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Aid ship sets sail to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands face starvation 5 months into warMar 12, 2024 8:15 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza on Tuesday in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory, wher...
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Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battleMar 12, 2024 8:13 am - WASHINGTON — Lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republi...
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U.S. inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevatedMar 12, 2024 8:01 am - WASHINGTON — Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe...
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Book Review: Debut novel ‘Headshot’ gives us head shots of the psyches of teenage girl boxersMar 12, 2024 7:08 am - Rita Bullwinkel knows a thing or two about the human body and the abuse it can take. In an interview with The Paris Review, the author, who played water polo in college, ...
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Japanese animation studio founder Miyazaki isn’t ready to retire just yet, after latest Oscar winMar 12, 2024 7:04 am - Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for “The Boy and The Heron," hasn't said yet what it plans next. But founder Hayao Miyazaki, who at 83 was the oldest director ever nominated in that category, won’t rule out making another film, even if his next project is a short instead of a full-length feature.
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Oscars get audience bump from ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ but ratings aren’t quite a blockbusterMar 12, 2024 6:44 am - “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night's 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That's the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years.
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Crispy fried pasta pairs a savory crunch with chickpeasMar 12, 2024 6:00 am - Italians know that the texture of pasta matters. Thus the emphasis on cooking it until just barely al dente, or until tender, but with a pleasant chew. But that's not where the lesson stops. Christopher Kimball's Milk Street discovered a dish in Lecce, in southern Italy, that mixes pasta textures.
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Cousins chooses Atlanta, Barkley goes to Philly on a busy first day of NFL free agencyMar 11, 2024 9:32 pm - Kirk Cousins is heading to the Falcons. Saquon Barkley is joining the Eagles. Brian Burns is going to the Giants. The first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period was a ...
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NFL free agency explained from salary cap and tampering to franchise and transition tagsMar 11, 2024 5:00 pm - The NFL’s free agency frenzy kicks off Monday with a 52-hour legal tampering period ahead of the official start of the new league year on Wednesday. Several star players,...
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Man sentenced to life in prison for murder and rape in attack on Naperville woman and friend in GermanyMar 11, 2024 2:25 pm - BERLIN — An American man was convicted of murder and other charges on Monday for brutally attacking two American women near Germany’s famed Neuschwanstein castle last sum...