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Warriors provide proof of concept with defensive gem against Mavericks

SAN FRANCISCO — The Mavericks had won 11 of 12 games. Their two stars, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, are as dangerous as any scorers in the NBA, and they’ve been playing off each other brilliantly. They’ve engineered the fourth most efficient offense in the league since the All-Star break. They came into the Chase Center and didn’t crack the century mark. Golden State, which has suddenly clicked into playoff-caliber defense, held Dallas to 100 points — the Mavericks’ lowest total since Jan. 31. It carried the Warriors to a victory on a night in which Steph Curry scored 13 and Klay Thompson logged only 13 points. “Just a little bit more aware and understanding (of) our coverages, trying to communicate early,” Chris Paul said. “It’s funny, all season, we sort of just didn’t know where to be. Sometimes guys aren’t there. We’re starting to understand that defense is what we’ve got to be able to hang our hat on. Our offense, we’ve got some amazing shooters and scorers and whatnot, but if we defend, it opens everything else up.” By settling in defensively, the

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Kurtenbach: Draymond Green will not let the Warriors go down without a fight

Draymond Green has never been quiet about anything. He always has something to say. So did you really think he would let the Warriors’ dynasty end quietly? This man fought his way into the league, and he won’t be leaving without a fight, either. And there’s plenty of fight left in him yet. (The good, productive kind.) With Steph Curry gassed and the Warriors’ season teetering on the brink amid the final stretch, Green has done something that few players in this league can actually do: He’s willed his team to victory. And it’s been loud, brash, and so, so needed. There are a lot of guys who can play well enough for their team to win the game. They might even hit the last shot or make a big play down the stretch. But the class of players that can put a team on their back and take them over the finish line is small. And there is still no player who can do it the way Green can — by making the little things big. If you need examples of what I mean

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Tornadoes reported in several states, storms head for East Coast

Tornadoes reported in several states, storms head for East Coast – CBS News Watch CBS News Severe storms caused a second day of damage this week for millions across the U.S. There were a dozen reports of tornadoes from Alabama to Ohio. CBS News’ Dave Malkoff has more on the destruction left in the weather’s wake and meteorologist Tony Sadiku reports on where the system is headed next. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

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White House cancels iftar dinner after meeting with Muslim community leaders

White House cancels iftar dinner after meeting with Muslim community leaders – CBS News Watch CBS News An iftar dinner at the White House to mark the end of the daily fast during Ramadan was canceled Tuesday night, following a meeting between President Biden and Muslim community leaders. Tensions rose during the meeting, with a Palestinian-American ER doctor who recently went to Gaza saying he walked out in protest after addressing the war. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

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How to protect your eyes during 2024 solar eclipse

A stunning total solar eclipse will be visible to millions of people across Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8. Astronomers are encouraging everyone within the path to enjoy this rare sight for the last time until August 2044 – but only if they can do so safely. And sunglasses won’t be enough to protect your eyes for this celestial event. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, completely blocking the sun’s face. RELATED: Delta offers special flight along total solar eclipse path for ultimate viewing experience Those within the path of totality, or locations where the moon’s shadow will completely cover the sun, will see a total solar eclipse. People outside the path of totality will still be able to see a partial solar eclipse, where the moon only blocks part of the sun’s face. If your location only affords a view of the partial solar eclipse, some of the sun’s powerful light will always be visible. And any glimpse of the sun’s brightness with the naked eye is not only uncomfortable, it’s dangerous. Why

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Sticker shock: Some colleges could cost up to $95,000 this fall

NEW YORK — As more than 2 million graduating high school students from across the United States finalize their decisions on what college to attend this fall, many are facing jaw-dropping costs – in some cases, as much as $95,000. A number of private colleges – some considered elite and others middle-of-the-pack – have exceeded the $90,000 threshold for the first time this year as they set their annual costs for tuition, board, meals and other expenses. That means a wealthy family with three children could expect to shell out more than $1 million by the time their youngest child completes a four-year degree. But the sticker price tells only part of the story. Many colleges with large endowments have become more focused in recent years on making college affordable for students who aren’t wealthy. Lower-income families may be required to pay just 10% of the advertised rate and, for some, attending a selective private college can turn out to be cheaper than a state institution. “Ninety thousand dollars clearly is a lot of money, and it catches people’s attention, for sure,” said Phillip Levine

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FDA clears first digital treatment for depression, but experts caution that research is still early

The US Food and Drug Administration is allowing the use of Rejoyn, the first prescription digital treatment for major depressive disorder. Rejoyn, made by Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Click Therapeutics, is a smartphone app intended for use alongside antidepressant medications for people 22 and older who have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. It employs a six-week program that combines a new approach called cognitive-emotional training and cognitive behavioral therapy lessons, according to a news release. Since Rejoyn is classified as a low- to medium-risk medical device, it needed only to prove that it is “substantially equivalent” to another marketed device – meaning it is just as safe and effective – to gain FDA clearance. “Rejoyn represents a novel and exciting adjunctive treatment option to address major depressive disorder symptoms that complements the current standard of care,” Dr. John Kraus, executive vice president and chief medical officer at Otsuka, said in the release. “While traditional approaches are often effective, many are left with only a partial response to treatment.” Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in the US. About 18% of American

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Costco begins offering Ozempic prescriptions to some members

NEW YORK — The warehouse retailer Costco is now offering its US members access to prescriptions for GLP-1 weight loss drugs through its low-cost healthcare partner Sesame. Costco first partnered with Sesame, a direct-to-consumer healthcare marketplace that connects medical providers nationwide with consumers, last fall when it began offering its members online health checkups for as low as $29. But about two months after that announcement, Costco and Sesame noticed that about one in five customer inquiries was about weight-loss help and began working on a new program to address that interest, Sesame co-founder and president Michael Botta told CNN. “It wasn’t what we initially thought would make sense to offer for Costco members who were coming to Sesame,” he said. “But we realized pretty quickly, just by looking at what people were curious about, that there was a clear unmet need here,” he said. The fruit of their labor, a renewable three-month program, officially launched on Tuesday and includes a video consultation with a weight loss doctor or specialist, a GLP-1 or weight loss prescription, if appropriate, and ongoing support through unlimited messaging and

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Saved from oblivion, these are the movies worth seeing at UCLA’s Festival of Preservation

Hello preservation, my old friend. I’ve come to talk of you again. It’s not just any film conservation project that’s compelled my attention but UCLA’s justly acclaimed Festival of Preservation. Unspooling from Friday through the weekend, it’s one of the great events on the Los Angeles movie calendar and, even in its 21st biennial edition, still as exciting and groundbreaking as ever. The latest iteration of the festival (which is admission-free but is first come, first served for screenings in the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum) features the qualities that have always made it stand out. It’s not just gorgeous new versions of films you’ve never seen or seen only in diminished condition. The UCLA event inevitably includes remarkable movies you never even knew existed, films that expand our knowledge of the extent of the vast cinematic universe. Presented, as always, by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the 2024 edition is spread out over 15 programs. It starts on Friday at 7:30 p.m. on a festive note, with an in-person celebration of director Charles Burnett’s 80th birthday with a screening of his

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A trash-covered home in L.A. draws outrage, worry and a ‘Hoarders’ producer

For years, mounds and mounds of trash have surrounded a Spanish bungalow in Los Angeles’ Fairfax neighborhood. The front yard holds hundreds of white trash bags stacked 5 to 6 feet high. The bags are joined by a tangle of buckets and accumulated debris, like shoes, scooters, empty jugs, newspapers, Levi’s jeans and old Parliament cigarette cartons. The lawn is not visible. A short metal fence cloaked in ivy blocks off the property. The moat of trash in the yard reaches the driveway, encasing a red Toyota Corolla Twin Cam in crumpled tarps, coat hangers, broom handles, coffee cups, more newspaper and more plastic bags. Nearby, an old downspout has been refashioned into a sign with handwritten instructions to the U.S. Postal Service: “Deposit U.S. mail here,” with an arrow pointing to a bucket on the ground. For as long as they can remember, residents in this stretch of Martel Avenue just south of Melrose have complained to L.A. city officials of overgrown vegetation, mounds of trash and junk. Since last July, the Department of Building and Safety has fielded more than a dozen complaints

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NHTSA is over five months late in meeting deadline to strengthen car seats

By Kris Van Cleave April 3, 2024 / 11:13 AM EDT / CBS News Over five months after telling Congress a proposed regulation to strengthen vehicle seats to make them safer would be published “in the coming months,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has yet to meet a congressional deadline it missed last November.  In the infrastructure law signed in November 2021, Congress gave the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the nation’s top auto safety regulator, two years to make vehicle seats stronger, following a multi-year CBS News investigation .  “That is actually in the process of being developed. We don’t have any updates to share right now, but it is still being developed at NHTSA,” Sophie Shulman NHTSA deputy administrator, told CBS News’ Katie Krupnik at an event in Washington, Tuesday. “It’s something that we’re very focused on; it’s an incredibly important safety issue and something we’re very focused on getting done.” The new proposed regulation remains in what’s known as the “pre-rule” stage, and it has been stalled there for over two years. “For too long, families have had to worry

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DOJ announces nearly $80 million to help communities fight violent crime

By Robert Legare April 3, 2024 / 11:11 AM EDT / CBS News Washington — The Justice Department is set to invest nearly $80 million in additional funding to support community violence intervention programs across the country as part of the federal government’s multifaceted strategy to counter years of rising crime rates, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday.  At the same time, Garland said federal law enforcement officials are turning their attention to reducing violence in St. Louis, Missouri; Jackson, Mississippi; and Hartford, Connecticut, as part of an ongoing initiative to surge resources to areas experiencing spikes in crime. Homicides decreased nationwide by 13% in 2023, according to FBI statistics that Garland highlighted while speaking in Chicago. Overall, federal data indicate a 6% decrease in violent crime in communities across the country in 2023 compared to 2022.  Although he acknowledged that “there is still so much more to do,” the attorney general credited community violence intervention programs with some of the decreases in crime rates. These initiatives — funded by Justice Department grants — use evidence-based practices and data to work to end cycles of

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Century-old vessel found in “ship graveyard” off Australia coast

By Stephen Smith April 3, 2024 / 11:10 AM EDT / CBS News What technology could change the way we learn about shipwrecks What technology could change the way we learn about shipwrecks 05:06 Deep in the waters off the west coast of Australia lies a burial ground of old ships. Known as the Rottnest graveyard, the area holds dozens of historically significant vessels that have been scuttled over the decades, including navy ships and secretive submarines. Locating the wrecks has proven to be huge challenge, with some of the ships sitting at depths of up to 650 feet — but a small underwater drone has just discovered one sprawling 210-foot shipwreck that dates back about 100 years. A 15-pound drone named Hydrus used high-tech sensors to capture 4K video and imagery of the shipwreck scattered across the seafloor, according to a news release from underwater exploration company Advanced Navigation, which released video of the discovery. “Upon returning to the surface, the team analyzed the data and was thrilled to find Hydrus had examined a 64-metre shipwreck,” Peter Baker, subsea product manager at Advanced Navigation

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FAFSA glitches delaying financial aid clarity for students

FAFSA glitches delaying financial aid clarity for students – CBS News Watch CBS News Hundreds of thousands of prospective students trying to figure out their college plans are running into issues with their financial aid applications because of technical malfunctions by the federal government. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

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This teacher will guide you into talking with your dreams. A warning: They will talk back

Two weeks after I lost my sister, she visited me in a dream. Was it her, or was the dream a construction of my psyche, made to process this sudden loss? Either way, it shook me to my core. Since childhood, I’ve transcribed thousands of pages of dreams into bedside notebooks in the dark, but it wasn’t until I studied dream work, using techniques pioneered by Carl Jung and adapted for artists, that dreams began to change me. Dream work can be described as the process of interacting with unconscious material to generate deep, truth-charged work. Guided into a state of embodied meditation, the dreamer can “talk” with any element of the dream — characters, objects, room, weather. Shockingly, it all talks back. (aliana mt / For The Times) I first learned of dream work when I joined a theater company alongside Kim Gillingham, who founded the organization Creative Dream Work in 1999. Over the years, Gillingham has revolutionized Hollywood’s approach to artmaking through her work with Sandra Oh, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jane Campion and other luminaries who draw on their dreams to create unflinchingly authentic

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San Bernardino sheriff to address deadly use of force encounter

San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus will hold a news conference Wednesday to provide details regarding a lethal force encounter that left a man dead in Victorville. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when authorities responded to a call of an unwanted person at a Victorville home, the Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release. “A lethal force encounter occurred after deputies arrived and a male subject was later pronounced deceased,” the news release stated. Gunman sought after shooting victim in upscale Los Angeles apartment No details about the suspect, or what prompted the use of force were immediately available. Sheriff Dicus is scheduled to address the media at the Sheriff’s Department’s headquarters in San Bernardino at 9 a.m.