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Things can go sideways trying a new recipe, ingredients

If you’ve ever tried to cook a new recipe you know nothing about with ingredients you virtually never use, you know that it’s not exactly easy. This was the case when my mom, sibling and I embarked on a journey to make an Indian rice dish called biryani. We got the recipe from “One Pot ...

Summer solstice marks longest day of year, at least around here

This is the sun's time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Sunday is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the equator. It's the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year and winter will ...

FDA backs new kind of flu vaccine

WASHINGTON — A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Thursday as federal health advisers recommended approval of the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration is evaluating Moderna's new ...

8:18 Media: Companies use existing stereotypes to gain profit

This is part 2 of the article on gender based consumerism. “Pink tax” is a way that companies profit from existing stereotypes and gender based cultural discrepancies. This is a system where companies just need to keep the belief going to profit off of it, but what are some ways that ...

‘Pink tax’ part of society’s pressure on women to be caregivers

Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series. By ELEANOR DOHRENWEND 8-18 Media Marketing is obviously successful. But what makes it so successful? And how much of it is evolved around gender? What gender-based differences are there around shopping, and how do marketers use ...

Congo radio station tries to stop spread of misinformation on ebola

BUNIA, Congo — The rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola that Congo is battling took locals by surprise after weeks of spreading unnoticed. Hundreds of cases were suspected when Congolese authorities announced the outbreak on May 15, but many dismissed the news as a "Western conspiracy." At least ...