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Woman anxious to avoid making the same mistakes

Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Aaron,” and I have been together almost 10 years. We are both divorced from narcissistic spouses. We have discussed a future together and are working toward it. It’s taking so long because Aaron’s children are quite a bit younger than mine. (I’m an empty nester; his kids are just going into their teens.) I am also working on getting my career established.

Small amount of caffeine OK in pregnancy

Dear Doctors: I’m pregnant, and just like last time, random strangers feel it’s OK to comment on what I eat and drink. Is it true a little coffee is OK when you’re pregnant? My weekly cup is a big treat, and I want a good answer when the barista at my local coffee shop scolds me for not getting decaf.

Report to detail climate change’s effect on lives

BERLIN – Scientists and governments met Monday to finalize a major U.N. report on how global warming disrupts people’s lives, their natural environment and the Earth itself. Don’t expect a flowery valentine to the planet. Instead, an activist group predicted “a nightmare painted in the dry language of science.”

Trudeau makes move to end protests

OTTAWA, Ontario – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers Monday to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away their rigs but to strike at their bank accounts and their livelihoods.

Trump speaks to SKorea forum

SEOUL, South Korea – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized the Biden administration over its handling of North Korea, at an event in South Korea that included as a guest speaker former Vice President Mike Pence.

Inquiry opens for Britain’s postal scandal

LONDON – A public inquiry opened in London on Monday to examine the wrongful convictions of hundreds of British postal workers who were accused of theft, fraud or false accounting because of a faulty computer system.

NATION & WORLD WATCH

Flint water crisis trial will test contractors’ liability ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Jury selection starts Tuesday in a trial to determine if engineering contractors bear responsibility for lead-contaminated water in Flint.