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Ask Amy: Friend plans to lose her home, gain an RV

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

Dear Amy: My BFF and I met in grade school.We’ve lost touch on and off, but we always find our way back, usually when she’s losing a relationship.The last loss was two Christmases ago, when after 10 years together her partner “Benny” called her at work, telling her: “This isn’t working anymore, I’m moving out today.”It was rough. She had custody of her toddler grandson who she thought Benny would help her to raise.I was there for her. She got therapy and started choosing to focus on herself, versus always needing to be with a guy.Six months later, she met “Chris” on a dating website.He was one of five or six guys she was seeing.After four months, she decided she really liked him, and they became exclusive.I’ve seen her four times since then. Now I’m lucky if I talk to her once a month.Her birthday is coming up, so we caught up.She told me that her daughter and the daughter’s girlfriend are taking over her house, while she will live in the basement.Related ArticlesAsk Amy | ...

Pakistan: EU releases €1 million in humanitarian aid to respond to monsoon floods

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

The EU has released an additional €1 million in humanitarian aid to respond to the floods that have affected Pakistan in the past weeks, which have directly or indirectly affected some 900,000 people. The funding will help address the most pressing needs of vulnerable people in the provinces of Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), as the areas hit the hardest. Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič said: “One year after the tragic floods that caused tremendous suffering in Pakistan, the EU remains committed to helping those most in need. As a new rain  season has again displaced thousands of people in parts of the country, this additional EU funding will help support vulnerable communities as they try to  recover their former lives.”This allocation will be used to provide multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance to those who remain displaced, as well as those who have returned to their place of origin, given the level of damage to houses and key basic service...

Horoscopes Sept. 27, 2023: Avril Lavigne, savor beneficial relationships

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lola Kirke, 33; Avril Lavigne, 39; Anna Camp, 41; Tamara Taylor, 53.Happy Birthday: Keep life simple, factual and stress-free. Your decisions will determine how you feel and how far you get. Associate with people who have something to contribute and are willing to do their fair share, but don’t feel the need to tag along with anyone who wants you to walk a path that has no meaning or purpose for you. Savor beneficial relationships. Your numbers are 4, 17, 20, 26, 34, 38, 43.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Reach out to people who push you to try new things and participate in events promoting what you have to offer. A potential partnership needs monitoring. You will likely bring out the best and worst in one another. Proceed with caution. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take better care of yourself and your relationships. Don’t let unacceptable behavior be your downfall; poor health or financial choices can cause vulnerability. Consider what’...

North Korea says it plans to expel US soldier who crossed into the country

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it plans to expel US soldier who crossed into the country.Source

Utah must keep riding its defense until Rising returns. Notre Dame-Duke is Week 5’s best matchup

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

Utah has quietly emerged as a top-10 team with convalescing quarterback Cam Rising yet to play a down and a defense that so far has put up better numbers than the 2019 unit that is regarded as the Utes’ best ever.To be determined is whether the Utes can keep doing what they’ve been doing as they move along in a stretch in which five of seven opponents are ranked. The offense has been limited without Rising, who hasn’t played since he tore his ACL in the Rose Bowl. The defense has allowed one touchdown to each of its first four opponents, but such dominance is unlikely to continue with Southern California, Oregon and Washington — all national top-three offenses — on the horizon.The immediate concern is Saturday’s game at No. 19 Oregon State, which is coming off a loss at Washington State and needs a win to avoid dropping off in the Pac-12 race.There are three other games matching Top 25 teams: No. 24 Kansas at No. 3 Texas, No. 13 LSU at No. 20 Mississippi and ...

Philippines says it will remove any barrier China installs in the disputed South China Sea

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino forces would dismantle any floating barrier that China’s coast guard may install in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine admiral said Wednesday after Manila infuriated China by removing one such obstruction in a contested shoal. Philippine officials strongly condemned the installation last week of a 300-meter (980-foot) -long barrier by Chinese coast guard vessels at the entrance to the lagoon of Scarborough Shoal as a violation of international law and the country’s sovereignty. The barrier has prevented a swarm of Filipino boats from entering the rich fishing area, they said. The shoal lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone just west of the main Luzon Island, but has been occupied by China since 2012 as part of a push by Beijing to lay claim to virtually the entire South China Sea. On Monday, the Philippine coast guard said it has complied with an order by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to launch a covert operation to r...

Boda termina en una horrible tragedia: se desata un incendio y deja más de 110 muertos en Irak

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

Un voraz incendio causado por juegos pirotécnicos durante la celebración de una boda cristiana arrasó con un salón repleto de invitados en el norte de Irak, dejando al menos 114 muertos y 150 heridos, informaron las autoridades el miércoles, que advirtieron que la cifra de decesos podría aumentar.El incendio se registró la noche del martes en la zona de Hamdaniya de la provincia de Nínive. Se trata de un área predominantemente cristiana ubicada en las afueras de la ciudad de Mosul y 205 millas al noroeste de la capital Bagdad.Aunque no había reportes oficiales sobre la causa del incendio, la televisora kurda Rudaw emitió imágenes que mostraba cómo se lanzaban fuegos artificiales desde el suelo y prendían una lámpara de techo justo antes de que la pareja de recién casados bailaran en la pista.Tras el incendio sólo se veían metal y escombros quemados mientras la gente caminaba por el lugar, iluminado solamente por las cámaras de televisión y los teléfonos móviles de los curiosos. ...

Justin Rose the last bastion of Europe’s old guard as new wave sweeps through Ryder Cup team

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — As the only 40-something playing at this Ryder Cup, Justin Rose has come a long way from being that 17-year-old amateur in a baggy red sweater who holed out for eagle to finish tied fourth in his first British Open in 1998.With age comes experience and that’s what Rose is providing in the European team room, offering what he describes as an “open-door policy” for the four rookies as they attempt to glean what makes the Ryder Cup so special.“If I just make them feel comfortable enough that they want to ask a question,” the 43-year-old Rose said Wednesday, “let’s hear it and I’ll do my best to give some type of perspective.”The last two years of his Ryder Cup journey have given Rose plenty of that.Missing the 2021 matches at Whistling Straits after failing to earn a captain’s pick was a big jolt to a player who had featured in every Ryder Cup since 2008, earning a 60.25 win percentage along the way.It’s a proud record that’s among the very best of all...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 27 de septiembre: ¿Quién es y dónde está  “Niño Guerrero”?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

La Fiscalía española acusa a Shakira de fraude por más de US$ 6 millones en 2018. Patricia Bullrich dice que el kirchnerismo ha “destruido” a Argentina y lo compara con el chavismo. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. ¿Quién es y dónde está “Niño Guerrero”, el líder del Tren de Aragua?Aunque sigue envuelto en un halo misterioso, el líder de la organización criminal El Tren de Aragua ya tiene un rostro. Hasta el miércoles pasado se creía que “Niño Guerrero” estaba preso en el penal de Tocorón, pero el ministro del Interior y Justicia afirmó que Guerrero no se encontraba en la cárcel en el momento del desalojo.2. Juez declara responsables a Trump y a sus hijos mayoresUn juez de Nueva York declaró a Donald Trump y a sus hijos mayores responsables de fraude, al señalar que proporcionaron estados financieros falsos durante aproximadamente una década.3. Así se vive la crisis migratoria en Nueva YorkMiles de solicitantes de asilo de...

Deion Sanders still winning in Black community after first loss at Colorado

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:58:36 GMT

One of Trevon Hamlet’s core memories from attending the University of Colorado is living on campus his freshman year and being able to count on one hand how many Black people he’d see in a day.Hamlet, who played lacrosse at Colorado from 2014-19 and still lives in the area, was the only Black person on his team in a school where African-American students made up less than 2% of the population. He said a lot of those Black students were athletes.Four years after Hamlet graduated, Colorado’s student makeup doesn’t look much different. But football coach Deion Sanders has turned the Boulder campus into an unexpected cultural phenomenon, where the vivacity and early success of the team has forced the attention of even those who don’t watch college football, with a lot of most support coming from the Black community. “There’s so much Blackness that’s involved in this, and it’s the biggest story in the country,” Hamlet said. “Although you have standard supporters f...