CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Josh Groban, 39; Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, 49; Donal Logue, 54; Howard Hesseman, 80. Donal Logue, 2015. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) Happy Birthday: Take command of your personal life, health and the events you decide to participate in this year. Poor decisions will ruin your chance to advance. Don’t take […]
Bridge: Feb. 27, 2020
Every month I go to Birmingham for dinner and a fun bridge game with old partners and teammates. We always seem to have interesting deals. I was today’s South, and when East-West got to four hearts, I judged to go to five diamonds. West doubled, all passed. He took two hearts and his ace of […]
JetBlue is waiving fees for canceling or changing flights because of the coronavirus, the first US airline to do so for all routes
JetBlue is offering free flight cancellations or changes on all newly-booked flights, as people grow increasingly worried about traveling during the deadly coronavirus outbreak. JetBlue is the first US airline to offer such a policy on all routes, though some other airlines are offering similar conditions to people who booked flights to the worst-affected areas. […]
Tim Cook dinged Netflix and HBO Max, saying he’s not into ‘Friends’ reruns on Apple TV Plus
Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t keen on the idea of rerunning “Friends” on Apple TV Plus, its streaming service. When asked at a shareholders’ meeting why Apple didn’t acquire the rights to rerun the iconic sitcom, Cook said: “It doesn’t feel right.” Since launching Apple TV Plus, the tech giant has distributed a number of […]
A city in Hubei, China, is giving residents $1,400 if they report their coronavirus symptoms to doctors and then test positive
Health authorities in Qianjiang, a city in China’s Hubei province, are giving $1,426 to anyone who reports coronavirus symptoms and then tests positive. The city, which has a population of one million, has 197 cases and is around 90 miles from Wuhan, where the coronavirus broke out in December 2019. Officials across Hubei province are […]
What if Super Tuesday clarifies nothing?
Is Bernie Sanders really going to be the Democrats’ presidential nominee? It may seem strange for me to highlight any doubts on that score. Sanders has already achieved something no prior candidate ever has — he won the popular vote in each of the first three contests — and his margin of victory has only […]
Ask Amy: With our wedding already paid for, I found these photos of my fiance
DEAR AMY: I caught my fiance cheating! He was sending nasty pictures of himself to another woman. He swears he’s never slept with her. Columnist Amy Dickinson (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune) We are supposed to get married in two months! I’m devastated. Everything is already paid for and most of the money that has been spent […]
A tour guide in Japan tested positive for the coronavirus for a 2nd time, less than a month after recovering
A woman in her 40s living in Japan tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time on Wednesday, less than four weeks after recovering from her first infection. The patient is a tour guide in Osaka prefecture, and first caught the disease from being on a bus with tourists from Wuhan, China, where the […]
Letter: Danville’s Measure Y limits homes built, creates open space
Yes on Y limits the homes built, creates open space Save Mount Diablo supports Measure Y because it protects open space for the benefit of all Danville families at no cost to residents. Yes on Y opens 381 acres of privately owned land to the community for the first time ever by converting it to […]
Coronavirus could drive the US economy into recession, ex-Fed chief Janet Yellen warns
Ex-Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned coronavirus could cause the US economy to shrink, according to Bloomberg. “It’s just conceivable that it could throw the United States into a recession,” the former central-bank boss said. The Fed will shore up consumer spending, the US economy, and financial markets if needed, Yellen added. Coronavirus has infected […]
Coronavirus could drive the US economy into recession, ex-Fed chief Janet Yellen warns
Ex-Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned coronavirus could cause the US economy to shrink, according to Bloomberg. “It’s just conceivable that it could throw the United States into a recession,” the former central-bank boss said. The Fed will shore up consumer spending, the US economy, and financial markets if needed, Yellen added. Coronavirus has infected […]
Harriette Cole: My friend says my mom’s food is disgusting
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friend who is super picky. My mother is Thai, and she makes many Thai delicacies whenever I have friends over. My other friends eat — and enjoy — my mother’s food. However, this one friend refuses to eat it or says it’s disgusting. Harriette Cole I have tried numerous times […]