By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press As any fan of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain knows, food is more than raw ingredients. To understand a bowl of noodles or a perfectly formed dumpling, a foodie must understand the people who make it, the place where it is made, […]
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By Joe McDonald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — Want an insanely fast ride with zero emissions? Startup NIO has the car: An electric two-seater with muscular European lines and a top speed of 195 miles per hour (313 kilometres per hour). The catch: The EP9 costs nearly $1.5 million. NIO, […]
The Associated PressRussell Contreras ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–Typewriter enthusiasts gather at an Albuquerque restaurant to experiment with vintage Smith Coronas. Fans in Boston kneel in a city square and type stories about their lives during a pro-immigration demonstration. A documentary on typewriters featuring Tom Hanks and musician John Mayer is set for […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–After going deep twice in a game for the first time in his big-league career, Chris Gimenez still has more mop-up relief appearances this season than home runs. Wait, maybe the Minnesota Twins have this whole thing backward with their back-up catcher. “Hopefully I’m one of […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ERIN, Wis.–Erin Hills played like a pushover for a U.S. Open. Check out the score of Rickie Fowler yesterday, who matched the U.S. Open scoring record to par for the opening round with a seven-under 65. Right behind him were 43 other players who broke par–snapping […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A tie usually is nothing to cheer about, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Eskimos saw the positives after they played to a 38-38 finish in their final pre-season game last night. In Winnipeg’s first pre-season game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders back on June 10, the […]
The Associated PressBen Walker NEW YORK–Bryce Harper hammered this home run so sweetly, it sailed over the head of Mets’ right-fielder Jay Bruce–twice. “I think that’s the hardest ball I’ve ever hit in my life,” Harper said. Harper and the Washington Nationals battered New York from the start–romping to an […]
Staff Centra Pipelines finally gave up a goal. No worries–they made upfor it and then some. Max Williams netted his league-leading third goal as Centra beat Pharmasave 4-1 in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last night. Jeff Hyatt, Zach Koomans, and Tyler Hamm had the other markers for first-place […]
Joey Payeur Ian Tookenay was swinging for the fences in an effort to get the Sight & Sound Wolves back on even ground against the host Barwick Blue Knights in Rainy River District Fastball League action yesterday evening. But Tookenay’s hard one-hopper to pitcher JJ Landry was the final out […]
Joey Payeur Kali McCormick of the Crossroads Tornadoes wasn’t about to give a free shooting lane to her J.W. Walker Wildcats #3 opponent during the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s Grade 2/3 soccer showcase yesterday at the St. Francis Sports Field here. Teams from Robert Moore and St. Michael’s also […]
Duane Hicks Britainee Kellar, left, and her son, Connor, enjoyed strawberry shortcake and a nice chat with her grandmother–and Connor’s great-grandmother–Betty Batiuk, during the annual “Strawberry Social” yesterday afternoon at La Verendrye Hospital. Hosted by the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary, the popular fundraiser also included baking, books, plants, and a […]
