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45+ min ago (712+ words) CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Raven-Symone, 40; Emmanuelle Chriqui, 50; Meg White, 51; Kenneth Branagh, 65. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Put your energy where it counts. Learn and hone skills through repetition. If you take shortcuts, you cheat yourself and are unlikely to achieve the results you desire. Create a plan, choose a place and stick to your regimen for the best results. Travel, learning, experiencing and taking action are favored. Romance is in the stars. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Emotional choices will cost you. Distance yourself from situations, call for insight from unusual sources, and put your energy into giving back, not taking away. It's the result that requires your undivided attention. Stop looking for instant gratification when longevity is necessary to reach your goal. Personal growth may be challenging, but it is essential. 2 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Speak from the heart. Rearrange your…...

45+ min ago (64+ words) TODAY'S WORD " MESQUITE (meh-SKEET: A spiny tree or shrub chiefly of the southwestern U.S.) Average mark 20 words Time limit 30 minutes Can you find 25 or more words in MESQUITE? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY'S WORD " FICTITIOUS: ficus fisc focus foist coif cost cutis titi tofu tout tuft otitis oust outfit scout sift soft stoic stout suit...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (623+ words) I made a few suggestions and invited you to lend your wisdom. Here are a few great suggestions and one that made me laugh. Dear Eric: The first year, I included my soon-to-be ex in the card because I wanted to communicate that although dad and I were no longer a couple, we would still always be a family. It's how he and I both felt, and now, five years later, I'm glad we continue to hold that perspective. I wrote, "What a doozy of a year. It started with a "radical change in our family structure' ([ex's name] and I split, but amicably), followed swiftly by the pandemic and its attendant economic meltdown descending on the entire world, which had the minor side benefit of putting our family drama in perspective." While the tone may sound informal to some,…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago (652+ words) A bizarre viral video has captured three Waymo robotaxis locked in an apparent 'standoff' on a quiet dead-end street in San Francisco's North Beach neighbourhood. The TikTok clip shows two of the self-driving vehicles edging so close together that their front fenders appear to touch, while a third robotaxi approaching from the opposite direction comes to a sudden stop mid-street. With hazard lights flashing, the autonomous cars remained immobile, gridlocked nose-to-nose as residents were left trapped, unable to exit their driveways while the machines sat frozen in place. One resident, captured in the video, said: 'I just pulled out of the garage and I saw this going on. It's like the Waymo standoff. I'm just trying to get out of here.' In a later clip, a worker wearing a safety vest is seen opening the driver's side door of the…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (571+ words) DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend really upset me recently. We made plans to go out to a restaurant that I've been looking forward to for weeks; it was special to me, and he knew how excited I was. The day before our reservation, he canceled because he "forgot" he had plans with a friend to go to some EDM event. Not only did he cancel at the last minute, but he didn't make any effort to reschedule or acknowledge how disappointing that was. Now it's been four days with no communication at all, and I'm sitting here feeling like an afterthought. I'm a woman in my 30s, and I'm too old to date a man who acts like he barely likes me or can't prioritize our relationship. I don't want to waste my time on someone who doesn't show up emotionally or…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago (497+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do I respond to some common shaming I get from people I know? For background, I am a female member of the LGBTQIA+ community, and have many dear friends who are members of other marginalized communities. My rights and the rights of the people I love are important to me. Some people I know openly support politicians who want to strip rights away from me and from others I care deeply about. I do not ask people about their political, social, religious or moral beliefs, so I only learn this when they advertise them. They do this through social media posts, clothing items, lawn signs and offhand comments in conversation. When I learn that an acquaintance supports stripping my rights away, I distance myself from them. Because of this, I've received some comments like, "It's such…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago (215+ words) The family of a 72-year-old Brentwood woman who died after a confrontation with police is pushing for officers to be charged with a crime. While Ramirez's cause of death is still listed as pending by Contra Costa County, the family's attorney, Melissa Nold, said an independent autopsy revealed some troubling preliminary findings. "Shockingly we discovered that she had blunt force injuries to her face and head and she had a fracture on her skull," Nold said. Nold wrote to the district attorney Tuesday, informing her about the injuries and calling for charges. "You need to prosecute these officers," Nold said. "This was not an accident. She did not slip and fall. They slammed her head. They used violence against her, and now she's passed away." Ramirez's husband Rudy wants the officers involved to face consequences. He's calling for the release…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago (1028+ words) RICHMOND " With pressure mounting for West Contra Costa Unified School District to pen a deal with its teachers union, both sides say progress toward a new contract has been made as the union's strike drags on. United Teachers of Richmond, which represents more than 1,400 teachers, psychologists, speech pathologists and other education professionals, marked the fourth day of its strike Tuesday with early morning picket lines and an afternoon rally. The union's demands have largely remained unchanged since negotiations with the district began about 10 months ago. Its members want better pay, health care benefits, student to staff ratios and other workplace improvements that they say will help recruit and retain staff. The changes, members say, will ultimately benefit the 28,000 students enrolled in the dozens of schools across El Cerrito, San Pablo, Richmond, Pinole and Hercules. "Thank you to every single UTR…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago (415+ words) Maybe you've been sitting in your car waiting to get into a parking lot at Levi's Stadium and wondered, would it have been faster to take the VTA light rail? Or even bike? We'll find out the answer this weekend thanks to the San Jose Transit Bowl, a three-way race from downtown San Jose to Levi's Stadium before the 49ers game on Sunday. The contestants are Valley Water Director Shiloh Ballard, who will be biking; Mineta Transportation Institute Executive Director Karen Philbrick, who will take light rail; and African American Community Services Agency Executive Director Milan Balinton, who will take a car. The champion will be whoever gets to their seat first, but you've got to believe that other factors " like stress and price " will be taken into consideration when you think about who the real winner was. "NUTCRACKER' GUESTS: For…...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago (135+ words) Authorities arrested a man Monday accused of stealing a poodle while it was out walking with its owner. San Mateo police say the dog-snatching happened shortly after 9 a.m. near Palm and Hayward avenues. A masked man snuck up from behind a woman who was walking the poodle and picked up the dog before unhooking it from its leash, according to a news release from the police department. The masked man then got into a vehicle with the poodle and fled. San Mateo police later pulled over the man suspected of nabbing the dog on Highway 101, north of Marsh Road. The man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree robbery, while the dog was returned to its owner, police said. Investigators suspect the man and the dog's owner knew each other....