Troy Warren

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Aphids and ‘alligators’ seen on garden plants

Aphids and ‘alligators’ seen on garden plants

Home & Garden, ,
By Walter Reeves, For the AJC Troy Warren for CNT Q: I’m a new gardener and my pea plant stems are absolutely covered with small, dark gray creatures. Louise Lubben, Fulton County A: In May/June each year, aphid populations can explode on susceptible plants like peas, onions and peppers. They weaken plants by sucking the sap from stems and leaves. Look closely and you might spot ants feeding on the undigested honeydew from aphids. You might also see orange and black “alligators” (larval ladybugs) feeding on unlucky aphids. Since we don’t want to hurt beneficial insects, the easiest solution for aphids is to…
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30
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Tickets Are Now on Sale for Star-Packed Family Reunion Event in Virginia Wine Country

Tickets Are Now on Sale for Star-Packed Family Reunion Event in Virginia Wine Country

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By Food & Wine Editors | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Presented by Kwame Onwuachi, the summer celebration at Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, Virginia, will feature wine tastings, dinners, and seminars from the industry's top talent. Tickets are now on sale for a brand-new kind of food event. The Family Reunion, a multi-day celebration of diversity in the hospitality industry presented by chef Kwame Onwuachi, will kick off this August in the heart of Virginia wine country. Featuring dinners, tastings, and thought-provoking discussions at Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, Virginia, FOOD & WINE and CEO of Salamander Hotel & Resorts…
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30
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Dole Recalls Blueberries for Possible Parasite Contamination

Dole Recalls Blueberries for Possible Parasite Contamination

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By Hayley Sugg | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT The limited recall affects four states. Summer is blueberry season, but you may want to avoid this sweet berry if you live in Illinois, New York, Wisconsin, and Maine, or the two Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. That's because Dole has announced a limited recall of their fresh blueberries in those regions due to potential Cyclosporacontamination. Cyclospora is a parasite which can cause an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. You can become infected after eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Common symptoms of the infection…
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30
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SOCIAL MEDIA DAY – June 30

SOCIAL MEDIA DAY – June 30

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Troy Warren for CNT   SOCIAL MEDIA DAY Social Media Day is observed annually on June 30th. In its short life, social media has redefined how people interact, communicate, and share with family, friends, and the world. With the launch of Friendster in 2002 and MySpace in 2003, social media became mainstream. Then 2004 brought the founding of the king of social media, Facebook. Twitter encouraged us to be succinct by posting our thoughts with fewer than 140 characters. When we express ourselves better through imagery, Instagram, and Flickr offer all the sharing we can handle. And speaking of video,…
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30
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North Carolina neighborhood on edge after pet cobra escapes home

North Carolina neighborhood on edge after pet cobra escapes home

In The News,
By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT A neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina is on edge after someone’s pet cobra slithered out of its enclosure and vanished earlier this week. The snake, known as the zebra cobra, was spotted on the porch of a home on Sandringham Drive in northwest Raleigh around 5:10 p.m. Monday and hasn’t been seen since, according to WRAL-TV. Animal control responded to the scene but the cobra was nowhere to be found, Fox 8 reported. Police issued an urgent alert overnight Tuesday, which resident awoke to later that morning.  As of late Wednesday morning there…
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30
2021
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BuzzFeed and Vice Media’s Next Pivot: “Last Resort” Efforts to Go Public

BuzzFeed and Vice Media’s Next Pivot: “Last Resort” Efforts to Go Public

Digital, Technology, ,
BY ALEX WEPRIN, J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT As private funding sources run thin, a group of digital media companies are finding a "surprising lifeline" in blank-check companies raising cash for IPOs and acquisitions. During the venture capital-funded digital media boom of the 2010s, startup founders often voiced world-conquering ambitions. In 2014, Vice Media co-founder Shane Smith bragged: “We won’t be the next CNN or ESPN or MTV. We’ll be 10 times that size.” A year later, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti informed staff that they were building “a global, cross-platform network for news and entertainment, … something that has never existed before.”…
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29
2021
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Gal Gadot Celebrates Birth of Third Child: “I Couldn’t Be More Grateful”

Gal Gadot Celebrates Birth of Third Child: “I Couldn’t Be More Grateful”

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BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT "We are all so excited to welcome Daniella into our family. I’m sending all of you love and health," the 'Wonder Woman 1984' and 'Justice League' star said on Instagram. Gal Gadot and partner Jason Varsano have welcomed their third child, they announced in separate Instagram posts on Tuesday. Sharing the same family photo featuring the smiling actress and her partner along with their baby, Daniella, the parents expressed their mutual excitement over the new arrival. “My sweet family. I couldn’t be more grateful and happy (and tired),” the Wonder Woman star posted in her…
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29
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Box Office: “Patience Was a Virtue” for Studios That Held Films

Box Office: “Patience Was a Virtue” for Studios That Held Films

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT As 'F9' and 'A Quiet Place Part II' enjoy strong theatrical runs, the release-calendar shuffle may be winding down: "It is a very positive sign." Timing is everything. Take F9, which roared to a $70 million domestic debut over the June 25-27 weekend, the biggest opening of the pandemic era. The performance of the Fast and Furious installment recharged the box office battery and helped provide a collective sense of confidence for Hollywood’s bruised film studios as they prepare to once again release a steady supply of tentpoles. Early in the pandemic, Universal pushed back F9 by a full…
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29
2021
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Barr claims he and Trump had bitter rift over election fraud claims

Barr claims he and Trump had bitter rift over election fraud claims

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By Laura Davison, Bloomberg News Troy Warren for CNT Interview is former attorney general’s first public account about his final days in office Former Attorney General William Barr told then-President Donald Trump that there was no evidence of election fraud, an assertion that was met with profanity from the president, according to a report in The Atlantic. Barr met with Trump in early December, weeks after Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had urged him to say publicly that Trump’s claims of fraudulent ballots and illegal vote counting weren’t based in fact, according to an interview with Barr. “We cannot be…
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