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Bridge: Aug. 23, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

“Did you ever play a musical instrument?” I asked Unlucky Louie in the club lounge.“I was a percussionist in my high school band,” he replied.“I’ve always wondered what somebody had to know to play the cymbals,” I mused.“Nothing,” Louie shrugged, “except when.”Louie was East in today’s deal from his penny game, and West led the deuce of spades against South’s four hearts (reached with a “transfer” auction). Louie knew the lead was a singleton; he took the K-A and led a third spade for West to ruff.GOOD SPADESThe defenders had their book, but South won West’s diamond shift, drew trumps, discarded his remaining diamonds on dummy’s good spades and claimed the rest. Making four.Louie mistimed. He knew enough to give West a spade ruff but didn’t know when. Louie should lead the nine of spades at Trick Two. West ruffs and leads a diamond: jack, king, ace. Declarer can draw trumps, b...

Presunto disidente chino viaja en moto acuática cientos de kilómetros hasta Corea del Sur

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

(CNN) — Un conductor de moto acuática detenido por Corea del Sur por supuestamente ingresar ilegalmente al país es un destacado disidente chino que viajó cientos de kilómetros a través del mar para escapar de China, dicen activistas.El hombre, de unos 30 años, fue detenido el 16 de agosto cerca de Incheon, en la costa occidental de Corea del Sur, cerca de la capital, Seúl, dijo la Guardia Costera de Incheon en un comunicado de prensa este domingo.Se sospecha que viaja desde la provincia oriental china de Shandong, que se encuentra a unos 400 kilómetros a través del mar Amarillo desde Incheon. Llevando sólo un casco, binoculares y una brújula, el hombre también había atado cinco tanques de combustible de 25 litros a la moto acuática, agrega el comunicado.Al llegar a Corea del Sur, se quedó atrapado en la orilla fangosa y tuvo que llamar a una línea de emergencia para pedir ayuda, según el comunicado. Luego fue detenido y su caso fue enviado a los fiscales de Incheon este martes...

Advance Auto Parts: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $85.4 million.On a per-share basis, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company said it had profit of $1.43.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.72 per share.The auto parts retailer posted revenue of $2.69 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.67 billion.Advance Auto Parts expects full-year earnings to be $4.50 to $5.10 per share, with revenue in the range of $11.25 billion to $11.35 billion.Advance Auto Parts shares have dropped 54% since the beginning of the year. The stock has fallen 66% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AAP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AA...

Fuertes inundaciones cerca del Gran Cañón generan llamados a refugiarse. Equipos de rescate en aguas rápidas están en el lugar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

(CNN) — Las fuertes inundaciones justo al sur de la entrada al Parque Nacional del Gran Cañón provocaron llamados para refugiarse en el popular destino turístico de Arizona este martes mientras los equipos de rescate en aguas rápidas acudían al área.Alrededor de 20 a 76 mm de lluvia azotaron el área en poco tiempo este martes por la tarde, acumulando agua de hasta 300 mm de altura en la ciudad de Tusayan y la Ruta Estatal 64, la entrada sur al Parque Nacional del Gran Cañón, según funcionarios del condado de Coconino.La ruta estatal 64 se cerró al sur de Tusayan y los funcionarios del condado aconsejaron a los residentes que no hicieran “viajes innecesarios hacia y desde el borde sur del Parque Nacional del Gran Cañón”.Se han emitido “notificaciones de emergencia que aconsejan a las personas en las áreas afectadas por las inundaciones que se refugien en sus lugares hasta que bajen las aguas”, dijo el condado. Los estudiantes de Grand Canyon Village estaban retenidos en la escu...

Dollar Tree and Family Dollar agree to take steps to improve worker safety at the bargain stores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with the company that runs Dollar Tree and Family Dollar aimed at improving worker safety at thousands of the bargain stores across the country.Labor Department officials cited hazards at the stores including blocked exits, unsafe storage of materials, and improper access to fire extinguishers and electrical panels. Under the agreement, the chains operated by Dollar Tree Inc. are required to find the “root causes” of violations that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has repeatedly cited at multiple stores and fix them within two years, the department said.Assistant Labor Secretary Doug Parker noted that OSHA has issued 403 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores since 2017, resulting in more than $13.1 million in fines to date. The company “made some significant improvement” in worker safety following a 2015 settlement that expired in 2018 but continued violations show more work needs to b...

1 injured in shooting involving Aurora Police officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Aurora Police are investigating a shooting involving officers that sent one person to the hospital.Just before 4 a.m. Wednesday, the Aurora Police Department tweeted about a shooting near the intersection of Colfax and Havana in the Delmar Parkway neighborhood.According to police, no officers were injured, but one person was taken to the hospital. The investigation is in the early stages, and police have not said how many shots were fired. Denver to clear homeless camp after downtown shooting All westbound lanes of Colfax are open, but eastbound remains closed, alternate routes are advised. This is a developing story. FOX31 has a crew on the way to learn more and speak with the Aurora chief of police. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Sunshine and Some Onshore Showers this Week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

A much nicer and drier week has been the story so far in South Florida and that trend continues the next several days as drier air feeds in from the north and east while most of the moisture remains confined to our south.The persistent easterly breeze will gradually lessen the rest of this week and won’t be as strong today as yesterday, allowing for better marine conditions. This breeze will drive some showers onshore throughout today but will be brief. This Wednesday overall will feature lots of sunshine with near-normal highs into the low 90s.Thursday and Friday also look fairly similar with isolated to scattered showers and storms, especially across inland areas during the afternoons. Highs will remain steady near average.By the weekend, there aren’t any big changes to the forecast with high pressure in control to the north. There will still be some moisture in place to allow for the development of sea breeze showers and storms but this activity won’t be widespr...

Russia downs 3 drones over Moscow, in 6th straight day of attacks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

Russia said it shot down three Ukrainian drones flying toward Moscow and its surrounding regions on Wednesday, in the sixth consecutive day of attacks on the capital region. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Russian air defense systems shot down two drones over the Mozhaisk and Khimki districts, the country’s defense ministry said on Telegram. A third drone was jammed with electronic warfare and lost control, hitting a building under construction in the Moscow City district. According to the ministry, there were no casualties.“City emergency services are inspecting the area in the perimeter of the City for the consequences of the strike,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his Telegram channel. “Several windows in two neighboring five-story buildings were blown out.”Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti reported that the third drone damaged the glazing of a Moscow tower and windows on two floors of a residential building. Wreckage of the drone that fell over the Khim...

Person transported by medical helicopter after industrial accident in Holliston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

A person injured in an industrial accident in Holliston was transported to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston late Tuesday night.A post shared on X showed a helicopter landing at Stoddard Park to transport the patient.No additional information was immediately available.https://twitter.com/HollistonFD/status/1694195411588706467This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Thaksin moved from prison to a hospital less than a day after his return to Thailand from exile

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:36 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s divisive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from prison to a hospital early Wednesday, less than a day after he returned from 15 years of exile and started serving an 8-year sentence.He returned to Thailand on the same day a party linked to him won a parliamentary vote to form a new government. Thaksin was then sent to prison to serve sentences from several criminal convictions in absentia that he had decried as politically motivated.The prison reported Thaksin had high blood pressure and low oxygen, he could not sleep and felt tightness in his chest, according to a statement from Sitthi Sutivong, deputy director-general of the Corrections Department.Doctors at the prison’s hospital said he should be transferred to prevent life-threatening risks, the statement said. Corrections officials previously had said Thaksin, 74, was considered vulnerable due to his age and chronic conditions of his heart and lungs, high blood pressure, an...