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Jalyn Smoot

For the first time since the 1983-84 regular season, a professional NBA game will be played in Las Vegas this week. The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, which Forbes tabbed as a major TV ratings success, will host its semifinals and finals at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday and Saturday night.

Billionaire athlete LeBron James plans to use his wealth to bring an NBA team to Las Vegas

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

The Denver City Council honored two women of color Monday revered in the community and gone too soon. The council issued proclamations honoring Lucille Ruibal Rivera and Patricia “Patt” Houston. The council revered Ruibal Rivera, the victim in a murder-suicide, as an incredible photographer, healthcare advocate and community leader. Lucille “Ruibal Rivera was a revered pillar of the community in Denver,” the proclamation states. “She co-founded Clinica Tepayac to care for medically underserved communities, worked to help it thrive and grow, and joined its board of directors eventually serving as its chair.”

Denver honors Latina, Black leaders gone too soon

Chicago, IL

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Despite the abundance of food in local grocery stores, thousands of migrants face hurdles in securing adequate nutrition due to restrictions, uncoordinated food distribution. In the heart of Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, Jessana Malaue, a Venezuelan migrant, grapples not only with the worries of providing for her family but also the complexities of food insecurity in her newfound home. As she navigates the chilly confines of a crowded shelter, she reflects on the paradox of abundance and scarcity coexisting.

Chicago's Migrant Struggle With Hunger as New Arrivals Have Half the Food They Need

U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel's home defaced with antisemitic graffiti. The Michigan residence of U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti featuring the word "Nazis." The act of hate was revealed through a photo posted online by Emanuel's friend and former Obama adviser, David Axelrod, who strongly condemned the attack.

Former Chicago Mayor, Ambassador to Japan Faces Hate Crime as Nazi Graffiti Spray-Painted on House

The Denver City Council will consider again Monday extending the mayor’s emergency declaration over homelessness. In reality, Denver is facing two emergencies – the matter of the unhoused population that’s already here, and the issue of migrants from south of the border that have come flowing into the city. From December 2022 to August 2023, the Denver mayor declared an emergency around the migrant influx. The situation with the migrants is even more urgent now. Migrants who have timed out of the city’s shelter system are living on the streets in tents. Many are families with young children and pregnant mothers.

Migrant, homeless emergencies merge into one urgent crisis in Denver

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Haaland Ties Champions League Record With Five Goals in a Single Match

The Manchester City star matched marks set by Lionel Messi and Luiz Adriano with his performance against in the round of 16 second leg. Erling Haaland’s...

Haaland Ties Champions League Record With Five Goals in a Single Match

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