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For Syrians in exile, food is more than a means of sustenance. It is a reminder of the rich and diverse culture being destroyed by civil warIn February 2013, Ebtisam Masto fled Syria with her six children. They crossed the border to Lebanon and headed for the capital, Beirut, where Masto’s husband, …

EXCLUSIVE: In his first 10 months at the helm of what is arguably the world’s most potent corporate vc arm, Intel Capital’s Wendell Brooks has weathered wrack after wrack. First, there was the sharp decline in venture activity at the outset of 2016; then, a rather public tumult about potentially div…

The actor’s family home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and, 11 years on, his Baton Rouge house has been wrecked by floodsDoes bad luck follow The Wire’s Wendell Pierce? Eleven years to the month since Pierce’s family home became one of the thousands ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, the actor who pl…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Wire" and "Treme" actor Wendell Pierce's home was destroyed by flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 11 years after his childhood home was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.The 52-year-old Louisiana native revealed the news Sunday on Twitter . He says the re…

A popular, two-term governor who was also an Olympic silver medalist, Mr. Anderson oversaw reforms in education financing and local property taxes.