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☆ Take Down the Dams on Maine’s Kennebec River - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( John Waldman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In his 1937 book, “Kennebec: Cradle of Americans,” the poet Robert Tristram Coffin called Maine’s sprawling river a “paradise for fish.” But pollution and dams that block spawning runs for Atlantic salmon, sturgeon and shad put an end to that world. The Kennebec River now runs mostly clean, thanks to laws that reduced pollution. The commission should order the removal of the dams. Dams are being removed from rivers across the country. Last year, 80 were demolished, reconnecting obstructed waterways with 1,160 upstream river miles.

Persons: Robert Tristram Coffin, Brookfield Organizations: Federal Energy Regulatory, Brookfield Renewable Locations: “ Kennebec, Kennebec, Sandy, Gulf of Maine

☆ At 102 years old, I still help run my business: Here are my 3 daily practices for a happy and healthy life
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Move daily"I've always tried to walk a mile a day, and we count footsteps so we know when it is," Szekely says. And so we walk," Szekely says. She also practiced Pilates regularly as an adult, and owning a fitness resort helped when it came to prioritizing exercise. In the early stages of Szekely's fitness resort and spa, she was the chief cook and would manage the farm. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Szekely, I've, It's, immerses Organizations: CNBC, Szekely, Old Globe Theatre Locations: It's, Tahiti, San Diego

☆ Why Bolivia is Latin America’s next dining destination
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Capital city La Paz boasts three eateries — Gustu, Ancestral and Phayawi — currently ranked among the top 100 restaurants in Latin America. Bolivia’s food revolution has also spread to major cities such as Sucre as well as the Uyuni Salt Flats. Rather than fine dining, the ambience is decidedly casual, the tables spread across three floors of an old wooden townhouse in the boho Sopocachi neighborhood of central La Paz. Courtesy PhayawiZero-kilometer goes widerSucre, the nation’s judicial capital in south-central Bolivia, isn’t as cosmopolitan as La Paz when it comes to food. Courtesy Joe YogerstBut that’s not to say that Bolivia’s food revolution has reached every nook and cranny.

Persons: foodways, —, Marsia Taha, ” Taha, Taha, Joe Yogerst, Gustu, Claus Meyer, Meyer, ”, We’re, Sebastián Giménez, It’s, quinoa, it’s, Guadalupe, Joy, Uyuni, Tania López, López, “, Tika Organizations: CNN, La Paz, La, Nordic, Michelin, Mercado Central, padres, NASA, Hidalgo Tours Locations: Bolivia, South, Capital, Latin America, La Paz, Sucre, Bolivian, Gustu, Danish, Copenhagen, Lake Titicaca, Phayawi, Basque, altiplano, Argentina, San, city’s, El, Bolivia’s, Hidalgo, Sol

☆ Safaris aren't the only tourist attraction in Africa. From cruises to wine tasting, here's what else you can do
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Harriet Akinyi | Penny Sadler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bungy jumping at Soweto Towers, a decommissioned power station in Johannesburg, South Africa. Explore the beachAfrican beach towns combine beauty and culture, in places like Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius, Zanzibar, Ghana, Namibia and Egypt. In addition to being a popular stop for world cruises, East and South Africa have their own ocean cruise routes which follow the coastlines and visit offshore islands. But South Africa is the continent's crown jewel. The wine country of Franschhoek, outside of Cape Town, South Africa.

Persons: Toubkal, there's, Thomas Janisch, Zina Bencheikh, Madagascar's Tsingy, Carlo Morucchio, Kenya's Masai Mara, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Mombasa's, Samir Hussein, Luciemarie Swanepoel, Jeremy Villasis, Peter Unger, Kate Powell, Intrepid's Bencheikh, Kevin Bubolz, Wrenelle Stander, Michele Westmorland Organizations: bungie, Getty, Intrepid Travel, UNESCO, Heritage, Wireimage, Diamonds, Sainte, Cruises, Stone, Queen, Cruise Line, MSC, Continental, Penguin Locations: Africa, Morocco's, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Nyangani, Zimbabwe, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, Europe, East, Namibia, Victoria Falls, Zambia, Jinja, Uganda, Morocco, Seychelles, Kenya, Mozambique, Mauritius, Zanzibar, Ghana, Egypt, Mombasa, Mombasa's Fort Jesus, Fort Jesus, Kaya, Zanzibar's Stone, Madagascar, Swanepoel, Durban, Cape, Kivu, Silversea, Continental Europe, Middle East, Port, Ethiopia, Wesgro, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Cape Town , South Africa

☆ Opinion | What Barack Obama Understood About America
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Thomas L. Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The conventional wisdom is that Donald Trump’s trial over his alleged efforts to buy the silence of a porn star on the eve of the 2016 election is the least important of the cases against him. Politically that may be true. But more than any of the other cases, this one is revealing of a trend ailing America today: how much we’ve lost our moorings as a society. To my mind, one of the saddest things that has happened to America in my lifetime is how much we’ve lost so many of our mangroves. They are endangered everywhere today — but not just in nature.

Persons: Donald Trump’s Organizations: Conservation International Locations: America, Brazil

☆ Pregnancy takes 50,000 more calories over 9 months, study shows. That’s 164 Snickers bars
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In fact, over the course of a pregnancy, creating and carrying a little one takes 49,753 dietary calories — the equivalent of 164 Snickers candy bars, said Dr. Dustin Marshall, a coauthor of the study published May 16 in the journal Science. You can think of it as an additional substantial snack or mini meal in your day around the second trimester, Mokari said. “That’s pretty monumental.”What to eatHow you eat will depend on your pregnancy, Mokari said. Get some sleepThis study also suggests that sleep is probably especially important during pregnancy, Feinberg said. “If you feel tired, go to sleep, and really understand that you’re not being a wimp, that you’re exhausted in pregnancy,” Feinberg said.

Persons: Dustin Marshall, Marshall, ”, Samuel Ginther, ” Marshall, Eve Feinberg, …, dietitian Natalie Mokari, Mokari, “, you’ve, ” Mokari, ” Feinberg, Feinberg Organizations: CNN, Monash University, intuit, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Chicago, Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ Savoring the Summer at 5 Waterside Hotels
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Stephanie Rosenbloom | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At this luxury escape in White Lake, N.Y., about a two-hour drive from Manhattan, immerse yourself in more than 100 acres along the Toronto Reservoir. Or better yet, get into the reservoir and go paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking and swimming. And because the Chatwal Lodge is set within the approximately 2,500-acre Chapin Estate, you can also fly-fish on private trout streams there. On dry land, pretend you’re back in summer camp and try archery, birdhouse decorating, baking classes and yoga. Or visit the recreation center where you can play shuffleboard, duckpin bowling, ping pong, billiards and board games.

Locations: White Lake, N.Y, Manhattan

☆ Mom fined $88,000 after her children collected 72 clams — not seashells — at a California beach
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA California mother received a $88,000 fine after her children collected dozens of clams they believed were seashells. The residents dubbed Pismo Beach the "Clam Capital of the World" in 1947, according to the Pismo Beach Conference & Visitors Bureau. "My kids, they thought they were collecting seashells, but they were actually collecting clams, 72 to be exact," she told the outlet. "It was definitely one expensive trip to Pismo," Russ told the outlet. California's Department of Fish and Wildlife representatives did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Charlotte Russ, Harri Jarvelainen, Russ Organizations: Service, Pismo Beach Conference & Visitors Bureau, Business, Getty, ABC, California's Department of Fish, Wildlife Locations: Pismo, , California, San Luis Obispo County

☆ This high schooler won $10,000 because he saw a mysterious outbreak killing sea turtles in his Hawaii hometown and decided to do something about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He kept seeing green sea turtles with cauliflower-like tumors. And it would just encapsulate the green sea turtles," he said. A green sea turtle afflicted with fibropapillomatosis at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida in the Florida Keys. Green sea turtles are crucial for the health of reefs worldwide, as they eat algae that would otherwise suffocate the coral. He donned his diving gear and set up motion-sensing underwater cameras to snap photos of green sea turtles.

Persons: —, Maddux Alexander Springer, Springer, fibropapillomatosis, Pablo Cozzaglio, Peggy Scripps, It's, Hugh Gentry, they're, salicornia, Narrissa, Mitchell Pettigrew, that's, he'll Organizations: Service, Business, Turtle Hospital, Getty, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Google, Springer, Communication, Regeneron, Science, Engineering, Reuters, Hawaii Division, Nature, Hawaii's Department of Health, Honolulu Civil, University of Oregon, Oregon State University Locations: Kāneʻohe, Marathon , Florida, Florida, AFP, Oahu, Hawaii, Kāneʻohe Bay, Kāneʻohe Bay . State, Cavan, Hawaii's, cesspools, Honolulu

☆ Opinion: What ‘Furiosa’ gets right about the climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

However, George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) and its new prequel, “Furiosa,” provide some possible explanations. Like all the Mad Max films going back to the 1979 original, “Fury Road” and “Furiosa” are set in post-apocalyptic wastelands following some indeterminate eco-catastrophe. “Fury Road” and “Furiosa” focus on a citadel ruled by tyrannical, bloodthirsty and toothy-masked Immortan Joe (played in “Fury Road” by Hugh Keays-Byrne and in “Furiosa” by Lachy Hulme). Charlize Theron stars as Imperator Furiosa in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' action adventure "MAD MAX: FURY ROAD," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. In both Furiosa films, such a society emerges in the Green Place, the home from which Furiosa (played in “Fury Road” by Charlize Theron and in “Furiosa” by Anya Taylor-Joy) was stolen as a child.

Persons: Noah Berlatsky, we’re, Noah Berlatsky Noah Berlatsky There’s, George Miller’s “, Max, “, Furiosa ”, Mad Max, Joe, Hugh Keays, Byrne, Lachy Hulme, they’ll, —, Charlize Theron, Furiosa, Anya Taylor, Joy, ”, We’re, Dick Cheney, Cheney, “ Furiosa, Chris Hemsworth, It’s Dementus, Dementus Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Warner Bros ., Warner Bros . Pictures, Village, Pictures, Warner Bros, Century Studios, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Chicago, “, Hollywood

☆ What it’s really like to live in Antarctica
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The Minnesota native first went to the White Continent in 2007 to work as a janitor at McMurdo Base, one of the three US outposts there. She was one of half-a-dozen people staffing the world’s southernmost post office, UK-administered Port Lockroy. Counting penguins is one of the roles Port Lockroy staff have during their time in Antarctica. Once you get the Antarctica bug, Long and Nelson say, it’s pretty hard to get rid of. In a fast-paced globalized world where everyone is on their phones all the time, Antarctica offers a rare opportunity to live a different kind of life.

Persons: United States –, Keri Nelson, Amundsen, ” Nelson, “, McMurdo, Palmer, Evan Townsend, ” Keri Nelson, ”, Nelson, Scott Base, –, Scott, Keri Nelson “, Chris Long, Long, Laura Bullesbach, Bridie Martin, Laura Bullesbach doesn’t, you’re, You’re, Port Lockroy, Bullesbach, Clare Ballantyne, ” Long, Keri Nelson Long, he’s, vacationer, ” Klaus Dodds Organizations: CNN, United, Antarctic, Minnesota, Base, Scott, Palmer, grownups, McMurdo Base, McMurdo, US, Geographic, Pole, Ocean, Scott Base, Port, Lockroy, Port Lockroy, Electronics, University of London Locations: Antarctica, Chile, Japan, Australia, United States, McMurdo, New, Ross, Amundsen, New Zealand, Russian, South America, Port Lockroy, Lockroy, Port, Denver, China

☆ 2 teens won $50,000 for inventing a device that can filter toxic microplastics from water
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

They wanted to find out whether this type of facility already had tools that could remove microplastics from wastewater. In a single pass, their device can remove between 84% and 94% of microplastics in water, according to a press release. On a smaller scale, it could filter microplastics in laundry machines and even fish tanks. In another 2023 study, researchers at Shinshu University tested a similar ultrasound-filtering method to remove microplastics from water. But Ou and Huang say their device is simpler, more efficient, and the first to use ultrasound to block and filter microplastics directly.

Persons: —, Victoria Ou, Justin Huang, Huang, Gordon E, Moore, Lisa Fryklund, Huang —, Chris Ayers, Society for Science Huang, Ou, Justin Huang didn't, Chris Ayers Ou, they're Organizations: Service, Mount, Business, Science, Engineering, Google, Environmental Sciences, Society for Science, EPA, ISEF, New Mexico Tech, Technology, Shinshu University Locations: Woodlands , Texas, Mount Everest, Victoria, Los Angeles, Texas, microplastics, Mt, Everest

☆ Is Pet Insurance Worth It? for Most People, the Answer Is No.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The North American Pet Health Insurance Association found that pet owners in the US paid $3.9 billion in premiums in 2023, a 22% increase from the year before. One thing is for sure: As the industry grows, pet insurance is becoming as confusing and messy as health insurance is for humans. Pet insurance isn't technically even health insurance; it falls in the property-and-casualty category. AdvertisementThe big problem with pet insurance is it's just an expensive productThere are three categories of pet insurance: accident only; accident and illness; and accident, illness, and wellness. Advertisement"It's important that pet owners understand the scope of what their pet insurance does and does not cover, so they're not caught off guard by unexpected payments," he said.

Persons: Gina Papini, Kato, Papini, That's, they've, Kevin Brasler, that's, Dan, Michael San Filippo, they're, Doug Kenney, Kenney, It's, Brasler, she's, Emily Stewart Organizations: American Pet Products Association, Pet Health Insurance Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, Rover, Consumers, Business Locations: reimbursing, Mexico

☆ Alaska's pristine rivers are turning a rusty orange even when seen from space, likely because of melting permafrost: study
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAt least 75 of Alaska's brooks and streams have been turning a dirty orange likely due to thawing permafrost, with some rivers so impacted that the discoloration can be seen via satellite, a new study says. Rivers and lakes typically have a pH value of 6.5 to 8, and acid rain has a pH value of 4.2 to 4.4. Jon O'Donnell/National Park Service"These findings have considerable implications for drinking water supplies and subsistence fisheries in rural Alaska," researchers wrote. The 75 orange streams observed were scattered across northern Alaska over a span of about 600 miles, the study said. AdvertisementAn orange tributary joins the Kuguroruk River in Alaska.

Persons: —, Jenny McGrath, Jon O'Donnell, Joshua Koch, Biden Organizations: Service, Business, Geological Survey Scientists Locations: Rivers, Kobuk, Alaska

☆ Fish oil supplements may cause harm, study finds. ‘Is it time to dump them?’ expert asks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

However, a new study finds regular use of fish oil supplements may increase, not reduce, the risk of first-time stroke and atrial fibrillation among people in good cardiovascular health. Nearly one-third of those people, who were followed for an average of 12 years, said they regularly used fish oil supplements. Over-the-counter fish oil suffers from a lack of purity and consistency, as well as the potential contaminants and heavy metals such as mercury that come with fish, Freeman said. “In addition, studies over the last 10 years have not been very positive for over-the-counter fish oil,” he added. “Fish oil was either having no benefit or in some cases it may harm, such as with stroke and AFib.

Persons: ’ ”, Andrew Freeman, “, ”, Freeman, that’s, ” Freeman, sasirin, Richard Isaacson, Isaacson, Chia, ” Isaacson Organizations: CNN, Jewish Health, Costco, Food and Drug Administration, US, NSF International Locations: United States, Denver, United Kingdom, Boca Raton , Florida, Lake

☆ A 79-year-old who started running in her 40s has done 28 triathlons. She has 4 tips for young people wanting to be as fit as her.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gruenfeld was inspired to start running after watching the 1986 Boston Marathon, at the age of 41. Gruenfeld shared her tips for people wanting to be as fit as her at 79. Get and stay strongGruenfeld said that she has found strength training helpful for her fitness, to maintain muscle as she has aged. To maintain her muscle, Gruenfeld lifts heavy weights, to "really stress those muscles." Add activities you enjoyYou don't have to only do strength training to get fit.

Persons: —, Cherie Gruenfeld, Gruenfeld, that's, it's Organizations: Service, Business, UCLA Health

☆ Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Amanda Musa | Andy Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A 70-year-old man was killed by a cow moose after he tried to take photos of the animal and its newborn calves near his home in southern Alaska on Sunday, authorities said. The man, Dale Chorman, was with a friend when the pair spotted a female moose and her two newborn calves in the city of Homer, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said. “Dale was with another adult male and they were attempting to take photos of two newborn moose calves when the cow moose attacked Dale,” agency spokesperson Austin McDaniel told CNN in an email Tuesday. While in the company of her calves, a female moose will not hesitate to attack should a person come near them, McDaniel said. “Cow moose with calves are known to be relentless in their efforts to defend their calves from perceived threats,” McDaniel said.

Persons: Dale Chorman, “ Dale, Dale, Austin McDaniel, McDaniel, ”, Nathan Chorman, He’d, Nathan, “, ” McDaniel, Homer Organizations: CNN, Alaska Department of Public Safety, Alaska State Medical, Office, KTUU, Alaska Department of Fish Locations: Alaska, Homer, Anchorage, Kenai

☆ Opinion: Trump’s defense got one last shot at Michael Cohen. Did they make their case?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Opinion Norman Eisen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The biggest drama in the trial of former President Donald Trump on Monday came not, as expected, in the cross-examination of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. His testimony wrapped without any moments approaching the significance of last week’s defense hits on the star witness. Cohen had already admitted that he lied to Costello, and indeed lied more broadly to protect Trump before cooperating with the government. But Cohen has already testified that he lied about Trump’s knowledge of the payment to Daniels before cooperating with prosecutors. It culminated before the lunch break with a bit of razzle- dazzle to bolster Cohen’s testimony about what happened on that phone call with Schiller and Trump.

Persons: Norman Eisen, “, Donald Trump, Trump, Michael Cohen, — Robert Costello, Cohen —, audibly, Juan Merchan, Costello, ” Merchan, cautioning, ’, …, ” Costello, Merchan, Norm Eisen, Cohen, chastising Costello, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, Todd Blanche, Blanche, Keith Schiller, Schiller, —, Trump’s, ”, Susan Hoffinger, Perry Mason Organizations: CNN, Monday, Trump, Trump Organization, SPAN, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Trump’s Manhattan, Tampa , Florida

☆ Inside Chef Carla Hall's fridge, from Costco staples to the one thing she always buys on sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Lizzy Briskin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Hall's fridge is a trove of fun finds, from condiments we know and love to fancy European butter and an ample supply of eggs. AdvertisementA peek inside Carla Hall's fridge. Carla HallSundae fixingsCarla Hall's fridge had a few ice-cream flavors. "The one thing that I get when it's on sale is any kind of European-style butter," Hall said. AdvertisementMystery leftoversIf you're curious about the container with reddish contents in the center of Hall's fridge, join the club.

Persons: —, Carla Hall, Hall's, Carla Hall Sundae, Carla Hall's, Tyler Le, Ben, She's, Grey Poupon, Heinz, Grey Poupon Dijon, Amaro, amaro, unsalted Organizations: Service, Business, QVC, Walmart, Safeway, Costco Locations: gander, Washington ,, Jeni's, Tillamook, Southern

☆ Billionaire defense entrepreneur Palmer Luckey has a home like a Bond villain's lair — complete with helicopters, a giant fish tank, and an underground missile base filled with video games
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Palmer Luckey's startup Anduril is producing futuristic weapons of war. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe defense tech startup Anduril is making some of the most futuristic autonomous weapons on the market as it tries to reinvent the military's wheelhouse. But the company's forward-thinking vision hasn't stopped founder Palmer Luckey from amassing his own collection of older military-grade vehicles and boy's toys.

Persons: Palmer, James Bond, Luckey, —, hasn't, Palmer Luckey Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, US Navy, Marine Corps, Business

☆ Khon in Bangkok: Inside Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre, passionate performers keep a masked art form alive
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Karla Cripps | Kocha Olarn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But one of the best places to experience an authentic Khon performance is Bangkok’s Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre. Among the performers tasked with playing that role at Sala Chalermkrung is 34-year-old Thanet Pakwisath, who has been practicing Khon for more than 20 years. “And I believe that other performers here at Sala Chalermkrung would have the same belief.”But like many of his colleagues, he fears for its fate. I want everyone to help – both Thai people and foreigners.”Sala Chalermkrung: A living museumBangkok’s Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theater has its own fascinating back story. But from the late 1970s, visitors to Sala Chalermkrung began to decline.

Persons: Ling ”, Khon, Sala, Apassara, khon, Karla Cripps, Hanuman, “, ”, “ Khon, Hanuman Thanet, Sala Charlermkrung, Mark Phillips, ” Sala, King Prajadhipok, Sala Chalermkrung Organizations: CNN, Bangkok CNN, Suvarnabhumi International, Heritage, Chalermkrung, Khon, Royal, Sala Chalermkrung, Sala Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Khon, Thai, Sala, –, Sala Chalermkrung, Thanet, “, Charoenkrung, Phra Nakhon District

☆ Opinion | Donald Trump, ‘a Clear and Present Danger to All’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Trump Knows Dominance Wins,” by M. Steven Fish (Opinion guest essay, May 7):It used to be that the two parties disparaged each other for three months out of four years during election time. After that, they went back to hammering out helpful policies with civility, despite their different interests and philosophies. Governance worked, and democracy worked. People need to write his sentences down one by one to see the ugliness in each one. His followers love him because they think that his ugly words mean that he cares about them and is fighting for their welfare.

Persons: “, Steven Fish, Governance, caucusing

☆ Here's the deflation breakdown for April 2024 — in one chart
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Consumers have largely seen prices deflate for physical goods, such as cars, furniture and appliances, economists said. They've also declined for some groceries and other things, such as travel, according to the consumer price index. Physical goods prices have deflated in all but one month since May 2023, for example. watch nowThe U.S. dollar's strength relative to other global currencies has also helped rein in prices for goods, economists said. Downward pressure on goods prices has waned a bit in recent months as supply-and-demand dynamics have normalized, economists said.

Persons: Oscar Wong, They've, they've, Michael Pugliese, Stephen Brown, Mark Zandi, Zandi, Hayley Berg, Hopper, There's, Brown Organizations: Consumers, Wells, Wells Fargo Economics, North, Capital Economics, Finance, GameStop, AMC, U.S, Federal Reserve, Canadian, Moody's, Airlines Locations: Wells Fargo, North America, U.S

☆ I tried 23 popular frozen meals from Trader Joe's, and would buy at least half of them again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

I'm picky about instant meals, though, so I reviewed 23 of Trader Joe's frozen entrées. AdvertisementVERDICT: Although Trader Joe's penne arrabbiata could make for a satisfying, last-minute dinner, it wasn't memorable enough for me to buy again. Trader Joe's frozen section offers many different Tex-Mex and Mexican-inspired dishes, but I noticed these because of the "hatch chile" description. I thought Trader Joe's vegetable-and-cheese enchiladas were a disappointing, soggy messOnce cooked through, Trader Joe's vegetable-and-cheese enchiladas didn't impress me. I hoped Trader Joe's spicy peanutty noodle bowl with chicken would be goodI enjoyed Trader Joe's spicy peanutty noodle bowl with chicken.

Persons: —, Joe's, Wilson, Wilson I'm, it's, penne arrabbiata, I'm, fryer, Savanna, gooey Monterey Jack oozed, they're, might've, I've, provolone, Wilson Jackfruit, didn't, It's, I'd, you've, mozzarella, Bolognese, would've, bolognese, microwaving, gnocchi, it'll, chow, chiles, Wilson I, raved Organizations: Service, Business, Monterey, Wilson, Joe's Locations: Savanna, Monterey Jack, gooey Monterey, Cuban, pesto, jalapeño, gnocchi

☆ Jasper White, Chef Who Lifted New England Cuisine, Dies at 69
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Julia Moskin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jasper White, a chef who put New England’s traditional foods on the fine-dining map in the 1980s and mentored a generation of Boston-area chefs, died on Saturday in Boston. His death, at a hospital, was caused by a brain aneurysm, his wife, Kathleen White, said. At Restaurant Jasper in the North End of Boston, which was open from 1983 to 1995, and later at Jasper White’s Summer Shack, in three locations, Mr. White’s cooking was relentlessly focused on New England ingredients. “As a chef and as an advocate, he was more responsible than anyone for the revival of oysters and oyster bars in New England,” said Skip Bennett, the founder of Island Creek Oysters, an oyster farm and distributor in Duxbury, Mass. At a time when Boston’s destination-worthy dishes still included cornmeal pudding at the venerable Durgin-Park restaurant and fish chowder at the upmarket chain Legal Sea Foods, Mr. White developed an elegant but accessible style, based on local and seasonal ingredients like oysters, corn, maple and blueberries.

Persons: Jasper White, Kathleen White, ”, Skip Bennett, White Organizations: Jasper, Foods Locations: Boston, Jasper, England, New England, Duxbury , Mass

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