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Bridge: May 2, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 GMT

“My partner has a spark of genius,” a club player told me. “I’ve seen him make many good plays. But he has ignition problems; the weak part of his game is the opening lead.”My friend said his partner was West in today’s deal and led the nine of clubs against four hearts.“I took the queen and ace,” he said, “and led a third club. Declarer won, took the ace of diamonds and ruffed his low diamond in dummy. He carefully cashed dummy’s ace of spades before leading a trump to his king. My partner took the ace and had to lead a diamond, and South ruffed, drew trumps and claimed.”WEAK HAND“I don’t know why partner didn’t lead his singleton spade when he had a weak hand and the ace of trumps as a fast re-entry. Then we beat the contract easily. I can get in to lead a second spade, and he scores his ten of trumps on a trump promotion.”West’s lead wasn’t sparkling — nor was East’s ...

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Word Game: May 2, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — NIMBUSES (NIMBUSES: NIM-bes-es: Rain clouds characterized by uniform grayness.)Average mark 17 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 23 or more words in NIMBUSES? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — ANGELS angle gale glean glen elan lane lase lean lens sage sale sane sang seal slag slang snagTo 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].

Eaton: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 GMT

DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Eaton Corp. PLC (ETN) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $638 million.The Dublin-based company said it had profit of $1.59 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to $1.88 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.78 per share.The power management company posted revenue of $5.48 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.23 billion.For the current quarter ending in June, Eaton expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.04 to $2.14. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $2.06.The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.30 to $8.50 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research....

Restaurant Brands: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Restaurant Brands International (QSR) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $189 million.The Toronto-based company said it had net income of 61 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 75 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 63 cents per share.The operator of Burger King and Tim Hortons restaurant chains posted revenue of $1.59 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.55 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on QSR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/QSRSource

Zimmer: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 GMT

WARSAW, Ind. (AP) — WARSAW, Ind. (AP) — Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (ZBH) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $232.5 million.The Warsaw, Indiana-based company said it had net income of $1.11 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and restructuring costs, came to $1.89 per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.66 per share.The orthopedic device maker posted revenue of $1.83 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.7 billion.Zimmer expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.40 to $7.50 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ZBH at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ZBHSource

Thomson Reuters: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Thomson Reuters Corp. (TRI) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $756 million.On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had net income of $1.59. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains and to account for discontinued operations, came to 82 cents per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 78 cents per share.The news and financial information company posted revenue of $1.74 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TRI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TRISource

Graphic Packaging: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $207 million.The Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 67 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, were 77 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 62 cents per share.The packaging company posted revenue of $2.44 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.39 billion.Graphic Packaging expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.70 to $3.10 per share, with revenue expected to be $10 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GPK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GPKSource

Más alto que la Torre Eiffel: India construye el puente ferroviario más alto del mundo en Cachemira

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 GMT

(CNN) — India tiene ahora el puente ferroviario más alto del mundo, unos 35 metros más alto que la Torre Eiffel. Se trata del puente Chenab, que está a 359 metros sobre el río Chenab en la controvertida región de Jammu y Cachemira en la India.Después de décadas de construcción, el puente en el norte de la India estará abierto a los visitantes a fines de diciembre de 2023 o enero de 2024, dijo el Ministerio de Ferrocarriles en un comunicado en marzo.El puente de 1.315 metros de largo es parte de un proyecto más amplio para hacer que el valle de Cachemira sea accesible a través de la red ferroviaria india. Además del puente Chenab, el proyecto del enlace ferroviario Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla (USBRL) incluye lo que se convertirá en el túnel de transporte más largo del país y el primer puente de cable de Indian Railways.Para el primer ministro de la India, Narendra Modi, quien llegó al poder en 2014 con una promesa de nacionalismo y de grandeza futura, las inversiones en infraes...

Giant opening new distribution facility near Manassas; company pledges same-day delivery throughout region

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:51 GMT

Giant will open its grocery delivery facility outside Manassas next week. (Courtesy InsideNoVa)This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Giant is gearing up to ship grocery orders all over Northern Virginia.The supermarket chain’s new 80,000-square-foot distribution center just outside the Manassas city limits is preparing for its grand opening next week, at which point it will start shipping grocery deliveries to homes throughout the region.The distribution facility — the latest to open in the Cushing Road light industrial complex opened by Matan in 2021 — soon will have about 200 people working in it, according to a company spokesperson, and it will make about 10,000 grocery deliveries per week.“The reason [for opening the center] is to have same-day delivery for Virginia customers so they can order their groceries within three hours, and have beer and wine available, w...