Horoscopes July 31, 2023: Rico Rodriguez, be the master of your destiny
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:37:51 GMT
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rico Rodriguez, 25; B.J. Novak, 44; Zac Brown, 45; J.K. Rowling, 58.Happy Birthday: Don’t overestimate or underestimate what you can accomplish. Aim to finish what you start this year. Changing how you work or schedule your daily routine will make a difference. Discipline and focus are vital to surpassing your expectations. When opportunity knocks, open the door and let it change your life. Be the master of your destiny, not the victim of someone’s control. Your numbers are 7, 12, 22, 27, 30, 37, 43.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Socializing will help you gain valuable information and determine how to proceed. Refuse to let a situation that can influence your status or position turn into an emotional frenzy. Use your skills and attributes to build solid connections with innovative collaborators. 2 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Refuse to let anyone distract you from reaching your goal. Build momentum, and don’t stop until you are satisfied...Word Game: July 31, 2023
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:37:51 GMT
TODAY’S WORD — SIMPLISTIC (SIMPLISTIC: sim-PLISS-tik: Excessively simple or simplified.)Average mark 13 wordsTime limit 25 minutesCan you find 17 or more words in SIMPLISTIC? The list will be published tomorrow.SATURDAY’S WORD — SILENTLY sell sent silent sill silly silt silty sine site slit snit stein stile still stye style inlet inly inset intel isle islet istle lenis lenity lent lentil lest lien lilt lily line lint lintel linty lisle list listen lite enlist nest tell tile till tine tinsel tiny yell yetiTo 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 wor...Bridge: July 31, 2023
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:37:51 GMT
As if Unlucky Louie didn’t have enough woes … he was adjusting the mirror in the club washroom when it dislodged, fell and broke into smithereens.“It’s really a good sign,” Louie said. “I’m sure to live at least seven more years.”Louie remains optimistic despite all his “bad luck.” Truth be told, that is part of his problem. When he was declarer at today’s four hearts, West led a club, and East took the king and led the ace. Louie ruffed and took the A-Q of trumps.SPADE RUFFWhen West discarded, Louie couldn’t draw trumps (leaving him with none); the defense would cash clubs when West took the ace of spades. So Louie started the spades, but West won the second spade and gave East a spade ruff. West also got a diamond, and Louie went down.Louie was an optimist — he assumed a 3-2 trump break — when he should have been a pessimist. At Trick Two, he must discard his diamond loser. He can preserve his trum...CNA Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:37:51 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — CNA Financial Corp. (CNA) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $283 million.On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had net income of $1.04. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, were $1.13 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.12 per share.The insurance holding company posted revenue of $3.3 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $2.93 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CNA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CNASourceThousands in DC region remain without power as storm recovery continues
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:37:51 GMT
Listen live to WTOP for the latest on storm damage and outages.The D.C. region continues to recover after severe weather on Saturday knocked out power for thousands across the area. Here’s what you need to know.Current Outages: Power outages continue for around 6,200 Pepco customers, 2,700 Dominion Energy customers and 1,600 BGE customers.Traffic Impact: Parts of George Washington Memorial Parkway is closed early Monday morning as crews remove trees, branches and other debris from the road.After a multiday heat wave brought dangerously high temperatures into the area, storms packed with winds gusting above 55 mph found their way into the region. Those storms brought down powerlines, trees and some buildings in the area, creating a big challenge for energy service providers.In a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter), Pepco said they expected full service to be restored by Tuesday afternoon. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a separate statement late Sunday night that she pl...Loews: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
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NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Loews Corp. (L) on Monday reported net income of $360 million in its second quarter.The New York-based company said it had net income of $1.58 per share.The commercial property and casualty insurance company posted revenue of $3.93 billion 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 L at https://www.zacks.com/ap/LSourceDawson Geophysical: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
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MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Dawson Geophysical Co. (DWSN) on Monday reported a loss of $4.4 million in its second quarter.The Midland, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 18 cents per share.The provider of onshore seismic data services for the oil and gas industry posted revenue of $20.2 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 DWSN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DWSNSourceRevis shut down his nerves and then the NFL’s best wide receivers on his way to the Hall of Fame
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:37:51 GMT
The nights before games were always the toughest times for Darrelle Revis.One of the NFL’s most dominant cornerbacks would lie in bed thinking about what he needed to accomplish the next day on the field. Revis would go over the game plan, the notes from his film studies, the receivers’ routes and their tendencies. Over and over until he’d fall asleep.He’d wake up mentally prepared — and that brief anxiety would be replaced by supreme confidence.“Restless nights, I’d say to start with,” Revis said. “Covering some of the greatest wide receivers in the game and future Hall of Famers at that time, I was probably the most nervous out of anybody on the field if I had that assignment. “For me, it’s kind of looking at yourself in the mirror and saying to yourself, ‘It’s either me or him. I just have to stand up to the challenge.’ For me, I just took on the responsibility to take that assignment and try to shut him down.”Revis did exactly that...Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 31 de julio: más ataques con drones impactan Moscú y Zelensky dice que Ucrania “se fortalece”
Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:37:51 GMT
Ucrania reconoce ataques en Moscú. Finaliza el mes más caluroso jamás registrado. El hijo de Petro con líos judiciales. Tiburones en EE.UU. Además, dato alarmante en la Antártida. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. La guerra “regresa gradualmente” a Rusia, dice ZelenskyEl presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, dijo que la guerra “regresa gradualmente” a Rusia horas después de que el Kremlin acusara a Kyiv de atacar a Moscú con drones, el más reciente de una serie de ataques. “Ucrania se fortalece y la guerra regresa gradualmente al territorio de Rusia, a sus centros simbólicos y bases militares”, dijo Zelensky en su discurso diario.Escucha a una residente de Moscú tras ataque con drones 1:322. Arrestan al hijo de Gustavo Petro: ¿qué sigue en este caso?Un juez de Bogotá declaró legal este domingo la captura de Nicolás Petro Burgos y de su exesposa, Daysuris del Carmen Vásquez Castro, a quienes se les investiga por los delitos de lavado de activo...Policía de Frisco, Texas, detuvo por error a una familia que se dirigía a un torneo de baloncesto apuntándolos con armas: “Cometimos un error”
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(CNN) — El jefe de policía de Frisco, Texas, se disculpó el viernes después de que una familia de Little Rock, Arkansas, que se dirigía a un torneo de baloncesto en Grapevine, fuera detenida por error en una “parada de alto riesgo”. Un agente de la Policía de Frisco identificó erróneamente las placas del automóvil como si fueran de Arizona, en lugar de Arkansas, lo que llevó a las autoridades a creer que el auto era robado, según el video de la cámara corporal y la información publicada por la Policía.El 23 de julio, un agente de la Policía de Frisco vio un Dodge Charger negro con matrícula de otro estado salir de un hotel y verificó la matrícula del vehículo. De acuerdo con un comunicado de prensa de la Policía de Frisco, al ingresar la información, el agente ingresó por error la placa como si fuera de Arizona, en lugar de Arkansas, lo que provocó una devolución de registro incorrecta y llevó al oficial a creer que el vehículo posiblemente había sido robado.Luego,...Latest news
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