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- Another deadly crush in Nigeria at event offering free foodIn the third such incident this week, at least 22 people were killed in a rush for free food at a charity event. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.15 mins ago
- Why the Black American origins of mac and cheese are so hotly debatedIn an era punctuated with persistent loss, our culinary rituals are a scrumptious bridgeIt stood on my kitchen bookshelf, Sylvia’s Family Soul Food Cookbook: From Hemingway, South Carolina, to Harlem, with its ashen purple spine and gold lettering that twinkled in the November light. In what felt like a taunt, the book’s presence made me reconsider a takeout Thanksgiving on the couch. Since 2021, I’ve lost both parents, which has consumed both my heart and my usual cooking mind, dampening my desire to reach for the familiar.The cookbook, a portal to my childhood and one of my mom’s favorites from her massive cookbook collection, had a traditional recipe I knew I had to try: golden brown macaroni and cheese. I’m a Black Southern woman and cook with roots in Georgia and Alabama, so making mac and cheese was not something I needed formal instruction to execute or master. But in… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.39 mins ago
- ‘The great capitulation’: why key US figures are seeking Trump’s favorPeople from tech executives to foreign leaders and even some mainstream media figures are ‘acquiescing in advance’, experts say, because of greed and fearWhen “Justice for All”, a dirge-like version of the national anthem sung by defendants jailed over their alleged roles in the January 6, 2021 insurrection, was played last month at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, guests stood with hand on heart.Among them was Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook. Continue reading... ...[TheTopNews] Read More.39 mins ago
- Grief and anger in Magdeburg after Christmas market attackOutside the market hit by a speeding car, Germans complain about security and their politicians. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.50 mins ago
- Middle East crisis: Israeli strikes kill 28 Palestinians in Gaza – live updatesGaza’s civil defence agency says at least 13 people killed in airstrike on house, while eight people killed in attack on school being used as shelterAs a reminder, Hamas and two other Palestinian armed groups said yesterday in a rare joint statement that an agreement to end the war was “closer than ever”.The groups, which include Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said that a truce in Gaza and hostage release deal may be within reach, provided Israel does not impose new conditions in negotiations. Continue reading... ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ‘A serious disease’: Congress weighs federal gambling crackdown amid growing concernsWith sports betting now legal in 38 states, experts worry that gambling addiction is on the riseA public health crisis is rapidly taking hold, Congress has been warned, with “all available evidence” pointing to an increase in problems surrounding America’s gambling boom.Sports betting, now legal in 38 states, has exploded across the US over the past six years. Campaigners and clinicians say addiction levels have grown during this surge, with young people among those affected. Athletes and sporting officials say harassment has risen, too. Continue reading... ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago