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A light dusting brings a winter wonderland, but no major hassles

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- It’s snowing but not really sticking. Thanks to temperatures that have been at or above freezing, even overnight, and the warm ground, our slow-moving storm has been more of a mood snow than a big problem. There have been a few communities west of metro St. Louis, Wentzville and Cuba, for example, that have seen a bit more accumulation, but most of the region just has that frosted mini-wheat look to it.  On Thursday, snow will taper off towards sunrise. The skies will stay cloudy. It was breezy today, with highs near 40. Tonight, another band of light snow will wrap around our storm and drop south into St. Louis.  It’s a little colder, so we will likely see minor slushy accumulations on grassy surfaces, car tops, and back decks, maybe up to 1 inch. Overnight temperatures are once again expected to stay just above freezing, so roads will likely stay wet.  Snow may mix with rain before ending late Friday morning. Cloudy skies tomorrow afternoon, highs in the upp...

Ask Amy: Cheating might be disguised as a sex addiction

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

Dear Amy: I’m a man in my 30s. I’d gone on a couple of dates with “Stan” before he left for a four-month trip. We had sex both times. He was sweet, romantic, and we got along well.When he got back, we started dating again and he said he didn’t want to have sex for a while because he believed he was a sex addict.He started going to 12-step meetings. His rules about sex kept changing — first it was no sex for 90 days, then he changed that to some sex acts were OK, but not others.About three weeks in, we had a really lovely, romantic overnight date and he left to meet a friend for coffee. The next day he told me they had sex.Since we hadn’t agreed to be exclusive, I overlooked it.A month later, I had to fly to my hometown because my dad, who had dementia, had stopped eating and drinking. He was taken off fluids but hung on for nearly three weeks before he died. I was away for a month and was at the nursing home 12 hours a day. It was devastating.Halfway through, Stan called to co...

Local DC-area pizza chain recognized by Italian critics

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

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Flag football catching on and will be featured at the 2028 LA Games, maybe even with NFL players

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Imagine Tyreek Hill catching passes again from Patrick Mahomes. Not in a Super Bowl, either, but with a gold medal on the line for Team USA.Anything’s about to become possible after flag football was elevated to Olympic status. The non-contact sport was added to the program for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. Miami’s Hill and Kansas City’s Mahomes are among the NFL players who’ve shown an interest in possibly wearing the red, white and blue in the Olympics.Flag football is a sport many may have grown up playing in the backyard or at recess in elementary school or in gym class or through leagues. In this version of American football, everyone is eligible to catch a pass on offense. And on defense, ending up with a flag is a good thing (it’s how you stop a player). The NFL has jumped on board, too, adding flag football to the league’s Pro Bowl activities. What are the rules?The standard style of the game is five-on-five with no linemen...

Mexico QB Diana Flores leads the charge as women’s flag football makes gains internationally

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

Diana Flores has starred in a Super Bowl halftime ad, signed a deal with Under Armour, and even coached girls at a clinic in Morocco.Mexico’s flag football quarterback did not see this coming.“For a Mexican girl who fell in love with a very American sport at the age of 8, I never imagined that all of this could even be a possibility for me,” she said.The possibilities — for Flores and other young women around the world — now also include the Los Angeles Games in 2028 since flag football has been added to the Olympic program.When it comes to gold medals, the women’s side seems better positioned to crack American dominance as NFL fans pencil in Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill for a U.S. dream team in Los Angeles.Mexico routed the United States 39-6 in the women’s final of the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, though quarterback Vanita Krouch and the Americans gained some revenge in July with a 26-21 win over Mexico for gold in the Americas tournament of the In...

Football’s top dog: Kirk Herbstreit’s golden retriever Ben has become a fan favorite

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

Move over Uga, there’s a new top dog in football.Ben, a golden retriever owned by Kirk Herbstreit, became an instant fan favorite throughout college football and the NFL this season. “It’s crazy, right. It’s been fun. He’s so welcoming to people because it’s been great,” Herbstreit said as he was taking Ben on a walk around the hotel before the Dec. 14 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.Football’s two most beloved canines got to meet before the SEC Championship game on Dec. 2. Uga XI and Ben exchanged greetings and got to sniff each other on the sideline in Atlanta.This is the second year Herbstreit has been football’s busiest announcer as the analyst on Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football”, part of the crew for ESPN’s “GameDay” and then calling Saturday night college football games on either ESPN or ABC.Besides the hectic schedule, the 10-year-old, 95-pound golden retriever has provided a piece...

North Korea’s Kim vows to bolster war readiness to repel US-led confrontations

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for bolstered war readiness to repel what he said were unprecedented United States-led confrontational moves, state media reported Thursday, as rival South Korea vowed a stern retaliation against any provocations by the North.Kim’s comments during the key political meeting tasked with setting state objectives for 2024 indicated North Korea will likely continue weapons tests to modernize its nuclear arsenal. Observers say Kim likely hopes to eventually use his boosted arsenal as leverage in potential diplomacy with Washington, possibly after the 2024 U.S. presidential election in November.During Wednesday’s second-day session of the ruling party’s plenary meeting, Kim set forth unspecified tasks for the military and the munitions industry to “further accelerate the war preparations” in the face of anti-North Korea “confrontation moves by the U.S. and its vassal forces unprecedented in history,” the official Korean...

China’s Alibaba must face a US toymaker’s lawsuit over sales of allegedly fake Squishmallows

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

A judge in New York has ruled that Alibaba must face a lawsuit by a U.S. toymaker alleging that the Chinese ecommerce giant’s online platforms were used to sell counterfeit Squishmallows. Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District Court of New York refused Alibaba’s request to dismiss the case filed by Kelly Toys Holdings, which makes the popular plush toys. Kelly Toys is owned by Jazwares, a toy company whose parent company Alleghany Corp. is controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. There was no immediate comment by Alibaba, China’s biggest ecommerce company. Among other things, Alibaba based its motion to dismiss on how it was named in the lawsuit as Alibaba.com instead of its formal corporate name. In its complaint, Kelly Toys said sales of faked Squishmallows by merchants using Alibaba sites continued despite earlier lawsuits demanding they be stopped. The company had earlier filed the case to stop about 90 ecommerce companies from selling counterfeit vers...

Beekman scores 17 and Virginia eases past shorthanded Morgan State 79-44

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

Virginia guard Reece Beekman (2) plays during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Memphis Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)(AP/Brandon Dill) Virginia guard Reece Beekman (2) plays during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Memphis Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)(AP/Brandon Dill) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Reece Beekman had 17 points and seven assists as Virginia beat shorthanded Morgan State 79-44 on Wednesday night.Beekman had 11 points and five assists in the first half to help build a 43-16 lead. The Cavaliers opened on a 14-5 run as Morgan State went 2 of 9 from the field in the first seven minutes....

OG Anonuby, Pascal Siakam help Raptors snap road slide with 132-102 rout of Wizards

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:26:39 GMT

Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly, left, Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder, and Washington Wizards forward Eugene Omoruyi try to control the loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, in Washington. Raptors won 132-102. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly, left, Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder, and Washington Wizards forward Eugene Omoruyi try to control the loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, in Washington. Raptors won 132-102. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — OG Anonuby scored 26 points, Pascal Siakam had 22 points and 11 assists, an...