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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents who initially wondered what it was — and now wonder what its arrival means amid a chorus of alarm raised by the region's elected officials. The balloon roiled diplomatic tensions as it continued to move over the central U.S. on Friday at 60,000 feet (18,288 meters). Secretary of State Anthony Blinken abruptly canceled an upcoming trip to China. Curiosity about the bobbling sky orb swept the internet, with search terms like “where is the sky balloon now?” and “spy balloon tracker” surging on Google. On Facebook, wobbly videos of blue skies and the white splotch filled speculative feeds as communities tried to track its path over the U.S. In Montana — home to Malmstrom Air Force … [Read more...] about Chinese balloon high over US stirs unease far below

Just days after being criticized by former Washington quarterback and current ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III for playing in this week's Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Commanders head coach Ron Rivera's true motives may have come to light Friday. According to The Athletic senior writer Ben Standig, Rivera drove from Pebble to the Bay Area after shooting a best-ball first-round 70 with PGA pro Kevin Roy. The reason for the trip, per Standig? To interview 49ers assistant head coach/running backs coach Anthony Lynn for Washington's open offensive coordinator job. The Commanders fired former offensive coordinator Scott Turner in January, and Washington requested to interview Lynn back on Jan. 25 following an 8-8-1 season that saw them eliminated from playoff contention in Week 18. Lynn, who was in his first year with the 49ers after serving as the Lions OC in 2021, has 23 years of NFL coaching experience, including four years as the Chargers' head coach, where he went 33-31 overall. … [Read more...] about Commanders’ Rivera plays Pebble Beach Pro-Am, then tries to nab 49ers coach

WASHINGTON - Bradley Beal was having fun, at least for one half of Friday's game. Late in the first quarter, with the Wizards' lead approaching 20 points over the Portland Trail Blazers, Beal, after chasing a loose ball, ran over to where his wife and two sons were sitting courtside to grab some of their snacks. Beal was being cheeky, but the feeling faded after halftime and was replaced with dread. Washington lost to the Portland Trail Blazers, 124-116, at Capital One Arena after surrendering the 20-point lead they held for much for the first half. Credit Portland guards Anfernee Simons and Damian Lillard for the turnaround. With Simons and Lillard in rhythm after a slow start, Portland (26-26) torched a complacent Wizards' squad with nine three-pointers in the third quarter to fuel a comeback effort and snap the hosts' six-game winning streak. Washington has a chance to get back on track against the Nets on Saturday in Brooklyn, where the franchise was thrown into chaos … [Read more...] about Wizards’ six-game winning streak ends with a major meltdown

Just as you can’t judge a stewed eel by its looks (otherwise who would eat one?), you can’t judge a series by its name. “Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern,” tonight on the Travel Channel, is smarter than its lame title implies, thanks to the charm and intelligence of its host. The gimmick: Mr. Zimmern, a Minneapolis chef, food writer and radio host, travels the globe eating grubs, grouper throats and mammalian unmentionables, all to demonstrate that offal isn’t so bad. The reality: By taking an anthropological approach to food, Mr. Zimmern broadens his subject, conveying a vivid sense of place and a serious appreciation for social and culinary diversity. Now back to those grouper throats, and mullet gizzards, tongue and chitlins. That was the Gulf Coast, last week. Before that Mr. Zimmern went to Ecuador, where he ingested guinea pig (“absolutely fall-off-the-bone delicious”), “lemony tasting” live ants in the rain forest and grubs, served on banana leaves at a family feast. Then … [Read more...] about One Man’s Biodiversity Is Another Man’s Lunch

It is definitely not your mother’s Donnell. Gone are the library’s revolving doors and those original Winnie-the-Pooh dolls, sitting behind glass in the Children’s Reading Room. It may not even be called the Donnell anymore. The Donnell Library Center’s replacement, which the New York Public Library is to unveil officially on Tuesday, has been reconceived to fit at the base of a high-rise hotel and two of the new library’s three floors will be underground. The library, which is expected to cost $20 million and was designed for the digital age by the architect Enrique Norten and his firm TEN Arquitectos , emphasizes places to congregate more than shelves for books. And it is a library that will be about one third of its former size. “It has become more like a cultural space, which is about gathering people, giving people the opportunity to encounter each other,” Mr. Norten said. “It’s not really about just being a repository of books.” People in the neighborhood have … [Read more...] about A Place to Hang Out (Read, Too)

MINNEAPOLIS — Pot roast was one of the first dishes the chef Gavin Kaysen learned to cook, if you can call it cooking. The recipe he used as a teenager growing up in Bloomington, Minn., a Twin Cities suburb, required no culinary training. “I’d just Crock-Pot it,” Mr. Kaysen said. He then mimicked the act of pouring packaged beef stock into a slow cooker and grinned. Mr. Kaysen had just slid a more technically advanced pot roast into the oven in the open kitchen at Spoon and Stable , the restaurant he opened here in late 2014 to much anticipation. “I can’t wait for that gravy,” he said. Northeasterners cook Yankee pot roast . Jewish brisket and most beef daube in New Orleans are pot roast by other names. But to many who grew up in America’s heartland, pot roast tastes and smells of home. Comprising little more than a large cut of beef (chuck roast is common), onions, root vegetables and braising liquid, pot roast has none of the meddling influence of haute cuisine. … [Read more...] about Coming Home to Pot Roast