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Ask Amy: Loving wife lashes out when drunk

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

Dear Amy: I have been happily married for 17 years to a kind and loving woman. It is a second marriage for us both.We are retired and living in an upscale over-55 community.Over the past few months my wife has begun drinking to excess every evening. When drunk she gets very mean. She criticizes me and dredges up any past mistakes in my life.For instance, when my first wife and I divorced, I made a substantial financial sacrifice in order to continue to live near my daughter. My wife calls my daughter a “fat loser.” (She and her fiancé have good jobs, own a home and are self-sufficient, but yes they are overweight.)Every time she gets drunk, she attacks me and brings up how much better off she and I would be if I hadn’t spent my savings staying near my “fat loser daughter.”These drunken episodes are happening at least weekly.I speak with her the next day, and she sticks to her rationale for drinking and blames me for whatever she can think of. She claims that she drinks because of me...

Ukraine's spymaster comes out of the shadows

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

He wears a pistol to interviews with foreign journalists and discusses wartime intelligence. Weapons and military gear are strewn on the floor of his Kyiv office. He says he has "sources" close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.For an intelligence chief running Ukraine's spy operations during war with Russia, Kyrylo Budanov (pictured), 37, has built up an unusually public profile that he has used to get his message out and to menace Russia from afar.These days, a spy boss cannot stay in the shadows, he says."It's not possible without this, not anymore," the head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) said in an interview at his heavily defended headquarters in the capital."And all the next wars are going to look like this. In any country in the world. We can say that we're setting a trend here."Ukraine drew conclusions about the need to get its message across since 2014, when Moscow took the world by surprise to seize Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and unleash a proxy war i...

Sale closed in San Ramon: $1.8 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

605 Santander Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,585-square-foot house built in 1979 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 600 block of Santander Drive in San Ramon was sold on June 30, 2023. The $1,775,000 purchase price works out to $687 per square foot. The layout of this two-story house consists of three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. Additionally, the house features an attached three-car garage. The property encompasses a generous 8,840 square feet of land.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:A 1,713-square-foot home on the 2400 block of Talavera Drive in San Ramon sold in June 2022, for $1,720,000, a price per square foot of $1,004. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Santander Drive, San Ramon, in July 2022, a 2,070-square-foot home was sold for $1,725,000, a price per square foot of $833. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,585-square-foot home on Arag...

Bridge: July 17, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

When you make a mistake (and every monkey falls out of a tree occasionally), look where you slipped, not where you fell.Today’s South played at four hearts. (Three notrump would have been a fine spot but tough to reach.) South won the first club with the queen, drew trumps and tried a diamond to dummy’s queen. East took the king and returned a club.Declarer won and had to attack the spades. He led low to dummy’s jack, losing to East’s king, and ducked the spade return, hoping West had held the doubleton ace. Alas, down one.HIGH CLUBSSouth fell when he tried to find a lucky lie of the spades, but he slipped earlier. After South draws trumps, he can take two more high clubs, pitching a diamond from dummy, and then lead the ace and queen of diamonds.The defender who wins is end-played. He must lead a diamond or a club, letting South discard a spade and ruff in dummy, or break the spades to South’s advantage.Learning from your mistakes is a route to improve...

Horoscopes July 17, 2023: Luke Bryan, be the one to make a difference

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Luke Bryan, 47; Carey Hart, 48; David Hasselhoff, 71; Donald Sutherland, 88.Happy Birthday: An open mind will absorb information that will help you excel this year. Use your imagination to explore the possibilities and enrich your life. A passionate approach to life, love and happiness will prompt you to dream big. Change may not be your thing, but it will help you achieve your long-term goals this year. Step up and be the one to make a difference. Your numbers are 4, 11, 20, 24, 36, 39, 45.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let outside influences cause upset. Concentrate on using your intelligence and knowledge to outmaneuver anyone in your way. Let your actions speak for you, and align yourself with people who share your concerns and goals. Mix business with pleasure. 2 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Move forward, but don’t make unnecessary changes. Focus on what makes you feel good about yourself and improves your health, appeal and ability...

Más de 1,300 vuelos en EEUU son cancelados debido a tormentas severas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

Se cancelaron más de 1,300 vuelos hacia y desde el noreste debido a que las tormentas continuaron azotando la región durante el fin de semana.Más de 1,320 vuelos hacia y desde EEUU fueron cancelados hasta el domingo por la tarde, con más de 350 de ellos llegando y saliendo del Aeropuerto Internacional Newark Liberty, según el rastreador en línea FlightAware.El clima severo provocó paradas en tierra en los aeropuertos John F. Kennedy y LaGuardia en Nueva York y el aeropuerto de Newark en Nueva Jersey, según la Administración Federal de Aviación. Ambas aerolíneas anunciaron en Twitter que estaban experimentando interrupciones en los vuelos debido a las condiciones climáticas y alentaron a los viajeros a consultar con sus aerolíneas antes de dirigirse al aeropuerto. Millones en EEUU y el mundo se enfrentan a temperaturas récord Inundación mortal: ascienden a 5 los muertos; niño de 9 meses entre los desaparecidos Las tormentas eléctri...

Elton John has been called as a defense witness in Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Elton John has been called as a defense witness in Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial.Source

Rusia dice que el acuerdo sobre cereales del Mar Negro con Ucrania “se ha terminado”

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

(CNN) — El Gobierno ruso permite que expire el acuerdo sobre los cereales del Mar Negro, al afirmar este lunes que “se ha dado por terminado”.El acuerdo, negociado por Turquía y las Naciones Unidas en julio de 2022, expiraba oficialmente este lunes a las 17.00 horas ET (medianoche local en Estambul, Kyiv y Moscú). El acuerdo permitía a Ucrania exportar grano desde sus puertos y navegar de forma segura a través del mar Negro, hasta el estrecho del Bósforo, en Turquía.“Desgraciadamente, la parte de los acuerdos del Mar Negro que concierne a Rusia no se ha aplicado hasta ahora”, declaró este lunes a la prensa el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov. “Por lo tanto, su acuerdo se ha dado por terminado. En cuanto se complete la parte que concierne a Rusia, la parte rusa retomará inmediatamente la aplicación de este acuerdo”.Cómo funciona el acuerdo del Mar NegroEl Gobierno ruso informó formalmente a Turquía, Ucrania y las Naciones Unidas que deja e...

Estados Unidos da “luz verde” a los países europeos para entrenar a los ucranianos en aviones de combate F-16, dice un funcionario de Biden

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

(CNN) — Estados Unidos permitirá que los países europeos entrenen a los ucranianos en aviones de combate F-16, confirmó este domingo un alto funcionario de la administración Biden, una bendición potencial para los esfuerzos de Ucrania para contrarrestar la superioridad aérea de Rusia.“El presidente ha dado luz verde y permitiremos, apoyaremos, facilitaremos y, de hecho, proporcionaremos las herramientas necesarias para que los ucranianos comiencen a ser entrenados en aviones tipo F-16, tan pronto como los europeos estén preparados”, le dijo el asesor de seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos, Jake Sullivan, a Jake Tapper de CNN en “State of the Union”.La decisión consolida un cambio radical para el presidente Joe Biden, quien dijo a principios de este año que no creía que Ucrania necesitara los F-16. Uno de los principales problemas a los que se han enfrentado las fuerzas terrestres de Kyiv a medida que se pone en marcha su contraofensiva es que el poder aéreo ruso la frena. Rus...

Destiny Media: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:47 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Destiny Media Technologies Inc. (DSNY) on Monday reported earnings of $107,000 in its fiscal third quarter.The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had net income of 1 cent per share.The distributor of secured pre-release music and video posted revenue of $1.1 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DSNY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DSNYSource