World Equities Edge Higher Despite U.s.-china Tensions

Dear Amy: I am a man in my mid-60s, married for the past 35 years to my second wife. We have two children, both grown and on their own. We have been sleeping in separate bedrooms for years. She is an alcoholic and is often very nasty toward me. Life is miserable. Prior to this marriage, I was married for two years to my childhood sweetheart and soul mate.

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 12 noon to 1 p.m. EDT today (9 a.m. to 10 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius. Happy Birthday for Wednesday, June 19, 2024: You are forthright, gracious, courageous and tolerant. But you won’t hesitate to share your ideas.

Right fielder Jake Cave didn’t hold back. Not on the field or in the clubhouse after the Rockies suffered an 11-9, kick-in-the-crotch loss to the Dodgers Tuesday night at Coors Field. Colorado entered the ninth inning leading 9-4, but Jason Heyward hit a pinch-hit grand slam off closer Tyler Kinley. Then Teoscar Hernandez blasted a three-run homer off Victor Vodnik to win the game for the Dodgers. However, the Rockies were sure that Hernandez struck out.

On June 17th, 1885, France delivered The Statue of Liberty to America. It was a gift from the French people to the US as a sign of friendship. The sculpture, forged by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, is officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World and is widely recognized as a symbol of freedom and democracy.

Ecuador temporarily stopped a visa agreement with China, citing “a worrying increase in migratory flows from” the Asian nation in recent months. The Foreign Affairs Ministry of the South American nation said in a statement Tuesday that the arrivals either stayed “in an irregular immigration situation or would have left through irregular routes to other destinations in the Hemisphere.” pic.twitter.com/StJk4ad07a— Cancillería del Ecuador 🇪🇨 (@CancilleriaEc) June 18, 2024 Some Chinese nationals have been crossing the U.

Sacramento, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he wants to restrict students’ usage of smartphones during the school day, citing the mental health risks of social media. The announcement, which was first reported by Politico, comes a day after U. S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people.