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An inmate works outdoors during the hot summer outside a Texas prison unit in Huntsville, Texas, on June 25, 2015. (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)

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Judge says extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional but doesn't order they install AC

By JIM VERTUNO JIM VERTUNO - Associated Press
Wed,03/26/25-6:40PM, 131 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is “plainly unconstitutional,” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could cost billions.
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Quang Dung, the chef and owner of Chapter Dining, poses for a photo on March 1, 2025, in Hanoi, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Yannick Peterhans)

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How one chef in Vietnam uses fish sauce as the foundation for flavor

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL - Associated Press
Wed,03/26/25-3:18PM, 287 Reads
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The taste of banh te — a steamed rice cake with an enticing filling of mushrooms and minced pork — captures the quintessence of northern Vietnamese cuisine: Humble ingredients, prepared perfectly and often enjoyed with a funky
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Fish sauce is an indelible part of Vietnam's culture and essential for its vibrant cuisine. In small fishing villages across Vietnam's long coast, families have made it for centuries but climate change and overfishing threaten the anchovies crucial for fish sauce production. (AP video shot by Hau Dinh/ production by Annika Wolters)

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Climate change and overfishing threaten Vietnam’s ancient tradition of making fish sauce

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL - Associated Press
Wed,03/26/25-3:17PM, 274 Reads
DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — Bui Van Phong faced a choice when the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago: Stay in his small village, helping his parents carry on the family’s centuries-old tradition of making fish sauce, or join the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing his country for a better life.
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The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House access

By DAVID BAUDER DAVID BAUDER - AP Media Writer
Wed,03/26/25-6:20PM, 302 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is returning to a federal courtroom on Thursday to ask a judge to restore its full access to presidential events, after the White House retaliated against the news outlet last month for not following President Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
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