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Ask Amy: Stylist’s client notices suspicious bruises

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

Dear Amy: I have been going to a hair stylist for three years. She is a delightful young woman with a 4-year-old son and a live-in partner.The first time I met her, she had severe bruises on her face, and explained that she was hit by a ball during a softball game. I believed her.In December last year, she again had facial bruises and said she had tripped over her little boy.At my next appointment, she had facial bruises once more, with another explanation about falling over her son.I have never noticed scrapes or bruises on her hands (had she tried to break her fall). She never goes to the doctor for treatment.I’m worried that something else is going on: domestic violence or alcohol abuse?I have no evidence beyond my suspicions, and wonder if I should ask more? If so, what do I say? If her stories are true, I will embarrass her greatly and that’s not my intention. What would you advise?— Concerned ClientDear Concerned: The next time you are in, you could leave a note, along w...

Video apparently shows Spears inadvertently hit herself in the face in encounter with Wembanyama

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

By TIM REYNOLDS (AP Basketball Writer)LAS VEGAS (AP) — No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday after determining she inadvertently “hit herself in the face.”Spears said she was struck by a security guard as she tried to approach Wembanyama near a restaurant in a Las Vegas casino complex on Wednesday night. Wembanyama said a person, who he later found out was Spears, grabbed him from behind.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Spears had actually struck herself when someone pushed her hand off Wembanyama as she reached up to tap the No. 1 overall pick.In its investigation, which is now over, police determined that the security guard did not willfully or unlawfully use force or violence against Spears. No arrests were made and no one was cited, the report said.In t...

Word Game: July 9, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — BRUTALITY (BRUTALITY: broo-TAL-ih-tee: Cruelty; inhumanity.)Average mark 40 wordsTime limit 60 minutesCan you find 54 or more words in BRUTALITY?TODAY’S WORD — BRUTALITY bail bait batty bialy bitt bitty blat blur blurt brail brat bratty bray brut brutal built burial burl burly bury butt rail rattly ratty ritual ruby ruly rutty ultra tabu tail tart tartly taut tautly tilt titular trail trait tray trial tribal truly tuba ably abut airy alit arty atilt lair laity liar yurtTo 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 words, or vulgar or sexu...

Bridge: July 9, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

I could make a case for the way today’s South operated — but it would be a hospital case.South’s rebid of four spades was wrong. The jump to game should show good spades but a lack of controls in the unbid suits. South would suggest playing at game unless North’s hand looked good for slam. South should have jumped to three spades, forcing.Maybe North didn’t trust his partner. He moved on with a five-club cue bid. When South showed his ace of hearts, North signed off, but South bid slam anyway.West led a heart: four, ten, ace. South then drew trumps and let the jack of diamonds ride. East gratefully took his king and cashed his king of hearts.North didn’t like anything about the deal — and said so.“You might as well have bid seven spades. If I’d held solid diamonds and the ace of clubs, I would have bid seven, so you know that making six will depend on a finesse.“You misplayed also,” North went on. “Give yourself...

Horoscopes July 9, 2023: Tom Hanks, put yourself first

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Fred Savage, 47; Jack White, 48; Tom Hanks, 67; Jimmy Smits, 68.Happy Birthday: Put muscle and passion behind the changes you plan to pursue this year, and you’ll impress yourself and onlookers. Don’t let an emotional incident confuse you regarding work and how best to use your skills. Leave nothing to chance. Say what’s on your mind, follow your plans and maximize what you have. You’ll excel if you put yourself first. Your numbers are 7, 10, 26, 32, 37, 40, 49.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Apply pressure if you want help. Do what you can independently and call in an expert when necessary. It’s better to be safe than sorry when dealing with domestic matters. An unusual suggestion will pay off. Romance and self-improvement are favored. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Excess is the enemy today, so approach everything with a minimalist attitude. Discipline will be necessary to avoid temptation. Channel your energy into honing sk...

France bans fireworks on concerns about Bastille Day violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

France banned the sale of fireworks from Sunday through July 15 amid concerns about renewed turmoil around the Bastille Day celebrations on Friday. “In order to prevent the risk of serious disruption of public order during the July 14 festivities, the sale, transportation, and use of pyrotechnic articles and fireworks throughout the country are prohibited until July 15 inclusive,” according to a decree published in the French official gazette on Sunday. The measure came into effect “immediately,” it said.The French government wants to avoid further episodes of violence after the riots that followed the death of Nahel M., who was killed by a policeman in Nanterre. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne anticipated the measure in an interview with Parisien on Saturday, calling the ban part of “massive means to protect the French” during the July 14 weekend.Sales of fireworks will only be allowed to professionals working for municipalities and public shows, ...

Moscow says NATO leaders should discuss Ukraine nuclear power plant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

Russia said on Sunday that NATO leaders should discuss conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at their summit this week, as an accident at the facility could affect the territories of alliance members.Ukraine warned last week that Moscow could be preparing to blow up the nuclear power station, which could lead to a radioactive disaster, after Russian workers were told to leave the facility. Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday accused Kyiv of “systematic infliction of damage” to the Zaporizhzhia plant and warned of the possible fallout from a catastrophe there. “Key attention should be devoted” to the Zaporizhzhia facility at the NATO meeting starting Tuesday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a Telegram post. “After all, the vast majority of the alliance members will be in the direct impact zone” of any potential accident, she said.Leaders of the NATO alliance will meet on July 11-12 in the Lithuanian c...

Zelenskyy brings home Azov commanders from Turkey, angering Moscow

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned to Ukraine on Saturday bringing home with him five former Azov battalion commanders who had fought in the battle over Mariupol. The Kremlin accused Turkey of violating the prisoner-exchange agreement that was signed last year.“We are returning home from Türkiye and bringing our heroes home,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media. “Ukrainian soldiers Denys Prokopenko, Svyatoslav Palamar, Serhiy Volynsky, Oleh Khomenko and Denys Shleha. They will finally be with their relatives.” The Ukrainian president hugged the servicemen at the Istanbul airport and flew them home with him. Upon news of the release, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia had not been informed and that Turkey had promised to keep the former prisoners on its home soil. The move “goes against the terms of existing agreements,”Peskov said. “The conditions of return were violated by both the Turkish and Kyiv sides,” he s...

Triple-decker fire in Roslindale displaces 14 residents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

A fire in Roslindale early Sunday morning displaced 14 people and a pet dog.Boston fire responded to 293 Belgrade Avenue around 12:45 a.m. The fire started in the basement, and crews said the three story building was occupied at the time.There were no reported injuries.https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1677907135642968066?s=20

Column: Lucas Giolito wants to stay with Chicago White Sox. He also knows ‘the future is really uncertain’ as the trade deadline nears.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:10:51 GMT

It wasn’t all that long ago the Chicago White Sox had a young group of starters that seemingly would keep them in contention for years.Lucas Giolito, Dane Dunning, Reynaldo López and Michael Kopech were all top prospects acquired in December 2016, while Dylan Cease joined the organization the following summer from the Chicago Cubs in the Eloy Jiménez-José Quintana trade. Former first-round pick Carlos Rodón had begun to establish himself and was considered a future star if he could stay healthy.Some combination of those six pitchers would be around for years.But plans have been known to go awry, and if the Sox deal Giolito at the Aug. 1 trade deadline, only Kopech and Cease would remain in the rotation with López in the bullpen.Giolito, who starts Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals to end the first half, could be making his final start in a Sox uniform at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Sox open the second half with a nine-game trip and return home only...