Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Scorpio. Happy Birthday for Wednesday, April 24, 2024: You are devoted, loyal, generous and warmhearted, which is why you are always ready to help others. This is the final year of a nine-year cycle for you, which means it’s time to let go of people, places and things that have been holding you back. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ This is a good day to wrap up business related to inheritances, taxes, debt, insurance matters and shared property. This is because you’re in a practical frame of mind toda ..read more

WINNIPEG — The margins are never thinner, and the swings are never greater than in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Colorado Avalanche was centimeters from a potentially back-breaking goal and about 27 minutes from a 2-0 series deficit Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. A few minutes later, the Avs had control of the game and a period later had stolen home-ice advantage from the Winnipeg Jets in this opening-round series. Artturi Lehkonen, Zach Parise and Josh Manson scored during a potentially series-shifting flurry late in the second period, and the Avalanche claimed a 5-2 victory in Game 2 t ..read more

Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. Related Articles Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche’s Miles Wood embraced fresh start, physical play in Game 1: “I thought he was great” Colorado Avalanche | Once the biggest question, Avalanche’s center depth looked like a strength in Game 1 vs. Jets Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche vs. Jets Game 2: Three keys for Avs as goaltender intrigue continues Colorado Avalanche | Keeler: Avalanche, Jared Bednar have no choice: Goalie Justus Annunen, if healthy, needs to start ..read more

Brendan Rodgers has said in his quiet voice more than once, “We’re going to get out of this.” Tuesday night, the Rockies’ soft-spoken second baseman swung a big stick, blasting a fifth-inning grand slam to power the Rockies to a 7-4 victory over San Diego at chilly Coors Field. Rodgers’ first career grand slam was undoubtedly fueled by frustration — his and his teammates’. Colorado, which had lost eight of its last 10 games, had not gone deep in six consecutive games, one short of the franchise record. Rodgers entered the game hitting .194 with no home runs and just three RBIs. He was initiall ..read more

By Genevieve Ko, The New York Times My cousins and I used to dare one another to touch the shrimp, their 10 legs dancing, their antennae waving. At the Chinese seafood restaurants near us in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California, the servers would bring our orders, still alive, to the table for approval before taking them into the kitchen. In Cantonese cuisine, feisty fish and crustaceans are prized for their delicate freshness. The best shrimp would be gently boiled whole and served with a soy dipping sauce laced with hot chiles. Their heads had a sweet sea-saltiness, and their bodies ..read more

By Christina Morales, The New York Times During Passover, Jews move culinary mountains with matzo: cheesy lasagna with layers of the unleavened bread instead of noodles; peanut and caramel brittle; homemade pasta; and even pizza. It’s one of 10-year-old Hudson Greenstein’s favorite foods. During Passover two years ago, he was craving pizza when he and his father stopped by one of his favorite neighborhood restaurants, Nick’s Pizza & Ice Cream in Armonk, New York, to pick up a salad for his mother. That’s where he got the idea to sell matzo pizza. Last year, he organized a pop-up, Yalla Mat ..read more

By HALELUYA HADERO (AP Business Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income. The TikTok legislation was included as part of a larger $95 billion package that provides foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel and was passed 79-18. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who said in a statement immediately aft ..read more

One of 10 gray wolves reintroduced to Colorado in December was found dead in Larimer County on Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed. Related Articles Colorado News | Wildlife officials confirm a second Colorado livestock wolf kill, this time in Jackson County Colorado News | New bill would make it harder for ranchers to be compensated for livestock killed by wolves Colorado News | Opinion: What Colorado’s new wolves first few months might have been like Colorado News | Colorado’s wolves roamed from northwesternmost county to across Continental Divide last month Colorado ..read more

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after Jamal Murray’s buzzer-beating game-winner over Anthony Davis and the Lakers. Among the topics discussed: Jamal Murray has an all-time postseason resume that keeps growing. Is the killer over Davis the best of his shots to date? Down 20 with 10 minutes to play in the third quarter, the Nuggets erupted to beat the Lakers for the 10th straight time. Will the Nuggets sweep or can L.A. muster something, anything to push the series to five games? Do the Nuggets need to make ..read more

The Broncos have made perhaps one of their easiest decisions of the offseason. Denver exercised the fifth-year option on All-Pro cornerback Pat Surtain II’s rookie contract on Tuesday, keeping him under contract through 2025. Surtain, the ninth overall pick in 2021, will earn $6.6 million ($3.5 million guaranteed) in 2024, according to Over The Cap. But his salary of $19.8 million in 2025 will be fully guaranteed. Considered one of the best cornerbacks in the league, Surtain made his second straight Pro Bowl appearance after recording 69 tackles and 12 passes defended in 2023. The former Alaba ..read more