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Unionized grocery store workers rally to oppose the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons outside a Ralph's supermarket in Los Angeles in 2023. On Wednesday, Albertsons said it was giving up on the deal after it was blocked by two courts. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A shopper pushes a cart through a Kroger supermarket in Newport, Ky. Al Behrman/AP hide caption

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Kroger and Albertsons grocery deal halted by two courts

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A recall notice citing listeria contamination risks is posted next to Boar's Head meats in a Safeway store in San Rafael, Calif., in July, as the deli meat company expanded its recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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What to know about recent food recalls

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Raw milk from Raw Farm is displayed for sale at a grocery store in Torrance, Calif., on Nov. 29. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Compounds found in cocoa are known to have health benefits. A new study adds to the evidence. Dulin/Getty Images hide caption

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Dark Chocolate and diabetes

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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., in 2018. Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Turkey bone gumbo brings a Cajun flair to Thanksgiving leftovers. Chris Granger hide caption

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LEFTOVER TURKEY GUMBO

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Stephen Colbert and Evie Colbert arrive for the 74th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Ina Garten signs cookbooks during Food Network's 25th Birthday Party Celebration at the 11th annual New York City Wine & Food Festival in 2018 in New York City. Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Food Network hide caption

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Ina Garten was ready for the luck

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The African nation of Mauritania was a land of pastoral nomads when it gained independence from France in 1960, but it has since become a nation of fishermen as well, with hundreds of pirogues lining the beach of the capital of Nouakchott. George Steinmetz hide caption

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Is there a way to prevent the unpleasant symptoms that come with a heavy night of drinking? Experts weigh in on common hangover myths. Photo illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption

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What people get wrong about hangovers

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Turkey Thigh Confit is a delicious main course that you can make well ahead of Thanksgiving. Steve Klise/America's Test Kitchen hide caption

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Make-Ahead Thanksgiving

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The kunafa bar created by the Dearborn, Mich., ice cream store Booza Delight was inspired by the Dubai chocolate trend. Yasser Hashwi/Booza Delight hide caption

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A viral chocolate bar from Dubai adapts to the U.S.

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Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of America First Policy Institute, introduces former President Donald Trump during a press conference in July 2021 in Bedminster, N.J. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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The Transportation Security Administration has listed Thanksgiving foods that can be carried through a TSA checkpoint. Transportation Security Administration hide caption

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Behold: Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish. (Yes, it's supposed to be that color.) Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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Mama Stamberg's relish faces its toughest critics: NPR staffers

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Chef and TV host Prue Leith shares tasty and easy-to-make recipes in her new cookbook, Life's Too Short to Stuff A Mushroom — along with dozens of cooking hacks from her 65-year culinary career. Ant Duncan/Carnival Publishing hide caption

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Clever kitchen hacks from 'Bake Off' judge Prue Leith

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Federal health officials say the current E. coli outbreak is linked to organic whole bagged carrots and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms. Mychele Daniau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ayesha Rascoe watches her daughters Annalise, 7, and Gabrielle, 8, prepare chicken. (left to right) Melissa Gray/NPR hide caption

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BOOK: How To Cook Everything Kids

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