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Horoscopes May 30, 2023: Wynonna Judd, change begins with you

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jennifer Winget, 38; Rory Bushfield, 40; Idina Menzel, 52; Wynonna Judd, 59.Happy Birthday: Stick to your plan and refuse to let anyone interfere. Your hard work will pay off and enhance your experience and ability to learn something that gives you a competitive edge this year. Spend more time socializing with people heading down a similar path. Change begins with you, and feeling good about your lot in life will attract people who recognize what you have to offer. Your numbers are 8, 14, 23, 30, 36, 44, 47.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Sort through your financial papers and see where you can cut costs or how you can bring in more cash. Exploring new ways to capitalize on your skills, experience and knowledge will help you collaborate with like-minded people. Mix business with pleasure. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Do more and talk less. Your performance will make a difference to the outcome of whatever you pursue. Update your look, and you’ll at...

Word Game: May 30, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — SIDESWIPED (SIDESWIPED: SIDE-swipe’d: Struck along the side with a glancing blow.)Average mark 19 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 27 or more words in SIDESWIPED? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — SCORING scion scorn sign sing song sonic coin coir corgi coring corn cosign ring rosin icon iron grin groinTo 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].

Stock market today: Global shares mixed as investors await debt ceiling vote, eye China economy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mixed amid concerns over risks to the economic outlook in China and elsewhere. France’s CAC 40 shed 0.4% to 7,273.34. Germany’s DAX rose 0.3% to 16,002.44, and Britain’s FTSE 100 edged 0.2% lower to 7,615.05. The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.2% higher while that for the S&P 500 rose 0.5%. In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.3% to 31,328.16. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged down 0.1% to 7,209.30. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 1.0% to 2,585.52. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.2% to 18,595.78. The Shanghai Composite gained less than 0.1%, to 3,224.21. Analysts say investors remain concerned about the a possible “second wave” of COVID-19 cases in China, although the economic impact is expected to be more limited than from the earlier pandemic wave. China’s recovery from virus-related disruptions during the past several years appears to be faltering, adding to worries ov...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 30 de mayo: Lo que viene para España

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

El país con una de las leyes anti-LGBTQ más duras del mundo. Los médicos dicen que este es el virus respiratorio más importante del que nunca has oído hablar. Europa quiere sustituir el avión por el tren. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Pedro Sánchez adelanta las elecciones en EspañaTras los resultados electorales de este domingo, donde el Partido Popular fue la fuerza más votada en los comicios regionales y municipales, el presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, anunció este lunes que disuelve el Parlamento y convoca a elecciones generales para el 23 de julio, cinco meses antes de que se agote el plazo ordinario.¿Quién ganó y quién perdió en los elecciones municipales y autonómicas de España?Pedro Sánchez llama a elecciones tras la derrota de su partido 4:522. Lukashenko ofrece armas nucleares a países que se unan a Rusia y a BelarúsEl presidente de Belarús, Alexander Lukashenko, afirmó que los países que estén dispuestos a “unirse al E...

Marseille defender Chancel Mbemba wins French league’s African player of the year award

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Congolese stopper Chancel Mbemba was named the French league’s African player of the year on Tuesday, marking the first time the award has gone to a defender. The Marseille player won the Marc-Vivien Foe prize ahead of last year’s winner, Ivory Coast midfielder Seko Fofana (Lens), and Nigeria striker Terem Moffi (Nice).Born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mbemba moved to Europe at the age of 17 to Belgian club Anderlecht. He also played for Newcastle and Porto before joining Marseille last summer, helping the 1993 European champions secure a third-place finish in the French league this season.In addition to his defensive role, the 28-year-old Mbemba scored five goals in 35 league games this season. More than 100 African players featured in the French league this season.Players who have featured for an African national team and played in at least 15 top-tier matches in France over the last season are eligible for the prize. The award is decided by ...

El Salvador: 14 años de cárcel para el expresidente Mauricio Funes por negociar con pandillas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

SAN SALVADOR — Un tribunal de El Salvador condenó el lunes a 14 años de prisión al expresidente Mauricio Funes por negociar una tregua con las pandillas para bajar la tasa de homicidios a cambio de beneficios para sus cabecillas en las cárceles.Funes enfrentaba cargos por los delitos de agrupación ilícita e incumplimiento de deberes, mientras que el general Munguía Payes fue condenado por los mismos delitos y se le sumó el de actos arbitrarios.Funes, de 64 años y quien vive en Nicaragua bajo la protección del gobierno del presidente Daniel Ortega que en 2019 le otorgó la nacionalidad para evitar su extradición, se convirtió así en el segundo presidente salvadoreño condenado por violar la ley durante su mandato (2009-2014). Piden 16 años de cárcel para el expresidente de El Salvador, Mauricio Funes Expresidente de El Salvador enfrenta juicio, acusado de lavado de dinero Los homicidios se redujeron en El Salvador durante el gobierno...

Denver weather: Stormy week continues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will stay warm on Tuesday with isolated storm chances.The best chance for storms turning severe will stay on the far Eastern Plains of Colorado near the Nebraska and Kansas state lines.Weather today: Scattered storms, low 80sTuesday will have another sunny start with high temperatures in the low 80s in Denver.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on May 30.There will be a 40% chance for scattered storms with the best chance in metro Denver and the Front Range between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Experts say wet spring could lead to uptick in ticks Pinpoint Weather: Storm chances on May 30.Storms will race across the plains Tuesday evening. The best chance for storms to turn severe is on the far Eastern Plains with a marginal risk in place. High water levels greet thousands at Chatfield State Park on Memorial Day Hail and gusty winds along with lightning will be the main threats.Pinpoint Weather: Severe storm chances on May 30. Looking ahead: Storm chances stick...

Fatal crash on I-595 leads to road closure near Fort Lauderdale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

A fatal collision on Interstate 595 has led to the highway’s closure as police investigate the crash site.On Tuesday morning, Florida Highway Patrol officers were on the scene as a body lay on the westbound lanes of I-595 near Fort Lauderdale.As a result of the crash, traffic coming from Interstate 95 is being forced to exit the highway onto the ramp that leads to the Florida Turnpike, US-441, and State Road 84.Drivers can take SR-84 to Davie Road in order to get back onto the westbound lanes of I-595 from that street.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Danish Conservative MEP deselected over bullying complaints

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

Danish conservative MEP Pernille Weiss, the European Parliament’s negotiator on the pharmaceutical directive, will not be presented by her national party as a candidate for the 2024 European elections after an internal investigation uncovered reports of bullying in her office.Weiss, who sits in the center-right European People’s Party group, is also the Parliament’s negotiator for the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation.Denmark’s Conservative People’s Party made the announcement Tuesday, saying that its executive committee had unanimously decided not to put her up for reelection and that a new candidate will be found. According to the party announcement, the internal investigation was based on a number of interviews with former employees who had worked for Weiss in Brussels, and who all talked about the difficult work environment. “Words such as bullying, humiliation and feeling threatened were used, among other things,” the announcement sa...

Britain’s COVID inquiry wants ministers to swear they don’t have Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:09 GMT

LONDON — British politics is having another normal one.The U.K’s official inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic wants a top government department to prove it doesn’t possess Boris Johnson’s notebooks or WhatsApp messages, amid a bitter row over the disclosure of the ex-PM’s material.The public inquiry’s chair, Heather Hallett, has been embroiled in a dispute with the Cabinet Office even before the probe’s formal hearings have begun. Hallett has requested un-redacted information about Johnson’s handling of the pandemic, but the Cabinet Office argues much of what it’s being asked to hand over is “unambiguously irrelevant to the Inquiry’s work.”A fresh twist came Tuesday when the inquiry said it had been informed by the Cabinet Office that it does not possess either Johnson’s messages or his notebooks. Hallett wants proof.In a notice on the inquiry website, Hallett said that if the Cabinet Office is sticking to that story...