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Ask Amy: We were told our behavior was unfair to the restaurant staff

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

Dear Amy: As retirees who eat out regularly, my wife and I always leave a cash tip between 20 percent and 25 percent for good service.If we order something that we simply can’t eat or truly don’t enjoy (e.g., tough meat, too spicy, over-salted, etc.), we send it back and ask for something else.Even though the returned meal is taken off the bill, we always make it a point to include the price of it as part of the overall gratuity.To my amazement, several family members are appalled that we would ever return a meal, and feel that we should stay quiet and simply pay for whatever we order, even if it is nearly inedible or tastes terrible.Overall, they argue that it’s unfair to the restaurant and kitchen staff if something is returned and taken off the bill.In any event, as this has become a subject of disagreement among several of us, I’d be interested for your input on this matter.– Resisting at RestaurantsDear Resisting: This is a matter of degree. If the food was improperly prepared ...

Man United in limbo as uncertainty over sale of club affects Ten Hag’s planning

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Deep in the bowels of Wembley Stadium, Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer strode past a group of reporters seeking an update — in fact, just any news — about the potential sale of the storied English club.“Why are you not speaking to the fans?” came one shout.Silence.United’s disgruntled supporters want answers.So, surely, does Erik ten Hag.Speaking after his team’s 2-1 loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup final, the United manager was relatively calm about his plans for this summer while the Glazer family weighs up whether to sell the club or remain in place by selling a minority stake or take up other funding options.Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe have made declared bids for what could end up being the biggest ever sale of a sports team, with the price possibly reaching up to $6 billion.So, Ten Hag was asked, does he have two plans for the offseason: one if a sale goes through and one if it doesn’t?“I have o...

Netflix y Athletic Brewing lanzan una cerveza sin alcohol inspirada en ‘The Witcher’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

(CNN) — Una cerveza inspirada en la serie “The Witcher” de Netflix dio el pistoletazo de salida a una colaboración entre la aplicación de streaming y una de las mayores cervecerías artesanales sin alcohol de Estados Unidos.La colaboración de Athletic Brewing Company con Netflix incluirá una edición limitada de cervezas sin alcohol de marca compartida, según anunció la cervecera en un comunicado de prensa.La primera cerveza que se lanzará es Geralt’s Gold, descrita como una “helles de lúpulo sin alcohol inspirada en el exitoso drama fantástico”, según Athletic Brewing.“The Witcher” ha estado protagonizada por Henry Cavill como Geralt de Rivia durante sus primeras temporadas, la tercera de las cuales se estrena el 29 de junio.El avance de la temporada 3 de “The Witcher” anticipa el final de Henry Cavill“Nos encanta idear formas nuevas y únicas para que los fans experimenten las historias que aman, especialmente para los...

Concierto de Los Fabulosos Cadillacs reúne a 300.000 personas en el Zócalo de Ciudad de México

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

(CNN Español) — La agrupación argentina Los Fabulosos Cadillacs superó el récord de asistencia a un concierto en el Zócalo de Ciudad de México que tenía el Grupo Firme con 280.000 personas. Los argentinos lograron un lleno de 300.000 asistentes este sábado, según estimaciones del Gobierno de la Ciudad de México.El concierto empezó a las 8:30 p.m. horal local y se prolongó durante una hora con cuarenta minutos.Algunas personas entrevistadas por CNN dijeron que llevaban al menos un día acampando para conseguir los mejores lugares y así poder ver de cerca, en vivo y gratis, a una de las leyendas del ska latinoamericano. La lluvia no lo impediría.Los Cadillacs festejarán 38 años de carrera en el Zócalo de la Ciudad de MéxicoEl Zócalo de Ciudad de México durante el concierto de Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, el 3 de junio de 2023. (Crédito: Cortesía Secretaría de Cultura de CDMX)Un momento que robó corazones, sin duda, se produjo cuando sonaron los acordes de “Siguiendo la lunaR...

Soggy Sunday at Times

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

The wet weather pattern continues this Sunday, unfortunately, as the remnants of what was Tropical Storm Arlene are passing to our south over the Florida Straits as it heads east toward the Atlantic. This morning, we’re experiencing bands of rain and thunderstorms across parts of the Florida Keys and mainland South Florida pivoting onshore. We’ll continue to see this scattered activity through the late-morning hours with more clouds around, then a lull should develop across most areas midday. That’s when we could see more sunshine allowing for temperatures to warm up into the mid 80s at most spots. With that warming and additional sunshine in this unsettled environment, a second round of scattered showers and storms is then expected to develop and head east toward the coast during the mid afternoon through early evening hours.With today’s storms, there is the risk for an isolated severe storm as well as street flooding, with a Street Flood Watch remaining in ...

Turkey’s new finance chief announces return to ‘rational’ economics

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

Turkey will have to dramatically change its economic policy in order to bring down rampant inflation, according to the country’s newly appointed finance minister, Mehmet Şimşek.“Turkey has no choice but to return to rational ground” in its handling of the economy, Şimşek told a press conference on Sunday, following his appointment to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s new cabinet the day before. “Price stability will be our main target,” Şimşek added. “Reducing inflation to single digits in the medium term is of vital importance for our country.” The country has seen its consumer prices skyrocket over the past two years, with inflation hitting an official 24-year high of 85.5 percent in October. Independent analysts claim the real figures have been far higher, and the cost of basic goods became a contentious political issue in last weekend’s presidential election run-off.Having won an unprecedented third term in office, Erdoğan tap...

Still cool and breezy with some showers

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

7Weather- The June gloom continues today. We’ll see a lot of clouds with some showers around. The wind will still be breezy out of the north/northeast adding a chill to the air with temperatures stuck in the low 50s. Light showers linger into tomorrow morning. Most days this week will bring a lot of clouds, showers at times, and cooler than normal temperatures. An area of low pressure is to our southeast and will continue to rotate in a north/northeast breeze and showers at times. Clouds will win out the day. Temperatures don’t budge all that much today. Any light showers will be most likely for eastern Mass, especially along the coast. Tonight will bring the best chance for the wet conditions.Tomorrow morning there will be a few spotty showers around. The rest of the day will be mostly cloudy and not as cool, as temperatures finally get into the low/mid 60s.Toward the end of the 7-day, there’s more opportunity to see more sun and temperatures get near normal.-Mete...

Howie Carr: Want an unredacted FBI report on Biden? As Dapper would say, ‘Good luck, pal!’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

I know what Dapper O’Neil would say to US Rep. James Comer about his ongoing efforts to compel the FBI to hand over a clean copy of an informant’s tip alleging a $5-million bribe by a foreign national to then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2015.The Dap would chuckle and tell the Kentucky Republican: “Good luck, pal!”You see, back in 1981, the longtime Boston city councilor was getting the same run-around from the corrupt G-men that Chairman Comer is getting today.The feds were giving Dapper the same stiff-arm (and middle finger) they’re giving Comer now.Under federal law, the FBI had been forced to turn over a document Dapper had been looking for, but there was a problem. Everything that O’Neil wanted to see in the report was… redacted, that is, blacked out.As Comer said on TV this week, “My experience with getting documents from the FBI, when they’re redacted it’s all blacked out. They don’t show you anything.”From 1981 to 2023, nothing has changed.Dapper O’Neil’s problems with the FB...

US, Saudi Arabia urge Sudan’s warring parties to agree to a new cease-fire, amid fresh battles

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United States urged Sudan’s warring parties in a statement on Sunday to agree to and “effectively implement” a new cease-fire amid renewed fighting in the northeastern African nation.Sudan descended into chaos after fighting broke out in mid-April between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.For weeks, Saudi Arabia and the United States have been mediating between the warring parties. On May 21, both countries successfully brokered a temporary cease-fire agreement to help with the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. Their efforts, however, were dealt a blow when the military announced on Wednesday it would no longer participate in the cease-fire talks held in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah.Following the military’s decision, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said they were suspending the talks “as a result of repeated serious violatio...

Fire at refugee shelter in eastern Germany kills 1, injures 8

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:08:19 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A fire at a refugee shelter in eastern Germany killed one person and injured at least eight others early Sunday, according to local police.Police in the German state of Thuringia said the fire broke out around 5 a.m. at a facility in the city of Apolda and that one person had died. The shelter, which housed 300 people, was evacuated and residents were taken to another refugee center in nearby Hermsdorf, a local government spokesperson told German news agency dpa. Police told dpa that eight people were injured in the fire. An investigation to determine the cause of the fire was underway, the news agency reported. The Associated Press