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0714紐約時報
*【海地計畫為遇害前總統舉辦國葬】
Jovenel Moïse遇刺一周後，調查仍在進行中，海地的權力鬥爭也仍然在繼續。與此同時，該國政府正在為他準備一場“與國家元首的身份相稱的”葬禮。儘管對Jovenel Moïse的領導能力和施政方針存在分歧意見，但許多海地人認為，必須尊重總統的尊嚴。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/13/world/haiti-president-assassinated#as-haiti-plans-a-state-funeral-how-much-can-it-unite-the-nation
*【海地總統遇刺案之謎：一名醫生緣何成為最大嫌犯】
海地當局將一名63歲的醫生兼牧師列為刺殺陰謀的核心人物，稱其覬覦總統職位，但他如何啟動刺殺計畫尚沒有答案。有跡象表明，他可能認為接任總統是一種神聖的召喚。
https://cn.nytimes.com/world/20210713/haiti-jovenel-assasination-sanon/
*【前總統入獄後，南非暴力蔓延，當局軍隊進行鎮壓】
抗議雅各•祖馬入獄的示威活動已演變為搶劫、縱火和槍擊。當局稱，這場動亂已經導致數人死亡，數千萬美元的商業損失，並使疫苗接種計畫中斷。活動人士指出，這是一場源于貧困和機會匱乏等更深層次問題的起義。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/world/africa/zuma-protests-violence.html
* *【物價上漲，美聯準會和白宮尋求緩解通脹擔憂】
美國CPI創下13年來最高漲幅，當局尋求緩解通脹擔憂。據勞工部週二公佈的資料，美國消費者價格指數在截至6月的過去一年間上漲了5.4%。隨著經濟重新開放，該國二手車、酒店住宿和餐飲價格飆升。政府堅持認為價格上漲將是暫時的，但如果經濟持續過熱，本輪通脹將影響個人消費，並拖累整體增長。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/business/economy/consumer-price-index-june-2021.html
*【歐洲計畫推出激進的新規，逐步淘汰化石燃料】
相關提議可能比其他國家應對氣候變化的努力，更加大規模和具體，包括可能對被視為污染的進口產品徵收關稅。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/climate/eu-border-carbon-tax.html
*【民主黨提議3.5兆美元的預算來推進基礎設施協定】
這項措施將包括為應對氣候變化、擴大醫療保險，和實現其他民主黨優先事項提供資金，旨在落實拜登總統的經濟建議。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/politics/democrats-economic-plan.html
*【“你不感到羞恥嗎？”拜登將投票權視為一種道德考量】
拜登總統表示，反對限制性投票法是“自內戰以來對我們民主的最重大考驗”，並稱川普推翻2020年大選的努力是“一個大謊言”。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/politics/biden-voting-philadelphia.html
*【Covid-19實時更新】
#挪威郵輪公司控告佛羅里達州禁止疫苗護照的要求，認為此舉是阻止其“安全可靠地”恢復旅行。
#英國首相強森將宣布英格蘭下週將如期解封，首席大臣Nicola Sturgeon隨即概述了放鬆防疫後更謹慎的計劃，並表示在“一段時間內仍將需要戴口罩”。
#儘管 CDC發布了新的學校指南，呼籲在秋季全面返回教室，並建議對已接種疫苗的學生和教職員工可選戴口罩。但紐約市和加州仍堅持戴口罩的規定。
#為了提高拘留中心的疫苗接種率，國土安全部已開始向被關押在移民和海關執法局拘留所的人，接種嬌生公司的疫苗。
#由於冠狀病毒病例的增加，密蘇里州斯普林菲爾德市取消了今年的音樂節活動
#韓國經歷迄今為止最嚴重的冠狀病毒浪潮，政府官員宣布限制社交聚會和關閉夜總會。它還包括一些非常規的限制，例如健身房可以保持開放，但跑步機的運行速度不得超過每小時3.7英里，健身房裡播放的音樂不得超過每分鐘120拍，
首爾高麗大學傳染病專家金宇珠博士說這是“荒謬”且“無效”的。
#美國第一夫人吉爾拜登將前往東京參加夏季奧運會開幕式。
#在法國總統馬克洪宣布新的疫苗接種要求，包括對醫護人員強制接種疫苗，並且要求需提供免疫證明或最近的陰性測試，才能進入餐館和文化場所，有超過 130萬人預約了冠狀病毒接種，該國正積極對抗Delta變異毒株引發的新一波疫情。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/13/world/covid-variant-vaccine-updates
*【俄羅斯勒索軟體組織REvil從暗網消失】
REvil被認為是導致美國最大的牛肉生產商之一JBS癱瘓的罪魁禍首，還在美國國慶日對全球數千家企業發起攻擊。週二淩晨，這個俄羅斯最激進的勒索軟體組織在暗網上的網站突然消失了。此前數天，美國總統拜登曾要求俄羅斯總統普丁採取行動，關閉攻擊美國目標的勒索軟體組織。 目前，關於REvil為何突然消失的具體原因尚不清楚，但專家表示，該組織可能會以不同的名字再次出現。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/politics/russia-hacking-ransomware-revil.html
*【日本警告台海局勢對其安全構成威脅】
日本防衛省在年度白皮書中指出，中國軍力的迅速擴張將有可能打破華盛頓與北京之間的力量平衡，破壞地區和平。中國對此提出嚴厲批評，稱絕不容許任何國家以任何方式插手臺灣問題。白皮書的措辭意味著，儘管仍擔心被捲入中美之間，但日本可能正朝著與華盛頓更近的方向謹慎移動。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/world/asia/japan-taiwan-china-us.html
撞上監管高牆，中國金融科技業何去何從】
這個行業之所以蓬勃發展，靠的是提供中國國有銀行體系無法提供的服務。當北京築起監管高牆，行業創新受損、消費者支出和借貸減少，它將走向怎樣的未來？
https://cn.nytimes.com/technology/20210713/china-fintech-ant-group/
*【伊拉克新冠病房深夜爆發火災，至少92人死亡】
大多遇難者為新冠患者，由於火勢過於猛烈，至少有22具屍體的身份無法立即被確認。當局稱，一台呼吸機的電氣短路導致氧氣罐爆炸，許多依靠機器呼吸的病人無法自主移動逃生。這是不到三個月，伊拉克發生的第二起醫院火災事故。 4月下旬，巴格達一家治療新冠的醫院發生類似火災，導致80餘人死亡，該國衛生部長引咎辭職。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/world/middleeast/iraq-hospital-fire.html
*【邁阿密公寓倒塌事故搜救工作接近尾聲】
當地官員估計，最終的死亡人數可能介於95至99人之間。事故發生至今已有20天，救援人員共找到95人的遺體，其中85人的身份被確認，此外仍有四人下落不明。此次事故是美國歷史上最致命的結構性建築事故之一。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/miami-condo-death-toll.html
*【川普集團CFO Weisselberg遭起訴後被免職】
知情人士透露，在紐約州檢察官起訴川普家族企業及其首席財務官Allen Weisselberg一周後，該公司開始免去Weisselberg在數十家子公司擔任的所有領導職務。此舉可能是川普集團進行更廣泛改組的前兆。尚無跡象表明川普想與Weisselberg斷絕關係，但該公司可能希望將其調至一個低調的職位。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/nyregion/weisselberg-trump-organization-removed-subsidiaries.html
*【第73屆艾美獎人圍名單公佈】
艾美獎公佈提名：《王冠》和《汪達與幻視》各獲得24項提名，HBO以130項提名領跑各大電視網。頒獎禮將於9月19日舉行。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/arts/television/emmys-nominees-list-2021.html
0709紐約時報
*【海地暗殺案中至少有17名嫌疑人，有兩名美國人被捕】
海地追擊暗殺總統者，政治陷入僵局。在Jovenel Moïse遇刺近24小時後，該國安全部隊與一群他們所稱的疑似襲擊者展開槍戰，殺死七人，並拘留了包括兩名美國公民在內的15人。海地警察局長稱安全部隊已掌控局勢，但仍有其他涉案者在逃。該國臨時總理宣佈暫時掌權，但新任總理將在本周宣誓就職。Moïse的支持者和反對者都認為，他被暗殺是動盪即將到來的信號。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/08/world/jovenel-moise-assassinated
*【海地，一個脆弱國家的政治暴力史】
兩個世紀以來，海地一直在與腐敗、貧困和暴力鬥爭，近年來還受到地震、霍亂和疫情衝擊。這次暗殺無疑是該國多年動盪的結果，也加深了人們對未來的擔憂。
https://cn.nytimes.com/world/20210708/haiti-president-assassination/
*【Covid-19實時更新】
#輝瑞和 BioNTech 將測試一種針對 Delta 變體的疫苗，兩家公司預計將於 8 月啟動該疫苗的臨床試驗。
#Delta 變體如何躲避免疫系統？科學家找到線索。根據週四發表在《自然》雜誌上的一項新研究，冠狀病毒的 Delta 變體可以逃避針對病毒某些部分的抗體。與其他變體相比，這些發現解釋了針對 Delta 的疫苗有效性降低的原因。
#CDC 估計，正如預期的那樣，Delta 現在是美國的主要病毒變種。根據疾病控制和預防中心的最新估計，具有高度傳染性的冠狀病毒Delta 變體現在是美國的主要變體，佔感染的 51.7% 。
#世界衛生組織表示，非洲度過了“有史以來最嚴重的大流行週”。非洲大陸缺乏疫苗，病毒正在使年輕人生病，並壓垮本已脆弱的醫療保健系統。世衛組織非洲區域主任Matshidiso Moeti 博士表示，截至 7 月 4 日的一周，非洲報告了超過 251,000 例新病例，比前一周增加了 20% 。
#世衛組織表示，海地的政治動盪可能會阻礙遏制冠毒的努力。
#週四發表在《自然》雜誌上的一篇新文章中，由赫爾辛基分子醫學研究所的Andrea Ganna領導的一個國際研究小組報告說，當他們對 19 個國家的近 50,000 名感染 Covid-19 的人的基因組進行搜索時，他們發現發現了 13 個感興趣的基因領域，這些領域可能集中於尋找有用的藥物。
#近幾週，越來越多的報導開始引起外界對Lambda 的警告，Lambda 是去年年底在秘魯首次發現的一種變體。該變種最初被稱為 C. 37，已在南美洲的部分地區迅速傳播。6 月 14 日，世界衛生組織將其指定為“感興趣的變種”，這意味著專家懷疑它可能比原始菌株更危險。
#韓國將從週一開始提高首都首爾和一些鄰近地區的防疫限制至最高等級。韓國週四報告了新病例的最大單日增幅，一名高級衛生官員警告說，到 7 月底，這一數字可能幾乎翻番。
#盧森堡總理Xavier Bettel確診冠狀病毒住院。官員表示，他在接受治療後，情況已經改善，並且出院，將重回工作。
#法國政府建議其公民，不要前往西班牙或葡萄牙度假，因其冠狀病毒病例有所增加。
#根據聯邦衛生部的一份備忘錄，德國計劃將至少 3000 萬劑阿斯特捷利康和嬌生疫苗捐贈給發展中國家。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/08/world/covid-19-vaccine-coronavirus-updates
*【全球已知新冠死亡人數超過400萬】
病毒最初花了九個月時間帶走100萬人類生命，隨後這個進程開始不斷加速：第二個100萬僅用了三個半月，第三個100萬用了三個月。又過了兩個半月後，第四個100萬人離我們而去。而這些僅是來自官方的資料。隨著疫苗出現，一些國家的疫情出現好轉，但由於病毒變異和疫苗分發的不平等，死亡人數仍在繼續上升。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/world/covid-death-toll-four-million.html
*【日本將空場舉辦大部分奧運賽事，東京再次進入緊急狀態】
日本政府召開緊急會議後決定，東京範圍內的比賽將以無觀眾的形式舉辦，這一消息是在奧運火炬在日本傳遞的最後一站開始前幾個小時宣佈的，距離奧運會正式開幕僅有兩周。由於確診病例突然激增，東京第四度宣佈進入緊急狀態。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/world/asia/tokyo-state-of-emergency-olympics.html
*【拜登為撤軍辯護，稱留在阿富汗沒有意義】
“我們去阿富汗不是為了建設國家，阿富汗人民有權利也有責任決定自己的未來。”這是拜登自美軍正式結束在阿富汗的軍事行動後，首次就該議題發表講話。他表示，美國無法繼續承擔駐軍阿富汗的人力成本，也承認美國無法改變阿富汗的路線和進程。近兩個月來，阿富汗政府軍在塔利班的攻擊下節節敗退，後者已成功佔領阿富汗421個地區中的至少150個。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/politics/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal.html
*【德州共和黨公佈了影響深遠的投票限制法案】
德州在該州選舉過程的修定限制法案，都將禁止24小時投票和直接投票；禁止選舉官員主動向未提出要求的選民派發缺席選票；增加郵寄投票的新選民身份要求；限制協力廠商選票收集；加大對違反規定的選舉工作人員的刑事處罰力度；限制向選民提供的援助；極大地擴大了黨派民調觀察者的權威和自主權。但新法案沒有包括上一次修訂中最具爭議的兩項條款。星期天的投票不再有限制（現在可以在上午9點開始），也沒有規定更容易推翻選舉。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/politics/texas-voting-bill-restrictions.html
*【佛州大樓倒塌兩週後，救援人員放棄尋找倖存者，仍有76人被列為失踪】
根據《紐約時報》查閱的私人會議記錄，邁阿密-戴德消防救援隊助理首席Ray Jadallah週四下午告訴失踪人員家屬，死亡人數已上升至 64 人，已經確定了 40 名受害者，仍有 76 人被歸類為可能失踪。邁阿密戴德縣市長Daniella Levine Cava在新聞發布會上說：“我們正在夜以繼日地工作，以盡快找到受害者並為他們的家人解脫。”她補充說，救援隊也一直在努力找回個人物品。
搜索工作在凌晨1點20分暫停，默哀片刻。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/08/us/miami-condo-collapse-victims-updates
*【FDA縮減阿茲海默症藥物建議】
美國FDA先前因批准一種用於所有阿茲海默氏症患者使用的藥物而受到抨擊，而今提出建議，大大縮小了先前的範圍，建議只有輕度記憶力或思維問題的人才能接受該藥物。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/health/aduhelm-alzheimers-fda.html
*【騰訊啟動人臉識別限制未成年玩家，引發安全與隱私討論】
在中國，未成年電子遊戲玩家必須使用身份證號碼實名登錄。騰訊本周表示，考慮到他們可能借用父母的設備或身份來規避限制，將在其遊戲中部署人臉識別技術，以堵住這一漏洞。一些人支持這些措施，稱此舉將抗擊青少年網路成癮，但也有人對資料安全表示擔憂。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/business/video-game-facial-recognition-tencent.html
*【愛爾蘭或將失去歐洲避稅天堂名號】
一個由130個國家組成的聯盟正在努力改革全球稅收體系，限制跨國公司逃稅。愛爾蘭一直以低企業稅著稱，依賴這一設置來吸引跨國企業。包括谷歌、蘋果和輝瑞在內，多個行業巨頭的歐洲總部均設在都柏林。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/business/ireland-minimum-corporate-tax.html
8 月 14 日，海地西南部發生 7.2 級毀滅性地震，造成超過兩千人死亡，上萬人受傷。幾天後，熱帶風暴席捲這片已傷痕累累的土地，阻礙了搜救工作。距離地震發生已一週，數百人仍然下落不明。
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本集 timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:28 第一遍英文朗讀
3:49 新聞 & 相關單字解說
15:07 額外單字片語
20:45 第二遍英文朗讀
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朗讀內容參考了
Time: https://time.com/6091767/haiti-earthquake-hurricane-disease/
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/americas/more-1-million-haitians-affected-quake-un-estimates
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-58284713
DW: https://www.dw.com/en/haiti-earthquake-frustration-grows-over-lack-of-aid-as-death-toll-crosses-2000/a-58901882
NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/19/1028971185/haiti-earthquake-haitian-americans-relief-efforts
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本集提到的單字片語：
Accent 口音
Haiti 海地
Death toll 死亡人數
Epicenter 震央
Les Cayes 海地第三大城市
Port-au-Prince 海地首都
Deadliest 最致命的
Prime minister 總理
Ariel Henry 海地現任總理
On its knees
Assassinated 被暗殺
Chronic political instability 長期以來的政治不穩定
Massive political protests 大規模抗議
Judge 法官
Floods 洪水
Mudslides 土石流
Tents 帳篷
Tarps 防水帆布
Tropical storm
Hurricane
Typhoon
Witnessed 目睹了
Public health disaster 公共衛生災難
Cholera 霍亂
Field hospital 野外醫院
Refrain 重複的話
Catch / get a break
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David Lee played with a heavy heart. He was still right there when the New York Knicks needed him at the end.
Lee scored 24 points and hit the game-winning layup with 13.3 seconds remaining, one day after the death of his grandfather, and the New York Knicks salvaged the finale of a three-game trip with a 93-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Lee started for New York despite the death of his grandfather, E. Desmond Lee, who was 92 when he passed away on Tuesday night. Lee considered skipping this game but changed his mind.
"I made the decision to stay here rather than going to St. Louis because I wanted to fill that role as team captain and leader of this team," said Lee, who added nine rebounds. "It was a quality win for us. I didn't have the best energy, but it was enough."
Wilson Chandler added 18 points, Al Harrington scored 17, Jared Jeffries had 15 and Danilo Gallinari 12 for the Knicks (16-22), who snapped a two-game losing streak. The Knicks also ended a nine-game skid in Philadelphia, dating to Dec. 17, 2004.
"We finally got one here," Jeffries said. "We made some big plays when we needed them down the stretch."
Allen Iverson scored 16 points, Rodney Carney added 13 and Samuel Dalembert had 12 and a season-high 21 rebounds for the Sixers (12-26), who had won two straight and their previous six meetings with New York.
Dalembert played with an even heavier heart in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake which devastated his home country of Haiti and left thousands dead. Dalembert, who was born in Port-au-Prince in 1980 and lived there until he was 14 before moving to Montreal, was still trying to gather information on family members still living in Haiti before Wednesday's game.
While his father and one sister had contacted him, a number of other relatives and friends were still unaccounted for as he prepared to play.
"It was a relief and I can say that," Dalembert said. "When the game started, I was able to keep my mind on the game. It kind of helped me out for two hours."
Before Fridays game against Sacramento, Dalembert will continue to monitor the situation and assist in fundraising efforts.
"We should be announcing something in the next couple of days," Dalembert said.
Thaddeus Young also chipped in with 11 points for the Sixers, and Marreese Speights had 10 in the final 8:40, his only playing time all night.
A driving layup by Speights gave the Sixers a 90-86 lead with 1:30 remaining. But Chandler responded with a three-point play, and Lee hit a baseline jumper from 12 feet to push the Knicks ahead 91-90 with 43.4 seconds left.
After Speights knocked in a difficult layup off the glass, Lee provided the game-winner with a layup on an assist from Chris Duhon.
"We got a really shot on that possession," said Duhon, who had seven assists. "It was a great road win for us. We had lost a couple in a row and it feels really good to get this one, especially the way we got it."
Carney missed a 3-pointer as time expired.
"He got a good look," Sixers coach Eddie Jordan said of the last shot.
The Knicks hit nine of their first 10 shots but eventually cooled off, trailing 48-47 at halftime.
Dalembert had 10 points and 11 rebounds in the first half alone for the 76ers.
Game notes
The Sixers held a moment of silence before the game out of respect for Dalembert. ... The Knicks committed only three turnovers in the first half. ... The Sixers outrebounded New York 54-37.
Samuel Dalembert learned Friday that an uncle, a carpenter feared dead in his home country Haiti, was alive. His godfather finally contacted Dalembert's relatives.
Dalembert felt some personal peace that family members in his home country were alive. But hearing the first-hand accounts of the extreme death and destruction in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince has left the NBA's only Haitian wanting to help his countrymen so much more.
"I feel much better, but still my heart is for those who lost their loved ones," he said.
The Philadelphia 76ers center finds 48 minutes of distraction each night on the court. Dalembert made a $100,00 donation to help relief efforts, then had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Sixers to a 98-86 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
"I'm trying to do my best and contribute," a reserved Dalembert said of the relief effort. "The Philadelphia people responded. Everybody everywhere responded. That's a really good feeling. We're a nation of good hearts."
Dalembert taped a public service announcement for UNICEF encouraging fans to support the relief efforts in his home country. His donation went to UNICEF.
"I know, at a time like this, times are tough in our own home. But you find a good heart to help us out," he told the crowd before the game. "Everything is accepted. Don't feel like anything is too small to help out."
The Philly fans responded. The Sixers said in the third quarter they raised more than $30,000 at the UNICEF table on the concourse during Friday's game. Dalembert pledged to match the amount of money donated by Sixers fans.
"As soon as the game starts, my mind is basically on the game," he said. "I try to not think about anything. The game is a good distraction."
Dalembert made all seven of his shots and had three blocks.
Thaddeus Young scored 20 points for the Sixers and Allen Iverson had 17. The Sixers hit a pair of 3-pointers during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter that turned a tight game into a comfortable victory in front of one of their largest crowds of the season.
The Sixers are a modest 3-2 since team president Ed Stefanski refused to guarantee coach Eddie Jordan would last the season. They could be headed toward their usual pattern of getting off to a miserable start before regrouping in January and February and sneaking into the playoffs.
Jason Thompson had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Kings. Kevin Martin scored 19 points in his first game after missing the past 32 with a wrist injury. Martin was injured Nov. 2 when he collided with Iverson, then with Memphis.
The game marked a homecoming for Kings guard Tyreke Evans, of nearby Chester, Pa. He was a McDonald's All-American out of American Christian and a two-time state player of the year.
One of the league's top rookies, Evans failed to impress his hometown crowd, scoring 14 points. He missed 10 of 13 shots from the floor and made all eight free throws. He had hundreds of fans waiting for him near the Kings bench after the game.
"I was glad for people to see me play for the first time," he said. "I was probably thinking about it a little too much out there."
Elton Brand -- who was benched for entire fourth quarters a month ago -- scored 14 points for the Sixers and continued to find success in his role as an $80 million reserve. Dalembert and Brand combined to make their first 10 shots from the floor, the kind of production the Sixers envisioned they'd see more out of the frontcourt.
"I'm glad to be out there and contribute to winning," Brand said. "That's what hurt the most, losing and not being out there. Being out there trying to help, you feel good about yourself."
Andre Iguodala, who sprained his right ankle in the first quarter and briefly left the game, started the fourth-quarter run with a 3-pointer, then sank two free throws the next time down. Lou Williams capped the small but decisive spurt with another 3 that turned a one-point lead into an 11-point edge.
Iguodala, who said his ankle was bothering him "quite a lot," scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds.
Dalembert has long been the most-maligned Sixer because of his erratic production for such a bloated contract. He's enjoying one of his finest seasons and had his eighth double-double of the season.
"Sam's been anchoring us the whole year," Iguodala said."
Game notes
The 76ers held a moment of silence for late R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who died Wednesday. ... The Comcast-Spectacor Foundation made a $10,000 donation to UNICEF, and Comcast-Spectacor -- which owns the 76ers and Philadelphia Flyers -- planned to air public service announcements. ... The Sixers held the Kings to a season-low 37 percent shooting. ... Iguodala had his fifth double-double.
