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Author of five seminal cookbooks–a sixth and self-proclaimed last, “Marcella Says…,” will be published this fall–Marcella turned 80 this spring, and her fans and her family have leapt at the occasion to honor her with parties at home and abroad, culminating with a grand fete in Verona. For 30 years Marcella has taught avid amateurs, first in Bologna, then in Venice, always with long intervals in New York. Five years ago she moved far from Venice’s vibrant Rialto market to Longboat Key, on Florida’s west coast, and, in a challenge we all face, now shops mostly at the local grocery store....

The criminal was Pablo Escobar of Medellin, Colombia, who in 1989 was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the world’s richest men. His business was cocaine. In conducting business he made war against his nation’s government, killing thousands–innocent bystanders, policemen, military officers and political leaders, including a presidential candidate. In an attempt to kill that candidate’s successor, he gave an underling a briefcase, directing him to throw a toggle switch that supposedly would activate a tape recorder to eavesdrop on the passenger seated next to him on an Avianca flight....

The court order won’t solve Richmond’s long-term financial problems. Between 1987 and 1990, former superintendent Walter Marks racked up $60 million in debt as he turned the city’s failing schools around. “If we made one grave error,” Marks says now, “it was the amount of the salary increase we gave the employees.” The teachers demanded an 18 percent raise last year even as the district was asking the state for a $9 million loan to remain open for the school year....

However, I recently came across this article written in July by a Manchester United supporter and a journalist for Red Army Fanzine – Sean McGuire. Long story short, he went on about how Manchester United is all about heart, while simultaneously criticizing rich clubs like Manchester City and Chelsea. Sean painted a very good picture of Manchester United’s faithful players like Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, and Paul Scholes, emphasizing on the point that it was not the money that motivated them to play football or represent the club....

Germany is bringing a founding father home. In the final days of World War II, as Soviet tanks rolled toward Berlin, German officers entered the royal vault at Potsdam, in what would become East Germany, and spirited the coffins of Frederick II and his father, Frederick William I, away to a Hohenzollern castle in southern Germany. Next week an antique train used by Kaiser William II will make the return trip with both casks aboard....

Under the Exchange Act, entrepreneurs and start-ups wishing to raise capital must either take their company public and file a registration statement with SEC or else qualify for a “private offering exemption.” Just this year, the SEC dramatically increased the amount of capital that companies can raise through crowdfunding and other types of private offerings. For corporate leaders and entrepreneurs, which exemption you decide to use will depend largely on how much capital you intend to raise:...

That is until Friday when the Yankees announced a ceremony to honor Rodriguez’s 3,000th hit from June. MORE: A-Rod’s journey from hero to anti-hero, in photos | The 3,000 hit club “I think it’s amazing, truly classy by the Steinbrenners and the Yankees’ organization,’’ Rodriguez said Friday, via the New York Post. Rodriguez’s 3,000th hit was a home run off Justin Verlander in Yankee Stadium. The Yankees eventually negotiated with the fan that caught the ball to return it to Rodriguez, which in itself was a far cry from the stance they took earlier in the season when they refused to pay Rodriguez any bonus money for his home run milestones after his year-long suspension for PED use....

They had been airlifted from Whiteriver, the largest settlement in the sprawling Fort Apache Indian Reservation 180 miles east of Phoenix. By the time they finally arrived, the mother was in severe respiratory distress, and the son was dead. This was mid-March and though the staff suspected they had COVID-19, it was still so new they weren’t quite sure how to treat it. “The mother was sick for a week, then went to a local clinic and within about two hours, she deteriorated and required a respirator,” recalls Dr....

According to Fox News, former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Quibi CEO Meg Whitman and former New York Rep. Susan Molinari will also be speaking. Kasich is slated to speak on Monday, the first day of the convention. All of the speeches will be delivered between 9 and 11 p.m. ET, and Kasich said on Twitter Monday morning that he expects to present his speech sometime after 10 p....

Politicians, planners and concerned citizens in my state of California keep debating how to solve such worsening problems as urban sprawl, environmental degradation (including the paving over of prime agricultural land), traffic congestion and bulging school enrollments. They correctly identify the growth of population from 10.6 million in 1950 to 20 million in 1970 to 30 million today as the major underlying factor. But the debate never rises above " managing growth" to the more global questions: is population growth an eternal “given” and, if not, what is needed to stop it?...

“I can imagine people [in the West] not wanting to commit ground forces, but there is so much exaggeration about the capabilities of the Yugoslav Army,” says Milan Vego, a former Yugoslav officer who teaches large-formation warfare at the U.S. Naval War College. According to Vego and other experts, the Yugoslavs don’t deserve their reputation for fierce resistance against Nazi Germany. Hitler’s army overran Yugoslavia in a matter of days and held it with a handful of divisions, manned mostly by reservists, until the Russians drove them out in 1944....

Green Hills is one of a new breed of retirement communities being built on or near college campuses. Last month, the Marriott Corp. dedicated the Colonnades at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The nonprofit Kendal Corp. opened Kendal at Hanover near Dartmouth in July, and hopes to break ground for Kendal at Oberlin next year. Plans are in the works for more Kendal facilities near Lehigh and Cornell. Some such communities were initiated by university officials; others have no formal link to the schools beyond attracting alumni and retired faculty as residents....

Cheney came prepared for more than just an amiable chat. The friendly forum was an ideal place for the vice president to launch a political trial balloon on a controversial topic: nuclear power. Appointed by the president to find fixes for the country’s energy problems, Cheney has echoed Bush’s familiar calls for oil and coal exploration and natural-gas pipelines. But when Simpson asked him what the White House planned to do about rising carbon dioxide levels, Cheney had an unexpected answer ready....

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He always seemed an improbable companion for a woman who epitomized style and grace. Just what did she see in this portly, balding diamond merchant who shared her Fifth Avenue apartment, yet remained married to a wife of more than 40 years? He had none of Jack Kennedy’s rakish charm, and his wealth, while substantial, did not approach Aristotle Onassis’s fortune. Yet those who knew Mrs. Onassis came to understand that in Tempelsman – ““M....

Geisel’s first attempt at writing for children barely made it into bookstores. In 1937, 27 publishers rejected “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” before Vanguard finally accepted it. The book, inspired by a street in Geisel’s hometown of Springfield, Mass., was a huge success, and most of Dr. Seuss’s 47 children’s works have been in print ever since. At the time of his death, more than 100 million copies had been sold in 18 languages–an enviable record for an author in any genre....

Gaborik, acquired at the NHL trade deadline from the Columbus Blue Jackets, isn't known as a particularly good defensive player. When he's healthy, he's a goal-scorer, and that's fine with his new coach. MORE: Is the NHL trying to kill the shootout? "The big thing in today’s game is you have to be able forecheck and backcheck, and you have to have the puck," Sutter said over the weekend (h/t Ryan Lambert)....

Rodriguez hit a three-run home run in the third inning of Wednesday afternoon’s 4-2 win over the Royals. MORE: A-Rod, MLB’s successful anti-hero | A-Rod’s career has been one long boo With that, he now has 1,995 RBIs for his career. That number either ties him with Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig for third on MLB’s official RBI list or moves him past the Yankees great. According to both MLB....

The Legends Room store at the New York Yankees' spring training home does not have any of Rodriguez's No. 13 jerseys on sale as the team prepares for its exhibition opener next week. Eight players were represented with white, pinstriped jerseys hanging neatly on rods attached to a wall and available for $139.95 apiece Tuesday. They had the names and numbers of Babe Ruth (3), Mickey Mantle (7), Derek Jeter (2), Ichiro Suzuki (31), Brian McCann (34), Jacoby Ellsbury (22), Carlos Beltran (36) and Masahiro Tanaka (19)....

“It was quite interesting after 20 years in the league to see the game from a totally different lens,” Rodriguez told reporters Sunday after the Yankees’ 7-0 victory against the Astros. “It was pretty cool.” Rodriguez played three innings at first and handled all three chances, including a flip to pitcher Nathan Eovaldi after briefly bobbling a ball hit to A-Rod’s right. “He looked comfortable,” Joe Girardi said. “Around the bag, he didn’t look like it was foreign to him....