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5 grilling tips for a flawless cookout, according to pitmasters

Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride went from haute cuisine to hot barbecuing – and never looked back. The classically trained chefs who’d earned accolades at such upscale New York restaurants as Del Posto and Balthazar left the fine dining world, and in 2015, opened Pig Beach BBQ, a casual Brooklyn eatery focused on smoked meats, sides and signature sauces.

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Chewy, sweet bites a simple treat

Social media often provides fun ways to keep up with food trends. One of the best pasta sauces I’ve ever made was the one I wrote about using an idea from TikTok. It was a baked red sauce with a block of feta or cream cheese in the middle of a bunch of tomatoes. Baked and stirred together with some herbs and seasonings, it becomes a luxurious, rich sauce that we enjoy over any type of pasta.

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Agatha sets May record, weakens

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico – Hurricane Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season, making landfall on a sparsely populated stretch of small beach towns and fishing villages in southern Mexico.

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Three nations join war crimes probe

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Three more nations on Tuesday joined an international investigation team probing war crimes in Ukraine, and the International Criminal Court prosecutor said he plans to open an office in Kyiv, amid ongoing calls for those responsible for atrocities since Russia’s invasion to be brought to justice.

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NATION & WORLD WATCH

9-year-old girl survives rare cougar attack in Washington FRUITLAND, Wash. – A 9-year-old girl survived a cougar attack Saturday morning after wandering up a trail with two friends while camping in northeast Washington state.

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