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In the 1930s, public campaigns announced that "rabbit is Stalin's cow," attempting to give a party spin to ever-present food shortages.

From Russia, With Mayonnaise: Cookbook Revisits Soviet Classics

The dishes that marked the Soviet era still have a strong pull on Russian sentiment (if not stomachs). A new book revisits these recipes, born, in part, of food shortages and ingenuity.

When Florence Nightingale was recruiting nurses, an accomplished nurse from Jamaica named Mary Seacole traveled to London but was repeatedly rejected. Seacole wrote: "Did these ladies shrink from accepting my aid because my blood flowed beneath a somewhat duskier skin than theirs? " Her experience is part of the new book <em>Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and its Power to Change the World.</em>

A history of nurses: They once had the respect they're now trying to win

In Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and its Power to Change the World, author Sarah DiGregorio tells how nurses had great stature centuries ago — and how they got pushed into the background.

United Air Lines planes line up along the busy Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on the eve of Thanksgiving on November 23, 2022.

Up First briefing: holiday travel records; migrant crisis in California desert

Record-breaking Thanksgiving travel will test an already strained aviation system. A humanitarian crisis is brewing near the U.S.-Mexico border.

There are now two eggs being incubated in the nest of bald eagles M15 and F23 in North Fort Myers. A second egg was laid shiortly before 2 p.m Monday.

F23 and M15 produce second egg in North Fort Myers eagle nest

Shortly before 2 p.m. Monday a second egg was produced by F23, the second mate of M15 in the Bayshore Road nest in North Fort Myers.

A view shows an area of Al Ahli Arab Hospital where hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast. The blast area was relatively small but occurred in an area packed with Palestinian civilians.

Here's the available evidence of what happened at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza

Videos and photos provide some clues, but much remains unknown about the horrific explosion at the site.

Brazilians are prolific meat-eaters, so they are struggling with allegations that health officials accepted bribes to allow subpar meat on the market.

Amid Massive Tainted-Meat Scandal, Brazil Assures Safety Of Its Food Exports

The country's federal police say that health officials were bribed to ignore outdated and adulterated meat. The European Commission has suspended imports from companies implicated in the allegations.

Like it or not: Kids hear the news. Here's how teachers help them understand it

From second grade to seniors in high school, students are getting bombarded with news. Teachers are working to give them the tools to process it.

The broad avenues of Pakistan's capital empty out after dark and prove irresistible to young drag racers.

On The Sleepy Streets Of Islamabad, A Late-Night Need For Speed

In Pakistan's capital, teenagers in a group called Route 66 get their kicks drag racing illegally on the city's wide avenues. They're worried more about punishment from their parents than from police.

Abdul Sattar Edhi, 86, is an iconic figure in Pakistan who founded and runs the country's best-known charitable group. The Edhi Foundation was robbed of more than $1 million on Sunday, a crime that has provoked outrage.

The Crime That Has Shocked Pakistan

Abdul Sattar Edhi and his foundation are synonymous with humanitarian work in Pakistan. But that didn't keep the foundation from being robbed of more than $1 million, provoking widespread outrage.

How much aid's waiting to enter Gaza? Depends who you ask

Humanitarian aid trucks sit at Gaza's border. Yet Israeli officials deny aid groups' accusations that they're restricting aid or that Palestinians in Gaza are starving.

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