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Ask Amy: I picked an awkward time to end the handouts to my young relative

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

Dear Amy: I have a niece, “Jane,” whom I love and feel very connected to. I’ve been very supportive – practically, emotionally, and financially.Around five years ago, Jane reached out to me with an emergency need for several thousand dollars. I didn’t hesitate to give it to her, and she was extremely grateful.Over the years I’ve given her smaller sums (without her asking), when I’ve had the sense that she was financially on the edge – the pandemic really interrupted her progress. Again, she has always been very grateful.For a variety of reasons, I’ve decided not to continue to do this. First of all, I know she can make it on her own. I also recognize that she is making choices that keep her lifestyle where it is. I know that if she wanted to live in a higher income bracket, she is perfectly capable of getting herself there.Well, just as I’d decided this, she asked for financial help for the down payment on a house. I fully support home ownership for her and know she can handle it, r...

Harriette Cole: Should I tell my family what’s behind my unsettling behavior?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been struggling with nicotine addiction for a long time. I recently moved back in with my family and thought that now would be an excellent opportunity to quit, as I know they would not approve of my habit anyway.However, I am really struggling with my withdrawal symptoms, and they have begun to question me on some of my behaviors that they don’t understand.I’m scared to tell them what’s really going on with me. What should I do?RecoveringDEAR RECOVERING: The best thing you can do is admit to your family what you are dealing with and ask them for help.Nicotine addiction is real, and as you are experiencing, extremely difficult to break. Making your parents allies in your struggle can be beneficial to you. It is too hard to try to hide it from them as you are experiencing withdrawal.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: My friend didn’t know her crush is my ex, and things got awkward Advice | Harriette Cole:...

Reports: Dozens feared dead at migrant facility in Mexico

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Local media reports in Mexico say a fire killed dozens of people at a migrant facility in Cuidad Juarez near the U.S. border.Source

Local media reports in Mexico say dozens feared dead in a fire at a migrant facility in Ciudad Juarez

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Local media reports in Mexico say dozens feared dead in a fire at a migrant facility in Ciudad Juarez.Source

Kidjo, Blackwell, Pärt awarded Sweden’s Polar Music Prize

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and Estonian composer Arvo Pärt have won the 2023 Polar Music Prize, a Swedish music award.The three “all made such a global impact with their music,” Marie Ledin, managing director of the annual prize, said in announcing the winners on Tuesday. Blackwell, 85, whose independent label started in Jamaica and signed artists such as Bob Marley, Cat Stevens, Roxy Music, Tom Waits, Grace Jones and Marianne Faithful, made Island one “of the most successful labels in music history,” Ledin said in a statement. The award committee said that Kidjo’s “striking voice, stage presence and fluency in multiple cultures and languages has won respect from her peers.” The 62-year-old singer-songwriter has mixed the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Ledin described Pärt who is 87...

Prince Harry returns to court in tabloid phone hacking case

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry returned to a London court Tuesday for a second day of hearings to see if the phone hacking lawsuit he brought with Elton John and other celebrities can withstand a challenge from the publisher of The Daily Mail. The case is one of several brought by the Duke of Sussex in his battle with the press and alleges the publisher hired private investigators to illegally bug homes and cars and to record phone conversations. Associated Newspapers Ltd. denies the allegations and is seeking to throw out the case, arguing that the claims are too old and rely on information they turned over in confidentiality for a 2012 probe into media law breaking. Actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, and John’s husband, David Furnish, are also parties to the case.The lawsuit alleges Associated Newspapers, which publishes The Daily Mail and The Mail On Sunday, commissioned the “breaking and entry into private property,” and engaged in other unlawful acts that invaded the privacy of ...

Hundreds of fencers protest against letting Russians compete

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — More than 300 fencers, including nine medalists from the last Olympics in Tokyo, signed an open letter published Tuesday urging the sport’s governing body and the International Olympic Committee not to allow Russian fencers to compete while the war in Ukraine continues.The International Fencing Federation, known by its French acronym FIE, voted this month to allow fencers from Russia and its ally Belarus to return to international competitions as qualifying for next year’s Olympics in Paris ramps up.“The FIE is not fulfilling its duty of care for athletes, especially for Ukrainians. Your insufficient leadership in completely banning Russia and Belarus is being called out by athletes and civil society across the globe,” said the open letter signed by the fencers, organized by two advocacy groups, Athleten Deutschland and Global Athlete.“You have chosen Russian and Belarusian interests over the rights of athletes, notably Ukrainian athletes, and by doing so, ...

Guerra de Rusia en Ucrania: última hora y noticias en vivo

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

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Striking workers in France with flares block train tracks leading to a Paris station amid new pension protests

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Striking workers in France with flares block train tracks leading to a Paris station amid new pension protests.Source

Man accused of stabbing Senate staffer was released from prison just a day before

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:12:34 GMT

A U.S. Senate staffer working for Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was attacked by a man with a knife on Saturday as he was leaving a D.C. restaurant.The man accused of stabbing the staffer was released from prison just a day before.More Local NewsMore DC NewsThe senator’s office confirmed the attack in a statement on Monday.“This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C. I ask you to join Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions. We are relieved to hear the suspect has been arrested. At this time we would ask for privacy so everyone can focus on healing and recovery.”Police arrested Glynn Neal, 42, of Southeast, on a charge of assault with intent to kill.Police said that on Saturday around 5:15 p.m., officers were called to the 1300 block of H Street Northeast for the report of a stabbing. They found a man with life-threatenin...