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Here’s an idea we can rally behind: When life gives you zucchini, make a decadent chocolate cake. Anyone who grows vegetables knows that this popular squash can be quite prolific during the late summer, and food blogger Trish Rosenquist ofMom on Timeoutcame up with a sweet solution when she found herself picking at least one (or two!) zucchini daily for several weeks. Though it is an indulgence, you shouldn’t totally write off this treat’s nutritional value: Zucchini, which has a high water content that makes it an ideal baking ingredient, is full of nutrients like vitamin A and potassium....

Climate activistGreta Thunberghas a doppelgänger — and the uncanny resemblance has the internet joking that perhaps the teen is actually a time traveler. A circa-1898 photo that shows three children working at a gold mine on Dominion Creek in the Yukon Territory in Canada has sent social media into a tizzy thanks to one of the children’s striking similarities to Thunberg. The girl, who is in the left of the photo, is even wearing a braid in her hair, which is 16-year-old Thunberg’s signature style....

Photo: Kaitlin Leonor Castilleja/Facebook An 18-year-old Texas teen who went to the home of a younger rival, with whom she had been feuding on social media, was allegedly fatally stabbed in a deadly fight that erupted in the younger teen’s driveway, authorities say. Kaitlin Leonor Castilleja, 18, of San Antonio, died from stab wounds she sustained after 1 a.m. Friday outside the San Antonio home of a 16-year-old girl who is charged with her murder, the San Antonio Police Department confirms to PEOPLE in a preliminary statement....

Photo:getty; gofundme getty; gofundme Tyler Perry is following through on his offer to support a 93-year-old South Carolina woman who hasbeen at risk of losing her historic homeamid an ongoing legal battle. A source tells PEOPLE that the billionaire filmmaker and actor is building Josephine Wright a new house on the same land where she currently lives and that “they expect to break ground in the coming weeks.” “Tyler wanted to be able to provide a house for her that was large enough for her entire family to be together including her grandkids,” the source tells PEOPLE....

Photo: Chris Pizzello-Pool/Getty; KC Bailey/Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett Collection Tyler Perrythinks the world needs a good laugh. The writer/director reprises his role as Madea in the forthcoming Netflix movieA Madea Homecoming, streaming Feb. 25. The new entry in the franchise comes after Perry claimed he was done playing the part while promoting the 2019 installment,A Madea Family Funeral. Perry, 52, toldEntertainment Weeklyhe decided to revive the character after feeling the need for more comedies....

Photo: European Parliament / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Angelina Joliecontinues to speak out about civilian rights during wartime as theRussian invasion of Ukraine continueswithmounting civilian casualtiesin places likeBuchaandMariupol. She has also been very vocal about theongoing Yemeni Civil War. The humanitarian and Special Envoy to the United Nations, 46, posted a series of excerpts from the Geneva Conventions to herInstagramon Friday, highlighting language focusing on civilian populations caught in the middle of war....

Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Four U.S. Marines have presumably lost their lives after their MV-22 Osprey Aircraft crashed during a NATO military exercise in Norway on Friday. On Saturday morning, II Marine Expeditionary Force officials shared an update on the tragedy via itsTwitteraccount. After learning about the accident, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre also confirmed the news, sharing his condolences via social media. “It is with great sadness we have received the message that four American soldiers died in a plane crash last night,” he tweeted early Saturday....

I-95 traffic.Photo: Chip Somodevilla/GettyAn Uber driver went the extra mile for a young passenger when the pair werestranded for hourson I-95 in Virginia due to winter weather.Davante Williams, who is from Washington, D.C., said he picked up the teenage passenger on Tuesday after her train back home was canceled, according toNewsNation Now.“My passenger, she was so distraught,” Williams said during an interview with the outlet. “Apparently, I picked her up from Union Station, and her train was canceled due to derailment....

BirdmanandToni Braxtonsparked reconciliation rumors during her concert on Wednesday night. The 49-year-old rapper showed up at Braxton’s tour stop at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta to surprise her onstage. “It was hard to tell if his appearance at her show was actually a surprise, or if Toni knew he was there ahead of time,” a source toldE! News. “Toni didn’t appear shocked to some members of the audience, because she looked right over in that direction before Birdman walked out....

Photo: Gary Hershorn/Getty A United Airlines flight from Newark to Tel Aviv was forced to turn around on Thursday after two passengers reportedly attempted to sneak into business class seats. The spokesperson said the airline’s New York/Newark team “provided our customers with meal vouchers and hotel accommodation and have made arrangements for customers to complete their journeys,” following the incident. One witness said two flight attendants approached the two passengers about90 minutes into the flightand asked them to show their seat assignment, according toThe Jerusalem Post....

The US armed services is one of the big consumer and emitters of C - dioxide eq ( CO2e ) in history , harmonize to an independent analysis of planetary fuel - buying practices of a “ virtually unresearched ” government agency . If the US military were its own commonwealth , it would grade 47th between Peru and Portugal in term of annual fuel purchases , summate almost 270,000 barrelful of oil colour corrupt every solar day in 2017 ....

Ukraine.Photo: Pavlo Palamarchuk/SOPA Images/Shutterstock The Utah Jazz is stepping up in a big way for thousands ofUkrainiansin need of help. On Tuesday, theUtah Jazz Foundationannounced it will fund 32,000 nights of short-term, free housing for Ukrainian refugees who are fleeing the country after Russian PresidentVladimir Putinlaunched an invasion into Ukraine on Feb. 24. The foundation is providing a contribution toAirbnb.org, an independent nonprofit that allows Airbnb hosts to temporarily volunteer their homes to people in times of crisis....

Kurt Damschroder.Photo: Summit County Sheriff’s Office/ twitterA man has died after an avalanche in Park City, Utah, officials said.The victim — whom theSummit County Sheriff’s Officehas identified as 57-year-old local Kurt Damschroder — and a friend triggered an avalanche in an area known as Square Top, in backcountry land “outside resort boundaries nearPark City Mountain Canyons Village,” the sheriff’s office reported Saturday.“One of the skiers was caught in the avalanche,” the sheriff’s office continued of the Saturday-afternoon tragedy....