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The high cost of being maid of honor

Dear Annie: My younger sister is getting married in June and has asked me to be her maid of honor. I was genuinely touched — until she handed me an extensive “wish list.” It includes hosting a destination bachelorette weekend (on my dime until others reimburse me), attending dress fittings three hours away on weekdays, organizing a bridal shower with “an elevated garden-party aesthetic” and being available for “brainstorming calls.” I work full-time. I have two small kids and a husband who travels. When I mentioned how excited I was but that I might not be able to meet ...

Horoscope

Are you a little psychic? The water sign trine between the Pisces sun and Jupiter in Cancer is an intuitive augmentation of the gift. Are you a lot psychic? Write it all down so you can look back on these insights from several seasons into the future. And for those who have yet to know something without knowing how they know it... this could be a first! ARIES (March 21-April 19). Review your financial strategy. One timely adjustment this solar season can make a considerable difference. The work and research you do in the next few days will inform the move. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). ...

Hints From Heloise

Initial on phone chargers with ink Dear Heloise: When our family of 30 gathers together, every outlet fills up with phone chargers. By the day’s end, everyone’s asking, “Is this mine?” To prevent mix-ups, each person marks their power adapter and USB cable with the initial of their first name by using a permanent marker. We also assign different ink colors so that chargers are easy to spot at a glance. This simple system saves time, prevents accidental swaps, and makes cleanup much easier when guests are heading out the door. A little identification goes a long way! — Ruby ...

The to-do list of Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo includes Othello and a memoir

LONDON (AP) — Delroy Lindo is feeling the love and planning for the future. The actor says that his Oscar nomination for “Sinners” has shown him how many people are thrilled for him. “That’s been truly monumental,” says the supporting actor nominee. “And I can’t help but be impacted by that because it’s a lot of positive, really positive energy and it comes from all over and it is very, very, very genuine. It feels wonderful.” And this appreciation hasn’t just come in the happy times. After a person with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur as Lindo and ...

Analysis: Rising energy prices could help Russia pay for fight in Ukraine

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Iran war’s disruption of Middle East oil and gas supplies and soaring prices are strengthening Russia’s ability to profit from its energy exports, a pillar of the Kremlin’s budget and a key to paying for its own war in Ukraine. Prices for Russia’s oil exports have risen from under $40 per barrel as recently as December to about $62 per barrel — first on fears of war and then due to interruption of almost all tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the conduit for some 20% of the world’s oil consumption. Russian oil still trades at a ...

Texas judge declines to close Camp Mystic

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Wednesday declined to order the closure of Camp Mystic, the all-girls youth camp where 25 girls and two counselors were killed in catastrophic floods last year. While a lawsuit filed by one of the girls’ families is pending, District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble did order Camp Mystic’s owners not to alter or demolish the cabins where campers were housed during the floods and to avoid using the portion of the camp closest to the Guadalupe River where those cabins were located. The family of 8-year-old Cile Steward, who was swept away in the ...