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Jul
04
2021
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How to Make Next-Level Hot Dogs for Your Summer Cookout

How to Make Next-Level Hot Dogs for Your Summer Cookout

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By Bridget Hallinan | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Justin Chapple prepares his three favorite hot dog toppings in this week’s episode of Mad Genius: Home Edition. Hot dogs are a summer grilling staple. And while they're perfectly delicious simply topped with mustard or ketchup, this week's Mad Genius: Home Editionepisode makes the case for going fully loaded. Food & Wine Culinary Director-at-Large Justin Chapple prepares his three favorite hot dog toppings—Chicago-style salsa, dried apricot mostarda, and pickled pepper slaw. All of them are easy to make and deliver big on flavor. The best part? They only take 20 minutes to make. Read on to find out how to…
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04
2021
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Ahead of July 4th, Air Travel Continues To Outpace Pre-Pandemic Levels

Ahead of July 4th, Air Travel Continues To Outpace Pre-Pandemic Levels

Travel
LAURIE BARATTI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   U.S. air travel is continuing to set new records and surpass pre-pandemic levels this 4th of July weekend, with Americans apparently ready to leave the long months of COVID-19 lockdowns behind them. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reported that a nationwide total of 2,196,411 people were screened by airport security on Friday. That number represents not only the highest checkpoint volume for U.S. airports seen since the start of the pandemic, but also exceeds passenger throughput counts for the same day in 2019. The new record also builds upon the…
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Jul
04
2021
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Patty Jenkins Thinks Streaming’s Day-and-Date Strategy Won’t Last

Patty Jenkins Thinks Streaming’s Day-and-Date Strategy Won’t Last

Entertainment,
BY CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The pandemic led to a seismic shift in the motion picture business, but the filmmaker isn’t so sure it's permanent: "Are studios really going to give up billion-dollar movies just to support their streaming service?" The pandemic led to a seismic shift in the motion picture business, but contrary to the opinions of industry analysts and studio chiefs everywhere, filmmaker Patty Jenkins isn’t so sure the day-and-date strategy will stick. “I don’t think it’s going to last,” the director told THR during a June 24 jaunt through the revamped Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, host of…
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04
2021
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“I’m Going to Miss Being Comfortable”: Hollywood Insiders on Saying Goodbye to Work-From-Home Styles

“I’m Going to Miss Being Comfortable”: Hollywood Insiders on Saying Goodbye to Work-From-Home Styles

Celebrity, Lifestyle,
BY WENDY WEINER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT As people start to return to office life, The Hollywood Reporter asked Alex Newell, Gloria Calderon Kellet and more about their beloved casual styles (which may not transition so easily). For more than a year, most offices have been closed and, for many, homes became workplaces. Weekday style went from workplace-appropriate to more like casual-adjacent. Now that people are venturing back to office life, THR asked Hollywood insiders what pandemic-comfort clothing item they’ll miss most. MIA BARRON (Actor) “I played a lawyer in a Law & Order miniseries about the Menendez brothers murders [in 2017]. When…
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04
2021
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How to Repair Patchy, Bare Spots in Your Lawn

How to Repair Patchy, Bare Spots in Your Lawn

Home & Garden,
By Andrea Beck | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT Here's what you need to know to cover diseased and distressed areas with lush grass again. Keeping a lawn in tip-top shape often means applying an organic fertilizertwice a year, aerating periodically to discourage thatch buildup and soil compaction, watering regularly, and properly mowing it. But even if you do everything right, you can still end up with bare, thin, or weedy patches here and there. One of the most important parts of lawn repair is figuring out what has caused the problem. Sometimes an accident, such as a fertilizer spill, creates a bare spot in…
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04
2021
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What is Parkinson’s disease? 7 things to know

What is Parkinson’s disease? 7 things to know

Health
By Fiza Pirani | AJC.Com Troy Warren for CNT Former Georgia football coach Mark Richt disclosed Thursday night that he as been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “I have been waddling around lately and people have asked me what’s wrong,” Richt tweeted. I’ve decided to tell everyone at the same time. I have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.” Here are seven things to know about Parkinson’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic: What is it? According to the Mayo Clinic, Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. It involves certain nerve cells (or neurons) in the brain that gradually break…
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04
2021
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INDEPENDENCE DAY – July 4

INDEPENDENCE DAY – July 4

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Troy Warren for CNT   INDEPENDENCE DAY Each year on July 4th, the United States celebrates Independence Day. This federal holiday commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.  For nearly 250 years, the country has been celebrating a day in history that inspires us still today. On July 4th, communities host speeches and ceremonies across the nation. Across the country, people crowd cities for parades and festivals. Cities deck the streets in red, white, and blue bunting and flags.  Families and friends also gather for some of the…
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Jul
04
2021
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Monroe couple’s farm is part of movement to reclaim a lost way of life

Monroe couple’s farm is part of movement to reclaim a lost way of life

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By John Kessler, For the AJC Troy Warren for CNT Monroe — People had pulled on their gardening gloves and sun visors, and they were just starting to survey rows of weed-choked furrows at Bread and Butter Farms when Musa Hasan called out, “I need to warn you about something. We’ve got needle ants here. They are worse than fire ants. The bites feel like wasp stings and last all day.” “Good to know,” Warren Cameron said, laughing. There was commotion in the group, and a colony of the small, black ants was identified and left alone. Even pests have their place on an…
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