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Bridge: Oct. 28, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

My club member Unlucky Louie owns a rental house. His tenant texted him to say that the commode “had broke in half and was laying (sic) on the floor in four pieces.”Some people just can’t count. If you’re declarer at four spades and count four possible losers, you need to do something about one of them. In today’s deal, West led the queen of hearts, and South won in dummy and let the ten of trumps ride. West took the king and led another heart, and South was doomed: He lost a trick in each suit.CLUB WINNERSouth has a possible loser in every suit, but he can set up an extra club winner for a heart discard. After the opening lead, he must do that quickly.South wins the first heart in his hand and leads a low club. West takes the king, but South wins the next heart, takes the queen of clubs and returns a trump to his ace. He discards dummy’s last heart on the ace of clubs and ruffs his heart loser.If East had the king of clubs, South would hope the t...

Ask Amy: My husband has very definite views about our child’s schooling. Is he correct?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

Dear Amy: My husband and I have been tossing around the idea of sending our oldest daughter to preschool next school year.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: Should I just let the new boyfriend be a surprise at our holiday dinner? Advice | Ask Amy: I want the money my husband lent our friend. How do I get it? Advice | Ask Amy: I’m insulted that he ‘fixed’ my photo with Photoshop Advice | Ask Amy: She wants to be the cool grandma, and I’m not OK with her plan Advice | Ask Amy: Am I wrong to promise him a baby if he agrees not to go to war? We’re both extremely nervous because of the state of the schooling system in the United States. At the same time, I’m nervous about whether they would be a good enough teacher for my daughter.Right now, she’s doing so well! She’s so smart! She asks questions that even make me do some research!I’m just worried about her...

Harriette Cole: Is he just using this as an excuse not to marry me?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: My fiance and I were supposed to get married at the start of next year, but that was before he decided to pursue his master’s degree in legal studies. Now, all of his time and energy are going to his education, and our wedding has to be put on the back burner until he finishes.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: How can I change my dad’s mind about San Francisco? Advice | Harriette Cole: My co-worker’s habit annoys everyone, including our clients Advice | Harriette Cole: Should I tell this man why I won’t get serious about him? Advice | Harriette Cole: I’ve been extremely on edge, and I need a quiet solution Advice | Harriette Cole: My best friend asked to date my crush, and I don’t know what to say I know his degree is important, and I’m really proud of him, but I can’t help but be disappointed. I even suggested a small courthouse cere...

Friday’s high school roundup/scores: Brody Joly (4 TD’s) powers Apponequet past Fairhaven

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

Brody Joly scored four times as Apponequet (3-5) knocked off Fairhaven 26-21 in the South Coast Conference. … Nathan Wood ran for 85 yards and a touchdown as Case (3-5) blanked Seekonk, 13-0.Jake Kennedy ran for two touchdowns and returned an interception for another, combining with two rushing touchdowns apiece from Max Dresens and Michael Caulfield as Wayland (6-2) ran all over Newton South in a 53-13 Dual County League win. … Senior Cooper Tarantino racked up 76 yards and a score on nine carries, adding 59 yards and a touchdown through the air for Lincoln-Sudbury (7-1) in a 36-14 win over Westford Academy (5-3).Luiz Barbosa ran for one score and Jack Lombardo threw for another as Medford (5-3) defeated Lynn English 18-9 in the Greater Boston League. … Abass Atoui rushed for 150 yards and three scores as Revere (2-6) blanked Malden, 27-0.Ronan O’Connell threw for one score and ran for another as Winchester (7-1) defeated Lexington 28-6 in the Middlesex Liberty. … In the Freedom Di...

South Koreans hold subdued Halloween celebrations a year after party crush killed about 160 people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Halloween celebrations in South Korea were subdued on the eve of the anniversary of the harrowing party crush that killed about 160 people.Many restaurants, bars, department stores and amusement parks are avoiding Halloween-themed events as a sign of respect for the victims. Few people clad in Halloween costumes were seen in Seoul’s popular nightlife Itaewon neighborhood, the site of last year’s deadly surge when a large number of revelers and others packed an alley, causing people to fall on each other like dominos. The walls of the narrow, sloped alley in Itaewon were plastered with numerous post-it notes with condolence messages, while white flowers were placed on the ground.Authorities have deployed thousands of police, emergency and other officials since Friday for crowd control and safety of pedestrians in Itaewon and 15 other major nightlife districts in Seoul. About 200 police officers were separately mobilized to monitor narcotics use a...

At least 32 people were killed in a multi-car pileup on a highway in Egypt, authorities say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s health ministry said at least 32 people were killed in a multi-car pileup Saturday morning on a highway linking Cairo and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.At least 63 others were injured in the crash which involved a passenger bus and other vehicles, the statement said, adding that fire erupted in some vehicles.Local media reported that the accident happened when the bus hit a parked vehicle during the foggy morning. Other vehicles crashed into the bus. Ambulances rushed to the scene to transfer the injured to hospital.The Associated Press

Police arrest 27 suspected militants in nationwide crackdown as Indonesia gears up for 2024 election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police said Saturday they arrested at least 27 suspected militants believed to have links to banned extremist groups, in a nationwide crackdown as the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country gears up for elections in 2024.The police’s elite counterterrorism squad, known as Densus 88, made the arrests on Friday in the capital, Jakarta, and in West Java and Central Sulawesi provinces, said National Police spokesperson Ahmad Ramadhan. “We are still investigating and interrogating all those arrested in search for other possible suspects,” said Aswin Siregar, the spokesperson of Densus 88 told The Associated Press.Most of the arrested are suspected of being members of a homegrown militant outfit affiliated with the Islamic State group known as Jemmaah Anshorut Daulah, or JAD, he said.The arrests were made after the interrogation of 18 suspected militants arrested since Oct. 2, Ramadhan said.Some local media reports said those arrested were...

For success in Minnesota’s deer hunt, head south

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

Lonnie St. Arnold has been deer hunting up by Brimson, Minn., since 1986, through thick and thin, and lately it’s been nothing but thin.In an area with among the fewest deer harvested per square mile anywhere in Minnesota, and a region that has been socked with the snowiest string of winters in more than a half-century, St. Arnold and his partners in the Stone Lake Whitetail Club have seen plenty of lean years for deer.But maybe nothing as bad as this year.“We were up to Brimson last week (for) some four-wheeling, bird hunting and checking deer sign,” St. Arnold, of Cloquet, reported recently. “We didn’t see a track, deer (pellets), rubs, scrapes … nothing. Don’t think I’ve ever seen it that bad.”He isn’t alone. Across much of the Arrowhead region, people who have been out in the woods say this may be as few or fewer deer than after the harsh winters of the mid-1990s, or maybe even back to the 1970s, when deer numbers were so low that, in 1971, the DNR canceled the season entirely.C...

Ask Amy: Family challenges make it hard to shower

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

Dear Amy: I am writing to ask for your advice on my upcoming bridal shower.I have a difficult relationship with my parents and sibling and I have worked to set boundaries in the past few years that have made me happier in general.I no longer choose to feel personally responsible for their happiness or success, because they make their own choices and resist help.My concern lies with my aunts and uncles.During family events, they each pull me aside individually and expect details and personal conversations regarding my parents and sibling.They make me feel personally responsible for these problems and the result is that I feel terrible for months.What is a polite way to handle their questions on what is supposed to be a happy day for me?I’m tired of my entire family life revolving around my immediate family’s drama.— Dreading the Inevitable in OhioDear Dreading: Landmark events (such as weddings and their attendant celebrations) can be nerve-wracking, especially in f...

Contar el tiempo en lugar de las calorías también permite controlar el azúcar en sangre y la grasa abdominal, según un nuevo estudio. ¿Es una alternativa mejor que la otra?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:08 GMT

(CNN) — Las personas con diabetes tipo 2 que siguieron una dieta con restricciones de tiempo perdieron grasa abdominal y mejoraron su glucemia tanto como las que contaron las calorías, según un nuevo ensayo clínico aleatorizado que siguió a un grupo de 75 personas durante seis meses.“Nuestros hallazgos muestran que la alimentación restringida en el tiempo es una alternativa viable para las personas con diabetes tipo 2 que están hartas de contar calorías para perder peso”, dijo la autora principal del estudio, Krista Varady, profesora de Nutrición en la Universidad de Illinois Chicago, en un correo electrónico.Varady también fue la autora principal de un estudio de julio que encontró que una dieta con restricciones de tiempo tuvo el mismo impacto en la pérdida de peso como el conteo de calorías entre un grupo racialmente diverso de 77 personas que fueron seguidas durante un año.En el nuevo estudio, publicado el viernes en JAMA Network Open, las personas que contaron...