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• Bills targeting transgender bathroom access are floundering

  23-02-2017 22:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Bills to curtail transgender people's access to public restrooms are pending in about a dozen states, but even in conservative bastions such as Texas and Arkansas they may be doomed by high-powered opposition.The bills have taken on a new significance this week following the decision by
  
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• Craft beer named as top trend in chefs' survey for third straight year

  23-02-2017 22:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - Craft beer and microbrews were chosen by Canadian chefs as the restaurant industry's top trend for a third year in a row."Craft beer is still trending because it's still growing. There's more craft brewers opening every day all over the place. It's generating revenue for the entire...
  
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• Taco Bell will take popular chicken-shelled chalupa off menu

  23-02-2017 22:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  IRVINE, Calif. - A Taco Bell treat that has a shell made entirely of fried chicken will vanish from the fast-food chain's menu despite its popularity.Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch says the Naked Chicken Chalupa always was planned as a limited-time offer and will be taken off the menu in March.
  
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• This 550 Spyder Replica Is Nearly as Seductive as the Legendary Porsche Original

  23-02-2017 21:00
  
  The Seduction Motorsports 550 Spyder offers alluring retro details and mandatory modern upgrades…Marco Della Cava
  
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• Number of Canadians with prescriptions for medical pot soaring, now almost 130K

  23-02-2017 20:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - The number of Canadians registered to purchase medical marijuana from licensed producers has exploded since the federal commercial-access program was introduced almost four years ago.The most recent Health Canada figures show that at the end of last year, almost 130,000 Canadians had...
  
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• Italian fashion contrasts: Audacious Pucci, modest Max Mara

  23-02-2017 20:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MILAN - Red accents are lighting up the Milan runway, from blood red ensembles to red contrasts in footwear or a simple stripe of colour. But not on the lips.Milan Fashion Week previews for next fall and winter entered their second day on Thursday, with runway shows by Max Mara, Fendi, Pucci,
  
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• Katy Perry brings the house down as her political wokening continues apace

  23-02-2017 19:44
  
  The star’s Brits routine featured dancing starter homes and Trump and May puppets. Good job we had an excitable Tory MP to tell us what it meansTheory: I don’t think the dancing house fell off the stage during Katy Perry’s Brits routine. I think it was trying to escape. Still, talk about out of the frying pan and into the fire. No sooner had the little dwelling jumped off the stage, away from the most will-this-do? “political” routine ever, than it fell into the clu
  
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• The Trudie Styler puff piece that doesn’t quite add up

  23-02-2017 19:42
  
  A fawning interview with first-time movie director, yogi and wife of Sting contains an egregious mathematical errorThe absolute last thing this newspaper would ever want to do is level a cry of “fake news!” at a newspaper owned, until about 10 minutes ago, by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Even so, my eye is drawn to an interview in the New York Observer with recurring Lost in Showbiz character Trudie Styler, who has directed her first featur
  
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• Excessive computer use has adverse effects on patient care: U of C study

  23-02-2017 19:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CALGARY - A University of Calgary study suggests that patient care is suffering from an overuse of computers in hospitals and doctor offices.Dr. Myles Leslie from The School of Public Policy studied health-care workers in the intensive care units of three U.S hospitals.He found some doctors
  
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• Germany kicks off six days of carnival despite higher security

  23-02-2017 19:09
  
  COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Revelers in clown costumes and wigs kicked off six days of merriment on Thursday with Weiberfastnacht or "women's carnival", traditionally the day when women take over...
  
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• Catching up with 'Hurt Bae' and her viral breakup fame

  23-02-2017 18:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - What does a truly nasty breakup get you? Internet fame, for some, or is it more like notoriety?It's a little bit of both for Kourtney Jorge and Leonard Long III, 23-year-old exes who sat for an on-camera interview in a video that went viral after the Conde Nast Entertainment site The
  
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• Baked spaghetti squash that takes hassle out of cooking

  23-02-2017 18:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A few years ago when everyone I knew was on the Paleo diet, I started making spaghetti squash and topping it with meat sauce to feed my dinner party guests who were off carbs. I grew up eating spaghetti squash with butter and Parmesan cheese, so I have always had a taste for it, and more and more
  
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• Isabelle Huppert: 'Men aren't afraid of women the way women are afraid of men'

  23-02-2017 18:36
  
  France’s arthouse star has received her first Oscar nomination for the rape revenge thriller Elle. She explains why her character is a ‘post-feminist heroine’ – and why she wanted the controversial role that Hollywood actors wouldn’t touchIsabelle Huppert is displeased. In a soulless hotel conference room, she is due to give a TV interview about her new film, Elle. The lighting, however, is unacceptable. Huppert peers through the camera, shakes her head. There are t
  
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• Drink: there’s a tea to suit every meal

  23-02-2017 18:00
  
  Speciality leaf teas are as complex as wine, so it makes sense to pair them with food in a similar wayEven if you resumed drinking for February, you may have resolved to consume less alcohol, so the problem remains: what do you do on the days you’re not drinking? Enter an unlikely candidate: tea. And by that I don’t mean a mug of builders’ (though there’s nothing wrong with that), but a drink that has a similar complexity to wine. Continue reading...
  
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• How UNHCR helps the record number of refugees and displaced people worldwide

  23-02-2017 17:11
  
  Beyond the immediate dangers of being a refugee come the longer-term problems: how to settle, integrate and contribute to a new society. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, offers support throughout Refugees are people like us. But, unlike us, these people were forced to flee their homes, escaping violence and persecution. Their survival, existence and future now depends on how other people respond and act.Beyond the immediate dangers of fleeing one’s home and country come the difficult longer-t
  
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• Stories from the world’s refugee camps and settlements – in pictures

  23-02-2017 17:10
  
  A significant number of the world’s 65.3 million forcibly displaced people are currently living or have at some point spent time in one of UNHCR’s refugee camps. These are just a few stories among the millions Continue reading...
  
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• Renowned Canadian-born architect Frank Gehry to teach online architecture course

  23-02-2017 16:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - Class will soon be in session for Frank Gehry, and the celebrated Canadian-born architect will be leading the lessons.The California-based Gehry will be teaching what is being billed as his first-ever online class this spring.The Gehry-led course on design and architecture will be...
  
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• Professor has taken a selfie every day for the past 30 years

  23-02-2017 15:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BOSTON - Long before they were called selfies, Karl Baden snapped a simple black and white photo of himself. Then he repeated it every day for the next three decades.Baden's "Every Day" project officially turns 30 on Thursday and he says he has no intention of stopping. The stark contemplation
  
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• Oprah Winfrey to speak at upstate NY college commencement

  23-02-2017 15:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Oprah Winfrey will be a speaker at the graduation ceremony for an upstate New York college that some graduates of her South African school attended.The Skidmore College website says the author, actress and former talk show host will be a speaker at the May 20...
  
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• In Lebanon gyms, playtime and escape for Syrian children

  23-02-2017 15:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BEIRUT - Every Sunday, the gymnasium along Beirut's airport highway echoes with the shouting and laughter of dozens of Syrian children enjoying a rare escape from a grim and confined life in exile.The Sport 4 Development program, run by the U.N. children's agency, aims to bring 12,000 children,
  
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• Max Mara's modest looks an easy match for hijab

  23-02-2017 15:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MILAN - Red accents are lighting up the Milan runway, from blood red ensembles to red contrasts as footwear or a simple stripe of colour. But not on the lips.Milan Fashion Week previews for next fall and winter entered their second day on Thursday, with previews by Max Mara, Fendi, Pucci, Prada
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: The James Hotel to Open in New York's NoMad Neighborhood

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
  The five-star hotel will feature 344 rooms and suites, a swimming pool, a restaurant and bar, and more…Rebekah Bell
  
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• Philly mayor says $5.7M soda tax haul doubles projections

  23-02-2017 14:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney says the city's soda tax raised $5.7 million in January, more than double what city officials had projected.Kenney's announcement Thursday comes a day after some supermarkets and beverage distributors say they're gearing up for layoffs after seeing beverage sales
  
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• 'Golden trio' of moves boosts chances of female orgasm, say researchers

  23-02-2017 13:49
  
  Study sheds light on approaches, revealing ‘orgasm gaps’ both between the sexes and those with different sexual orientationsThe female orgasm has often been described as elusive, but researchers say they might have discovered how to boost the chances of eliciting the yes, yes, yes.A study from a team of US researchers suggests that a combination of genital stimulation, deep kissing and oral sex is the “golden trio” for women when it comes to increasing their likelihood of
  
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• Jeremy Lee: a cook and his books

  23-02-2017 13:30
  
  Cookbooks are a dime a dozen nowadays, but Elizabeth David’s works, and those of her contemporaries, have timeless appeal. Chef Jeremy Lee celebrates the writers that still lure him into the kitchenMy parents liked to read, cook and eat, quite liked their brood and made efforts to have us all at the table every day. In the kitchen, a small pile of cookery books (pulled from laden shelves), with a pad and a pencil for notes, awaited my mother’s interest.To this day this is how I love
  
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• Be seasonable: 10 of the best spring jackets – in pictures

  23-02-2017 13:21
  
  New season, new jacket. Spring is ideal for experimenting with the new season’s colours. From cartoon camo to red bouclé and a maxi trench, here are 10 jackets for spring Continue reading...
  
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• Avoid stress, be useful: 90-year-olds on how to have a long, happy life

  23-02-2017 12:21
  
  Importance of being active, tolerant and not worrying about internet dating, by ninetysomething women and menA study suggests that average life expectancy will soon exceed 90 for the first time. Women born in South Korea in 2030 are forecast to have a life expectancy of 90, with other developed countries not far behind. France is second in the league table for women, at 88.6 years, with British women 21st, at 85.2 years, and British men 14th, at 82.5 years. Continue reading...
  
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• Women in sports ad strikes nerve in Arab world

  23-02-2017 11:53
  
  (Reuters) - An online commercial released by Nikethis week that showed Arab women fencing, boxing and spinning on ice-skates has stirred controversy over its attempt to smash stereotypes about...
  
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• How should I replace the failing laptop I use for watching TV and DVDs?

  23-02-2017 10:59
  
  Emma uses an old 17in laptop for watching TV and DVDs. Would it be better to replace it with a similar laptop, a desktop, or perhaps even buy a TV?We don’t have a traditional TV set at home. Instead, we watch TV programmes and DVDs on a 17in Dell Studio 17 laptop, which we plug into our Denon hi-fi system to get decent sound. My husband also uses the laptop for a desktop publishing project.Unfortunately, our Dell is nearly 10 years old. It’s running Windows Vista, the internet is pai
  
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• Halal meat, vegan feasts: how care caterers meet diverse dietary needs

  23-02-2017 09:49
  
  Catering for special diets is an area of increasing concern in social care, but some providers are stepping up to the plateSocial care caterers are serving up everything from halal meat to dairy-free milk to meet increasingly diverse dietary needs.So that people can eat what they want, and what they require nutritionally, some care homes are partnering with community groups to mark occasions such as Eid and Ramadan, to ensure authentic Jewish cuisine is on the daily menu, and to throw vegan fest
  
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• How to make the perfect Eccles cakes

  23-02-2017 09:15
  
  This traditional northern treat is crisp and filled with dried fruit – but which fruit? And should they be nestled in flaky or puff pastry? Before the whoopee pie and the red velvet, before even the Victoria sandwich, there was the Eccles cake, and its less famous friends from Banbury and Chorley – a “fruit-filled pastry, 60-80mm diameter, 20mm deep”, according to Laura Mason and Catherine Brown’s invaluable guide, The Taste of Britain. Law’s Grocer’s Ma
  
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• Do we need a credit check to find out whether we can remortgage?

  23-02-2017 08:00
  
  My husband and I want to finance a new kitchen and don’t want a loan refusal to tarnish our future ability to borrow Q In 2013 we bought our house on a Scottish island for £229,500 on a 16-year mortgage. I am 51, my husband 56, so we now have a mortgage for the next 12 years. The house is big but the kitchen is tiny, and we have a large family. We are thinking about having a new kitchen built and there seem to be two options. We can either build one in our dining room for about &poun
  
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• Margaret River: the Australian wine region that’s now big on beer

  23-02-2017 07:30
  
  This part of south-west Australia is known for great cabernets and chardonnays but could soon have as many craft breweries as it does vineyardsThree hours’ drive south of Perth, amid forests of century-old karri trees and kangaroo-filled grasslands, is the town of Margaret River, centre of south-west Australia’s wine country. Or is it?Recently, this region has been showing a growing interest in beer. In the past year, a handful of microbreweries have started jostling for space among
  
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• Professor has taken 'selfie' every day for last 30 years

  23-02-2017 06:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BOSTON - Long before they were called selfies, Karl Baden snapped a simple black and white photo of himself. Then he repeated it, every day, for the next three decades.Baden's "Every Day" project officially turns 30 on Thursday and he says he has no intention of stopping. The stark...
  
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• Team USA Discusses America’s First Bocuse d'Or Gold Medal

  23-02-2017 04:24
  
  Bocuse d'Or 2017: Chef Peters and coach Tessier
  Chef Peters and his coach talk competition jitters and the road that led to an unprecedented win…Amanda Millin
  
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• A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How the Bugatti Chiron Is Built

  23-02-2017 03:08
  
  With assembly done by hand, the Chiron’s construction is the only slow aspect of the automobile…Viju Mathew
  
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• 3 Must-Visit Bespoke Tailors in Paris

  23-02-2017 03:00
  
  These top-of-the-line Parisian bespoke houses are sure to suit your fancy…Anush Benliyan
  
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• The Best of New Orleans: Mardi Gras Edition

  23-02-2017 02:00
  
  From cocktails to devilish accommodations, here’s how to do New Orleans in Robb Report style…Compiled by Rebekah Bell
  
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• Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance

  23-02-2017 01:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Wednesday ended federal protection for transgender students that required schools to allow them to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities, stepping into an emotional national issue.The administration came down on the side of
  
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• Zika? It hasn't gone away, but some travellers are shrugging

  23-02-2017 01:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Zika hasn't gone away, but as the mosquito-borne virus has faded from the headlines, travellers seem less concerned about it than they were last year."We had a big downturn in honeymoon business last year," said Hans Pfister, who owns the Lapa Rios Lodge in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula. This...
  
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• Adopted kids see long-lasting effects of Romanian orphanages

  23-02-2017 01:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON - Romanian children adopted from overcrowded orphanages in the 1990s were more likely to suffer psychological problems as adults compared to other children taken in by British families, according to a decades-long study.Doctors say the findings suggest there is a critical window when
  
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• Recipes are to cooking as listicles are to journalism: they're intrinsically flawed | Adam Liaw

  23-02-2017 00:49
  
  With respect to the excellent Jamie Oliver, making a simple dish that’s over and done with in under an hour is a very inefficient way to cookRecipes are the listicles of the food world, and I say this as one who has written more than his fair share of both recipes and listicles.
  Both are short, incomplete collections of vaguely interesting but not entirely useful information designed for ease of consumption, but which ultimately convey very little of the knowledge required for their purpos
  
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• Margaritas 6 Ways for National Margarita Day

  23-02-2017 00:30
  
  We offer up six refreshingly different margarita recipes to help you celebrate the day…Jenny Adams
  
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• Gucci presents otherworldly fall-winter collection in Milan

  23-02-2017 00:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Milan fashion designers launched six days of fall-winter fashion previews on Wednesday, as the long-accepted runway format undergoes challenges like never before.Brands like Gucci and Bottega Veneta sat out last month's menswear previews to combine their efforts this round, while some labels,...
  
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• Four A-List Lodgings with Oscar Connections

  23-02-2017 00:00
  
  From a set of private villas in Costa Rica to an estate in France, the following properties each have Oscar tie-ins…Rebekah Bell
  
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