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Asparagus Piccata With Couscous
Seasonal asparagus needs very little help to shine, but when “piccata-ed,” it becomes silky and irresistibly indulgent.
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Chloe Sevigny’s ‘Sale of the Century’ causes a frenzy
The mob scene at Chloë Sevigny’s closet sale in New York.
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The best Carolyn Hax wedding columns
Getting through being a bridesmaid with a broken heart, being invited to your ex’s wedding, fielding parents’ emotions about planning, and other wedding problems.
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7 ways to put stuff on toast and call it a meal
Whipped ricotta with spring vegetables and prosciutto, sherry-creamed mushrooms, garlic-rosemary white beans, and more ideas for turning toast into a meal.
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E.U. Approves Microsoft’s $69 Billion Deal for Activision
The green light follows objections to the blockbuster deal by American and British regulators on the grounds that it would undercut competition.
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Vice Media Files for Bankruptcy
Vice, which had wooed media giants, has struggled to adjust to the punishing realities of digital publishing. A group of creditors could buy Vice for $225 million.
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U.S.-Made Technology Is Flowing to Russian Airlines, Despite Sanctions
Russian customs data shows that millions of dollars of aircraft parts made by Boeing, Airbus and others were sent to Russia last year.
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Debt Ceiling: Yellen Reiterates That U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by June 1
The latest warning to Congress came before another meeting on Tuesday between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy to resolve the debt ceiling crisis.
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Durham report sharply criticizes FBI’s 2016 Trump campaign probe
Report caps four-year probe launched by the Trump administration that examined how the FBI investigated allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Durham’s probe ends as it began: pointing at trees to obscure the forest
The final report from the special counsel appointed by Attorney General William Barr works hard to justify its contents.