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This photo shows chocolate toffee covered matzoh. Chocolate-covered caramel matzo, also known as Matzoh Buttercrunch, has become a popular Passover dessert. (Cheyenne Cohen via AP).

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A word-of-mouth sensation, Matzo Buttercrunch earns a place on the Passover dessert table
By KATIE WORKMAN - Associated Press
Tue,04/16/24-7:45AM , 85 Reads
On Passover, dessert options can feel limited. No leavened foods are allowed, so the usual recipes for cakes, cookies and the like are off the table (literally).
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Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite an outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows. Federal officials warn about the health risks of drinking raw milk at any time, but especially during this novel outbreak. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia)

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There's bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren't deterred
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Tue,05/14/24-8:34AM , 85 Reads
Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows.
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This photo provided by Vermont State University shows Max the Cat stands in front of Woodruff Hall at Vermont State University Castleton on on Oct. 12, 2023 in Castleton, Vt. Vermont State University's Castleton campus has bestowed the title of “Doctor of Litter-ature” on Max, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday. The school is not honoring the feline for his mousing or napping but rather for friendliness. (Rob Franklin/Vermont State University via AP)

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A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree
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Fri,05/17/24-11:14AM , 85 Reads
CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday.

Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring the feline not for his mousing or napping, but for his friendliness.
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Culix Wibonele poses for a portrait on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Lawrenceville, Ga. Wibonele is a certified nursing assistant working in long-term care. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Despite surging demand for long-term care, providers struggle to find workers
By JOSH KELETY/AP AND ERIC SCICCHITANO/CNHI NEWS
Fri,05/24/24-9:13AM , 85 Reads
The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in long-term care was not getting injured.
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