My friends beg me to make Joanna Gaines' decadent chocolate-cola cake whenever I host dinner parties

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My favorite chocolate cake recipe to make for guests is from Joanna Gaines.

Alexa Mellardo

  • I love dessert, and one of my favorites to make for guests is Joanna Gaines' chocolate-cola cake.
  • The recipe's star ingredient is cola, which goes into both the cake mix and the buttercream.
  • It's incredibly decadent, and I like to pair it with fresh strawberries.

I'm a major dessert person — you know, one of thos

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How Ford is using a technique pioneered by Tesla to build its $30,000 electric truck

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Ford engineers work on the underbody shield of the company's upcoming $30,000 electric truck

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  • Ford is racing to challenge Tesla and BYD with a new $30,000 electric pickup coming next year.
  • The pickup will be the first Ford EV built with unicasting, a manufacturing process pioneered by Tesla.
  • Ex-Tesla exec Alan Clarke said it would make Ford's EVs nearly a third lighter than the competition.

Ford is

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Warner Bros. Discovery says it's worried employees will quit if it picks Paramount's offer

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WBD CEO David Zaslav's company isn't sold on Paramount CEO David Ellison's offer.

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  • Warner Bros. Discovery says it still has reservations about Paramount Skydance's offer.
  • WBD says employees may leave in the deal's pre-closing period if it chooses Paramount over Netflix.
  • Paramount has said it plans to generate $6 billion
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I spent 60 hours traveling on Amtrak trains from New York to Texas. Here are 10 things that surprised me most.

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I rode two Amtrak trains on a long-haul journey from New York to Texas.

Michael Rosenthal

  • I spent 60 hours in coach across two Amtrak trains to get from New York to Austin via Chicago.
  • Getting to see historic landmarks and beautiful views was a pleasant surprise.
  • The delays got tedious and a bit frustrating, but the train felt like home by the end of my trip.

Spending 60 hours on Amtrak trains in coach

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Snapchat is rolling out creator subscriptions

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Snapchat is taking a page out of Meta's handbook. The social media platform has announced it will launch creator subscriptions for users. Meta-owned Instagram and Facebook currently offer a similar feature. 

On Snapchat, creator subscriptions will give users access to exclusive content across Snaps and Stories. They will also get priority replies and go ad-free on stories. Snapchat pitches the new

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