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Daily horoscope for July 6, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT today (6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Aquarius into Pisces.Happy Birthday for Thursday, July 6, 2023:You are optimistic and enthusiastic. You radiate energy. You are reliable, dedicated and passionate about what you believe. This is a slower-paced year; time to rest. Do what you can to rejuvenate your energy. Search for relationships that are supportive and bring you happiness.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★Today your home routine might be interrupted by something unexpected. It could entail a home repair. Family news might surprise you. Possibly a relative will make a surprising suggestion. Stock the fridge so that you’re ready for anything. Tonight: Stay positive.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★Today has a lot of electrical energy floating around in the air — you can feel it. This is why you might impulsively change plans. You might suddenly take a short trip or cancel one...

Miss Manners: I was smacked down for complaining about the gauche bachelor party

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation to a bachelor party that is being held on a weekend cruise. The guests are responsible for paying for their own cruise reservations, which cost $400 per person.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: I say this young man is rude. My daughter says I’m the problem. Advice | Miss Manners: I just learned this rule about the anthem. Have I been wrong for 40 years? Advice | Miss Manners: My husband bristles when my eyes stray to what he’s reading Advice | Miss Manners: I was dinged on my job review, and I think it was for my bathroom bluntness Advice | Miss Manners: I want to ditch a wedding planner who is proposing horrifying activities I confided in a family member that I thought it was rather gauche for a couple in their 50s, who live together, to have a bachelor party at all, and that it seemed completely outrageous to plan an extravagantly expensive p...

Dear Abby: I want a relationship with her, but she doesn’t know she’s my sister

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I’m 36 years old and married with three children. I have two siblings I have a good relationship with.The problem is we have a half-sister two years younger than I am who doesn’t know we exist.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: I need to practice not insulting the men who ask me out Advice | Dear Abby: His first wife was a ‘fox,’ and I am apparently not Advice | Dear Abby: My husband does whatever he wants and lies all the time. Should I stay? Advice | Dear Abby: I’m mortified that my husband hung a Green Book by our phone Advice | Dear Abby: I just found out what happens at home when I’m on the night shift When my parents were married, my father had an affair with a married woman, and they conceived my half-sister. My parents ultimately divorced. My father’s mistress went back to her husband, and they remain married to this day.My half-sister was nev...

71-year-old woman killed in Montgomery Co. bus stop crash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

Detectives in Montgomery County, Maryland, are investigating a deadly pedestrian collision at a bus stop shelter that left a 71-year-old woman was dead.Takoma Park police said officers and Fire Rescue personnel responded to a collision in the area of New Hampshire Avenue and Glenside Drive on July 3 at about 12 a.m., Montgomery County police said.A gray 2006 Nissan Pathfinder was traveling south on New Hampshire Avenue when it left the road, drove through a bus stop shelter and came to a stop in a wooded area, according to a news release. Police said he driver remained on the scene.Officers located an injured woman who was pronounced dead on the scene. She was identified as Christina E. Thomas, 71, of an unconfirmed address. It is unknown whether she was at the bus stop or elsewhere at the time she was struck by the vehicle.Montgomery County police detectives are asking anyone with information about this crash to call them at 240-773-6620.A map of the area is below. S...

Power ballads echo across Tysons as Night Ranger rocks Capital One Hall

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Night Ranger at Capital One Hall (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); If you’re “motorin'” around the Beltway this weekend and you wind down your car window, you just might hear the sound of power ballads echoing across Tysons, Virginia.Night Ranger will rock Capital One Hall on Friday, ...

Yevgeny Prigozhin, jefe del grupo Wagner, está en San Petersburgo, Rusia, según Lukashenko

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente de Belarús, Aleksandr Lukashenko, le dijo a Matthew Chance de CNN que el jefe del mercenario grupo Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, se encuentra actualmente en San Petersburgo, Rusia. Las declaraciones las hizo durante una rueda de prensa con medios de comunicación internacionales en Minsk.La última información que se sabía sobre Prigozhin se dio después de la fallida insurrección del grupo Wagner en junio, cuando Lukashenko dijo que el líder de grupo Wagner estaba en Belarús, días después de que la insurrección militar de 36 horas de los mercenarios planteó un desafío sin precedentes a la autoridad del liderazgo de Rusia.Surgen interrogantes sobre el general ruso Surovikin y Prigozhin, tras la breve insurrección de WagnerA Prigozhin no se le ha visto en ningún video o foto desde que abandonó el cuartel militar de Rostov-on-Don después de la fallida insurrección.Para ese entonces, las preguntas sobre el paradero de Prigozhin habían estado dando vueltas durante ...

Aviones rusos acosan a drones estadounidenses sobre Siria

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

(CNN) — Tres aviones de combate rusos interceptaron a tres drones de la Fuerza Aérea estadounidense en el noreste de Siria este miércoles por la mañana hora local, según el comandante superior a cargo de las operaciones de la Fuerza Aérea en Oriente Medio.El teniente general de la Fuerza Aérea Alex Grynkewich describió la maniobra rusa contra los drones MQ-9 Reaper –que según los oficiales estaban monitoreando objetivos de ISIS en Siria– como “insegura y poco profesional”.El Mando Central de EEUU publicó un video del incidente, en el que se ve a los jets lanzando bengalas de paracaídas delante de los drones, aparentemente para bloquear su visión.“En contra de las normas y protocolos establecidos, los aviones rusos lanzaron múltiples bengalas de paracaídas delante de los drones, obligando a nuestros aviones a realizar maniobras evasivas”, dijo Grynkewich. “Además, un piloto ruso posicionó su aeronave frente a un MQ-9 y activó la postcombustión, red...

Dodgers play the Pirates with 2-1 series lead

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

Pittsburgh Pirates (40-46, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (48-38, second in the NL West)Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Johan Oviedo (3-9, 4.61 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Dodgers: Julio Urias (5-5, 4.94 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -238, Pirates +196; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.Los Angeles has a 26-16 record in home games and a 48-38 record overall. The Dodgers are second in the NL with 137 total home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.Pittsburgh has a 40-46 record overall and an 18-25 record in road games. The Pirates have a 30-3 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.The matchup Thursday is the seventh meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 3-3.TOP PERFORMERS: Mookie Betts has 20 doubles, a triple and 23 home runs for the Dodgers. Freddie Freeman is 13-for-42 with fo...

Cubs meet the Brewers with 2-1 series lead

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

Chicago Cubs (40-45, third in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (46-41, second in the NL Central)Milwaukee; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Marcus Stroman (9-6, 2.76 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 92 strikeouts); Brewers: Freddy Peralta (5-7, 4.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 97 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -112, Cubs -107; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs play the Milwaukee Brewers with a 2-1 series lead.Milwaukee has a 23-20 record in home games and a 46-41 record overall. The Brewers have hit 91 total home runs to rank 10th in the NL.Chicago is 40-45 overall and 19-23 on the road. The Cubs have a 15-29 record in games when they have given up a home run.Thursday’s game is the seventh time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 3-3.TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Yelich has 17 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs while hitting .283 for the Brewers. Raimel Tapia is 5-for-20 with two home runs over the last 10 games.Dansby Swanson has 15...

Philadelphia mass shooting: DA asserts evident planning as investigation awaits completion, extending for months

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:12:55 GMT

(CNN) — The man facing murder charges in the shootings of five people in a Philadelphia neighborhood earlier this week “obviously planned” the rampage, but the investigation into other factors of the case could take months as authorities dig for more details, a district attorney said.Authorities believe Kimbrady Carriker acted alone when he carried out the mass shooting Monday night, but investigators are still combing through his social media history as well as mental health concerns, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner told CNN on Wednesday.“I can certainly tell you that there are indications of mental health issues. There are indications of irrational behavior. There are indications of irrational statements and irrational acts,” Krasner told CNN.Krasner’s remarks come as new details emerged Wednesday about Carriker’s possible motive behind the mass shooting in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood – where five victims were killed, the youngest of whom is a 15-year-old ...