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Ask Amy: Caregiving duties create sibling resentment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

Dear Amy: My husband’s mother and sister recently moved to our city, and it’s been bumpy.I’m hoping you might weigh in on a disagreement that’s sprung up.My mother-in-law has some chronic health issues.His sister, “Jackie,” is single and is currently living with their mother.Jackie works from home and has a fairly flexible schedule.My husband and I have two toddlers. We both work long hours out of the house.My husband and Jackie have struggled to find a reasonable balance of care for their mother.She doesn’t need daily care, but she does have frequent doctors’ appointments and doesn’t like to drive.Jackie thinks that she and my husband should split the load 50/50.My husband feels this would be equal, but not equitable.He has a lot of responsibilities at home with our children, in addition to a much more demanding work schedule than Jackie’s.Related ArticlesAsk Amy | Ask Amy: Retired teachers not fans of loan forgiveness Ask Amy | Ask Amy: Online match beco...

Horoscopes April 9, 2023: Kristen Stewart, keep things simple

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Elle Fanning, 25; Kristen Stewart, 33; Leighton Meester, 37; Dennis Quaid, 69.Elle Fanning (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) Happy Birthday: Let your entrepreneurial side take over. Be the pioneer that excites everyone with your rhetoric and see what unfolds. Opportunity knocks this year, but you must be willing to take advantage of what’s on the table. Surround yourself with people who are concerned about the same things you are and who want to band together and make a difference. Be direct, keep things simple and do your part. Your numbers are 9, 17, 21, 27, 32, 34, 40.ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have the drive to get things started, but don’t fall short because you can’t finish what you start. Ask someone you trust to pick up where you left off. It’s better to share the glory rather than let things fall apart. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t take on too much. Others may count on you, but you’ll fall ...

Word Game: April 9, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — BLUNDERBUSS (BLUNDERBUSS: BLUN-der-bus: A foolish or careless person.)Average mark 55 wordsTime limit 60 minutesCan you find 73 or more words in BLUNDERBUSS?TODAY’S WORD — BLUNDERBUSS bend bled blend bless blue bluer blues blunder blur blurb bred bulb bund bundle burble burden burl burn bused buss lend lens less lubber lube lues lune lure under undress undue unless unsure unused used user nerd ness nubble nude nurse dress drub dubber duel dues dulse dune duress rebus rend rubbed rubble rube ruble rude rued rule rundle rune ruse send sled slub snub subbed subdue suburb sued suer sunder surd sureTo 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 u...

Bridge: April 9, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

“Don’t listen to my cousin the Queen of Diamonds,” the Queen of Hearts said menacingly to Alice. “She says that losing a trick can be better than winning one. What nonsense.”At the game at the Mad Hatter’s, the Red Queens had bickered about who was greater.“I’m the most powerful card in Wonderland,” the Queen of Hearts insisted. “No ace or king dares capture me.”“Of course, your majesty,” Alice sighed.“Let’s have another deal and I’ll show you.”The Dormouse, East, dealt and opened four clubs, and after two passes, North, the Hatter, doubled. Alice took out to four hearts, passed out. West, the March Hare, led the ace of clubs, next the jack of diamonds.Alice won and cashed the A-K of trumps.“Off with her head!” the Queen of Hearts roared. “She let my card be captured.”Alice next led a spade to her queen, and West won and led another diamond to dummy. Alice th...

Elon Musk Wants to Cut Your Social Security Because He Doesn’t Understand Math

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., departs court in San Francisco, California, on Jan. 24, 2023.Photo: Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIf there’s one thing you can say for sure about Elon Musk, it’s that he has a huge number of opinions and loves to share them at high volume with the world. The problem here is that his opinions are often stunningly wrong.Generally, these stunningly wrong opinions are the conventional wisdom among the ultra-right and ultra-rich.In particular, like most of the ultra-right ultra-rich, Musk is desperately concerned that the U.S. is about to be overwhelmed by the costs of Social Security and Medicare.He’s previously tweeted — in response to the Christian evangelical humor site Babylon Bee — that “True national debt, including unfunded entitlements, is at least $60 trillion.” On the one hand, this is arguably true. On the other hand, you will understand it’s not a problem if you are familiar with 1) this subject and 2) b...

Germany: Hamburg fire smoke halts trains, generates warning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police warned people in Hamburg, Germany, to close their windows early Sunday after a large fire that engulfed several warehouses sent black, chemical-laden smoke drifting over the city.German news agency dpa said the fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. in the Rothenburgsort district, located in the eastern part of Germany’s second-largest city. The smoke drifted from there toward the city center, halting long-distance trains between Hamburg and Berlin and other cities. A public safety alert conveyed through a mobile phone app advised people in Hamburg to close windows, turn off ventilation and air conditioning, and to avoid the area. No injuries were reported.Public broadcaster NDR said the fire involved containers with hydrogen sulfide, a toxic and foul-smelling substance, forcing firefighters and police officers in the area to wear breathing apparatus.Source

DC region’s Easter Sunday morning starts off with frost advisory, freeze warning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

D.C.-area residents should brace for a cold start to Easter Sunday but warmer temperatures are in store. Here’s what you need to know about the forecast.The D.C. metro area is under a frost advisory from 2 a.m. until 10 a.m. as temperatures fall to the low 30s.Additionally, the National Weather Service said a freeze warning will stretch across parts of Loudoun and Prince William counties in Virginia, and Frederick, Carroll, Baltimore, Howard and Montgomery counties in Maryland. Temperatures falling near or slightly below freezing from 2 a.m. until 10 a.m.After a week of strong winds, then severe storms and record breaking heat, the freeze may seem like more out of the ordinary weather.7News Meteorologist Mark Peña said the cold snap would be brief, and the area will warm up to the mid-60s during the day — which is around average.“Not only will it be dry on Sunday for Easter, but it looks to be fairly comfortable,” Peña told WTOP.A warming trend continues into the w...

Fire officials investigating Hopkinton house fire that left man dead, woman hospitalized

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

Fire officials are investigating an early morning fire in Hopkinton that left a man dead and a woman hospitalized.Crews responding to a reported fire on Hayward Street around 1:15 a.m. found heavy fire coming from the house and immediately requested mutual aid, according to Hopkinton Fire Chief William Miller.When they learned that there were still two people in the house, crews made an aggressive internal search and found a senior man in a hallway and a senior female in a bedroom, Miller said. The man was pronounced dead at Milford Regional Medical Center. His name has not been released.The woman was taken to a Boston hospital to be treated for her injuries.A dog also died in the fire.No operating smoke detectors were found in the home.The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Hopkinton Fire Department, State Police assigned to the State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online f...

Column: Manager Bruce Bochy’s return to the game with the Texas Rangers is another win for the ‘old dudes’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

Few managers in the game have the star power to draw reporters to the visitors’ dugout like Bruce Bochy, who returned to lead the Texas Rangers this season three years after leaving the game.A plain-spoken old-school type, Bochy looks as if he could just as well be a Texas Ranger as manage a team that goes by the nickname. And a week shy of his 68th birthday, Bochy was back doing the thing he loves most.The sun was out Friday at Wrigley, making it feel 10-degrees warmer on the field than in the back of the dugout. Bochy found a seat in the sun near the dugout rail and asked the media scrum if it was OK with everyone.Everyone nodded. If it was OK with Bochy, it was OK.“Not too bad out here, is it?” Bochy asked.Everyone nodded. It was a great day, Chicago-wise.Bochy answered the usual pregame questions about his players’ health, lineup decisions and the new pitch-clock rules. Music blared over the speakers as he spoke because the notion of ballpark sounds being...

Chicago Cubs minor-league preview: Who to watch at each affiliate — including Brennen Davis, Matt Mervis and PCA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:53 GMT

Throughout spring training, Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer and manager David Ross reiterated that the team would need more than just the 26 players on the opening-day roster to contribute over the course of the season.The 162-game schedule can test an organization’s depth and talent. As the minor-league season gets underway, the Cubs believe their farm system — rated between No. 10 and 16 in baseball by publications — continues to take steps in producing the type of big-league talent the organization needs to build a sustaining, winning team.“We’re not satisfied, we’re still hungry,” vice president of player development Jared Banner told the Tribune. “We’re still looking to get better. We think we can be even better than we are and we’re going to go out and try to prove it.”Triple-A IowaTop prospects: OF Brennen Davis, 1B Matt Mervis, RHP Caleb Kilian, RHP Cam Sanders, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Riley ThompsonNotable...