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Ask Amy: Abuse survivor tries to confront the past

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

Dear Amy: When I was a child, my mother was abusive. She’d threaten to send me away (I’m adopted, and therefore I believed her); she’d slap me across the face or hit me with a wooden spoon in a rage, and she constantly gave me the silent treatment — without explanation — sometimes for days.I don’t think my younger brother (who really misbehaved, and yet could do no wrong) got any of that.It wasn’t horrific child abuse — there were no physical scars — but it shaped me and I’m still angry about it.I am now 50, and she’s 75.We get along OK, although I still walk on eggshells around her.I tried to talk about it with her one time, a few years back.She got angry, said I was exaggerating, and then blamed me for whatever had happened: “You were miserable to be around, you know.”She said that I am “living in the past” and that it’s not healthy.Is she right?I just want to make it clear that what happened wasn’t OK — and that these things that happened were not in my imaginat...

Commissioner Hoekstra in Kenya for international climate talks with national representatives and civil society ahead of COP28

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

Today (6 November) and tomorrow (7 November), Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra (pictured) is visiting Kenya to continue preparations for the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference (30 November - 12 December). Kenya is a key partner in the African continent for building momentum towards a successful COP28 outcome. Following this visit, the Commissioner will be travelling onwards to Zambia later this week.Today, in Kenya, Commissioner Hoekstra will meet bilaterally with President William Ruto, and later in the day with the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Soipan Tuya; and then, with the Minister of Finance and Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning, Njuguna Ndung'u. During the day, he will also meet with key representatives of civil society and the policy community.Tomorrow, the Commissioner will visit an EU-funded project supporting regional capacity to monitor, analyse, and communicate weather patterns in the Intergovernmental Authority...

EchoStar: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — EchoStar Corp. (SATS) on Monday reported earnings of $3.2 million in its third quarter.The Englewood, Colorado-based company said it had profit of 4 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 15 cents per share.The seller of set-top boxes and provider of satellite services to Dish Network posted revenue of $413.1 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SATS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SATSSource

Israeli forces sever north Gaza from the rest of the territory ahead of expected push into Gaza City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory ahead of an expected push into the dense confines of Gaza City. Palestinians held a mass funeral on Monday for dozens of people killed in strikes in the south, where Israel has urged people to seek refuge.Troops are expected to enter the city soon, Israeli media reported, and militants who have prepared for years are expected to fight street by street using a vast network of tunnels. Casualties will likely rise on both sides in the month-old war, which has already killed more than 9,700 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Some 1,400 Israelis have died, mostly civilians killed in the brutal incursion by Hamas that started the conflict. Both tolls are unprecedented in decades of fighting.The Israeli military said late Sunday that it had cut off northern Gaza from the south, calling it a “significant stage” in the war. It said a one-way corridor for residents to ...

Eversource: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Eversource Energy (ES) on Monday reported third-quarter earnings of $339.7 million.On a per-share basis, the Springfield, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of 97 cents.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 99 cents per share.The New England power provider posted revenue of $2.79 billion in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.33 billion.Eversource expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.30 to $4.43 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ES at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ESSource

Analysis: Todd Bowles using a timeout over a 10-second runoff was biggest coaching blunder in Week 9

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here.___C.J. Stroud threw a game-winning touchdown pass with 6 seconds remaining on a play the Houston Texans shouldn’t have had time to make.They had an opportunity for another play because Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles elected to use his final timeout instead of allowing a 10-second runoff after Mike Evans recovered a fumble at the Texans 14 with 49 seconds left. Baker Mayfield threw a go-ahead TD pass on the next play to give Tampa Bay a 37-33 lead.That left Stroud 46 seconds — instead of 36 — to go 75 yards with two timeouts. The sensational rookie quarterback needed every bit of it on Sunday.After completing two passes to Dalton Schultz for 20 yards and using both timeouts, Stroud hit Noah Brown for a 14-yard gain and then spiked the ball to stop the clock. He connected with Tank Dell for 26 yards to set Houston up at the Buccaneers 15 with 10 seconds to go.Stroud then found...

AP Top 25 Reality Check: USCs fall a rarity in a season where most of the ranked have stayed ranked

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

With about a month left before bowl season, the AP Top 25 looks an awful lot like it did in the preseason.Not just at the top, where No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Michigan have not budged. After Southern California and Kansas State dropped out of the rankings Sunday, 18 of the teams ranked in the latest Associated Press college football poll were also ranked in the preseason.If chalk continues to prevail, Top 25 turnover would be unusually low this season. Typically, about 10 or 11 teams that start the season ranked fail to end it that way.The last two seasons were also outliers, but for the opposite reason.Fourteen teams that started the 2021 season ranked ended it unranked. That tied a record. Then last year, the record was broken when 15 preseason ranked teams finished unranked.Among the seven preseason ranked teams currently out of the rankings, it’s safe to say TCU (4-5 after being preseason No. 17) is not getting back in. Wisconsin (5-4, preseason 19) and Texas A&M (5-4, p...

Embraer: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil (AP) — SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil (AP) — Embraer SA (ERJ) on Monday reported earnings of $61 million in its third quarter.The Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil-based company said it had profit of 33 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 18 cents per share.The plane and jet manufacturer posted revenue of $1.28 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.48 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ERJ at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ERJSource

Maryland Men’s Basketball Preview: Terps have the pieces for a special season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

Maryland guard Jahmir Young (1) dribbles upcourt in the first half of a second-round college basketball game against Alabama in the NCAA Tournament in Birmingham, Ala., Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)(AP/Rogelio V. Solis) Maryland guard Jahmir Young (1) dribbles upcourt in the first half of a second-round college basketball game against Alabama in the NCAA Tournament in Birmingham, Ala., Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)(AP/Rogelio V. Solis) What a difference one year makes.Last fall, the Maryland Men’s Basketball Team was coming off its first losing season in 29 years — and with new head coach Kevin Willard — were picked to finish tenth in a Big Ten stocked with Top...

Shelter-in-place issued for Highland neighborhood due to barricade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A shelter-in-place was issued for several blocks in the Highland neighborhood in Denver on Sunday evening.The Denver Police Department told FOX31 this was to ensure safety in the area because police were working on negotiating with a barricaded man. Arvada Police searching for possibly armed shooting suspect The situation started with a call for a person in crisis, but DPD said it turned out that the person involved had multiple warrants, and he barricaded himself in the area.Several blocks near 35th Avenue and Navajo Street were advised to shelter in place.This is a developing story and this article will be updated as more information becomes available.