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A few years ago, it seemed like we couldn’t create enough sweet or savory recipes to satisfy Better Homes & Gardens’ appetites. Dear Reader (or Editor), any recipe featuring salted caramel or chocolate sea salt has received rave reviews and ranks among the most popular on our site, but last year a new food trend was thrust into the spotlight: swishies. Getty Images Pairing sweet and spicy flavors in cuisine is nothing new. For centuries, people around the world from India, Korea, Mexico, Thailand and throughout the Caribbean have harnessed the power of this dynamic combination to add balance and…
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign announced that more than 360,000 people have volunteered to support her in the next presidential election against former President Donald Trump. Harris is expected to be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate at the national convention in Chicago next month and would make history if elected on November 5 – becoming the first woman, Indian American, Asian and Black person to hold the US presidency.Harris’ campaign has seen a surge in support, raising a staggering $200 million in just one week and adding 17,000 new volunteers to the cause. “We continue to see great…
As football season approaches, many people who didn’t pay much attention during the offseason are starting to realize that the new kickoff rules come with some big changes.The surprise onside kick was gone.A lot of people are acting as if that’s something new. But it’s not new. It was a clear and obvious part of the rules changes the league adopted in late March.Because onside kicks require an entirely different formation, all onside kicks are announced in advance, onside kicks cannot be taken until the fourth quarter, and only the losing team may take an onside kick.Efforts to minimize kickoffs…
A great bar can be a great many things.A place you go to wind down, or to blow off steam. A place to try a new cocktail, or order an old favorite. A place to go out on the town, or to pop around the corner.Bars can be all these things to people – and nowhere is it easier to see that than in our inaugural USA TODAY Bars of the Year list.Selected by our network of food writers across the nation – from The Arizona Republic to Florida Today – these bars represent the best neighborhood taverns, the finest…
Tom Pidcock competed for the Men’s Olympic Cross Country MTB title yesterday, winning after a stunning performance from Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in the women’s race the previous day. Outside of international competition, both Pidcock and Ferrand Prévot raced for the Ineos Grenadiers professional team and both rode Pinarello mountain bikes, although their equipment choices were slightly different: Prévot opted for a hardtail machine with only a front suspension fork, while Pidcock went for a full suspension model. However, both riders were using the exact same set of wheels, with the unusual and eye-catching white spokes that caught our eye. The wheels…
Good morning, here’s what we’re going to cover today:But first, protests erupted in Venezuela yesterday against the re-election of autocratic President Nicolas Maduro after the opposition claimed they had evidence that the vote tally was fraudulent.Opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez had a lead of at least 20 points over Maduro in independent polls before the election, and government-controlled electoral authorities declared him the winner yesterday, even though all the votes had not yet been counted.Russia, China, Iran and Cuba welcomed his victory, while the United States, the EU and Britain demanded a detailed breakdown of the vote. Dismayed Venezuelans took to…
President Joe Biden, 81, has decided not to seek reelection in 2024 amid growing concerns within the Democratic Party about his longevity.”There’s a perception problem,” former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) said in a July interview with CNBC.The problem of an aging legislative workforce in the US extends beyond the presidency: At the start of the 118th Congress, the average ages of senators and representatives were 64 and 57, respectively, according to researchers at FiscalNote.”A politician’s age is very much factored into voter preferences,” said Christian Fong, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan. “They want someone…
new york CNN — As vice president, Kamala Harris played a leading role in a very progressive Biden administration that fought mergers and big tech companies and denounced corporate greed. Harris, the leading Democratic presidential nominee, is caught in the middle of a tug-of-war as she crafts her own economic policy on key issues including taxes, trade and regulation. Some business leaders and wealthy donors are hoping Harris will adopt more centrist policies when she outlines her policy platform, particularly rolling back Biden-era antitrust enforcement. “CEOs are very excited about Harris,” Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, founder and director of the Yale University…
It was December 2020 in San Francisco and Mike Solana was fed up. In the wake of the pandemic, as many of his friends and colleagues in the tech industry were leaving the city, the anti-tech media was shaping their exodus into yet another hysterical narrative. “There was this idea that tech people had come, extracted all the wealth in San Francisco, and moved on,” says Solana, the chief marketing officer at Founders Fund, a venture firm cofounded by Peter Thiel and known for its bets on Airbnb, Palantir, and OpenAI. “The premise was just totally wrong.” To set the…
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