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Bridge: Aug. 8, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

Unlucky Louie, his wife and two of their kids have minor ills that require medication, and there are medicine bottles all over the place at his house.“I goofed and took a wrong med this morning,” Louie told me.“Are you feeling all right?” I asked.“The good news,” Louie said, “is that I won’t have a problem with fleas and ticks for three months.”I don’t know whether Louie had an adverse reaction, but he booted today’s 3NT. When West led a spade, East put up the queen, and Louie took the king and led the nine of diamonds to finesse. East won and returned his nine of spades, and West took four spade tricks.FIRST SPADELouie has nine winners — a spade, two hearts, four diamonds and two clubs — but must shut out West’s spades. Louie must let East’s queen win the first spade and play low again when East returns the nine.On the third spade, West can take the ace, but the defenders’ communication ...

Word Game: Aug. 8, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — DEPRIVE (DEPRIVE: dih-PRIVE: To withhold something from or take something away from.)Average mark 18 wordsTime limit 25 minutesCan you find 22 or more words in DEPRIVE? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — METRIC merit mice mire mite miter emir emit term tier time timer tire trice trim remit rice rime rite item cite crimeTo 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 sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Century Casinos: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Century Casinos Inc. (CNTY) on Tuesday reported a loss of $2 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 1 cent per share.The casino operator posted revenue of $136.8 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $130.8 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CNTY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CNTYSource

Usme leads Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica and a spot in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Catalina Usme scored early in the second half and Colombia edged Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals for the first time. Colombia will face European champion England on Saturday at Stadium Australia in Sydney. England advanced on penalties after a scoreless draw with Nigeria on Monday night. Usme yelled in celebration after trapping a long pass from Ana Guzman and calmly finishing in the 52nd minute. It was the first goal Jamaica conceded in the tournament. Teenage star Linda Caicedo had opportunities but wasn’t able to add to Colombia’s tally in a tough, physical encounter. Las Cafeteras, making their third World Cup appearance, also reached the Round of 16 in 2015 but were stopped in a 2-0 loss to the United States. The Jamaican women were in the knockout round for the first time in just their second appearance in the tournament. The match at Melbourne’s Rectangular Stadium was an anticipated showdo...

Colombia 1, Jamaica 0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

Jamaica00—0Colombia01—1First Half_None.Second Half_1, Colombia, Usme, (Guzman), 51st minute.Goalies_Jamaica, Rebecca Spencer, Sydney Schneider, Liya Brooks; Colombia, Catalina Perez, Sandra Sepulveda, Natalia Giraldo Alzate.Yellow Cards_Swaby, Jamaica, 41st; Spence, Jamaica, 45th+1; Arias Rojas, Colombia, 70th.Referee_Katherine Margaret Jacewicz. Assistant Referees_Kyoung Min Kim, Joanna Charaktis, Pol van Boekel. 4th Official_Marta Huerta de Aza.___Source

Thousands remain in the dark Tuesday after storms roll through DC region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

After storms pummeled the D.C. region Monday, the wet weather doesn’t seem to be sticking around the area on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.Someone is enjoying the higher water table after the storm which put some new branches within reach. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/AGvFuToDsM— Mike Murillo (@MikeMurilloWTOP) August 7, 2023A storm rolled through the D.C. region on Monday evening, bringing strong winds, hail and even tornado warnings. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen, according to the National Weather Service.Heavy rain left inches of standing water on the roads for Tuesday, and while the flash flood warning was lifted in the early hours, wet roads may cause delays during the morning rush hour.WTOP meteorologist Mike Stinneford said the threat level given for Monday’s tornado watch, which ranked four out of 5, was “unusual for our area.”The last time the D.C. area was at this level was more than a decade ago, in June 2013, according to 7Ne...

Previewing the preseason AP Top 25: Tide outside top 3? Anybody but Georgia at No. 1? Where’s TCU?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

The last time Alabama was ranked lower than No. 3 in the preseason AP Top 25, Nick Saban had not yet won a national championship with the Crimson Tide.There is a very real possibility that when the new preseason AP Top 25 is unveiled on Monday at noon Eastern, ‘Bama could be squeezed out of the top three. After all, the Tide went 11-2 and didn’t make the College Football Playoff in 2022 and then said goodbye to Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and two-time national defensive player of the year Will Anderson Jr.Not exactly cause for alarm in Tuscaloosa, but for a program with six national titles in the last 14 years — and five of the last seven preseason No. 1 rankings — there are more unknowns than there have been in a while.“Our team seems to be pretty hungry this year and motivated,” coach Nick Saban said during SEC media days. “Like all teams, we probably have some issues that are created by graduations and people leaving the program. Obviously, the No. 1 thing that ...

Denver weather: Strong evening storms along the plains

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver weather forecast has a mix of sun and clouds with mild highs on Tuesday before strong storms possibly form across the northeastern corner of the state. There is an enhanced risk for severe storms in northeastern Colorado with increased chances for gusty winds, large hail and an isolated tornado.Pinpoint Weather: Severe storm outlook on Aug. 8. Weather today: Sun, clouds with evening storms on plainsExtra clouds stick around Denver Tuesday with mild highs in the middle 80s. ‘The brr is back’: Farmers’ Almanac releases winter forecast for Colorado There is the possibility of two rounds of storms on Tuesday. The first one could fire up in the evening and the second closer to 10 p.m. Storms could be strong in the far northeastern corner of the state where the enhanced risk has been issued. Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Aug. 8. Weather tonight: Storms exit, conditions back to mildStorms can linger past midnight across the plains but will clear to the e...

1 dead after shooting in Fort Lauderdale leads to crash at busy intersection

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

A shooting left one man dead and led to a crash at a busy Fort Lauderdale intersection on Tuesday morning. Fort Lauderdale Police Department responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 1500 block of Northwest 3rd Court and located evidence of a shooting.Shortly after, a collision happened around 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Broward Boulevard and Seventh Avenue. According to officials, the victim’s girlfriend was trying to rush him to Broward Health Medical Center when she crashed. FLFR transported the victim, an adult male, to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police blocked off the road and patrolled the area until just before 5 a.m. Video footage of the scene showed a mangled car with its airbags deployed and bullet holes on the windshield.Chris Jones, a witness to the incident, called 911. “I just saw a crash, and I saw a woman jump out yelling, ‘Help!’ [and] saying her boyfriend was shot,” recalled Jones. “She saw the police dri...

Woman hospitalized after apparent shark attack at New York City’s Rockaway Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:04 GMT

(CNN) — A woman was transported to a hospital Monday after suffering an apparent shark bite near a beach in Queens, New York, officials said – marking the latest in a spate of summer shark bites off the city’s coastline.Emergency personnel responded to the incident at Rockaway Beach shortly before 6 p.m. ET and found the woman had a serious leg injury, the New York City Fire Department said in a statement.“All indications appear to be a shark bite,” the statement said.The woman – who officials have yet to identify – was taken to the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and was in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries Monday night, the department said.The injury comes about a month after a string of five likely shark attacks off of nearby Long Island, which prompted local officials to ramp up shark patrols.The five non-life-threatening bites occurred within two days of one another and alarmed New York beachgoers. The spree of attacks also called to mind a similar series of n...