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Ask Amy: Granddaughter’s life is too messy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

Dear Amy: I’m writing about my 20-year-old granddaughter.She didn’t get along with her father at home, and asked to move in with me.She was having emotional problems and even at one point tried to end her life. She was also diagnosed with juvenile arthritis.You can’t really tell except once in a while, when she says she’s in pain.Because she cried that she was having problems with her dad, I allowed her to temporarily move in.She promptly quit college and her job. She sleeps away most of the day.She has been here for a year. She uses every excuse you can think of not to do anything with her life, although she recently did get a part-time job.She only comes home when she feels like it (a few nights a week). Her bedroom is wall-to-wall clothes, dirty dishes, etc.I always used that room for my other grandchildren to stay over. Now, none of them want to stay with me.I’m 71 years old, have worked all my life, and am now retired and struggling to get by.I love my g...

Commission approves €20 million Estonian scheme to support companies in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

The European Commission has approved a €20 million Estonian scheme to support companies in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State Aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 to support measures in sectors which are key to accelerate the green transition and reduce fuel dependencies. The new Framework amends and prolongs in part the Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted on 23 March 2022 to enable member states to support the economy in the context of the current geopolitical crisis, already amended on 20 July 2022 and on 28 October 2022.Under the scheme, the aid will take the form of direct grants. The purpose of the scheme is to support companies to alleviate their dependency to fossil fuels that are affected by the current crisis. The scheme will be open to companies of all sizes and sectors, with some exceptions such as the agriculture, food and beverage sectors that benefit from earlier schem...

Sale closed in Danville: $1.5 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

7 Nob Hill Drive – Google Street ViewThe property located in the first block of Nob Hill Drive in Danville was sold on Aug. 14, 2023 for $1,500,000, or $867 per square foot. The house, built in 1953, has an interior space of 1,731 square feet. The layout of this single-story house includes three bedrooms and two baths. In addition, the home includes an attached two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:In July 2022, a 1,475-square-foot home on Valle Verde Court in Danville sold for $1,575,000, a price per square foot of $1,068. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Green Valley Road, Danville, in July 2022, a 1,596-square-foot home was sold for $1,550,000, a price per square foot of $971. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,835-square-foot home on the first block of Pulido Court in Danville sold in December 2022, for $1,550,000, a price per square foot of $547. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathroom...

Horoscopes Sept. 21, 2023: Bill Murray, check your emotions at the door

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alfonso Ribeiro, 52; Nancy Travis, 62; Bill Murray, 73; Stephen King, 76.Happy Birthday: Check your emotions at the door and refuse to let anyone get under your skin this year. You have plenty to gain if you focus on what matters and the goal you want to achieve. Be honest, regardless of what others suggest. Your word and reputation matter if you want to rise to the top. Embrace change for the right reason; something good will happen. Your numbers are 7, 15, 21, 28, 32, 43, 47.ARIES (March 21-April 19): A force play will help push you forward. Don’t be reluctant to use your skills, knowledge and experience to get your way. Fear is the enemy; believe and trust in your ability to make yourself heard. Nurture a meaningful relationship and romance will follow. 5 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t make promises you can’t keep or let temptation lead you astray. Use experience and intelligence as you decide your next move. Getting out with ...

Gov. Youngkin tells Virginians to ‘get off the sidelines’ for early voting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

Early voting gets underway Friday across Virginia for the Nov. 7 legislative elections, which will decide political control of the state’s currently divided General Assembly.Every seat in both the House of Delegates and state Senate will be on the ballot.“We’re encouraging everybody to get off the sidelines and go vote early,” Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in an interview with WTOP. “It’s the most important right that we have in our great democracy, which is to elect our leaders.”The early voting period lasts for 45 days.Starting Friday, voters will be able to cast a ballot in person or request that a ballot be mailed to them.“Oftentimes, something happens on Election Day where you have a sick child or you might be sick yourself or something happens at work and you miss it,” said Youngkin. “There’s no better way to ensure that your vote is counted then to go ahead and cast it early when you have a chance.”The Vi...

Tottenham is thriving after selling Kane. Now it faces biggest test so far against rival Arsenal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — There was little to suggest Tottenham would make an unbeaten start in the Premier League this season, winning four out of five games to leave it two points behind leader Manchester City and second in the standings. The London club did, after all, sell record goal scorer Harry Kane to Bayern Munich in the offseason without signing an obvious replacement. Spurs were also on the back of a campaign that saw them fail to qualify for Europe for the first time since 2009 after discarding a fourth manager in as many years when Antonio Conte became the latest in a long line of coaches to fail to bring success to the club. Few, then, would have expected Ange Postecoglou to bring the feel-good factor in such a short space of time after being hired in June and named Premier League manager of the month for August. It has been quite a honeymoon period for the Australian coach. Not that he agrees.“I don’t know what your honeymoon was like, but mine didn’t have me losing ...

Hollywood: guionistas y estudios retoman negociación para desbloquear la huelga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

LOS ÁNGELES – El Sindicato de Guionistas de EEUU (WGA, en inglés) retomó este miércoles las negociaciones para la firma de un nuevo convenio colectivo con los estudios de Hollywood (AMPTP) y así poner fin a una huelga que paraliza la industria del entretenimiento estadounidense desde hace 142 días.El encuentro entre las partes se produjo en el barrio de Sherman Oaks, en Los Ángeles, y reunió a ejecutivos como Bob Iger, de Disney; Ted Sarandos, de Netflix; Donna Langley, de NBCUniversal; y David Zaslav, de Warner Bros. Discovery, junto con la presidenta de la AMPTP, Carol Lombardini, y la negociadora jefe de WGA, Ellen Stutzman, según informaron medios especializados.Los altos cargos de las empresas representadas por la AMPTP no habían formado parte de las primeras negociaciones, pero la urgencia por resolver el conflicto ha propiciado una participación más activa de estos en las discusiones. Fuentes cercanas del portal estadounidense Deadline detallaron que las conversaciones ...

Big 12 newcomers BYU, Cincy and UCF play 1st league games. Cougars take 7-game win streak to Kansas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

Things to watch in the Big 12 in Week 4, when newcomers BYU, Cincinnati and UCF play their first league games:GAME OF THE WEEKBYU (3-0) at Kansas (3-0). BYU goes into its first Big 12 game on a seven-game winning streak while the Jayhawks have consecutive 3-0 starts for the first time since 1991-92. It was during that time that the Jayhawks and Cougars had their only previous meeting, in the 1992 Aloha Bowl that Kansas won 23-20. After falling behind 14-0 at Arkansas last Saturday, the Cougars scored 21 in a row, then allowed 17 before scoring 17 more to give the Big 12 its second win in a Southeastern Conference stadium this season (Texas won at Alabama). It was the first time BYU overcame a 14-point deficit to win under coach Kalani Sitake, in his eighth season at his alma mater.The last loss for Kansas was in last season’s Liberty Bowl against the Razorbacks, 55-53 in triple OT.BEST MATCHUPRJ Harvey, Johnny Richardson and UCF’s running game against Kansas State’...

The AP Top 25 has been around since 1936. Who votes and how does it work?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

The Associated Press college football poll started in 1936, the brainchild of former sports editor Alan J. Gould.The number of teams ranked, the number of voters on the panel and how the ballots are tabulated has fluctuated over the years, but no organization has been ranking teams and naming a major college football national champion longer than the AP. It has been the Top 10, Top 20 and, since 1989, the Top 25.Here is how it works:WHO ARE THE VOTERS?AP Top 25 voters are writers and broadcasters who cover college football for organizations that are members of the AP.AP employees do not vote, but they do choose the voters. In recent years, the number of voters has been around 63, and they come from all over the country.Every state with a Bowl Subdivision school is represented by at least one voter, and the total of number of voters from each state increases with the number of FBS teams. There are also four spots reserved for national voters.HOW DO THEY VOTE?There was a time when vot...

No. 15 Ole Miss visits No. 13 Alabama in Week 4 headliner in the Southeastern Conference

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:36 GMT

Things to watch in Week 4 of the Southeastern Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 15 Mississippi (3-0) at No. 13 Alabama (2-1) in the SEC opener for both teams. Any matchup of potential SEC West contenders is big, but this game is magnified by the Crimson Tide’s evident vulnerability the past two weeks. Jalen Milroe is back as Alabama’s No. 1 quarterback. The Rebels counter with Jaxson Dart, who has been one of the league’s top quarterbacks over the first few Saturdays. The two teams have met 12 times when both were ranked and Alabama holds a 9-3 advantage in those games. The Tide has won the last seven meetings but barely held on 30-24 last season. Ole Miss and Auburn are the only West Division teams still unbeaten.SECOND-BEST MATCHUPArkansas (2-1, 0-0 SEC) at No. 12 LSU (2-1, 1-0). KJ Jefferson versus Jayden Daniels is reason enough to watch this game. Daniels is second in the SEC with 976 passing yards and eight touchdowns while also topping the Tigers with 157 rushi...