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Simone Biles wins record 8th US Gymnastics title - a full decade after her first

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Simone Biles is not going to explain herself. Part of this is by design. Part of this is because she simply can't.When the gymnastics star is at her best, as she was on Sunday night while winning her record eighth U.S. championship, she feels like she's in a “fever dream.” It's not autopilot exactly. It's more of a vibe. A flow.It's in those moments that the doubts that still plague her almost daily even now, a decade into a run of unprecedented excellence, fade away.There is no thinking. No overanalyzing. No “ twisties.” All of it recedes into the background. Her coach Laurent Landi calls it a skill. Biles, even at 26, won't go that far. Maybe because she simply doesn't want to.She spent a long time, far too long, getting caught up in her head. She's intent on not doing it this around.So yeah, she was smiling midway through a floor routine that made almost every other competitor on the floor stop what they were doing to watch and drew a standing ovation...

One killed in shooting at Ohio mall; two teens arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

ABOVE: Raw video of Columbus police evacuating Easton Town Center Sunday.COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - One person is dead and two teens have been arrested after Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio, was locked down following a shooting Sunday evening.According to a Columbus police dispatcher, the initial call for the incident was received at approximately 6:14 p.m., with the caller saying they were calling from near the Lululemon store. Shelter in place order lifted after threat in Sunbury Within one minute of the call, the victim was found near Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams on Grammercy Street by an officer working special duty at the center, Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert said. The officer rendered aid to the victim, but the person was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. at Mount Carmel East hospital.Police confirmed on Monday morning the victim was a juvenile male and have confirmed that two 13-year-old boys were arrested with one charged with murder and the other charged with obstructing jus...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Family secrets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about family and how to deal with differing opinions in a family. Here's the email from Jason: Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. I hope you understand why I've changed the names of everyone in my story. Here is my dilemma: My daughter, Charlotte is in her senior year in college. Her mother is very religious, though I am less so. In her last visit home (college is across the state), Charlotte took me aside and confided in me that she was gay. She’d had boyfriends in high school and in college, so this came as a surprise to me – though I had no problem with it. Her mother, however, would not react as tolerantly. Charlotte knows this – so while she did want to tell me about her sexuality, she did not want to tell her mother – and did not want me to tell her either. I agree that she has to come out in her own way, but I’m not a big fan of keeping things from my wif...

Large police presence outside Crossgates Mall Sunday night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A heavy police presence was outside of Crossgates Mall on Sunday night, regarding a large group inside. Details are very limited at this time. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! NEWS10 contacted Albany Police regarding the incident, who say they responded to assist Guilderland Police on the scene. Stick with NEWS10 as more information regarding the incident becomes available.

GasBuddy: Avg. Albany prices drop 2.8 cents in last week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Average gasoline prices in Albany have fallen 2.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.92/g Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 546 stations in Albany. Prices in Albany are 10.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and 28.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average diesel price has risen 3.3 cents in the last week and stands at $4.333 per gallon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Albany was priced at $3.59/g Sunday while the most expensive was $4.09/g, a difference of 50.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state Sunday was $3.30/g while the highest was $4.69/g, a difference of $1.39/g.The national average price of gasoline has fallen 4.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.78/g Monday. The national average is up 5.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 3.5 cents per gallon lower...

Ask Amy: Betrayal is bigger than “girl code”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

Dear Amy: Last year, my husband and my best friend “Derry” were caught having a very intense emotional affair.When it all came out, Derry was overheard saying that she didn’t care about breaking “girl code” and didn’t feel guilty about hurting anyone.Her own marriage was in the toilet at the time, so she jeopardized mine.I was obviously devastated and extremely angry.Of course, the affair exposed fissures in my own marriage, and my husband and I had a year of intense marriage counseling and worked through it. We’re doing great now.Derry never apologized in any meaningful way until last week, via email.A mutual friend also saw her last week and talked to her about it, so I was privy to some of her feelings for the first time.I learned that, like us, she and her husband did a lot of therapy and have patched things up.Our mutual friend told me that Derry is in an enormous amount of pain over hurting me and cried through their whole conversation.In her email, Derry said it took her a ye...

Agriculture: EU agri-food trade rebounds in May 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

After the EU agri-food trade slowed down in April, it bounced back with an increase of both imports and exports in May. The higher increase in exports compared to imports allowed the EU agri-food surplus to increase by 2% month-on-month in May, reaching €5.2 billion. These are the main findings of the latest monthly agri-food trade report published today by the European Commission.EU agri-food exports climbed by 8% month-on-month in May 2023, reaching €19.4bn, the same amount as in May 2022. Exports from January to May 2023 totalled €95.7bn overall, up 8% from the corresponding period in 2022.The top three destinations for EU agri-food exports between January and May were the United Kingdom, the United States and China. The top three origin countries for EU agri-food imports between January and May were Brazil, the United Kingdom and Ukraine.More insights as well as detailed tables are available online.

Cultural employment in the EU grew by 4.5% in 2022

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

In 2022, the cultural sector in the EU employed 7.7 million people, representing 3.8% of total employment. Compared with 2021, it indicated a 4.5% increase from 7.4 million.The share of people employed in the cultural sector increased in 19 EU members and fell in the other 8. The most significant increases were recorded in Cyprus (+21.5 %), Luxembourg (+14.5%), Ireland (+14.0%), Sweden (+11.9%) and Netherlands (+10.5%). Meanwhile, the most significant decreases were recorded in Bulgaria (-7.7%), Czechia (-7.3%), Croatia (-6.3%), Estonia (-5.3%) and Latvia (-2.5%).Source dataset: cult_emp_sexIn the timeframe 2019-2022, we note different patterns for the annual rates of change across years. The most significant increases in annual rates of change for cultural employment were observed in Cyprus, which went from -5.7% in 2019-2020 to +21.5% in 2021-2022, Luxembourg (-15.1% to +14.5%) and Ireland (-3.0% to +14.0%). The most substantial decreases were registered in Czechia, which declined...

Horoscopes Aug. 28, 2023: Shania Twain, play by the rules

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Armie Hammer, 37; Jason Priestley, 54; Jack Black, 54; Shania Twain, 58.Happy Birthday: Draw on your experience and connections in your back pocket, and you’ll sail into the future with confidence to create opportunities that allow you to use your skills and intuitive timing to your advantage. Change what’s necessary and play by the rules, and you will gain the respect and trust of those who can bridge the gap between reaching and surpassing your goal. Your numbers are 4, 15, 23, 26, 33, 45, 49.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Choose your concerns and contribute to what has meaning. Making a difference in the outcome of a cause will lift your spirits and encourage you to do more. Take responsibility for your happiness, and change what is no longer working for you. 4 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Simplify your life. Focus on being truthful, taking care of responsibilities and avoiding uncomfortable situations. Emotions will skyrocket if you get in...

Word Game: Aug. 28, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:55 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — UNREST (UNREST: un-REST: A disturbed or uneasy state; turmoil.)Average mark 17 wordsTime limit 20 minutesCan you find 19 or more words in UNREST? The list will be published tomorrow.SATURDAY’S WORD — LAMPREY lame lamer lamp layer leap leary lyre aery ample aper army male maple mare marl meal mealy pale paler palm palmy pare parley payer peal pare pearl pearly perm play player plea plyer pram pray prey pyre rale ramp real realm ream reap relay rely repay replay reply earl early year yelpTo 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, ...