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Nick Ut/AP Sriracha chili sauce bottles at the Huy Fong Foods factory in Irwindale, Calif. Yes, a Sriracha shortage might be imminent, but there’s a spicy new way to drink your sorrows away. Philips Distilling Company has debuted a new flavor in its UV Vodka line: Sriracha, which sells for $ 11.99 for a 750ml bottle and is touted as ...

YAHYA ARHAB/EPA An ambulance drives through as smokes rise from Yemen’s Defense Ministry complex after a car bomb explosion rocked the complex in Sanaa on Thursday morning. SANAA, Yemen — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Thursday at Yemen’s Defense Ministry, killing 18 soldiers and wounding at least 40 in an attack underlining the persistent threat to the stability ...

Jae C. Hong/AP Jacoby Ellsbury’s history of injuries is a concern, but that doesn’t stop the Yankees from giving him a 7-year, $ 153 million deal on Tuesday night. The new deal with the Yankees wasn’t official yet and on Wednesday an over/under number had been posted in Las Vegas regarding the number of games Jacoby Ellsbury will play next ...

Ip, Michael/Freelance NYDN Earl Moodie is the manager at Moodies Records, a neighborhood favorite that sells plenty of Jamaican records and CDs. It’s moving six blocks south to 3777 White Plains Road near 219th St. next Monday. This Edenwald fixture refuses to go down as a one-hit wonder. Moodies Record and Tape has been a musical mecca for more than ...

Giancarli, Alfred/Freelance, NYDN An Art-deco Starbucks in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx. According to a new report, no new Starbucks opened in the Bronx in 2012, though four Dunkin Donuts did. It’s the invasion of the chain gang. Corporate franchises have increased their presence throughout the boroughs for the sixth year running, with the largest increases occurring in Brooklyn ...

FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/EPA Lawson walked into court with her head held high, amidst accusations of drug abuse from her two former assistants. LONDON — Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson admitted Wednesday in a U.K. court that she had taken cocaine a handful of times. But she denied habitually using illegal drugs and accused her ex-husband of spreading that allegation to savage her ...

H&M H&M’s new line was designed with input from Swedish Olympians. The Swedish fashion giant is not going to be left in the blocks as sports and lifestyle clothing booms. Perhaps it’s an obvious move, after the company announced this April that is would be dressing the Swedish Olympic and Paralympic teams at the upcoming 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, ...

Francisco Seco/AP The National Security Agency tracks the locations of nearly 5 billion cellphones every day overseas, including those belonging to Americans abroad, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency tracks the locations of nearly 5 billion cellphones every day overseas, including those belonging to Americans abroad, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The NSA inadvertently gathers ...

Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Timberwolves leave as smoke engulfs the court before a game between San Antonio and Minnesota in Mexico City. MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexico City arena where the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves are playing an NBA game Wednesday night was evacuated 45 minutes before tipoff because of smoke inside the arena. NBA spokeswoman Sharon Lima says ...

It’s a good thing we have SpaceX, or Google’s “moonshots” would almost certainly be more literal than those we see today. The company, which has recently set itself to fixing such problems as the global energy crisis and death, could never turn away from such a placid, mocking challenge as the moon, were a suitably trendy genius not already concerned ...