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Interest is resurging in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, in which two US Black Hawk helicopters were shot down in Somalia and 18 American soldiers were killed during a raid aimed at capturing warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's lieutenants. Discussion is focused on whether the 2001 film 'Black Hawk Down' by Ridley Scott accurately portrays what really happened, with commentary recounting the actual events of the operation.
- 2Retail beef prices high, but ranchers see little profit▼Retail beef prices and ranch profits aren’t the same
A new report from Brownfield Ag News highlights the growing gap between what American shoppers pay for beef at the grocery store and what cattle ranchers actually earn. Despite elevated retail beef prices, rising production costs, feed expenses and middlemen margins mean many ranchers are struggling to turn a profit, prompting debate over who really benefits from the beef supply chain.
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A food nostalgia feature lists eight meals that were supposedly simmering away in slow cookers across 1970s American kitchens. Nostalgic food lists of this kind circulate widely, prompting readers to recall the era's fondue-adjacent, canned-soup-heavy cooking and debate which dishes really defined the decade's countertop crock pots.