Chef JJ Johnson’s new cookbook celebrates rice, the humble grain that feeds the world
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chef JJ Johnson uses rice at home in many different ways — making crepes with his kids,…
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Former environment minister in Albania sentenced to prison in bribery case
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Court officials in Albania say that a former environment minister, seven other officials and four businessmen have been…
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union member countries have watered down a proposal by the bloc’s executive arm…
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BOSTON (AP) — A pair of front-row balcony tickets to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 — the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by…
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Continue Reading Petition demands expulsion of New Hampshire students accused of sharing and ‘grading’ photos of female classmates without consent
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Some 9th and 10th grade Bedford High School students, in Bedford, New Hampshire, mostly boys, took pictures of…
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Continue Reading Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we’re unprepared for the next one
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared. That’s the bleak assessment…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist who ran a community Facebook news page has been killed in the northern Mexico border town of San Luis Rio Colorado,…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is offering $2 billion in loans to Poland to support the defense modernization of the ally which…
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HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan woman has been sentenced to up to five years in prison for a crash in which her three young sons…
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant has restarted production, 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado. The…
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Seven passengers and a crew member were injured when a JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme…
Continue Reading Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack
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Continue Reading Drug cartel turf battles cut off towns in southern Mexico state of Chiapas, near Guatemala border
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Continue Reading US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment
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Continue Reading Milan fashion celebrated diversity and inclusion with refrain: Make more space for color, curves
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Continue Reading UK police open sexual offenses investigation after allegations about Russell Brand
LONDON (AP) — British police have opened a sex crimes investigation triggered by news reports about comedian Russell Brand. London’s Metropolitan…
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5 things to know for Sept. 26: Auto strike, GOP debate, Immigration, Maui fires, Covid
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 50,000 mattresses sold exclusively at Costco have been recalled due the to risk of mold exposure.…
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Continue Reading Mali’s military government postpones a presidential election intended to restore civilian rule
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Continue Reading Lecturers and staff at some UK universities stage a fresh round of strikes at the start of new term
LONDON (AP) — Lecturers and other staff at some 40 U.K. universities are staging a new round of strike action in a long-running dispute over pay…
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BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver has pleaded not guilty to a charge in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams. Thirty-five-year-old…
Continue Reading ‘I went to work to work, not to be in a fight or get jumped on,’ crew member in Montgomery riverfront brawl tells ‘GMA’
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Continue Reading Interest rates will stay high ‘as long as necessary,’ the European Central Bank’s leader says
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The ninth-largest lottery jackpot will be on the line Monday night when numbers are drawn for a $785 million Powerball…
Continue Reading A former UK nurse will be retried on a charge that she tried to murder a baby girl at a hospital
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Continue Reading Ukraine claims commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was killed in Sevastopol attack
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Continue Reading Call for sanctions as homophobic chants again overshadow French soccer’s biggest game
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ROME (AP) — An agent for film legend Sophia Loren says the Italian actor is recovering from successful surgery for a leg fracture after she fell in…
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Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after breakaway region’s defeat
By Christian Edwards and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Nonna Poghosyan spent Monday morning walking around her family home in Nagorno-Karabakh…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Jewish communities around the world are observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Most…
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Continue Reading Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm is blocking leading U.S. online travel agency Booking from acquiring Sweden’s flight booking…
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By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The European Union’s trade commissioner has called for a more balanced relationship with China,…
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