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The easiest homemade bread for an irresistible sandwich

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

By Genevieve Ko, The New York TimesMaking yeasted bread is one of the few acts of cooking where ingredients actually come to life. Dough expands in size and flavor when yeast feast on sugar to then release carbon dioxide gas. Seeing and smelling dough rise can be as restorative as eating the warm loaf, but only if the process feels foolproof and manageable.And right now, very little does. There isn’t room for the uncertainty of sourdough starter, time to plan around slow rises or even the physical energy to knead dough. Or at least there wasn’t for me when I wanted a focaccia sandwich but didn’t have the bandwidth for an intensive project.What I was really craving was mortadella and something great to eat it in — a tender focaccia like one I had at the slip of a restaurant Storico8 in Sorrento, Italy. The top was smooth and wavy with domes — not sunken with dimples — and the center was more air bubble than not.In achieving something similar but for home kitchens and cooks of a...

2 men are dead after an armed robbery in San Bernardino

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

Two men are dead after an alleged armed robbery in San Bernardino on Saturday. At approximately 11 p.m., San Bernardino police officers responded to reports of an armed robbery in a back parking lot at the National Orange Show, according to a San Bernardino Police Department news release. The suspect was described as a male wearing an orange vest and a beanie hat who was armed with a handgun.When officers arrived, they located the suspect, identified as 53-year-old David Rojas Sr. of San Bernardino, who matched the description and was armed with a gun. Rojas shot at the officers, causing them to return fire. Rojas, who has an extensive violent criminal history, was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. While canvassing the area in search for witnesses and additional evidence, authorities found a man nearby who was suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It does not appear that Rojas had any c...

SF Giants’ Alex Cobb will miss start of next season after hip procedure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

The San Francisco Giants and Alex Cobb believe they found a remedy for the impinged hip that bothered him for the better part of the season. But it will come at cost, a surgical procedure with a recovery timetable that knocks their No. 2 starter out for the start of next season.Cobb, 36, is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left hip Tuesday in Vail, Colorado, the club announced. The procedure, performed by Dr. Marc Philippon, will prevent Cobb from pitching for approximately six months. Without accounting for typical six-week build up he will miss in spring training, that means Cobb won’t begin to pitch again until about the start of May.One of only two Giants pitchers to log at least 20 starts and 150 innings, Cobb was named an All-Star for the first time in 2023, finishing with a 3.87 ERA while throwing his most innings since 2018. But throughout much of it, he had been pitching through an impingement in his left hip.During the All-Star festivities in Seattle, Cobb sported...

Four-bedroom home sells in Danville for $2.6 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

294 Paraiso Drive – Google Street ViewA 2,820-square-foot house built in 1968 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 200 block of Paraiso Drive in Danville was sold on Oct. 10, 2023, for $2,600,000, or $922 per square foot. This single-story house offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. On the exterior, the house is characterized by the use of wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with forced air heating and central A/C. Additionally, the house provides an attached two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes. The property’s backyard also includes a pool.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:A 2,221-square-foot home on the 200 block of Paraiso Drive in Danville sold in May 2023, for $2,100,000, a price per square foot of $946. The home has 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In July 2022, a 2,764-square-foot home on Everett Drive ...

Israel’s economy could have trouble recovering from this war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

By Amy Teibel | Associated PressJERUSALEM — Just last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu predicted a new era of peace and prosperity in the Middle East, based on growing acceptance of Israel within the region.Today, with the Israel-Hamas war in its fourth week, that vision is in tatters.The mobilization of 360,000 reservists and the evacuation of 250,000 Israelis from their homes, according to numbers provided by the Israeli military, has upended many businesses. Restaurants and stores have emptied. Airlines have canceled most flights to Israel, and tourists have called off trips. A main natural gas field has been shut down, farms have been destroyed for lack of workers and businesses have furloughed tens of thousands of workers.Israel has vowed to crush the Gaza Strip’s ruling Hamas group, which killed 1,400 people and took more than 240 others hostage in an Oct. 7 rampage in southern Israel. Israeli airstrikes have flattened entire neighborhoods in Gaza and kil...

Warriors have surprise starter in place of Klay Thompson against New Orleans Pelicans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

NEW ORLEANS — Klay Thompson and Jonathan Kuminga will be out for the Warriors’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.Thompson, 33, is nursing right knee soreness and Kuminga, 21, has a right knee contusion. Golden State is on the second half of their first back-to-back of the year, getting a win against the Houston Rockets on Sunday to move to 2-1.Moses Moody will make his 15th career start in place of Thompson alongside Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney. Chris Paul will come off the bench for a second straight game; his consecutive games started streak of 1,365 was snapped against the Rockets when he came off the bench for the first time in his 19-year NBA career in the Warriors’ win.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Santa Cruz Warriors select 6-3 guard Marcus Burk, 6-9 forward Arinze Chidom in 2023 NBA G League Draft Golden State Warriors | Chris Paul comes off bench, Steph Curry ices War...

“Absolutamente devastadora”: compañeros de reparto en “Friends” sobre la muerte de Matthew Perry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

Los compañeros de reparto de Matthew Perry en “Friends” calificaron el lunes su muerte como “una pérdida insondable” que los ha dejado “completamente devastados”.“Éramos más que simples compañeros de reparto. Somos una familia”, dijeron Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc y David Schwimmer en un comunicado conjunto.“Hay mucho que decir, pero ahora vamos a tomarnos un momento para llorar y procesar esta pérdida insondable. Con el tiempo diremos más, cuando podamos”, continuó el grupo. “Por ahora, nuestros pensamientos y nuestro amor están con la familia de Matty, sus amigos y todos los que lo amaron en todo el mundo”.Perry murió el sábado aparentemente ahogado en su casa en el vecindario Pacific Palisades de Los Ángeles, a los 54 años, dijeron a NBC News un representante de Perry y una fuente policial.Se recibió una llamada al 911 a las 4:07 p.m. hora local y fue tratado como un rescate acu...

Funeral home where 189 decaying bodies found sued over alleged fake ashes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A family filed a lawsuit Monday against a Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were found, alleging the owners allowed the remains of their loved ones to “rot” away while they sent families fake ashes.The gruesome discovery at Return to Nature Funeral Home occurred earlier in October after reports of an “abhorrent smell” emanating from a building about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Denver. Colorado has some of the weakest rules for funeral homes Law enforcement has started identifying the remains and began notifying families that their loved ones were among the bodies — sometimes years after they were allegedly cremated and given as ashes to grieving relatives.The lawsuit accuses Return to Nature and its owners, Jon and Carie Hallford, of intentionally inflicting emotional distress, negligence, fraud and violating a number of Colorado laws, among other claims.Calls and texts sent to numbers listed for Return to Nature and owners have gone unanswered ...

Nine people arrested at protest outside Israeli defense contractor in Cambridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

Nine people were arrested in Cambridge on Monday during a protest at the offices of an Israeli defense contractor, Cambridge police said.Cambridge police said around 10 a.m., officers were at a peaceful protest of about 200 people outside Elbit Systems on Bishop Allen Drive. Police said then some of the crowd broke through metal barricades and began vandalizing the business. Officers said they were assaulted as they attempted to place people under arrest for defacing the building.Those arrested, aged 19 to 33, face charges including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assault and battery on a police officer. They will be arraigned in court on Tuesday.

Zacha wins it in OT as Bruins rally from 2-goal deficit to beat Panthers 3-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:35 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored with 84 seconds left on the clock in overtime and the Boston Bruins rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Monday night.Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy also scored for Boston, which remained unbeaten in regulation through nine games this season (8-0-1). Linus Ullmark stopped 36 shots against the team that knocked the Bruins out of the playoffs last season after a record-setting and Presidents Trophy-winning regular season.Aleksander Barkov scored one goal and assisted on another, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for Florida, which eliminated Boston in seven games in the first round and went on to reach the Stanley Cup Final.Barkov gave the Panthers the lead six minutes into the game. He helped make it 2-0 with five minutes left in the period when he took advantage of Matthew Poitras’ turnover behind the net and fed it to Sam Reinhart in front.Marchand cut the deficit in half off a backhand feed from Jake DeBru...