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Stacy J. Williams, Ph.D.

I work as a freelancer in the Hudson Valley. Quirky and unexpected histories are my jam, especially if they're about food, gender, and politics. I have a degree in American …

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Adriana E. Ortega

Soy de Chihuahua capital, pero vivo en mi querida ciudad monstruo (CDMX).Investigo y escribo sobre los impactos del sistema penal para las personas privadas de la libertad y sus redes …

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Michael Campbell

Michael Campbell is a communications professional with a decade of experience in the field, ranging from print journalism, broadcast & digital content production, and public relations. Based in Central Virginia, …

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Tracey Lynn Lloyd

Storyteller. Innovator. Master of most.I write all the words. Sometimes they're funny, sometimes they're not, but they're always on purpose.

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Erin Gifford

I am a Washington, DC-based travel & outdoor writer. My writing has appeared in USA Today's GoEscape, The Wall Street Journal, AARP.org, The Washington Post, Thrillist, LonelyPlanet.com, HGTV.com, Costco Connection, …

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Column | Gather around Vedge’s rutabaga fondue for your next cocktail party

The first time I ate at Vedge, one of my favorite restaurants in Philadelphia, I started with a cocktail. It came to the table glistening in its coupe, a concoction of gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice and a touch of grapefruit bitters, all of them in perfect balance. But what …
By Joe Yonan
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Column | Make masa an everyday ingredient with these bean and cheese gorditas

I know the word “masa” means dough, particularly corn dough, but it might as well be short for “miracle,” because the process of producing this staple of Mexican (and other Central and South American) cooking is pure alchemy. Dating back to Mesoamerica, nixtamalization (derived from an Aztec phrase) involves boiling …
By Joe Yonan
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Column | Indian food layers spices masterfully. This pumpkin dish shows how.

Make a Romy Gill recipe, in my experience, and you end up marveling at two things: the straightforward ease and the surprisingly complex flavors. The key to both is the layering of spices and spice mixes, often in different forms (whole and ground) and at different points in a recipe.The …
By Joe Yonan
• Washington Post

L.A. DA requests resentencing for Menendez brothers, opening path to release

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that it will request the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez, a pair of brothers sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for killing their parents, heeding calls by their family to reconsider their case after new evidence emerged backing the …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Helicopter crashes into Houston radio tower, killing multiple people

A helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston on Sunday night, erupting into a fireball and crashing to the ground — leaving several people dead, including a child, according to authorities.The incident happened at 7:54 p.m. in Houston’s Greater East End, close enough to a fire station that firefighters …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Column | Mac and cheese, but make it with beans, in this speedy one-pot meal

“I don’t know how to make things complicated,” Jenny Rosenstrach tells me. “I kind of wish I did, because I think my recipes would be next level.”Rosenstrach is being modest, because the truth is, her recipes are indeed next level. As the force behind the popular book, website and newsletter …
By Joe Yonan
• Washington Post

Gallego demands apology from Lake after court unseals divorce records

The records were made public following a 10-month-long legal battle between the Gallegos and the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative publication that filed a lawsuit earlier this year to unseal them. The partially redacted documents show Gallego filed a petition to dissolve the marriage on Dec. 14, 2016 — shortly …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Menendez brothers’ relatives urge district attorney to release them

“If Lyle and Erik’s case were heard today, with the understanding we now have about abuse and [post-traumatic stress disorder], there is no doubt in my mind that their sentencing would have been very different,” said Anamaria Baralt, niece of José Menendez, the siblings’ father.The Menendez brothers have long insisted …
By María Luisa Paúl
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Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina

Liam Payne, a former member of the boy band One Direction, died after falling from the third floor of his room at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires, according to the city’s emergency medical services director, Alberto Crescenti.Crescenti said the circumstances of the English-born singer’s fall are still unclear …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Harris, Trump converge on battleground state of Pennsylvania

Follow live updates on the 2024 election and Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump from our reporters on the campaign trail and in Washington.Policy positions: We’ve collected Harris’s and Trump’s stances on the most important issues — abortion, economic policy, immigration and more.Presidential polls: Check out how …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Michigan GOP candidate’s ad aimed at Black voters has wrong election date

Tom Barrett, a Republican vying for a Michigan congressional seat, is facing calls for an investigation after an ad from his campaign incorrectly listed Election Day as Nov. 6 in a Black-owned Michigan newspaper.In a complaint filed Sunday with the state attorney general, the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus accused Barrett’s …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Florida plans Hurricane Milton recovery; 2 million remain without power

Florida endured a second day of recovery and rescue operations after Hurricane Milton swept through the state late Wednesday, unleashing wind, rain and tornadoes, and pummeling communities still cleaning up after Hurricane Helene struck two weeks ago. At least 17 people were killed by Milton and its aftermath. During a …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Coast Guard rescues boat captain clinging to cooler after Hurricane Milton

A fishing boat captain headed into the water off the Gulf Coast to make repairs on his vessel hours before Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida.He ended up stranded in the storm, which made landfall on Wednesday night — battling waves up to 25 feet high and whipping winds of up …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

As Florida assesses Hurricane Milton damage, millions without power and at least 14 people dead

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By María Luisa Paúl
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Milton shocked Florida with deadly tornadoes well ahead of landfall

The tornadoes added a sense of chaos and danger to the final hours of storm preparation, including along parts of Florida’s Atlantic coast far from expected landfall, where residents were not expecting to see storm impacts until late Wednesday or early Thursday — if at all.In what may prove to …
By María Luisa Paúl
• Washington Post

Hurricane Milton plunges millions into darkness as it batters Florida

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By María Luisa Paúl
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Nevada Republican convicted of taking money meant for officer memorial

A Nevada politician was found guilty of taking money meant for a memorial honoring a police officer killed in the line of duty and spending it on plastic surgery, rent and her daughter’s wedding.A federal jury on Thursday convicted Michele Fiore, a Republican justice of the peace and former Las …
By María Luisa Paúl
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