The Daiquiri Demands More Respect

Bar Kabawa, the East Village cocktail den connected to the chef Paul Carmichael’s new Caribbean restaurant, Kabawa, will provoke a range of reactions, like any new establishment. But for people who like classic daiquiris, the main one will be: Where have you been all our lives? Outside Cuba, where it originated, the daiquiri has rarely…

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Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.

Alongside extensive reductions to the staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Trump administration has asked the agency to cut $2.9 billion of its spending on contracts, according to three federal officials with knowledge of the matter. The administration’s cost-cutting program, called the Department of Government Efficiency, asked the public health agency…

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