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The Salt
4:49 pm
Thu June 13, 2013

Saving Grandma's Strawberry Cake From The Clutches Of Jell-O

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Jeremy Jackson wanted to rethink his grandma Mildred's famous Strawberry Cake recipe, which uses boxed cake mix and Jell-O. His updated cupcake version is shown on the right.

Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 6:35 pm

Jeremy Jackson's grandma Mildred was famous for her strawberry cake. Legend has it that one of the families in her small Missouri town loved the dessert so much, they "commissioned" her to make it for them once a week.

Jackson is the author of Good Day for A Picnic: Simple Food that Travels Well. He shared two versions of his Strawberry Cake for All Things Considered's Found Recipes series.

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The Salt
4:00 pm
Thu June 13, 2013

Why Bill Gates Is Investing In Chicken-Less Eggs

Originally published on Fri June 14, 2013 1:34 pm

Parallels
1:52 pm
Thu June 13, 2013

Mass Kidnapping Puts Mexican Legal System On Trial

Originally published on Fri June 14, 2013 6:12 pm

Josephina Garcia Rodriguez and Leticia Ponce Ramos sip coffee and console each other at a restaurant in front of Mexico City's prosecutor's office. They're about to head into a meeting with the lead investigator in the case of their kidnapped sons.

"We're going on three weeks since they were kidnapped," Garcia says. "It's been some difficult days, really hard for us mothers. We just want our sons back home with us."

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North Country News
11:15 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

Vermont Health Department Issues Swimming Hole Warning

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Buttermilk Falls, Vermont

With high water levels from recent rains, Vermont officials are warning about dangerous conditions in rivers, streams and swimming holes.

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New York News
10:15 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

U.S. Maple Syrup Production Hits Record High

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Maple Bucket

U.S. maple syrup production soared to a record 3.2 million gallons this year, boosted by good weather and a high number of syrup taps in use.

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North Country News
9:00 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

NY Opens 2 Areas for Upper Hudson Paddlers

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Winslow Homer: The Rapids, Hudson River, Adirondacks

New York conservation officials have established two new areas to access the Forest Preserve on recently purchased public land in the central Adirondacks, effectively opening more than a dozen miles of the upper Hudson River to canoeists.

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North Country News
9:00 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

NY Opens 2 Areas for Upper Hudson Paddlers

Credit Botaurus/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
Winslow Homer: The Rapids, Hudson River, Adirondacks

New York conservation officials have established two new areas to access the Forest Preserve on recently purchased public land in the central Adirondacks, effectively opening more than a dozen miles of the upper Hudson River to canoeists.

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North Country News
8:45 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

Vermont Lawsuit Spotlights Privatization Versus Access

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A lawsuit by a Brattleboro publisher and the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont is raising a question about what happens to the idea of access to public records when government services are privatized.

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New York News
7:30 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

IBM Said to Be Shedding Jobs in Vermont and Elsewhere

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IBM says it won't comment on reports of layoffs at its facilities in Vermont and elsewhere.

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All Tech Considered
6:20 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

Net Giants Try To Quell Users' Jitters About Their Data

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Google, like Facebook, Microsoft and other Internet companies, is concerned that data requests from U.S. surveillance agencies could ultimately damage its reputation in the U.S. and overseas.

Originally published on Wed June 12, 2013 7:00 pm

Companies like Google and Facebook are very much caught in the middle of the current debate about national security and privacy. Press reports have said the companies are required to turn over huge amounts of customer data to government agencies like the National Security Agency, but the companies are often barred from saying anything publicly about the requests they receive.

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