutiny.

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☆ Kristi Noem compares Trump to her 3-year-old granddaughter: 'He's full of surprises too'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Kristi Noem paid an odd compliment to former President Donald Trump in her much-talked-about memoir. AdvertisementAs for Trump, Noem, who previously served in Congress before she was elected to lead the Mount Rushmore State, offered effusive praise for the former president throughout the book. "He really doesn't think he's better than anyone else," Noem wrote on Trump, a claim that even the former president might protest. "I love to watch her figure things out, in ways that grown-ups like me, would never consider, because that's just how we've always done things, Noem wrote.

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☆ Why Kristi Noem Is in the Doghouse
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( A.O. Scott | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In April 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was photographed lifting one of his beagles (he had two, named Him and Her) by the ears. Johnson won the 1964 presidential election in a landslide. Kristi Noem is no L.B.J. Appearing on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Noem was unapologetic. She insisted that Cricket, whom she described in her book as an “untrainable” chicken-killer, got what was coming.

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☆ How to Know When a Good Dog Has Gone Bad
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Emily Anthes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Since late last month, Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota has been the subject of fierce bipartisan attacks for her decision to shoot and kill her family dog, a 14-month-old German wirehaired pointer named Cricket. Ms. Noem has repeatedly defended her actions, which are detailed in her forthcoming memoir, in which she says the dog was “aggressive,” “untrainable” and “dangerous to anyone she came in contact with.”On Sunday, she suggested that President Biden should have considered killing his own dog, Commander, a German shepherd who was banished from the White House last year after repeatedly biting Secret Service officers. But euthanasia should be an option of last resort, they said, used only when a dog poses a serious danger and other potential solutions have been ruled out. In the cases of both Cricket and Commander, there were plenty of reasonable, nonlethal approaches available.

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☆ Kristi Noem Suggests Biden’s Dog Should Have Been Killed, Too
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She said that the dog proved “untrainable,” “dangerous to anyone she came in contact with” and “less than worthless” as a hunting dog — so she shot her in a gravel pit. “I hated that dog,” Ms. Noem wrote. She also alluded to Commander in elaborating on her decision to shoot Cricket: “A dog who bites is dangerous and unpredictable (are you listening, Joe Biden?) — especially if you are running a business where people interact with your dogs,” she wrote. Imagining becoming president in 2025 and sending Mr. Biden’s dog to meet his maker, Ms. Noem added: “Commander, say hello to Cricket for me.”

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☆ Caitlin Clark plays in WNBA preseason debut after being drafted No. 1 by Indiana Fever
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, scored a game-high 21 points in the team’s preseason game Friday against the Dallas Wings. I think it’s a good kickoff to the WNBA season. I think the way we play, you know there’s some things we could’ve executed a little better. Ogunbowale finished with 19 points, including nine points in the fourth quarter, to lift the Wings to the preseason victory. Michael Conroy/APBoston – who averaged 14.5 points and 8.4 rebounds last season – said she hopes to improve on a promising debut WNBA campaign.

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CNN —For South Dakota Gov. A bipartisan group of members of Congress set up a Congressional Dog Lovers Caucus in a not so subtle dig to the South Dakota governor. Some Republicans came to her defense, like South Dakota Rep. As many questioned why she volunteered this story in her book, Noem said it demonstrates how she doesn’t run from the truth. As governor of South Dakota during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, she resisted lockdowns.

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☆ CNN gets a rare look at the Iranian missiles and drones that hit Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Fred Pleitgen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But he’s more than happy to show the missiles and drones Iran used in its first ever attack against Israel launched directly from Iranian soil. Iran’s attack on Israel included drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. “NATO, The United States and Arab countries of the region wanted to create barriers for our drones, missiles and cruise missiles, but they failed,” Belali says. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that ballistic missiles that reached Israel fell on the airbase and caused only light structural damage. Shahed attack drones on an unmarked truck at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards exhibit in Tehran, Iran on May 1, 2024.

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☆ Who is Kristi Noem trying to impress by bragging about killing her dog?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's forthcoming book reveals she shot and killed her family dog. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Kristi Noem's forthcoming book detailing how she killed her daughter's young dog, the rising Republican politician has doubled down on the decision as a matter of principle. The 14-month-old dog, Noem said, had an "aggressive personality" and hadn't been trained to hunt properly.

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☆ Opinion: Kristi Noem might have underestimated the decency of dog lovers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Not surprisingly, the report about Noem killing the dog has led to a furor in the media and on the internet. That, however, apparently was not how Noem viewed Cricket, writing in the book that she “hated” the rambunctious puppy. That, Noem wrote, was the last straw. Of course, President Joe Biden also has a pet dog — although Commander has not been the best-behaved dog at times. The book is filled with many honest stories of my life, good and bad days, challenges, painful decisions, and lessons learned,” Noem wrote.

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☆ ‘Where’s Cricket?’ Don’t Ask. Kristi Noem Defends Killing Her Dog.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kristi Noem of South Dakota on Friday defended a story included in her forthcoming biography in which she describes killing a family dog on their farm, to her daughter’s distress — a grisly anecdote that instantly drew criticism from a number of political opponents. Ms. Noem, a Republican who is widely seen as a contender to be former President Donald J. Trump’s running mate, shared details about shooting the 14-month-old dog, a female wirehaired pointer named Cricket, and an unnamed goat, according to excerpts first reported by The Guardian. An avid hunter, Ms. Noem wrote that she had hoped to train Cricket to hunt pheasant, but that she proved “untrainable,” “dangerous to anyone she came in contact with” and “less than worthless” as a hunting dog. “I hated that dog,” Ms. Noem wrote, according to The Guardian. It was after Cricket ruined a hunting trip, killed another family’s chickens and bit the governor that Ms. Noem recalled deciding to kill the dog; she shot Cricket in a gravel pit.

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☆ NBA Playoffs: Luka Dončić leads Dallas Mavericks to road victory over Los Angeles Clippers to tie series
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It was ’90s basketball at its best.”The Mavericks were led by 32 points from Luka Dončić, who added yet another playoff win against the Clippers to his résumé, along with six rebounds and nine assists. The Clippers closed the gap again, but Dončić hit a clutch, step-back three-pointer over James Harden with 1:26 left in the game to extend Dallas’ lead to 90-81. The heat of the moment caused Dončić to turn to the Clippers crowd and roar in triumph. Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News/Getty Images“Just staying poised and understanding that mistakes are going to happen, and it’s a playoff game,” he told the Mavs broadcast. Pacers level series against Bucks, Timberwolves extend lead over the SunsElsewhere, the Indiana Pacers leveled their first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks with an impressive 125-108 Game 2 road victory.

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☆ Video shows the moment a man shone a laser pointer at an aircraft, risking 'catastrophic consequences,' and leading to a prison sentence
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Andrew Wilson admitted to shining a laser at aircraft in two incidents back in 2022. Wilson was sentenced to four months in prison last Thursday. AdvertisementA 53-year-old man was sentenced to four months in prison after shining a laser at a passenger jet. Jason Marshalsea, the police officer in charge of the case, said: "Shining a laser beam at an aircraft is dangerous and irresponsible and could result in catastrophic consequences." AdvertisementIncidents involving lasers and planes have been on the rise in recent years, despite pleas from authorities for people to stop shining lasers at aircraft.

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☆ Meet the 12 first-round picks of the WNBA draft
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The WNBA draft was held on Monday, April 15, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. The Indiana Fever selected Caitlin Clark first overall. AdvertisementThe WNBA reported that the 2023 season was "its most-watched regular season in 21 years," with combined viewership across networks "up 21 percent over the 2022 regular season." With big names like Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark joining the league, there's no telling what new heights it'll reach this season. AdvertisementGet to know all 12 talented women from the first round of the draft as they prepare to continue changing the world of women's basketball, one block, three-pointer, and rebound at a time.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, —, Clark, Jeff Pagliocca, Angel Reese Organizations: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Indiana Fever, Service, NCAA, ESPN, Sky Locations: New York

☆ Caitlin Clark put on 8 pounds of muscle to 'take her game to the next level.' Here's how she did it, according to the trainer who helped her.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Advertisement"That hindered me at points last year; people were physical with me," Clark told Haley Jones on the "Sometimes I Hoop" podcast. AdvertisementSummer 2022 "was the first summer where we actually had a full summer of training," Alexander said. Alexander told the New York Times she saw that video and told Clark: "I don't think you were running fast enough." The final piece of the puzzle for Clark or any other player, Alexander said, is their commitment to doing their "best every single day." AP Photo/Michael Conroy"I think that's really showed throughout conference play especially, but obviously earlier in the year too," Clark told Jones.

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DETROIT (AP) — Dalton Knecht had 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals, and Tennessee moved within a victory of its first trip to the Final Four, beating Creighton 82-75 in a Midwest Region semifinal on Friday night. When Tennessee lost last year in the regional semifinals for the second straight season, Knecht was at Northern Colorado and Zeigler was out with a torn knee ligament. The Bluejays advanced to the second weekend of the tournament with a rout of Akron and a double-overtime win over Oregon. Tennessee: Barnes had his team prepared and made sound adjustments, but he needs another win to quiet his critics. UP NEXTThe Vols will play in front of a pro-Boilermakers crowd when Purdue tries to make its first Final Four since 1980.

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Reese had 16 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out late in the game for the Tigers, who closed the game on a 14-2 run. LSU advanced to the Elite Eight, where it will face either Iowa or Colorado in Monday night’s regional final. Lauren Betts had 14 points and 17 rebounds for UCLA, which finished the season at 27-7. That ended an 8-0 LSU run and cut what had been a 10-point lead to 34-27. UCLA: The Bruins have made 19 NCAA Tournaments and have been in the Sweet 16 nine times, including three in the last four years.

Persons: — Flau’jae Johnson, Angel Reese, Reese, Aneesah Morrow, Mikaylah Williams, Lauren Betts, Londynn Jones, Gabriela Jaquez, Kiki Rice, Jones, Johnson, Kim Mulkey Organizations: LSU, UCLA, Tigers, Bruins, Washington Post, UConn Locations: ALBANY, N.Y, Iowa, Colorado

☆ Opinion: How Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reveals America’s true nature
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Opinion Roxanne Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And Beyoncé’s bold, brilliant new album “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” which dropped Friday, is no exception to those musical roots. Roxanne Jones CNNIt was from Africa that the banjo, the signature instrument of country music, arrived on our nation’s shores. For a brief time in the 1960s and 1970s, Black country music artists received some commercial success and recognition. And, though he’s in the Country Music Hall of Fame today, Bailey was never recognized for his countless contributions to the genre. And by this measure, I’d say Beyoncé’s second act, “Cowboy Carter,” is indeed classic country music.

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☆ CNN Exclusive: Conservative bigwig Matt Schlapp agreed to hefty settlement to end sexual assault lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Jamie Gangel | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Republican operative who accused American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault last year received a significant financial settlement in exchange for dropping his lawsuit against Schlapp, multiple sources familiar with the case told CNN. The $480,000 settlement was paid to Carlton Huffman through an insurance policy, according to a source familiar with the details. The original lawsuit filed by Huffman against Schlapp asked for more than $9 million in damages. Huffman told CNN that Schlapp made unwanted sexual advances, including groping and fondling his groin without consent, on the ride back from two Atlanta-area bars on October 19, 2022. A former official on the Walker campaign told CNN he does not believe the settlement exonerates Schlapp.

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