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Miss Manners: Everybody noticed when we walked out of this terrible concert

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I purchased tickets and went to a concert. When we arrived at the hall, there were only three others in attendance.The performance was awful (thus why nobody was there) and we debated what to do. I wanted to leave at intermission, whereas my husband thought that would be rude. He decided to get up and leave in the middle of a song in the second half of the concert, thinking it was more polite.What would you advise in this situation? We didn’t want to be rude to the performers, but also didn’t want to waste our precious time enduring an awful concert.GENTLE READER: Although people these days appear to think of themselves as the stars of their own shows — and therefore usually take the side of the artist over the audience — etiquette does not actually require a paying audience to be willingly bludgeoned until catatonic.Miss Manners fails, however, to see your husband’s alternative as more polite. A discreet dash for the d...

Dear Abby: It feels so right but the timing is wrong. Should I walk away?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

DEAR ABBY: After being divorced for 18 years, I have reconnected with my high school sweetheart. She got in touch with me, and we started talking and seeing each other. We are both in our early 60s.She says she loves me, and to be honest, I love her, too. The problem is, she’s married.She has grown kids and is raising her 8-year-old granddaughter. She says she’s sorry about what happened to us years ago and that she and her husband have had nothing in common for the past 16 years. They sleep in separate rooms and don’t do anything as a family.I know it was wrong to get involved with her, because she’s married. I asked her why now and why me. She said it’s because she never stopped loving me and had tried to find me in the past. (I work in construction and have been in different places over the years.)I told her I don’t want to break up her home, but she insisted that she’s not happy. She told me that a few years ago she moved out but returne...

Suspect in Palo Alto daytime sexual assault arrested by UC Berkeley police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

PALO ALTO – Authorities on Tuesday arrested a 34-year-old Florida man in connection with a recent daytime sexual assault in Palo Alto.The suspect, identified as Palm Beach resident Daniel Widyanto Condronimpuno, was arrested at UC Berkeley, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a statement. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose on charges including attempted rape by force, sexual penetration by force, assault with intent to commit rape, forcible sexual battery, false imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon and robbery.The attack was reported around 2:50 p.m. Sunday in the California Avenue pedestrian underpass.The victim met with a sketch artist on Monday and a sketch of the suspect was released later that day. Police also shared information about the case with other Bay Area law enforcement agencies.On Tuesday morning, detectives spoke with investigators from the UC Berkeley Police Department, who believed they had a possible suspect under observation...

Ejercicios militares sugieren que China se está “preparándose para lanzar una guerra contra Taiwán”, dice el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la isla a CNN

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

(CNN) — Un día después de que China simuló “ataques conjuntos de precisión” en Taiwán durante ejercicios militares alrededor de la isla, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Taiwán, Joseph Wu, condenó las acciones de Beijing en una entrevista exclusiva con CNN y advirtió que “parecen estar tratando de prepararse para lanzar una guerra contra Taiwán”.“Mira los ejercicios militares, y también su retórica, parecen estar tratando de prepararse para lanzar una guerra contra Taiwán”, dijo Wu.“El gobierno de Taiwán ve la amenaza militar china como algo que no se puede aceptar y lo condenamos”, agregó.Cuando se le preguntó si Taiwán tiene alguna idea del momento de una posible acción militar china, dadas las evaluaciones de inteligencia de EE.UU. de que Xi dio instrucciones a su ejército para que esté preparado para 2027, Wu expresó su confianza en los preparativos de Taiwán.“Los líderes chinos lo pensarán dos veces antes de decidir usar la fuerza contra Taiwán. Y no importa si es ...

Mujer vive tras permanecer dos días sumergida en un auto en un lago de Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

Una mujer fue encontrada con vida en un auto que apareció sumergido en un lago de Texas dos días después de que se reportara su desaparición.Según un comunicado de Facebook de la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Marion, las autoridades respondieron a una llamada de un pescador que se encontraba en Lake o’ the Pines el viernes por la mañana.“Dijo haber observado un Jeep negro sumergido a unos 40 pies de la rampa para botes del campamento de Woody”, dijo el comunicado de las autoridades.Mientras los oficiales se encargaban de sacar el Jeep del agua, se encontraron con una persona que seguía en el vehículo y se movía, dijo el comunicadoLa mujer fue rescatada sana y salva del agua gracias a los esfuerzos del servicio de rescate, el pescador y los ayudantes del Alguacil del condado de Marion.Más tarde, las autoridades la identificaron como la misma mujer que el Departamento de Policía de Longview, Texas, había dado por desaparecida desde el 5 de abril.Se desconocen d...

‘Grease’ is still the word at Toby’s Dinner Theatre

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews 'Grease' at Toby's Dinner Theatre (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); The 1972 musical was a Broadway smash before the 1978 movie cemented it in our pop culture.This spring, Toby’s Dinner Theatre stages “Grease” now through June 11 in Columbia, Maryland.“We opened on March 24, and every performance has been sold out,” Director Mark Minnick to...

Giants and Dodgers square off with series tied 1-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers (6-6, third in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (5-6, fourth in the NL West)San Francisco; Wednesday, 9:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (0-0); Giants: Alex Cobb (0-0)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -171, Giants +146; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: Both the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.San Francisco has gone 2-3 at home and 5-6 overall. The Giants have a 3-1 record in games when they record eight or more hits.Los Angeles is 2-4 on the road and 6-6 overall. The Dodgers are 6-2 in games when they scored five or more runs.Wednesday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season.TOP PERFORMERS:LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 5-5, .000 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runsDodgers: 5-5, .000 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runsINJURIES: Giants: Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Jackson: 60-Day IL (el...

Macron was ‘kissing Xi’s ass’ in China, Trump says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

Donald Trump accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sucking up to China late Wednesday.“You’ve got this crazy world that’s blowing up and the United States have absolutely no say,” Trump, who became the first U.S. president — former or current — to be indicted last month, told Fox News.“And Macron, who’s a friend of mine, is over with China kissing [Xi’s] ass in China, okay. I said France is now going to China?” said Trump, whose relationship with Macron gradually soured during his time in office.Macron’s comments come after the French president suggested Europe avoid getting dragged into a U.S.-China confrontation over Taiwan, in an interview with POLITICO during his official visit to China.The “great risk” Europe faces, Macron claimed, is that it “gets caught up in crises that are not ours, which prevents it from building its strategic autonomy.”Macron’s comments have not made him new friends on the other...

7SOURCES: Death investigation underway after body of infant found dumped in bag in Revere

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

A death investigation is underway after the possible remains of an infant were found outside a Revere apartment building, state police said Tuesday night. State police said Revere police patrols responded around 6:20 p.m. to a building on Dolphin Avenue after officials said a man found the possible remains. 7NEWS sources said an infant’s remains were found in a bag near a trash and recycling area. Sources also said it was unclear whether the child was a boy or a girl. 7NEWS later spoke with a man who said he found the body. He said he was outside with his own small children when he found trash bags on the ground. He said he went to put the bags in containers, saying he picked up one bag.“When I lifted it up, I saw the other bag with the thing,” he said. “I opened the bag and I see the arm and the hand and the fingers and then I called 911.”The scene was taped off as investigators took photographs and looked for evidence.The medical examiner arr...

Home on Carlton Drive in Norton goes up in flames

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:46 GMT

A large home in Norton went up in flames Tuesday night, according to fire officials. Fire officials say the fire started on the deck around 6 p.m. and spread up to the attic.Cell phone video shows heavy fire on the roof, part of which collapsed.No one was injured.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.