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Ask Amy: If I’d known about this upheaval, I would have declined the wedding invitation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

Dear Amy: Months ago, my wife and I were invited to a wedding that will be held in a month’s time.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: The fight over laundry has undermined our marriage Advice | Ask Amy: I’ve been told that a mad dash through the airport won’t win me a woman Advice | Ask Amy: Should I let him know I’ve been tracking the car’s mileage? Advice | Ask Amy: I can’t believe he’s still doing the thing that almost killed him Advice | Ask Amy: After the Father’s Day blow-up, must I forgive him? It was to be a big formal church wedding with eight or nine bridesmaids and groomsmen, flower girl and ring bearer, followed by a reception.At the last minute we received a postcard announcing that plans have changed and that the wedding will be a closed private ceremony, and that guests should just plan on showing up for the reception afterward.If I had known this wa...

Champions League resumes Tuesday at Manchester United in mourning for soccer great Bobby Charlton

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

The Champions League resumes Tuesday at Manchester United where one of the competition’s most storied clubs is mourning its all-time great Bobby Charlton.Charlton, who died Saturday aged 86, survived the fatal air crash at Munich in February 1958 that devastated the then-champion of England on its journey home from a European Cup game.He lifted the trophy 10 years later as captain of a team rebuilt by manager Matt Busby who had been seriously injured at Munich, where eight players died.Charlton was a beloved director on the Man United board when it was European champion again in 1999 and 2008 under another Scottish manager, Alex Ferguson, who he had helped bring to the club.The main stand is named for Charlton at Old Trafford where Man United will host Copenhagen on Tuesday and pay tribute to a man who helped define its illustrious history.Charlton “was a hero to millions,” the club said in a statement. “Not just in Manchester, or the United Kingdom, but wherever football is played ...

A second shipment of 17 trucks bringing aid to Palestinians crosses into Gaza, Egyptian media say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

Palestinians gather over the remains of a destroyed house following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)(AP/Abed Khaled) Palestinians gather over the remains of a destroyed house following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)(AP/Abed Khaled) RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A convoy of 17 trucks bringing aid to besieged Palestinians crossed into Gaza on Sunday, Egypt’s state-run media reported.The delivery would be the second shipment into the territory in the past two days.Residents of Gaza have been under an Israeli blockade that cut off food, water, medicine and electricity since Hamas militants rampaged through southern Israel on O...

Egyptian media report a convoy of 17 trucks bringing aid to Palestinians crosses into Gaza

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egyptian media report a convoy of 17 trucks bringing aid to Palestinians crosses into Gaza.Source

Md. judge murder suspect still at large as vehicle located in Washington Co.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

In the search for the man suspected of shooting and killing a Maryland judge, his vehicle was found Saturday morning as he remains at large.The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that a resident found a silver Mercedes SUV, believed to be driven by 49-year-old Pedro Argote, in a wooded area off Bottom Road in Williamsport, Maryland, around 11 a.m. Saturday and notified authorities.Argote is suspected in the murder of 52-year-old Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson.The Associated Press reported Friday that Wilkinson was shot outside his home Thursday night in Hagerstown after ruling against Argote in a divorce case in which Argote’s wife was given custody of the couple’s four kids.Washington County Sheriff Brian Albert said that the ruling was the motivation for the killing.“We’re gonna catch this guy. It’s just a matter of time,” Albert said at a Saturday news conference. “We just ask you to avoid the search area.”...

Polls open for Argentina election that could see right-wing populist win the presidency

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines were going to the polls Sunday, as frustrated voters weigh handing the presidency to an anti-establishment, right-wing populist who has shaken up the political system and pledges to drastically overhaul the state.Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist who admires former U.S. President Donald Trump, sent shockwaves through the nation after receiving the most votes in the August primaries. The economist and first-year lawmaker has said he will slash public spending, halve the number of government ministries, eliminate the central bank and replace the local currency with the U.S. dollar. He first made a name for himself with angry tirades blasting what he calls the “political caste” on television, and has gained support from Argentines struggling to make ends meet amid annual inflation of 140% and a rapidly depreciating currency. His platform also calls for reshaping Argentine culture, and he casts himself as a crusader against the s...

Things to do in the DC area: Halloween, fall festivals, pumpkin patches … and more!

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

This weekend and beyond, the calendar is chock-full of spooky fun, including fall festivals, haunted trails, corn mazes, pumpkin picking and other spooktacular things to do.Every Thursday WTOP brings you a roundup of Things to do in the DC area. This week, we focus on some of the uncanny events in the region, but also be sure to review WTOP’s fall festival guide to further explore this colorful season.Boo at the Zoo. (Photo courtesy Juan-Carlos Briceno, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)A big one is Boo at the Zoo, the Smithsonian’s opportunity for the public to visit the zoo’s smaller and largest residents after hours. On Oct. 20 through 22, visitors will be able to access the Small Mammal House, Elephant Community Center and Reptile Discovery Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will feature 30 trick or treat stations, fun and fantastical Halloween displays, actors who will provide live action entertainment as well as food and beverages. Guests ...

Polls open for Argentina election that could see right-wing populist who upended political landscape win the presidency

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Polls open for Argentina election that could see right-wing populist who upended political landscape win the presidency.Source

Bundesliga top-scorer Serhou Guirassy out several weeks for Stuttgart with left hamstring injury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — In a major blow for Stuttgart, Bundesliga top-scorer Serhou Guirassy has been ruled out for several weeks with a left hamstring injury.Stuttgart said Sunday the in-form Guirassy has a “minor muscle injury at the back of the left thigh” and that he will not be available for “several weeks.”The 27-year-old Guinea forward suffered the injury shortly after scoring the opening goal against Union Berlin in Stuttgart’s 3-0 win Saturday.It was Guirassy’s 14th goal in just eight Bundesliga games so far this season.“Serhou’s loss is bitter for him personally and for us as a team,” Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneß said. “Everyone saw what great shape Serhou was in recently. We must and will compensate for his loss as well as we can.”Guirassy’s goals helped Stuttgart win its last six games. The team is second in the Bundesliga after eight rounds, a point behind Bayer Leverkusen and one ahead of defending champion Bayern Munich.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub...

An unsanctioned coterie of pro-Israel quasi-lobbyists has descended on D.C.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:37 GMT

This past week, an unlikely pair of men sat down for breakfast at the Capitol Hill Club, a Republican gathering site just a stone’s throw from Congress, to plot ways to help Israel.On one side of the table was Rep. Paul Gosar, a firebrand Republican who has faced criticism for ties to white nationalists. On the other was Bobby Rechnitz, a Los Angeles real estate developer dubbed a “confidant” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Over coffee, the two discussed Israel’s former Prime Minister Golda Meir and the situation in Gaza. Rechnitz said he’d come to Washington to share real-time intelligence from Israel and to ensure lawmakers understood the challenges facing leadership there.“I hope to slightly enlighten the congressman about some of the things that I’m hearing,” he said. Rechnitz said he’s connected lawmakers with members of the Knesset, Israel’s governing body. He also uses a large iPad to show them photos of bullet-riddled bodies of babies and people burnt alive.The ...