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Dear Amy: My 24-year-old daughter is expecting a baby boy. She told me that she plans to use her biological dad’s name as her baby’s middle name. Her dad, “Tobias,” and I divorced when she was six and her brother was four. At the time, the literature advised divorced parents to never say anything unkind about one’s ex.

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Virgo. Happy Birthday for Friday, April 19, 2024: You’re competitive, you have faith in yourself, and you’re multitalented. You love a challenge. This year your focus will be on work and building or constructing something. What you build might be external, or it could be an internal structure.

The Colorado Avalanche’s playoff matchup with the Winnipeg Jets is set. And for the first time since the 2020 bubble in Edmonton, the Avs will be starting the postseason away from Ball Arena. Related Articles Colorado Avalanche | Nathan MacKinnon breaks Avalanche single-season record for points in regular-season finale Colorado Avalanche | Two inexperienced members of Avalanche defense corps excited for postseason opportunity Colorado Avalanche | As the Stanley Cup Playoffs beckon, Zach Parise is ready for his last dance Colorado Avalanche | Jets edge Kraken to secure home ice vs.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog hits the Trump trials in New York City and reports like only he can. He interviews many people from a crowd of true diversity, which is practically a rainbow of all the different mental illnesses. There are too many zingers to repeat them all here, but it is so funny that even Trump would fill his Depends five times over from laughing so hard. But seriously, who do you think will win, the bleach blonde with the big jugs or Stormy Daniels? Open thread below read more

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina formally requested on Thursday to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier Milei aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The request came as NATO’s Deputy General Secretary Mircea Geoana held talks in Brussels on regional security challenges with visiting Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri. Geoana said he welcomed Argentina’s bid to become an accredited partner in the alliance—a valued role short of “ally” for nations that are not in NATO’s geographical area and not required to take part in collective military actions.

A Covid-19 patient with a weakened immune system incubated a highly mutated novel strain over 613 days before succumbing to an underlying illness, researchers in the Netherlands found. The patient, a 72-year-old man with a blood disorder, failed to mount a strong immune response to multiple Covid shots before catching the omicron variant in February 2022.