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Ask Amy: A man’s choice to use a slur riles the family

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

Dear Amy: At the end of an extremely long road trip, my fiancée, her 16-year-old son and I stopped at a noisy sports bar at 9:30 p.m. — famished.As we waited for our food, I saw an article regarding a woman who was recently fired for using a slang variant of “the N-word.”I turned to my fiancée to recount the story, but instead of using the variant of the word I saw in the article, I leaned in and in a very low voice said the actual (offensive) word to her, never intending for her son to hear it.When we got into the car, her son vehemently questioned why I had used the word. I was stunned. His tone and aggression were totally disproportionate to my action. I got angry because of his tone and told them.My fiancée sided with her son.She said his tone was justified by my saying the word in his presence (we are all Northern European, by the way).I am a politically progressive American who has supported many Black candidates, worked for voting rights, and have many Black friends.My ...

Zelenskiy praises troops during visit to eastern Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked troops for their service in Avdiivka, a small city located to the east of Kiev, and received a briefing from commanders about the current battlefield situation. His office confirmed this.Avdiivka was one of the major targets of the Russian winter offensive, which was launched to reinvigorate Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. However, the offensive has only made small territorial gains in the east.Zelenskiy’s office released video footage showing him addressing soldiers in combat gear, and awarding them in what looked like a large warehouse. Sandbags were packed up against one of the walls.He said: "It is an honour for me to be present today and thank you for the service that you have provided in defending our country, Ukraine, and our families. I wish only victory to every Ukrainian. This is important for us all."Zelenskiy visited a hospital, where he met with wounded soldiers and presented awards.Video footage shows the h...

EU destination in sight: Doing it right to bring personalised health care to patients – CAN.HEAL Event, Rome, 26-27 April, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

Registration is still open (albeit virtually) for our upcoming CAN.HEAL Stakeholder conference which will be held on Wednesday, 26 April and Thursday, 27 April.  Since this week, all the seats are taken and we can’t unfortunately accept any more registrations to be there in person.  However for colleagues who wish to follow the Stakeholder event online, please send an email to my colleague, Marta Kozaric: [email protected] click here to view the agenda and to click here for the CAN.HEAL websiteTo perfectly match the less-than-perfect times we find ourselves in, the conference is entitled '“Reducing Disparities Across the European Union”.   The event is organized by the European Cancer Patient Coalition as well as the EAPM.A key role of the CAN.HEAL conference is to bring together experts to agree policies by consensus and take our conclusions to policy makers. And this time, we go even further into the realm of expertise, given the huge crisis that we are all facing...

Word Game: April 21, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — VAGARIES (VAGARIES: VAY-guh-reez: Erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant actions or ideas.)Average mark 28 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 37 or more words in VAGARIES? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — REPENTED reed rend rent repent ender enter entree epee erne peen peer pent pert peter preen preteen pretend need nerd teed teen tend tender tepee tern tree trend deep deepen deeper deer deet dent deterTo 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.Contac...

Horoscopes April 21, 2023: Andie MacDowell, live up to your promises

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Emma Tremblay, 19; Rob Riggle, 53; Andie MacDowell, 65; Tony Danza, 72.Happy Birthday: Emotions will be your driving force this year. Recognize that you must look at every angle and go over every detail before making decisions that can influence your position, reputation and prospects. If you use your intelligence, the experience and connections you have built over the years and your ability to live up to your promises, you will meet your expectations. Your numbers are 5, 16, 22, 25, 32, 34, 48.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take a moment to follow the dots and figure out what you want before you head in a different direction. Seek knowledge and wisdom from someone you trust to coach you along the way. Put your skills to work for you. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take care of personal problems before you help others. You’ll do better with less stress, a clear head and a good understanding of what’s possible. Once your vision is evident, reac...

“Myth America”: New Book Dismantles 20 Legends About Our Past

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

Recently, peculiar skirmishes have broken out in the U.S. over our history. In Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, and many other places, conservatives have made efforts to sanitize the teaching of what exactly happened in America’s past. But it’s important to keep in mind this is just part of a much longer war — and, in fact, those who want to misrepresent history have won many victories. This is evidenced by the fact that the conventional wisdom about the past in the U.S., what everyone “knows,” is often wrong or far too simplistic.This week on Deconstructed, senior writer Jon Schwarz speaks to historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer about their new book, “Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past.” With 20 chapters by 20 different historians, the new book takes a look at key fairy tales and replaces the standard bland hokum with the far more interesting reality.Transcript coming soon. The post “Myth America”: New Book Dismantles 20 Legends Abo...

3 dead after car plunges into river below Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

Three people — two women and a man — are dead after a vehicle entered the Anacostia River beneath the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Southeast D.C. on Thursday night.Authorities began receiving reports of a car crashing into the water around 11 p.m.Update water search under S. Capitol St bridge. A submerged vehicle has been located. @DCPoliceDept Harbor Div. divers with assistance from our Fireboats will enter the water and conduct a search. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/P5BZhpZKmd— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 21, 2023D.C. police and D.C. Fire and EMS officials responding to the scene discovered tire tread marks leading into the river near the bridge.Harbor division divers, with assistance from D.C. Fireboats, located the car at around 11:45 p.m.Divers conducted a water search and located one person dead inside the submerged vehicle shortly after 12:40 a.m. on Friday. The investigation later found two more people dead near where the car entered the river.Upda...

Una obsoleta nave espacial de la NASA regresó a la Tierra después de 21 años de su lanzamiento

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

(CNN) — Un satélite de la NASA que observó las erupciones solares y ayudó a los científicos a comprender los poderosos estallidos de energía del sol cayó a la Tierra esta semana, casi 21 años después de su lanzamiento.La nave espacial retirada Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI), que se lanzó en 2002 y se dio de baja en 2018, volvió a entrar en la atmósfera de la Tierra este miércoles aproximadamente a las 8:21 p.m. ET, según la NASA.La nave espacial de 725 kg volvió a entrar en la atmósfera sobre la región del desierto del Sahara a 26 grados de longitud y 21,3 grados de latitud, según el Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos.¿Qué sigue ahora para el Starship de SpaceX tras la explosión en su prueba de lanzamiento?La NASA esperaba que la mayor parte de la nave espacial se quemara mientras viajaba a través de la atmósfera, pero algunos componentes podrían haber sobrevivido al reingreso. El riesgo de daño para cualquier persona en la Tierra como res...

Friday’s weather could break DC-area springtime records

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

Friday’s weather has the chance the break record highs in the D.C. region with temperatures nearing 90 degrees by the middle of the day.After Thursday’s dry heat, Friday will be “manageably hot,” at least according to 7News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin.Rudin said “records are in jeopardy” near the Capital Region’s three airports. The current record for highest spring temperatures of 89 degrees at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, was set in 1976.Despite the potentially record-breaking temperatures, the heat shouldn’t bring humidity with it this weekend. However, the Council of Governments has placed its second Code Orange warning of the year, noting that air levels could be unhealthy for sensitive groups including people with asthma and other respiratory illnesses, as well as children, older adults and anyone who works or plans to exercise outside.Warm and dry conditions continue this afternoon with highs in the ...

Regions Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Regions Financial Corp. (RF) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $612 million.The Birmingham, Alabama-based bank said it had earnings of 62 cents per share.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 65 cents per share.The holding company for Regions Bank posted revenue of $2.17 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $1.95 billion, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.96 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on RF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/RFSource