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How to clean oven racks easily

Dear Heloise: I’m writing in regarding the hint from Marilyn Rice about leaving racks out of the oven so that they don’t get dirty. Years ago, I learned the easiest way to clean oven racks. Put them all in a large trash bag, spray liberally with oven cleaner, tie up the bag and let them sit. After a couple of hours, using rubber gloves, take them out one by one and wash them off. I use my laundry sink, running water and an old sponge. -- Helen Mauss, Colorado Springs, Colorado HAND CLEANERS Dear Heloise: I read a hint in your column titled “Paint Splatter Solution.” To avoid ...

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Biden’s 2024 campaign has been hiding in plain sight

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has been hiding in plain sight all along. The contours of the 2024 campaign that Biden will formally launch with a video as soon as this week will look a lot like his messaging and policy moves from the past few months: Play up accomplishments from his first two years, draw a sharp contrast with Republican policies he deems extreme, and brush off worries about his age. Biden, aides contend, has essentially been campaigning since Republicans took control of the House last year, focused on showing Americans how his ...

History

Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 25, the 115th day of 2023. There are 250 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On April 25, 1945, during World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany’s defenses. On this date: In 404 B.C., the Peloponnesian War ended as Athens surrendered to Sparta. In 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci. In 1859, ...

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Today...Sunny, with a high near 52. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Mostly clear at night, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday...Sunny, with a high near 61. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. A 30 percent chance of showers at night after 1 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday...A slight chance of showers between 1 pm and 4 pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind around 15 ...

People in the News

Tucker Carlson, Fox News’ most popular host, out at network NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News said Monday that it is parting ways with prime-time host Tucker Carlson, whose stew of grievances and political theories about Russia and the Jan. 6 insurrection had grown to define the network in recent years and influence GOP politics. Fox offered no explanation for the stunning move, saying that the last broadcast of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” aired last Friday. Shares of Fox Corp. slid 4% within seconds of the announcement of Carlson’s departure. The break comes less than a week ...