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Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom ‘The Good Life,’ dies at 86

LONDON (AP) — Penelope Keith, a comic performer who shone as flinty but loveable upper-crust characters in British sitcoms “The Good Life” and “To the Manor Born,” has died aged 86. Keith’s family said Monday that she had been diagnosed with cancer and died at her home in Surrey, near London. Keith began her acting career onstage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963. But she found her greatest fame on television. She won a BAFTA award in 1977 for “The Good Life,” playing Margo Leadbetter, a snobbish suburbanite appalled by her back-to-the-land neighbors ...

Watermelon: more than a slurpy snack

Watermelons are a summer treat. When the weather is stifling hot and appetites fade, cooling foods and drinks are essential. Thick, ruby-red slices of watermelon, as wide as dinner plates, provide natural sweetness and thirst-quenching refreshment with every juicy, dribbling bite. But watermelons offer more than simple refreshment: They are nourishing and hydrating. Their weight consists of 92% water, while the remaining 8% is packed with vitamins A and C, along with nutrients such as magnesium and potassium. In the Mediterranean, watermelon is served at breakfast and throughout ...

A pie worth celebrating

For the Stars and Stripes Pie in my cookbook, “50 Pies, 50 States,” I wanted something that would be a showstopper at any Fourth of July barbecue. I got fancy, using foil as a divider when filling the pie to mimic the color blocking of the flag. I used two fillings — strawberry and blueberry — which breaks my personal rule of making sure everyone gets the same slice. Channeling my inner Betsy Ross, I cut the crust into lattice for the stripes, and pressed the stars out with a cookie cutter, “sewing” a flag of my own to kick off my journey through the 50 states. The ...

Grill up a twist with venison, pork this July Fourth

Fourth of July fireworks are best left to the professionals, but anyone can master the art of grilling delicious burgers and hot dogs. Traditional burgers are made with ground beef. However, curious grillmasters can explore the many ways to experiment with burgers without sacrificing flavor. This recipe for “Venison Burgers” from “Texas Favorites” (Gibbs Smith) by Jon Bonnell utilizes venison and pork in lieu of beef. The result is a mouthwatering burger worthy of inclusion in any Fourth of July festivities. Venison Burgers Serves 8 2 pounds venison meat 1/2 pound pork ...

Producers to pay $3.3 million, donate eggs in price fixing case

NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers this week to resolve allegations that the companies illegally colluded for years to raise prices, including when the cost soared to record highs last year. The states and ...

US tech powers global scam industry

The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a 28-year-old Singaporean woman named Ella. On a typical shift, he said, he chatted with more than 100 people across dozens of profiles at the same time, as supervisors prowled among the desks with electric batons. In just a month, Koorimannil targeted some 50,000 victims from at least 17 countries, according to records he smuggled out to The Associated Press. His “clients” ...