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5 essential ingredients for Mexican cooking (plus one you can't buy at the store)
Reprinted with permission from Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico by Rick Martínez, © 2022. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Photography by Ren Fuller © 2022

Life Kit

5 essential ingredients for Mexican cooking (plus one you can't buy at the store)

Want to start making authentic Mexican cuisine at home? Here's what you'll need in your pantry and your fridge to get started, according to two Mexican chefs and cookbook authors.

5 essential ingredients for Mexican cooking (plus one you can't buy at the store)

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Wednesday

Skateboarders dream of shredding this famous bench. But first, they have to find it

Anthony Van Engelen skates the bench in this screenshot from a video taken in southern California. Quartersnacks/courtesy of Benny Maglinao hide caption

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National

Skateboarders dream of shredding this famous bench. But first, they have to find it

A bench has gone missing in Philadelphia this week – and not for the first time. For skateboarders, the 13 feet of curved steel isn't just a bench. It's a storied treasure.

Skateboarders dream of shredding this famous bench. But first, they have to find it

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Friday

'From haram to halal': How a bar became a shelter for Muslim migrants in Mexico

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Religion

'From haram to halal': How a bar became a shelter for Muslim migrants in Mexico

A new shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, has become a beacon for Muslim migrants. For the first time, they have a dedicated space where they can practice their faith while searching for a better life beyond.

'From haram to halal': How a bar became a shelter for Muslim migrants in Mexico

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Wednesday

In converted buses and tin-roof sheds, migrant students get a lesson in hope

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Latin America

In converted buses and tin-roof sheds, migrant students get a lesson in hope

In Tijuana, a landmark program has grown exponentially over the last few years and has professionalized education for migrant children in a way not seen before in the city.

In converted buses and tin-roof sheds, migrant students get a lesson in hope

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Saturday

The cartels flexed their power in Tijuana — and now the battle for influence is on

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Latin America

The cartels flexed their power in Tijuana — and now the battle for influence is on

A drug cartel hijacked and burned more than a dozen vehicles across Tijuana and killed innocent bystanders in the region during a spree of violence. But can officials reassure a nervous city?

The cartels flexed their power in Tijuana — and now the battle for influence is on

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Friday

Demi Lovato on taking the power back through a heavy new album, 'HOLY F***'

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Music Interviews

Demi Lovato on taking the power back through a heavy new album, 'HOLY F***'

"We'll just bleep this interview to death," says Morning Edition host Leila Fadel ahead of her conversation with Demi Lovato about a harder-edged new album, HOLY F***.

Demi Lovato on taking the power back through a heavy new album, 'HOLY F***'

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Thursday

The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

As the work-from-home crowd returns to the office, they're left wondering what to wear. Malte Mueller/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

Many people traded in slacks for sweatpants during the worst of the pandemic and are now figuring out what to wear back to the office. Here's what that looks like, from Wall Street to Capitol Hill.

The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

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Thursday

Trio of albums gives saxophonist Charles Lloyd the opportunity to search inward

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Music News

Trio of albums gives saxophonist Charles Lloyd the opportunity to search inward

The saxophonist, who began his career in the '70s, has played with notable names like the Beach Boys and Cannonball Adderley. He's still flowing with music.

Trio of albums gives saxophonist Charles Lloyd the opportunity to search inward

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Friday

Where is 'Harry's House' anyway? Harry Styles explains
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Music Interviews

Where is 'Harry's House' anyway? Harry Styles explains

The pop star has spent a life on the go, so the pandemic offered him a rare chance for reflection, to separate the person from the pop star. Also, of course, to record a new album.

Where is 'Harry's House' anyway? Harry Styles explains

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Tuesday

Rick Martínez brings 'rapture' to the kitchen with his new cookbook 'Mi Cocina'

Rick Martínez's regional Mexican cookbook Mi Cocina is out now. Ren Fuller/Rick Martínez; Clarkson Potter hide caption

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Food

Rick Martínez brings 'rapture' to the kitchen with his new cookbook 'Mi Cocina'

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Rick Martínez about his new cookbook Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico.

Rick Martínez brings 'rapture' to the kitchen with his new cookbook 'Mi Cocina'

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Friday

'Dreams do still come true' in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

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Dolly Parton

Author Interviews

'Dreams do still come true' in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

Parton didn't just co-write the novel, she also recorded a whole album to go with it. Run, Rose, Run is about an aspiring country singer trying to shake a dark past and make it big in music.

'Dreams do still come true' in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

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Thursday

Women and girls are sharing their journals to create a herstory of the pandemic

Farrin Chwalkowski; age 45-54; New Jersey; art professor. "F*** 2020 The World in 2020, Everything begins with Covid 19 in year of 2020 A splendid entry into the world of misery someday too bright, someday too dark A gloomy year, the 2020 The art of loss, losing job, losing love one, losing your mind," said Chwalkowski. Libby Tyson/The National Women's History Museum hide caption

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History

Women and girls are sharing their journals to create a herstory of the pandemic

For two years, the National Women's History Museum in Alexandria, Va., has been collecting journals by women writing about their pandemic experiences.

Women and girls are sharing their journals to create a herstory of the pandemic

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Friday

Raveena's galactic journey back down to Earth
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Music Interviews

Raveena's galactic journey back down to Earth

On her new album, Asha's Awakening, the artist Raveena sends her protagonist on a thousand-year intergalactic journey of discovery, all in order to better understand her own place on Earth.

Raveena's galactic journey back down to Earth

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