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Wednesday, November 11, 2026Nov 11

Cleveland gets a taste of France

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By Meg Veal, Correspondent

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Yves Almodovar is in Cleveland because his wife made a mistake when typing her brother’s e-mail address.

The two met after he read an e-mail she sent to him accidentally. He was in France and his future wife, Angie, was in Cleveland.

“She sent me something, and we started to talk,” Mr. Almodovar said. “I came here, she came there and we decided, ‘OK, I move.’