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Word Game: June 28, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — FESTAL (FESTAL: FEST-ul: Of or relating to a feast or festival.)Average mark 25 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 32 or more words in FESTAL? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — QUERULOUS user euro role rose roue rouse rule ruse lore lose loser louse lues lure ours sloe slue slur sole sore soul sour suer sureTo 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, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Horoscopes June 28, 2023: Kathy Bates, take an active role

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kellie Pickler, 37; John Cusack, 57; Kathy Bates, 75; Mel Brooks, 97.Happy Birthday: Use your downtime wisely. Participate in programs or activities that broaden your sense of awareness and your ability to turn something you enjoy doing into your routine. Changing how you handle your money may interest you, but don’t leave your best interests up to someone else. Take an active role in your financial investments, and you’ll advance. Avoid joint ventures and shared expenses. Your numbers are 6, 19, 21, 27, 35, 41, 46.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Avoid negative situations. Follow through with research, verify facts and protect against illness or injury. Say no to requests that are counterproductive. Stick to your game plan, and take care of yourself first. Don’t let anger take over when your actions get results. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Review your routine and schedule and adjust what isn’t running satisfactorily. By eliminati...

CIA Arms Dealer Was Actually DEA Target

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

In 2016, Flaviu Georgescu was found guilty and sentenced of attempting to traffic weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, an insurgent group on the U.S. terror list. But when he was arrested by Drug Enforcement Administration agents, he told the officials he was working for the CIA. This week on Intercepted, Trevor Aaronson, contributing writer with The Intercept, joins host Murtaza Hussain to discuss Georgescu’s case. In the second season of Aaronson’s podcast, “Alphabet Boys,” Aaronson tells the story of the DEA operation against Georgescu and how he was targeted by a paid DEA informant. Georgescu, however, had reported the attempted arms trafficking to the CIA and believed he was collecting intelligence for the agency. Aaronson and Hussain discuss their reporting on the case and how the U.S. government may be manufacturing the very crimes they claim to stop. The second season of “Alphabet Boys” is out now.Transcript coming soon.The post CI...

40 guns seized, drugs confiscated in major DC gang bust

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves and other members of a crime task force at a news conference after 12 men were arrested as part of a drug-bust.(Courtesy Dick Uliano) U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves and other members of a crime task force at a news conference after 12 men were arrested as part of a drug-bust.(Courtesy Dick Uliano) Twelve arrests have been made, more than 40 guns seized and a large quantity of illegal drugs were confiscated in a major bust, federal agents and D.C. police announced on Tuesday.A partially unsealed criminal indictment accuses the 12 suspects of being members of a drug trafficking gang called the Kennedy Street Crew or “KDY.̶...

Mbappé and France teammates Maignan, Koundé express criticism after police kill teenager

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and other prominent French soccer players have expressed their indignation after the death of a 17-year-old delivery driver shot and killed during a police check in a Paris suburb.“I hurt for my France,” Mbappé, who grew up in the Paris suburb of Bondy, wrote Wednesday in a Twitter message accompanied by broken hearts emoticons. “Unacceptable situation. All my thoughts go to the family and loved ones of Naël, this little angel gone much too soon.” The death prompted nationwide concern and triggered unrest in multiple towns. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 31 people were arrested, 25 police officers injured and 40 cars burned in overnight disturbances.The tensions focused around the suburban area of Nanterre, where lawyers say the teen, identified as Naël M., was killed Tuesday during a traffic check. The police officer suspected of firing on him was detained and faces potential manslaughter charges, according to the Nanterre prosecutor’s...

Más de 80 millones de personas en EE.UU. están bajo alertas de calidad del aire debido al humo de los incendios forestales de Canadá

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

(CNN) — Más de 80 millones de personas desde el medio oeste hasta la costa este de Estados Unidos están bajo alertas de calidad del aire a medida que el humo de los incendios forestales canadienses traspasa la frontera de EE.UU. este martes, lo que provocó el cierre de playas, advertencias sobre visibilidad reducida y llamados para permanecer en lugares cerrados.Canadá está experimentando su peor temporada de incendios registrada con cientos de incendios forestales en todo el país, más de 200 de ellos ardiendo “fuera de control”, según el Centro Interinstitucional de Incendios Forestales de Canadá. Los incendios forestales han generado las emisiones más altas registradas en el país, según un informe publicado este martes por Copernicus, una división del programa espacial de la Unión Europea.A medida que el humo ingresa a Estados Unidos, se emitieron alertas de calidad del aire para todos los estados de Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Delaware y Maryland, así como...

US vying for third straight Women’s World Cup title. But is the team vulnerable this time?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

Even without a few key players, the United States heads into the Women’s World Cup with a formidable group of wily veterans and eager newcomers. The question is, will it be enough for the team to lift international soccer’s most prestigious trophy again?The United States has won the last two World Cups and the goal is to three-peat. But American dominance in women’s soccer isn’t assured anymore. Teams like England and France have caught up, Germany and Sweden remain strong, and then there’s that rival to the north, Canada, which won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. The growth of women’s soccer globally means greater parity. And that means the United States has had to adapt. “There’s so many leagues around the world that are paying players more, that are playing more often throughout the season, and that are treating players in a professional way that we’ve been fighting for a long time, so I think that that has a lot to do with it,” star forward Alex M...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 28 de junio: Putin lucha por reafirmar su control

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

Los obstáculos legales que enfrenta Bukele al buscar otro período presidencial en El Salvador. ¿Por qué sube la pobreza en Argentina y cómo se compara en la región? El crucero más grande del mundo está casi listo para zarpar. Un turista talla su nombre y el de su novia en el Coliseo romano. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Putin lucha por reafirmar su control en RusiaTras enfrentarse al mayor desafío a su autoridad en 23 años con la insurrección fallida del grupo Wagner, y presenciar cómo Rusia casi se precipitaba a la guerra civil, muchos esperaban que el presidente del país, Vladimir Putin, respondiera con ruido y furia. El análisis de Christian Edwards.Lukashenko afirma que evitó que Putin “destruyera” al grupo WagnerEE.UU. impone nuevas sanciones al comercio de oro que financia a WagnerUna mirada retrospectiva al ascenso de Putin al poder en Rusia 3:342. La ola de calor en EE.UU. no da treguaMás de 55 millones de personas en vario...

Denver weather: Another warm day before storm chances

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - Denver has one more day of seasonal temperatures in the upper 80s with mostly sunny skies, before storms cool us off through the end of the week.Weather today: More heat and sunshineMostly sunny skies are back over the front range for Wednesday with warm afternoon highs. Temperatures will top out in the upper 80s with a brisk afternoon wind.Red flag warnings are in effect across the western side of the state with breezy winds and dry conditions. We also have Heat Advisories in effect for the southern portion of I-25 until this evening with highs hitting triple digits.Weather tonight: Extra cloudsSome cloud stick around overnight with lighter winds. Lows tonight will dip into the upper 50s.Looking ahead: Storm chances and below averageThursday starts off with sunny skies, but storms can fire up in the afternoon with a brisk wind. Highs on Thursday will make it to the lower 80s. Friday has a better chance for storms in the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures are ...

Pepsi made its first-ever condiment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:48 GMT

New York (CNN) — Typically, Pepsi is best with a hot dog… not on a hot dog. But maybe that’s changing.The beverage brand is making its first-ever condiment — called “Pepsi Colachup” — that is actually infused with Pepsi. The special sauce is being launched in celebration of July 4, when baseball and hot dogs are aplenty, and is enforcing the company’s belief that hot dogs are best paired with its soda.Pepsi’s Colachup might sound foul (ball) at first, but it actually has culinary credibility. It was developed with the Culinary Institute of America, a prestigious cooking school, to “craft a revolutionary new type of condiment enhanced with the rich caramel notes and citrusy pop of Pepsi-Cola,” according to Jenny Danzi, a senior director at Pepsi.Beginning with a Pepsi reduction, the sauce is infused with a variety of ingredients such as smoked tomatoes; a blend of spices including cinnamon, thyme, oregano and paprika; plus onions and ketchup. That results in a “sweet, citrusy taste” ...