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How the UAW is winning over new plants -- starting with Volkswagen
The United Auto Workers is on the cusp of a significant milestone in its audacious effort to grow by 150,000 people across 13 automakers, including Tesla Inc., BMW AG and Nissan Motor Co.
This week, a Volkswagen AG ...Read more
WATCH: Cat rescued from between walls goes viral for 'purr-turbed' expression
(UPI) A cat rescued from between two walls by firefighters in England is going viral on social media thanks to its amused facial expression.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said on social media that crews from Preston ...Read more
How to save money at the pharmacy counter
Steve Wexler has experienced the trouble of finding affordable prescription drugs.
A few years ago, the 70-year-old Plymouth, Minnesota, resident opted to cut short his prescription for Eliquis, a popular blood thinner, ...Read more
Labor costs, shortage, increasing reliability: Why we're seeing more robots inside plants
Long used mostly for the “dull, dirty and dangerous” tasks in manufacturing, robots are increasingly considered “desirable” amid rising labor costs and shortages, strike risks and the need for flexibility in ...Read more
Cheap mortgages deter workers from relocating for $250,000 jobs
Manager recruits in the industrial Midwest are shunning offers to move to the American South — in part because they’re locked into super-low 30-year mortgages.
A tight labor market that’s allowing workers to stay ...Read more
Tesla to cut over 10% of workforce in global retrenchment
Tesla Inc. is slashing headcount by more than 10%, part of a global retrenchment extending all the way into its executive ranks as the carmaker struggles with slowing demand for electric vehicles.
Chief Executive Officer ...Read more
Dauphinoise Potatoes
The Glycemic Index is all the rage right now. I am a big fan, but I have a few hints that might vary from what you read in most places.
The Glycemic Index is a measure of a food’s ability to spike your blood sugar. The ...Read more
Tips on helping your dog relieve spring allergies
Just like humans, dogs can suffer from allergies, and allergy season is in full swing. Common allergens that can affect dogs are things that can be inhaled (like mold, dust mites or pollen), different foods and skin ...Read more
A Salvadoran cookbook from a major publisher is finally here. Why did it take so long?
LOS ANGELES -- Food never happened in a vacuum for Karla Tatiana Vasquez. Stories always followed.
Whenever her grandmother or mother cooked, Vasquez knew something special was coming. Their food unlocked memories, ...Read more
Want to cook vegetables better? The new Kismet cookbook shows us how
LOS ANGELES — Call them the vegetable whisperers. Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer are the two produce-obsessed chefs behind Kismet restaurant in Los Feliz, the growing chainlet of Kismet Rotisserie takeout shops (there ...Read more
The recipe that will get you hooked on tofu
Tofu is a wonderfully versatile ingredient. It's great pan-fried, grilled, scrambled and whizzed into spreads and sauces. But I like it best pan roasted until it becomes meltingly golden and crisp. For this, you need a ...Read more
Joan Nathan is more than a Jewish cookbook writer. Her new memoir reveals why
LOS ANGELES -- The morning after Joan Nathan's 80th birthday party last year — a long-table Palm Springs gathering on the grounds of a hacienda-style compound where Samuel Goldwyn, Lucille Ball and Judy Garland are said ...Read more
The secret to French onion ramen and other life lessons from 'The Mythical Cookbook'
LOS ANGELES -- Earlier this month Josh Scherer cooked a corned beef sandwich and a few gelatin-encased shrimp in a nod to foods that have been to space. Earlier this year he served Gordon Ramsay a beef Wellington, a deep-...Read more
A new Mediterranean cookbook from José Andrés celebrates 'dishes that belong to the people'
LOS ANGELES -- José Andrés spends much of his time contemplating the unifying nature of food, both in and out of the world's most dangerous conflict and disaster zones.
Days before an Israeli airstrike killed seven ...Read more
This is the best Italian dish you've never heard of
Chicken Scarpariello is a beloved classic Italian-American dish, and I'd never heard of it.
I came across this delicious sounding sweet-and-sour chicken, with sausages and fresh and pickled peppers, in the process of ...Read more
How to make Michael Twitty's matzoh ball gumbo, a soup of Black and Jewish cuisines
LOS ANGELES -- With a rainbow knitted kippah affixed to the crown of his head, Michael Twitty is paced and intentional as he moves through the test kitchen at the L.A. Times. He's here to make one of his classic Passover ...Read more
Gretchen's table: Chicken shawarma in a bowl is a tasty, healthy meal
Protein bowls are appealing for many reasons, the biggest of which is they're incredibly versatile.
Whether you top them with a lean meat like roasted chicken or a fatty, good-for-you fish like salmon — or opt for a ...Read more
Daniel Neman: We're surrendering our privacy for a bag of M&Ms
I am now at the age when I am convinced that the world is going to Hades in a handbasket.
And I have proof.
Obviously, this is not a new or unique idea. People of a certain age — my certain age — have been making the...Read more
Best Bites: Sweet Street Salted Caramel Manifesto Cookie
My son recently brought this cookie home from college. “You have to try it,” he told me, “It’s so good.”
He was certainly right.
The salt and the caramel are not afterthoughts but rather almost what you taste...Read more
Motormouth: Downshifting
Q: I own a car with an 8-speed automatic transmission and manual shifters. If I am approaching a red light 50-100 yards away, am I better off downshifting or gently applying the brakes? Does repeated downshifting do long ...Read more