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Miss Manners: Don’t they know it’s an insulting thing to say to the bride?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter became engaged, and I joined her for several visits to bridal salons to look at wedding dresses. At each salon, the woman assisting us introduced herself, then offered congratulations to my daughter on her engagement.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: At what age should one start picking up the tab? Advice | Miss Manners: Am I out of line in asking people not to hide during video meetings? Advice | Miss Manners: I confronted the bride about the exclusion, and she got defensive Advice | Miss Manners: I was annoyed by the fuss over the cost of my dinner Advice | Miss Manners: They stormed off and forgot the cooler. Do I have to keep it for them? I have always understood that one offers congratulations to a groom-to-be on his good fortune at being accepted by such a lovely lady. But saying “congratulations” to a lady implies that she is lucky to have found some...

Dear Abby: I worry people are still judging me for the wedding dance bungle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I had an unfortunate incident at my son’s wedding 11 years ago, for which I feel people are still judging me.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: After this awkward encounter, my neighbor posted notes about me in the building Advice | Dear Abby: I believed my dad’s version of why he got fired. Then I was blindsided by the truth. Advice | Dear Abby: My friend was upset by this playdate incident involving his son. Was I wrong? Advice | Dear Abby: My snappy response about my invalid wife apparently offends people Advice | Dear Abby: My husband’s young crush is back in town, and I’m not supposed to say anything I was sick in the months before my son’s wedding and had just returned to work. The week of the wedding, my husband was in the hospital. He was discharged the morning of the wedding, with IV antibiotics to be given at home by me for several weeks.The wedding wa...

Brewers and Diamondbacks meet to begin the NL Wild Card Series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

Arizona Diamondbacks (84-78, second in the NL West during the regular season) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (92-70, first in the NL Central during the regular season)Milwaukee; Tuesday, 7:08 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (3-9, 5.72 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Brewers: Corbin Burnes (10-8, 3.39 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 200 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -183, Diamondbacks +155; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series.Milwaukee has a 92-70 record overall and a 49-32 record at home. Brewers pitchers have a collective 3.74 ERA, which leads the NL.Arizona has a 41-40 record in road games and an 84-78 record overall. The Diamondbacks rank 10th in the NL with 166 total home runs, averaging 1.0 per game.Tuesday’s game is the seventh time these teams square off this season. The Diamondbacks are ahead 4-2 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Yelich has 34...

Phillies and Marlins meet to begin the NL Wild Card Series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

Miami Marlins (84-77, third in the NL East during the regular season) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (90-72, second in the NL East during the regular season)Philadelphia; Tuesday, 8:08 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Jesus Luzardo (10-9, 3.89 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 198 strikeouts); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (13-6, 3.56 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 212 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Phillies -159, Marlins +135; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies face the Miami Marlins on Tuesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series.Philadelphia has a 90-72 record overall and a 49-32 record in home games. The Phillies have the third-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.04.Miami has a 38-42 record in road games and an 84-77 record overall. The Marlins have a 64-20 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.The matchup Tuesday is the 14th time these teams match up this season. The Marlins have a 7-6 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Bohm has 31 doubles and 20 home runs f...

The White House gardens will open for one weekend this month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

It’s that time of year again — the White House gardens will be open to the public for one weekend this month.This fall, garden tours will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, and Sunday, Oct. 15, the White House announced in a news release Friday.Tickets are free, but will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The National Park Service will be offering tickets outside the White House Visitor Center — at 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NW — each day of the tour weekend, starting at 8:30 a.m.Tickets are timed for all attendees, and only one will be distributed per person.Once you’ve gotten your ticket, you can enter the South Lawn via 15th Street NW — between E Street NW and Constitution Ave NW, near the Boy Scout Memorial. An ADA-accessible entrance will be available at 15th Street NW and Alexander Hamilton Place NW.Ticket holders can visit several of the White House’s gardens, including the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the White House Kitche...

AP PHOTOS: Rugby World Cup quarterfinal race goes down to the wire for 6 of the 8 places

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Wales and England are through to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals and are the only teams which can rest easy in the last set of group-stage games.The other six spots are still there for the taking and the big four of top-ranked Ireland, No. 2 France and the southern hemisphere powers of South Africa and New Zealand can’t yet make any plans for the knockouts.Title favorite Ireland has won three from three in Pool B but still must beat Scotland on Saturday to be certain of a place in the quarterfinals. That game at Stade de France has all sorts of possibilities if Scotland pulls off an upset. Ireland or defending champion South Africa, which has played its four pool games and can only watch, could still be eliminated to shake up the Rugby World Cup.Scotland has made a late surge, collecting bonus-point wins against Tonga and Romania to stay in contention.France also has a 100% record in Pool A and also must win its last group game, against Italy, to be sure. France...

Taiwan issues rain and strong wind alerts for Typhoon Koinu that’s approaching the island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan issued a weather alert on Tuesday as Typhoon Koinu is approaching and may make landfall later this week, bringing gales and downpours to the southeastern parts of the island.The weather bureau put out a land warning on Tuesday after issuing a sea alert late Monday. Koinu was moving northwest with sustained winds of 162 kph (101 mph) near its center, according to the bureau.Forecasters expected it to bring strong winds and downpours to southern and eastern parts of Taiwan early Wednesday and potentially make landfall in the southeastern part of the island on Thursday.Beaches in Kenting National Park, in the southern tip of Taiwan, were closed to the public on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the local authorities in the southeastern Taitung County listed several coastal and mountainous areas as potential hazard zones.Chinese weather authorities said Tuesday that Koinu may make landfall somewhere along Taiwan’s southern coast or pass the island without making landfall ...

Missing Saratoga County girl found safe; suspect linked to ransom note arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

By MICHAEL HILL and LISA BAUMANN  (Associated Press)GANSEVOORT, N.Y. — The 9-year-old girl who vanished during a family camping trip at Moreau Lake State Park was “safe and in good health” Monday after a massive two-day search ended with her rescue and the arrest of a person suspected in her abduction, police said.Charlotte Sena disappeared while riding her bike early Saturday evening at the park.Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday night during a news conference that investigators were able to identify a fingerprint from a ransom note allegedly left by the suspect she identified as Craig Nelson Ross Jr., 47.“What happened was extraordinary,” she said.She said while the rest of Charlotte’s family remained at the campground where she had gone missing, police watching their home saw someone drop a note in their mailbox at 4:20 a.m. on Monday. State police pulled fingerprints off the note and the second one matched Ross, who was in a database from a 1999 DWI case, Hochul said.Law enforc...

Stock market today: World markets mixed as bond selling pressures Wall Street

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street simmered under pressure from rising bond yields. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Germany’s DAX fell 0.3% to 15,205.21 and the CAC 40 in Paris gave up 0.2% to 7,055.01. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.4% to 7,536.42.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 2.7% to 17,331.22 as investors unloaded property shares. However, China Evergrande jumped 28% after resuming trading Tuesday. Its shares were suspended last week as the troubled real estate developer announced that its chairman was under investigation. Earlier in the session its shares soared more than 60%.Markets in mainland China and South Korea remained closed for holidays. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1.6% to 31,237.94, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 skidded 1.3% to 6,943.40. India’s Sensex declined 0.4% to 65,545.88.Bangkok’s SET was down 1.4% and Taiwan’s Taiex fell 0.6%. On Monday, the S&P 500 ended little changed and ...

Suspect sought after alleged sexual assault at Lawrence Station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:38 GMT

Toronto police are looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting someone at a TTC subway station last month.Officers were called to Lawrence Subway Station, in the area of Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue, around 10 p.m. on Sep. 2 for reports of an assault.It is alleged that the suspect and victim were standing on the northbound subway platform when the victim walked past the suspect to get on a train. Police say the suspect then sexually assaulted the victim.Toronto police describe the suspect as a 30-year-old man with a thin build and short black faded hair. He was last seen wearing a purple striped button-up shirt, black pants and black running shoes with white laces and white soles.Police have released photos of the suspect in hopes someone will be able to identify him.Anyone with information is being asked to contact investigators.