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Dear Abby: His family doesn’t know we’ve been sneaking around

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

DEAR ABBY: My niece’s mother-in-law of 32 years, “Helen,” died seven months ago. I have been quietly seeing her widowed husband for about three months now.For a long time, “Wayne” and I knew each other only casually. After Helen’s death, my niece, her husband and their children went on vacation because Helen’s illness had been a long, drawn-out ordeal. I was tasked with giving Wayne a nightly call to check on him, which I did. We realized we had a lot in common and, as they say, the rest is history.The problem is telling his children and grandchildren. He and Helen were married 59 years but didn’t have a happy marriage for the last 23. Should we tell them or continue keeping it a secret?UNEXPECTED LOVE IN THE EASTDEAR UNEXPECTED: Although you have no reason to be sneaking around, in my opinion you should stay quiet for another few months — until it has been a year since Helen’s passing. At that point, Wayne should tell the ...

San Diego State Aztecs play the Charleston (SC) Cougars in first round of NCAA Tournament

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

Charleston (SC) Cougars (31-3, 16-2 CAA) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (27-6, 15-3 MWC)Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 3:10 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: San Diego State -5; over/under is 141.5BOTTOM LINE: The No. 18 San Diego State Aztecs play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the Charleston (SC) Cougars.The Aztecs have gone 15-3 against MWC opponents, with a 12-3 record in non-conference play. San Diego State is 5-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.The Cougars’ record in CAA games is 16-2. Charleston (SC) averages 11.7 turnovers per game and is 3-0 when winning the turnover battle.TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Bradley is scoring 12.9 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Aztecs. Jaedon LeDee is averaging 9.8 points and 5.2 rebounds over the last 10 games for San Diego State.Dalton Bolon is averaging 12.4 points for the Cougars. Ante Brzovic is averaging 13.8 points and 7.4 rebounds over the last 10 games for Charleston (SC).LAST 10 GAMES: Aztec...

Police investigating shooting on I-95 in Fort Lauderdale

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

An investigation is currently underway in Fort Lauderdale after a shooting took place on Interstate 95 at Broward Boulevard following reports of shots fired received by authorities just after midnight, Thursday. Live video footage revealed a white car on the side of the highway that had been riddled with bullets.The driver of the vehicle was rushed to a local hospital after being trauma alerted; their current condition is unknown. Officials from the Florida Highway Patrol and the Broward Sheriff’s Office were both on the scene conducting their investigation, which caused northbound lane closures for several hours before the expressway was reopened to traffic.Details surrounding the shooting incident are limited and authorities are yet to release any further information on what led to the incident or if any arrests have been made. If you have any information on this crime, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may...

Rwanda’s genocide recovery inspired my first election win, FIFA chief says

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Thursday said his 2016 election win was partly inspired by Rwanda’s recovery after the genocide in 1994.During a speech at FIFA’s Congress in Kigali, Rwanda, Infantino said that he was weighing pulling out of the election race — before a visit to Rwanda’s genocide memorial changed his mind.Infantino said that on a previous trip to Rwanda for a football tournament sometime before the 2016 vote an unidentified official told him that, “we really love you, but we’re not going to support you.”The Swiss-Italian football boss was on the brink of throwing in the towel when he recalled a visit to the memorial.“I said, who I am to give up,” Infantino said. “What this country has suffered and how this country came back up is inspiring for the entire world.”“So I certainly couldn’t give up because someone was telling me something,” he added. “I stayed, I attended the match, I continued to campaign … I was elected FIFA president.” In 199...

Don’t burn coal, burn your ideals! Europe’s plan to rival Chinese industry

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

Here’s a new bumper sticker idea for European Union officials: Don’t burn fossil fuels, set fire to your principles instead. The European Commission is preparing to ditch a raft of long-held free-market ideals in order to compete in a global clean energy arms race with China and the U.S. Targets, quotas and state subsidies are back, in a big way. That’s left some Brussels grandees reeling.“This direction is quite dangerous,” said Günther Oettinger, Germany’s former European commissioner. “It’s not a single market, it’s a planned economy more and more: a centralized, planned economy. Planwirtschaft as we say in German.”On Thursday, the European Commission will propose a Net-Zero Industry Act, setting a target for 40 percent of the EU’s clean tech to be built inside the bloc by 2030. Leaked drafts have galled liberals, who accused Brussels of 1960s-style central planning. Alongside that, the Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will announce a new law aimed at cutting Europe’s d...

‘It’s a sad day’: Grafton home destroyed after car crashes into it, causing major damage

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

A home in Grafton has been deemed “a total loss” after an SUV crashed into the back of the structure Wednesday afternoon. Half of the home was torn down Wednesday night as crews remained on scene to secure what was left behind. “It’s a sad day,” homeowner John McNamara said as his home of 15 years came down. “[A] lot of people remember certain days like your wedding or your kids or whatever,” McNamara said. “Well, I’m going to remember this day when I’m getting forced out of my house and I got to start all over again.” First responders were seen working earlier in the day at the home at the intersection of Millbury Street and Providence Road just after 4 p.m.McNamara said he had just arrived home from work to greet his wife when the car hit their house. He said he and his wife heard a loud bang “like a bomb went off.” McNamara said he then went to the side of the house and saw the car. Firefighters had to cut one woman out of the Lexus SUV. Another wo...

Crumbled debris from ceiling found on platform at Forest Hills MBTA station

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

Crews were on scene at the MBTA’s Forest Hills station in Jamaica Plain on Wednesday after crumbled debris was found on the station’s Commuter Rail platform.The T said Wednesday night that the debris were padding used around ceiling joints. The T said the debris weighed less than one pound. The broken debris looked to have fallen from the station’s ceiling area above the platform during Wednesday’s morning commute. The T said both the MBTA and Keolis, which operates and maintains the Commuter Rail system, sent crews to the platform to investigate what happened. This incident happened just a matter of weeks after a ceiling tile fell at the Harvard MBTA station in Cambridge earlier this month.Video showed the tile barely missing a woman walking nearby. The incident resulted in additional tiles being inspected and removed. After this incident at Forest Hills, riders reacted.“The whole system should have some sort of overhaul — a systems check,” Jason Kava...

Bruins beat: Issues arising for B’s

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

The time to panic has not yet arrived, Bruins fans. But a healthy concern is not out of line.The B’s have lost three out of four and for the first time this year, two straight in regulation. In the last two losses, they allowed 11 goals to non-playoff teams (Chicago and Detroit). In the last four games, it could be argued the B’s have been outplayed in the first period, even in the game in which they held a 2-0 lead against the Edmonton Oilers.That very well could be a sign of a true contender’s early spring fever, when the team knows it is going to the playoffs and is just going through the motions. And truth be told, the B’s have been able to flip the switch and dominate the game at certain stretches.Showing up on time should be easily remedied once the games start to matter again.What’s more troublesome is the number of turnovers and odd-man rushes that are being allowed. Prior to the Chicago game, coach Jim Montgomery said his goalies’ stellar...

Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and took steps to resolve a trade dispute as a highly anticipated summit began Thursday, a sign that the two countries are rebuilding their nations’ security and economic ties as they try to overcome a century of difficult history.The summit could revise the strategic map of northeast Asia. The two U.S. allies, who have long often been at odds over their history, are seeking to form a united front, driven by shared concerns about a restive North Korea and a more powerful China.Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol both stressed the importance of improved ties as they opened Thursday’s summit, hours after a North Korean missile launch and encounters between Japanese and Chinese vessels in disputed waters.“I’m delighted that a chance has come for us to open a new chapter of Japan-South Korea relations together,” Kishida said in his opening remar...

Lebanon’s Central Bank chief attends corruption questioning

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:23:44 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s embattled Central Bank chief appeared Thursday for questioning for the first time before a European legal team visiting Beirut in a money-laundering probe linked to the governor. Several European countries are investigating Riad Salameh, who in recent years has been charged with a handful of corruption-related crimes. Salameh has been Lebanon’s central bank governor since 1993.The questioning was originally scheduled for Wednesday. Salameh did not show up.Judicial officials told The Associated Press that Judge Helena Iskandar, who is representing the Lebanese state at the questioning in the European probe, charged Salameh, his brother Raja and associate Marianne Hoayek with corruption and ordered detained after the Central Bank chief did not show up. Their assets were also frozen. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the press. In addition to the European probe, there are other legal proceedings aga...