Simmered all day in a cast-iron pot with a big slug of fatback, brown beans have warmed the bodies and souls of many hardworking men and women of the Appalachian coalfields.

NPR: Beans and Cornbread: Feeding Souls a Mile Deep

De la Hoya landed with a flurry of body blows in the sixth, although Mayweather was scoring all the time with pot-shots from range.

BBC: Mayweather overcomes De la Hoya

In America, it is estimated that nearly two-thirds of all full-time workers have invested in 401(k) schemes, a way of building up a portable retirement pot that offers considerable tax incentives.

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Previously announced deals, near deals, deals that have been in the works for a number of years, and deals that are still under discussion are all thrown into the same pot, the emphasis being on announcing the largest possible number.

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