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Man creates new pasta shape made to hold sauce

From ears to elbows to bowties, pasta comes in plenty of forms. But one enthusiastic eater thought the list wasn’t complete and challenged himself to create an all-new perfect pasta shape. Nancy Chen has his story. Source

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Hollywood Film Awards kick off Oscar race

After 18 years, the Hollywood Film Awards made its national TV debut Friday night on CBS. Queen Latifa hosted, with the movie “Gone Girl” taking home the top prize. Brandon Scott reports from Los Angeles. Source

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From 2006: Larry McMurtry on the essence of the American West

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMutry, whose dozens of novels told stories of America’s West (Old and New), died on March 25, 2021 at the age of 84. In this “Sunday Morning” report which originally aired on February 19, 2006, correspondent Rita Braver talked with McMurtry about his most recent project: the western “Brokeback Mountain,” which broke conventions by telling the story of two cowboys in love. [McMurtry and his co-screenwriter Diana Ossana would win the Academy Award for the film.] Source

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Students suspended for allegedly snorting candy

At least three New Mexico middle school students are accused of snorting Smarties on campus and have been suspended for 10 days. The school district classifies the candy as drugs and says students can be suspended or expelled for possessing them. Source

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A mother’s video diary

Bruce Beresford-Redman’s mother, Juanita, documents the challenges of life on the home front as her son, now convicted of murder, sits a Mexican prison. Source

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