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Raise your hot dog game with recipes for sauces, slaws, chili and more
Think outside the bun with crunchy pickles, tangy slaws, spicy sauces and other homemade toppings.
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Carolyn Hax chat: Are my friends judging me because I don’t have a maid?
Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.
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The best ways to reheat pasta
Leftover pasta can be sad and dry. Here’s how to return it to its former glory.
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Toothless dog named Wild Thang just won World’s Ugliest Dog contest
He beat Rome — a 14-year-old pug with one eye — and Mochi, a 9-month-old chihuahua-Jack Russell terrier mix with a major underbite.
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Democrats scramble after Biden’s halting debate performance
Despite widespread alarm, most Democratic lawmakers remained supportive of the president in his bid to defeat Trump.
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Live updates: Following debate, Biden offers assurance he ‘can do this job’
President Biden and former president Donald Trump are holding rallies Friday after participating in a contentious debate Thursday night.
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Could Democrats Replace Biden at the Top of the Presidential Ticket?
While it is possible, it would most likely lead to political upheaval in the party unless the president decides to step aside on his own terms.
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U.S. Presses to Avert Wider War Between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon
A recent flurry of diplomacy aims to head off a conflict that could pit the United States directly against Iran.
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Supreme Court Rejects Bannon’s Appeal to Delay Prison Sentence
Stephen Bannon will have to begin serving four months in prison on Monday, after the court turned aside his request to remain free while he appeals his conviction for contempt of Congress.
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Weakening Regulatory Agencies Will Be a Key Legacy of the Roberts Court
Two rulings this week by the Republican-appointed majority add to its steady pursuit of enfeebling the ability of the administrative state to impose rules on powerful business interests.