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Word Game: June 26, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — MUSICAL (MUSICAL: MYOO-zih-kul: Of, related to or capable of producing music.)Average mark 13 wordsTime limit 25 minutesCan you find 17 or more words in MUSICAL? The list will be published tomorrow.SATURDAY’S WORD — NEWSPEAK nape neap news ease wake waken wane wasp weak weaken wean week weep sake sane sank sawn seek seen seep sewn skew snake snap sneak span spank spawn speak spew swan swank swap sweep pane pawn peak peek peen anew apse askew aspen keen keep knee knewTo 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 sexuall...

Horoscopes June 26, 2023: Ariana Grande, refrain from acting in haste

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ariana Grande, 30; Ryan Tedder, 44; Derek Jeter, 49; Chris O’Donnell, 53.Happy Birthday: Take control and simplify your life by decluttering, organizing and replacing bad habits with healthy living. Call the shots and designate time and effort where they count most. Refrain from making unnecessary changes or listening to someone with big ideas with little substance. Stick to what you know and do best. Learn from the experts, but do for yourself and refrain from acting in haste. Your numbers are 4, 17, 21, 28, 30, 33, 42.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Self-improvement will enhance your attitude. Get involved in activities that allow you to show off your attributes. Don’t make a hasty relationship decision. Give yourself time to figure out what’s important to you before you agree to a request someone makes. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Consider every angle before deciding. It’s best not to let your emotions interfere or put you in ...

Bridge: June 26, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

The Vanderbilt Knockout Teams, the premier event at the Spring NABC, saw a rash of upsets. Many top-seeded teams were KO’d early. In the quarterfinals, four of the teams were originally seeded 30, 34, 35 and 46.A team of five little-known Chinese-Americans, ZHAO, fought their way to the semifinals where they lost to BERNAL. ZHAO’s stirring run would have ended a match earlier had the result in today’s deal not favored them.WORTHLESSNorth-South for the team led by Sam Dinkin bid too optimistically to six spades; South’s king of clubs was likely to be worthless. (North’s two hearts was a transfer; his four diamonds showed a singleton.) When West led the jack of hearts, South won with dummy’s king — and the slam became unmakeable.Say instead South wins with the ace, runs the spades, leads a diamond to the queen and takes the ace at Trick 10. Dummy has the K-7 of hearts and two clubs. West, with the 10-9 of hearts and the A-Q of clubs, must yiel...

Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama has some bad news for France.The No. 1 draft pick told L’Equipe newspaper he won’t play with his national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body, and will instead take that time to continue preparing for his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs.Wembanyama said it was a “difficult” decision to make, adding that it is “irrevocable.”The top pick in this year’s NBA draft had previously said he wanted to play in the tournament, which runs from Aug. 25 through Sept. 10 and will have France among the medal favorites. But both he and the Spurs suggested in recent days that his participation was no longer certain.Wembanyama said he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. He told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend, L’Equipe reported on Monday.Wembanyama said he was not pressured by the Spurs ...

Poderosas tormentas cortan el suministro eléctrico a más de 700.000 personas en el sur y el valle de Ohio

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

(CNN) — Más de 700.000 personas en el sureste y el valle de Ohio estaban a oscuras este domingo por la noche cuando poderosas tormentas azotaron esa región, desatando fuertes vientos, granizo y amenazas de tornados.Las tormentas eléctricas azotaron partes de Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi y partes del Valle de Ohio este domingo por la noche y continuarán amenazando el área durante gran parte de la noche, dijo el Centro de Predicción de Tormentas.En la ciudad de Bargersville, a unos 28 km al sur de Indianápolis, las autoridades describieron un rastro de destrucción dejado por un posible tornado.Hubo “al menos 75 casas con daños moderados a severos” por el posible tornado, dijo el jefe del Departamento de Bomberos de la Comunidad de Bargersville, Eric Funkhouser, y agregó que la tormenta también “derribó” un complejo de apartamentos que estaba en construcción.No hubo heridos graves, dijo el jefe, pero la tormenta dejó “aproximadamente tres millas” (5 km) de daños.Al menos 3 mu...

Do you know what to do when someone gets shot or stabbed? A U.Md. center wants to teach you

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage.Trauma surgeon Dr. Bethany Strong with University of Maryland Capital Region Health. (Courtesy Bethany Strong)With gun violence on the rise in many Maryland communities, would you know what to do if a friend, loved one or stranger was shot?The University of Maryland Capital Region Health is trying to educate the community on how to respond to the victim of a gunshot wound.Trauma surgeon Dr. Bethany Strong, who works at the hospital, says the first thing a person should do is make sure that they are safe.“We don’t want any second victims,” she said.Strong is also the medical director of the Capital Region Violence Intervention Program (CAP-VIP). As the only Level Two trauma center in Prince George’s County and the second busiest in the state, she said the center wants the community to be proactive with inju...

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds among new investors backing F1 team Alpine in $218 million deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France (AP) — After soccer, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are setting their sights on Formula One.F1 team Alpine has secured a 200 million euro ($218 million) investment from a group of investors that includes the actors. French automotive company Renault Group — Alpine’s parent company — said Monday that the group has acquired a 24% stake in the team. It includes Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, which is led by Reynolds.“The transaction values Alpine Racing Ltd. around $900 million following this investment,” the team said in a statement. “It will accelerate Alpine’s growth plans and sporting ambitions in F1.”Other investors include actor Michael B. Jordan.Reynolds and McElhenney completed a $2.5 million takeover of Welsh soccer team Wrexham in November 2020. The club was thrust into the global spotlight because of its A-list owners and secured promotion to the fourth tier of English so...

Un robot está peinando el fondo del mar en busca de escombros de la implosión del sumergible Titán mientras comienza una investigación multinacional

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

(CNN) — Un robot está peinando el fondo del mar en busca de escombros de la implosión fatal del sumergible Titán mientras las autoridades de EE.UU. y Canadá desvían su atención de la búsqueda y el rescate a la investigación de lo que condujo al desastre marítimo y buscan establecer si se violó alguna ley.La Guardia Costera de EE.UU. convocó a una Junta de Investigación Marina para investigar la implosión, el “más alto nivel de investigación que lleva a cabo la Guardia Costera”, anunció este domingo el investigador jefe de la Guardia, el capitán Jason Neubauer.La junta trabajará para determinar la causa de la implosión catastrófica y las muertes, así como para hacer recomendaciones “para aplicar sanciones civiles o penales según sea necesario”, dijo Neubauer.Por ahora, los investigadores están dando prioridad a la recuperación de escombros del lecho marino. Los expertos militares encontraron restos del sumergible a unos 500 metros de la proa del Titanic el pasado ju...

Fairfax Co. band director says there was a coordinated effort to get him fired. Parents are outraged.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

By the time Tyron Barnes prepared to address Annandale High School’s band students and parents during an end-of-year banquet in the school cafeteria on June 1, the group had already learned that he had resigned as the school’s director of bands.In between awards that night, and with Principal Shawn DeRose in attendance, Barnes announced that he wouldn’t be returning to Annandale after two years there. It was an awkward address, some parents who attended said, because Barnes said he never intended to leave the school, and wanted to continue leading the band program. Some left confused about the reason behind Barnes’ resignation.Days before the banquet, DeRose sent an email directly to students on behalf of Barnes. It said in part that it was time to explore new opportunities.“I no longer believe that I am a great fit as your director of bands,” the message said.Barnes had intended to share the news during the banquet, but since the email went out, ...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 26 de junio: Rusia pretende regular al grupo Wagner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:01 GMT

¿Por qué es peligroso explorar las profundidades del océano? Hallan la cabeza de una rata en una comida escolar en China. Perú tiene el mejor restaurante del mundo y México, la mejor chef. Las mejores aerolíneas de 2023. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Se desconoce el paradero del líder del grupo WagnerTras el supuesto acuerdo mediado por el presidente de Belarús Alexander Lukashenko con el líder del grupo Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, que puso fin a la insurrección armada contra el poder de Putin, Rusia trabaja en una ley para regular al grupo mercenario. Mientras crece la especulación sobre el paradero de Prigozhin, Ucrania reporta ganancias en el campo de batalla con centenares de soldados muertos.ANÁLISIS: 36 horas extrañas en Rusia parecen el principio del fin para PutinPutin se debilita: ¿hacia el caos nuclear en Rusia? 4:342. Elecciones en GuatemalaMillones de guatemaltecos acudieron a las urnas para elegir presidente y vicepresidente, entre...