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Hannah Goldfield shares her favorite cookbooks of the year, from a celebration of the miraculous date to a collection of quintessential American food. www.newyorker.com/culture/2025...
Ten of My Favorite Cookbooks of 2025
The year’s best culinary titles include a food history of the United States, a guide to being an excellent dinner-party guest, and a collection of recipes that people decided to take to their graves.
www.newyorker.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Hannah Goldfield shares her favorite cookbooks of the year, from a celebration of the miraculous date to a collection of quintessential American food. www.newyorker.com/culture/2025...
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If you have kids in your life who are ready to broaden their book horizons we have recommendations for you! Here you'll find tried-and-true picture books, chapter books, and YA, all published in 2025.
From toddlers to teens, here's your one-stop shop for young readers
If you have kids in your life who are ready to broaden their book horizons we have recommendations for you! Here you'll find tried-and-true picture books, chapter books, and YA, all published in 2025.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
If you have kids in your life who are ready to broaden their book horizons we have recommendations for you! Here you'll find tried-and-true picture books, chapter books, and YA, all published in 2025.
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"I've got a terrible cold this week and so my husband went out and bought all the ingredients and made this for me yesterday. I brought a Thermos of it to work with me — what a wonderful soothing soup to sip through the morning."
Cold Cure Soup Recipe
This soup started life as quite a different thing I'd made a traditional Persian chicken, cinnamon and Seville-orange stew and realized that it was the scented broth I loved the most So I cut to the chase
nyti.ms
December 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"I've got a terrible cold this week and so my husband went out and bought all the ingredients and made this for me yesterday. I brought a Thermos of it to work with me — what a wonderful soothing soup to sip through the morning."
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“Beyond an ethical obligation to the people that work for them, companies might also consider their financial imperative to care about food insecurity,” writes Bailey Bigelow in an op-ed.
Voices: Food insecurity is bad for business. Here’s how Utah employers can help.
“Beyond an ethical obligation to the people that work for them, companies might also consider their financial imperative to care about food insecurity,” writes Bailey Bigelow in an op-ed.
www.sltrib.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“Beyond an ethical obligation to the people that work for them, companies might also consider their financial imperative to care about food insecurity,” writes Bailey Bigelow in an op-ed.
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If you see a specific area that is flooding, please report that using #tSpotter...of course after making sure you're not driving into it or something.
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you see a specific area that is flooding, please report that using #tSpotter...of course after making sure you're not driving into it or something.
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“That’s not how marriage should be treated. It should be honored and celebrated. Not: You’re going to risk your life if you do this.”
A federal judge nominee said disabled people shouldn’t be wed. In fact, many can’t.
Marriage often nullifies the government benefits they need to get by.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“That’s not how marriage should be treated. It should be honored and celebrated. Not: You’re going to risk your life if you do this.”
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7:15p/ After this line passes on thru, we'll be good for the rest of the night. You may have to go looking for your inflatable Santa though. Our live coverage continues here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih9H...
December 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
7:15p/ After this line passes on thru, we'll be good for the rest of the night. You may have to go looking for your inflatable Santa though. Our live coverage continues here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih9H...
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Richland Creek has crested about 6 inches below flood stage in Belle Meade. Creeks will run high for a few hours. Give them some space.
December 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Richland Creek has crested about 6 inches below flood stage in Belle Meade. Creeks will run high for a few hours. Give them some space.
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Rainy morning. More rain and gusty wind later. More in the blog later. Radar at 7am.
December 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Rainy morning. More rain and gusty wind later. More in the blog later. Radar at 7am.
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Happy Hanukkah! Here are book recommendations to last you (at least!) eight days and nights.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Happy Hanukkah! Here are book recommendations to last you (at least!) eight days and nights.
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This brutal mosquito-borne disease may have a cure, but there's a catch [via @vox.com]
This brutal mosquito-borne disease may have a cure, but there's a catch
No one wants to make it.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This brutal mosquito-borne disease may have a cure, but there's a catch [via @vox.com]
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Apple Confirms iPhone Decision—You Must Upgrade iOS 18 To iOS 26.2 Now
Apple Confirms iPhone Decision—You Must Upgrade iOS 18 To iOS 26.2 Now
Apple issues an upgrade now warning to millions of iPhone users. iOS 18.7.3 is not available.
www.forbes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Apple Confirms iPhone Decision—You Must Upgrade iOS 18 To iOS 26.2 Now
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2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, & Successes Over The Year.
Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social
bookriot.com/book-censors...
Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social
bookriot.com/book-censors...
2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, and Successes Over The Year
What were the book censorship trends in 2025? Here are the highs and lows, as identified by five organizations doing the work.
bookriot.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, & Successes Over The Year.
Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social
bookriot.com/book-censors...
Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social
bookriot.com/book-censors...
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Earl Wisener hoped VA benefits would help ease the financial and caretaking burdens of numerous ailments, but his claim was denied because proof of his honorable discharge was among the military records destroyed in an archives fire in 1973. (from @wyattwolson.bsky.social)
96-year-old Army, Air Force veteran appeals VA claim stymied by missing records
Earl Wisener’s claim for VA benefits was denied because proof of his honorable discharge was among the military records destroyed in an archives fire in 1973.
www.stripes.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Earl Wisener hoped VA benefits would help ease the financial and caretaking burdens of numerous ailments, but his claim was denied because proof of his honorable discharge was among the military records destroyed in an archives fire in 1973. (from @wyattwolson.bsky.social)
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DCS MESS: “Audit outlines failures in caring for abused & neglected children… Tennessee’s child welfare agency under scrutiny over reports of children forced to sleep on office floors, lax oversight of juvenile facilities, abuse in treatment centers…” tennesseelookout.com/2025/12/17/d...
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
DCS MESS: “Audit outlines failures in caring for abused & neglected children… Tennessee’s child welfare agency under scrutiny over reports of children forced to sleep on office floors, lax oversight of juvenile facilities, abuse in treatment centers…” tennesseelookout.com/2025/12/17/d...
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📚✨ 18 of the Best Graphic Novels of 2025! From heartwarming friendships to gripping mysteries & powerful memoirs—featuring Shannon Hale, Eugene Yelchin & exciting new voices. Something for every reader!
www.thechildrensbookreview.com/18-of-the-be...
#GraphicNovels #KidsLit #2025Books
www.thechildrensbookreview.com/18-of-the-be...
#GraphicNovels #KidsLit #2025Books
18 of the Best Graphic Novels of 2025
2025 showcases an exceptional collection of graphic novels that demonstrate the incredible range and depth of the medium.
www.thechildrensbookreview.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
📚✨ 18 of the Best Graphic Novels of 2025! From heartwarming friendships to gripping mysteries & powerful memoirs—featuring Shannon Hale, Eugene Yelchin & exciting new voices. Something for every reader!
www.thechildrensbookreview.com/18-of-the-be...
#GraphicNovels #KidsLit #2025Books
www.thechildrensbookreview.com/18-of-the-be...
#GraphicNovels #KidsLit #2025Books
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THE LIBRARIANS nominated for Satellite Award
30th Satellite Award Nominations Revealed - Awards Radar
Awards Radar seeks to provide objective, thoughtful, and wide-ranging coverage of the awards season, as well as the entertainment world in general
awardsradar.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
THE LIBRARIANS nominated for Satellite Award
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Tennessee farmers and forest owners who suffered agricultural losses due to Hurricane Helene will receive $38.1 million in assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funding will cover infrastructure and timber losses, future economic losses and market losses. @cstephenson.bsky.social.
Tennessee farmers, forest owners to receive $38.1M in Hurricane Helene relief • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee farmers who suffered losses due to Hurricane Helene will receive $38.1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
tennesseelookout.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Tennessee farmers and forest owners who suffered agricultural losses due to Hurricane Helene will receive $38.1 million in assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funding will cover infrastructure and timber losses, future economic losses and market losses. @cstephenson.bsky.social.
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Hundreds of underage girls married off and hundreds more children kidnapped as U.S. foreign aid cuts contribute to surge in violations against persecuted Rohingya children.
Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts
Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Hundreds of underage girls married off and hundreds more children kidnapped as U.S. foreign aid cuts contribute to surge in violations against persecuted Rohingya children.
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Health insurance costs are expected to rise in 2026 as ACA subsidies expire and new rules take effect. Here's what enrollees need to know.
What's changing about healthcare in 2026 — Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, premiums, and enrollment deadlines
Health insurance costs are expected to rise in 2026 as ACA subsidies expire and new rules take effect. Here's what enrollees need to know.
www.businessinsider.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Health insurance costs are expected to rise in 2026 as ACA subsidies expire and new rules take effect. Here's what enrollees need to know.
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Vincenzo Latronico's slim and unsettling "Perfection" was the top 2025 novel I managed to read this year. Check out why and read my colleagues' top picks www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...
The 24 best books we read in 2025
New nonfiction and fiction titles we loved, plus some older ones that were just right for the moment.
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Vincenzo Latronico's slim and unsettling "Perfection" was the top 2025 novel I managed to read this year. Check out why and read my colleagues' top picks www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...
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...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures will be in the low teens to single digits
through Monday morning with low single digit wind chill values.
* WHERE...All of Middle Tennessee.
* WHEN...Until noon CST Monday.
* WHAT...Temperatures will be in the low teens to single digits
through Monday morning with low single digit wind chill values.
* WHERE...All of Middle Tennessee.
* WHEN...Until noon CST Monday.
December 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures will be in the low teens to single digits
through Monday morning with low single digit wind chill values.
* WHERE...All of Middle Tennessee.
* WHEN...Until noon CST Monday.
* WHAT...Temperatures will be in the low teens to single digits
through Monday morning with low single digit wind chill values.
* WHERE...All of Middle Tennessee.
* WHEN...Until noon CST Monday.
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Disagreement about having the picture book, “Call Me Max,” about a trans boy remain in a North Carolina county’s library led commissioners to dissolve the county library board.
Library board ousted after voting to keep children’s book about trans boy
Disagreement about having a picture book about a trans boy remain in a North Carolina county’s library led commissioners to dissolve the county library board.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Disagreement about having the picture book, “Call Me Max,” about a trans boy remain in a North Carolina county’s library led commissioners to dissolve the county library board.
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iRobot, the American maker of the Roomba, once the leader in robot vacuums, said that it had filed for bankruptcy and that control of the company will be taken over by its Chinese supplier.
Roomba Maker iRobot Files for Bankruptcy, With Chinese Supplier Taking Control
Founded in 1990 by three M.I.T. researchers, iRobot introduced its vacuum in 2002. Its restructuring will turn the company over to its largest creditor.
nyti.ms
December 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
iRobot, the American maker of the Roomba, once the leader in robot vacuums, said that it had filed for bankruptcy and that control of the company will be taken over by its Chinese supplier.