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• Trump asks skeptic to probe vaccine safety, alarming doctors

  10-01-2017 23:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is reviving long debunked attempts to link vaccines to autism, asking a vocal skeptic to chair a commission on vaccination safety — a move that alarmed child health experts.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with Trump at Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday, and...
  
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• German police called over armed passenger's 'intimate shave'

  10-01-2017 22:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BERLIN - German media say a train conductor called police after spotting a naked man with a knife in one of the train's restrooms, where officers found something hairy going on.Public broadcaster ZDF reported Tuesday that the 22-year-old man was engaged in an "intimate shave" when police
  
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• Drive Mercedes-AMG Cars Across Ice and Snow in New Zealand

  10-01-2017 21:00
  
  Winter Sporting Driving Academy in Queenstown, New Zealand
  The event lets AMG customers tackle low-temperature conditions in high-performance steeds…Basem Wasef
  
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• Chef brings attention to cuisine of Melania Trump's homeland

  10-01-2017 20:51 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - A master chef is bringing attention to the cuisine of Melania Trump's homeland.Ana Ros (pronounced ROSH), who starred last year in an episode of the "Chef's Table" Netflix series, runs what some consider Slovenia's best restaurant in a remote village inn.Slovenian tourism officials
  
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• IRS to delay tax refunds for millions of low-income families

  10-01-2017 20:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - The IRS is delaying tax refunds for more than 40 million low-income families this year as the agency steps up efforts to fight identity theft and fraud.The delays will affect families claiming the earned income tax credit and the additional child tax credit. These tax breaks are...
  
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• Pawn poll: Monopoly players get vote on new generation of game pieces

  10-01-2017 19:49
  
  BOSTON (Reuters) - Will they deep-six the battleship? Give the boot the boot? Or, gasp, kill the Scottie dog?
  
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• Britain officially recognizes Parkour as a sport

  10-01-2017 19:40
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has become the first country officially to recognize Parkour as a sport after approval by the four Home Country Sports Councils was confirmed on Tuesday.
  
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• Emoji? Bunny? The next generation Monopoly token? You decide

  10-01-2017 18:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Hashtags, emojis and even a rubber duck may replace dogs, cats and hats in an upcoming version of the Monopoly board game.Hasbro Inc. began a worldwide contest Tuesday to let people choose the eight tokens to be included in the next generation of the property acquisition...
  
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• The Cayman Islands Are the New Crown Jewel of the Caribbean—See Why

  10-01-2017 18:00
  
  Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman
  Fantastic new resorts have transformed the Cayman Islands from a financial haven to heaven on earth…Brett Anderson
  
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• Scientists find clues to why binge-drinking causes binge-eating

  10-01-2017 17:37
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found that the brain cells in mice that stimulate the urge to eat can be activated by alcohol as well as by hunger - a discovery that could help explain why binge...
  
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• Knott's Berry Farm to auction memorabilia in March

  10-01-2017 17:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BUENA PARK, Calif. - Southern California amusement park Knott's Berry Farm plans to sell animatronics and other memorabilia at an auction.The Orange County Register reports (http://bit.ly/2i9mpwI ) that the 75-year-old theme park is auctioning more than 200 items at a sale in March.The items
  
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• Tintin's debut 'Land of the Soviets' adventure gets color makeover

  10-01-2017 16:59
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The 1930 debut adventure of fictional young Belgian reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy was republished on Monday, showing his trip to the Soviet Union for the first time in color.
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Asian Bok Choy

  10-01-2017 16:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  If you tend to fall into cooking ruts, one easy way to snap out of it is to check out the holiday calendars of different cultures. Next up on my list of inspirations is the Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year.I love cooking Chinese and Asian food all year, but certain foods carry symbolism in
  
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• Raised for meat in South Korea, dogs head for new homes in U.S.

  10-01-2017 16:24
  
  WONJU, South Korea (Reuters) - "You're OK, you're OK," Lola Webber, a campaign manager with the Humane Society International (HSI), whispers to a lab-mix puppy, cradling her in a jacket as dozens of...
  
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• 'A designer's designer': NY exhibit showcases Chareau

  10-01-2017 15:51 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - More than a decade before Philip Johnson designed his iconic Glass House, French designer and architect Pierre Chareau designed the Maison de Verre in 1932 in Paris. It featured one of the world's first glass-brick exterior walls — three stories high.Chareau's work straddles...
  
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• Wait, don't toss those poinsettias to the curb!

  10-01-2017 15:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Poinsettias have become the bestselling potted plants in the United States, and are second in popularity only to Christmas trees during the holiday season. Unfortunately, they also are among the least understood.They are not annuals. Poinsettias don't have to be tossed to the curb with the
  
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• Trailer-home buyers find they can save money - and face, too

  10-01-2017 15:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  When Mary Ann Ridenour and Bill Ridenour became empty nesters last year, their 3,200-square-foot home suddenly seemed superfluous.As many couples at this stage of life do, the Ridenours decided to downsize. But unlike many others, they left their big house in a golf course community for a
  
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• The treadmill is 200 this year – high time it got a makeover

  10-01-2017 14:56
  
  Virtual reality projections of natural environments, sounds and scents would vastly improve the indoor running experience - and have a positive impact on our wellbeing tooWith the freeze of winter just arriving, many runners are struggling with the icy cold and the darkness. They dig in nonetheless, racking up what miles they can bear in the few hours of light they have. For many, the alternative seems even less attractive. This year is the bicentenary of the treadmill. I wrote in my book, Footn
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s recipe for fish poached in tomato and wine | A kitchen in Rome

  10-01-2017 13:37
  
  Some recipes aren’t an exact science – such as pesce all’acqua pazza, or fish in crazy water – where whole bream is poached in a glistening sauce of extra virgin olive oil, garlic, chilli, and tomatoes and wine “It is not a recipe, but a way.” It must be 10 years since Vera said this to me. We were making pasta and chickpeas in her small, organised kitchen, which was on the other side of the wall from my not-so-organised small kitchen. We were just about done
  
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• Weekend warriors: why a two-day blitz is as good as a week’s steady exercise

  10-01-2017 13:29
  
  A new study claims that confining fitness regimes to Saturday and Sunday is as effective as spreading them over a week. Either way, scrolling through Netflix still doesn’t count Name: Weekend warriors.Age: You’re as young/old as you feel. Continue reading...
  
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• Nigel Slater’s spiced lentil soup recipe

  10-01-2017 13:00
  
  Warming comfort food for a chilly dayBring a litre of vegetable stock to the boil in a large, deep saucepan, add 250g of small, red lentils, half a peeled onion, and 2 bay leaves and cook for 15-20 minutes until the lentils are soft enough to crush. Continue reading...
  
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• Shooting suspect's mental issues may explain little

  10-01-2017 12:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Esteban Santiago, the 26-year-old man held in the fatal shootings last week at Fort Lauderdale's airport, reportedly has a history of mental difficulties and it's tempting to assume they explain the crime. Experts say: Don't."There is no one explanation that will fit this case or any...
  
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• Special dogs make mark during Puppy Bowl XIII

  10-01-2017 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK — Lucky’s first gridiron game is off to a ruff start.The wiry three-legged pooch hit the field for Animal Planet’s 13th annual Puppy Bowl, which will be shown Feb. 5 but was taped in a cavernous midtown New York studio in early October. After scampering past the...
  
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• Palestinians await Israeli outpost's evacuation

  10-01-2017 07:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SILWAD, Palestinian Territory - Maryam Abdel-Kareem gazed longingly onto the plot of West Bank land she inherited from her father. Once planted with tomatoes, cucumbers and okra, the wind-swept hilltop now hosts the white trailer homes of an Israeli settlement outpost that took root more than 20...
  
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• Harper's Bazaar marks 150th year with fashionable women list

  10-01-2017 06:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Madonna, Emma Stone, Willow Smith and first lady Michelle Obama are among 150 women chosen by editors of Harper's Bazaar as the world's most fashionable.The magazine's first-ever such list comes in celebration of its 150th anniversary, Editor-in-Chief Glenda Bailey said Monday....
  
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• Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agree to settle divorce in private

  10-01-2017 04:35
  
  Actors will keep future details of their divorce confidential by using a private judge as they work to ‘reunify’ the familyAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached an agreement to handle their divorce in a private forum and will work together to reunify their family, the actors announced in a joint statement.The statement released on Monday said that they will keep future details of their divorce confidential by using a private judge. Continue reading...
  
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• One of the UK’s Oldest Auction Houses Kicks Off Its 2017 Horological Sales

  10-01-2017 03:00
  
  18-karat yellow-gold triple complication from Audemars Piguet
  Fellows watch department is one of the top five auction houses to purchase or sell a fine watch globally…Alix Moise
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Red gowns a-plenty in Washington dress shops

  10-01-2017 02:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa - Ladies in Washington planning to celebrate Donald Trump's inauguration as the next president won't, it turns out, need a fairy godmother to find something to wear.The president-elect told The New York Times in an interview published Monday that enthusiasm was so high for the...
  
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• Your Safari Plane Is Ready

  10-01-2017 02:00
  
  Concept plane by DesignQ
  This concept plane can land on grass, gravel, or sand airstrips…
  Mary Grady
  
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