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Celebrity Ina Garten has a great make-ahead baked beans recipe for a barbecue or summer gathering. With plenty of sweetness and flavor, her maple baked beans can simmer all day and be ready for the big event. The side dish feeds a crowd and goes well with any grilled foods as well as her vegetable coleslaw. Published on June 3, 2021 2 min read Baked beans are a staple at barbecues because they’re easy to make and feed a crowd. [Read More]

Derek Hough has confirmed that he dated Cheryl Cole. The professional dancer, who is known for his work on Dancing With The Stars in the US, has finally admitted that the two had a relationship around the time that they worked together closely in 2010. Speaking at a BBC Worldwide Dancing With The Stars event in London, Hough is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: "We dated for a while. [Read More]

Observer business profileYouTubeInterviewFrom hate speech to AI music: the YouTube chief trying to leap tech’s biggest hurdlesAlex LawsonAlison Lomax, London chief of the video platform, says it is committed to embracing artificial intelligence – but ‘responsibly’ Alison Lomax’s presence on the video streaming platform she runs is relatively scant compared with the YouTubers with whom she spends much of her time. But what clips exist succinctly chart the marketing tech revolution she’s been navigating: there’s a badly framed 12 minutes from 2014 of Lomax lecturing on the rise of influencers working with brands; in another she describes how TV companies woke up to the potential of partnering with YouTube in 2016; and there’s her on stage at London’s podcast show this year, discussing YouTube’s imminent relaunch into the booming audio format. [Read More]

Dutch settlers may have brought Double Dutch to America, but it was Black girls who put it on the map, says Lauren Walker, president of the National Double Dutch League. "Double Dutch is Black girl magic. It came from a union of young girls in their community getting together to socialize, and to engage in each other's dreams and ambitions." They also put their own spins on popular rhyming songs, like " [Read More]

Julie and Todd Chrisley have had their prison sentences slightly reduced, USA Today reports. The married Chrisley Knows Best reality stars were originally sentenced to separately serve a combined 19 years in federal prison after they were found guilty of criminal bank fraud and tax evasion. Todd’s 12-year-sentence in Florida has now been shortened to 10 years, while Julie’s 7-year-sentence in Kentucky has now been shortened to 5 years. [Read More]

TMZ.com Desiigner is officially facing legal trouble for exposing himself on an airplane ... the feds say he masturbated in front of flight attendants mid-flight, and seemed pretty nonchalant about it. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the rapper's being charged with indecent exposure ... and the paperwork sheds more light on last week's bizarre incident, saying he had his penis out while sitting in first class of the Delta flight and was masturbating while in his seat. [Read More]

Getty Donald Trump still doesn't have quite the right insult to hurl at his political foe Ron DeSantis -- but according to a new report, he's got a bright idea ... one that's members only. Bloomberg put out a story detailing what they say is going on behind the scenes at Mar-a-Lago lately -- especially in terms of DT executing his comeback on the campaign trail ... and trying to deal with the Florida Gov. [Read More]

It's finally over between 90 Day Fiancé couple Chantel and Pedro after a long and emotional journey. The series finale of The Family Chantel, their spinoff, aired Monday on TLC, and a producer stepped in as Chantel broke down while Pedro insisted that his feelings for her were always genuine and that he never cheated on her or used her. Pedro and Chantel's 90 Day Fiancé journey started when they fell in love while he taught her Spanish and he moved from the Dominican Republic to America to be with her. [Read More]

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 2006, Calvin Lowe was facing his idea of a nightmare. His four-year-old son Tyler needed to have a serious dental surgery. On the day of the operation, he and his wife brought Tyler to Children's Hospital Colorado in Denver. "As we sat in the waiting room, waiting for someone to usher us back to the surgery area, to say there was a lot of trepidation in our hearts was an understatement. [Read More]