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Barbie Doll Honoring Cherokee Leader Met With Mixed Emotions

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, inspired countless Native American children as a powerful but humble leader who expanded early education and rural healthcare. Her reach is now broadening with a quintessential American honor: a Barbie doll in the late Mankiller’s likeness as part of toymaker Mattel’s “Inspiring Women” series. A public ceremony honoring Mankiller’s legacy is set for Tuesday in Tahlequah in northeast Oklahoma, where the Cherokee Nation is headquartered. Mankiller was the nation’s first female principal chief, ...

Smoky, Spicy Mexican Soup Takes Less Than 30 Minutes

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street In the old-fashioned “fondas” scattered around Mexico, diners usually find only a handful of tables and simple, comforting dishes. A three-course lunch at many of these unpretentious mom-and-pop eateries can cost as little as a few dollars. One of those courses might well be sopa de fideos, a much-loved soup of thin noodles lightly browned in oil, then simmered in a puree of chicken broth with roasted tomato, onion, garlic and jalapeno. The result is a smoky, spicy vegetarian soup that can easily stand on its own as a ...

Boyfriend Is Eager To Keep Girlfriends From Meeting

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Rick,” and I broke up 10 years ago and reunited two years ago. I’m in good health, own my own home, and am financially independent. Rick is nine years older. He owns his own home and is retired. We have been seeing each other every week for the last two years. He has spent many hours painting and doing repairs to my house. I cook for him and give him massages, and we have a fantastic sex life. So, what is the problem? Rick is emotionally involved with another woman. He claims they aren’t in any way sexually involved. Should I tell her about his ...

Avoid Cheap Weight-Loss Gimmicks

Today’s Sound Off is about all of the weight-loss ads we see on TV and on our mobile devices: Dear Heloise: I’m tired of all the scam ads I see for weight-loss gimmicks on TV, on my computer and in magazines. Someone is always selling some “cure” for those of us who need to drop some weight. It all comes down to some product they’re trying to sell ... a pill or a cream. One company swears that their earrings help people to lose weight. These are nothing but scams that desperate people tell themselves they need. So many people buy the item that’s supposed to help them lose ...

Kraft Debuts Dairy-Free Macaroni And Cheese In The United States

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Kraft Macaroni and … Fava Beans? The Kraft Heinz Co. said Wednesday it’s bringing dairy-free macaroni and cheese to the U.S. for the first time. The company said the new recipe has the same creamy texture and flavor of its beloved 85-year-old original Mac & Cheese but replaces dairy with ingredients like fava bean protein and coconut oil powder. The plant-based Kraft NotMac&Cheese, which will be rolled out to U.S. stores over the next few months, was developed in collaboration with Not Co., a Chicago startup that makes plant-based milk, ...

Kissinger Managed Cold War

The roster of this nation’s secretaries of state includes many giants of public attainment — Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, James Madison, James Monroe, Henry Clay, John Calhoun, Daniel Webster, William Seward, Elihu Root, William Jennings Bryan, Charles Evans Hughes, Edward Stettinius, George Shultz and James Baker. No one, however, wielded the office with more brio and flair than the first immigrant to occupy it. Although Henry Kissinger ranks, with John Quincy Adams, John Hay and Dean Acheson, among America’s most intellectually sophisticated and culturally cosmopolitan ...