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Bridge: Jan. 2, 2024

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

Cy the Cynic’s team had won a match — by 3 IMPs — in the club’s Double Knockout event.“I thought we were sunk,” Cy told me, “but then Ed worked some magic.”Ed is the club expert. Cy’s team trailed by 10 IMPs with one deal left.“My partner and I bid to 3NT as North-South,” the Cynic said. “We made two overtricks, plus 660. At the other table, they played at four spades. Ed was West and led the deuce of clubs.“Declarer took the ace and led a trump to his jack. Ed won with the queen and led … the four of clubs!”HONESTYSouth played low from dummy, ruffed East’s ten and next led the ace and a low trump. Ed took his king and — perhaps with an air of frank and open honesty — led the eight of clubs. South may have been suspicious, but he played low from dummy again and ruffed East’s jack.“South then drew Ed’s last trump,” Cy said, “but South had none left...

Horoscopes Jan. 2, 2024: Kate Bosworth, make productivity your priority

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kate Bosworth, 41; Dax Shepard, 49; Taye Diggs, 53; Cuba Gooding Jr., 56.Happy Birthday: Practicality and planning go hand in hand. You stand to prosper this year if you rely on yourself instead of letting others dictate what you can do. Use your energy to tighten up your routine and to ensure that everything in your life is in conjunction with efficiency. Invest in what saves you money, time and frustration, and everything else will fall into place. Take control and make productivity your priority. Your numbers are 3, 11, 22, 28, 31, 34, 45.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Research before you open your wallet. Knowledge can be a saving grace when money is involved. Don’t be shy; ask questions, consider your needs and don’t feel obligated to follow in someone’s footsteps. Make decisions that reflect your physical, emotional and financial situations. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Tally your assets and liabilities before you start spending,...

Word Game: Jan. 2, 2024

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — MUTINOUS (MUTINOUS: MYOO-tih-nis: Rebellious.)Average mark 18 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find 22 or more words in MUTINOUS? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — ENCHASE each ease encase cane case cash cease cense chase hence ache acne ashen sane scan scene seance seen sheenTo 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 [email protected].

Ask Amy: This is when I realized I had waited too long to leave my girlfriend

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

Dear Readers: Periodically, I ask readers for updates regarding their questions which have been published in this space.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: I worry about affording vacations if I move out of my parents’ house Advice | Ask Amy: My in-laws stopped speaking to me, and I don’t know what to do Advice | Ask Amy: I think I might have to cancel my birthday party because of our neighbors Advice | Ask Amy: She insulted my kids, and our relationship exploded Advice | Ask Amy: Her indiscretion ended our friendship. What do I say when people ask? I enjoy communicating with readers, and, for those who have generously allowed their questions to be published, I am naturally curious about how things might have turned out.Below is a question that was originally published in 2018, followed by the update.Dear Amy: If a romantic relationship is emotionally draining, is this a sign of toxicity? Or ar...

Single-family house sells for $3.1 million in Los Gatos

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

119 Via de Tesoros – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 100 block of Via de Tesoros in Los Gatos was sold on Dec. 11, 2023 for $3,100,000, or $824 per square foot. The house, built in 1963, has an interior space of 3,764 square feet. This single-story home offers a capacious living environment with its five bedrooms and five bathrooms. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. Additionally, the house provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:In May 2023, a 2,362-square-foot home on Old Adobe Road in Los Gatos sold for $2,770,000, a price per square foot of $1,173. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,223-square-foot home on the 200 block of Old Adobe Road in Los Gatos sold in March 2023, for $2,700,000, a price per square foot of $1,215. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On...

Djokovic and his sore right wrist help Serbia reach United Cup quarters

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic endured a wrist injury to lead Serbia into a United Cup mixed teams quarterfinal showdown against host Australia.The world No. 1 was troubled by his right wrist during practice on Tuesday morning and he received intense treatment from his physio.Djokovic was cleared to play his singles match against Jiri Lehecka later in the day, and it was just as well given that Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova defeated Olga Danilovic 6-1 3-6 6-3 to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 lead.Djokovic looked on track for an easy victory against Lehecka while leading by a set and 3-1. But with his wrist troubles growing, Djokovic started making unforced errors. He took a medical timeout after losing the second-set tiebreak and came out strongly with a double break in the third set to win 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-1.“I managed to play through,” Djokovic said. “It’s not the first time or the last time, these things happen. You just have to manage. You have to find a solution...

Rollover crash causes power outage in Miami Gardens; investigation ongoing

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

A high-speed collision caused a power outage in Miami Gardens after a car struck an electric box, Monday night. According to Miami Gardens Police, around 9:30 p.m. a black Infinity and a grey Kia crashed near the area of Northwest Fifth Avenue and 177th Street, causing the vehicles to overturn. Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, no one was trapped, but an adult was transported as a trauma alert to a nearby trauma hospital.Both drivers, despite the severity of the crash, were transported in stable condition to a nearby hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.As investigators work to piece together the events leading to the crash, the area continues to grapple with a significant power outage caused by the collision.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Family says human remains found in pond near Disney World are those of Orlando woman missing 10 years

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

Florida (WESH) — For over a decade, Timothy Lemire Jr. has been living in limbo not knowing what happened to his mother Sandra Lemire, who suddenly disappeared in May 2012.“He went through hell over this,” said his father Timothy Lemire.Sandra Lemire went missing after going on a date with a man she met online. She was living at her grandmother Pauline Varner’s Orlando home at the time and drove her red minivan.“I haven’t heard from her since and of course, that scared me,” Varner told WESH 2 News in 2012.For the next 12 years, the case went cold. Until last month.“Of all the cases we were working, this was the case I was least optimistic about,” said Mike Sullivan.Sullivan and his volunteer dive group Sunshine State Sonar have been searching for Lemire for the past year and a half.“You know what cracked it?” said Sullivan. “It was two weeks ago. The detectives from Orlando Police gave us some new information that we could use. And they gave us the location of her last cell ph...

Stoltenberg: Sweden will join NATO by July

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is confident Sweden will join the military alliance by July at the latest, he told German news agency DPA this week. The next NATO summit will be held in Washington from July 9-11 and the Nordic country will be a fully-fledged member by then, he said. Sweden and Finland abandoned decades of neutrality and both applied to become NATO allies in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While Helsinki’s bid was swiftly approved, Stockholm’s is being held up by both Turkey and Hungary. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants the Swedish government to act against Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) members on its soil and is leveraging his veto power to get F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. In late December, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said there was no “great willingness” from Hungarian lawmakers to approve Sweden’s bid. A few days later, the Turkish parliament’s ...

Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies advance to College Football Playoff National Championship

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:54:03 GMT

(CNN) — The Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies have advanced to the College Football Playoff National Championship where they’ll face off in Houston on January 8 in the title game.In Monday’s two semifinals, No. 1 Michigan edged the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide in overtime 27-20 in the Rose Bowl while No. 2 Washington defeated the No. 3 Texas Longhorns 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl.Here are some of the highlights from Monday’s semifinals.Michigan rallies to down AlabamaIn a hard-fought affair, Michigan and Alabama found themselves tied at 20-20 after regulation, forcing the contest known as “the Granddaddy of Them All” into overtime for just the second time in the game’s illustrious history.After Michigan running back Blake Corum scored a touchdown to put his team in front, the Wolverines defense stopped Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe on fourth down at the 3-yard line to advance to the national championship game on January 8 in Houston.Michigan, which became the fir...