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Bridge: Aug. 22, 2023

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

I entered the club as a man I didn’t know was leaving.“That was Cy’s therapist,” Rose said. “Cy had him come and watch a few deals.”“No more couch-coach sessions,” Cy told me in the lounge. “My guy watched one deal and said he had my problem solved.”Against Cy’s four hearts, West had led a diamond. Cy lost a finesse with dummy’s queen, and East’s club shift gave the defense three more tricks.“Your shrink watched one deal and diagnosed you?” I asked.“He told me I don’t have any complex,” the Cynic said in a tone of relief. “He said I really am inferior.”LAST DIAMONDCy’s play certainly was inferior. Cy must grab the ace of diamonds, take the A-K of spades, lead a trump to dummy and return the jack of spades, pitching his last diamond.If West wins and leads a fourth spade, East can ruff dummy’s ten, but Cy overruffs, leads a trump to dummy and returns the ...

Horoscopes Aug. 22, 2023: Ty Burrell, turn a negative into a positive

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: James Corden, 45; Kristen Wiig, 50; Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, 56; Ty Burrell, 56.Happy Birthday: Look at every angle and size up what’s possible. Use your imagination and skills to reach your goals. Refuse to let emotional situations bring you down. Rise above any controversy you encounter and turn a negative into a positive. Use your intelligence and experience to outmaneuver anyone trying to exploit you. Responsiveness will get you where you want to go this year. Trust and believe in yourself. Your numbers are 4, 15, 21, 29, 32, 40, 44.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do and give what you can, even if someone tries to guilt you into taking on more. Know your limitations and strengths and apply what’s applicable. Sport a trendy look that boosts your confidence and motivates you to make your presence felt. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Express your thoughts, expand your mind and make changes to improve your lifestyle. Optimize your skills to su...

Chelsea loans top academy prospect Lewis Hall to Newcastle after spending big in transfer window

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has loaned out of one of its most talented academy prospects amid another transfer window of big spending by the Premier League club.Lewis Hall, an 18-year-old left back, joined Newcastle on Tuesday on a season-long loan deal that includes an obligation for the Saudi-controlled northeast club to make the transfer permanent based on performance-related criteria.Hall, a boyhood Newcastle fan, was named Chelsea’s academy player of the year for the 2022-23 season. But he is deemed surplus at Chelsea, which has spent more than $400 million on new players in this window to take its total outlay in the first three transfer windows in the new regime under Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital beyond $1 billion.Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has Ben Chilwell and Levi Colwill as options at left back in a season when the team has no European involvement.“Me and my family are Newcastle fans, and for me and my brother growing up, it was drilled into us that we were Newcast...

Pakistani Taliban militants have ambushed a military convoy in a border region, killing 6 soldiers

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani Taliban fighters ambushed a military convoy in a former militant stronghold in the country’s northwest near the Afghan border on Tuesday, triggering an intense shootout that killed at least six soldiers and four militants, the military said.The attack took place in South Waziristan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement. It said four insurgents were killed when troops returned fire, while two other militants were wounded. The military said a search operation is underway in the area in an effort to hunt down the attackers.Mohammad Khurasani, a spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, claimed responsibility for the attack.The Pakistani Taliban are a separate group but are allied with the Afghan Taliban, who took over Afghanistan in August 2021, following the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from the country. The takeover emboldened the TTP, who often carry out attacks near the Afghan border and el...

Pick Six: Can USC’s Caleb Williams join Archie Griffin as a two-time Heisman Trophy winner?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

Here we are again.Just like last year, college football has a returning Heisman Trophy winner — this time, USC quarterback Caleb Williams — trying to join the sport’s most exclusive club: Two-time winners of the most prestigious player of the year award.Ohio State running back Archie Griffin stands alone, winning the Heisman in 1974 and ’75.In 2022, Alabama’s Bryce Young became the 11th returning winner since Griffin to be unable to complete the two-fer, undercut by injuries and a Crimson Tide offense that lacked the type of playmakers he had in 2021.Williams, like Young, won the award with a brilliant sophomore season. Not only did Williams pass for 4,537 yards and 45 touchdowns, but he helped Southern California return to national prominence after several years of mediocrity.Winning another Heisman is so hard because voters tend to want the player to be even better the next year. That’d be tough for Williams, but he does have this going for him: USC stumble...

Denver weather: Heat continues with cooldown by end of week

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — With mostly sunny skies and another light southerly wind, temperatures will climb into the 90s once again on Tuesday in the Denver weather forecast. Heat advisories are in effect from noon until 8 p.m. in the counties below as highs may get into the very low 100s.Pinpoint Weather: Heat advisories on Aug. 22. Weather today: Hot and sunnyAfter record-breaking heat was recorded on Monday, Denver will continue to have high temperatures across the Front Range. Highs will top out in the middle to upper 90s with mostly sunny skies. ‘Where’s Moochi?’: 900-pound water buffalo missing in Colorado Denver will also see a light breeze increasing through the afternoon and evening hours. Spotty afternoon and evening showers are possible.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Aug. 22. Weather tonight: Warm and breezyThe brisk winds will linger overnight, keeping lows warm and above average in the upper 60s. Skies are mostly clear with a few passing clouds.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight...

School bus involved in accident in SW Miami-Dade

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

A Miami-Dade school bus was involved in a crash early Tuesday morning. The accident occurred on Southwest 216th Street underneath the Turnpike. Information is limited at this time but it is believed a suburban and the Miami-Dade school bus collided.As a result, heavy delays are expected and police have shut down traffic westbound at Frontage Road.First responders were seen assisting the school bus driver onto a stretcher. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Lauderhill Police officer involved in 2-vehicle crash while responding to disturbance call

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

A crash on the intersection of Northwest 15th Street and 56th Avenue sent a Lauderhill Police officer to the hospital, Monday. Officials said just after 6:30 p.m., the officer involved in the crash was on their way to a disturbance call in the vicinity of the 1200 block of Northwest 31st Avenue. As the officer approached the aforementioned intersection, the responding officer’s vehicle was involved in a two-vehicle collision. The impact resulted in significant damage to both vehicles and prompted an immediate response from paramedics on the scene. The officer and the other driver were both assessed by medical personnel and subsequently transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.Lauderhill Police Department detectives are investigating the crash.

Limited Showers, Plus Tracking the Tropics

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

Strong beach breeze with limited showers. Outside of a quick-moving shower on the breeze, it is looking pretty good. However, marine hazards will remain in place most of the week until the breeze subsides over the weekend. Tropics: 5 areas… out of the 5, tracking 3: Gert, Franklin and Harold.1. Tropical Storm Harold is headed for the South Texas coast. Heavy rains & strong winds beginning to spread onshore in the warning area. It will make landfall early afternoon.2. Tropical Storm Franklin is drifting slowly with no change in strength. Heavy rainfall expected across portions of Puerto Rico & Hispaniola into Thursday. The heavy rainfall may produce areas of flash and urban flooding as well as river rises and mudslides.3. Tropical Depression Gert is expected to fall apart at any time.4. Remnants of Emily could roar back to like. NHC giving it a low change of it regenerating.5. Tropical wave moving away from Cape Verde Islands has a medium change to form.

Children trapped 900 feet in air when chairlift cable snaps in Pakistan’s northwest

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — An urgent rescue effort is underway in Pakistan for six children and two adults trapped in a chairlift dangling 900 feet (274 meters) over a mountainous region in the country’s northwest.The children were traveling to school in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when one of the chairlift’s cables snapped at 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday, according to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).A surveillance helicopter reached the location of the chairlift first, before a larger helicopter arrived to ensure that there is enough space to carry everyone being rescued, said the district’s deputy commissioner Tanveer Ur Rehman.Two of the students on the chairlift are slipping in and out of consciousness, one of the passengers told Pakistani media outlet Geo News.The passenger, named only as Gulfaraz, urged state authorities to take action. He said that the students, aged between 10 and 15 years old, don’t even have drinking water.Rescue perso...