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Ask Amy: Woman is hurt, lonely, and far from home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

Dear Amy: I am 50, and my husband of 28 years is 62.We recently moved to a new country for his job. Our kids are attending university in another country. This has been a huge change for me as I have no kids at home to look after. For legal reasons I can’t work here, but I do volunteer at the local homeless shelter.My husband recently started reaching out to all of his ex-girlfriends, and when I asked why he said he can’t explain it.I am hurt, menopausal, lonely, and sad. I honestly don’t know what to do.Should I return to my home country and start my life over?I can’t speak to him or look him in the eyes because it hurts me so much.To add to the misery, we are having his sisters visit soon for a two-week stay.I feel like my spirit is crushed.— Crushed WomanDear Crushed: Your husband can explain his actions — he just doesn’t want to. And now you two are engaged in a silent and lonely battle.As hard as it is for you, I would suggest looking him in t...

Italy welcomes baby to parliament for first time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

A baby took a seat in the Italian parliament for the first time ever on Wednesday (7 June), when lawmaker Gilda Sportiello breastfed her son Federico in the Chamber of Deputies, triggering a round of applause from fellow members.The event would be more commonplace in many countries, but was underlined by the acting lower-house speaker in traditionally male-dominated Italy."It's the first time, with the backing of all parties. Best wishes to Federico for a long, free, and peaceful life," said Giorgio Mule as he chaired the parliamentary session."Now we'll speak quietly."In November last year a parliamentary rules panel gave the go-ahead to women lawmakers to enter the chamber with their children and breastfeed them up to the age of one."Too many women stop breastfeeding ahead of time, not by choice, but rather because they are forced to return to the workplace," said Sportiello, from the left-leaning 5-Star Movement.Giorgia Meloni took office in October as Italy's first woman prime m...

A haven in Alameda

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

Tucked away in the serenity of Crown Harbor is this updated two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo.Enjoy living near the shoreline pathway overlooking Sunny Cove. Step down from the tiled foyer into the living room with modern lines, expansive glass windows, hardwood-style flooring and a fireplace.The kitchen comes with plentiful cabinetry, a garden window, subway backsplashes and stainless steel appliances. The kitchen and dining areas flow together seamlessly.Every window offers vistas of lush landscaping and vibrant trees.Your luxe primary bedroom retreat showcases generous proportions, ample closets and an en suite with dual vanities and a walk-in shower.Perks include an in-unit washer/dryer, private patio and an attached one-car garage.Location: 568 Queen’s RoadOffered at: $845,000Listing agent: Dania R. Alvarez, Realtor DRE #01404808 (510) 301-3507 [email protected] provided by: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties. BHHSDrysdale.com

Review: Life as a lesbian in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated PressA high school gym teacher grappling with her sexual identity is challenged on both a micro and macro level in 1988 England in ” Blue Jean,” a quietly complex portrait of compartmentalization and self-actualization.In October 1987, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gave a speech in which she bemoaned the state of education and said that “Children who need to be taught to respect traditional moral values are being taught that they have an inalienable right to be gay.” This was just part of her critique of the state of education and the agenda of “extremist teachers” pushing “political slogans” and “anti-racist mathematics” who are cheating children out of a “sound start in life.” By May of 1988, a law was passed (Section 28) that would “prohibit the promotion of homosexuality” and would remain in effect in some form until 2003. Don’t worry if the law doesn...

Donald Trump indicted on 7 counts in classified documents probe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on seven counts in the special counsel’s classified documents probe, a stunning development that marks the first time a former president has faced federal charges.Trump is facing a charge under the Espionage Act, his attorney Jim Trusty said on CNN Thursday, as well as charges of obstruction of justice, destruction or falsification of records, conspiracy and false statements.The special counsel has been investigating Trump’s handling of classified documents that were brought to his Mar-a-Lago Florida resort after he left the White House in 2021, as well as possible obstruction of the investigation and government efforts to retrieve the material.The former president wrote on Truth Social that he had been informed by the Justice Department he was indicted and that he was “summoned to appear at the Federal Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday, at 3 PM.”“The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted...

Stock market today: European shares slip, Asian shares higher after Wall St’s return to bull market

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — European shares declined Friday after a day of gains in Asia following Wall Street’s return to bull market status. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.4% to 7,198.50 while Germany’s DAX slipped 0.3% to 16,886.40. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 0.4% to 7,572.16. The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.2% and the contract for the S&P 500 future was down 0.1%. Asian benchmarks rose Friday, tracking Wall Street’s gains. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 2.0% to finish at 32,265.17. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.3% to 7,122.50. South Korea’s Kospi added 1.2% to 2,641.16. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 0.5% to 19,389.95. The Shanghai Composite rose 0.6% to 3,231.41. Still, Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said worries persist over the weakness of China’s recovery from pandemic restrictions “China’s post-reopening recovery has slowed incredibly in the second quarter,” Innes said i...

You paid your Metro fare. Metro police might soon stop the people who don’t in DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

Metro says it has lost tens of millions of dollars a year in revenue since the D.C. Council decriminalized fare evasion in 2018 and made it nearly impossible to enforce the civil offense. A new proposal from Ward 2 councilmember Brooke Pinto would change that. (WTOP/David Andrews)(WTOP/David Andrews) Metro says it has lost tens of millions of dollars a year in revenue since the D.C. Council decriminalized fare evasion in 2018 and made it nearly impossible to enforce the civil offense. A new proposal from Ward 2 councilmember Brooke Pinto would change that. (WTOP/David Andrews)(WTOP/David Andrews) One of the biggest frustrations Metro General Manager Randy Clarke has expressed is the revenue the transit system lose...

Acusación contra Trump: ¿Qué pasa ahora con su postulación a la presidencia?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

La acusación formal contra Donald Trump por cargos de manejo indebido de documentos clasificados en su finca de Florida ha renovado la atención sobre uno de los casos más notables en la historia del Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos.Los cargos federales representan el mayor riesgo legal para Trump hasta el momento, y se producen menos de tres meses después de que fuera acusado en Nueva York por 34 delitos graves de falsificación de registros contables.A continuación un vistazo a los cargos, a la investigación del fiscal especial y a cómo el caso de Trump es distinto al de otros políticos a los que se les ha encontrado en posesión de documentos confidenciales. Un jurado acusatorio le impone cargos a Trump por los documentos clasificados Estas son las otras investigaciones de las que Donald Trump tiene que preocuparse CUÁLES SON LOS CARGOS QUE ENFRENTA Trump ha sido acusado con siete cargos relacionados con el manejo indebi...

La calidad del aire en EE.UU. y Canadá está mejorando pero el humo y los cielos alterados tardarán en despejarse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

(CNN) — Se pronostica que las condiciones de calidad del aire en gran parte del este de EE.UU. mejoren lentamente este fin de semana después de que las columnas de aire nocivo de cientos de incendios forestales en Canadá viajaran hacia el sur. Sin embargo, las escuelas en algunas áreas metropolitanas funcionarán de manera remota este viernes, al tiempo que los funcionarios permanecen en guardia sobre la exposición a la contaminación.Si bien las condiciones más severas ya pasaron para la mayoría en las regiones del noreste y del Atlántico medio, se pronostica que los contaminantes del aire potencialmente dañinos sobre ciudades como Nueva York, Filadelfia y Washington persistan este viernes antes de que las áreas se despejen lentamente en los próximos varios días.“El humo de los incendios forestales canadienses continúa siendo transportado hacia el sur por los vientos hacia EE.UU., lo que resulta en una calidad del aire de moderada a insalubre en partes del noreste, el Atlántico...

Number of migrants brought to DC area now tops 8k

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:57 GMT

Migrants board a bus after surrendering to US Border Patrol agents at the US-Mexico border at the lifting of Title 42 in Yuma, Arizona, US, on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Tumultuous conditions are anticipated at the US-Mexico border after pandemic-era immigration restrictions were lifted Thursday night. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg) Migrants board a bus after surrendering to US Border Patrol agents at the US-Mexico border at the lifting of Title 42 in Yuma, Arizona, US, on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Tumultuous conditions are anticipated at the US-Mexico border after pandemic-era immigration restrictions were lifted Thursday night. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(Bloomberg via Getty Images/B...