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...East won with K♣, and led a third diamond to West’s king. The case for the defence began immediately: “Both finesses wrong — as usual — couldn’t be made.”...
...However, when West continues with K♥ and J♥, you ruff high in dummy and East shows out. How does that change your plans? West is now marked with six hearts headed by ace-king-jack....
...Madeleine King, Australia’s resources minister, was soon trying to ease concerns in Asia over Australia’s role in the global energy supply chain....
...The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K Albright is on show at Freeman’s|Hindman New York from 2 to 6 May; live auction, 7 May; online auction, 8 May...
...Having drawn trumps, South took the diamond finesse, losing to East’s king. East exited passively with another diamond....
...If 2 Kf5 Nh6+ forks White’s king and queen. If 2 Ke6 Qb3+! 3 K moves Qxf7 skewers White’s king and queen. Chess 2405 1 e4! dxe4 2 Rd5++! Kxd5 3 Kb5! e3 4 Nf6 mate. Chess 2404 1...Bb5!...
...People waved glowing plastic hearts on sticks, a common prop in South Korean K-pop. “Jay” was written on the hearts in Roman script alongside Chinese characters....
...East can enjoy his four heart winners, but is finally forced into leading a spade from his king, ensuring the final two tricks....
...He continues for some pages in this way before returning to his original plan, and he neatly crosses out every ich, every “I” and replaces it with K., the initial by which the protagonist would be forever...
...He fulfilled his plan by pitching dummy’s 3♦ on K♣, giving up two diamonds and ruffing the final one for his tenth trick....
...To that end, declarer wants to win trick 1 — and win it with K♥....
...Declarer now requires spade tricks; many cashed ♦AKQ and tried a spade to dummy’s king. This lost to East’s A♠ and the hand was over....
...But as anyone who’s tried to hunt for the perfect vintage Levi’s 501s or Burberry trench already knows, shopping second-hand can also be frustrating or overwhelming....
...From the companies desk, retail will be a dominant theme again with results from vegan-pasty king Greggs and fast-fashion supplier Boohoo among others....
...If East throws K♠ — as he probably should — when West gains the lead with K♦, he can only cash Q♠, before your J♠ becomes good....
...That happened earlier this year with Pathaan, a star vehicle for Shah Rukh Khan, aka “King Khan”....
...Germany: factory orders data UK: S&P Global/Sips construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) US: S&P Global services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) Results: Bang & Olufsen FY, Currys FY, Jet2 FY, Levi...
...(C&K, by the way, rescued themselves in my esteem when they later opened Zédel, on a truly democratic brasserie model.)...
...The resolute figure of Jewish neurobiologist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who worked as a doctor in fascist Italy and survived to age 103, flanks a wheelchair-bound silhouette drawn by Turin artist Carol Rama,...
...In The Lion King, the song “Be Prepared” is a rousing celebration of fratricide, while Tom Lehrer’s song of the same title advised boy scouts: “Don’t solicit for your sister, that’s not nice / unless you...
...Letter in response to this article: Here’s sticking it to XR / From Ole K Røed, Howald, Luxembourg...
...data India, Repurchase rate decision UK, S&P Global/Cips construction PMI data UK, Halifax House Price Index UK, Start of new tax year Results: Ermenegildo Zegna FY, Ferrexpo Q1 production report, Levi...
...“Everyone else was still trying to emulate the jewels of kings and queens.”...
...It is, finally, coronation time for the new king, 74-year old Charles III....
...The pillars had been made and used by King Ashoka of the Maurya Empire on the Indian subcontinent (c268-232 BCE) to speak to his subjects via the pillars’ inscriptions....
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