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To cook a center-cut tenderloin, we use a reverse-sear

The center-cut tenderloin — often called chateaubriand — comes from the middle of the whole tenderloin, which sits beneath the spine of the cow and gets no exercise at all, making it the most tender piece of beef you can buy. We knew that a simple preparation would […]

McJesus sculpture sparks outrage among Israel’s Christians

HAIFA, Israel  :  — An art exhibit in Israel featuring a crucified Ronald McDonald has sparked protests by the country’s Arab Christian minority. Hundreds of Christians calling for the removal of the sculpture, entitled “McJesus,” demonstrated at the museum in the northern city of Haifa last week. Israeli […]

New tensions, worries mark Tunisia’s revolution anniversary

TUNIS, Tunisia :  — Thousands gathered Monday in Tunisia’s capital as the country marked eight years since a democratic uprising ousted its long-time strongman. The rally came amid deepening economic troubles in the North African nation and resurgent anger at the revolution’s unfulfilled promises. Unions, political parties and […]

Avalanches, flooding cause disruptions in Austria, Germany

BERLIN  — Austrian officials say several a series of avalanches have struck buildings and roads but caused no injuries. Austria news agency APA reported Tuesday that an avalanche overnight in Ramsau slammed a hotel but that all 60 visitors and staff got out of the building unharmed. Warmer, […]

UK leader in frantic final push to win Brexit deal backing

LONDON  — British Prime Minister Theresa May made a frantic last push Monday to swing lawmakers’ support behind her seemingly doomed Brexit deal, warning that its defeat risked scuttling the U.K.’s departure from the European Union and “betraying the vote of the British people.” May claimed to have […]

Sabarimala: With judge on medical leave, SC may not start hearing on review pleas from Jan 22

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday said it may not start the hearing from January 22 on pleas seeking review of the Sabarimala verdict, as one of the judges is on medical leave. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that Justice Indu Malhotra, the lone […]

Australian state to pump oxygen into rivers as fish die

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian state government on Tuesday announced plans to mechanically pump oxygen into lakes and rivers after hundreds of thousands of fish have died in heatwave conditions. Up to a million dead fish were found floating last week in the Darling River in western New […]

New migrant caravan sets out from Honduras for US

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Another caravan of Central American migrants set out from Honduras on Monday seeking to reach the U.S. border, following the same route used by thousands last year in at least three caravans. About 600 migrants gathered under a steady rain at the bus […]

Screen Actors Guild slams film academy for Oscar tactics

NEW YORK — The Screen Actors Guild on Monday called on the film academy to stop trying to prevent stars from appearing on award shows before the Oscars. In an unusually critical statement, SAG-AFTRA said it has received multiple reports that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and […]

R. Kelly accuser says he threatened to reveal her sex life

NEW YORK   — R. Kelly wrote a letter threatening to reveal embarrassing details of a woman’s sexual history if she didn’t drop a lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse, the woman and her lawyer said Monday. In the letter, a person identifying himself as R. Kelly warned a […]

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