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Bridge: Aug. 14, 2023

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

Cy the Cynic continues to struggle with his weight, and the holidays are no help. Cy says that at two a.m. on Thanksgiving morning, he will set his bathroom scale back 15 pounds.When you’re declarer, you get one chance; you don’t get a re-set. When Cy was declarer at today’s four spades, West led the jack of clubs. The Cynic played the three from dummy — and was happy he had when the king appeared from East.Cy took the ace and led a trump, but West won and led the ten of clubs. East ruffed dummy’s queen, and West got his nine and eight at the end: down one.FIRST CLUBCy blew his one (and only) chance. He did well to play low from dummy on the first club but must let East’s king win.Suppose East shifts to a heart, and Cy wins and leads a trump. If West wins and leads a second club, dummy will play low, and even East ruffs, he will only be ruffing one of Cy’s club losers. Cy can play low from his hand and lose no more tricks — three in al...

Word Game: Aug. 14, 2023

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — EMANATE (EMANATE: EM-uh-nate: To come out from a source.)Average mark 17 wordsTime limit 25 minutesCan you find 21 or more words in EMANATE? The list will be published tomorrow.SATURDAY’S WORD — CELADON candle cane canoe clad clan clean clod clone coal coda code coed cola cold cole cone elan eland lace lade laden lance land lane lead lean lend load loan lode loden lone aced acne aeon aloe alone anode dale dance deacon deal dean decal dole done ocean olden once noel nodeTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexu...

In search for cause of Hawaii’s wildfires, lawyers probe power lines

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

By Mark Chediak and Jef Feeley | BloombergWhile the cause of the deadly Maui fires remains under investigation, lawyers are sending experts to the island to look into utility power lines as being a possible source of ignition.Attorneys with Watts Guerra, Singleton Schreiber, and Frantz Law Group said they have been collecting evidence, interviewing eyewitnesses and reviewing reports that indicate that damaged power infrastructure owned by Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. created the spark for the flames.“All evidence — videos, witness accounts, burn progression, and utility equipment remaining — points to Hawaiian Electric’s equipment being the ignition source of the fire that devastated Lahaina,” said Mikal Watts, a Puerto Rico-based plaintiffs lawyer at Watts Guerra who has won millions of dollars in settlements in other wildfire cases, including against California utility giant PG&E Corp.Hawaiian Electric said it doesn’t have information on what caused the fires, according t...

LadRx: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — LadRx Corporation (LADX) on Monday reported earnings of $3.1 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Los Angeles-based company said it had profit of $6.45._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on LADX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/LADXSource

JinkoSolar: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

JIANGXI PROVINCE, China (AP) — JIANGXI PROVINCE, China (AP) — JinkoSolar Holding Co. (JKS) on Monday reported earnings of $180.1 million in its second quarter.The Jiangxi Province, China-based company said it had profit of $3.06 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $3.36 per share.The solar power product maker posted revenue of $4.23 billion 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 JKS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/JKSSource

Matan a una leona en peligro de extinción después de que escapó de una granja en Corea del Sur

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

(CNN) — A una leona en peligro de extinción le dispararon fatalmente en Corea del Sur este lunes, un hora después de escapar de una granja privada, según funcionarios locales.La leona escapó de su jaula este lunes por la mañana en el condado de Goryeong, en la provincia de Gyeongsang del Norte, a unos 300 kilómetros al sur de la capital, Seúl, según un funcionario del condado. Es una zona montañosa con poco más de 30.000 habitantes.El escape provocó una operación de búsqueda que involucró a 127 policías y 26 miembros del personal del departamento de bomberos, según el servicio de bomberos regional. Las autoridades emitieron una alerta instando a los residentes a mantenerse alejados de la cercana montaña Bukdu.Una cebra escapó de un zoológico y se paseó por las calles de Seúl, mientras sus cuidadores hicieron una maratónica búsquedaAproximadamente una hora después de que se informara sobre la fuga, la leona fue muerta a tiros en el bosque, a unos cuatro o cinco kilómetros de la...

Nestlé recalls some Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to wood chips

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

Nestlé recalled some Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to the potential presence of wood fragments. Nestlé recalled some Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to the potential presence of wood fragments. (CNN) — Nestlé USA announced a voluntary recall of some Nestlé Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to the potential presence of wood fragments.The announcement on Thursday applied to two batches of the “break and bake” bar products that were produced in April, the company said. A “small number” of consumers contacted Nestlé USA about the wood fragments, the company said. Although no illnesses or injuries have been reported, Nestlé issued the recall “out of an abundance of cautio...

Rocked by hazing scandal, Northwestern hopes Braun can help steady program

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — David Braun had no idea just how much his life would change when Pat Fitzgerald hired him to be Northwestern’s defensive coordinator in January.Steadying a program rocked by a hazing scandal wasn’t part of his job description. It is now.Braun finds himself leading a Big Ten team as the interim coach after Fitzgerald got fired last month with the program embroiled in a hazing and abuse scandal. “Is it crystallizing that I’m the head coach? I would say no,” Braun said. “That’s gonna take some good time. Interesting context and circumstances … but what I can say is the opportunity to get back with this group, with this staff, with this team and to get back to football has been just a great opportunity for us to get back into a certain level of routine.” The Wildcats were already reeling after going a combined 4-20 the past two seasons while going 1-8 in Big Ten play both years. They were 1-11 overall in 2022 and didn’t win...

Purdue Boilermakers hoping Hudson Card can be their next ace at the ‘Cradle of Quarterbacks’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

Hudson Card thinks he can become Purdue’s new ace.Those inside the program are firm believers, too.First-year coach Ryan Walters raves about Card’s mobility, receivers like Card’s arm strength and accuracy, and now, after just a few months on campus, the Boilermakers are going all-in on the former Texas star emerging as the next big thing at the “Cradle of Quarterbacks.”“I think that was part of the reason that made me want to come here — they produce quarterbacks who go to the league,” Card said. “That’s something I want to end up eventually doing. It’s really cool to be a part of that, and, hopefully, I can carry on the tradition.”The roll call includes names such as Len Dawson and Bob Griese, Gary Danielson and Jim Everett, Drew Brees and Kyle Orton, and most recently Aidan O’Connell, the walk-on now in his first training camp with the Las Vegas Raiders.At 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Card has prototypical size. Walters said he also thinks Card’...

Mel Tucker and Michigan State hope to bounce back from a lost season marred by suspensions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:51:43 GMT

Mel Tucker is among the highest-paid coaches in college football, cashing in on a surprising season two years ago at Michigan State.The school is hoping to get a better return on its investment this season.The Spartans were 5-7 in 2022, losing their last two games to fall short of being bowl-eligible, and a melee in the Michigan Stadium tunnel marred the entire year.“Oftentimes you have to get kicked in the face before you can be great,” Tucker said. ”We have a chip on our shoulder. No one was happy with the way the season unfolded, especially there the last couple games. It was very disappointing. We’re just hungry.”Tucker inherited a shaky program when he replaced the retired Mark Dantonio and it showed during a 2-5, pandemic-shortened season and in the following NFL draft when the program didn’t have one player selected for the first time in 80 years.“That goes to show you the state of the depth and talent in the program,” Tucker said.With the help of breakout star running ...