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Partial solar eclipse could be seen in B.C., but forecast may hamper view

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

VANCOUVER — Residents in southwestern British Columbia are in the best place to view the solar eclipse this morning.The event is known as a ring-of-fire eclipse, where the moon passes in front of the sun but doesn’t completely cover it, leaving a fiery rim around the dark moon.The eclipse starts at 8:08 a.m., peaks at about 9:20 a.m. and will be finished by 10:38 a.m. in Vancouver, though the weather forecast may be a damper for viewers.Environment Canada is predicting clouds and showers in much of southwest B.C., where the moon will block out 70 to 80 per cent of the sun, while the rest of the province will see 50 to 70 per cent coverage.Should the weather interfere, Laura Flinn, a physics instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, says North Americans don’t have long to wait for their next shot at seeing the phenomenon.A complete solar eclipse will happen on April 8, 2024, and will be viewable over parts of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoun...

Daily horoscope for October 14, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Solar Eclipse peaks in Libra at 1:55 p.m. EDT today (10:55 a.m. PDT).Happy Birthday for Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023:You are a realist. You like balance in your life. You are a steady, calming influence on others. This year simplicity is the key to life. It’s time to create solid foundations. Take charge of your health. Explore martial arts or yoga. Stay grounded and levelheaded.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★This is one of the best days of the year to ask yourself what you can do to improve your closest relationships, especially with partners, spouses and dear friends. There’s always room for improvement. Tonight: Cooperation.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★On this New Moon Day, think about how you can improve your health. Also, what can you do to improve your job or the way you do your job? This is also the perfect day to think about how to improve how you care for your pet. Tonight: Work.GEMINI(May...

Harriette Cole: I worry I’ll lose my friend because of this workplace issue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: My best friend at work and I are up for the same promotion. As far as I know, only one of us can get it, and it’s making me sick to my stomach to think of having to compete with her.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: Is it OK for me to hide my health concerns from my husband? Advice | Harriette Cole: It bothers me that there was so little reaction to my social media purge Advice | Harriette Cole: Should I tell my friend I’m worried about her boy? Advice | Harriette Cole: My husband berates me because he forgets what I tell him Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m tired of hearing about her kids’ private school We both deserve to advance at work, and I don’t think it’s smart for either of us to back down from trying for this promotion. The thing is, I don’t know how to talk about it with her.I worry that we won’t be friends after the decision i...

Miss Manners: I’m plagued by how I mishandled this neighborly interaction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: There’s nothing I can do about it now, but my mishandling of an awkward situation plagues me to this day.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: One guest ignored my buffet and raided the refrigerator Advice | Miss Manners: What should I do when my co-workers glare at me? Advice | Miss Manners: What’s a polite way of saying ‘you weren’t our first pick’? Advice | Miss Manners: A virtual stranger hijacked our lunch date. What could we have done? Advice | Miss Manners: I wasn’t going to let a runty lobster ruin my carefully planned dinner My husband and I had been dear friends with our neighbors since we moved to the neighborhood and our children were small. Years later, when their daughter was studying art in college, she came home on a break from school with a surprise for me: a giant abstract painting that she’d made.My husband and I are minimal...

A Half-Century Ago, Another Major Intel Failure Saw Israel’s Leader Resign

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

A surprise attack catches the Israeli military — who thought it was a training exercise — off guard. A stunning intelligence failure with warnings going unheeded. Calls for the prime minister to resign.Exactly 50 years and a day before this past weekend’s surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, an eerily similar series of events played out on the world stage: the Yom Kippur War.In 1973, amid blistering tensions over Israel–Palestine, Arab coalition forces led by Egypt and Syria carried out a surprise attack, successfully pushing Israel, for a time, out of the occupied Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula. Israeli intelligence noticed the Egyptian military buildup but incorrectly assessed that they were simply military exercises — an error repeated by the Israeli intelligence this past week, according to a news report.Just before the Hamas attack on Friday, Israeli security chiefs took part in a high-level meeting to discuss whether Hamas’s irregular activity was the prelude to an...

American Angel Yin moves into a share of the third-round lead at the LPGA Shanghai tournament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

SHANGHAI (AP) — American Solheim Cup player Angel Yin shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to move into a share of the third-round lead at the LPGA Shanghai tournament.Yin was tied with Maja Stark, who had a one-stroke lead after two rounds.Yin and Stark, who shot 70, had 12-under totals of 204 on the Qizhong Garden Golf Club course in the LPGA’s first return to China since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Pavarisa Yoktuan of Thailand bogeyed her final hole for a 69 and was a shot back in third place.Two-time defending champion Danielle Kang of the United States shot 73 and was four strokes behind the leaders.The event is the start of a four-tournament Asia swing, with later stops in South Korea, Malaysia and Japan.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golfSource

Colorado’s two-way star Travis Hunter scores two touchdowns in return from lacerated liverg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Two-way standout Travis Hunter returned from a lacerated liver that sidelined him for three games and played the roles of both hero and goat in Colorado’s 46-43 collapse against Stanford on Friday night.Hunter led the Buffaloes with 13 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns in his first game in nearly a month, and he collected five solo tackles on defense. But he also was burned by Cardinal star receiver Elic Ayomanor, whose school-record 294-yard performance was highlighted by a 30-yard touchdown catch in the first overtime. The stout sophomore corralled Ashton Daniels’ throw on the back of Hunter’s helmet, held on as their momentum took both into the end zone and lifted the ball over Hunter’s head just as he backpedaled in for the score.Coach Deion Sanders didn’t hold back on Hunter’s workload and when it was suggested that decision will be scrutinized in light of Ayomanor’s big day, Sanders retorted, “His condition...

Stewart, Liberty to host Wilson, Aces

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

Las Vegas Aces (34-6, 18-2 Western Conference) at New York Liberty (32-8, 16-4 Eastern Conference)New York; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK WNBA LINE: Aces -2.5; over/under is 171.5WNBA FINALS:BOTTOM LINE: The New York Liberty host the Las Vegas Aces.The Liberty are 15-5 on their home court. New York leads the Eastern Conference averaging 89.2 points and is shooting 46.0%.The Aces are 15-5 in road games. Las Vegas is the Western leader with 28.7 defensive rebounds per game led by A’ja Wilson averaging 7.7.TOP PERFORMERS: Breanna Stewart is averaging 23 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks for the Liberty. Jonquel Jones is averaging 16.0 points over the last 10 games for New York.Wilson is scoring 22.9 points per game and averaging 9.5 rebounds for the Aces. Kelsey Plum is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Las Vegas.LAST 10 GAMES: Liberty: 6-4, averaging 84.8 points, 36.0 rebounds, 20.4 assists, 5.4 steals and 5.6 blocks per g...

Christopher Luxon wins New Zealand election after incumbent Prime Minister Chris Hipkins concedes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday.People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.The exact makeup of Luxon’s conservative government is still to be determined as ballots continued to be counted. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who spent just nine months in the top job after taking over from Ardern in January, told supporters late Saturday he had called Luxon to concede.Hipkins said it wasn’t the result he wanted.“But I want you to be proud of what we achieved over the last six years,” he told supporters at an event in Wellington.Ardern unexpectedly stepped down as prime minister in January, saying she no longer had “enough in the tank” to do the job justice. She won the last election in a landslide, but her popularity waned as people got tired of COVID-19 restrictions and inflation threatened the econo...

An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has failed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:52 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Three leading advocates for constitutional change in Australia conceded defeat on Saturday in a referendum that would have created an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.Australian Broadcasting Corp. said based on early vote counting that the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia have rejected the amendment that would have created an Indigenous committee to advise Parliament and the government on issues that affect Australia’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority.The Voice needs majorities in each of at least four of the six states as well as a national majority for the referendum to pass.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Polling closed in all but one Australian state Saturday with the “no” vote dominating early counting in the country’s first referendum in a generation, deciding whether to tackle Indigenous disadvantages by enshrining in the constitution a new advocacy ...