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Miss Manners: Must I tip a server who irritates me?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am over 65, single, and enjoy dining out. I realize that I’m not young anymore, but I still take a lot of offense at being addressed in a condescending manner by female waitstaff, who use terms such as “honey” while talking to me. I think this is very rude, and I occasionally address it with them.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: Should I reveal my suspicions about how my ex died? Advice | Miss Manners: I was appalled by her request for her daughter’s birthday Advice | Miss Manners: Were these women being rude in the restaurant, or did I go too far? Advice | Miss Manners: Do we have to ask our neighbors before we use their trash can? Advice | Miss Manners: My husband can pull off this excuse, but it sounds shady coming from me Should this affect how much I tip, or whether I leave a tip at all?I had a recent experience that really irritated me. The waitres...

Jill On Money: Is the economy out of the woods?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at an annual rate of 3 percent in June, the smallest increase since March 2021 and well off the recent peak rate of 9.1% seen in June 2022 (9.1% was the fastest annual rate since November 1981).Related ArticlesBusiness | Can you back out of a house offer once it’s accepted? Business | More travelers get cozy with glamping, even amid high costs Business | Stop using paper checks, already Business | Medicare should come with these 4 warning labels Business | Does homeowners insurance cover tree removal? The core rate, which strips out the volatile categories of food and energy, increased by 4.8%, the lowest core inflation has been since October 2021 and a significant improvement from its recent peak level of 6.6% in October 2022.A big contributor to the overall drop in CPI was energy, which has tumbled 16.7% since last year, led lower by a near 27% plunge in gas prices. ...

Dear Abby: How honest should I be with my married pickleball partner?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I play pickleball with a nice group of people. Partners normally split after each game. One day, however, a woman told me I was her favorite partner.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: I’m leaving, and I don’t want to hear their phony farewells Advice | Dear Abby: This guy I just met has gotten very creepy online Advice | Dear Abby: My teen’s phone has deranged her life, but I’m not allowed to take it away Advice | Dear Abby: Am I out of line in asking my college daughter to be an RA? Advice | Dear Abby: My neighbor found out my income and is spreading lies about me From that day on, she played with me as often as possible, even though she could have chosen partners who were better players than me, and won more games.Abby, she is the most attractive woman I have ever met, and not just physically — she’s smart, friendly, athletic, caring, supportive and reall...

Netanyahu leaves hospital as Israel faces a key vote — and a crisis — over divisive legal changes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from the hospital Monday after an emergency heart procedure and now faces an unprecedented national crisis ahead of parliament’s vote on the first major piece of legislation to remake the country’s justice system.Demonstrators, many of whom feel the very foundations of their country are being eroded by the government’s plan, stepped up their opposition, blocking a road leading up to parliament. Businesses shuttered their doors in protest at the vote.Driven by a governing coalition made up of ultranationalist and ultra-religious parties, the judicial overhaul has divided Israel, testing the delicate social ties that bind the country, rattling the cohesion of its powerful military and repeatedly drawing concern from even its closest ally, the United States.Efforts to find a last-ditch compromise were underway, with President Isaac Herzog shuttling between the sides, including a meeting at the hospital where ...

Germany players commit some of their Women’s World Cup bonuses to grassroots programs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Money has been a big talking point at this Women’s World Cup, from the lack of federation support for some teams and players, to the smaller prize pool FIFA is offering compared with the men’s World Cup in 2022, to the players not being paid their World Cup bonuses directly. Ahead of its opening match Monday versus Morocco in Melbourne, two-time World Cup champion Germany tried to spread some good news about finances in the women’s game.The national team players announced they will donate a percentage of their World Cup bonuses to grassroots girls soccer organizations in Germany. “It was important for us that if we donate to these projects, that the money actually reaches the grassroots; that was our key aspect,” midfielder Svenja Huth said. The Germany players are partnering with Common Goal to contribute to inclusive girls’ and non-binary soccer programs.“One of the hallmarks of our team (is) that we are aware of social shortages,” Huth said. “We want gender equality...

Cristiana Girelli’s goal gives Italy 1-0 win over Argentina at the Women’s World Cup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Cristiana Girelli’s goal in the 87th minute broke a stalemate and Italy kicked off the Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Argentina on Monday night. Italy put the ball in the back of the net twice in the opening half but both times were offside, before Girelli’s breakthrough header. Girelli came into the match as a substitute in the 83rd minute. The Italians have never dropped an opening match at the World Cup. But this time they faced tenacious Argentina, eager for its first-ever win in the tournament. Going into the World Cup, La Albiceleste were inspired by their men’s side and star Lionel Messi, who brought home the World Cup trophy from Qatar late last year. Italy has had more success on the big stage, advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals in 2019 after a 2-0 round of 16 victory over China. The Italians were stopped by the Netherlands, which went on to lose to the United States in the final. Argentina had a boistero...

150 empresas israelíes líderes se declaran en huelga mientras el controvertido proyecto de ley se somete a votación

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

(CNN) — Un grupo de 150 empresas israelíes líderes se declararon en huelga este lunes para protestar contra los planes del gobierno de aprobar el primer elemento del programa de reforma judicial más tarde este día.El Foro Empresarial de Israel pidió al gobierno que “detenga la controvertida legislación unilateral hasta que se lleven a cabo más negociaciones y se alcance un mayor consenso entre las partes”.El grupo incluye centros comerciales, supermercados, agentes inmobiliarios y firmas de inversión.La huelga se suma a las protestas que ya comenzaron en Jerusalén y en otros lugares de Israel en un día de calor sofocante, con manifestantes sentados y entrelazados cerca de la Knesset, el parlamento de Israel.El Parlamento de Israel inicia una gigantesca sesión de reforma judicial con Netanyahu en el hospitalEl gobierno de Benjamin Netanyahu está en camino de aprobar un proyecto de ley este lunes que despojaría a la Corte Suprema del poder de bloquear las decisiones gubernamenta...

Italy 1, Argentina 0

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

Argentina00—0Italy01—1First Half_None.Second Half_1, Italy, Girelli, (Boattin), 87th minute.Goalies_Argentina, Vanina Correa, Lara Esponda, Abigail Chaves; Italy, Francesca Durante, Laura Giuliani, Rachele Baldi.Yellow Cards_Larroquette, Argentina, 12th; Caruso, Italy, 25th; Mayorga, Argentina, 68th; Bonsegundo, Argentina, 76th; Bonansea, Italy, 85th; Stabile, Argentina, 90th+6.Referee_Melissa Paola Borjas Pastrana. Assistant Referees_Shirley Susana Perello Lopez, Sandra Ramirez, Tatiana Guzman. 4th Official_Ivana Martincic.A_30,889.___Source

From Napoléon to Macron: How France learned to love Big Brother

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

PARIS — Liberté. Egalité. But mostly: sécurité. It all started with Napoléon Bonaparte. Over two centuries, France cobbled together a surveillance apparatus capable of intercepting private communications; keeping traffic and localization data for up to a year; storing people’s fingerprints; and monitoring most of the territory with cameras.This system, which has faced pushback from digital rights organizations and United Nations experts, will get its spotlight moment at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. In July next year, France will deploy large-scale, real-time, algorithm-supported video surveillance cameras — a first in Europe. (Not included in the plan: facial recognition.) Last month, the French parliament approved a controversial government plan to allow investigators to track suspected criminals in real-time via access to their devices’ geolocation, camera and microphone. Paris also lobbied in Brussels to be allowed to spy on reporters in the name of national security...

Police respond to rollover crash in Roslindale

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:18 GMT

Boston police responded to a rollover crash in Roslindale that left a vehicle on its roof. The car flipped over near Hyde Park Avenue and Canterbury Street early Monday morning and several vehicles in the area were also damaged.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.