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Bridge: March 30, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

With two deals left in a semifinal of the Soloway Knockout Teams at the Fall NABC, Simon COPE’s foursome (Delmonte, F. Kolesnik, K. Rosenberg) trailed Marty FLEISHER by 2 IMPs, having begun the fourth quarter down by 46.At both tables, West opened 1NT. When COPE’s pair sat East-West, 1NT was passed out, down two for plus 200 to FLEISHER. In the replay, young Finn Kolesnik bid two hearts as South after two passes — not an obvious action — and North had a shot at four hearts.LOSING LEADBidding game was wrong in theory, but West found the natural lead — the only losing lead — of a trump. Declarer won and should have led the king of clubs next, starting to set up dummy’s suit. Instead he led a diamond to dummy’s ace and returned a club.If East had grabbed his ace, he would have beaten the contract. But he played low, and South scored his king and embarked on a crossruff that produced 10 tricks, plus 620.COPE gained 9 IMPs, took the lead an...

Word Game: March 30, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — LENGTHENS (LENGTHENS: LENG-thens: Makes or grows longer.)Average mark 23 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 28 or more words in LENGTHENS? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — LIKELIHOOD lido lied like lode look idle idol kill kilo kohl held hell hello hide hike hill hoed hold hole hood hoodie hook oiled oldie oleo olio oohed deli dell dhole dike dill dole dollTo 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 kzsaxe@gma...

Ignition Casino Review (Updated for 2023): Is Ignition Legit? Pros, Cons, and More

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

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Tuchel’s return heats up high-stakes Bayern-Dortmund clash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Thomas Tuchel’s unexpected appointment as Bayern Munich coach has added even more spice to “der Klassiker.”Tuchel, who took over after Bayern fired Julian Nagelsmann last Friday, will face former club Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in his first match back in Germany.Dortmund fired Tuchel three days after the team won the 2017 German Cup because he had fallen out with club officials and players over his two seasons in charge. There were disagreements with chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke, sports director Michael Zorc, chief scout Sven Mislintat and others.“We couldn’t see a basis for continued work together built on trust,” Watzke said at the time.Bayern is gambling on Tuchel shaking up the team for the decisive part of the season after a 2-1 loss at Bayer Leverkusen dropped the 10-time defending champions one point behind Dortmund going into Saturday’s match in Munich.Dortmund’s visit is looming as arguably the biggest game of the season — a potential title decider w...

China Automotive Systems: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

JINGZHOU, China (AP) — JINGZHOU, China (AP) — China Automotive Systems Inc. (CAAS) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $4.3 million.On a per-share basis, the Jingzhou, China-based company said it had profit of 14 cents.The auto parts supplier posted revenue of $128.8 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $21.2 million, or 69 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $529.6 million.China Automotive Systems expects full-year revenue of $560 million.China Automotive Systems shares have climbed 4% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 89% 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 CAAS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CAASSource

Fairfax Co. police take armed woman into custody after 36-hour standoff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

Part of Richmond Highway in Fairfax County, Virginia, being shut down while police are trying to help a woman who has barricaded herself in a car early Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Luke Lukert)Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have taken an armed woman who barricaded herself in her car on U.S. Route 1 into custody just after midnight on Thursday.It has been about 36 hours since the incident blocked traffic on Richmond Highway between Lockheed Boulevard and Boswell Avenue in the Hybla Valley area on Tuesday afternoon.The WTOP Traffic Center reported that all lanes opened at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday following the woman’s arrest.UPDATE: The woman was safely taken into custody. Richmond Highway will be opened soon. Thank you for your patience.— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) March 30, 2023The unnamed woman feared going to jail on the charges she faces for abducting her 25-year-old girlfriend, sources told WTOP.Laurel Police reported her girlfriend missing on Friday, March...

Rockwell Medical: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

WIXOM, Mich. (AP) — WIXOM, Mich. (AP) — Rockwell Medical Inc. (RMTI) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.4 million in its fourth quarter.On a per-share basis, the Wixom, Michigan-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents.The maker of products used in the treatment of kidney disease and anemia posted revenue of $19.3 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $18.7 million, or $1.89 per share. Revenue was reported as $72.8 million.Rockwell Medical expects full-year revenue in the range of $78 million to $82 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on RMTI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/RMTISource

Elon Musk y otros líderes tecnológicos piden una pausa en la carrera de la Inteligencia Artificial por considerar que está “fuera de control”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

(CNN Business) — Algunos de los nombres más importantes de la tecnología están pidiendo que los laboratorios de inteligencia artificial (IA) detengan el entrenamiento de los sistemas de IA más poderosos durante al menos seis meses, citando “riesgos profundos para la sociedad y la humanidad”.Elon Musk se encontraba entre las docenas de líderes tecnológicos, profesores e investigadores que firmaron la carta, que fue publicada por Future of Life Institute, una organización sin fines de lucro respaldada por Musk.La carta llega solo dos semanas después de que OpenAI anunciara GPT-4, una versión aún más poderosa de la tecnología que sustenta la herramienta de chatbot viral de IA, ChatGPT. En las primeras pruebas y en una demostración de la empresa, se mostró la tecnología redactando demandas, aprobando exámenes estandarizados y creando un sitio web funcional a partir de un boceto dibujado a mano.ChatGPT y la última ola de IA podrían afectar a unos 300 millones de empleos...

Michel Der Zakarian sparks Montpellier’s revival in France

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

The old French saying “the best soups are made in old pots” certainly holds true for Montpellier.The family soccer club in southern France has a myriad of former players and coaches that are part of the organizational chart, or ready to come back and help out when things go wrong.That was the case in February when Michel Der Zakarian — known as “Der Zak” in the region — was reappointed as coach following the firing of Romain Pitau.The 2012 champions were only two points clear of the relegation zone following five losses in six matches and Montpellier president Laurent Nicollin thought the timing was right for a shakeup.“I hope and I think he is the man for the moment,” Nicollin said.His hopes have been fulfilled.Since Der Zakarian’s return, less than two years after his departure, Montpellier is unbeaten, winning five of the six league games it has played. With 16 points taken, the club has been the best team in the league over that period.Ahead of Friday’s trip to secon...

El papa Francisco “durmió bien” durante su primera noche en el hospital, dicen fuentes del Vaticano

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:10:44 GMT

(CNN) — El papa Francisco “durmió bien” anoche, su primera noche en el hospital por una infección respiratoria, dijeron fuentes del Vaticano a CNN este jueves.El pontífice de 86 años fue llevado al hospital Gemelli de Roma este miércoles y le dijeron que necesitará “una pocos días de terapia médica hospitalaria adecuada”, dijo el portavoz del Vaticano, Matteo Bruni, en un comunicado.El papa Francisco tiene una infección respiratoria y pasará “varios días” hospitalizado, dice portavozLa Iglesia de Roma ha expresado “todas sus cercanía y afecto a su obispo, el Papa Francisco, y asegura sus incesantes oraciones, deseándole una pronta recuperación”, dijo en un comunicado este jueves.A Francisco, antes conocido como el cardenal argentino Jorge Mario Bergoglio, le extirparon el lóbulo superior del pulmón derecho la edad de 21 años después de una neumonía grave, mientras que la última hospitalización data de 2021 para una cirugía programada debido a una esteno...