Uncle Hassan's snack shop and Uncle Soliman's restaurant, too, remain just as he'd known them.

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"My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare, " it started.

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Authorities said Spyropoulos resented the control his uncle exerted over the New Jersey restaurant, a popular diner whose patrons include fans attending Jets and Giants games at the stadium in the Meadowlands a few miles away.

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