Articles filed under Washington Post
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This family-friendly sheet pan shrimp boil is TikTok grandma-approvedMay 06, 2025 5:46 am - Grab a sheet pan for a streamlined version of a traditional shrimp boil with sweet corn, smoked sausage and tender potatoes. This recipe from TikTok’s favorite grandma Barbara Costello — or Babs, as she’s known to her more than 4 million followers — comes with an herbed butter, flavored with Old Bay seasoning and smoked paprika for extra oomph.
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Does the size of a garlic clove really matter in a recipe?May 06, 2025 5:36 am - What is meant by “cloves of garlic” as a measurement? Most cooks simply rely on experience to know the size of an average clove, using more or less in a recipe to compensate for differing sizes. For those who favor precision, there is an answer.
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Carolyn Hax: Asking son’s partner to remove facial piercings could backfireMay 05, 2025 9:33 am - Woman asks if she should request son's partner remove facial piercings for an upcoming fancy wedding. Carolyn Hax says it could damage their relationship.
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Inside Waltz’s ouster: Before Signalgate, talks with Israel angered TrumpMay 03, 2025 4:38 pm - President Donald Trump’s decision to oust his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, was the product of a slow accumulation of frustration with a former Green Beret of...
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The uncommon phenomenon bringing downpours to the East and South into next weekMay 03, 2025 3:49 pm - An uncommon atmospheric phenomenon known as an omega block will bring days of rain and thunderstorms to the Eastern Seaboard, starting on Saturday and lasting until Wedne...
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Trump to mark Army’s birthday, and his, with parade of 6,600 soldiersMay 02, 2025 10:43 pm - President Donald Trump’s long-held hopes of soldiers marching and armored vehicles rolling down the streets of the nation’s capital are moving closer to reality, as the W...
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GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musk’s DOGE cutsMay 02, 2025 7:45 pm - White House officials have in recent weeks brainstormed strategies for enshrining into law the government cuts implemented by billionaire Elon Musk’s team, aiming to turn...
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AmeriCorps volunteers comfort lonely seniors. Trump just cut their programs.May 02, 2025 7:19 pm - Each week, a group of people 55 years or older fans out across Chester, South Carolina, offering comfort and companionship to the elderly residents of the small town. The...
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A series of tornadoes tore through Texas, even when none were predictedMay 02, 2025 5:48 pm - BURKBURNETT, Texas — A family of strong tornadoes tore through areas south of Killeen, Texas, on Thursday, leading to swaths of destruction — all on a day when no tornado...
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Maryland Zoo’s ‘surprise’ baby giraffe gets a nameMay 02, 2025 1:51 pm - A baby giraffe whose birth in March came as a surprise at the Maryland Zoo this week received a name — Titali, which means “butterfly” in the Bulu language spoken in sout...