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Ask Amy: We live on a nice street, and we’re thinking about reporting the neighbor

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

Dear Amy: Summer is almost here and a house on our street has a really unkempt lawn. It looks like it hasn’t been mowed at all.We live on a nice street with small front lawns, and all the neighbors take pride.There is a local ordinance regarding this, but I’m on the fence about turning in these people. Another neighbor mentioned reporting them, and we were both wondering what you think.– Neat NeighborDear Neighbor: You don’t seem to know this family, but before turning them in, you might want to knock on their door and offer to cut their front lawn for them. Tell them, “It’s no big deal – zip-zip, and I’ll be done in 15 minutes.”They might be older, unwell or overwhelmed.Some church and community groups will take on this task, bringing over a small crew of volunteers, and I assume that this assistance is gratefully received by the homeowners.Dear Amy: In college in Montana, I majored in equine studies. After trying for four years, I finally got into an extremely competitive internsh...

Harriette Cole: I drink a lot. My life is fine. End of story?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am probably what is called a high-functioning alcoholic.I drink a lot — both with others and on my own. I do my job well, and I handle my business. Sometimes I am groggy during the day if I drank too much the night before, but mostly I manage just fine.I was looking at my credit card statement recently and realized that I spent a lot of money last month on booze. That kind of alerted me to my reality.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: I’m uncomfortable with what my boyfriend does for work Advice | Harriette Cole: This young man’s question made me realize the truth about my marriage Advice | Harriette Cole: My dad’s job is in DEI, but you should hear what he says when he’s stressed Advice | Harriette Cole: She was mean to me, and now she wants my help getting a job Advice | Harriette Cole: I saw my boyfriend was googling break-up questions I’m su...

Spanish league reaches finish with 6 teams in danger of relegation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Six teams are vying to avoid relegation to the second division as the Spanish league reaches its finish.Cadiz, Getafe and Valencia each have 41 points, Almeria and Celta have 40, and Valladolid has 39 heading into the final round of games.Valladolid is currently in 18th place, the last spot that will tumble along with already demoted Espanyol and Elche. But Valladolid has its fate in its hands because it hosts 14th-place Getafe on Sunday.A victory by the team owned by former Brazil great Ronaldo would be enough to secure salvation, but a draw could do the trick depending on other results. A draw by Getafe would be enough for the modest Madrid-based club to stay up.Cadiz, in 14th place, will play at Elche needing only a draw to ensure its survives.Valencia, which eliminated Espanyol last weekend with a stoppage-time goal, needs a draw from its trip to Real Betis, which has already secured a Europa League berth.A draw would also suffice Almeria at Espanyol.Celta, which h...

Sevilla ends unusually poor season celebrating yet another Europa League title

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

MADRID (AP) — It was the usual ending for Sevilla in an unusual season for the Spanish soccer club.Sevilla won the Europa League trophy yet again on Thursday after a season in which it went through coaching changes and had to fight just to avoid relegation in the Spanish league.The team’s struggles were quickly forgotten with its victory on penalties over Roma in the Europa League final on Wednesday in Budapest, which gave the club a record seventh title in the second-tier European competition.What looked like a season to forget turned into triumph after another impressive campaign by the Spanish club in the competition where it has been dominant in recent years. Five of its titles came within the last 10 years — 2014-16, 2020 and 2023.This time, Sevilla eliminated European powerhouses Manchester United in the quarterfinals and Juventus in the semifinals. It had gotten past Fenerbahce and PSV Eindhoven in previous rounds.On Wednesday, the team beat José Mourinho-coached Roma 4...

Mourinho acknowledges ‘nobody has called me’ as he considers his future at Roma

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

ROME (AP) — Almost as soon as he was awarded it, Jose Mourinho took off the silver medal that had just been hung around his neck by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, walked toward the stands and handed it to a young fan in the front row.“I only keep the gold ones,” Mourinho said later, still livid after his Roma squad was beaten by Sevilla in a penalty shootout to decide the Europa League final.After coaching his team to the trophy in five consecutive European finals over two decades, it was Mourinho’s first defeat at this stage and the 60-year-old Portuguese coach was quick to blame the referee for not awarding a penalty kick to Roma for a perceived handball during the second half — as well as a bunch of other decisions that he thought English referee Anthony Taylor mishandled.“The referee seemed like he was Spanish,” Mourinho said. “The result was not fair and there are a lot of instances to re-examine.”Mourinho was also seen insulting Taylor in the garage of the Puskas Arena in ...

Elon Musk vuelve a ser el hombre más rico del mundo

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

(CNN) — Elon Musk recuperó su posición como la persona más rica del mundo.Según un recuento de Bloomberg Billionaires, el CEO de Tesla tiene ahora un patrimonio neto de US$ 192.000 millones, frente a los US$ 187.000 millones del CEO de LVMH, Bernard Arnault.Los dos centibillonarios, término utilizado para referirse a personas con fortunas de más de US$ 100.000 millones, han estado codo con codo en el primer puesto durante meses.Así Elon Musk cambió Twitter y su propia reputación en 6 meses como CEO de la red socialEn junio de 2023 Elon Musk recuperó el título de la persona más rica del mundo con una fortuna de US$ 192.000 millones.Esta semana, la riqueza de Arnault se desplomó tras una caída de las acciones de LVMH este miércoles, según cálculos de Bloomberg.Arnault superó a Musk en diciembre, cuando su riqueza aumentó debido a un auge en las ventas de artículos de lujo que ayudó a impulsar el precio de las acciones de LVMH. LVMH, uno de los mayores conglomerados del mundo, al...

Kim Yo Jong, de Corea del Norte, afirma que pronto entrará en órbita un satélite de reconocimiento militar

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

(CNN) — Kim Yo Jong, alta funcionaria norcoreana y hermana del líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong Un, dijo que un satélite de reconocimiento militar norcoreano pronto entrará en órbita espacial y comenzará su misión, según informó la agencia estatal de noticias KCNA este jueves hora local.Kim defendió el lanzamiento fallido de este miércoles y el derecho de Corea del Norte a la autodefensa, afirmando que si hay que condenar el lanzamiento del satélite norcoreano, hay que condenar a todos los países que ya han lanzado miles de satélites, incluido EE.UU., al que se refirió en el comunicado como un grupo de gángsters.Corea del Norte es muy consciente de “la naturaleza prolongada de la confrontación con EE.UU.” y hará todos los esfuerzos para “reforzar la disuasión bélica en una dirección global”, dice la declaración de la KCNA.La declaración añadió que Corea del Norte “nunca permanecerá como espectador” cuando EE.UU. y sus actores continúen sus...

North Miami Beach mayor charged with voting in district where he no longer lived

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP/WSVN) – The mayor of a South Florida city was arrested on illegal voting charges Wednesday following months of accusations that he no longer lived in the city where he served.North Miami Beach Mayor Anthony DeFillipo was booked into the Miami-Dade jail on three felony counts of voting in a district where he didn’t live. He was freed a short time later on $5,000 bail. DeFillipo’s attorney Michael Pizzi denied the allegations and told the Miami Herald they look forward to a speedy exoneration.7News cameras on Wednesday afternoon captured DeFillipo as he walked out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in West Miami-Dade. When asked about his charges and whether he had anything to say to his constituents, DeFillipo replied, “Everything is under investigation, and we will prevail.”A complaint filed six months ago with the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics & Public Trust accused DeFillipo of living in Davie, abou...

Nowhere to run to: As Russia bombards Kyiv, 3 die after being locked out of shelter

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

KYIV — Ukrainians seeking shelter from Russia’s bombardment of Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday morning had nowhere to run to after they were locked out of a bomb shelter amid the wail of air raid sirens. At least three people, including a child, were killed and 19 injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.Russia launched seven ballistic and three Iskander cruise missiles from the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, Kyiv’s air forces said, but though air defenses shot them all down, debris hit a hospital and numerous residential buildings, leading to the casualties.With Russia increasing the frequency and ferocity of its missile attacks on Kyiv and other cities and towns around Ukraine, residents have less time to seek safety in the bomb shelters that have sprung up around the country in the wake of Moscow’s full-scale invasion. In the early hours of Thursday, when most residents were in their homes, many asleep, the missiles arrived less than five minutes ...

Italy eyes ECB board seat gamble

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:11:22 GMT

FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank’s six-member strong executive board may welcome a new face later this year in a reshuffle that could see power shift from old, large member states to newer, smaller ones. Italian executive board member Fabio Panetta has been on the ECB’s executive board since 2020 but is thought by many to be sitting on packed bags, awaiting a move back to Rome to become the Governor of the Bank of Italy when Ignazio Visco retires in November. “It has been signaled for a long time that he would most likely follow Visco,” a former Eurosystem official said.The trouble is that the move could jeopardize Italy’s claim to one of the six top jobs in Frankfurt, reducing its influence over devising policies and robbing it of an extra vote on the policy-setting Governing Council.Officially, the ECB’s board is selected strictly on merit, irrespective of nationality. However, historically, the six-member strong executive board has always included representatives of th...