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Ask Amy: Daughter worries about Dad’s drinking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

Dear Amy: I have recently found out via my younger sister that our father has been diagnosed with pancreatitis. This is the first time I’ve heard this, and am hurt that he hasn’t said anything to me.My father has always had a problem with alcohol. Last Christmas Day, my fiancé and I had a sit-down with him — an intervention, if you will.I expressed concern that this alcohol problem would lead to illness, and warned him that if he didn’t stop drinking, it would eventually lead to his death.He brushed it off as if he knew better.My first son was born March 2022, my second in January 2023.I want my dad to be a part of their lives, as he is their only living grandfather.Once I learned of his new diagnosis, I feel like my dad doesn’t want to admit that he has a problem and that I’m completely right about him.I’ve got my own family now and I can’t ALWAYS be there for him.We live out of state, and for months he has been “planning to vis...

Detached house in San Ramon sells for $2 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

520 Morning Glory Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 500 block of Morning Glory Court in San Ramon has new owners. The 2,513-square-foot property, built in 1995, was sold on Aug. 11, 2023. The $2,005,000 purchase price works out to $798 per square foot. This single-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and two bathrooms. In addition, the house includes an attached two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:On Sunflower Court, San Ramon, in April 2023, a 2,907-square-foot home was sold for $2,010,000, a price per square foot of $691. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In August 2022, a 2,847-square-foot home on Honeysuckle Lane in San Ramon sold for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $702. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 3,871-square-foot home on the 500 block of Iris Lane in San Ramon sold in June 2022, for $2,550,000, a price per s...

Apogee Enterprises: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Apogee Enterprises Inc. (APOG) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $33.3 million.On a per-share basis, the Minneapolis-based company said it had net income of $1.52. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.36 per share.The glass products company posted revenue of $353.7 million in the period.Apogee Enterprises expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.35 to $4.65 per share.Apogee Enterprises shares have increased 11% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 25% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on APOG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/APOGSource

Spain allows lawmakers to speak Catalan, Basque and Galician languages in Parliament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Parliament allowed its national legislators to use the country’s minority languages of Catalan, Basque and Galician for the first time on Tuesday.The reform of the linguistic policy of Spain’s lower chamber was a demand of Catalan separatist parties to support the appointment of a Socialist as the new Parliamentary Speaker last month following inconclusive national elections in July.The right to speak languages other than Spanish in the national Parliament is a long-held objective of smaller parties from the regions in Spain’s north that have bilingual populations.“(This change is) … to normalize something that is already common for citizens who speak a language other than Spanish,” said Socialist Party member José Ramón Besteiro, who alternated between Galician and Spanish to become the first lawmaker to take advantage of the modification.The Parliament provided simultaneous translation with earpieces for the 350 members of the chamber as wel...

Azerbaijan announces an ‘anti-terrorist operation’ targeting Armenian military positions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

Azerbaijan announced Tuesday an “anti-terrorist operation” targeting Armenian military positions.A statement from the Azerbaijan defense ministry said the operation began hours after four soldiers and two civilians died in landmine explosions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ministry did not immediately give details, but said “positions on the front line and in-depth, long-term firing points of the formations of Armenia’s armed forces, as well as combat assets and military facilities are incapacitated using high-precision weapons.”THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Azerbaijan authorities say four soldiers and two civilian road workers were killed Tuesday in landmine explosions that it blamed on Armenian saboteurs.The blasts took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan that is partly under the control of ethnic Armenian forces. A statement from Azerbaijan’s interior ministry, state security service and prosecutor-general said two emplo...

Así luce el futuro del grupo Wagner sobre el terreno de la República Centroafricana post Prigozhin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

Bangui, República Centroafricana (CNN) — En su último viaje a la República Centroafricana (RCA) el mes pasado, el exjefe del grupo Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin visitó la Maison Russe, o la Casa Rusa, un centro cultural cerca de la embajada rusa en la capital, donde posó para selfies con sus lugartenientes y lugareños.El instituto, y sus diversas actividades, son un claro ejemplo de cómo el grupo mercenario se convirtió en un sustituto del Estado ruso en el país, y un símbolo de los retos a los que se enfrenta el presidente Vladimir Putin en su intento de recuperar el control.Desde el intento de golpe de Estado de Prigozhin en junio de 2023 y su posterior muerte en un accidente aéreo en las afueras de Moscú apenas dos meses después, Rusia ha estado inmersa en una lucha de alto riesgo para centralizar su imperio en el continente africano, que incluye miles de combatientes, una amplia gama de participaciones empresariales y múltiples iniciativas de poder blando como esta.Una bandera ...

Azerbaijan announces an “anti-terrorist operation” targeting Armenian military positions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Azerbaijan announces an “anti-terrorist operation” targeting Armenian military positions.Source

Azerbaijan announces an ‘anti-terrorist operation’ targeting Armenian military positions.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Azerbaijan announces an ‘anti-terrorist operation’ targeting Armenian military positions.Source

Denver weather: More 80s with afternoon showers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Partly cloudy skies linger across the Front Range Tuesday with some late-day showers in the Denver weather forecast. Weather today: Scattered showerHigh temperatures on Tuesday will be mild and above average in the lower 80s. How are some Denver metro bars open past 2 a.m.? Extra clouds linger over most of the state with many seeing scattered showers in the afternoon and evening hours.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Sept. 19.Weather tonight: Clearing skiesAs the rain ends, clouds will slowly clear across the Front Range Tuesday night. Winds will be slower as overnight temperatures dip into the lower 50s.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Sept. 19. Looking ahead: Mild week, cooler weekendMore sunshine is expected through the middle of the week as high temperatures stay in the low 80s. Thursday also looks great with mostly sunny skies and comfy highs in the lower 80s. Denver local moves on to MasterChef finals More clouds arrive on Friday with a small ch...

Crayola, beloved for its crayons, is now selling flowers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:56 GMT

New York (CNN) — Crayola, a name synonymous with vibrantly colored crayons for more than a century, is going into the flower business.The crayon maker, a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, on Tuesday announced the launch of Crayola Flowers, an online flower shop selling bright bouquets and boxed flowers.But there’s a dual purpose to the new venture, the company said: It will also double as a fundraising platform, with 10%-50% of every direct sale donated to a participating charity or entity chosen by the customer. Nonprofit organizations can use the floral storefront, too, as part of their own fundraising campaigns.Crayola partnered with Mrs. Bloom’s, an importer and distributor of fresh-cut flowers — daisies, mums, hydrangeas and many different colors of roses — to jointly develop the online flower shop, the company said. Bouquets are priced from $49 to $150 and are shipped directly from farms to consumers nationwide.A colorful corporate historySince the birth of the Crayola brand in 19...