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Bridge: March 10, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

“If he were any more self-absorbed, he’d be a paper towel.” — a baseball writer’s observation about a star player who seemed more concerned with his personal stats than winning games.In today’s deal, South opened four hearts, a questionable action even after two passes; North might have held two aces. West led the ace and deuce of diamonds. South ruffed East’s ten and led the king of trumps.West took his ace and led a spade, and when East won and led the king of diamonds, South had to absorb defeat. He ruffed with the queen of trumps and took the J-10, but West’s nine won the setting trick.LOSING SPADEIt takes focus to make this contract, but South must have been absorbed with his plans for dinner. After he ruffs the second diamond, he must take the ace of clubs, ruff a club in dummy and lead a third diamond to pitch his losing spade — a “scissors coup.”This play stops the defenders from promoting a second trump trick...

Word Game: March 10, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — HOMOPHONES (HOMOPHONES: HOME-uh-fones: Two or more words pronounced the same but having different meanings.)Average mark 26 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 38 or more words in HOMOPHONES? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — NOISIEST ness nest nisei noes noise nose nosiest note onset inset insist into sent sine site snit sone stein steno sties stone tine tone tossTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsa...

Ending the Hidden Occupation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

This week, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., brought forward a war powers resolution, backed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, that would bring U.S. troops home from Syria. On Wednesday night, the resolution was rejected by Democrats and Republicans alike. During the debate, some advocated for an endless occupation, while their arguments unwittingly made the point that the U.S. government may not be the best group to solve the crisis. This week on Deconstructed, Ryan Grim is joined by Robert Ford, who was President Barack Obama’s ambassador to Syria up until 2014. Although he was known inside the White House as a hawkish supporter of arming the Syrian opposition, this week he came out in support of Gaetz’s resolution to pull out U.S. troops. Ford describes some of the political maneuvering and behind-the-scenes conversations taking place in 2013 and why he is calling to remove U.S. troops from Syria.Transcript coming soon.The post Ending the Hidden Occupation appeared first on The Int...

Continúa la investigación sobre el secuestro mortal de estadounidenses en México después de que un cartel emita una carta de disculpa y entregue a sus miembros

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

(CNN) — Una semana después de los secuestros violentos de cuatro estadounidenses en México, los investigadores todavía trabajan para reconstruir cómo y por qué se desarrolló el secuestro, incluso después de que un cartel se disculpó por llevar a cabo lo que el padre de una víctima llamó “un crimen sin sentido” que dejó dos estadounidenses y una mujer mexicana muerta.El caso sigue siendo “muy confuso” para los investigadores, que todavía están obteniendo información sobre el secuestro del pasado viernes y considerando todos los ángulos, dijo a CNN un funcionario de la Fiscalía de Tamaulipas familiarizado con la investigación.Aunque las autoridades no han nombrado públicamente a ningún sospechoso, el Cartel del Golfo, que se cree que es responsable de los secuestros, emitió este jueves una carta de disculpa y el grupo entregó a cinco de sus miembros a las autoridades locales, según imágenes que circulan en línea y una versión de la carta obtenida por CNN ...

Prosecutors say suspected Hamburg shooter was a former member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Prosecutors say suspected Hamburg shooter was a former member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.Source

Century Casinos: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Century Casinos Inc. (CNTY) on Friday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.The Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents per share.The casino operator posted revenue of $103.8 million in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $104.9 million.For the year, the company reported profit of $8 million, or 25 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $430.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CNTY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CNTYSource

Turkey’s Presiden Erdogan, seeking to extend his 2 decades in power, sets elections for May 14

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Presiden Erdogan, seeking to extend his 2 decades in power, sets elections for May 14.Source

Estos son los 4 nominados de La Casa de los Famosos: uno será salvado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

MIAMI, Florida – Cuatro concursantes están en la cuerda floja en La Casa de los Famosos. Los nominados son: Aylín Mujica, Diego Soldano, Madison Anderson y José Rodríguez.El líder de la semana, Arturo Carmona, tendrá que salvar este viernes a uno de sus compañeros. Pepe y Aleida planean un viaje, ¿En cuartos separados o juntitos? Dania y Arturo aclaran sus sentimientos con La Jefa acerca de ir juntos a la suite La Casa de los Famosos 3 se emite de lunes a viernes a las 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m CT, y los domingos también en ese horario.Puedes ver la transmisión en vivo y sin cortes desde la casa haciendo clic aquí. Al igual que en la temporada anterior, este año, tú y un acompañante de tu elección tendrán la oportunidad de vivir la final de La Casa de los Famosos, en el estudio.Solo tienes que ir a lacasadelosfamosos.com y registrar tu correo electrónico para concursar.¡Buena suerte!Source

Denver weather: Warmer in metro, snow in mountains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The city will see a mix of sun and clouds Friday with warmer highs in the upper 50s in the Denver weather forecast. Snow continues to fall across the mountains for most of the day and will stick around through Saturday as well.Weather today: Warm in the city, snow to the westAbove-average highs will be across the Front Range and Denver Friday with temperatures topping out in the upper 50s. Winds will be lighter today as skies will be partly cloudy. Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on March 10. The mountains will see snow for the day picking up a few inches of accumulation. Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are in effect through Saturday and Sunday. Filing a pothole claim in Denver? Records show city rarely pays up  Pinpoint Weather: Mountain warnings and advisories on March 10. Weather tonight: Partly cloudy and mildA few clouds will stick around Friday night as winds become lighter. Overnight lows will dip into the mid-30s making it a mild start ...

Grace Van Dien, ‘Stranger Things’ star, says she’s turning down acting jobs because of sexual harassment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:52 GMT

(CNN) — “Stranger Things” star Grace Van Dien says she’s been declining acting roles after experiencing sexual harassment on set.The 26-year-old actress, best known for playing cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham in the Netflix sci-fi drama, addressed her decision to be more selective this week during a Twitch live stream, saying ” the last few projects I’ve worked on I didn’t have the best experiences with some of the people I had to work for.”Van Dien went on to recount a particular incident, in which an unnamed film producer allegedly propositioned her on set.“One of the last movies I did, one of the producers asked me to… like, he hired a girl that he was sleeping with and then he had her ask me to have a threesome with them,” Van Dien said. “So… like, that’s my boss. And then I didn’t and I cried and I was so upset.”Van Dien shared that she’s focusing on streaming for now because sh...