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Haiti is "in a state of chaos" as brutal gang members attack police officers with machetes, a journalist in Port-au-Prince has claimed. Violence has plagued the country's capital of Port-au-Prince for years, but the situation has escalated drastically as gangs demand that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign. A state of emergency has been declared in the country after gangs attacked two prisons, setting many criminals free. It is now thought that 80% of the Haitian capital is controlled by these gangs. Describing the violence in the country, a journalist said that cannibalism has been witnessed on the streets as...

Three Russian soldiers blew themselves up in a grenade explosion after getting drunk during a resupply run in Russia's southwestern Voronezh region, according to local media reports. The three servicemen died in a house in the city of Rossosh, and a further two were injured, according to the Telegram channel of independent Russian-language news outlet Astra, and the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, which has close ties to Russian security forces. The news comes nearly 19 months into Russian President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Publicly available data released by Kyiv's military indicates that more than 270,000 Russian troops have been...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man is behind bars after a road rage fit that included intentionally ramming into cars, striking them with a tire iron and even throwing a barbecue at deputies, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The incidents occurred Tuesday morning in Cocoa, near the intersection of School Street and Bay Avenue, officials said. Raymond Hofmann is in custody and faces several charges, including resisting arrest, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and other charges relating to his alleged road rage fit. Hofmann reportedly parked his Chevrolet Tahoe in the middle of the street...

Whenever any Caucasian individual uses "karen" as a pejorative term in any context, you know that individual cannot be trusted. Few words one uses can indicate trailer, gutter, drug addict, liberal and/or libertarian brainwashing. and probably satanist, more readily than this word spitting out their mouth like a fecal flake.

A man reportedly trying to plant explosives at the headquarters of state-run Gombe transport line was doused with gasoline set on fire after an angry mob piled used tires on him....

President Obama celebrated Father's Day a little bit early, with a stop at Kenny’s BBQ Smokehouse on Capitol Hill. In a surprise trip, Obama left the White House to dine with two active duty members of the military as well as two local D.C. barbers who are participating in a new Health and Human Services program promoting fatherhood. Over lunch, Obama said that children with fathers in their lives are "less likely to do drugs ... it makes a huge difference," he said. Obama ordered a platter of steaming beef ribs, greens, black0eyed peas, rice, a corn muffin and a...

Zanesville, Ohio, sheriff's deputies armed with assault rifles opened fire on dozens of "mature, very big, aggressive" lions, tigers, cheetahs, wolves, and bears who had escaped from a private menagerie in Ohio after the farm's owner, Terry Thompson, was found dead and the animals' cage doors were left open and fences unsecured. Chimpanzees and orangutans were found locked in cages inside the house. At least 30 animals have been killed, and several more remain at large.Thompson had a long history of brushes with the law and had just completed a one-year sentence on two federal counts of possessing illegal firearms....

Reporting from Greenville, S.C. — Rick Perry is learning all kinds of ways that words can come back to haunt a guy. There’s his famous “Ponzi scheme” remark about Social Security from his book “Fed Up!,” which former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has used to bludgeon the Texas governor in their last couple of debates. And now Perry’s in hot water in North Carolina for a remark he made all the way back in 1992, when he was Texas agriculture commissioner and Houston was hosting the Republican National Convention.

London, ON – A new study at The University of Western Ontario finds the sauces you use when firing up the barbecue this summer may provide unforeseen health benefits. The research, led by Western biology and psychology postdoctoral fellow Raymond Thomas, shows common marinades may be more than just tasty sauces – they can also provide a major source of natural antioxidants. The paper was co-authored by Mark Bernards and Christopher Guglielmo in Western’s department of biology. Foods rich in antioxidants play an essential role in preventing cardiovascular diseases, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, inflammation and problems associated...

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq — Sustainment Soldiers at Contingency Operating Site Marez thanked their civilian counterparts for their hard work with a cookout of burgers, chicken breasts and pastries at the “Class I” yard Feb. 1. Soldiers from 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion cooked for more than 60 contractors from many nations who work at the logistics distribution center. “It was excellent!” said Mahendra Ranaweera, a contractor from Colombo, Sri Lanka. “Everyone enjoyed the function, and we really appreciate the opportunity given by the 18th CSSB to consider us part of the battalion.” Ranaweera, who has worked at the...

I am planning a trip to Memphis in a few weeks with my family and wanted to see any of my FR brothers can give me some suggestions. I plan on going to the Rendezvous Restaurant for ribs but also want to hit a few other local attractions. Also, I wonder if there is any particular place to go for a more traditional slow smoked barbeque meal. My son is into history so anything historical may also be nice. Please feel free to make any suggestions that may be family approriate. My kids are 8 and 2. Thanks

The modernized America we know today is largely dominated by suburbs, the perfect mix of city and ranch, commonly on the outskirts of cities. Its not the stacked to Timbuktu apartments like in New York, Kansas City, and Chicago, but its not the "home on the range" sort of thing. We know the modern suburb as nicely assorted houses, separated by lush, thick, dark green lawns, that are neatly cut every weekend. We know them with the smell of barbeque every Sunday after the residents have come home from Church. Its these modern American paradises that house the factory-workers, the...

Lazy ceiling fans rearranged the 80-degree air Friday as a Christmas songster crackled out of patio speakers about snowy scenes and Yuletide bliss. But the two-fisted diners slouched around tables littered with napkins pulled from beer-carton dispensers and half-empty hot sauce bottles, paid the cultural amenities no mind. This was Otto's Barbeque and Hamburgers, and these guys — and maybe a few gals — had come to eat. To eat and, perhaps, to mourn. Otto's, famed as former President George Bush's favorite barbecue eatery, is heading for the last roundup.

For me, I'll be doing up some clams (SHOCKER!) and the usual smoked turkey. Hey, Ben Franklin wanted it to be our national bird, ya know!

ALBANY, Ga. - For a quarter century, chefs at pricey steakhouses have been searing meat on burners that cook with infrared energy. Now the high-temperature technology may be coming to a backyard barbecue near you. With the expiration of a key patent, major gas grill manufacturers, including market leader Char-Broil, have scrambled to bring infrared cooking to the masses with models in the $500 to $1,000 range. Previously, such grills cost as much as $5,000. "Infrared is really hot," said Leslie Wheeler, a spokeswoman for the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, an industry group in Arlington, Va. "They're great for...

Hank Williams Jr. has a question for prime-time football fans: Are you ready for some football? Robin Hudson has a slightly different question: Are you ready for some barbecue? Hudson, you see, owns Hudson’s Smokehouse in Lexington, and for the past three years, he has made a trip to Denver to serve his special brand of South Carolina barbecue, ribs and fixings to the crew of ABC’s “Monday Night Football,” which includes broadcaster John Madden. That crew switched over to NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” this season, but Hudson still made his annual trip to Denver on Oct. 15 for the...

President Bush spent the day in North Carolina Traveling with the president were Press Secretary Tony Snow and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings After arriving in Greensboro, NC, the president enjoyed a barbeque lunch at Stamey’s Restaurant, then visited nearby Waldo C. Falkener Elementary School where he spoke about the No Child Left Behind initiative. Later, President Bush traveled a few miles further south to visit The Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, NC, then on to speak at a private GOP fundraiser. Enjoy your Wednesday visit to Sanity Island

I have lunch with a good friend of mine at Alcorn State fairly often. Not long after we met, we discovered that we had quite a bit in common. Not only were we the same age, but we had both grown up in the 1960’s in the river city of Natchez. We both have two kids, and our daughters attend the same college. Plus, we both have a passion for providing opportunities for young people to grow and excel. Having so much in common, you might have thought we probably would have crossed paths so many years ago in Natchez,...

August 9, 2005 Yes folks, this is a man’s barbeque. That’s Tim Kowalec firing up Chrysler Group's one-of-a-kind HEMI-powered grill at an event to announce the top five finalists in the company’s "What Can You HEMI?" contest. Until the event, the HEMI engine was only found in Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicles. With the power and torque of the 5.7-liter V-8 HEMI engine, the grill can cook 240 HEMI dogs in three minutes and is covered by more than 330 square feet of steel. The contest involved people sending in concepts for machines that could be powered by a...

Jul. 03, 2005 Anyone got a light? Jul. 03, 2005 BY DAVE BARRY (This classic Dave Barry column was originally published on June 25, 1995.) Everybody loves a backyard barbecue. For some reason, food just seems to taste better when it has been cooked outdoors, where flies can lay eggs on it. But there's nothing worse -- and I include the Great Depression in that statement -- than trying to set fire to a pile of balky charcoal. (For those of you who actually went through the Great Depression and are offended by the previous sentence, let me state, in...