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Daily horoscope for November 8, 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions after 11:30 p.m. EST today (8:30 p.m. PST). The Moon is in Virgo.Happy Birthday for Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023:You are imaginative and progressive, plus, intense and serious. You’re courageous, ambitious and sometimes eccentric. This is a powerful year for you, because you are receiving recognition for your efforts. You might win awards, kudos and promotions. You will certainly receive acknowledgement from your peers. Bravo!ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★Interruptions to your job or something related to your health or your pet might occur today. Stay on your toes. Meanwhile, you have wonderful opportunities to negotiate shared property, inheritances, wills and estates, as well as insurance issues. Things will go your way because you’ll be effective and persuasive! Tonight: Avoid financial squabbles.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★This is a mildly accident-prone day for your kids, so be vigilant. Meanwhile, social occasions are up fo...

Kazakhstan and Hungary reaffirm commitment to enhance ties

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed gratitude to Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban for his significant contribution to the rapprochement between Kazakhstan and Hungary during a Nov. 2 meeting, reported the Akorda press service, writes Dana Omirgazy in International.“Mr. Prime Minister, welcome to Kazakh land! In Kazakhstan, you are well known and respected because you are Kipchak [one of Turkic tribes] by origin. We can say that you have come to the homeland of your ancestors. Thank you for accepting my invitation to visit Kazakhstan on an official visit and for taking part in the anniversary summit of the Organization of Turkic States. Undoubtedly, this visit will give new impetus to cooperation between the two countries. I am confident that today’s negotiations will be fruitful,” said Tokayev.During the meeting in a narrow format, the sides discussed the state and prospects for the development of Kazakh-Hungarian relations with a focus on strengthening political ...

Harriette Cole: I’m staggered by my boyfriend’s rule for living together

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am 22, and I am dating a 30-year-old man who is a residence life coordinator at a dormitory for a large Midwestern university.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: How can I extract myself from my teen romance? Advice | Harriette Cole: She told a lie about me that broke our friendship. How do I deal with this? Advice | Harriette Cole: Nobody is doing anything about my abusive boss Advice | Harriette Cole: The trait that got me this far isn’t working anymore Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m seeing a huge red flag in my new marriage A part of his benefits is that he has an apartment attached to the dorm, so if the residence assistants need him, he is there. This apartment does not have any rent attached to it.I was about to move in with him when he told me that I needed to pay $1,000 a month to him as “rent.” I was shocked when he told me this. I have full knowledge...

Miss Manners: My wife rebuked cinema patrons who walked in front of us. Who was rude?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When we go to the movie theater, my wife and I like to stay seated through the credits, reading them and reflecting on what we’ve seen. This puts us in a small minority.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: The host seemed put out by the guests’ sober dress. Were they rude? Advice | Miss Manners: Should I have done something about this shopper’s bad behavior? Advice | Miss Manners: How do I keep my wife’s art off our walls without a blowup? Advice | Miss Manners: Three years after disappearing, she sent me a rude email Advice | Miss Manners: Must I tell these nosy people about the tragedy of my fiance? When we followed this practice today, the group next to us wanted to leave. The seats to their left were empty, giving them a clear path to the aisle, but they decided to come past us instead.“Go the other way; it’s clear, and we’re trying to re...

Dear Abby: I hope this gift surprises them into better behavior

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

DEAR ABBY: For years, we have given generous gifts to our six out-of-town grandchildren and received almost no thanks or acknowledgment. It hurts my feelings because I devote a lot of thought, in addition to money, to choosing something special for each of them.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: I like to video people who are behaving badly Advice | Dear Abby: The rest of the book club is appalled by the woman I invited Advice | Dear Abby: My sister-in-law always has ‘other plans.’ Should I stop asking? Advice | Dear Abby: I haven’t told my wife what I know. Should I stick around? Advice | Dear Abby: I just wanted to sit in their house for a few hours, and they wouldn’t let me in Obviously, they don’t care, but when we have just sent checks, not knowing what they read, wear or want, our checks are always cashed. It’s the same with gift cards.This year, we will send gi...

G7 nations announce a unified stance on Israel-Hamas war after intensive meetings in Tokyo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies announced a unified stance on the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday after intensive meetings in Tokyo, condemning Hamas, supporting Israel’s right to self-defense and calling for “humanitarian pauses” to speed aid to desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip. In a statement following two days of talks, the nations sought to balance unequivocal criticism of Hamas’ attacks against Israel and “the need for urgent action” to help civilians in the besieged Palestinian enclave. “All parties must allow unimpeded humanitarian support for civilians, including food, water, medical care, fuel and shelter, and access for humanitarian workers,” said the statement, hammered out by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and foreign ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Italy. “We support humanitarian pauses and corridors to facilitate urgently needed assistance, civilian movement and the release o...

Double shooting in NE Miami-Dade leaves 1 dead, another in critical condition

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) units responded to a double shooting, leaving one adult male dead and another in critical condition. The scene unfolded with a grim discovery as first responders located two gunshot victims, but the assailant remains unknown.One of the victims succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by MDFR. The second victim, with a gunshot wound to the torso, was swiftly transported to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital in critical condition.Authorities have yet to release any information about the shooter as the investigation is ongoing.If you have any information on this crime, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Labour frontbencher quits in protest at Keir Starmer’s position on Gaza cease-fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

LONDON — A Labour frontbencher quit his post Tuesday night over U.K. opposition Leader Keir Starmer’s refusal to call for a cease-fire in the war between Hamas and Israel.Shadow Work Minister Imran Hussain sent a letter of resignation to Starmer saying it had “become clear that my view on the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza differs substantially from the position you have adopted.” Starmer has aligned Labour with the U.K. government, United States and European Union in calling instead for humanitarian “pauses” in the fighting, but he is under mounting pressure from some parts of his party to go further.Hussain, the MP for Bradford East since 2015, said he wished to be “a strong advocate for the humanitarian cease-fire,” adding: “It is clear that I cannot sufficiently, in all good conscience, do this from the front-bench given its current position.”While Hussain stressed that he “unequivocally condemned” Hamas’...

Ontario to consider new job-protected leave for workers facing critical illnesses like cancer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

The province of Ontario says it is considering a new job-protected leave that would “ensure employees who receive a diagnosis of cancer or other diseases will have the peace of mind that their job will be waiting for them while they seek treatment.”The leave would match the length of federal Employment Insurance sickness benefits, which is 26 weeks, the province revealed in a release Wednesday morning.The province is launching consultations on the matter. Related: Ontario to require companies to disclose salary in job listings Meanwhile, Doug Ford’s government also announced on Wednesday that it will soon introduce legislation to support injured workers that would enable “super indexing” increases to Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) benefits above the annual rate of inflation.“For an injured worker who earns $70,000 a year, a 2 per cent increase could mean an additional $900 annually on top of cost-of-living adjustments...

General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit recalls cars for software update after dragging a pedestrian

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:12 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after it dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October.The company said in documents posted by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday that with the updated software, Cruise vehicles will now remain stationary in similar cases.The Oct. 2 crash forced Cruise to suspend driverless operations nationwide after California regulators found that its cars posed a danger to public safety. The California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the license for Cruise, which was transporting passengers without human drivers throughout San Francisco.In the crash, a human driven vehicle hit a pedestrian, sending the person into the path of a Cruise autonomous vehicle. The Cruise initially stopped, but then pulled to the right to get out of traffic, pulling the person about 20 feet (six meters) forward.Cruise says in documents that it already has updated so...