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Healthcare worker Cleveland Wishop landed at Baltimore-Washington International Airport last fall expecting to retrieve his car from long-term parking and drive home.

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She keeps telling me that she cannot wait for school to start, my Maylie. She is so excited to find out who her teacher is this year (she is hoping for a certain one). She is anticipating which friends of hers will be in her class and looking forward to making new friends.

Q: How can I explain to my kids, ages 6 and 9, that “fair” and “equal” are not the same. They complain constantly that I’m not fair. What they mean is I don’t treat them the same.

The automated call rang my wife’s phone a little after 3 a.m., saying it was the big box store’s automated fraud prevention line, complete with the company’s number on the caller ID.

For seasonal food and wine perfection, few things can top a cookout. My favorite grill experience was at a tiny remote cottage with no electricity in Uruguay, the vacation retreat of Argentine celeb chef Francis Mallmann, who popularized traditional open-flame techniques internationally.

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Can you recommend a simple makeup routine for a woman to look presentable but not like a clown?

NEW YORK — What are Americans hungry for?

It’s the best feeling to step out of our blistering hot weather and into an ice-cold, darkened movie theater. Local cinemas are offering several incentives during these steamy months to remove us from our Netflix addictions and experience the summer’s blockbusters in their crisp, dimmed playhouses.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Those of us in Florida are lucky to have access to a free amenity that makes many Americans jealous: the beach.