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Humans have been steaming food since the Stone Age, but it’s an underrated and underutilized method in modern American kitchens. Steaming is simple and effective; pop a wide array of foods like veggies, fish, and dumplings into the steamer of your choosing, let the water steam up, and a complete meal cooks in minutes while barely dirtying a dish. Every steamer I tested that made it into this guide will give you a good steam. Each may function better for specific needs, however. These are my favorite food steamers.Check out our other kitchen guides, including Best Kitchen Scales, Best Chef’s…

If you're building a properly diversified portfolio of stocks, there's a good chance that some of the stocks you select will perform poorly. Long term Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) shareholders know this all too well, as the share price has fallen sharply over three years. Unfortunately, they've held on through a 70% drop in the share price in that time. Shareholders have had an even tougher time recently, with the share price down 26% in the last 90 days.After a 3.7% drop last week, it's worth examining the company's fundamentals to see what we can infer from past performance.…

Tourists are being profiled more than ever before. Sometimes it's harmless — you might get an English menu at a restaurant, for example. But sometimes the profiling can be deadly — in some places, you could be drugged, robbed, or even killed if you're identified as a tourist.If you feel like you have a target on your back while traveling, you might be right: Tourists are being profiled more than ever before.Sometimes they're harmless: when I walked into a cafe in Rio de Janeiro recently, the waiter handed me two menus in English before I could even say “Bom dia.”…

The State Council said in a statement on its website that rare earths are state property and no organisation or individual can claim them.China's new rules on rare earths will take effect on Oct. 1. (File photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping) Bloomberg Beijing China has strengthened its control over its rare earth industry, approving the first comprehensive regulations governing mineral mining, metal refining and distribution. The State Council said in a statement on its website that rare earths are state property and no organization or individual can claim them. The state is responsible for safeguarding mining of the resources.…

According to NerdWallet's 2024 Summer Travel Report, one in five summer travelers say they will use a credit card to pay for travel expenses but won't pay off the balance on the first bill.Travel expert Mark Elwood appears on Wealth! to share his insights on the best ways to save money and time during peak travel season.Elwood suggests signing up for Dollar Flight Club's service. “They monitor flight prices for you, and the best way to get great deals today is to sign up. Click on the route you want to take, and they'll email you any time that route…

Emerging food trends sound like a throwback to caveman diets: Fish is the hottest protein, honey is the flavor of the day, and game is an upgrade on the charcuterie board.That's due to the hundreds of items on display at the Summer Fancy Food Show, a trade show run by the Specialty Food Association that has earned a reputation as the place to find the next blockbuster flavors, foods and beverages that will dominate menus and grocery store shelves. The annual show returned to New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center this week, running from Sunday through Tuesday.More than 2,400…

Open this photo in gallery:George Washington’s statue in the U.S. Capitol rotunda is one of many that keep a silent watch on Congress’s goings-on. Americans are getting ready to elect new legislators on Nov. 5, returning either Joe Biden or Donald Trump to the presidency.J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated PressDavid Shribman is the former executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of U.S. politics.They speak to us still.As the United States approaches its Fourth of July celebration, the words of great Americans often fill the air. These men and women no longer live among…

Edward Alden and Laurie Troutman are the authors of the upcoming book When the World Shut Its Doors: The Tragedy of COVID-19 and the Future of Borders.For more than a century, Canada and the United States have been justifiably proud to share the world's longest undefended border, stretching some 9,000 kilometres from ocean to ocean, maintained by a deep bond of trust between our two nations. The white marble Peace Arch, erected in 1921 astride the British Columbia-Washington state line, has become an international symbol of that cooperation and trust.Until last month.Canada and the United States have long allowed residents…

The American Battery Factory has just held a ceremonial groundbreaking on the site of its proposed $1 billion advanced battery “gigafactory” south of Tucson that will eventually employ about 1,000 workers if the company's plans come to fruition. A rendering of the American Battery plant planned for Tucson. Photo courtesy of American Battery Factory, Inc. But the company has made progress on several fronts, including factory design, manufacturing automation and on-site equipment, and plans to begin full-scale construction this fall.The company recently announced that the new factory will utilize Honeywell's latest artificial intelligence and automated manufacturing equipment to produce the…

President Biden's dismal debate performance has sent Democrats into a state of panic, leading to growing calls and personal expectations for the president to step down.The harsh reality for Democrats is that trying to replace Biden at their August convention may be even more dangerous than clinging to the weak horse they're riding.The president and his advisers have been adamant that he intends to continue the campaign. Indeed, a much more powerful candidate showed up at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday. “I came to North Carolina because I'm going to win this state in November, and if…