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FictionBewilderment by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton)Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (One World)Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)Hell of a Book by Jason Mott (Dutton)One Two Three by Laurie Frankel (Holt)Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi (Riverhead)Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine)Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron)What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad (Knopf)The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine (Grove Press) NonfictionBlack Food: Stories,…

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My friend Pat Carter in Capetown makes this. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 8 hours, 20 minutes Yield: serves 10-12 Ingredients GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST 2 cups (200g) graham cracker crumbs (about 12–14 full sheet graham crackers) 1/3 cup (67g) packed light or dark brown sugar 1/2 cup (8 Tablespoons; 115g) unsalted butter, melted CHEESECAKE 1 and 1/4 cups (300ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream three 8-ounce blocks (680g) full-fat…

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Recalled products have establishment number ‘EST. M10125′ SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Mich. – More than 234,000 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products have been recalled nationwide due to Listeria concerns. Alexander & Hornung is recalling around 234,391 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to officials.…

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from Rice University News and Media Relations, Office of Public Affairs Ruth López Turley, a prolific education researcher, professor of sociology and director of Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), has been selected as the next director of the university’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research after current director Bill Fulton steps down June 30, 2022. Turley, who currently…

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MY JEWISH LEARNING Ingredients 4 SERVINGS salt 2 large eggs 2 pounds potatoes oil (for frying) Directions Peel and finely grate the potatoes. Put them immediately into cold water, then drain and squeeze them as dry as you can by pressing them with your hands in a colander. This is to remove the starchy liquid, which could make the…

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By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 in 5 people with hypertension may be unintentionally taking a drug for another condition that causes their blood pressure to climb even higher, a new study suggests. Left untreated or undertreated, high blood pressure will increase your risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and vision problems by damaging blood vessels. Lifestyle…

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