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Did my cat just hit on me? An adventure in pet translation.
The urge to converse with animals is age-old, long predating the time when smartphones became our best friends.

Sinasir recipe: All you need for this crisp-tender skillet cake is rice and a little time
A brilliant side from northern Nigeria, sinasir is used as a vehicle for soups, stews or grilled meat, or as a lovely snack drizzled with honey and eaten by itself.

The best end-of-summer party starts with tacos
A spread of tacos offers big flavors — savory, spicy, fresh — for a big crowd, while giving the host time to spend with everyone. And it¶¶Ňőap an ideal setup...

Cooler recipes: What¶¶Ňőap cooler than being cool? These cocktails.
What’s Cooler Than Being Cool? These Cocktails.

This easy one-pan chicken recipe has a trick up its sleeve
In this speedy one-pan recipe, I’ve paired the kernels with boneless, skinless chicken thighs seasoned with brown butter, basil and a squeeze of fresh lime for a dish that¶¶Ňőap rich...

Judge throws out plea deals for former Denver-area teachers in submarine spy case
A federal judge Tuesday threw out the plea agreements for a Maryland couple who had tried to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country, arguing that the prison time for...

From summer squash scampi to zucchini pancakes, here are five zucchini-based recipes to try this week
While zucchini doesn’t quite inspire the same rabid obsession you see with tomatoes and corn, I do love it, and in summer I always have some in the fridge.

Why abortion has become a centerpiece of Democratic TV ads in 2022
And in Arizona, the Republican nominees for both Senate and governor were confronted almost instantly after their primaries with different ads calling them “dangerous” for their anti-abortion positions.

On TikTok, election misinformation thrives before midterms
Before the midterm elections this fall, TikTok is shaping up to be a primary incubator of baseless and misleading information, in many ways as problematic as Facebook and Twitter, researchers...

In Los Angeles, the grass isn’t always greener this year
For the better part of a century, the lawn has been one of Southern California’s most durable middle-class fantasies: a single-family house with a manicured emerald yard that always remains...