| What Happens When North Korea Talks Fail? Posted: 13 Jun 2018 07:02 AM PDT  Let's not be too critical of President Donald Trump. As long as he and North
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| Woman Says Neil Armstrong Gave Her A Vial Of Moon Dust, Sues NASA To Keep It Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:23 PM PDT  A Tennessee woman is proactively suing NASA to keep what she says is a vial of
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| Woman Gets Head Stuck In Exhaust Pipe Posted: 13 Jun 2018 04:01 PM PDT  That's trucked up!
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| Report: Trump ‘very worried’ about Mueller probe Posted: 12 Jun 2018 01:01 PM PDT  According to a new Vanity Fair report, Trump is "very worried" that the Mueller investigation will soon reach a new stage that could put him in even more trouble.
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| Massive 416 Fire threatens homes near Durango, Colorado, as it creates hazardous air quality Posted: 13 Jun 2018 07:11 AM PDT  The wildfire has ripped through 27,420 acres and is only 15 percent contained.
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| American Medical Association: Ban Assault Weapons To Curb 'Public Health Crisis' Posted: 13 Jun 2018 10:01 AM PDT  As lawmakers continue to offer thoughts and prayers with little legislative
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| World Cup: More than 1,200 UK football hooligans blocked from flying to Russia Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:57 AM PDT  Dozens of football hooligans have failed to surrender their passports ahead of Thursday's World Cup opening ceremony, raising fears they could attempt to travel to Russia. Police are now visiting known hooligans who have yet to hand over their travel documents in a bid to ensure they remain at home. Latest Home Office figures show that 58 people banned from travelling to the World Cup have not surrendered their passports since the exclusion period began on June 4. Of the 1,312 individuals subject to football banning orders preventing them from travelling to overseas games, 1,254 have either handed over the documents voluntarily, been forced to do so or did not have a passport in the first place. Police are in place at UK ports to stop any suspected troublemakers trying to get to to the tournament, which promises to open with a spectacular ceremony at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Officials say they are confident that few, if any, hooligans will succeed in getting to Russia, and if they do they will be met by a huge security operation. Nick Hurd , Minister for Policing and the Fire Service said: "The World Cup is a festival of football and is no place for violence or disorder. "The UK's system of football banning orders is unique and means that people intent on causing trouble in Russia will instead be staying at home." Metal detectors and security near the entrance to Red Square, Moscow Credit: Aaron Chown /PA Football banning orders lasting up to 10 years aim to stop hooligans travelling to international fixtures and if breached can lead to a fine of up to £5,000 and a six-month jail term. Officials will be keen to avoid a repeat of scenes at Euro 2016 in France, when England fans were involved in violent clashes, including with Russia supporters. Around 10,000 fans are expected to travel from the UK to Russia in the coming days, with each required to have a unique fan number allowing them access to the games. There is a large police presence in parts of Moscow, with airport-style scanners and searches in operation around Luzhniki Stadium ahead of kick off. Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts, the UK's national lead for football policing, said: "Ahead of the World Cup, a comprehensive policing operation has been in place across the country to account for passports of those on banning orders, which has once again seen only a handful of those outstanding. "The legislation used for banning orders is the most effective of its kind, and affords us the ability to ensure the vast majority of England supporters travelling to Russia are genuine fans who simply want to enjoy the tournament." World Cup 2018 | The best of the Telegraph's coverage The warnings come after the head of the German football association said the German secret service had identified threats from terrorist groups intent on attacking the tournament. Reinhard Grindel, president of the DFB, admitted there was no guarantee fans would be safe from the threat from a lone-wolf extremist. He said: "We know from our secret service there a lot of videos from different terrorist groups which say they want to do something during the World Cup and they request their followers to do actions. "I think the security administration is so good that groups who were active will be seen and they will prevent a big terror act, but you can never, ever, say it is impossible for a lonesome terrorist to make something. He added: "It is clear that in a country like Russia you need security and it's in our interest, in the interests of our team, of our fans to have security. On the other hand it should not be so much that it overloads everything so we must find a wise, middle way." World Cup 2018 | Fixtures, groups, squads and more Mr Grindel, who was in Moscow for the Fifa Congress which on Wednesday awarded the 2026 World Cup to a joint bid from Canada, Mexico and the US, suggested the British government's boycott of the World Cup was "unwise". Officials from the English FA and British Government and Royal Family are not expected to be present, following the attempted assassination of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury in March. But Mr Grindel said: "If you play in Russia, this is not similar to supporting everything Mr (Vladimir) Putin is politically doing, but the point is to build bridges between the civil societies."
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| In primaries, Republican candidates can't love Donald Trump enough Posted: 13 Jun 2018 10:08 AM PDT  In South Carolina, the candidate who loved President Trump best, state Rep. Katie Arrington, defeated incumbent Rep. Mark Sanford, who voted with Trump a mere 89 percent of the time and accused him of incompetence and promoting bigotry.
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| High-Climbing Raccoon Finally Reaches Top Of St. Paul Skyscraper And America Exhales Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:19 AM PDT  A raccoon who captured the nation's attention by climbing 20 stories up the
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| Should California Really Be 3 States? Voters Will Decide In November. Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:34 AM PDT  A dramatic proposal to split California into three separate states has
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| Yemen troops mass in bid to retake key port Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:09 AM PDT  Yemeni forces backed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE massed around the key port city of Hodeida Wednesday in a bid to seize it from Iran-backed Huthi rebels, Emirati state media reported. "Yemeni resistance forces have increased their readiness for combat in preparation for the battle to liberate Hodeida from the grip of the Huthi militias," Emirati state news agency WAM said. It quoted a Yemeni military source saying that "large contingents" from the Giants Brigades, National Resistance and Tihama Resistance had reached the outskirts of Hodeida city, backed by sophisticated weapons systems.
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| Volcano evacuation shooting victim feared for his life Posted: 12 Jun 2018 01:10 PM PDT  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii man has testified that he feared for his life when a neighbor pointed a gun at him last month and fired at least two shots into the air in a mandatory evacuation zone near the erupting Kilauea volcano.
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| 'Like Dominoes.' Brushfire Destroys Homes in Utah Tourist Town as Wildfires Menace U.S. West Posted: 13 Jun 2018 07:11 PM PDT  A fast-moving brush fire destroyed eight homes in the Utah tourist town of Moab, while more than 3,000 people in Colorado and Wyoming fled multiple wildfires scorching the drought-stricken U.S. West on Wednesday.
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| Couple Visiting Portugal Falls to Their Deaths While Taking Seaside Selfie Posted: 13 Jun 2018 10:16 AM PDT  Authorities reportedly believe they were either taking a selfie or retrieving a lost item.
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| Backflipping FBI Agent Who Accidentally Shot Man Charged With Assault Posted: 12 Jun 2018 01:56 PM PDT  The backflipping FBI agent who accidentally shot a man in the leg at a Denver
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| Antarctica's Ice Sheet Is Melting 3 Times Faster Than Before Posted: 13 Jun 2018 05:15 PM PDT  The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice experts said in a new study.
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| United Nations condemns Israel for 'excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate force' against Palestinians Posted: 13 Jun 2018 04:09 PM PDT  The United Nations has overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning Israel's use of "use of any excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate force" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Scores have died and thousands have been injured as Israeli troops have responded with live fire to protesters near a border fence, who have in some cases in some cases carrying burning tires and floating explosives on kites. By a vote of 120 to 8, the United Nations approved a resolution decrying the "use of live ammunition against civilian protesters, including children, as well as medical personnel and journalists" and underscoring its "grave concern at the loss of innocent lives".
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| Better late than never: Mexico turtle declared new species Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:15 AM PDT  Slow and steady wins the race, the saying goes -- and it seems to have worked for a small type of turtle native to western Mexico that has been declared a new species. For 20 years, residents of the area around Puerto Vallarta, a Pacific coast resort town, had been telling scientists about the little turtles native to their area. "They are found only here, in the streams and rivers around Puerto Vallarta," said Fabio German Cupul, a researcher at the University of Guadalajara.
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| Good news: The raccoon that scaled a building was released back into the wild Posted: 12 Jun 2018 03:42 PM PDT  Few things bring the internet together like lost animals. A raccoon captured all of our hearts on Tuesday when it started scaling a high rise office building in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. According to MPR News, the little guy got stranded on a building ledge on Monday, jumped to the roof of a two story office, and then started climbing up the walls of UBS tower. After a harrowing two days, the MPR raccoon was safely captured, fed, and released in the suburbs on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: How to brush your cat's teeth, if you have the chillest cat in the world MPR News reporter Tim Nelson said the trash panda was likely on a mission to raid a pigeon's nest over the skyway when it got stranded, and that it's been at least two days since it's had food or water. The animal became an overnight star and soon had all of Twitter rooting for it. #mprraccoon is a trending hashtag in the United States. Just look at the little guy! My picture from the 13th floor around noon. Hope he makes it down OK! #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/gfVWysn9iO — Ben (@Johnson88Ben) June 12, 2018 Onlookers called Minnesota's state wildlife rehab center and St. Paul's animal control to beg them to help. According to the local fire department chief, it's probably too risky to send a human being out to save the raccoon, but a team set up live traps on the roof of the tower. At this point, the little guy just has to make it to the top to get to safety. @StPaulFireDept District Chief Alan Gabrielle is taking a look, but says it's likely too risky to put anyone over the side of the building for the #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/ZyS0IEd2sd — Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 12, 2018 People inside the office building have been tweeting photos of the MPR raccoon as it rests during its journey. He is on the ledge on our floor. He seems to be doing well. We've been told that the building has live traps on the roof and are trying to get him to go up there. We all just have to keep our fingers crossed.. #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/HY1PkuFKz0 — Paige Donnelly law (@donnelly_law) June 12, 2018 Oh nothing just a raccoon hanging out on the 22nd floor of UBS Plaza downtown. pic.twitter.com/XaXE9XExxD — Tad Vezner (@SPnoir) June 12, 2018 While the internet collectively stressed about the safety of the trash panda as it struggles up the building. Mood: I am stressed about a lot of unknowns, and I am crying about a raccoon trapped on the ledge of a building in Minneapolis.WILL IT BE OKAY?! #mprraccoon — Edith BiAF ��������️�� (@LaytonEWilliams) June 12, 2018 Saga of the #mprraccoon trending in the Twin Cities. TV news crew is outside filming every minute. "Hang in there buddy" on everyone's lips #mprlife pic.twitter.com/BDjGOdqdXi — Michael Popham (@mpopham) June 12, 2018 Even James Gunn, who directed Guardians of the Galaxy and featured a snarky raccoon in the series, is invested in this urban climber's journey. I'll donate a thousand bucks to the non political charity of choice to anyone who saves this raccoon. I can't handle this. Poor dude. https://t.co/2F5reAKkKa — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 12, 2018 Animal control experts placed "aromatic food" out on the roof, hoping the raccoon will follow the smell and be safely trapped. "Not much else to do but wait and hope," Nelson tweeted. "Fire officials say they can't in good conscience risk a life." For those of you worried about #mprraccoon: Animal control folks have put live trap on tower roof with aromatic food, hope raccoon smells it and can make its way to the roof, be captured and safely brought down to the ground. Not much else to do but wait and hope. — Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 12, 2018 According to Tim Nelson, who's been doing humanity a favor and live updating everyone on the raccoon, the little guy is chilling on a ledge on the 23rd floor. The UBS tower has 25 floors, so the raccoon is almost at the roof. You got this, MPR raccoon! UPDATE: June 13, 2018, 4:25 p.m. AEST MPR racoon is still not on the ground, currently on the 17th floor. We'll keep you posted. Here's your 1A CDT update: #mprraccoon is still on 17th floor. Seems to have stopped moving since TV lights lit up face of UBS tower building. Will update again in 1 hr. — Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 13, 2018 UPDATE: June 13, 2018, 5:42 p.m. AEST Guys, the MPR raccoon has successfully made it to the roof. He made it! UPDATE: June 13, 2018, 8:47 a.m. PDT After making its way to the roof, the raccoon was successfully trapped, according to reporter Tad Vezner. The company plans to release the animal back into the wild "somewhere safe." RACCOON UPDATE: it has been trapped, its eating, still on top of tower, will be released "somewhere safe" by private Brooklyn Park contractor Wildlife Management Services — Tad Vezner (@SPnoir) June 13, 2018 On Wednesday, Wildlife Management Services, a private company, removed the raccoon from the roof the easy way: a freight elevator. Here is the #mprraccoon being picked up by technicians from Wildlife Management Services just now. Taken away by truck to an "undisclosed location." pic.twitter.com/x0iMZhW7zd — Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 13, 2018 Here's the #mprraccoon taking the easy way down, in a UBS Plaza freight elevator. pic.twitter.com/Tj8hDlXWMB — Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 13, 2018 The raccoon made it. Yay! #MPRraccoon — Dirk Technic (@Stesbot) June 13, 2018 I don't even like raccoons but this lil mf had me worried #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/vLoKEB5F5N — ��LifeOfAlyxx�� (@LifeOfAlyxx) June 13, 2018 I want this raccoon on our flag, I want him on our currency, and I need him to run for Congress #mprraccoon — Nico ��✊��✊��✊����️�� (@NotthatQueenB) June 13, 2018 UPDATE: June 13, 2018, 11:47 a.m. PDT The raccoon is safe and has been released! You can finally stop obsessively checking the #MPRraccoon hashtag — the raccoon is finally free. Wildlife Management Services released the raccoon on private residential property in the suburbs of St. Paul, with the permission of the homeowner. She made it! 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| 15 Tweets About Kids Taking Over Father's Day Posted: 13 Jun 2018 07:18 AM PDT  Father's Day is a time for gifts, silence and relaxation ― or, in reality, the
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| Mueller worries Russia could use court case to spy on probe Posted: 12 Jun 2018 02:31 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is worried that Russian intelligence services will use a criminal case in Washington to gather information about its investigation and U.S. intelligence-gathering methods.
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| Iraq's Sadr announces alliance with pro-Iranian Ameri Posted: 12 Jun 2018 04:56 PM PDT  Nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr announced on Tuesday a surprise political alliance with pro-Iranian Hadi al-Ameri in a bid to lead Iraq over the next four years. The two blocs won first and second place in the war-scarred country's May 12 parliamentary election. The move by Sadr, who is staunchly opposed to Iranian involvement in the country, was unexpected by much of the political class as he had suggested unwillingness to work with Ameri and his bloc of pro-Iranian former fighters.
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| Women dominate in Va. Democratic House primaries Posted: 12 Jun 2018 07:45 PM PDT  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Women roared to victories Tuesday in Democratic primaries across Virginia on Tuesday, falling in line with what has been a national trend.
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| Soviet Cars Were Weird: Celebrating The 2018 World Cup In Russia Posted: 14 Jun 2018 03:35 AM PDT |
| Roseanne Barr Now Says 'Planet of The Apes' Tweet Was About Anti-Semitism Posted: 14 Jun 2018 04:00 AM PDT  A Roseanne Barr tweet storm Wednesday night produced another head-scratching
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| Ford F-150, Expedition, and Lincoln Navigators Recalled for Potential Fuel Posted: 13 Jun 2018 11:49 AM PDT  Poor fuel-pump welds are the problem.
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| Hawaii volcano summit erupts with fresh ashfall Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:11 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted early on Wednesday and fissures on its eastern slope sent fountains of lava up to 160 feet (50 meter) high, as the volcano showed no signs of calming down after six weeks of intensified activity. A steam explosion at the summit will likely shower communities near the volcano with ash, the Hawaii Civil Defense Agency said on Wednesday. "The summit explosion produced an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4," the U.S. Geological Service (USGS) wrote in a Twitter post on Wednesday.
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| EPA workforce 'disgusted' by Scott Pruitt's scandals and priorities, official says Posted: 13 Jun 2018 05:39 PM PDT  A demoralized workforce watching as its agency is dismantled by the very people charged to lead it: That is the grim state of affairs depicted by John J. O'Grady, a longtime employee in the Chicago field office of the Environmental Protection Agency, which is tasked with protecting the nation's air and water, while preventing the exposure of citizens to harmful chemicals. The agency is doing none of that, in O'Grady's telling, with career officials watching in dismay as EPA administrator Scott Pruitt seemingly lurches from one scandal to another while doing the bidding of oil barons and the chemical lobby. "Morale is not good," O'Grady said of the agency's 14,000 employees.
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| Bleak New Figures Show Just How Unaffordable Rent Is In Every U.S. State Posted: 13 Jun 2018 07:01 AM PDT  A staggering gap between wages and the cost of rental housing across America
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| Former Rolls-Royce engineer 'arrested under Official Secrets Act' amid fears China tried to obtain F-35 fighter jet details Posted: 13 Jun 2018 11:30 PM PDT  A man in his 70s has been arrested as part of a probe under the Official Secrets Act, police said on Thursday, amid reports he was a former Rolls-Royce engineer suspected of divulging secrets about Britain's new stealth fighter to China. Scotland Yard said the man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and taken to a police station in Derbyshire before being released under investigation. A search at an address in Derbyshire was ongoing while a search warrant was also executed at an office address in the West Midlands. The man was named by the Sun as Bryn Jones, a former chief combustion technologist, who it said had been detained in connection with efforts by China to obtain classified information about Britain's new £100million RAF stealth fighter jet. The 73-year-old former Rolls-Royce employee was reportedly held after MI5 received information that classified details were passed to Beijing. Factfile | F-35 Lightning II fighter He was detained in an "ultra-discreet" swoop by officers from Scotland Yard's SO15 counter-terrorism command at his home on Tuesday, it was reported. Mr Jones, who describes himself as a "visiting professor" in "gas turbine combustion" at the Aeronautical University of Xian, central China, denies any wrongdoing, the newspaper reported. The investigation reportedly centres on information about the F-35 Lightning II jet, which arrived in Britain last week. Britain has committed to buying 138 F-35 fighter aircraft and has so far bought 48 at a cost of £9.1 billion. The F-35 programme is the world's largest defence development, worth over $1.3trillion. UK industry provides 15 per cent of each of the 3,000 aircraft currently on the order books and at peak production 25,000 British jobs will be supported throughout the supply chain.
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| 31 Insanely Easy Sangria Recipes Posted: 13 Jun 2018 08:52 AM PDT |
| BMW X6 Rendering Is Hardly A Surprise Posted: 13 Jun 2018 05:30 AM PDT  Bigger and lighter new X6 is expected to debut sometime next year.
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| The Latest: Sweden urges UN call for halt to Yemen attack Posted: 14 Jun 2018 08:59 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on the battle for Hodeida in Yemen (all times local):
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| Jogger caught throwing homeless man's belongings in lake arrested Posted: 13 Jun 2018 01:09 PM PDT  Initially only known as "Jogger Joe," he was identified as Henry William Sintay, 30, after he was filmed on kicking around, throwing in the rubbish, and then dumping a homeless man's things into the city's Merritt Lake. The property belonged to Greg "Jarew" Markson as he was later identified. The witness who filmed the incident, JJ Harris, posted it on Twitter and it has been viewed nearly 750,000 times.
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| As North Korea danger recedes ever so slightly, renewed Russian threat looms Posted: 12 Jun 2018 05:44 PM PDT  Senate Judiciary Committee convened a hearing Tuesday that focused on the uneasy realization that Russia will likely try to interfere in the U.S. midterm elections.
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| 'Wonder Woman 1984' Is Filming As First Image Reveals Chris Pine's Return Posted: 13 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT  We're not sure even Wonder Woman can rescue a resurrected Steve Trevor from
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| Traditional spaghetti bolognese recipe - perfect for all the family Posted: 14 Jun 2018 05:25 AM PDT  While spaghetti bolognese has been a staple for millions of diners around the world for decades, Italians have long claimed the original recipe has become so corrupted it is in need of culinary rescue. Most people, particularly foreigners, get the recipe wrong from the very start, purists insist. Instead of spaghetti, they say it is tagliatelle that should be cooked to go with the rich meat and tomato sauce, making it "tag bol" rather than "spag bol". Abominations such as turkey mince, American meatballs, butter and cream have no part in a true spaghetti bolognese and need to be stamped out, say the guardians of Italy's culinary heritage. So here's is a traditional recipe, approved by Italian chefs in Bologna. SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp olive oil 6 rashers of streaky 'pancetta' bacon, chopped 2 large onions, chopped 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2 carrots, chopped Stick of celery 1kg lean minced beef 2 large glasses of red wine 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 2 fresh or dried bay leaves salt and freshly ground black pepper 800g-1kg dried tagliatelle freshly grated parmesan cheese, to serve METHOD Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan and fry the bacon until golden over a medium heat. Add the onions and garlic, frying until softened. Increase the heat and add the minced beef. Fry it until it has browned. Pour in the wine and boil until it has reduced in volume by about a third. Reduce the temperature and stir in the tomatoes and celery. Cover with a lid and simmer over a gentle heat for 1-1½ hours until it's rich and thickened, stirring occasionally. Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water. Drain and divide between plates. Sprinkle a little parmesan over the pasta before adding a good ladleful of the sauce. Finish with a further scattering of cheese and a twist of black pepper. Traditional dishes | Read more This article was first published in January, 2010.
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| The Paint Colors Joanna Gaines Uses In Her Home (And The Colors She’ll Never Use) Posted: 12 Jun 2018 01:57 PM PDT  Achieve the Fixer Upper look instantly with these picks.
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| In final debate, Mexican presidential favorite says a NAFTA fail 'not fatal' Posted: 12 Jun 2018 11:56 PM PDT  By Anthony Esposito and Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The collapse of the North American Free Trade Agreement would not be fatal for Mexico, the leftist presidential favorite said on Tuesday, while keeping his cool under attack from rivals in the last televised debate before the July 1 election. Asked what he would do if talks fail to renegotiate the deal that underpins the vast majority of Mexico's trade, frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would redirect the economy towards the internal market and revive the rural economy. "I am going to suggest that the treaty remains, but (the end of NAFTA) cannot be fatal for Mexicans, our country has a lot of natural resources, a lot of wealth," he said in the round table discussion between the four candidates in the city of Merida.
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