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Daily horoscope for November 5, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today until 11:15 p.m. PDT. The Moon is in Leo.Happy Birthday for Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023:You are very involved in life. You’re someone others turn to because they trust your honest, informed response. You have a balance of realism and idealism. This is a year of change. Expect increased personal freedom, travel, new friends and opportunities. Act fast and trust your intuition.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★Advice to parents: This will be a difficult day dealing with your kids; therefore, be patient. Do what you can to avoid meltdowns and hissy fits. After all, you’re the adult. Lovers’ spats and sports arguments are also likely. Tonight: Say nothing. This Week: Dreamy romance, plus solid partnerships.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★This is the classic day for domestic friction and arguments, especially with female family members. Remember that anger serves no purpose other than to make everyone miserable...

A piece of history from James Madison’s Montpelier estate is up for auction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

A tree that dates back to the 1850s and stood on James Madison’s Montpelier estate in Virginia during slavery, the Civil War and Jim Crow is now a handcrafted table. And it’s up for auction.The money from the sale will help pay for the archaeological investigation at a large burial ground that is the final resting place of more than 250 enslaved people at the Montpelier plantation, said Rev. Larry Walker, president of the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC), which represents relatives of former enslaved people at the estate.“We’re going to do some excavations there,” he said. “We want to clear the site as much as possible and get down to the very top of the grave shafts and that will give us a clearer idea of exactly where the bodies are.”The Descendants Committee is teaming up with the estate’s management board, The Montpelier Foundation (TMF), to locate the graves.The starting auction bid for the table is set at $5,000. Auctioning...

A Philippine radio anchor is fatally shot while on Facebook livestream watched by followers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook. The gunman gained entry into the home-based radio station of provincial news broadcaster Juan Jumalon by pretending to be a listener. He then shot him twice during a live morning broadcast in Calamba town in Misamis Occidental province, police said.The attacker snatched the victim’s gold necklace before fleeing with a companion, who waited outside Jumalon’s house, onboard a motorcycle, police said. An investigation was underway to identify the gunman and establish if the attack was work-related.The Philippines has long been regarded as one of the most dangerous places for journalists in the world.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. strongly condemned the shooting and said he ordered the national police to track down, arrest and prosecute the killers.“Attacks on journalists will not be...

Live updates | Israeli warplanes hit a refugee camp in Gaza Strip, killing dozens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

Israeli airstrikes hit a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing dozens of people, health officials said. The strikes came a day after the U.S. urged Israel to take a humanitarian pause from its relentless bombardment of Gaza and rising civilian deaths. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made another push Saturday to help beleaguered civilians and met with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan. That was after his talks in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who insisted there could be no temporary cease-fire until all hostages held by Hamas are released. President Joe Biden suggested Saturday that progress was being made on the humanitarian pause.The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war reached 9,448, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, more than 140 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids.More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, most of them in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack t...

Mone Inami win LPGA’s Japan Classic by one shot for first LPGA Tour victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

OMITAMA, Japan (AP) — Mone Inami of Japan shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the LPGA’s Japan Classic by one shot over Seon Woo Bae of South Korea and Shiho Kuwaki of Japan. It was the first win on the LPGA Tour for the 24-year-old.Inami finished at 22-under 266 for the four rounds. Seon closed with a 67 and Kuwaki, who shared the lead after three rounds, slipped to a 71 at the Taiheiyo Club in north central Japan.Defending champion Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland shot a 65 and finished in a tie for sixth, three strokes off the pace.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golfSource

German police advise travelers to avoid Hamburg airport due to an ongoing hostage situation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German police advised travelers on Sunday not to use Hamburg airport due to a developing hostage situation.The airport in the northern part of the city has been closed to passengers and flights canceled since Saturday night when an armed man broke through an airport gate with his vehicle and fired twice into the air with a weapon, according to German news agency dpa. Authorities also said the man’s wife had previously contacted them about a child abduction.Police said that the 35-year-old man had his 4-year-old daughter inside the car whom he had reportedly taken by force from the mother in a possible custody battle.A psychologist has been negotiating with the man for hours and there was no indication other people could be harmed since all passengers had evacuated the airport, police said.Source

A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

The Russian military said a Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in annexed Crimea had damaged a Russian ship. The Russian Defense Ministry said late Saturday that Ukrainian forces fired 15 cruise missiles at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, a city in the east of the Crimean Peninsula. Air defenses shot down 13 missiles but others hit the shipyard and damaged a vessel, a statement from the ministry said. The ministry didn’t give details about the ship or the extent of the damage. The Ukrainian air force commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, said in a statement that at the time of the attack carried out by Ukrainian tactical aviation, “one of the most modern ships of Russia’s Black Sea fleet was at the shipyard — carrier of the Kalibr cruise missiles.” He didn’t say directly, however, that this particular ship was damaged by the strike. The Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, has been a frequent target since Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Tiroteo durante una concentración de motos en Galveston, Texas, deja cinco heridos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

(CNN) — Cinco personas resultaron heridas en un tiroteo durante una concentración de motociclistas en Galveston, Texas, el sábado por la noche, informó la policía.El portavoz del Departamento de Policía de Galveston, Kurt Koopmann, explicó a CNN que se produjeron disparos cuando la multitud se congregaba para la Lone Star Rally en un distrito histórico conocido como The Strand, en torno a las 23.00 hora local.Las cinco personas que recibieron disparos fueron trasladadas a un centro de traumatología de la zona para recibir tratamiento, explicó Koopmann.“Una persona de interés ha sido detenida, pero no acusada en este momento”, dijo Koopmann, añadiendo que el incidente está bajo investigación.No está claro qué condujo al tiroteo ni cuántas personas abrieron fuego.La concentración ya había atraído a la zona a un gran número de fuerzas del orden, lo que permitió a los primeros intervinientes reaccionar con rapidez, según Koopmann.Según su página de Facebook, la Lone St...

India wins toss and opts to bat against South Africa in table-topping Cricket World Cup match

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

KOLKATA, India (AP) — India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected bat first against South Africa in the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.Both India and South Africa have already qualified for the semifinals – the top two sides in the points’ table.India is the only undefeated side in the tournament with seven consecutive wins, and sits atop the table with 14 points.South Africa has six wins in seven games, with just the one loss to the Netherlands, and has 12 points.The remaining two berths are still up for grabs, as is the order of qualification, which will decide the semifinal matchups. Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the teams in contention for the last two semifinal spots.India has fielded an unchanged team from its previous game against Sri Lanka in Mumbai, where it won by a mammoth 302 runs after bowling out the opposition for just 55 runs.Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the tournament owing to a left ankle injury, with pacer Prasid...

¿Por qué Estados Unidos mantiene el cambio de horario?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:46 GMT

(CNN) — Los relojes ya “retrocedieron” una hora en Estados Unidos.Cambio al horario de invierno en 2023 en EE.UU.: ¿cuándo cambia el reloj? ¿Se atrasa o se adelanta?El segundo domingo de marzo, a las 2 a.m., los relojes en la mayor parte de Estados Unidos y muchos otros países avanzan una hora y permanecen así durante casi ocho meses en lo que se llama horario de verano. El primer domingo de noviembre, a las 2 de la madrugada, los relojes se retrasan una hora con respecto a la hora estándar.El actual sistema de marzo a noviembre que sigue Estados Unidos comenzó en 2007, pero el concepto de “ahorrar luz” es mucho más antiguo. El horario de verano tiene sus raíces en los horarios de los trenes, pero se puso en práctica en Europa y Estados Unidos para ahorrar combustible y energía durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, según la Oficina de Estadísticas de Transporte del Departamento de Transporte de Estados Unidos.¿Por qué existe el horario de verano?Estados Unidos mantuvo permanente ...