June 2022

BACON WRAPPED FIRECRACKERS

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Cut the stem off each jalapeno and cut in half lengthwise. Using a small spoon, scrape out seeds & membranes.

2022-06-29 05:00:00

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BATON ROUGE — Nearly 1,000 4-H youth and agents recently attended 4-H University, which provides youth with the opportunity to meet other members from across the state and compete for trips, prizes and leadership experiences.

FIREWORK SAFETY TIPS:

1. Use fireworks outdoors only. Never carry fireworks in a pocket or shoot them off in metal or glass containers.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs receives lifetime honor at BET Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a speech about his own inspirational dream for the Black community, Sean “Diddy” Combs channeled the spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while accepting the BET Awards’ highest honor Sunday night.

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WHIP UP A BOUNTIFUL WEEKEND BRUNCH

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FAMILY FEATURES

Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals

ESSEX, Vt. (AP) — Before the pandemic, there was no room in the budget for Kate Murphy’s children to buy lunch at school. She and her husband would buy in bulk and make bag lunches at home. So the free school meals that were made available to students nationwide amid the crisis have brought welcome relief, especially since her husband lost his job last year at a bakery company that closed.

US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall

U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID- 19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match recent changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus.

Supreme Court’s abortion ruling sets off new court fights

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country Monday, as one side sought quickly to put statewide bans into effect and the other tried to stop or at least delay such measures.

Tale of 2 summits: ‘America’s back’ to America’s backsliding

ELMAU, Germany (AP) — One year ago, Joe Biden strode into his first Group of Sevensummit as president and confidently told the closest U.S. allies that “America is Back.” Now, many of them are worrying that America is backsliding.