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Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. will start using facial recognition technology to crack down on scams that use pictures of celebrities to look more legitimate, a strategy referred to as “celeb-bait ads.” Scammers use images of famous people to entice users into clicking on ads that lead them to shady websites, which are designed to steal their personal information or request money.

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with corruption across Latin America, where it paid millions of dollars in bribes to government officials and others. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Authorities accused Toledo of accepting $35 million in bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for allowing the construction of a highway in the South American country.

BOULDER — It’s a new-look team this season, but the bar remains the same for CU women’s basketball. Coming off three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and consecutive Sweet 16 trips, the Buffs have 10 fresh faces on the roster with the season set to begin on Sunday. JR Payne, in her ninth year at the helm, believes the Buffs have the firepower to get back to the tournament once again coming off CU’s third straight 20-win season that featured three victories over Top 10 opponents. “We have better depth than we’ve ever had, we’re longer than we’ve ever been, and we’re a very experienced group, even if that’s not experience here at Colorado,” Payne said.

The 18-year-old man fatally shot by Aurora police early Sunday morning was beating his mother with a gun and holding her hostage in an apartment before he began shooting at police, Aurora Police Department Chief Todd Chamberlain said at a Monday briefing. Two residents in the apartment in the 1900 block of South Vaughn Way called 911 at about 11:15 p.m.

The Nuggets aren’t overly alarmed by their preseason, but they’re not mincing words about it, either. That includes their three-time MVP center. Nikola Jokic, asked where Denver still needs to improve in its final days of practice before the season, responded with a simple and blunt “everything.” “I think we didn’t play the preseason how we’re supposed to be playing,” Jokic said Monday.

HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell is expected to be out four to six weeks with a broken thumb, a person close to the situation said Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Raiders have not made an announcement. The person also said the injury to O’Connell, expected to be placed on injured reserve, wasn’t as bad as originally feared because of the location of the break in his throwing hand.