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February 28,2017
by Associated Press
The routine is familiar. The president makes a few bad jokes. The championship-winning team presents the leader of the free world with a personalized jersey. Everyone smiles for the cameras.
Nothing political about that, right?
Not exactly.
In a divided nation, everything is political.
While presidents have been snubbed before, six players from the Super Bowl champion New England Patri....
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February 27,2017
by Associated Press
New Orleans is a city strong on traditions — and few inspire as much passion as the king cakes of Mardi Gras season.
To see folks’ devotion for the ring-shaped confection, look no further than an early morning at Manny Randazzo King Cakes in suburban Metairie.
“To me, it’s the best in the city,” said Drew Boston. “It just depends on what you like. What kind of cake you want, what k....
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February 27,2017
by Michael Muckian
In 1971, the Milwaukee Bucks stunned the basketball world by winning the NBA championship in only its third season of professional play. At the center of this upstart team stood 24-year-old Lew Alcindor, a 7’2” draft pick from UCLA.
The basketball world was about to be further startled.
The day after the Bucks swept a four-game championship over the Baltimore Bullets and he earned the NBA’....
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February 25,2017
by Associated Press
Mark Zuckerberg’s long-term vision for Facebook, laid out in a sweeping manifesto , sometimes sounds more like a utopian social guide than a business plan. Are we, he asks, “building the world we all want?”
While most people now use Facebook to connect with friends and family, Zuckerberg thinks that the social network can also encourage more civic engagement, from the local to the global ....
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February 24,2017
by Michael Muckian
If there is a flagship grape for the California wine industry, it is probably the scrappy, jammy Zinfandel.
Grape geneticists may have traced the grape’s roots to southern Italy and Croatia, but California has embraced this European immigrant as its own.
Vintners especially celebrate “old vine” Zinfandel grapes, recognizing that old vines’ lower yield often results in richer, more flavor....
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February 24,2017
by Associated Press
Testosterone treatment did not improve older men’s memory or mental function in the latest results from landmark government research that challenges the anti-aging claims of popular supplements.
While testosterone use for one year appeared to strengthen bones and reduce anemia, it also showed signs of worsening artery disease and questions remain about other potential risks. The researchers s....
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February 24,2017
by Michael Muckian
The Ruckus, a new restaurant concept by the owners of Colectivo Coffee, serves real food that is ridiculously good.
Just ask co-founder Scott Schwebel.
“That’s one of our taglines,” says Schwebel, who helped open the casual eatery in Shorewood in late January. “The Ruckus is designed to offer a spicy twist on the classic burger and ice cream joint.”
The Ruckus is living up to its name....
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February 23,2017
by Kaiser Health News
Wally Pfingsten has always been a news junkie. But since President Donald Trump was elected, he’s been so anxious about the political tumult that even just having the TV news on in the background at home is unbearable.
“It’s been crippling,” said the 35-year-old San Mateo, Calif., resident and political moderate who has supported both Democratic and Republican candidates in the past. ....
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February 23,2017
by Associated Press
They’re show dogs with star power.
Sprinkled through the more than 2,800 dogs that competed at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club show in New York City were furry faces that viewers might have glimpsed in movies and TV shows, stage productions, magazine pages and ads for everything from phone services to pharmaceuticals.
Magneto, for instance, is a strapping, 180-pound Leonberger who was a ....
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February 23,2017
by Wisconsin Gazette
It’s 9:30 p.m. and my boss and I are trying to start a campfire in three feet of snow. Rumor at the saloon was something had been stalking and abducting people in the woods, but right now, all we want is a little comfort and maybe some cocoa.
We’re ready to break out the lighter fluid when three figures emerge from the shadows and, within seconds, beat us bloody with keen weapons and psionic....
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