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Ask Amy: This lack of gratitude has a disturbing past

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

Dear Amy: I have three children, ages 38, 41, and 52.The two youngest have children under the age of 10.Every year I give the children thousands of dollars. I give my oldest three times as much because she has been ill for several years, even though she refuses to see a traditional doctor.None of my children acknowledge my gifts. The middle child will thank me if I ask if the money has shown up in the children’s accounts.This is complicated by a car accident when my eldest, while she was high on drugs, killed a woman and her baby.She went to jail for four years. I visited her on weekends, taking away time from the other two. We had to move to another city to avoid death threats to our family, mostly to the children.The youngest two still don’t speak to her.Now my oldest isn’t speaking to me because I “favor her siblings.”I don’t expect gratitude, but an acknowledgment would be nice.I have had years of therapy, but my children refuse to get any.Do I have any options, aside from stopp...

Alexei Navalny: What new charges does the Russian opposition politician face?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

Russian state prosecutors on Thursday (20 July) asked a court to sentence jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny to a further 20 years in a penal colony on various criminal charges, including extremism.Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's fiercest and most vocal domestic opponent, is already serving sentences totalling 11-1/2 years on fraud and other charges which he says were trumped up to silence him.The verdict in his trial is expected on 4 August. Here are some facts about the charges he is facing.WHAT ARE THE NEW CHARGES?- Creation of an extremist community;- Rehabilitation of Nazism;- Two counts of public calls for extremism, one at a rally and another online;- Creation of an NGO (Navalny's Anti-Corruption Fund), whose activities are accused of being associated with incitement to commit crimes;- Involvement of a minor in committing illegal acts (stemming from the fact that people under 18 attended Navalny's rallies);- Raising funds to finance extremism.HOW DOES NAVALNY PLE...

Horoscopes July 24, 2023: Jennifer Lopez, make this a year to remember

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Elisabeth Moss, 41; Anna Paquin, 41; Jennifer Lopez, 54; Kristin Chenoweth, 55.Happy Birthday: It’s up to you to set the standard by which you live. Refuse to let others dictate your destiny. Savor what’s important to you and protect it from change. Embrace opportunities that ingenuity and hard work can turn into the masterpiece you envision. Actions speak louder than words, and modest progress will result in reaching your goal without disruptions. Make this a year to remember. Your numbers are 8, 12, 20, 27, 32, 34, 41.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Initiate what you want to happen. Sign up for whatever will get you closer to your goal. Reflect on relationships and surround yourself with people who contribute. Use your intelligence and skills to block negativity and interference; recognition will follow. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Uncertainty will kick in if someone keeps changing their mind or sending mixed messages. Be honest and direct...

Bridge: July 24, 2023

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

“The meaning of life is to find your gift; the purpose of life is to give it away.” — Picasso“Some people are born with the gift of ‘card sense,'” a club player told me. “They can visualize and manipulate card arrays. I can’t do it.”“Card sense can be developed,” I said.My friend played at today’s 3NT. West led a spade in response to East’s light overcall.“I played dummy’s queen, and East played the ten. I started the diamonds next, and West won and led another spade, forcing out my ace. When East took the ace of diamonds, he took three spades. My partner says I have the card sense of a carrot.”FIRST SPADEIt’s a tough deal. On the first spade, South must play low from both hands. If East continues spades, South wins and starts the diamonds, and since East has only one entry, he can’t use his long spades.If East shifts to a club at Trick Two, South must guess to duck in both ha...

Germany 6, Morocco 0

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

Morocco00—0Germany24—6First Half_1, Germany, Popp, (Hendrich), 11th minute; 2, Germany, Popp, (Buehl), 39th.Second Half_3, Germany, Buehl, (Brand), 46th; 4, Germany, Ait El Haj, 54th; 5, Germany, Redouani, 79th; 6, Germany, Schuller, 90th.Goalies_Morocco, Khadija Er-Rmichi, Assia Zouhair, Ines Arouaissa; Germany, Merle Frohms, Ann Katrin Berger, Stina Johannes.Yellow Cards_Anyomi, Germany, 75th.Referee_Tori Penso. Assistant Referees_Brooke Mayo, Mijensa Rosancha Rensch, Carol Anne Chenard. 4th Official_Akhona Zennith Makalima.A_27,256.___Source

Champions League qualifying draw list

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions League:Champions PathFirst LegAug. 8-9Rakow Czestochowa (Poland) or Qarabag (Azerbaijan) vs. Aris Limassol (Cyprus) or BATE Borisov (Belarus)Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) or Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) vs. Sheriff (Moldova) or Maccabi Haifa (Israel)AEK Athens (Greece) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) or Astana (Kazakhstan)Ludogorets (Bulgaria) or Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) vs. Zalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania) or Galatasaray (Turkey)Breidablik (Iceland) or Copenhagen (Denmark) vs. Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)KI Klaksvík (Faeroe Islands) or Hacken (Sweden) vs. HJK Helsinki (Finland) or Molde (Norway)Second LegAug. 15Aris Limassol (Cyprus) or BATE Borisov (Belarus) vs. Rakow Czestochowa (Poland) or Qarabag (Azerbaijan)Sheriff (Moldova) or Maccabi Haifa (Israel) vs. Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) or Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) or Astana (Kazakhstan) vs. AEK Athens (Greece)Zalg...

Cancer survivor Caicedo, 18, set to make her Women’s World Cup debut for Colombia against Koreans

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — At 15, Linda Caicedo, now a star forward on Colombia’s Women’s World Cup roster, received a crushing diagnosis. She had ovarian cancer. Caicedo already had made her debut for Colombian professional team América de Cali and the Colombian senior women’s national team.With this news, though, her soccer career seemed over.“I remember I was going into surgery one day and I was feeling really bad,” Caicedo said, “because I thought that I was not going to be able to play top-level football again.”The Colombian women’s team head coach, Nelson Abadía, provided words of encouragement over the phone.“He said, ‘No, just relax,’” Caicedo recalled. “‘You’re going to come back.’”She’s now one of the best young players in the world.The 18-year-old Caicedo is expected to make her Women’s World Cup debut in Colombia’s opener against South Korea on Tuesday at the Sydney Football Stadium.To those battling cancer, Caicedo has a message: “I am an example that you can get out of that a...

ANÁLISIS | Así es cómo Trump manipula a sus rivales republicanos con una posición tortuosa sobre sus batallas legales

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

(CNN) — Incluso si el expresidente Donald Trump es acusado por tercera vez, es poco probable que su dominio de la carrera republicana por la Casa Blanca se vea afectado debido a sus años de destruir la confianza de sus votantes en las instituciones que desafían su poder.El principal candidato republicano ha maniobrado a sus principales rivales en una posición imposible: un tortuoso acto de equilibrio entre tratar de aprovechar las responsabilidades de Trump sin alejar a sus devotos seguidores en las primarias.Si no critican sus múltiples desventuras, ignoran un factor que podría socavar al posible candidato a las elecciones generales de su partido. Pero hasta ahora no hay señales de que los al menos dos y posiblemente más juicios que se ciernen sobre Trump convenzan a la mayoría de los votantes de las primarias republicanas de que es demasiado arriesgado para postularlo a la presidencia de EE.UU.La habilidad del expresidente para convertir la batalla de las primarias republica...

Lunes de eliminación en Los 50: estos son los 6 sentenciados

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

Después de tres rondas y una complicada prueba en la arena de Los 50, estos son los 6 participantes que se convirtieron en los nuevos sentenciados, que desde el viernes comenzaron a buscar votos para no salir de la competencia y poder llevarse el premio de $350,000.LOS SENTENCIADOS SON:1-LORENZO MÉNDEZ2-BRANDON CASTAÑEDA3-ASAF TORRES4-ISABELLA SIERRA5-DANIELA TAPIA6-ALAN SLIM “Es injusto”: ¿Qué le incomodó tanto a Potro y por qué está a punto de rendirse? A punto de ser eliminados: conoce a los famosos a punto de salir de Los 50  Este lunes, en la segunda semana de Los 50, las emociones estarán a flor de piel. La nueva eliminación pondrá a los jugadores al límite y en la lucha por permanecer en la competencia. Esta noche a las 7pm/6c por Telemundo.Source

DC punk legends reunite at summer concert series

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:38:18 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio 'Reunion Summer' organizers Katy Otto and Amanda MacKaye, with WTOP's Neal Augenstein $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); The forefathers and foremothers of D.C.’s groundbreaking hardcore punk scene are reuniting in a weekend of music, picnics and community at a concert series called “Reunion Summer” — but it’s not a traditional reunion.“I was really feeling hungry for community,...