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The 30th Anniversary PlayStation consoles and accessories were restocked at various retailers today for Cyber Monday . While most of these restocks sold out immediately, the 30th Anniversary PlayStation Portal handheld is still available for $220 via PlayStation Direct. The PlayStation Portal is a handheld device used for streaming gameplay directly from your PS5 over Wi-Fi. The device does not play games natively. Design-wise, it looks like a DualSense PS5 controller with an 8-inch LCD screen. The Portal supports DualSense features like adaptive triggers and haptic feedback and can stream gameplay at up to 1080p resolutions and 60fps. Like other 30th Anniversary PlayStation devices, this version of the Portal features a gray color scheme and colored face buttons that resemble the original PlayStation 1 console and its DualShock controller. Stocks are limited, and given how popular all the 30th Anniversary consoles and accessories are, chances are the Portal will sell out soon. If you're thinking of grabbing one, now is the time. For more Cyber Monday discounts, be sure to check GameSpot's Deal Hub for the latest bargains on video games, electronics, and more.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging and plan to push legislation in the new Congress requiring voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Yet there's one place with a GOP supermajority where linking voting to citizenship appears to be a nonstarter: Kansas. That's because the state has been there, done that, and all but a few Republicans would prefer not to go there again. Kansas imposed a proof-of-citizenship requirement over a decade ago that grew into one of the biggest political fiascos in the state in recent memory. The law, passed by the state Legislature in 2011 and implemented two years later, ended up blocking the voter registrations of more than 31,000 U.S. citizens who were otherwise eligible to vote. That was 12% of everyone seeking to register in Kansas for the first time. Federal courts ultimately declared the law an unconstitutional burden on voting rights, and it hasn't been enforced since 2018. Kansas provides a cautionary tale about how pursuing an election concern that in fact is extremely rare risks disenfranchising a far greater number of people who are legally entitled to vote. The state’s top elections official, Secretary of State Scott Schwab, championed the idea as a legislator and now says states and the federal government shouldn't touch it. “Kansas did that 10 years ago,” said Schwab, a Republican. “It didn’t work out so well.” Steven Fish, a 45-year-old warehouse worker in eastern Kansas, said he understands the motivation behind the law. In his thinking, the state was like a store owner who fears getting robbed and installs locks. But in 2014, after the birth of his now 11-year-old son inspired him to be “a little more responsible” and follow politics, he didn’t have an acceptable copy of his birth certificate to get registered to vote in Kansas. “The locks didn’t work,” said Fish, one of nine Kansas residents who sued the state over the law. “You caught a bunch of people who didn’t do anything wrong.” Kansas' experience appeared to receive little if any attention outside the state as Republicans elsewhere pursued proof-of-citizenship requirements this year. Arizona enacted a requirement this year, applying it to voting for state and local elections but not for Congress or president. The Republican-led U.S. House passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement in the summer and plans to bring back similar legislation after the GOP won control of the Senate in November. In Ohio, the Republican secretary of state revised the form that poll workers use for voter eligibility challenges to require those not born in the U.S. to show naturalization papers to cast a regular ballot. A federal judge declined to block the practice days before the election. Also, sizable majorities of voters in Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and the presidential swing states of North Carolina and Wisconsin were inspired to amend their state constitutions' provisions on voting even though the changes were only symbolic. Provisions that previously declared that all U.S. citizens could vote now say that only U.S. citizens can vote — a meaningless distinction with no practical effect on who is eligible. To be clear, voters already must attest to being U.S. citizens when they register to vote and noncitizens can face fines, prison and deportation if they lie and are caught. “There is nothing unconstitutional about ensuring that only American citizens can vote in American elections,” U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, of Texas, the leading sponsor of the congressional proposal, said in an email statement to The Associated Press. After Kansas residents challenged their state's law, both a federal judge and federal appeals court concluded that it violated a law limiting states to collecting only the minimum information needed to determine whether someone is eligible to vote. That's an issue Congress could resolve. The courts ruled that with “scant” evidence of an actual problem, Kansas couldn't justify a law that kept hundreds of eligible citizens from registering for every noncitizen who was improperly registered. A federal judge concluded that the state’s evidence showed that only 39 noncitizens had registered to vote from 1999 through 2012 — an average of just three a year. In 2013, then-Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a Republican who had built a national reputation advocating tough immigration laws, described the possibility of voting by immigrants living in the U.S. illegally as a serious threat. He was elected attorney general in 2022 and still strongly backs the idea, arguing that federal court rulings in the Kansas case “almost certainly got it wrong.” Kobach also said a key issue in the legal challenge — people being unable to fix problems with their registrations within a 90-day window — has probably been solved. “The technological challenge of how quickly can you verify someone’s citizenship is getting easier,” Kobach said. “As time goes on, it will get even easier.” The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the Kansas case in 2020. But in August, it split 5-4 in allowing Arizona to continue enforcing its law for voting in state and local elections while a legal challenge goes forward. Seeing the possibility of a different Supreme Court decision in the future, U.S. Rep.-elect Derek Schmidt says states and Congress should pursue proof-of-citizenship requirements. Schmidt was the Kansas attorney general when his state's law was challenged. "If the same matter arose now and was litigated, the facts would be different," he said in an interview. But voting rights advocates dismiss the idea that a legal challenge would turn out differently. Mark Johnson, one of the attorneys who fought the Kansas law, said opponents now have a template for a successful court fight. “We know the people we can call," Johnson said. “We know that we’ve got the expert witnesses. We know how to try things like this.” He predicted "a flurry — a landslide — of litigation against this.” Initially, the Kansas requirement's impacts seemed to fall most heavily on politically unaffiliated and young voters. As of fall 2013, 57% of the voters blocked from registering were unaffiliated and 40% were under 30. But Fish was in his mid-30s, and six of the nine residents who sued over the Kansas law were 35 or older. Three even produced citizenship documents and still didn’t get registered, according to court documents. “There wasn’t a single one of us that was actually an illegal or had misinterpreted or misrepresented any information or had done anything wrong,” Fish said. He was supposed to produce his birth certificate when he sought to register in 2014 while renewing his Kansas driver's license at an office in a strip mall in Lawrence. A clerk wouldn't accept the copy Fish had of his birth certificate. He still doesn't know where to find the original, having been born on an Air Force base in Illinois that closed in the 1990s. Several of the people joining Fish in the lawsuit were veterans, all born in the U.S., and Fish said he was stunned that they could be prevented from registering. Liz Azore, a senior adviser to the nonpartisan Voting Rights Lab, said millions of Americans haven't traveled outside the U.S. and don't have passports that might act as proof of citizenship, or don't have ready access to their birth certificates. She and other voting rights advocates are skeptical that there are administrative fixes that will make a proof-of-citizenship law run more smoothly today than it did in Kansas a decade ago. “It’s going to cover a lot of people from all walks of life,” Avore said. “It’s going to be disenfranchising large swaths of the country.” Associated Press writer Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Ohio, contributed to this report.None

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Throughout the year, in our Women, Money, and Mindset columns , we have tackled some of life’s most pressing financial challenges. Every month, we have delved into a financial issue that touches the lives of our readers, offering, each week, a distinct insight from the differing viewpoints of a Certified Financial Planner, an attorney, a CPA, and an executive business coach. From navigating the financial markets and business strategies to estate planning and tools to cut taxes, our goal has always been to provide clear, practical, actionable advice to take to your trusted professionals so you take the next steps to grow your wealth and increase your financial security. In this final installment of the year, the issue is giving, and the topic this week is Charitable Gift Annuities. It is a strategy that can address multiple financial and tax planning issues while supporting the causes that matter most to you. Unlike giving away cash or assets and not receiving anything in return, with a CGA, if you donate to a 501(c)(3) qualified charity, in return, you receive two powerful benefits. First, you can qualify for an immediate tax deduction for part of the contribution. Second, you receive a dependable, fixed income from the charity for the rest of your life. The minimum contribution is usually only $5,000, so it is an accessible planning tool for most people. Before diving into more specifics, let’s see how a CGA can help with some specific financial and tax planning concerns you might have: —You want to give more to your house of worship or favorite charity but are concerned about not having enough income in the future. With a CGA, you can receive guaranteed income for life. —You need a last-minute tax deduction and have maxed out on your IRA or 401k plan contribution for the year. A CGA can act as an alternate retirement plan if you itemize deductions on your return. —You are interested in giving away more to charity but do not want the complications of setting up a charitable trust or naming a trustee. A CGA can be set up in days directly with the charity at no cost to you. —You intend to leave some or all of your estate to charity and would like to have all of your estate planning finalized now. CGAs are especially helpful if you would like to leave your estate to several charities because you can set up annuities with each charity. —You have adequate income now or are not yet retired, but you are concerned about costs later in life, like long-term care. You can receive a larger monthly payment later if you choose a deferred annuity and start the payments at a later date. —If you are concerned about paying capital gains taxes on assets you want to sell, you can avoid or defer taxes if you contribute the asset to the CGA. —If you would prefer your church or favorite charity to have access to some of your contribution now, a CGA is preferable to a charitable remainder trust or bequest that funds after you have died. —If you want to secure the financial future of your spouse, child, or another loved one, CGAs can be set up for the lives of two individuals. This could be especially helpful if you have a child in their 50s or older, and you are concerned about them not having enough guaranteed retirement income. —If you keep most of your funds in the bank but would like to earn a higher return, the charity invests your CGA funds (and generally considered safe) with usually a fixed rate of return that is higher than you would receive on a CD. —You would like to avoid paying taxes on a required minimum distribution, so you are planning on doing a Qualified Charitable Rollover (QCR). New rules will allow you to fund your CGA with a one-time $53,000 QCR. The QCR amount to your CGA will not be included as income on your return, but you can still receive the monthly income benefit from the CGA, and you can defer income further if you choose a deferred CGA. As you can see, a charitable gift annuity checks many financial and tax planning boxes, and it is easy and cost-effective to set up. Now to the specifics. First, you set up the CGA and donate the asset to the charity. The gift is set aside and invested by the charity. You (and also your spouse or other person if you choose a two-person annuity) will receive fixed monthly or quarterly payments for the rest of your lives. The charity can utilize the remaining funds after your death. How much is the tax deduction? The income tax deduction is equal to the amount of the contribution minus the present value of the payments that will be made to the donors during their lives. The charity will handle these calculations for you. How much income will you receive? Current suggested annuity rates range from 4.6-10.1% for those 50 and older, dependent primarily on your age. (In other words, you would receive $4,600 to $10,100 a year on a $100,000 contribution.) For recommended rates and how they are calculated, go to acga-web.org/current-gift-annuity-rates . The amount you would receive is generally fixed and will never fluctuate or adjust for inflation. But it’s also secured by the charity’s entire assets and will continue regardless of how the investments of the annuity perform. Here is an example. Dennis, 75, and Mary, 73, fund a $50,000 charitable gift annuity with appreciated stock that they originally bought for $20,000. They are eligible for an income tax charitable deduction of $17,584. They will then receive a payment rate of 6%, or $3,000 each year for the remainder of their lives. If you contact your church or charity, they will provide you with information regarding the minimum age, contribution requirements, and rates for their annuities. As you can see, a charitable gift annuity is more than just a financial tool-it’s a way to make a lasting difference while providing for yourself and your loved ones. As you plan for the year ahead, I hope this inspires you to take the next step. Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year filled with peace and purpose! Michelle C. Herting is a CPA, accredited in business valuations, and an accredited estate planner specializing in succession planning and estate, gift, and trust taxes. She is also the past president of the Charitable Gift Planners of Inland Southern California.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging and plan to push legislation in the new Congress requiring voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Yet there's one place with a GOP supermajority where linking voting to citizenship appears to be a nonstarter: Kansas. That's because the state has been there, done that, and all but a few Republicans would prefer not to go there again. Kansas imposed a proof-of-citizenship requirement over a decade ago that grew into one of the biggest political fiascos in the state in recent memory. The law, passed by the state Legislature in 2011 and implemented two years later, ended up blocking the voter registrations of more than 31,000 U.S. citizens who were otherwise eligible to vote. That was 12% of everyone seeking to register in Kansas for the first time. Federal courts ultimately declared the law an unconstitutional burden on voting rights, and it hasn't been enforced since 2018. Kansas provides a cautionary tale about how pursuing an election concern that in fact is extremely rare risks disenfranchising a far greater number of people who are legally entitled to vote. The state’s top elections official, Secretary of State Scott Schwab, championed the idea as a legislator and now says states and the federal government shouldn't touch it. “Kansas did that 10 years ago,” said Schwab, a Republican. “It didn’t work out so well.” Steven Fish, a 45-year-old warehouse worker in eastern Kansas, said he understands the motivation behind the law. In his thinking, the state was like a store owner who fears getting robbed and installs locks. But in 2014, after the birth of his now 11-year-old son inspired him to be “a little more responsible” and follow politics, he didn’t have an acceptable copy of his birth certificate to get registered to vote in Kansas. “The locks didn’t work,” said Fish, one of nine Kansas residents who sued the state over the law. “You caught a bunch of people who didn’t do anything wrong.” Kansas' experience appeared to receive little if any attention outside the state as Republicans elsewhere pursued proof-of-citizenship requirements this year. Arizona enacted a requirement this year, applying it to voting for state and local elections but not for Congress or president. The Republican-led U.S. House passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement in the summer and plans to bring back similar legislation after the GOP won control of the Senate in November. In Ohio, the Republican secretary of state revised the form that poll workers use for voter eligibility challenges to require those not born in the U.S. to show naturalization papers to cast a regular ballot. A federal judge declined to block the practice days before the election. Also, sizable majorities of voters in Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and the presidential swing states of North Carolina and Wisconsin were inspired to amend their state constitutions' provisions on voting even though the changes were only symbolic. Provisions that previously declared that all U.S. citizens could vote now say that only U.S. citizens can vote — a meaningless distinction with no practical effect on who is eligible. To be clear, voters already must attest to being U.S. citizens when they register to vote and noncitizens can face fines, prison and deportation if they lie and are caught. “There is nothing unconstitutional about ensuring that only American citizens can vote in American elections,” U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, of Texas, the leading sponsor of the congressional proposal, said in an email statement to The Associated Press. After Kansas residents challenged their state's law, both a federal judge and federal appeals court concluded that it violated a law limiting states to collecting only the minimum information needed to determine whether someone is eligible to vote. That's an issue Congress could resolve. The courts ruled that with “scant” evidence of an actual problem, Kansas couldn't justify a law that kept hundreds of eligible citizens from registering for every noncitizen who was improperly registered. A federal judge concluded that the state’s evidence showed that only 39 noncitizens had registered to vote from 1999 through 2012 — an average of just three a year. In 2013, then-Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a Republican who had built a national reputation advocating tough immigration laws, described the possibility of voting by immigrants living in the U.S. illegally as a serious threat. He was elected attorney general in 2022 and still strongly backs the idea, arguing that federal court rulings in the Kansas case “almost certainly got it wrong.” Kobach also said a key issue in the legal challenge — people being unable to fix problems with their registrations within a 90-day window — has probably been solved. “The technological challenge of how quickly can you verify someone’s citizenship is getting easier,” Kobach said. “As time goes on, it will get even easier.” The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the Kansas case in 2020. But in August, it split 5-4 in allowing Arizona to continue enforcing its law for voting in state and local elections while a legal challenge goes forward. Seeing the possibility of a different Supreme Court decision in the future, U.S. Rep.-elect Derek Schmidt says states and Congress should pursue proof-of-citizenship requirements. Schmidt was the Kansas attorney general when his state's law was challenged. "If the same matter arose now and was litigated, the facts would be different," he said in an interview. But voting rights advocates dismiss the idea that a legal challenge would turn out differently. Mark Johnson, one of the attorneys who fought the Kansas law, said opponents now have a template for a successful court fight. “We know the people we can call," Johnson said. “We know that we’ve got the expert witnesses. We know how to try things like this.” He predicted "a flurry — a landslide — of litigation against this.” Initially, the Kansas requirement's impacts seemed to fall most heavily on politically unaffiliated and young voters. As of fall 2013, 57% of the voters blocked from registering were unaffiliated and 40% were under 30. But Fish was in his mid-30s, and six of the nine residents who sued over the Kansas law were 35 or older. Three even produced citizenship documents and still didn’t get registered, according to court documents. “There wasn’t a single one of us that was actually an illegal or had misinterpreted or misrepresented any information or had done anything wrong,” Fish said. He was supposed to produce his birth certificate when he sought to register in 2014 while renewing his Kansas driver's license at an office in a strip mall in Lawrence. A clerk wouldn't accept the copy Fish had of his birth certificate. He still doesn't know where to find the original, having been born on an Air Force base in Illinois that closed in the 1990s. Several of the people joining Fish in the lawsuit were veterans, all born in the U.S., and Fish said he was stunned that they could be prevented from registering. Liz Azore, a senior adviser to the nonpartisan Voting Rights Lab, said millions of Americans haven't traveled outside the U.S. and don't have passports that might act as proof of citizenship, or don't have ready access to their birth certificates. She and other voting rights advocates are skeptical that there are administrative fixes that will make a proof-of-citizenship law run more smoothly today than it did in Kansas a decade ago. “It’s going to cover a lot of people from all walks of life,” Avore said. “It’s going to be disenfranchising large swaths of the country.” Associated Press writer Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Ohio, contributed to this report.

Could we be any more excited about Thanksgiving ? The holiday allows Us to eat and be merry with some iconic Friends episodes. Over the course of the beloved NBC sitcom’s 10-year run, there were a handful of Turkey Day-themed episodes that stood a cut above the rest, and many of them involved holiday food — like Rachel’s ( Jennifer Aniston ) notorious English trifle. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News When the beloved character went to make the dessert in the season 6 episode, the cookbook’s pages were stuck together causing her to accidentally make a half trifle-half shepherd’s pie. The sweet and savory creation, which everyone ate in an effort to spare Rachel’s feelings, tasted “like feet,” according to Ross ( David Schwimmer ). While Us ’ trifle recipe is missing that meat and veggie layer (you can thank Us later), the dessert is otherwise very similar to the one Rachel attempted to cook. Keep scrolling for recipes inspired by the Friends Thanksgiving episodes: Credit: Warner Bros. Television How to Make Dishes From 'Friends' Thanksgiving Episodes: A Traditional English Trifle and More Could we be any more excited about Thanksgiving ? The holiday allows Us to eat and be merry with some iconic Friends episodes.Over the course of the beloved NBC sitcom’s 10-year run, there were a handful of Turkey Day-themed episodes that stood a cut above the rest, and many of them involved holiday food — like Rachel’s ( Jennifer Aniston ) notorious English trifle.When the beloved character went to make the dessert in the season 6 episode, the cookbook’s pages were stuck together causing her to accidentally make a half trifle-half shepherd's pie. The sweet and savory creation, which everyone ate in an effort to spare Rachel’s feelings, tasted “like feet,” according to Ross ( David Schwimmer ).While Us ’ trifle recipe is missing that meat and veggie layer (you can thank Us later), the dessert is otherwise very similar to the one Rachel attempted to cook. Keep scrolling for recipes inspired by the Friends Thanksgiving episodes: Credit: Honey Salt The Ultimate Holiday Burger The Ultimate Holiday Burger, courtesy of restaurateur Elizabeth Blau of Honey Salt in Las Vegas, gives you one more thing to be thankful for this year. Though there’s no additional layer of gravy soaked bread here, the burger is contained using a buttered brioche bun, which will surely make your mouth water. What’s more? This epic meal also contains a herb aioli, cranberry apple chutney and cornbread stuffing. Makes 2 burgers (you will have leftovers!) INGREDIENTS: For the herb aioli: • 2 egg yolks • 1 tsp Dijon mustard • 1 tbsp lemon juice • 1.5 cups vegetable oil • Kosher salt, to taste • 1 tsp chopped parsley • 1 tsp chopped tarragon • 1 tsp chopped cilantro For the cranberry apple chutney: • 1/2 cup water • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar • 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar • 1 yellow onion, small dice • 2 apples, diced with no skin • 4 oz fresh cranberries • 1/2 cup golden raisins • 1/4 cup cider vinegar • 1/8 tsp ground allspice • 1 tsp ground cinnamon • Kosher salt, to taste For the cornbread stuffing: • 2 lbs cornbread • 1 lb oven-dried bread • 1 cup unsalted butter • 1 cup celery, small dice • 1 yellow onion, small dice • 2 quarts chicken stock • 1/2 lb cooked Italian sausage • 1/2 tsp fresh sage • 5 whole eggs, beaten For the turkey burger: • 1 lb 90/10 dark meat / light meat blend turkey, ground • 2 Brioche buns, grilled with butter on each side For the yellow frisée: • 4 oz yellow frisée • Kosher salt, to taste • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Start by making the herb aioli. Put egg yolks, lemon juice and mustard into a food processor. 2. Slowly drizzle vegetable oil while the food processor is on medium speed until the mixture is thick. 3. Finish with salt, parsley, tarragon and cilantro. Set aside. 4. Make the cranberry apple chutney: In saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil and add onion. 5. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes. 6. Taste and adjust with kosher salt. 7. Let cool and set aside. 8. To make the stuffing, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 9. Mix all ingredients in large bowl and pack tightly into greased baking tin. 10. Cook for 45 to 50 minutes. 11. Cool and slice. Set aside. 12. To make the burgers, portion the turkey meat into eight-ounce patties. 13. Sear each patty until crispy on both sides. Finish the patties in an oven set to 350 degrees and cook until the burgers reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Remove from oven and set aside. 14. To make the yellow frisée, toss the frisée lightly with kosher salt, extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Set aside. 15. Assemble the burger. Take the bottom half of the brioche bun and add the yellow frisée and a turkey burger. Next, add the cornbread stuffing and the cranberry apple chutney, which should be spread generously on top of the stuffing. Spread the herb aioli generously on the top half of the bun, close the burger and serve. Credit: Andrea Correale Traditional English Trifle This recipe for the well-known British dessert was shared with Us by celebrity caterer Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs. Her A-list clients have included Mariah Carey and Jimmy Fallon. This take on the dish doesn’t actually boast a layer of peas sautéed with peas and onions, but hey, at least that means it won’t taste like feet! Makes 1 trifle INGREDIENTS: • 1 5 oz package of instant vanilla pudding (like Royal brand) • 4 cups whole milk • 1/2 cup heavy cream • 8 egg yolks • 1/3 cup granulated sugar • 1 pinch vanilla extract • 7 oz lady fingers • 1/2 cup sherry wine • 12 oz frozen berries • 2 quarts fresh strawberries (thawed) • 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Combine the instant pudding and whole milk. Whisk together until thickened. 2. Place mixture in the refrigerator to thicken it a bit more. Leave it in the fridge for about 10 minutes and then remove it and set it aside.3. Next, make the whipped cream by adding heavy cream, egg yolks, granulated sugar and vanilla extract to the pudding mixture and combine with a mixer. 4. Then, beat the mixture with a whisk attachment until thickened and stiff. Set aside. 5. Layer half of the ladyfingers on the bottom of a trifle dish. Slowly pour 1/4 cup of Sherry wine over the ladyfingers. 6. Scoop half of the thawed mixed berries over the ladyfingers. Try to get as little berry juice in the dish as possible. 7. Layer half of the prepared pudding mixture over the berries, completely covering them. Set aside. 8. Add half of the sliced strawberries to the pudding layer. 9. Layer the remaining half of the whipped cream over the strawberries, completely covering them. 10. Repeat layers. Top trifle with toasted almonds. 11. Let the trifle set in the refrigerator for two to six hours and enjoy! Credit: Eatzi’s Market & Bakery Sweet Potato Chocolate Chess Pie Though this dish isn’t based on something as well known as, that trifle, it does combine two Friends Thanksgiving favorites — chocolate pie and carbs. In season 10 Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) and Rachel forgot to pick up a chocolate pie and in season 8 the gang’s old high school buddy Will (played by Brad Pitt) demanded some “complex carbohydrates” be loaded onto his plate. Makes 1 pie INGREDIENTS: For the chocolate chess filling: • 3/4 cup granulated sugar • 1/8 tsp sea salt • 1 tbsp cocoa powder • 1 tbsp flour • 1/4 cup evaporated milk • 1 extra large egg; room temperature • 1.5 oz butter; softened • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract For the sweet potato filling: • 2-3 sweet potatoes; unpeeled • 2 oz butter; softened • 2 oz brown sugar • 2 oz granulated sugar • 1/4 cup heavy cream • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg • 1/8 tsp sea salt • 1 extra large egg For the whipped cream: • 1 pint heavy cream • 4 tbsp granulated sugar For the sweet potato chocolate chess pie: • 9-inch deep pie shell • Sweet potato filling (see recipe above) • 1 oz brown sugar • 1 oz pecan halves; crushed into small pieces • Pinch of ground cinnamon • Chocolate chess filling (see recipe above) • 12 chocolate sandwich cookies, like Oreos • 2 oz pecan halves • Whipped cream (see recipe above) • 2 oz shaved milk chocolate INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Make the chocolate chess filling by combining the sugar, salt, cocoa powder and flour. 2. Blend in evaporated milk and then beat in the egg. 3. Add butter and vanilla; beat until smooth. Set aside. 4. Make the sweet potato filling: Roast potatoes in a 375 degree oven until soft (about 90 minutes.) Remove from oven and let cool. 5. Once the potatoes have cooled, remove the skin and weigh out 3/4 of a pound of potatoes. 6. In a mixing bowl, beat potatoes until creamy. 7. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Set aside. 8. Make the whipped cream. In a very cold mixing bowl, combine the cream and sugar. 9. Beat until the cream forms stiff peaks. Set aside. 10. To assemble the pie, start by adding the sweet potato filling to the pie crust; level and smooth with a spatula. 11. Combine brown sugar, crushed pecans and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over sweet potato filling. 12. Pour chocolate chess filling into the pie crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 70 minutes; chess filling should have a crust and be set. 13. Remove pie from oven and chill. 14. While the pie is baking, separate the sandwich cookies and scrape off the filling. Place the cookies and the halved pecans in a food processor; chop into very small pieces. Set aside. 15. When the pie is cold; evenly cover the top of it with whipped cream. 16. Press the crushed cookies and nuts around the edge of the whipped cream. 17. Garnish the center of the whipped cream with shaved chocolate. Enjoy! In order to view the gallery, please allow Manage Cookies For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews – Subscribe on YouTube!Colby Rogers, Moussa Cisse lead Memphis to an 87-70 win over No. 16 Mississippi

Abstract Security Joins Forces with Analytica42 to Supercharge Integration Delivery including integration to Google SecOps PlatformGrain-based plants miss the mark on eco impact, saye expertsEDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is making major changes to auto insurance, including rate hikes and switching to a predominantly no-fault claims model. Under the new system, car accident victims in most cases won’t be able to sue the party responsible for their injury and, instead, insurers would pay compensation at rates set by the government. By cutting down litigation costs, the government estimates that when the new system is in place in 2027, it could lead to savings of up to $400 per year for the average insurance premium. It's also promising better support and benefits for those hurt in collisions. "This is a care-focused system," Smith told a news conference at the legislature Thursday. “Instead of forcing people through complex legal processes in order to get the treatment that they need, the system default will be that those injured in collisions get the care they need to recover." Until the new model kicks in, insurers will be allowed to raise rates for good drivers up to 7.5 per cent each year, starting in January. The government said the hikes will help insurers pay rising legal costs and payouts along with covering off the impacts of natural disasters like hailstorms. The 7.5 per cent cap is more than double the United Conservative government’s rate increase cap of 3.7 per cent, which is set to expire at the end of the year. The province also rolled out some of the details of the new system. Among the changes, crash victims will be able to sue at-fault drivers for pain and suffering if the at-fault driver is convicted of a criminal offence, such as dangerous driving or impaired driving. If expenses go beyond what’s covered by the standard benefits, injured parties could also sue for out-of-pocket expenses. The government plans to create an independent body to allow those injured in traffic accidents the ability to appeal decisions made by insurers. Good driver rates won't apply for drivers who switch insurance companies. The changes mirror the kind of litigation currently allowed in Saskatchewan’s no-fault, public system. Based on government-commissioned reports, the changes could lead to the loss of between 650 and 800 legal support jobs. The province has declined to move toward a publicly delivered insurance system, despite estimates it would save drivers even more money in premium payments. Smith has pointed to prohibitively expensive startup costs approaching $3 billion for a public system, not to mention the loss of thousands of private sector jobs. Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi said the price tag for setting up a public option is dwarfed by how much extra Albertans pay in premiums. “(Smith) is basically saying, ‘I don't want to spend the money, but you get to spend the money when you pay your premium every month,'” Nenshi said. He said the UCP’s solution will only lead to higher premiums. The moves come after the Insurance Bureau of Canada warned the insurance "crisis" was only hurting drivers. Two private insurance companies have recently left the province while citing the squeeze of higher costs. The Alberta Superintendent of Insurance estimates one-third of the 67 auto insurers in 2023 lost money on the insurance. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 21, 2024. Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press

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