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The first bloom of the year is here, even if it’s buried in snowFeb 10, 2026 1:23 pm - The first wildflower of the year is already blooming — even if it is still covered in snow. The spiky shoots of the eastern skunk cabbage poke through the mud in mid-January, months before other plants begin to wake up.
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The case for keeping your garden dark at nightFeb 10, 2026 12:16 pm - Artificial outdoor lighting negatively affects insects, birds, bats and other small mammals, and it can even make the plants in your garden less productive.
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Chappell Roan drops talent agent in latest Epstein falloutFeb 10, 2026 10:39 am - Singer-songwriter Chappell Roan announced her departure from Casey Wasserman’s talent agency on Monday, the highest-profile blowback faced by the agency to date after flirtatious correspondence between its founder and Ghislaine Maxwell were uncovered in the latest Epstein files.
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What is Southern food? A new cookbook challenges our assumptions.Feb 10, 2026 5:50 am - Pilau is a classic rice pilaf from the Lowcountry, and this one features shrimp, tomato and bell pepper. “Shrimp rice or shrimp pilau is one of the most popular dishes of the South, born of the collision between the colonizing French kitchen and the exiled cuisines of West and Central African peoples,” Michael W. Twitty writes in “Recipes From the American South.”
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Braised celery is the star of this rich Persian stewFeb 10, 2026 5:18 am - Traditionally, this Persian celery stew contains lamb or beef, but this vegetarian variation features borlotti (cranberry) beans. Celery, typically overlooked among vegetables, shines in this dish, lending it satisfying heft and surprising, aromatic brightness.
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DOJ seeks to undo Steve Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoenaFeb 09, 2026 7:01 pm - The Justice Department is taking steps to throw out Stephen K. Bannon’s conviction for defying a congressional subpoena about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, its latest shift in ...
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Pentagon cuts academic ties with ‘woke’ Harvard to focus on training ‘warriors’Feb 07, 2026 7:23 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said his department will cut academic ties with Harvard University, claiming it is no longer the right place to develop military personnel, in the latest flash point in the Trump administration’s long-running battle with the Ivy League institution.
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Zelenskyy says U.S. is readying huge economic deals with RussiaFeb 07, 2026 3:29 pm - Days after negotiations to halt Russia’s war in Ukraine ended inconclusively in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia and the United States were discussing bilateral economic agreements worth some $12 trillion, including deals that would affect Ukraine.
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Adding five minutes of exercise to your daily routine may boost longevityFeb 06, 2026 9:01 am - Just a slight increase in moderate-intensity physical activity, such as walking at a brisk pace for five minutes a day, may help people live longer, a new study suggests.
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Bad Bunny conquered the world, but he wants to save Puerto RicoFeb 05, 2026 10:16 am - Bad Bunny may have won album of the year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, but he was already the biggest star in the world. In the early pages of “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance,” authors Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau introduce the facts.