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Boxwood is a garden workhorse. Here’s how to protect it from blight.
If you tweak how you plant and care for it and choose disease-resistant varieties, boxwood is still a viable option in many gardens.
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At Hi/Fi Tex-Mex BBQ, a meat master takes on his white whale: The smoker
Chef Nathan Anda, of the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, says the 1,000-gallon smoker sitting idle behind Evening Star Cafe in Alexandria was calling to him.
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Teriyaki Rib-Eye Steak
This flavorful teriyaki rib-eye steak from the cookbook “School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts” by Jeremy Pang, comes together in about 20 minutes.
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Garlic-Fried Rice
If you love garlic and fried rice, this dish inspired a beloved Filipino recipe, will likely become part of your repertoire.
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Ask Amy: How do I forgive my stepson for punching his father in the face?
Her stepson punched his father so hard he had to get extensive surgery. Is she obligated to forgive him?
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Live updates: House likely to vote on Jim Jordan for speaker
Jordan, a conservative firebrand who is allied with former president Donald Trump, was chosen by fellow Republicans on Friday to lead the House but must win a majority of the full chamber to take the gavel.
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Biden gives fewer press interviews. But he woos more influencers.
White House says its media strategy reflects Americans’ habits. Critics say president is avoiding tough questions.
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DeSantis is slamming Trump more directly. It’s a tough sell in the GOP.
Running out of time to close the gap, DeSantis has taken an increasingly aggressive approach to Trump, whom he trails by huge margins in the GOP presidential field.
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Justice Barrett Calls for Supreme Court to Adopt an Ethics Code
In a wide-ranging interview at the University of Minnesota that was disrupted temporarily by demonstrators, the justice said that ethics rules would help with greater public transparency.
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US-China Trade: Outbound Investment Control Regime in Sensitive Technologies
中美贸易:敏感技术的对外投资管制制度 Executive Order on Outbound Investment 有关对外投资的行政令 – A new executive order signed by President Biden in August 2023 restricts outbound investment to China in several critical cutting-edge technologies with military, surveillance, and cyber-enabled capabilities, deemed critical to US national security interests. Citing an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the national security of the US,…