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Review: ‘Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ is thrice-warmed baklava

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

By Jocelyn Noveck | Associated Press“We’re getting married!” This rather inevitable line crops up early in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,” and if you’re like me, it will inspire mixed reactions.First: Wait, so soon? We didn’t know anyone was even engaged! And second: Phew, it’s about time! Because, just like there can be no sunrise over the glittering Ionian sea without a sun, there can be no “big fat Greek wedding” movie without … you know.Yet the mere fact that a wedding is so crucial to the DNA of this trilogy — which surely will morph into a quadrilogy and then a quintology – raises its own issues. Which Greek philosopher was it who said there’s no problem that can’t be solved with a wedding? Right, that would be Nia Vardalos, the franchise star, writer and now director, too. But is she also saying a wedding is the only possible happy ending?That would be out of sync with certain obvious efforts in this ...

Sale closed in San Ramon: $1.6 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

7522 Hillsboro Avenue – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 7500 block of Hillsboro Avenue in San Ramon was sold on Aug. 16, 2023 for $1,550,000, or $783 per square foot. The house, built in 1969, has an interior space of 1,979 square feet. This single-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and three bathrooms. In addition, the house includes an attached two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:In June 2023, a 1,979-square-foot home on Almond Court in San Ramon sold for $1,690,000, a price per square foot of $854. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Northland Avenue, San Ramon, in December 2022, a 1,746-square-foot home was sold for $1,520,000, a price per square foot of $871. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,497-square-foot home on the 7400 block of Sedgefield Avenue in San Ramon sold in September 2022, for $1,770,000, a price per square foot of $709. The ...

Word Game: Sept. 8, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — NORMALLY (NORMALLY: NOR-muh-lee: According to a regular pattern.)Average mark 29 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 39 or more words in NORMALLY? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — IMARET irate item mare mart mate meat merit meta mire mite miter amir rate ream remit rime rite emir emit tame tamer tare team tear term tier time timer tire tram trimTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Solo trips or ‘gramping?’ How older adults travel is changing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

Many tour companies are creating experiences for the solo traveler. (Courtesy Road Scholar/Alyssa Bichunsky)This summer, WTOP took you on a tour and explored how adults 50 and older are spending their travels.This fall, Sally Matts is going to Spain. Since her retirement as a human resources professional, the Waldorf, Maryland, woman has become an avid traveler, going on several trips in the U.S. and abroad.“Don’t wait,” said Matts, 71, who is an ambassador with Road Scholar, an organization that specializes in travel for those 50 and older. “Don’t think you can keep putting things off, because you never know.”One thing she said she wished she did more of was travel with her husband, who passed away in his early 60s.“I was still working, and I feel bad that I can’t be traveling with him. I kind of wish we had traveled more,” Matts said. “It would have been nicer if we’re still able to do stuff together. Do some of these trips together.”While Matts wishes she had a travel...

The spotlight in the Alabama-Texas game will be squarely on the 2 QBs, Quinn Ewers and Jalen Milroe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

Jalen Milroe’s first coveted jersey growing up in Texas was Vince Young’s No. 10. Nowadays, he is apt to end his media interviews with an enthusiastic “Roll Tide.”Quinn Ewers lifted Longhorns fans’ hopes that they had found another star passer like Young or Colt McCoy with his dazzling start in last year’s Alabama game.Milroe, the third-ranked Crimson Tide’s dynamic new starting quarterback, and Ewers of No. 11 Texas will lead their teams into Saturday night’s showdown at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Not Young, Bryce or Vince.“Vince Young is someone I did watch, as far as highlights,” said Milroe, who is from Katy, Texas, outside Houston. “My family loved Vince Young. Growing up, I was always a Vince Young fan. He was my first jersey that I bought.”Like that Young or Milroe’s predecessor, No. 1 NFL draft pick Bryce Young, quarterbacks at these programs will ultimately be judged by how they perform in games like this one.Milroe especially hasn’t been tested on this stage before, though he d...

Injured Man United midfielder Sofyan Amrabat pulls out of Morocco squad for African Cup qualifying

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United midfielder Sofyan Amrabat pulled out of Morocco’s upcoming international games because of injury, the Premier League club said Friday.Amrabat, who completed a loan move to United from Fiorentina last week, will return to the club’s Carrington training base for rehabilitation work on an unspecified problem.He was due to make his 50th appearance for Morocco, which plays Liberia in an African Cup qualifier on Saturday. The World Cup semifinalists then play Burkina Faso in a friendly on Tuesday.Morocco coach Walid Regragui called up Yahya Jabrane to replace Amrabat for the games.United manager Erik ten Hag will hope his new signing will be ready for the team’s upcoming game against Brighton on Sept. 16.United has had a rough start to the season. The team lost two of its first four league games and Mason Mount, Luke Shaw and Raphael Varane are all injured. Also, Rasmus Hojlund missed the start of the campaign because of an ex...

El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, llega a China para reunirse con Xi Jinping

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, visita China este viernes tras una invitación de su homólogo Xi Jinping, informó en un escueto comunicado el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China.Sin brindar detalles, la Cancillería china dijo que la visita será hasta el 14 de septiembre.Por el momento, el Gobierno venezolano no ha proporcionado más información sobre la visita de Maduro. CNN está intentando obtener más detalles, pero aún no ha tenido respuesta.Análisis: La ausencia prevista de Xi en el G20 podría formar parte de un plan para remodelar la gobernanza mundialSin embargo, este jueves, la vicepresidenta de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, sostuvo una reunión en Beijing con el máximo representante diplomático de China, Wang Yi, según informó el medio estatal de Venezuela VTV.Rodríguez, según VTV, “cumple una agenda de trabajo para continuar fortaleciendo las relaciones de hermandad y cooperación con el gigante asiático, socios comerciales y aliados estr...

Hooker Furniture: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Hooker Furniture Corp. (HOFT) on Friday reported net income of $785,000 in its fiscal second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Martinsville, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 7 cents.The home furnishings company posted revenue of $97.8 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on HOFT at https://www.zacks.com/ap/HOFTSource

Japan gives flanker Shimokawa first start in Rugby World Cup opener against Chile

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Rookie flanker Kanji Shimokawa will make his first start for Japan against Rugby World Cup debutant Chile on Sunday in Toulouse.Shimokawa was picked ahead of Shota Fukui, who started against Italy in the last warmup two weeks ago, and in the absence of Pieter Labuschagne, who was suspended for this match.Shimokawa has less than 80 minutes of test rugby but impressed off the bench against New Zealand in October and Fiji in August.Japan’s second row issues appear to have been resolved by Amato Fakatava, who starred in the Pacific Nations Cup and quickly overcame a foot injury to be a late selection, and Jack Cornelsen, who has been a back-rower for club and country this year but was restored to lock against Italy.Rikiya Matsuda has the No. 10 jersey after playing behind Yu Tamura at the 2019 home World Cup and then was overtaken this year by Seungsin Lee.Semisi Masirewa at fullback, and Kotaro Matsushima, on the right wing, have swapped positions.Keita In...

Brock Purdy’s wild NFL ride leads to a Week 1 start at QB for 49ers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:17 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy has been on quite a ride since entering the NFL as the final pick of the 2022 draft.Purdy worked his way onto the San Francisco 49ers’ roster as a rookie, then went on a storybook late-season run when forced into action by injuries only to sustain a serious injury to his throwing elbow in the NFC championship game.Now after a grueling offseason of rehabilitation and building back his arm strength, Purdy is set to start his second season in the NFL as the starting quarterback for one of the Super Bowl favorites. “Honestly, there’s some moments where I’m able to sort of step back and be thankful for everything and whatnot, but at the same time it’s like, man, there’s a lot in front of me that I’m trying to handle and prepare for,” Purdy said Thursday. “Obviously with this game coming up and then really this whole offseason it’s been about my arm, getting it right, getting healthy, so I’m … not trying to get caught up in to...