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Bridge: March 22, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

“I thought I had a serious problem today,” a club player told me. “We were running late for the afternoon duplicate. My wife dashed in from Target and grabbed something from the fridge for lunch. She mistakenly gobbled down some leftover cat food.“She seemed okay, but on the second round she started licking her dress, and then she booted this 3NT. East won the first heart with the king and returned a heart. My wife took the queen and cashed the A-K of diamonds.“When East discarded, my wife tried the A-K and a third spade. The suit broke 3-3, but West took two diamonds and led a club. My wife never got dummy’s ace of hearts and won only eight tricks.”NINE LIVESSouth didn’t need nine lives to make 3NT. She lands on her feet by leading a low spade from dummy at Trick Five, keeping communication to take all nine of her winners.“Is your wife all right now?”“Seems so. To be safe, I called our vet.”“What did he s...

The Many Lives and Deaths of Iraq, as Witnessed by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

Amidst massive protests around the United States and the world, on March 19, 2003, the U.S. began its invasion of Iraq. This week on Intercepted, Jeremy Scahill, Murtaza Hussain, and Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad discuss the long-lasting impact of the war on Iraq and its people. Throughout the 20 years since the invasion, Iraq was torn to shreds by a gratuitous American occupation and a U.S.-fueled sectarian civil war. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians died as U.S. policy gave rise to Al Qaeda — and ultimately the Islamic State in Iraq.While many commemorations of this bloody anniversary focus on the 2003 invasion, the plans to destroy Iraq were launched much earlier and were supported by Democrats and Republicans alike. Scahill, Hussain, and Abdul-Ahad discuss life under Saddam Hussein, the lead-up to the U.S. invasion, the brutality of the occupation, and the systematic refusal to bring any accountability for those responsible.“Of course, the Iraqis could not believe t...

1 teen killed, another taken to hospital following shooting in Southeast DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

A shooting in Southeast D.C. Tuesday night left a teenager dead and another one in a hospital, authorities said.Police said it happened in the area of 22nd Street Southeast and Alabama Avenue Southeast around 9 p.m.More DC NewsMore Crime NewsWhen officers arrived, they said they found a teenage boy shot, unconscious and not breathing. NBC Washington reported that one victim has died.Officers also said the second teenager, who suffered gunshot wounds, was conscious and breathing and was taken to a hospital. The investigation is ongoing, and police said they are searching for a dark sedan, which might be connected to the shooting.They ask anyone with more information to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.Below is where police said the shooting happened. Source

Amber Alert issued for 2 kids taken from school in Stafford County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

Deputies in Stafford County, Virginia, are looking for a mother they said took her two children from school, despite her having an active protective order.The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Rosa Gregg, 32, and her two children Riley and Ragan Crowder, both 6.More Stafford County NewsMore Crime NewsThe children were last seen on Courthouse Road in Stafford. Around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies responded to Stafford Elementary for a report of a parental abduction. Gregg picked up both children; the school said it had no knowledge of the protective order.Ragan has black hair and brown eyes. She is 4 feet tall and weighs 50 pounds.Riley has black hair and brown eyes. She is 4 feet tall and weighs 42 pounds.Both girls were last seen wearing pink long-sleeved T-shirts with yellow smiley faces, blue ripped jeans, Nike shoes with pink swoosh markings and soles, and black jackets with white fur on the hood. Virginia State Police say they believe the children are in &#...

Jack Daniel’s says a dog toy company is ripping off its brand. What will the Supreme Court say?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

Lawyers for Jack Daniel’s will argue to the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a dog toy company violated federal trademark law when it parodied the distiller’s bottle to sell a “Bad Spaniels Silly Squeaker” toy replete with poop-themed jokes.The case pits the rights of a famous trademark holder against the First Amendment rights of a company that wants to use those marks to sell a humorous product.At the center of the case is a squeaky toy created by VIP Products that is strikingly similar to Jack Daniel’s bottles. Apart from the general shape of the toy, the plastic bottle, like its glass counterpart, has a similar font style and uses a black label.VIP borrows Jack Daniel’s “Old No. 7 Brand Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey” to sell “The Old No. 2 On Your Tennessee Carpet,” a reference to dog excrement. And it changes the liquor bottle’s “40% ALC. BY VOL. (80 PROOF)” with “43% POO BY VOL.” and “...

Denver weather: Passing metro shower, mountain snow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Clouds will stick around the Front Range Wednesday with a few passing snow and rain showers and highs in the middle 50s in the Denver weather forecast. Snow showers will linger in the high country and slowly clear by tonight.Weather today: Passing showersDenver and the Front Range will see partly cloudy skies Wednesday with highs in the middle 50s. Snow lingers in the higher elevations with passing showers along the Interstate 25 corridor.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast for March 22. Winds will be brisk south of the metro area with high wind warnings and red flag warnings with an enhanced fire risk in effect for the southern Eastern Plains until 8 p.m. How much snowfall did Denver get this winter? Pinpoint Weather: Advisories on March 22. Weather tonight: Clearing and seasonalWinds will slow overnight as skies gradually clear and temperatures dip into the upper 20s. Snow will wrap up in the mountains.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast for March 22. Looking ahead...

2 juveniles arrested in Littleton armed bank robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — Police in Littleton were searching for three armed robbery suspects and temporarily had placed two nearby schools on secure perimeter. According to the Littleton Police Department's tweets, the robbery occurred at Promise Park near the intersection of South Bannock Street and West Powers Place. Rapidly spreading deadly fungus already in Colorado, presents ‘urgent’ threat LPD said the suspects ran away after the robbery.Little High School and Littleton Prep were on secure perimeter but were cleared for dismissal around 3:45 p.m. People who live nearby were asked to shelter in place, but that was lifted around 4:15 p.m.At around 7 p.m., LPD took two people into custody.Littleton Police released vague descriptions of the suspects, all three are Hispanic males between the ages of 14 and 17 years old, and all three were dressed entirely in black clothing. One had curly dark hair, one had a short crew cut and one was wearing a mask and hood. One had white and r...

2 inmates found at local IHOP escaped Virginia prison using toothbrush, metal object to dig hole

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

(CNN) — Two inmates who escaped from a Newport News, Virginia, jail by digging out and scaling a wall were found at a nearby IHOP hours later Tuesday, officials said.The Newport News Jail Annex discovered the two inmates, John M. Garza, 37, and Arley V. Nemo, 43, missing during a routine head count around 7 p.m. Monday night, the Newport News Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.The pair had dug a hole through one of the jail walls using “primitive-made tools” that they constructed out of a toothbrush and metal object, the sheriff’s office said a preliminary investigation revealed. Those tools helped them access untied rebars in the wall, which they then used for the rest of their escape, the agency added.After getting out, the two encountered containment walls and had to scale a wall to leave the area, the release says.Garza and Nemo were later found on Tuesday morning at an IHOP in Hampton, Virginia, where they were arrested by police.“I̵...

Researchers 3D printed this cheesecake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

(CNN) — Researchers have been pushing the limits of 3D printing for decades, using the manufacturing technique to churn out consumer goods such as furniture and shoes, human organs and even a rocket. But can industrial technology be applied to make a fully baked dessert that can be fabricated in your home kitchen?Engineers at Columbia University set out to do just that. A team whipped up a seven-ingredient vegan cheesecake that was assembled and cooked entirely by a 3D-printing machine and — in a new innovation — laser technology, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal NPJ Science of Food.The experiment was a step toward developing practical uses for 3D printing in mechanically assembled food, the researchers said. The machines needed to create and bake a 3D-printed dessert already exist — at least in Columbia Engineering’s New York laboratory — butthere are not yet troves of cookbooks out there spelling out how the tech can be applied.“If this (tech...

Gov. DeSantis hints at possible presidential run in Piers Morgan interview

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:52:59 GMT

In an interview with Piers Morgan, Governor Ron DeSantis hinted at his possible presidential ambitions. When asked if he thinks he could beat President Biden, DeSantis replied, “I think so.”Morgan then asked, “So you’re running?” to which DeSantis responded, “No, I didn’t say that. I just said I think I could.”During the interview, DeSantis made it clear that he has not made a final decision on running for president. However, if he were to run, he would focus his campaign on how to beat the president rather than the other GOP candidates.For now, DeSantis is focused on governing Florida, but he urged viewers to stay tuned. It remains to be seen if he will ultimately decide to throw his hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential election.DeSantis has been a rising star in the Republican party, particularly for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida. He has been praised by many conservatives for his refusal to enact strict lockdo...