Ah, the glory of soft-ripened Brie cheese. Its semisoft consistency is alluring; heat it and it becomes an ooey-gooey delight. The bloomy rind that surrounds the disk is a downy white, a surface that aids the cheese to ripen from … Continued
By Anna Helhoski | NerdWallet Climate change is frightening, inconvenient, expensive and, increasingly, deadly. And there’s really no escape. In this year alone, the U.S. has had a myriad of natural hazards worsened by climate change: the earliest recorded Category … Continued
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Mary C. Curtis | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — When it comes to the political history of gay rights in the United States, a lot of people think they have it figured out. They assume “one party is wholly committed … Continued
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Sam Mikulak pulled Stephen Nedoroscik close and tasked the American pommel horse specialist with the impossible. The U.S. men’s gymnastics team’s first Olympic medal in 16 years a solitary routine away, Mikulak told the pommel horse specialist … Continued
Matt Vasilogambros | (TNS) Stateline.org This week, a coalition of election officials, businesses, and civic engagement, religious and veterans groups will make a national push to encourage hundreds of thousands of Americans to serve as poll workers in November’s presidential election. … Continued