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98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Family secrets

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about family and how to deal with differing opinions in a family. Here's the email from Jason: Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. I hope you understand why I've changed the names of everyone in my story. Here is my dilemma: My daughter, Charlotte is in her senior year in college. Her mother is very religious, though I am less so. In her last visit home (college is across the state), Charlotte took me aside and confided in me that she was gay. She’d had boyfriends in high school and in college, so this came as a surprise to me – though I had no problem with it. Her mother, however, would not react as tolerantly. Charlotte knows this – so while she did want to tell me about her sexuality, she did not want to tell her mother – and did not want me to tell her either. I agree that she has to come out in her own way, but I’m not a big fan of keeping things from my wif...

Large police presence outside Crossgates Mall Sunday night

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A heavy police presence was outside of Crossgates Mall on Sunday night, regarding a large group inside. Details are very limited at this time. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! NEWS10 contacted Albany Police regarding the incident, who say they responded to assist Guilderland Police on the scene. Stick with NEWS10 as more information regarding the incident becomes available.

GasBuddy: Avg. Albany prices drop 2.8 cents in last week

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Average gasoline prices in Albany have fallen 2.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.92/g Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 546 stations in Albany. Prices in Albany are 10.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and 28.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average diesel price has risen 3.3 cents in the last week and stands at $4.333 per gallon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Albany was priced at $3.59/g Sunday while the most expensive was $4.09/g, a difference of 50.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state Sunday was $3.30/g while the highest was $4.69/g, a difference of $1.39/g.The national average price of gasoline has fallen 4.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.78/g Monday. The national average is up 5.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 3.5 cents per gallon lower...

Ask Amy: Betrayal is bigger than “girl code”

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

Dear Amy: Last year, my husband and my best friend “Derry” were caught having a very intense emotional affair.When it all came out, Derry was overheard saying that she didn’t care about breaking “girl code” and didn’t feel guilty about hurting anyone.Her own marriage was in the toilet at the time, so she jeopardized mine.I was obviously devastated and extremely angry.Of course, the affair exposed fissures in my own marriage, and my husband and I had a year of intense marriage counseling and worked through it. We’re doing great now.Derry never apologized in any meaningful way until last week, via email.A mutual friend also saw her last week and talked to her about it, so I was privy to some of her feelings for the first time.I learned that, like us, she and her husband did a lot of therapy and have patched things up.Our mutual friend told me that Derry is in an enormous amount of pain over hurting me and cried through their whole conversation.In her email, Derry said it took her a ye...

Agriculture: EU agri-food trade rebounds in May 2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

After the EU agri-food trade slowed down in April, it bounced back with an increase of both imports and exports in May. The higher increase in exports compared to imports allowed the EU agri-food surplus to increase by 2% month-on-month in May, reaching €5.2 billion. These are the main findings of the latest monthly agri-food trade report published today by the European Commission.EU agri-food exports climbed by 8% month-on-month in May 2023, reaching €19.4bn, the same amount as in May 2022. Exports from January to May 2023 totalled €95.7bn overall, up 8% from the corresponding period in 2022.The top three destinations for EU agri-food exports between January and May were the United Kingdom, the United States and China. The top three origin countries for EU agri-food imports between January and May were Brazil, the United Kingdom and Ukraine.More insights as well as detailed tables are available online.

Cultural employment in the EU grew by 4.5% in 2022

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

In 2022, the cultural sector in the EU employed 7.7 million people, representing 3.8% of total employment. Compared with 2021, it indicated a 4.5% increase from 7.4 million.The share of people employed in the cultural sector increased in 19 EU members and fell in the other 8. The most significant increases were recorded in Cyprus (+21.5 %), Luxembourg (+14.5%), Ireland (+14.0%), Sweden (+11.9%) and Netherlands (+10.5%). Meanwhile, the most significant decreases were recorded in Bulgaria (-7.7%), Czechia (-7.3%), Croatia (-6.3%), Estonia (-5.3%) and Latvia (-2.5%).Source dataset: cult_emp_sexIn the timeframe 2019-2022, we note different patterns for the annual rates of change across years. The most significant increases in annual rates of change for cultural employment were observed in Cyprus, which went from -5.7% in 2019-2020 to +21.5% in 2021-2022, Luxembourg (-15.1% to +14.5%) and Ireland (-3.0% to +14.0%). The most substantial decreases were registered in Czechia, which declined...

Horoscopes Aug. 28, 2023: Shania Twain, play by the rules

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Armie Hammer, 37; Jason Priestley, 54; Jack Black, 54; Shania Twain, 58.Happy Birthday: Draw on your experience and connections in your back pocket, and you’ll sail into the future with confidence to create opportunities that allow you to use your skills and intuitive timing to your advantage. Change what’s necessary and play by the rules, and you will gain the respect and trust of those who can bridge the gap between reaching and surpassing your goal. Your numbers are 4, 15, 23, 26, 33, 45, 49.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Choose your concerns and contribute to what has meaning. Making a difference in the outcome of a cause will lift your spirits and encourage you to do more. Take responsibility for your happiness, and change what is no longer working for you. 4 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Simplify your life. Focus on being truthful, taking care of responsibilities and avoiding uncomfortable situations. Emotions will skyrocket if you get in...

Word Game: Aug. 28, 2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — UNREST (UNREST: un-REST: A disturbed or uneasy state; turmoil.)Average mark 17 wordsTime limit 20 minutesCan you find 19 or more words in UNREST? The list will be published tomorrow.SATURDAY’S WORD — LAMPREY lame lamer lamp layer leap leary lyre aery ample aper army male maple mare marl meal mealy pale paler palm palmy pare parley payer peal pare pearl pearly perm play player plea plyer pram pray prey pyre rale ramp real realm ream reap relay rely repay replay reply earl early year yelpTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, ...

Bridge: Aug. 28, 2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

“I don’t play like I used to,” one of my club’s seniors said to me. “I’m afraid I’m over the hill. And what’s worse, I can’t remember reaching the top.”My friend was declarer at today’s 3NT. West led a spade, and East took the ace and returned the nine.“I won,” declarer said, “and led the A-K and a third club. I set up two long clubs in dummy and had nine tricks. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take them. After West cashed his Q-J of spades, he led the jack of hearts. I lost two hearts at the end for down two.“My A-K of diamonds might as well have been deuces. If I can’t play the dummy any better, I need to take up dominoes.”BLIND SPOTSouth had a blind spot that I suppose can beset players who are past their three score and 20. At Trick Three South should lead the nine of clubs.West wins and cashes two spades, but South wins a heart shift and takes the A-K of clubs and A-K of diamon...

Ask Amy: I’m starting to dread my morning walk. Can I tell my partner to be quiet?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:31 GMT

Dear Amy: My older sister “Barb” lost her husband two years ago. My husband and I live five minutes away from her.Being an introvert, I enjoy my solitude. I walk every morning at sunrise for 90 minutes and love being alone with my thoughts and with nature.Barb began walking with me immediately following her husband’s death, which was OK because I knew she was lonely.For the last six to nine months, though, I’ve been dreading her coming with me.She talks constantly from the time we meet up until the time we part. We don’t have conversations, as I don’t have an opportunity to say much. She’s very judgmental and nosy.What can I do or say, short of telling her I want silence from her if she goes with me?– My Ears HurtDear Ears Hurting: Why can’t you tell your sister that you want silence on your walks?You’ve provided needed company and no-doubt an important lifeline to her over the past two years since her husband’s death. And now it’s time for you to revert to m...