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Boehner vows another showdown over debt and taxes
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 16, 2012 12:05amWASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner set the stage Tuesday for another tense, partisan showdown over tax and spending policy later this year, as he vowed to insist on big spending cuts before...
Pakistani suggests NATO supplies should resume
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s foreign minister suggested Monday that the country should reopen its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies, saying the government has made its point by closing the route for...
FBI investigating disappearance of nonprofits’ funds
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amLOS ANGELES — The FBI is investigating the apparent disappearance of an estimated $1 million in donations that about 200 nonprofits reported losing when the organization that handled their...
JPMorgan CEO may lose chairman post amid trading loss fallout
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amNEW YORK — Jamie Dimon faces his toughest personal challenge yet in the aftermath of the bank’s $2 billion trading loss — JPMorgan Chase & Co. shareholders might strip the charismatic chief...
Wine pairings to toast the legacy of Julia Child
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amMaybe it’s in the way one cook browns meat, or another views dessert. Or it may be in the moments when a harried chef seeks perspective in the well-worn pages of “The Way to Cook.”
One thing...
No sign of shareholder revolt against JPMorgan’s Dimon
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amNEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon owned up to stock analysts and went on TV to accept blame for a $2 billion trading mistake. Next he faces shareholders, who are considerably less wealthy...
Hurricane center to develop six- and seven-day forecasts
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the first time, the National Hurricane Center plans to develop six- and seven-day track forecasts for an entire storm season.
It also plans to do a better job...
Honeycomb: What it is and how to use it
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amIt’s time to think beyond the bear bottle.
Because honey comes in way more forms than just plastic squirt bottles. My favorite? Honey in the comb, pure and simple.
And yes, the comb is...
Don’t toss the pineapple skin; use it on the grill
Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 15, 2012 12:05amAs I stood at the cutting board slicing slabs of thick skin off a fresh pineapple, a thought occurred to me — the strips of skin were an awful lot like the cedar planks some people use to add...
