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Cookie Recipes, New Businesses Mark Fall SeasonLifestyle — 4dAs fall and holiday baking season approaches, recipe guides encourage testing cookie favorites early and offer practical advice such as weighing ingredients, using scoops and browning butter. Cookie creativity also extends beyond home baking: sisters in Bermuda have launched a small-batch cookie business, while a Culver City bakery is drawing attention for unusual flavors.

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Mushroom pasta recipeLifestyle — Sep 27, 2026

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New Mexico Renews Statewide Syphilis Testing OrderLifestyle — 3dNew Mexico’s weekend offerings include SocorroFest, a fermentation and fungi festival, live music and performances by the New Mexico Philharmonic. Separately, state health officials renewed an order requiring expanded syphilis testing to curb congenital infections, while a new cookbook documents Santa Fe’s Plaza Café and its recipes and history.

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Recipes Feature Double-Fried Chicken TechniquesLifestyle — Sep 22, 2026Two recipes use double-frying to make chicken especially crisp: Korean wings get a sweet-spicy gochujang glaze, while Betty Liu’s sesame-cumin chicken is coated with sesame seeds and potato starch and served with optional lemon mayonnaise. A separate slow-cooker Chinese chicken recipe is pitched as an easy alternative to takeout.

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Buffalo Chicken Sweetpotatoes Add Fiber While Keeping Spicy FlavorLifestyle — Sep 28, 2026A recipe feature suggests swapping takeout buffalo wings or pizza for baked sweetpotatoes filled with buffalo chicken, avocado and chives, presenting the dish as a flavorful, more nutrient-rich option. Sweetpotatoes provide fiber and other nutrients, with complex carbohydrates that can support energy and recovery.

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Dana Whitfield This buffalo chicken sweet potato swap sounds like a solid way to keep the heat while adding real fiber and nutrients.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

96 Casserole Recipes Cover Family MealsLifestyle — Sep 19, 2026A round-up of casserole recipes across multiple outlets showcases family-friendly, one-dish dinners ranging from hearty meat-and-pasta bakes to veggie-forward and low-carb vegetarian options, highlighting both comfort classics and lighter twists. The collections also provide practical tips for entertaining and meal prep, including potluck-friendly formats, make-ahead options, and quick weeknight meals.

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Readers Favor Comfort Recipes, Versatile DishesLifestyle — Sep 11, 2026AOL highlights Pineapple Casserole as the South’s top bake-and-take, praising its simplicity, transportability, and versatile role as a side or dessert. Other recipe-roundups emphasize accessible, season-spanning comfort food—from a versatile roasted-pepper dip that rethinks romesco to slow-cooker mains and fall-flavored favorites like Mississippi mud pie bars and honey-apple crumbles.

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Beans fuel quick meals and rising Maine wellness trend via ham soup — Sep 21, 2026Across these pieces, beans are celebrated as inexpensive, protein-rich staples that power quick weeknight meals—from versatile canned black bean dishes and hearty soups to beans on toast or jacket potatoes—and as a rising cultural and wellness phenomenon in Maine. Included are practical, one-pot or slow-cooker recipes and tips for using leftovers such as ham to make comforting, budget-friendly soups.

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Marcus Bell Beans on toast with a side of ham soup is my go-to weeknight dinner, and it never gets old.

Bagel Shops Revive Historic Sites and Recipes in Columbus and St. Petersburg — Sep 14, 2026Across the US, bagel culture is thriving—from Columbus reviving Block’s bagel legacy as Anything Bagel to Pete’s Bagels marking a century in a historic gas-station building in St. Petersburg. Concurrently, national guides highlight the top bagel shops in every state, underscoring both celebrated classics and contemporary takes on the beloved breakfast bite.

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US, China reportedly discuss reciprocal nuclear-site visitsWorld — 3dUS and China are in early talks on reciprocal nuclear-site visits after Beijing proposed them; arsenals stand near 5,000 US warheads versus China's 600-620.

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Trump Hosts Xi for Reciprocal State Visit on Trade — Sep 28, 2026The video shows President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosting President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan for a reciprocal state visit. It highlights President Trump advancing the U.S.-China relationship through trade and i

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Nicole Hardy This visit might finally get China to buy more US goods like soybeans and tech.

Madonna vs Lady GagaYourlist — VS BattleThe Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.

Salman Rushdie named 2026 recipient of National Book Foundation medal — Sep 10, 2026Salman Rushdie will receive the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2026, to be presented at the 77th National Book Awards in New York on November 18 with Kiran Desai as presenter. As the 39th recipient and only the fourth born outside the United States, the honor underscores his five-decade literary career and his status as a U.S. citizen who identifies as an immigrant writer whose work traverses borders.

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Derek Foss Rushdie deserves this for his fearless writing that has connected so many readers across borders over decades.

First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center1 source — 24mWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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First US-Born Pope Receives Liberty Medal While Praising Founding Ideals — 2hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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FCC plans 2028 ban on Chinese device-testing labsTech — 2dThe FCC plans to vote Oct. 29 on a rule that would bar labs in China and other countries lacking reciprocal treatment for U.S. labs from testing electronics for the U.S. market, with restrictions taking effect in December 2028. The proposal expands an earlier ban on Chinese government-linked labs; the FCC says the change would address security and oversight concerns and promote domestic testing, while critics warn it could disrupt supply chains and raise costs.

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What were you actually built to do?Quizie — QuizNot the job you have — the one your wiring has been begging for. Twelve questions and the AI writes the job description.

First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center — 4hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center — 6hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center — 8hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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Tom Gallagher Some might question mixing papal views with civic awards but his focus on limited government fits the occasion well.

First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center1 source — 9hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center — 11hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center — 13hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center — 15hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center — 17hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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Jared Kim A pope from the US championing the founding documents during this award feels like a fitting nod to independence.

First US-Born Pope Champions America’s Founding During Award By National Constitution Center — 18hWith the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient.

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