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Five Weeknight Dishes: Corn and coconut soup, but make it lazy

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

By Emily Fleischaker, The New York TimesA co-worker recently used the phrase “spiritually out-of-office” to describe the vibe of summer. That slowing-down feeling applies to weeknight cooking, too. It’s hot. It’s vacation season. I say it’s normal to crave a few extra shortcuts and a little more time on the couch.Below are some ideas (should I call them confessions?) to alter recipes when cooking dinner feels like scaling a 6-foot wall. A note of warning: These recipes simply won’t be as delicious as initially written. But they will still be much better than ordering overpriced takeout, and can help you manifest the lazy summer you deserve.1. Spicy Corn and Coconut SoupA good corn soup is creamy and naturally sweet; an even better corn soup is spicy, refreshing and addictive. In this recipe, it’s the combination of shallots, garlic, ginger, chiles and coconut milk, rather than heavy cream or butter, that makes the soup at once cooling and rich. It’s a dinner in a bowl (and a vegan o...

‘Suspicious’ fire breaks out at Los Angeles City Hall 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

Arson investigators are looking into what caused a “suspicious” fire to break out at Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday night. According to the LAFD, firefighters responded to City Hall – located at 200 N. Main Street in downtown L.A. – around 8 p.m. Preliminary reports indicated that an object was apparently thrown into the building, causing the fire to start. Fire crews arrived on scene and responded to an activated alarm on the second floor of the building. A sprinkler helped contain most of the fire, LAFD said.  "LAFD firefighters found evidence that the fire was started suspiciously,” a spokesperson for the LAFD confirmed to KTLA.  Monrovia woman wakes up to dead bear in front yard A fire department spokesperson told the LA Times that the fire started in the office of Chief Legislative Analyst Sharon Tso. Tso later confirmed that there was a fire in her office, but also said that she could not comment further on the matter. Arson investigators with th...

SF Giants ride Logan Webb to shutout victory over Colorado at All-Star break

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

SAN FRANICSCO — Camilo Doval and Alex Cobb are going to the All-Star Game, but the horse the Giants rode in on is Logan Webb.If the Giants are going to do any postseason damage in 2023, it will be Webb anchoring the rotation as the No. 1 starter. Webb looked the part of the dominant postseason pitcher he was in 2021 Sunday, shutting out the Colorado Rockies 1-0 Sunday at Oracle Park.A festive crowd of 36,050 on a partially overcast day was treated to Webb’s first shutout and complete game after 95 previous starts.Heading to the mound in the ninth to a standing ovation, Webb (8-7) finished things off by striking out Kris Bryant (on appeal), Ryan McMahon and Elias Diaz to finish it off.Webb finished with 10 strikeouts, no walks and threw 103 pitches, 75 of them strikes in a game that was over in an hour and 56 minutes.The Giants scored against Colorado starter and hard-luck loser Kyle Freeland on a home run by J.D. Davis, his 10th, leading off the fourth inning.The Giants ...

Choi slugs 2-run homer as Pirates beat Diamondbacks 4-2 to end 4-game losing streak

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Ji Man Choi hit a two-run homer, seven Pittsburgh pitchers combined on a four-hitter and the Pirates ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.Choi homered off Zach Davies (1-5) in the second inning and the Pirates bullpen took turns shutting down the Diamondbacks, a day after giving up a late lead in a 3-2 loss to Arizona. Osvaldo Bido (1-1) allowed a hit in 1 1/3 innings and All-Star closer David Bednar worked around a walk in the ninth inning for his 17th save in 18 chances after Jared Triolo hit a run-scoring single in the top half.Alek Thomas homered for the second straight game for the Diamondbacks, who head into the All-Star break tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West at 52-39.Davies gave up four runs on two homers in a no-decision against the New York Mets in his last start.The long ball hurt him again on Sunday when Choi hit his third homer of the season out to center. Jack Suwinski put the Pirates up ...

Cubs score 6 runs late to rally for 7-4 win over Yankees

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yan Gomes hit a tying pinch-hit two-run single in the seventh inning following a fielding error by second baseman Gleyber Torres and Seiya Suzuki hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.Mike Tauchman opened the eighth with a single off Ron Marinaccio (4-4) before Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ walked.Suzuki, who homered in the fifth for Chicago’s only hit off Domingo Germán, followed with a sacrifice fly off Clay Holmes as the Yankees deployed a five-man infield and Tauchman easily scored when right fielder Giancarlo Stanton’s throw was slightly up the line.“I just wanted to get that run in from third and as you can see there were five infielders,” Suzuki said through a translator. “So the best I could do was hit that sacrifice fly. I was glad I was able to do that.”Hoerner scored the sixth run when Holmes threw a wild pitch over catcher Kyle Higashioka’s glove to the backstop and Tucker...

Sinclair leads Canada’s squad into the Women’s World Cup

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

Christine Sinclair will lead the Canadian women’s national team at the upcoming Women’s World Cup. Sinclair, international soccer’s all-time leading scorer among men and women with 190 career goals, is playing in her sixth World Cup. The 40-year-old is captain of the 23-player squad announced by coach Bev Priestman on Sunday. Sinclair will be joined by fellow veterans Sophie Schmidt, playing in her fifth World Cup, and Allysha Chapman, Kadeisha Buchanan, Adriana Leon, Jessie Fleming and Ashley Lawrence, who will all be making a third appearance in the tournament. “I know every single person has given their all to make this squad. It’s a great mix of veterans, experienced and new players who can all bring something different this summer,” Priestman said in a statement. “I’m naturally devastated for the players who have missed out, especially due to injuries, but I know every player will be with us on our journey and have been pivotal in getting us to this poin...

Logan Webb overcomes shaky start for a 10-strikeout, complete-game win as Giants beat Rockies 1-0

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb overcame a shaky start for a 10-strikeout, complete-game victory and the San Francisco Giants made J.D. Davis’ solo homer in the fourth inning stand up in a 1-0 win over Colorado on Sunday as Rockies starter Kyle Freeland left the game with an apparent right shoulder injury.Webb (8-7) labored through a 19-pitch first inning against the Rockies before settling in. The 26-year-old right-hander, who was winless in his previous two starts after allowing seven runs over 11 2/3 innings, allowed seven hits in his first career shutout and reached double-figure Ks for the fourth time this season.Freeland left the game in the seventh inning with an apparent injury to non-throwing shoulder. The 30-year-old left-hander was trying to field a bunt by Brett Wisely and dove to get the ball. He then rolled over and screamed in pain as teammates rushed to him. Colorado manager Bud Black and a team trainer also came out to examine the pitcher, who slowly walked of...

Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic will be back at Centre Court and Carlos Alcaraz plays, too

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic will be back at Centre Court on Monday to try to close out his fourth-round match against 17th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz.The seven-time champion was leading by two sets — 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6) — on Centre Court when play was suspended. Djokovic’s Wimbledon winning streak is at 31 matches and counting and he’s 5-0 head-to-head against Hurkacz.Hurkacz hadn’t dropped a set in three wins before facing Djokovic. The 23-time Grand Slam champion is trying to tie Roger Federer’s record of eight men’s titles at Wimbledon.No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, who says he wants to face Djokovic in the final, faces Matteo Berrettini for a spot in the quarterfinals.On the women’s side, defending champion and No. 3 seed Elina Rybakina takes on 13th-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia, who is in the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time. Two-time champion Petra Kvitova faces 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur.WHEN ARE MONDAY’S MATCHES?First on Centre Court is Had...

Ogunbowale scores 28, takes over in last five minutes before Wings hold on to edge Fever 77-76

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 10 consecutive points down the stretch and finished with 28 to help the Dallas Wings beat Indiana 77-76 on Sunday for the Fever’s seventh-straight loss.Indiana had a chance to win after Teaira McCowan missed two free throws with 16 seconds to play but Lexie Hull’s 3-pointer from the left corner bounced off the rim as time expired.Ogunbowale, who had 14 points in the fourth, made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 68 with 4:37 to play and 94 seconds later she made three free throws for a 75-68 advantage. In-between she had a pair of mid-range jumpers.The Fever scored six straight before Ogunbowale had another jumper for a 77-74 lead but Nalyssa Smith’s putback with 35 seconds to go made it a one-point game again.Natasha Howard had 16 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks for the Wings (10-9).Aliyah Boston led Indiana (5-14) with 18 points and Smith had 17. The Fever are 1-6 at home.Dallas dominated the third qu...

El Gobierno de México “reconoce la sentencia” contra el responsable de la masacre en el Walmart de El Paso, Texas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:28:07 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México dijo en un comunicado de prensa que “reconoce la sentencia al perpetrador del tiroteo en El Paso, Texas, en 2019”.En el ataque murieron 23 personas, incluidos nueve ciudadanos mexicanos, y otras 23 personas resultaron heridas, señala el comunicado.A través de la Cancillería, el Gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador dice que “reconoce la decisión tomada” por el juez David G. Guadarrama.Sentencian a 90 cadenas perpetuas al hombre que mató a 23 personas en un tiroteo contra latinos en un Walmart de TexasPara la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México, con la sentencia, “se reitera una clara condena en contra del discurso de odio, la xenofobia, el supremacismo blanco y de cualquier acto de violencia”.El Consulado General de México en El Paso, dice la Cancillería mexicana, “continuará dando seguimiento al proceso judicial que enfrentará el acusado ante el estado de Texas, así como a la atención que las víct...