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If you, like me, have trouble running more than one errand per day, you understand the relative importance of the few things that you do get done.One of those things is usually lunch.And that lunch is sometimes a salad.We love our salads in Los Angeles.And the salad eaters of the city have a multitude of options to wade through.

Kwame Alexander recently had a rare opportunity that no father should squander: to look cool in front of his 14-year-old daughter.His Disney+ show The Crossover, based on his Newbury Award-winning novel of the same name, had a big Hollywood premiere, complete with a red carpet and plenty of photographers.

Republicans are reportedly demanding even stricter work requirements than they originally proposed for SNAP recipients.U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly in formation during U.S.-Philippines joint air force exercises at Clark Air Base on May 9, 2023, in Mabalacat, Philippines.Ezra Acayan / Getty Images With the U.S. just 10 days away from a possible default, House Republicans are now demanding a military budget even larger than the record $858 billion that Congress authorized for the current fiscal year as they continue pushing for steep cuts to key aid programs.

The coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, on Saturday has been described as a millennium-old tradition of pomp and circumstance, reaching back to Charles's most distant forebears.But while the service and liturgy of the coronation of English and British monarchs stretches back to the 10th century, the tradition of its sound is far more recent and less noticed.

No, you're not seeing things.Cracker Barrel, a Southern restaurant chain that has come under fire for discrimination and lack of inclusivity in the past, is celebrating Pride this June.Some of the restaurant chain's iconic rocking chairs might be sporting a rainbow, part of a new campaign to bring "the front porch to Pride."
"We are excited to celebrate Pride Month with our employees and guests.

I am a regional food obsessive originally from the Midwest.So when someone on a recent episode of the charming Kansas-set HBO comedy Somebody Somewhere showed up to a school event with a conversation piece appetizer I had never heard of called "St.Louis sushi," I immediately started researching whether this was actually a thing.

Nate Fisher turned in a sorely-needed good outing (ALL FOR NAUGHT!!!!), albeit one that stacked four walks up against one strikeout.Over six innings, he held the Stripers to two runs, both scoring in the fourth on a two-out solo shot followed by a Yolmer (not Yolbert) Sánchez walk and Hoy Park triple.

A 52-year-old vintage whisky by nature of its rare age deserves a bit of extra effort and detail.Even so, the amorphously contemporary expression of a decanter imagined by luxury automotive brand Aston Martin for The Bowmore stands apart for its next level design - a one-of-its-kind collector's item scheduled for auction at Sotheby's in London on May 26th to raise proceeds for The Bowmore Legacy fund, a project supporting the employability, training, and housing needs within the community of Bowmore, Scotland.

Britain increasingly feels like a terribly old country.We keep hearing its pipework hasn't been properly overhauled since the Victorian age, so its own sewage laps at its shores and courses through its rivers.Earlier this month we crowned our oldest ever new monarch, a man who looked a picture of melancholy pretty much throughout, even if media sycophancy made it verboten to categorise the mood as anything other than joyous renewal.

Almost 60% of LinkedIn's users are between the ages of 25 and 34, making it the single largest demographic to use the platform.And this is a demographic with a willingness to pay for news.At a time when publishers are moving past seeing social media platforms as traffic drivers, and even a major publication like BuzzFeed News shut down because of a sharp decrease in Facebook referral traffic, LinkedIn is giving publishers a reason to smile.

Susan Wokoma, a guest on working class comedy podcast Proper Class.Photograph: - Pod Save the UKWidely available, episodes weeklyGiven its hosts, this take on the popular US leftwing look at politics Pod Save America is inevitably great.Nish Kumar is one of our foremost political satirists and Guardian journalist Coco Khan is unfailingly witty about current affairs.

Brian Cox in "Mending the Line."(Eros Hoagland/Blue Fox Entertainment/Meydenbauer Entertainment) Comment Gift Article StarOutline StarOutline (2 stars) The title of the film "Mending the Line" refers to an adjustment to a fly-fishing line to counter the effects of water currents.

At Atlas Brew Works and Andy's Pizza by Nationals Park, happy hour means $10 for a house beer, such as Dance of Days pale ale, and two slices of pizza.(Fritz Hahn/The Washington Post)Once upon a time, Washington was a magic place for happy hours.Bars and restaurants so craved after-work business that they offered free - free! - tacos, pizza or popcorn shrimp, in addition to discounted drinks, to lure young and hungry customers.

It's an enormous shame - and likely a legally prescribed one - that Page doesn't name names here.The party incident is not the only time Page doesn't point fingers as directly as I wish he could.Page writes extensively of a closeted actress that he met while making a movie together.They had a prolonged secret affair that ended in heartbreak for Page - a pain made worse by running into her at a party while she was on a date with a man.

NJ Advance Media | Randy Miller: The Yankees, and their fans, are holding their breath.They are waiting for some concrete news on Aaron Judge's right big toe.It could potentially be fractured, in which case he could be out for a while.For now, we all wait for the results of the imaging.He suffered the injury in that majestic running catch late in Saturday's game against the Dodgers, a play that helped secure a valuable victory.

After taking the first two games of this three-game set in Seattle, both in convincing fashion, New York goes for the trifecta tonight.A win moves the Bronx Bombers to a season-high 12 games above .500and sends them to the Thursday offday riding high, before going to LA this weekend to face the Dodgers (where all of Giancarlo Stanton, JOsh Donaldson, and Tommy Kahnle seem ready to join them).

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball.Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in New York Yankees fans, and fans across the country.Sign up here to join Reacts.In this week's edition of the SB Nation Reacts polls, we asked Yankees fans a couple questions about the present and the future.

The Yankees came into this game, on May 5 2023, nine full games back of Tampa in the AL East.They could go 9-4 against the Rays this season and that would still leave them four games back.Saying each game versus Tampa is must-win is not a stretch if the Yankees entertain hopes of claiming the AL East crown.

The conservative wing objected to the dismissal of property rights.The liberals focused on egregious fines.But despite their different reasonings, the members of the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously found in favor of a woman who got nothing when the government seized her condo because of $2,300 worth of unpaid property taxes and pocketed all proceeds from the sale, far more than the woman owed.

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Leaked documents reveal Amazon has a new generative AI technology called Burnham that could make its Astro home robot a whole lot smarter.If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.See our ethics statement.As a smart home reviewer of a certain age, all I've ever wanted for my home is a Rosie the Robot.

Meetings, more meetings.A Zoom call.A Google Hangout.Another meeting.Answering emails.Have you checked Slack?Did you sign off on those expenses in Concur?Ever feel too busy at work to get any actual work done?Well, apparently you are right.According to a new report from Microsoft, our workplaces have a serious productivity problem.

The Braves are set to kick off their series in Phoenix later tonight, and their series-opening lineup looks like this:
Yes, that is Travis d'Arnaud DHing and hitting fifth.He's DHed five other times this season, but none since May 12, and hit fifth twice this season, but not since May 14. Eddie Rosario remains the beneficiary of this move by continuing to start in left, though the outfield dimensions in Arizona are such that I guess the Braves don't want Marcell Ozuna running around in Quikrete quicksand out there.

A baseball season is long.162 games is a lot of games!Every team is going to have peaks and valleys, and it's not particularly bewildering that even good teams will have some pretty unpleasant valleys to slog through.The 101-win Braves of yesteryear had two sub-.500months.The 101-win Braves of 2003 never had a sub-.500

Close your eyes.Picture Mark Zuckerberg.What do you see?Perhaps you envision the Meta boss and Facebook founder in a gray T-shirt, spotlighted on a Silicon Valley stage.Maybe his cartoonish metaverse avatar hovers before you with legs, or without them.Possibly Jesse Eisenberg, the bony actor who played the fledgling tycoon in The Social Network (2010), appears in your mind's eye.

Harrowdown Hill in Oxfordshire is the site where the body of Dr David Kelly was discovered in 2003.A public inquiry found that he had died by suicide.From 1991 up until the time of his death, Kelly had been a lead member of the scientific teams tasked by the United Nations with monitoring and removing Iraq's chemical and biological weapons capability.

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70mm Celebration for Memorial Day WeekendIn celebration of the Hollywood's successful Film Forever campaign, which enabled them to purchase "legacy projection equipment" (aka two additional 70mm projectors), the cinema mainstay will screen a series of 70mm prints to drool over.

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Maybe you know him as singer-songwriter Bonnie "Prince" Billy.Maybe you know him as indie movie actor Will Oldham (if not, watch Kelly Reichardt's !)Or possibly under band names/aliases like Palace, Palace Music, Palace Songs, or Palace Brothers.Whatever you know him as, we hope you know that he's one of the most captivating songwriters of our time, crafting intimate and innovative folk songs that have made an undeniable mark on indie rock over the last three decades.

There was a time when winery visits consisted of sipping a flight in a crowded tasting room, then scurrying off to the next three or four wineries for a repeat experience.But these days, many wineries offer an entire array of temptations - from bocce courts and cabanas to food trucks, jeep tours, cave experiences and more - all designed to pair nicely with that bubbly, crisp sauv blanc or hearty zin, and encourage people to relax and spend the entire day at one winery.

The Dodgers beat the Rays on Saturday but was by no means easy.Clayton Kershaw was staked to a 3-0 lead over the first three and a half innings before he started losing his command in the bottom of the fourth inning.He gave up two runs in that frame and two more in the next before exiting after 5.It was uncharacteristic for the future Hall of Famer.

With a 10-game road trip to St. Louis, Atlanta and Tampa Bay set to begin tomorrow night, the Dodgers are looking to finish off their homestand with a 5-1 record and improve on their National League-best 16 home victories.Since leaving Pittsburgh on April 27, the Dodgers hold a 14-3 record.Related, returned to the lineup on April 28 and the team has won 13 of 14 games with him in the lineup.

Realtor.comPerhaps unsurprisingly, it didn't take long for a castle in Georgia to find a buyer.The fanciful space is currently pending sale.In fact, the first person who saw the Oakhurst Castle in Decatur, GA, put in an offer on the 116-year-old property.The home-a real standout in its suburban Atlanta neighborhood-is listed for $1,335,000
"It's in an area that's full of 1920s bungalows interspersed with new construction, and then you've got this castle-looking building on a corner lot that just doesn't look like anything else," says listing agent Kathleen Sickeler, with Coldwell Banker Realty.

The OnePlus 11, which is currently the Chinese company's flagship device, launched back in January.Its successor is already being worked on, as it turns out, and it will unsurprisingly be called OnePlus 12.According to a new leak from a usually reliable source, the OnePlus 12 will be launched in China in December.

Man United will try to sign an English trio this summer; Harry Kane, Declan Rice and Mason Mount.Erik ten Hag seemingly has huge plans for Manchester United this summer, as he looks to ensure the Red Devils are challenging for major honours on a yearly basis.Several transfer links have already taken place, despite the fact that the club ownership still remains up in the air.

A draw with Udinese on Thursday night was enough for Napoli to seal their first league title for 33 years, with Osimhen netting a second-half equaliser to spark incredible scenes of celebrations back in Naples.It is the first time the club have lifted the Serie A trophy since Diego Maradona inspired the club to glory in 1990, and it comes after a season of domestic dominance.

The AOC AGON AGK700 makes up part of AOC AGON's ever-expanding suite of gaming peripherals.You'll likely know the brand from the many monitors they make, including an impressive lineup of budget gaming monitors, but that's by no means the only thing they do.I recently tested and reviewed one of AGON's recent premium monitors, the rather excellent AOC AGON AG275QZ, and for the last month and a half or so, I've been using two other AGON peripherals, a GM510 gaming mouse and the AGK700 mechanical keyboard, first released in late 2021, but still a worthy contender for people's attention.

The pervasiveness of the FBI's failure to comply with even the most modest reforms designed to limit the agency's surveillance powers reveals two problems that Congress must address as it considers the Administration's request to reauthorize Section 702.First, the FBI is incapable of policing itself when it comes to trawling through the communications of Americans without a warrant.

Samsung, Oppo and Nokia are among a range of Android phone makers with facial recognition scanning tech that can be "easily duped" by a printed 2D photo, according to tests undertaken by campaign group Which?Resident techies that put a range of phones and brands through their paces (see box below) said the findings were of concern as biometric tech is often billed as one of the most secure ways to unlock a handset.

is in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission once again after the agency proposed more sanctions against the company, which has allegedly failed to fully comply with a 2020 privacy order.Among other things, the agency has proposed a blanket ban on monetizing data Meta collects from users aged under 18, whether they use Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or Quest virtual reality headsets.

"Following a steady increase in podcast listening over the past decade, podcasts have become a big part of the normal routine - and news diet - of many Americans, especially younger adults."-Pew Research Center
From a large-scale survey (5,132 U.S. adults surveyed in December), the Pew Research Center has released results about the popularity of podcasts and the habits of listeners.

The reach of podcasting is now rivaling the reach of AM/FM and TV ... at least in one age group.That's a key finding described by Tom Webster in his Podcast Upfront presentation in New York yesterday.(The video is available as part of the Sounds Profitable Data Decoded series, HERE.)Unsurprisingly, this dramatic finding points to young users, age 18-34.

If diplomats were on TikTok, de-risk would be trending.The word has suddenly become popular among officials trying to loosen China's grip on global supply chains but not cut ties entirely, with the joint communique from this weekend's Group of 7 meeting making clear that the world's largest democratic economies will now focus on de-risking, not decoupling.

Java 19 brought a preview of virtual threads and an API for structural concurrency.Java 20 extends this with ScopedValues, a much-improved version of ThreadLocal s.When writing concurrent code in Java, the first option is to work directly with threads (virtual or not).However, this is usually not the best idea.

Despite admitting that he has never met anyone who "understands" what he characterizes as the transgender "agenda," North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ+ Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson (R) claims that "clinics" are performing "transgender surgery" on 5-year-olds.Robinson, who officially announced his bid to become North Carolina's next governor, made the false claim twice over the weekend, during an appearance in Georgia at the Faith Over Fear Rally, an event hosted by gun rights activist Lucretia Hughes, WGHP reports.

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OpenAI's large language models (LLMs) are trained on a vast array of datasets, pulling information from the internet's dustiest and cobweb-covered corners.But what if such a model were to crawl through the dark web - the internet's seedy underbelly where you can host a site without your identity being public or even available to law enforcement - instead?

With the advent of AI chatbots, the ethics of parasocial relationships just keep getting murkier.Introducing: CarynAI, a voice-based chatbot that was trained to mimic a human influencer to become your artificial girlfriend.And at just $1 per minute, it's an absolute steal.Yes, you read that right.As Fortune reports, CarynAI is the digital extension of 23-year-old influencer Caryn Marjorie, who created a virtual version of herself with the help of AI firm Forever Voices and OpenAI's GPT-4.

Wendy's and Google have together built a chatbot for taking drive-thru orders, using large language models and generative AI.The system works by converting spoken fast-food orders to text that can be processed by Google's large language model.A generative component added to the system is designed to make the chatbot interact with people in a more natural and conversational manner, so that it's less rigid and robotic.

Fate and the laws of probability were not on the side of the Toronto Raptors as the NBA Draft lottery approached.Not only were they outside of the postseason picture, but they had more than a 90% chance of remaining stuck at No. 13 overall and failing to make a miraculous ascension into the top four.

Real Madrid have been afforded an extra day of rest as they prepare for the crucial showdown against Manchester City in the Champions League.The Spanish giants secured a 1-0 La Liga victory against struggling Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night.With City's game away at Everton on Sunday afternoon, that gives the Spanish side an extra day of rest before both sides square up at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

Celtics By John Waller May 15, 2023 | 10:55 AM As Jayson Tatum dazzled on the court during Celtics-76ers' Game 7, a number of fans couldn't help but notice the objectively absurdly large big red boots courtside behind him at TD Garden, with many taking to Twitter to make sure they weren't alone in their observation.

Arsenal's title hopes are over, and fans will hope that rather than their best chance being gone, this is just the beginning of an exciting era at the Emirates Stadium.The Gunners weren't too far away from a truly outstanding Manchester City side, and there seems one obvious flaw to fix for Mikel Arteta's men to come back as more serious title contenders next season.

Temporary pop-up editions of retail stores and restaurants have proliferated in the past few years.And what is an art fair if not a specialized, group version of that idea?The 11th edition of the fair Frieze New York will pop up at the Shed in Hudson Yards this week, from Thursday to Sunday, and will feature 68 galleries.

When the European Union adopted its General Data Protection Regulation in 2018, the law was heralded as a privacy game changer that would usher in a new era of consent around online data collection and put the right to protect personal information directly in the hands of individuals.It was also meant to standardize privacy laws across member EU nations.

On May 11, the U.S. Covid-19 Public Health Emergency officially expires.But if you're like most of the working parents in my coaching practice, what hasn't yet expired are many of the perspectives and day-to-day practices that got you through the pandemic.Amidst the unprecedented pressures of the past three years, all of us who are combining career and kids had to use new moves, and a lot of them, in order to "make it work."

New grads can easily find themselves overwhelmed by the responsibilities of post-college life, such as commuting to work, balancing the budget or staying fit.So, maybe skip the gift basket and give them a subscription that helps make adulthood more manageable.Here are the services we most recommend for grads who are just starting out, including a few that are free to try.

No show exhibits New York glamor quite like HBO's Succession - and Kendall Roy's penthouse is the epitome of indulgence.Kendall (played by Jeremy Strong) lives in a three-level penthouse at the top of the tallest tower north of 72nd Street, one of the tallest buildings in the Upper East Side.Comprising three floors and five bedrooms - and boasting views of Manhattan's skyline - the apartment is among the rarest in New York, and is considered to be one of the world's best home's on the market for $29 million.

Looking back at Mayor Lori Lightfoot's only term in office, it's hard to see past my disappointment.I'm not alone, as evidenced by her defeat in the first round of voting.Four years ago she came from relative obscurity to win all 50 of the city's wards in her first political campaign ever.This time, she couldn't place high enough in the crowded field to make the runoff.

Welcome to Saturday's Marlins (16-17, -55 RD) vs. Cubs (16-16, +45 RD) game thread.Bet you weren't expecting a Matt Barnes start, were you?Marlins Game Notes Marlins Starting Lineup
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From #Marlins manager Skip Schumaker pregame: Bryan Hoeing will pitch out of the bullpen today.

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Who gets your vote for April's Marlin of the Month?Elsewhere around the majors, Domingo Germán was on the verge of tossing his first career shutout, but somehow, the Yankees ended up losing the game.That drops them down to .500, which means last place in the fierce American League East division.

Whether we keep our recipes in a cute little box on our kitchen counter or saved digitally on a Pinterest board, most of us have a stockpile of foolproof, surefire dishes we return to again and again like your mom's budae jjiggae, or your go-to arroz con pollo.On New York Times Cooking, there's a handy digital recipe box to which you can save the meals you've cooked, hope to cook and maybe never will cook, but enjoy dreaming about having the time and energy to do so.

THE CHEF MOST often credited with inventing the croquembouche, the French-born confection that towers haughtily over any table it graces, was, unsurprisingly, an architecture enthusiast.Toward the end of the French Revolution, years before he baked the cake for Napoleon Bonaparte's (second) wedding, Marie-Antoine Careme began an apprenticeship at a patisserie near the Palais Royal.

Homeowners account for more than half of Richmond's housing occupancy, but tenants now make up 80% of the city's five-seat Rent Board a dramatic power shift since the governing body's inception.That discrepancy divided the Richmond City Council on Tuesday, as elected officials weighed whether they should fill three vacancies with more voices from renters a historically marginalized community or push for a more balanced representation of the city's 116,000 residents.

While it's not a completely direct line between these three for a roster spot, they were all connected in some way.It seemed like a fun idea to track how one thing led to another over the span of two seasons, with none of it really working out as intended (for the Dodgers or even the teams on the other side of a few of these deals).

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Data classification is an essential pre-requisite to data protection, security and compliance.Firms need to know where their data is and the types of data they hold.Organisations also need to classify data to ensure it has the right level of protection and whether it is stored on the most suitable type of storage in terms of cost and access time.