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Our insider’s guide to fine wine – Robb Report
Welcome to The Oeno Files, our insider’s guide to fine wine. Each week Robb Report‘s wine editors Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen explore the people, trends, and bottles every oenophile should know. Spanish Wine Is More Worthy of Your Cellar Than EverIn an admittedly wildly unscientific study conducted over the past 25 years, we believe we’ve uncovered…
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Please Advise! After Tucker Carlson, What’s Next for Danielle Smith? | The Tyee
Dear Dr. Steve, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith recently visited Washington, where she met with Republicans like senators Rand Paul and J.D. Vance. Vance has said that recent court decisions against Donald Trump have no validity because of “left-wing jurors” and Trump should be able to defy the Supreme Court, while Paul has said that Dr.…
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Two years after Apple quit Russia over Ukraine, Vision Pros are for sale in Moscow
Two years after Apple halted exports to Russia to protest the Ukraine invasion, the company’s new Vision Pro goggles are for sale by a former official Apple reseller.The fact that the goggles are available in Moscow before they go on sale in London or Paris demonstrates how difficult it is to unravel Russia’s ties to…
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Barre Seid Donated $1.6 Billion to Conservative Marble Freedom Trust — ProPublica
An elderly, ultra-secretive Chicago businessman has given the largest known donation to a political advocacy group in U.S. history — worth $1.6 billion — and the recipient is one of the prime architects of conservatives’ efforts to reshape the American judicial system, including the Supreme Court.Through a series of opaque transactions over the past two…
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BC Hills closed for the Season
Glenda Luymes/Vancouver Sunabout 7 hours ago Listen to this article 00:14:17 Cherie Kroll does the math every time she steps into her skis. So far this year, she’s skied five times, choosing not to go when conditions are poor. She paid $800 for her season pass at Grouse Mountain, including equipment and parking passes. That…
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Remembering When Cocktails Were Just Soup – Gastro Obscura
IN THE DOG DAYS OF the summer of 1955, hundreds of magazine editors, columnists, and radio broadcasters around the United States received an unusual cool-off care package. The contents included an ice bucket, a set of tongs, and a can of Campbell’s beef bouillon. To avoid any confusion, the gift basket also contained a recipe…
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How to Make an Admiral Schley High Ball, an Irish Whiskey Cocktail – Robb Report
How to Make an Admiral Schley High Ball, the Whiskey Cocktail From a Groundbreaking Black BartenderA recipe by Tom Bullock, the first African American author of a cocktail book.Published on February 10, 2024By JASON O’BRYAN iStock/Getty Images Plus“Is it any wonder that mankind stands open-mouthed before the bartender, considering the mysteries and marvels of an…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Has Yet to Subpoena Harlan Crow or Leonard Leo
More than two months after authorizing subpoenas for two key figures in the Supreme Court’s ethics crisis, Senate Democrats have yet to issue them. Source: Senate Judiciary Committee Has Yet to Subpoena Harlan Crow or Leonard Leo
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How cheap drones are transforming Ukraine’s war against Russia – The Globe and Mail
Oleksandr Kamyshin is in a good mood – or as good as can be expected for the man leading Ukraine’s tortuous industrial effort to narrow Russia’s formidable lead in weapons production.In the previous three days, Ukrainian-made drones scored two hits that put a smile on the Strategic Industries Minister’s face, as well as that of…
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Montreal Canadiens doctor saw some of the game’s most brutal injuries in 60-year career | CBC Radio
There’s no shortage of legendary figures in Montreal Canadiens lore.But this season, the NHL team had to say goodbye to one of its most unsung icons.In September, after 60 years of service with the organization, thoracic surgeon Dr. David Mulder retired from his role as the team’s head physician. (As an emeritus, he can still act as an…