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Meatballs and more recipes to make this week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

By Emily Weinstein, The New York TimesEveryone has comfort food. Here’s mine: juicy meatballs done Italian American style, served with homemade tomato sauce or piled on top of a spaghetti heap.I used to make a pot of meatballs when friends came over for dinner because it was cozy but not frumpy and everyone loved it. It was also very easy. I’d usually skip the pasta — one less thing to maneuver in my slight strip of a kitchen — and put out good bread instead to dunk in that tomato sauce pool. (It’s even better if it’s garlic bread.) That, plus a big salad: dinner!Now I make meatballs and sauce just because, and in big batches, so I can put some away in the freezer for later. (Never, ever make a single batch of meatballs!) I’ve played the field with different recipes: versions that use only beef (as with Kay Chun’s recipe below), or pork and ricotta. I like great turkey meatballs, too, and I’ve dabbled in meatless meatballs as well.1. MeatballsBy Kay ChunA mix of garlic and her...

International Friends Need to Support Bangladesh to Fight Violence and Misinformation

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

Violence and misinformation are the two main obstacles for the ongoing economic development led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh, lamented speakers in a webinar today.Mentioning the progress of Bangladesh, especially the big infrastructure developments (Megaprojects) such as the Padma Bridge, Kornofuli Tunnel, and Metro Rail, the speakers credited those for the continuity of a government for 15 years.The Webinar titled “Violence and Misinformation: Barriers to Economic Prosperity in Bangladesh” was presided over by Councilman, Freedom Fighter, and Prominent Writer Dr. Nurun Nabi. The five internationally recognized panelists were: Professor Abdur Chowdhury, Professor ABM Nasir, Security Analyst Chris Blackburn, Political analyst Seth Oldmixon, and senior researcher Dr. Mazharul Islam Rana.The speakers also mentioned the significant progress of Bangladesh in expanding the social safety net by providing social services including the stipend for the freedom fighters, elder...

Historic hangar at former air base in Orange County goes up in flames

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

A hangar at a historic air base in Orange County went up in flames Tuesday morning and firefighters had no option but to let it run its course, officials said.According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the fire broke out around 1 a.m. at the Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin. The north hangar, also known as Hangar 1, was completely engulfed in flames when crews first arrived. Firefighters immediately went into defensive mode to prevent the flames from spreading to nearby structures, and crews were seen battling the blaze from the ground and by air. VIDEO: L.A. homeowner exchanges gunfire with would-be robbers As of 8:30 a.m., the fire had consumed about half of the iconic wood hangar."There's literally nothing we can do about it at this point," Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy said. "We can't get close enough to that building without concern for it collapsing on our firefighters."The hangar at the historic Marine Corps Air Station Tustin burning on Nov. 7, 20...

Grieving California mother, critics blame celebrity rehab, say subpar care led to death

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

Dear Gov. Newsom: Here’s a real California story for you. Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra, Phyllis Diller and Bob Hope are immortalized on Palm Springs’ Walk of the Stars — and so is reality TV celebrity Ken Seeley.Ken Seeley of Intervention911 (Photo by Angela Piazza, Orange County Register/SCNG) Seeley gained the national spotlight as a real-life superhero on A&E’s gut-wrenching “Intervention,” sweeping in as users spiral into addiction’s dark depths and often, against all odds, helping yank them out. His star power lent a special sheen to Seeley’s addiction treatment facilities — Ken Seeley Communities or KSC, doing business as Intervention911 — and attracts folks seeking similar miracles.And so it was for Susan Rea of San Juan Capistrano. Despite repeated brushes with death, emergency room ordeals and stints in rehab, her 22-year-old son Dean just couldn’t shake perhaps the most dangerous addiction of all: to fentanyl. As you well know, Gov. Newsom, this synthetic opioid i...

Niles: Will the new Six Flags get the details right?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

Now that the shock is wearing off following the merger of Six Flags with Knott’s Berry Farm parent Cedar Fair, it’s time to consider whether this deal will be a good one for theme park fans.Sure, it’s going to feel strange to have Six Flags Magic Mountain and Knott’s Berry Farm be part of the same company. But at this point, the new company’s management has not told fans anything about what changes might be coming to their favorite parks as a result of the deal.We know that the new company will be called Six Flags, and that its shares will trade under Cedar Fair’s old ticker symbol, FUN. Cedar Fair CEO Richard Zimmerman will assume the same title in the new company, and its headquarters will be located at Cedar Fair’s home in Charlotte, North Carolina.Both companies have sold passes that allow fans admission into all parks in the chain, and many fans are hoping for a new pass offering that includes everything in the supersized Six Flags. A pass that allowed unlimited admission to bo...

Climate change is impacting the home insurance industry and damaging the U.S. housing market

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

By Anna Bahney | CNNWashington, DC — When Michael Monaghan, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Sellers Realty in northern California, got an offer for a home in Bayside at the seller’s $650,000 list price in September, he told the buyer’s agent that the buyer needed to start looking for insurance immediately.“I said, ‘Start working on this on day one,’” Monaghan said. “Getting insurance is the most important thing right now when you’re in escrow for the deal to close.”In the past, acquiring homeowners’ insurance didn’t present buyers much difficulty, but as climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather, insurers — especially those in areas most impacted by floods and fires — are raising their premiums, or pulling out altogether, impacting the affordability and availability of home and fire insurance.For example, in May, State Farm, the largest home insurer in the state, announced it would pause issuing policies in California, citing wildfire risks. Tha...

San Mateo County low-income families to receive toys, books during the holidays

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

(BCN) -- Low-income households in San Mateo County can look forward to receiving toys and books during the holidays, according to county officials.Families on time-limited programs and served by the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo are invited to complete a survey listing at least three appropriate gift choices for each child living in their home, county officials said in a statement Monday. Veterans to get free meals, deals and discounts for the upcoming holiday: Here’s where The child will receive at least one gift from their wish list. The deadline for the survey is Nov. 17.Toys will be distributed by HACSM staff during the second and third weeks of December, according to county officials."Every year, all of us at the Housing Authority look forward to this tangible reminder that we provide more than rental assistance -- first and foremost, we are here to support families," HACSM coordinator Victoria Grant-Velgado said in a statement.According to county officials, th...

Mayor Breed, Marc Benioff announce Dreamforce 2024 will be held in SF

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Salesforce’s annual event Dreamforce will be held in San Francisco in Sept. 2024, Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday on X.  Thanks to @Benioff, Dreamforce is coming back for another incredible year in our beautiful city by the bay — the only place it has ever called home.Mayor London BreedIn August, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff threatened not to have the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco due to the city’s cleanliness and safety.Benioff stated that Dreamforce 2023 set new standards with outstanding safety measures, cleanliness, and hospitality.Thrilled to share the news that Dreamforce, the world's largest enterprise tech conference, will be returning to San Francisco, the stunning city by the bay–and now the AI capital of the world in 2024! In partnership with Mayor London Breed and our beloved city, Dreamforce 2023 set new standards with outstanding safety measures, cleanliness, and hospitality for our 40,000 visiting trailblazers. Thank you, ...

Median price of luxury home in DC market now nearly $1.7M

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

The D.C. metro ranks No. 17 among the Top 50 metros for median price of a luxury home sale and No. 10 among metros with a population of one million or more people.A luxury home sale is defined as a home whose list price is in the top 5% by value in each market. The median luxury home sale price in the D.C. region in the third quarter was $1.662 million, up 5.1% from a year earlier, according to data from Redfin.Homes in the luxury tier sold in the third quarter in an average of 36 days, which is fairly quickly considering the limited pool of buyers in the luxury price range. Nearly half those sales were all cash sales.“Wealthy homebuyers have more tools to weather the storm of high mortgage rates,” said Jason Aleem, senior vice president of real estate operations for Redfin. “Many of them can afford to pay cash, meaning they’re escaping high mortgage rates altogether. Others are choosing to take on a higher rate and refinance later — an expensive option that ...

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case over a gun law that protects domestic violence victims

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:08:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a federal law that prohibits people from having guns if they are under a court order to stay away from their spouse, partner or other family members. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in their first case about guns since last year’s decision that called into question numerous gun control laws.The federal appeals court in New Orleans struck down the law, intended to protect domestic violence victims, following the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision in June 2022. That high-court ruling not only expanded Americans’ gun rights under the Constitution, but also changed the way courts are supposed to evaluate restrictions on firearms.Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for the court tossed out the balancing test judges had long used to decide whether gun laws were constitutional. Rather than consider whether a law enhances public safety, judges should only weigh whether it fits into the nation’s history of ...