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Bridge: April 7, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

Unlucky Louie attracts adversity like a slice of bread is prone to mold.As South in a penny game at my club, Louie leaped to six hearts at his third turn. (North’s cue bid of five clubs, going beyond game when he had no help in diamonds, was bold.) West led the king of clubs to dummy’s ace.Louie saw that if trumps broke no worse than 3-1, he could draw them all, then hope to run the diamonds to discard dummy’s remaining clubs and ruff at least one club. But when he led a trump at Trick Two, East discarded. Louie could still pick up the trumps but had to spend all of dummy’s trumps. He lost two clubs.SHUT DOWN“If I were a restaurant,” Louie sighed, “the Health Department would shut me down.”Louie makes the slam with foresight. He ruffs a spade at the second trick and takes the ace of trumps. He can then continue thus: trump to dummy’s eight, spade ruff with the queen, trump to the ten. He draws West’s last trump with the kin...

Horoscopes April 7, 2023: Jackie Chan, become the leader of the pack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Russell Crowe, 59; Jackie Chan, 69; John Oates, 75; Francis Ford Coppola, 84.Russell Crowe (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) Happy Birthday: Listen carefully and decide what others want from you before you agree. Strive for equality in your relationships with others, and you’ll maintain balance and find it easier to reach your goals this year. Open your doors to those who enrich your life, and you’ll become the leader of the pack. Set goals that make you feel good about yourself. Your numbers are 5, 17, 20, 24, 32, 35, 41.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t get into a senseless argument. Take the high road, and use intelligence and physical attributes to live up to your promises. How you treat others will determine what you get in return. An optimistic attitude will turn you into a go-to person. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Say what’s on your mind and leave no room for errors or misunderstandings. An articulate descrip...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 7 de abril: Ucrania se prepara para contraatacar a Rusia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

China le responde a López Obrador sobre los envíos de fentanilo. La economía de Estados Unidos no está bien. Israel ataca Gaza tras decenas de cohetes disparados desde el Líbano. Karol G habla de su inconformidad con la edición a las fotografías de portada que publicó una revista. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Ucrania se prepara para contraatacar a Rusia. El momento será claveResiste la tormenta, agota al enemigo y luego contraataca. Ese ha sido el mantra de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania durante meses, repetido por funcionarios de alto rango de EE.UU. y la OTAN desde el invierno. Hasta aquí la idea. Pero ¿puede ejecutarse y, de ser así, dónde, cuándo y con qué? Análisis de Tim Lister.Así es la vida de soldados ucranianos en las trincheras 2:492. Beijing responde a AMLO: No hay “tráfico ilegal de fentanilo” entre China y MéxicoChina respondió a la solicitud de México de frenar los envíos de fentanilo desde China, diciendo que “no existe el lla...

Q&A: Pumpkins’ Corgan raises awareness for Highland Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

Billy Corgan presumed he would have been at the Independence Day parade last year in suburban Chicago had his partner and young children not been on a flight home from Spain. The tea house Corgan owns in Highland Park, Illinois was closed for the parade, so the Smashing Pumpkins singer and wrestling promoter was home when he started receiving texts there was an active shooter in the town he’s lived in for about 20 years.“It’s just this crazy land of like, should I go down there? Should I do something?” Corgan said. “I’ve heard all the stories now so I know a lot more about what happened. But in the moment, you don’t know what happened. All you know is there’s someone with a gun who just shot a bunch of people in Highland Park and is on the loose. You’ve entered this weird, crazy, shadowy world of, what has happened?”The 56-year-old Corgan — who is about to head to Australia for a tour that marries the Smashing Pumpkins and the National Wrestling Alliance — did find a way...

Arrestan al hijo de una exempleada estatal de Florida por supuestas amenazas escolares

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

(CNN) — El hijo de 13 años de Rebekah Jones, una mujer que afirmó que fue despedida por negarse a manipular los datos estatales de covid-19 mientras trabajaba en el Departamento de Salud del estado del gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, fue arrestado este miércoles por presuntamente amenazar con disparar en una escuela secundaria.El niño, a quien CNN no nombra porque es menor de edad, fue acusado de amenazas escritas o electrónicas de matar, causar lesiones corporales o realizar un tiroteo masivo o un acto de terrorismo, un delito grave de segundo grado, según un orden emitida por la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Santa Rosa.Rebekah Jones. (Crédito: Rebekah Jones para el Congreso)En un video de la cámara de seguridad en la oficina del sheriff, obtenido por CNN, se puede ver a Jones acompañando al niño a la oficina del sheriff este miércoles por la tarde, donde se entregó.Jones, quien tiene muchos seguidores en línea, tuiteó este jueves en la noche: “Mi hijo está en casa ...

Denver weather: Abundant sunshine with warmer temperatures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver metro area and most of Colorado will see mostly sunny skies with above average highs in the middle 60s.Weather today: Plenty of sunshineMostly sunny skies are over most of the Front Range today with a few light clouds in the eastern plains. Highs will be warmer than the last three days, topping out in the middle 60s. ‘It is unbearable’: This is the smelliest place in Denver, according to complaints Weather tonight: A few extra cloudsClouds will gradually increase tonight with mild lows in the middle 30s. Winds are light overnight with a nice warm up for the weekend.Looking ahead: Warming into next weekEaster weekend looks great with a few extra clouds on Saturday. Saturday has the chance for some late flurries in the higher elevations with partly to mostly cloudy skies in the metro area. When could Denver see its final snow of the season? Highs over the weekend will be in the upper 60s. Sunday has more sunshine in the forecast with light winds.Monda...

MDPD makes arrest in SW Miami-Dade neighborhood following investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

Heavy police presence was seen in the area of 152nd Street and 107th Avenue as Miami-Dade Police investigated the scene. According to police, one person was arrested as they continued to search for another suspect in the area. Police told 7News, two teenage boys were trying to gain entry into an unmarked police car at around 3:00 a.m. Friday when an officer was notified of activity via their ring camera. The off-duty officer went outside to investigate and that’s when he saw the teenagers attempting to gain entry into another car that was parked nearby. Live video footage showed several police cars on the streets of the surrounding area. A police helicopter was also spotted overhead with a spotlight on the ground.Both suspects ran off when they saw the officer but shortly after police said the 18-year-old was taken into custody. The other suspect fled the scene as police continue to search for him.A K9 unit was brought out to aid in their search.7News captured the suspect in t...

Orange County dermatologist indicted on charge of poisoning husband

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

(CNN) — A California dermatologist was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly poisoning her husband with liquid drain cleaner, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.Yue “Emily” Yu, 46, has been indicted on three felony counts of poisoning and one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury, according to a Wednesday press release.Yu’s attorney, Scott Simmons, says his client will plead not guilty. He says the husband engineered these events in order to take advantage of Yu in divorce court.Yu’s husband, Jack Chen, who also is a doctor, stated in court documents that he was poisoned with a liquid cleaner and that she was trying to kill him.“I started noticing a chemical taste in my lemonade. Eventually I developed symptoms that had me see the doctor who performed an examination and diagnosed me with two stomach ulcers, gastritis, and esophagitis,” Chen said in court documents filed for his divorce,...

Hialeah PD’s official Instagram hacked

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

The official Instagram page of the Hialeah Police Department has been hacked. They issued a warning advising the community to not engage with the page in any way.https://twitter.com/PoliceHialeah/status/1644139255285907459?s=20On Wednesday, the department noticed unusual activity on their Instagram account. They immediately took to Twitter to announce that their Instagram account has been compromised.They also assured the community that they are doing everything they can to resolve the issue.

China to the West: Don’t tell us what to do on Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:55:47 GMT

Western powers cannot tell Beijing what to do about Russia over its war in Ukraine, China’s ambassador to Russia said Friday.“It was not the Chinese side that created the Ukrainian crisis, the [People’s Republic of China] is not a party to it and has not provided weapons to any of the parties to the conflict,” Zhang Hanhui said in an interview with Russian daily Izvestia.“The West is not in a position to give instructions to China, and even more so does not have the authority to throw responsibility on it,” Zhang added.In spite of being one of Moscow’s top allies, China has sought to position itself as a middleman between Russia and Ukraine, putting forward a 12-point peace plan in February.But there have been rising concerns that China might be supplying weapons to Russia. Last month, POLITICO reported that Chinese companies, including one connected to the government in Beijing, had sent Russian entities 1,000 assault rifles, drone par...