Day: March 22, 2024

Spam is sizzling: Global favorite since World War II is at center of sushi craze

1:55 pm March 22, 2024

Supermarket cheap-meat Spam is surging in global popularity behind an uncanny trend. The catalyst is an international obsession with Spam musubi. Think sushi made with Spam. GRATEFUL DEAD, STEELY DAN SET ROCKY MOUNTAIN RHYTHM FOR DENVER CHEF JUSTIN CUCCI It’s a slice of Spam packed in rice and wrapped in nori, the thin, dried pungent […]

Illegal immigrants storm US border in El Paso, knock over guards amid standoff over Texas law

1:11 pm March 22, 2024

A large group of illegal immigrants burst through razor wire and surged towards the border wall in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday in a chaotic scene during which guards were knocked over — just as the state’s anti-illegal immigration law is being held up in the courts. Video taken by the New York Post showed […]

Southern Baptists choose new president following sex abuse scandal, financial difficulties

1:09 pm March 22, 2024

A top Southern Baptist administrative body has selected its first permanent leader in nearly two-and-a-half years, a time when it has navigated a tumult of controversies ranging from a sexual abuse scandal to financial struggles — to its own stumbling efforts to find a new president. Jeff Iorg, the longtime president of the Southern Baptist […]

Kenyan doctors stage mass protest in the streets as national strike enters second week

1:08 pm March 22, 2024

Hundreds of Kenyan doctors protested in the streets Friday demanding better pay and working conditions in an ongoing nationwide strike that has entered its second week. The doctors carried placards and chanted against the Kenyan government, saying it had failed to implement a raft of promises, including a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after […]

German government to decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana

1:07 pm March 22, 2024

The German government’s plan to liberalize rules on cannabis cleared its final parliamentary hurdle Friday, paving the way for the possession of limited amounts of marijuana to be decriminalized on April 1. In a second step, “cannabis clubs” that will be allowed to grow the substance for members’ personal use will be permitted to start […]