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Adoptees, birth parents prepare for Minnesota birth records to be unsealed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

Mary Jo Lindeberg is 81, but she has never stopped wondering: Who is she, really?She was born in St. Paul, just weeks after Pearl Harbor. She was adopted by an oral surgeon and his office nurse. They changed her name from Carol Louise to Mary Jo and raised her as their own.And for most of a century, she’s carried unanswered questions.“As a kid, I remembered having the fantasy of — oh, I bet my real mom was probably a beauty star and my father was probably a leader of industry,” she said. “Well, we all know that’s probably not the case.”She just doesn’t know.It’s a story common to many families — a secret birth, a new identity and a new love for a child — but also often decades of speculation and separation. For children born in Minnesota, adoptees get a new birth certificate and the details of their actual birth are sealed — their disclosure subject to a parental veto or to secrecy clauses in decades-old adoption agreements. It’s happened thousands of times a year in the past.But a ...

Yelp's 15 favorite mom and pop restaurants includes one in Missouri

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Want to support local businesses across the U.S.? It's not always easy to find mom and pop-type restaurants in an online search — and it's not easy to figure out which ones are any good. Recently, Entrepreneur and Yelp partnered to find the top 15 mom and pop restaurants in the U.S. from among hundreds.To formulate the list, Yelp ranked independently owned and operated businesses with no more than 4 locations based on volume and ratings of reviews. Businesses needed to be marked as "open" on Yelp as of May 15 and have a passing health score as of that same date, Yelp explains. Taylor Swift SoFi ticket prices are dropping Topping the list is ITs Izakaya, a Japanese tapas restaurant located in Las Vegas. Among the restaurant's most popular dishes are its takoyaki and yellowtail carpaccio. Here's all 15 of Yelp's top Mom and Pop Restaurants:RankNameLocation1.ITs IzakayaLas Vegas2.Thanh Tinh ChaySan Diego3.Pla-Tu Sushi Thai TapasMiami4.Nahm Thai & Burmese CuisineBoise,...

“Barbie” joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

By LINDSEY BAHR (AP Film Writer)Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins, who helmed “Wonder Woman.”“Barbie,” which Gerwig directed and co-wrote, added another $53 million from 4,178 North American locations this weekend and $74 million internationally, bringing its global total to $1.03 billion, according to studio estimates on Sunday. The Margot Robbie-led and produced film has been comfortably seated in first place for three weeks and it’s hardly finished yet. It crossed $400 million domestic and $500 million internationally faster than any other movie at the studio, including the Harry Potter films.“As distribution chiefs, we’re not often rendered speechless by a film’s performance, but Barbillion has blown even our most optimistic predictions out of the water,” said Jeff Goldstein and A...

Legends watch Oakland A’s beat SF Giants behind Allen’s two home runs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

OAKLAND — Before Sunday’s game against the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland A’s inducted five franchise icons into the team’s hall of fame.Jason Giambi, the 2000 AL MVP who hit 241 home runs in eight seasons in Oakland, was among those honored.The 5-foot-8 Nick Allen would not have been the obvious choice among current A’s players to replicate one of Giambi’s moonshots. But after hitting just one home run in his first 59 games, the shortstop tripled his season total, blasting two over the left field wall before a handful of A’s legends.“I woke up on the right side of the bed,” Allen said jokingly when asked about what caused his big day at the plate. “But no, I felt like I was seeing the ball well today. ”Allen’s surprising home runs in the second and fifth innings keyed Oakland’s 8-6 victory over the Giants (61-51) before an announced crowd of 27,381 at the Coliseum, as the two teams finished the Bay Bridge Series at two wins a...

Twins sweep Diamondbacks on Wallner’s walk-off homer in 9th inning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Wallner hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday to give the Minnesota Twins a rain-delayed 5-3 victory and a three-game sweep of the skidding Arizona Diamondbacks.Christian Walker had put the Diamondbacks ahead 3-2 with a solo home run in the top of the ninth.Max Kepler led off the bottom half by hitting his third homer in three games. Jorge Polanco walked and Wallner sent a soaring drive off the facing of the right-center scoreboard off new Arizona closer Paul Sewald (3-2), who was acquired from Seattle in a trade Monday.“With us struggling, and finally getting that chance to try and get off this losing streak and get called upon to do what I’m supposed to do and then fail miserably, it’s disappointing,” Sewald said.Wallner’s home run was no surprise to Kepler, however.“He’s legit,” Kepler said of his rookie teammate. “He’s a beast. A big ceiling for him.”Minnesota handed the Diamondbacks their sixth straight defeat and opened a 4 ...

Glover wins Wyndham Championship. Thomas season ends by inches.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Lucas Glover did more than extend his PGA Tour season Sunday. He won the Wyndham Championship with a 2-under 68 that sends him into the FedEx Cup playoffs with more big opportunities in front of him.Glover managed a two-hour rain delay and took advantage of a faltering Russell Henley to win for the first time in more than two years and earn an unlikely spot in the lucrative postseason.Justin Thomas ended his season with a shot he won’t soon forget. Needing a birdie on the 18th hole, his pitch from 100 feet short of the hole smacked off the base of the pin and settled inches away as Thomas fell to the ground in disbelief.Now he has to wait three weeks to see if his worst season — this is the first time Thomas has failed to make the playoffs — will cost him a pick for the U.S. Ryder Cup team.Glover now has five PGA Tour wins separated by 18 years, and there might not have been another except for deciding to switch to a long putter, a move inspired by Adam...

Heavy rainfall hits DC region, Beyoncé show goes on

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

Listen live to WTOP for the latest on storm damage and outages.After an afternoon of high heat and humidity, with temperatures climbing up to almost 90 degrees, the D.C. region is facing heavy rainfall on Sunday night. The severe storm threat is low, but even Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour is not safe from the flood watch that has been issued. Here’s what you need to know.The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch from 8 p.m. Sunday night to 2 a.m. on Monday morning that extends from Stafford County, Virginia, to Annapolis and Baltimore in Maryland.The storms are projected to produce 1-2 inches of rainfall in a short time frame as they quickly move through the region.Over 60,000 Beyoncé fans at FedEx Field were under a shelter in place order at 6:40 p.m. due to lightning in the area. The stadium announced in a tweet that fans inside were being asked to shelter under covered concourse and ramp areas, while concert-goers that were still outside were told to go back ...

Allen and Langeliers come through for A’s in 8-6 win over Giants in Bay Bridge series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nick Allen homered twice and had three RBIs, Shea Langeliers put Oakland ahead with a two-run single in the sixth inning and the Athletics rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6 on Sunday.Limited to eight runs over their previous eight games, the last-place A’s outlasted Giants All-Star Alex Cobb and then broke through with three runs in the sixth. Oakland earned its second consecutive victory in the annual Bay Bridge series after losing the first two matchups in San Francisco this year.Seth Brown doubled twice and had his first triple of the season for Oakland. Zack Gelof added the first three-hit game of his career as the A’s won back-to-back games for the fifth time since their season-high seven-game winning streak in June.LaMonte Wade Jr. had three hits and two RBIs, and Patrick Bailey singled twice and walked twice for San Francisco. The Giants (61-51) dropped into a tie with the Phillies for the top wild card in the National League.Allen, a 5-foot-...

Javier Milei, el precandidato presidencial de derecha con un pasado musical y futbolero

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

(CNN Español) — En tiempos electorales, las conversaciones sobre política suelen ser cotidianas, ya sea en el ámbito familiar, académico o laboral. En el marco de la coyuntura argentina, hay un nombre que no pasa desapercibido: Javier Milei, el precandidato presidencial de La Libertad Avanza.El economista irrumpió en la escena mediática con su “tour de la libertad” y resaltó en gran medida por sus acciones externas a la política: su desempeño como futbolista y su paso por la música con su banda tributo a The Rolling Stones, son algunos ejemplos que dan cuenta de ello.Primeros añosLa historia empezó un tanto difícil para este exarquero del club argentino de fútbol Chacarita Juniors, que fue figura en el año 1989. Nacido en el barrio porteño de Palermo el 22 de octubre de 1970, Milei tuvo una infancia atravesada por repetidos momentos familiares controvertidos que él mismo reconoció en un programa del canal argentino Telefe.El periodista Juan Luis González es uno de ...

Poached Sea Bass / Belkys

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:06 GMT

If you’re in the mood for a seafood dish that’s light in calories but heavy on flavor, you might be in luck. That’s what’s cooking, as we grab a Bite with BelkysIngredients:2 tbs. extra virgin olive oil1 shallot or onion, thinly slicedsalt and pepper1 garlic clove, minced1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (optional)2 cups marinara sauce1 cup vegetable stock2 5-ounce sea bass filletscrusty bread like focaccia for serving and herbs for garnish (optional)Method of Preparation:Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat until shimmering.  Add the shallot, stirring until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and pepper flakes, stirring until fragrant, about 30 seconds more.Pour in the marinara sauce and stock and raise the heat to bring the mixture to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally, and season with salt and pepper.Add the fish to the sauce, adjusting the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook, spooning the sauce ov...