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Elmo Waffle Maker | Shop.PBS.org

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This fun Elmo waffle iron lets you make delicious 7” round waffl es featuring Sesame Street's favorite baby monster. The waffle maker has non-stick coated, cast aluminum heating plates that are easy to clean as well as a regulating thermostat and weighted lid to ensure perfect browning with dual indicator lights to let you know when your waffles are done. It also works great for pancakes and omelets. Measures 8" x 10¼" Read More...

Giants clash over Call of Duty

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By Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor Activison BlizzardXbox owner Microsoft has hit back at claims its plan to buy the maker of Call of Duty may unfairly affect its rivals, including Sony, which owns PlayStation. Microsoft wants to buy Activision Blizzard, which also makes Overwatch and Candy Crush, for $68.7bn (£59.2bn). The UK watchdog looking into the plan has said Microsoft could use Activision games to "out-compete" its rivals. Microsoft said it still hoped the deal would be closed by June 2023. Read More...

Judge drops murder charges against Catherine Hoggle

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A Maryland judge dropped murder charges Wednesday against a Montgomery County woman who has been locked in a maximum-security psychiatric hospital since being accused of killing her two youngest children eight years ago. Circuit Judge James Bonifant, citing laws that limit how long criminal charges can hang over a person deemed mentally unfit to participate in a trial, did not release Catherine Hoggle from confinement. He instead ordered her to remain held in a psychiatric hospital under Maryland’s civil commitment procedures. Read More...