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Harriette Cole: Her dress made me upset, and it didn’t even stick to my wedding theme

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my close friends wore a very revealing dress to my wedding. While I want to be open-minded and understanding of her choices, I couldn’t help feeling uncomfortable and distracted throughout the day.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: How do I keep my employee from leaving? Advice | Harriette Cole: It was a bad moment on Zoom. How can I smooth things over? Advice | Harriette Cole: How can I get my co-workers to let me go out with them? Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m forgetting chunks of time, and my husband says it’s no big deal Advice | Harriette Cole: I had an idea for a video, and it showed up under her name I even had a few guests ask me if I was upset with how my friend was dressed. I lied and told them it was fine.I think what offends me the most is the fact that my friend generally dresses very modestly, but she chose my wedding to wear something flashy an...

Miss Manners: I unintentionally insulted a stranger in the store

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was shopping at a local grocery store, looking for Italian breadcrumbs. Searching the aisles, I couldn’t find them. I came upon a lady also obviously looking for something, and I innocently asked her if she’d seen the breadcrumbs.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Miss Manners: I was berated by the mothers of the rude sing-along girls Advice | Miss Manners: It was awkward to see her after this emotional episode Advice | Miss Manners: This newbie player is always holding up our game Advice | Miss Manners: I’m tired of being mistaken for a wife rather than an exec Advice | Miss Manners: Is it OK to point a knife at someone? What about a piece of cake? Her response floored me. She said, “Why — because I’m a woman?”My response was, “No, because I’m making meatloaf.”I took a boys’ cooking class in ninth grade, and I have spent a...

Dear Abby: How can I break my wife of her rude obsession?

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married for 30 years. Since my wife recently retired, her crossword hobby has become an obsession. She does them all day, whether we are watching TV, talking or eating meals.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: I take all these tests, and I still don’t know what I’m good at Advice | Dear Abby: She was offended that I called her son’s behavior creepy Advice | Dear Abby: My boss doesn’t see what the new co-worker is doing Advice | Dear Abby: I’m afraid if I say anything, my fiance will halt our wedding plan Advice | Dear Abby: Does my husband’s brother deserve another chance after what he did? When we go out, she carries crossword puzzles to do or does them on her phone. When our kids visit, she ignores them and does crossword puzzles. During the last holiday celebrations, she sat staring at her phone crosswords instead of participating in f...

Iran-US prisoner swap likely set in motion as $6 billion of once-frozen Iranian assets reaches Qatar

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

FILE - In this photo released on Aug. 11, 2022, by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. Some $6 billion of Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea is in Qatar, a key element for a planned prisoner swap between Tehran and the United States, an Iranian official said Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP, File) FILE - In this photo released on Aug. 11, 2022, by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. Some $6 billion of Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea is in Qatar, a key element for a planned prisoner swap between Tehran and the United States, an Iranian official said Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (Iranian Foreign Ministry vi...

China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high in activity the island calls harassment

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

FILE - Soldiers pose for group photos with a Taiwan flag after a preparedness enhancement drill simulating the defense against Beijing's military intrusions, ahead of the Lunar New Year in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan on Jan. 11, 2023. Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in new daily high in recent times. Taiwan's Defense Ministry said that it detected the planes in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Ceng, File)(AP/Daniel Ceng) FILE - Soldiers pose for group photos with a Taiwan flag after a preparedness enhancement drill simulating the defense against Beijing's military intrusions, ahead of the Lunar New Year in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan on Jan. 11, 2023. Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in n...

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi heads to Moscow after meeting the US national security adviser

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s top foreign policy official is heading to Russia for security talks after two days of meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser over the weekend in Malta.Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who simultaneously holds the ruling Communist Party’s top foreign policy post, will be in Russia from Monday to Thursday for a round of China-Russia strategic security consultations, the Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement.The U.S. and China are at odds over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China has refrained from taking sides in the war, saying that while a country’s territory must be respected, the West needs to consider Russia’s security concerns about NATO expansion. It has accused the U.S. of prolonging the fighting by providing arms to Ukraine, weaponry that the U.S. says is needed to defend against Russian aggression.China and Russia have grown closer in recent years as relations with the West have deteriorated ...

Padres host the Rockies to begin 3-game series

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

Colorado Rockies (56-93, fifth in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (72-78, fourth in the NL West)San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Ty Blach (3-1, 4.64 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Padres: Michael Wacha (11-4, 3.43 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -250, Rockies +205; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Colorado Rockies to open a three-game series.San Diego has a 39-36 record in home games and a 72-78 record overall. The Padres have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .413.Colorado has a 56-93 record overall and a 22-53 record in road games. The Rockies have a 41-22 record in games when they scored five or more runs.The matchup Monday is the 11th time these teams square off this season. The Padres hold a 6-4 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto has 28 doubles, a triple and 32 home runs while hitting .266 for the Padres. Manny Machado is 14-for-43 with two ...

Fortes leads Marlins against the Mets after 4-hit game

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

New York Mets (69-80, fourth in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (78-72, third in the NL East)Miami; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Jose Butto (1-2, 3.46 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Marlins: Edward Cabrera (6-7, 4.52 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 106 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Marlins -162, Mets +138; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins play the New York Mets after Nick Fortes had four hits on Sunday in a 16-2 win over the Braves.Miami is 78-72 overall and 43-32 in home games. Marlins hitters are batting a collective .259, which ranks second in the NL.New York has a 69-80 record overall and a 30-44 record on the road. The Mets have a 54-9 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.Monday’s game is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Mets have a 5-2 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Burger has 27 doubles, a triple and 33 home runs for the Marlins. Luis Arraez is 14-for-42 with a double and four hom...

Se espera que cinco estadounidenses detenidos en Irán sean liberados este lunes, dice el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores iraní

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

(CNN) — Se espera que cinco estadounidenses que habían sido encarcelados en Irán sean liberados este lunes como parte de un acuerdo más amplio entre Estados Unidos e Irán, dijo el portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores iraní, Nasser Kanaani.Habló en una conferencia de prensa que se mostró este lunes en Press TV, afiliada al estado.El gobierno de Estados Unidos había designado a los cinco estadounidenses como detenidos injustamente.Esta es una noticia en desarrollo.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

‘Isn’t that special?’ Dana Carvey joins WTOP to talk ‘Church Lady’ to ‘Wayne’s World,’ Biden to Trump

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:04:25 GMT

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