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Maryland-based Perdue made its own beer for ‘beer can chicken’

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

New York (CNN) — Perdue — yes, the poultry company — is getting into the beer business. Sort of.For the first time ever, Perdue is selling a 12.5-ounce can of beer that’s specifically made for “beer can chicken” in time for the summer grilling season.Appropriately titled “Beer Can Chicken Beer,” the limited-edition brew is a honey double-citrus summer ale that’s brewed with “classic grilled chicken seasonings like rosemary, thyme and pink peppercorn.” The $14.99 six-packs will be sold online only beginning May 22.“Beer can chicken has long been one of the most popular methods of grilling poultry, but we noticed a lack of consensus on what type of beer is best,” said Julie Lehman, Perdue’s vice president of marketing, in a press release. (For those who haven’t made it, beer can chicken involves sticking a can of opened beer into an upright chicken and grilling it indirectly on a grill or smoker.)To make the beer, which is also for just plain drinking, Perdue partnered with Manhattan-...

ANÁLISIS | Por qué Ron DeSantis puede ganar la nominación republicana para la presidencia

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

(CNN) — De Ron DeSantis se espera que ingrese a la carrera presidencial de 2024 esta semana. Pero el gobernador de Florida comienza su campaña para ganar la nominación republicana con los números de las encuestas tambaleándose y con el expresidente Donald Trump como claro favorito en las primarias.Aún así, DeSantis sigue siendo, con mucho, la mejor esperanza para las fuerzas anti-Trump dentro del Partido Republicano. Y algunos ejemplos históricos recientes indican que tiene una oportunidad real de ser el candidato de su partido.Trump convirtió lo que las encuestas alguna vez mostraron como un enfrentamiento competitivo en las primeras a lo que actualmente es una gran ventaja sobre DeSantis. El expresidente Trump estaba por delante de DeSantis por unos 10 puntos a nivel nacional a fines del año pasado. Trump estaba en las encuestas con unos 40, mientras que DeSantis rondaba los 30 puntos.Hoy, Trump tiene un promedio de más del 50% a nivel nacional entre los votantes republicano...

Se acorta el tiempo: Biden y McCarthy se reúnen este lunes para abordar el techo de la deuda

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

WASHINGTON — El presidente Joe Biden y el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, se reunirán en la Casa Blanca en un momento crucial mientras Washington trabaja para lograr un compromiso presupuestario y elevar el límite de endeudamiento de la nación a tiempo para evitar un devastador incumplimiento federal.La reunión de este lunes por la tarde entre el presidente demócrata y el nuevo presidente republicano será fundamental en su carrera para evitar una crisis de deuda que se avecina. Después de un fin de semana de conversaciones de principio a fin, ambos hombres se mostraron optimistas ante la fecha límite, tan pronto como el 1 de junio, cuando el gobierno podría quedarse sin efectivo para pagar sus cuentas.Biden y McCarthy hablaron por teléfono el domingo mientras el presidente regresaba a casa en el Air Force One después de la cumbre del Grupo de los Siete en Japón. “Estuvo bien, hablaremos mañana”, dijo Biden en respuesta a una pregunta a gritos a su regreso ...

Comedian Uncle Roger silenced on Chinese social media after jokes about China

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Malaysian comedian better known for mocking attempts by Western chefs at Asian cooking has had his Chinese social media account suspended after making jokes about China. Nigel Ng, who uses the name Uncle Roger, is the latest comedian to feel the consequences of jokes that could be perceived as reflecting negatively on China under increasingly intense censorship and rising nationalism.Last week, a Chinese comedian came under police investigation for a joke about stray dogs. Ng posted a video clip last Thursday from an upcoming comedy special in which he pokes fun at Chinese surveillance and Beijing’s claims of sovereignty over Taiwan.The video shows Ng interacting with someone in the audience who said he is from Guangzhou, a metropolis in China’s south. “Good country, good country, we have to say that now, correct?” Ng says. “All the phones listening.”Ng then jokes with members of the audience who said they’re from Taiwan, a self-governed isl...

Niña migrante de 8 años que murió bajo custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza fue tratada por influenza varios días antes de su muerte, dicen las autoridades

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

(CNN) — Una niña migrante de 8 años que murió bajo la custodia de las autoridades de inmigración de EE.UU. la semana pasada fue tratada por influenza, y tuvo síntomas durante varios días antes de su muerte en un hospital de Texas, según las autoridades.La niña identificada como Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, ciudadana de Panamá, murió el pasado miércoles en un hospital de Harlingen, Texas, solo ocho días después de que su familia fuera detenida por la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. en Brownsville, Texas, dijo la agencia en un comunicado este domingo. Los miembros de su familia, incluidos sus padres y dos hermanos, son todos ciudadanos de Honduras, dice el comunicado de prensa.Según los registros de CBP, Reyes fue evaluada médicamente el 10 de mayo y no se quejó de ninguna enfermedad o lesión en ese momento. Sin embargo, su familia informó antecedentes médicos, incluidas afecciones crónicas de anemia de células falciformes y enfermedad cardíaca, según el com...

Kylian Mbappé sends message of support to Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior after racist abuse

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappé sent a message of support to fellow forward Vinícius Júnior after the Real Madrid player was subjected to racist abuse on Sunday.The latest abuse against Vinícius came in Madrid’s 1-0 loss at Valencia, a match that had to be temporarily stopped after the Brazil forward said he was insulted by a fan behind one of the goals at Mestalla Stadium.The 22-year-old Vinícius, who is is Black, has been subjected to repeated racist abuse since moving to Spain five years ago.“You are not alone. We are with you and we support you,” Mbappé wrote on Instagram.Mbappé was also hit by racist and hateful comments on social networks following France’s loss to Argentina in the World Cup final last year.Brazilian politicians including President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, players and clubs ha ve come out to support Vinícius and criticize racism in the Spanish league.The first trial against a fan accused of racial abuse in Spanish professional soccer i...

Australian Indigenous TV host quits program over racist backlash

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prominent Indigenous journalist Stan Grant announced that, after Monday, he will step away from television hosting duties after viewers responded with racist abuse to his comments during King Charles III’s coronation about historic Aboriginal dispossession.Grant, a member of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians and former international correspondent for U.S.-based CNN, has been under fire since taking part in a panel discussion on the Australian Broadcasting Corp. ahead of the May 6 coronation ceremony in London. Topics included a push to have a president replace the British monarch as Australia’s head of state and Indigenous suffering from colonization.Critics complained that the ABC had soured the celebratory mood of the coronation.After more than 30 years of news experience in Australian television, Grant wrote Friday in his regular ABC online column that Monday would be the last time in the foreseeable future that he would host his weekl...

US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific.Papua New Guinea’s location just north of Australia makes it strategically significant. It was the site of fierce battles during World War II, and with a population of nearly 10 million people, it’s the most populous Pacific Island nation. The State Department said the new agreement provides a framework to help improve security cooperation, enhance the capacity of Papua New Guinea’s defense force and increase regional stability. The full agreement will be made public once politicians in both countries have an opportunity for input, likely in a couple of months. At a breakfast meeting, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said his country faces significant security challenges, from skirmishes within the country to illegal fishing boats that light up the night like skyscrapers. “We have our i...

Elevan alerta por explosiones del volcán Popocatépetl

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO — Las autoridades mexicanas elevaron el domingo el nivel de alerta por el volcán Popocatépetl, situado unas 50 millas al sureste de Ciudad de México, debido a una intensificación de sus explosiones.Todavía no se requieren evacuaciones, pero el gobierno ultima los preparativos por si fueran necesarias, pidió respetar un radio de seguridad de 7.5 millas.La Secretaría de la Defensa anunció por la noche que ya está lista una fuerza de tarea de la Guardia Nacional, el Ejército y la Fuerza Aérea, en coordinación con Protección Civil, que podría activar 6,500 efectivos en cuanto fuera necesario “para atender cualquier emergencia que se presente”. El volcán más activo de Europa entra en erupción; suspenden vuelos Por cenizas volcánicas en las pistas, el aeropuerto de Ciudad de México cerró por 6 horas Laura Velázquez, coordinadora nacional de Protección Civil, anunció en conferencia de prensa que el semáforo volcánico, qu...

Several road closures after police-involved crash leave 2 critical in NW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:42:25 GMT

Police are investigating a police-involved crash that has left at least two people hospitalized, including a police officer. As a result of the collision, road closures and traffic delays are expected in Northwest Miami-Dade.According to officials, just before 2 a.m. Monday, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Police responded to the area of Northwest 167th Street and 67th Avenue after a vehicle collided with a police cruiser in front of a fire station.Due to the ongoing police investigation in the area, authorities have shut down the northbound lanes of 67th Avenue at Windmill Gate Road, just before State Road 826. The southbound lanes of 67th Avenue are closed right under the Palmetto Expressway. Drivers will not be able to enter SR-826 from 67th Avenue, but commuters that are exiting the westbound Palmetto lanes onto 67th Avenue will only be able to head north on the road. Eastbound travelers on the expressway will not be able to exit onto the road.Live video footage showed the...