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Ask Amy: Time to sell a gift that has outlived a friendship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

Dear Amy: Eighteen months ago, a friend gave me two highly collectible vintage items. I had always loved them, and she said she didn’t care for them anymore.About a year ago she abruptly moved across the country to live with her boyfriend, and cut all contact with everybody; it’s clear that she has no intention of speaking with me again.I still have the items she gave to me, and while I do like them, since our relationship ended on a sour note I don’t want to keep them.I want to sell them, since they’re quite valuable (about $800 for the pair), but to complicate things I’m really great friends with her brother, “James,” who still lives in my city.James and his sister shared the items in childhood (a gift from their mother), and so I’m feeling torn. Would it be rude of me to sell them? I don’t think he has any interest in keeping them (his sister told me this), and they’d probably just get put in storage.Should I give him a portion of the mon...

Bridge: June 3, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

My “Simple Saturday” columns focus on basic technique and logical thinking.You may have heard about two boll weevils, brothers they were, who grew up in Alabama. One went to the city and became rich. The other stayed home as a laborer; he was, of course, the lesser of two weevils.Declarer may have a choice of plays and must decide which offers the better chance. At four spades, South ruffed the third club, drew trumps and relied on a heart finesse with his jack. West’s queen won, and the defense also got a diamond.ENTRYAt Trick Four South should play a low diamond from both hands. If East returns a heart, South wins with the king, disdaining a finesse to preserve a dummy entry. He leads to the ace of diamonds, ruffs a diamond, takes the A-K of trumps and ruffs a diamond. South then draws trumps and goes to the ace of hearts for the good fifth diamond.The correct play offers at least an 80 percent chance. The heart finesse was lesser: a 50-50 proposition.DAILY QUEST...

Word Game: June 3, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — DESICCATE (DESICCATE: DES-ih-kate: To dry up.)Average mark 40 wordsTime limit 60 minutesCan you find 50 or more words in DESICCATE? The list will be published Monday.YESTERDAY’S WORD — INCLOSE icon insole isle nice noel noes noil noise nose clone close coil coin cole cone cosine lenis lens lesion lice lien line lion loin lone lose once scion scone silo since sine slice sloe soil sole sone sonicTo 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 a...

Horoscopes June 3, 2023: Anderson Cooper, overcome controversial situations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rafael Nadal, 37; Anderson Cooper, 56; James Purefoy, 59; Deniece Williams, 72.Happy Birthday: Hold yourself accountable this year. Take control, make decisions and don’t put up with anyone trying to push you in a direction that doesn’t interest you. Map out your plan and pay attention to what’s happening around you, and you will overcome controversial situations. Choose to be proactive and positively impact yourself and those you encounter. Your numbers are 7, 12, 18, 27, 34, 36, 47.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make decisions based on the cost involved. Don’t go into debt; use your ingenuity to develop a plan to meet your demands. Take on a challenge that helps you master something you want to pursue. Don’t dawdle; act. 5 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Control your emotions until you understand the dynamics of whatever situation you face. Partnerships will require patience and intuitive maneuvers to avoid conditions getting ...

“Ni una menos”: ¿Cuántos feminicidios hubo en 2022 en Argentina?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

Marcha “Ni una menos” en Buenos Aires/ Getty Images(CNN Español) — Este sábado 3 de junio, el movimiento “Ni una menos” cumple un nuevo aniversario en Argentina. A ocho años de la aparición de esta iniciativa de mujeres, que surgió para denunciar que los feminicidios son el último eslabón en la cadena de violencia de género  y no crímenes aislados, las cifras de feminicidios en el país, aunque en descenso en el último lustro, siguen siendo alarmantes.En 2022, la Justicia argentina registró un feminicidio cada 35 horas, de acuerdo con los datos publicados por la Oficina de la Mujer de la Corte Suprema de Justicia.Según el Registro Nacional de Femicidios que lleva el alto tribunal, el año pasado hubo 252 víctimas letales por violencia de género. Este número fue similar al de 2021, en el que hubo 251 víctimas.Si se tiene en cuenta la evolución del registro desde 2017 hasta 2022, la cifra descendió un 10,3%.Marcha “Ni una menos” en Buenos Aires/ Getty Image...

Messi en el PSG vs. Clermont: a qué hora y cómo ver por TV e internet

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

(CNN Español) — Lionel Messi vive sus últimas horas como jugador del PSG y este sábado jugará su último partido en el Parque de los Príncipes.Después de varias semanas en las que se especuló su salida del equipo, el entrenador del PSG, Christophe Galtier, finalmente confirmó la salida de Messi.“He tenido el privilegio de entrenar al mejor jugador de la historia del fútbol. Este será su último partido en el Parque de los Príncipes, y espero que reciba la más calurosa de las bienvenidas”, dijo Galtier a la prensa este jueves.El entrenador del PSG confirma que Messi dejará el club al final de la temporadaEl último partido de Messi en el PSG será contra el Clermont, que corresponde a la última jornada de la Ligue 1 francesa 2022/2023.El club parisino llega a este encuentro ya como el campeón de la Ligue 1 tras empatar la semana pasada contra el Racing de Estrasburgo, y ahora simplemente buscará cerrar la actual temporada como una “excelente calificación”, c...

River vs. Defensa y Justicia: a qué hora juegan y cómo verlos por TV e Internet

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

(CNN en Español) — Este sábado River recibirá en el Monumental a Defensa y Justicia. El equipo de Martín Demichelis buscará aumentar su diferencia en la punta de la tabla. Defensa llega a Núñez en la quinta posición, con 30 puntos, a 11 del líder. El árbitro del partido será Fernando Rapallini.El DT local deberá definir si juega con el equipo titular o con una combinación con suplentes de cara a la próxima fecha por la fase de grupos de la Copa Libertadores, donde se enfrentará a Fluminense con la obligación de sumar puntos para avanzar a la próxima fase.¿A qué hora juega River Plate en la fecha 19 del Torneo Binance?En la fecha 19, River recibirá a Defensa y Justicia este sábado, en el Monumental.Aquí los horarios en diferentes países:River Plate vs. Defensa y Justicia – sábado 3 de junioArgentina: 4:30 p.m. (hora de Buenos Aires)México: 1:30 p.m. (hora de Ciudad de México)Colombia: 2:30 p.m. (hora de Bogotá)Estados Unidos: 3:30 p.m. (hora de Miami)¿Dónde ver a River por TV e...

Data Doctors: Can home 5G replace cable internet?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

Q: Are the home 5G options fast enough for me to get rid of my expensive cable internet service?A: In the past, most households were limited to one or two wired internet service options (DSL or Cable) based on where you lived.As 5G coverage continues to grow, switching to a fixed wireless service from Verizon or T-Mobile may be a viable cost-saving alternative to traditional wired internet service providers.Most of the plans are $50 or less per month with no long-term contracts.There are a variety of factors that will ultimately determine if switching makes sense for your specific situation.Service AvailabilityEven though the 5G coverage maps are growing, home 5G isn’t available everywhere just yet.Firstly, check to see if your address qualifies for service with either of the carriers.You should check out Verizon’s availability or T-Mobile’s availability.Your NeedsOnce you’ve determined if the service is available, your next step is to evaluate your current usage.If you are a single...

Elena Rybakina, reigning Wimbledon champion, pulls out of French Open because she is sick

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the French Open before her third-round match on Saturday because she is sick.“I just wanted to give 100%, and obviously I’m far from being 100%,” Rybakina said. “If I cannot breathe, there is no chance I can even run and try to compete.” The No. 4-seeded Rybakina was supposed to face 132nd-ranked Sara Sorribes Tormo in the day’s opening contest on Court Philippe Chatrier. They were scheduled to begin playing at 11:45 a.m. local time, but instead, at that very moment, Rybakina sat down behind the microphone at a news conference to explain why she was withdrawing from the year’s second Grand Slam tournament.Sounding stuffed up, Rybakina explained that she has been running a fever, didn’t sleep well the past two nights and had difficulty breathing during a warmup session Saturday ahead of her match. She said a doctor told her there is a virus going around “here in Paris.”Rybakina, who won each of he...

Russians in Stanley Cup Final trying to focus on hockey amid country’s war in Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:54:08 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky insists he has not thought about where he would take the Stanley Cup if he and the Florida Panthers win it. He hasn’t been this close before.Countryman Ivan Barbashev has, celebrating in Moscow with the trophy in 2019. After the Cup was banned from going to Russia last year after the nation’s invasion of Ukraine, he figures it might be the same if he and the Vegas Golden Knights beat Bobrovsky and the Panthers in the final.Bobrovsky and Barbashev are the only Russian players left in the NHL playoffs, and they go into the final that begins Saturday in Las Vegas with their focus on hockey and not the war now in its 15th month.“I think it’s not the spot, it’s not the good point to talk about right now,” Bobrovsky said at media day Friday. “Right now we (are) focusing on hockey. It’s not about politics or what’s going on anywhere. It’s a big hockey celebration, Stanley Cup Final. I’ve never been in that spot before, and I want to...