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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Who stole the tree? Bizarre crime reported at presidential library in Ohio
FREMONT, Ohio (WCMH) — An unexpected crime has occurred at the former Ohio home of the 19th President of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes. The estate, known as Spiegel Grove, is the location of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums and its grounds host an accredited arboretum featuring more than 1,700 trees. According to a news release from the organization, one of those trees — a tiny bristlecone pine — was stolen. Incidents of cars into buildings seems to be climbing in Columbus The unusual evergreen was the only one of its kind at The Grove, a level II arboretum with more than 100 species of trees and woody plants. The organization noted that bristlecone pines are among the 'oldest-known living things on earth' and can 'live 4,000 to 5,000 years.' The tree, reportedly pulled out of the ground, was planted as a seedling on Arbor Day 2021 as part of the strategically planted and cataloged collection on the historic property. Fremont police were notified of the theft, which is believed to have been perpetrated by someone trespassing around 1:30 a.m. on May 15. The grounds crew took extra care to protect the tree by placing rocks around it to keep it from being disturbed near the front parking lot. Additionally, the tree added a charm to the property during the holidays, as its decoration of one red bulb gave it a 'Charlie Brown Tree' effect. $4.7 million awarded to 3 central Ohio cities to improve bike, pedestrian infrastructure Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fremont Police Department at 419-332-6464 or Hayes Presidential Building and Grounds Superintendent John Havens at 419-332-2081. The Hayes Presidential Library became the first presidential library in the U.S. and was the model for the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and is affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Times
23-04-2025
- General
- New York Times
The Most Luxurious Use of Eggs, by Way of Japan
Who was it who first found pleasure in rolling an egg — so fragile, so ready to shatter — down a hill? The pastime appears in 'The Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports,' alongside deer stalking and falconry, and goes back centuries. The pagans did it, historians tell us, in spring to celebrate the land's rebirth after winter, and then the Christians, who saw in the egg a symbol for the stone rolled away from the tomb. Recipe: Chawanmushi Still they roll. In Washington every Monday after Easter, a horde of children descends on the White House, armed with long-handled spoons to send eggs — reportedly 30,000 this year — tumbling across the lawn. It is a national ritual, occasionally suspended in times of bad weather, war, scarcity and pandemic, that officially dates to 1878, when aspiring young egg-rollers, barred from the Capitol after a particularly raucous rampage, lobbied President Rutherford B. Hayes for use of his backyard. A spoilsport might point out that as of last month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of eggs hovered around $6.23 per dozen — close to 52 cents apiece. This humble staple, long taken for granted, is suddenly a luxury. (If it's any comfort, in mid-19th-century gold-rush San Francisco, the population grew so quickly that local chickens couldn't keep up, and a single egg sometimes sold for as much as a dollar, the equivalent of $41 today.) In truth, it has always been luxurious, the fatty yolk like a ripe sun, the protein-rich white. We just took this bounty for granted. An egg has superpowers, uniting otherwise-hostile ingredients and giving chiffon cakes and soufflés their angel weight. But it is also almost a complete meal in itself, with its cache of essential amino acids, kept safe inside the armor of that mystifyingly perfect, symmetrical shell. Look how little the egg requires of us in the kitchen: Cracked over a hot skillet, it trembles, then commits, going from liquid to solid in a moment. 'All you do is heat and eat,' a woman sings in a 1978 commercial for 'the incredible edible egg.' If frying seems too ordinary a fate for such an expensive ingredient now, it doesn't take much to treat it with more reverence. In Japan, the trick is steam, which gently transforms eggs into the elegant, semi-ethereal half-custard half-flan called chawanmushi, named after the tea bowl (chawan) in which it was traditionally cooked and presented. This is not dinner but is instead meant to be one of a number of small dishes and tastes, as in kaiseki, the rarefied classical Japanese meal. At Den in Tokyo, the chef, Zaiyu Hasegawa, offers a modern kaiseki with touches of whimsy (a foie gras cookie in a convenience-store wrapper, immaculately fried chicken stuffed with crab). There, chawanmushi comes with every meal, a pause between heftier bites, creamy but delicate. First the eggs are beaten — just half an egg per person — with dashi, a stock of kombu (kelp) and katsuobushi (bonito flakes). This brings a mellow brine but also, unexpectedly, a tinge of smoke from the katsuoboshi-making process, in which the bonito, a dark, tender fish that roams from the shallows to the deeps and grows meaty feeding on anchovies and sardines, is submerged in hot water just below boiling, then freed of its bones and smoked for days before being shaved into papery curls. The eggs and dashi, now one, are run through a sieve, for smoothness, then seasoned with usukuchi, a soy sauce that is lighter in color and body than dark soy sauce but slightly saltier, with a tart finish. Pour the mixture into teacups or ramekins, and be patient while it steams. Some recipes call for a ratio of as much as three times liquid to egg, but Hasegawa uses less here, so what you taste foremost is egg, the most lavish ingredient. Does it need more? You might layer mushrooms, ginkgo nuts or tiny shrimp at the bottom. Here Hasegawa suggests a purée of celery root melted down with butter, earthy-sweet. Spoon it on top once the custard has set. With the first bite, the faint chewiness of the celery root gives way to silk and surrender. Take your time. Think of the hens. Make every spoonful count.
The Citizen
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
24 hours in pictures, 22 April 2025
Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. An Easter bunny stands behind US President Donald Trump on the Blue Room Balcony during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. According to the US National Park Service, the egg roll tradition dates back to 1878 when President Rutherford B. Hayes invited children to roll Easter eggs on the White House grounds. Children previously rolled eggs down a hill at the US Capitol in the early 1870s, but a law was passed in 1876 forbidding the Capitol property from being used due to the toll on the lawn. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
USA Today
21-04-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Why were 30,000 eggs used at White House egg roll when there is a bird flu, egg crisis?
Why were 30,000 eggs used at White House egg roll when there is a bird flu, egg crisis? Show Caption Hide Caption Companies can now sponsor the White House's Easter Egg Roll Breaking tradition, the White House is selling corporate sponsorships to the annual Easter Egg Roll Children and families were expected to use 30,000 real eggs at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21 as retail egg prices remain higher than normal and egg supplies continue their recovery amidst a bird flu crisis. Wholesale egg prices have continued to drop, as they have since mid-March, but the steep decreases have not yet fully been reflected at the grocery store. The eggs used at the White House event were donated by farmers and are not in sizes normally meant for retail and grocery channels, the American Egg Board said. The annual White House tradition dates back to 1878 when Rutherford B. Hayes issued an order that allowed children to roll eggs down the White House lawn after banning them from using the White House Grounds as a playground two years earlier, USA TODAY has reported. What is the White House Easter egg roll? The White House South Lawn is opened once a year for families and children, who participate in an online lottery, to roll colorfully painted eggs and participate in other activities. President Donald Trump, in remarks during the roll, said about 42,000 guests were expected throughout the day, USA TODAY reported. Families with children under 13 were drawn from an online lottery to join Trump, the first lady, White House staff and their families for the 147th edition of the egg roll. In a new controversial twist that has raised ethics concerns, the 2025 egg roll is the first iteration of the tradition to be open to corporate sponsorships. The decision caused Trump critics to suggest it is an ethics violation. Proceeds from companies that paid for their names to be attached to the event benefit the nonprofit White House Historical Association, the lead organizer of the egg roll. The country's largest tech companies make up some of the corporate sponsors, according to a list released by the White House, including Amazon, Meta and YouTube. Why were real eggs used instead of plastic eggs at White House egg roll? NBC News reported that the White House Easter egg roll would use real eggs even as bird flu continues to cause supply constraints that have sent prices soaring. "They were saying that for Easter 'please don't use eggs. Could you use plastic eggs?' I say we don't want to do that," NBC quoted Trump as saying in early April. The 30,000 real eggs, or 2,500 dozen, are donated yearly by egg farmers represented by the American Egg Board. In a press release, American Egg Board President and CEO Emily Metz said the eggs used in the White House event would "not create additional strain on the nation's egg supply or egg prices." The eggs represent a small percentage of the nearly 9 million dozen eggs, or 108 million eggs, that are sold at retail stores each day, Metz said. "Additionally, the eggs used for the White House Easter Egg Roll will be in sizes small and medium, which are not meant for the retail and grocery channels,' she said. What is going on with egg prices? The price of eggs in the U.S. has continued to be volatile, even as wholesale egg prices in recent weeks have declined and demand for eggs increased with the recent Passover and Easter holidays. The rise in prices and supply issues have been largely driven by the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreak. But egg prices at the grocery store, prices reported in some data reports like the consumer price index, and prices on the wholesale market don't always match, USA TODAY previously reported. For instance, the latest CPI released on April 10 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows the highest price for a dozen large grade A eggs since the recent price crisis began. But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month. The index is an average of data collected through the month and retail prices were higher at the beginning of March, one expert said. Additionally, retailers may not have dropped prices of eggs proportionately with the drop in the wholesale egg market, which may have to do with retailers wanting to take advantage of recent worries about scarcity to keep prices high, particularly with the recent demand for Easter, some experts say. What's the latest on egg prices? According to the CPI, the average U.S. city price of a dozen large grade A eggs at retail stores, not seasonally adjusted for March, was $6.23. That's up from $5.90 in February and $4.95 in January. In the latest weekly report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on April 18, the average wholesale price of loose, white large shell eggs was $3.14 per dozen, up slightly from $3.08 per dozen reported on April 11, but lower than the $3.26 per dozen reported on April 4. Egg crisis: Why are egg prices so volatile? The CPI is a lagging indicator and it takes some time for wholesale prices to reflect in the grocery store, industry experts have told USA TODAY. Plus, some retailers are using pricing strategies to keep egg prices elevated or aren't reducing prices to match lower wholesale costs as quickly as other goods, some said. How much you pay for eggs varies widely depending on where you live. Data gathered by USA TODAY shows the prices on April 21 at several retail stores in Wildwood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, for instance, are lower than the U.S. city average reported in the March CPI, released on April 10. Prices for a dozen large Grade A eggs at an Aldi, Costco, Kroger, Target, Sam's Club, Walmart and Whole Foods on April 21 ranged from a low of $4.19 at Whole Foods to a high of $5.49 at Aldi. The Whole Foods price was taken from the grocer's website and the Aldi price was from Instacart. Instacart prices are set by the grocer. The high and low prices match the prices gathered on April 10. Data journalist John Heasley and reporters James Powel, Joey Garrison and Bart Jansen contributed to this report. Betty Lin-Fisher is a consumer reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at blinfisher@ or follow her on X, Facebook or Instagram @blinfisher and @ on Bluesky. Sign up for our free The Daily Money newsletter, which will include consumer news on Fridays, here.
USA Today
20-04-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
White House Easter egg roll: How to watch the event that will use 30,000 real eggs
White House Easter egg roll: How to watch the event that will use 30,000 real eggs Show Caption Hide Caption Companies can now sponsor the White House's Easter Egg Roll Breaking tradition, the White House is selling corporate sponsorships to the annual Easter Egg Roll The White House Easter egg roll is back. The longstanding tradition in Washington, D.C., is set to take place Monday. In 1878, Rutherford B. Hayes issued an order that allowed children to roll eggs down the White House lawn after banning them from using the White House Grounds as a playground two years earlier, according to the National Parks Service. Families with children under 13 will be drawn from an online lottery to join President Donald Trump, the first lady, White House staff and their families for the 147th edition of the egg roll. The 2025 egg roll will be the first iteration of the tradition to be open to corporate sponsorships, a decision that has caused Trump critics to suggest it is an ethics violation. A document about sponsorship opportunities, first reported by CNN and obtained by USA TODAY, says that egg roll sponsors will "provide financial support, activities, and giveaways to enhance the event while gaining valuable brand visibility and national recognition.' YouTube, Meta and Amazon are among the companies sponsoring the event, CNN reported. The event, according to a White House news release issued Friday, "will bring history to life for kids and families who sign a mini-Declaration of Independence, dress up as Founding Fathers, and enjoy an activity book." Here's what you need to know about the White House Easter egg roll, including how you can watch it live. When is the White House Easter egg roll? The White House egg roll is scheduled for Monday, April 21. Will the White House Easter egg roll use real eggs? NBC News reported that the White House Easter egg roll will use real eggs even as bird flu continues to cause supply constraints that have skyrocketed prices. "They were saying that for Easter 'please don't use eggs. Could you use plastic eggs?' I say we don't want to do that," NBC quoted Trump as saying earlier this month. The egg roll uses about 2,500 dozen eggs donated by farmers, according to the American Egg Board. That adds up to 30,000 eggs. "The heart of this event is about bringing joy to children and families, and in these difficult times for egg farmers, it's important to celebrate wherever we can," Emily Metz, president and CEO of the Egg Board said in a statement. "Eggs are at the center of cherished Easter and Passover traditions and memories, and this year is no different." How to watch the White House Easter egg roll USA TODAY will stream the White House Easter egg roll and you can watch it below.
