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Trump’s war on Parmigiano Reggiano

Trump’s war on Parmigiano Reggiano

Spend enough time in the kitchen and you’ll learn which luxury ingredients are worth their salt. Parmigiano Reggiano is one of them. Reliable, rich and impossible to fake. You don’t need a microplane or a pasta machine to know its worth; even a humble buttered noodle is elevated by a curl of the real stuff. It’s nutty and crystalline, aged …

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Jake Larson, World War II veteran turned TikTok star, dead at 102

Jake Larson, World War II veteran turned TikTok star, dead at 102

CNN  —  Jake Larson, the World War II veteran and social media star known as “Papa Jake,” has died, his granddaughter posted on his social media accounts Saturday. He was 102. “Our beloved Papa Jake has passed away on July 17th at 102 years young. Please know, he went peacefully and was even cracking jokes til the very end,” granddaughter …

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China Lifts Exports of Rare-Earth Products After Trade War Curbs – Bloomberg.com

China Lifts Exports of Rare-Earth Products After Trade War Curbs  Bloomberg.com China’s spy agency attacks foreign efforts to ‘steal’ rare earths  Reuters Legislators Embrace Technology Recycling to Compete With China  The Wall Street Journal Beyond Rare Earths: China’s Growing Threat to Gallium Supply Chains  CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies China pledges to crack down on illicit exports of rare earths, urges …

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The world is winning the war on cancer

The world is winning the war on cancer

IN 1971 RICHARD NIXON, then America’s president, announced a “war on cancer”. Just two years earlier the Apollo programme had combined big science and big government to put astronauts on the Moon, so hopes were high. Some optimistic doctors talked of a cure for cancer within a few years. Source link

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Inside Olivia Smith’s £1m Arsenal transfer: A fee meant to be secret and a ‘lone wolf’s’ bidding war

Inside Olivia Smith’s £1m Arsenal transfer: A fee meant to be secret and a ‘lone wolf’s’ bidding war

Olivia Smith was always going to become women’s football’s first £1million player this summer — but nobody was meant to know. Confidentiality was the modus operandi before Smith’s record-breaking £1million ($1.34m) transfer from Liverpool to Arsenal became official on Thursday. The circle of trust was small: Liverpool’s new managing director of women’s football, Andy O’Boyle, drove negotiations from Merseyside, with …

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Russia Appears Unfazed by Trump’s Ukraine War Ultimatum – The New York Times

Russia Appears Unfazed by Trump’s Ukraine War Ultimatum  The New York Times Trump’s 50-day shift on Ukraine is a big deal — but probably not for Putin  CNN Trump threatens ‘very significant’ Russia sanctions, bashes ‘all talk’ Putin  Politico Russia rejects Trump’s demand for a Ukraine war ceasefire in 50 days as unacceptable  CBS News Opinion | Trump’s Zigzags on Ukraine and Russia  The New …

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Nintendo’s patent war against Palworld gets desperate

Nintendo’s patent war against Palworld gets desperate

It’s been pretty quiet on the news front in the ongoing battle between Nintendo and PocketPair over alleged patent infringement in Palworld. However, while the mainstream audience awaits a final verdict, legal and patent experts are watching the case and digging through the documentation in impressive detail. This latest report from Gamesfray has uncovered some rather unusual behaviour from Nintendo …

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Faced with geopolitics and trade war, US companies in China report record-low new investment plans

Faced with geopolitics and trade war, US companies in China report record-low new investment plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — American companies in China are reporting record-low new investment plans for this year and declining confidence in profits, while uncertainty in U.S.-China relations and President Donald Trump’s tariffs have become their top concerns, according to a business survey released Wednesday. The companies are also challenged by China’s slowing economy, where weak domestic demand and overcapacity in local …

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New Trump-DeSantis proxy war launches over key Florida job – Politico

New Trump-DeSantis proxy war launches over key Florida job  Politico DeSantis picks Blaise Ingoglia for CFO over Trump candidate  Tampa Bay Times Governor DeSantis appoints Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s chief financial officer  FOX 13 Tampa Bay Gov. DeSantis taps ally Blaise Ingoglia as Florida CFO, snubbing President Trump’s pick  Tallahassee Democrat Joe Gruters brings Donald Trump confidantes onto campaign as he prepares to challenge …

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