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PEACH CROSTATA

For pastry • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 1/4 cup sugar • 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt • 8 ounces (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4 -inch pieces • 1/4 cup ice water For filling • 1 1/2 pounds peaches, sliced 1/2 inch thick • 1/3 cup granulated sugar • Dash of vanilla extract • Pinch of ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice • 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt • 1 tablespoon cornstarch or flour • 1 large egg, beaten • Sanding sugar, for sprinkling • Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, for serving Make pastry: Pulse flour, sugar and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter, and process until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 seconds.

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PIZZA POCKETS

• Pepperoni • Shredded cheese • Onions • Peppers • Mushrooms • 2 tablespoons yeast • 1/2 cup warm water • 3/4 cup warm evaporated milk • 1/4 cup oil • 1 egg • 1/4 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon salt • 3 to 4 cups flour • 1 pound sausage, beef, chicken chunks, or ham dices • 1 cup pizza sauce Dissolve yeast in water. Add the rest of ingredients adding flour last and let rise once, till double.

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Deadly heat expected to become more common worldwide

What’s considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. In much of Earth’s wealthy mid-latitudes, spiking temperatures and humidity that feel like 103 degrees or higher -- now an occasional summer shock — statistically should happen 20 to 50 times a year by mid-century, said a study Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence, MO 64050, attention Nancy Melton.

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EUGENIA LAST HOROSCOPES

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Look at the big picture and rethink your next move. You have plenty of opportunities, so don’t limit what or how you initiate change. Spend time with someone you love who encourages you to chase your

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