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• Target celebrates stretch marks in new swimwear campaign

  21-03-2017 23:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Target is celebrating the stretch mark as a thing of beauty. The chain has launched a swimwear campaign on social media that features four models in unretouched images as it promotes a focus on inclusivity.Social media star Megan Batoon, pro skateboarder Lizzie Armanto, model and...
  
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• 5 Lambruscos Worth a Second Sip

  21-03-2017 23:15
  
  This Italian sparkling red wine has an illustrious history and is staging a comeback...Dan Dunn
  
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• FDA OKs new drug as add-on treatment for Parkinson's

  21-03-2017 23:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. - U.S. regulators have approved the first new drug in a decade for Parkinson's disease, a chronic neurological disorder that causes tremors and movement difficulties.The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it has approved Xadago for use when a patient's regular
  
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• Qatar Airways’ New QSuite Business Class Is Boundary Breaking

  21-03-2017 23:00
  
  The new seat configuration can transform into a private retreat for up to four travelers… Viju Mathew
  
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• World War Two Rosies celebrated on U.S. day of recognition

  21-03-2017 22:45
  
  RICHMOND, Calif. (Reuters) - They welded pipes. They drew blueprints. And, of course, they fastened munitions and machine parts together with rivets.
  
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• First U.S. bumble bee added to endangered species list

  21-03-2017 22:05
  
  (Reuters) - The rusty patched bumble bee became the first wild bee in the continental United States to gain federal protection on Tuesday when it was added to the government's list of endangered and...
  
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• Stolen Van Gogh paintings back in Amsterdam after 14 years

  21-03-2017 22:00
  
  AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two paintings by Vincent Van Gogh were unveiled, barely damaged, at an Amsterdam museum on Tuesday, 14 years after they were stolen in a mafia heist.
  
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• Bird flu confirmed in 2 poultry flocks in north Alabama

  21-03-2017 21:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama officials have confirmed bird flu in two poultry flocks, just a week after three commercial breeders had to kill their chickens across the state line in Tennessee.The state veterinarian announced that chickens are under quarantine after testing positive for the
  
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• Santoni Lets You Be the Designer with Its Colours-to-Order Program

  21-03-2017 21:00
  
  Design your own pair of custom Santoni monk straps at the Colours-to-Order trunk show in NYC…Phoebe Neuman
  
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• Student sues Pennsylvania school over transgender policy

  21-03-2017 20:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania high school student is suing his school district, saying its transgender-friendly policy constitutes sexual harassment and a violation of privacy.The lawsuit was filed Tuesday with the Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal court, according to the Alliance...
  
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• How the phone case became the most important part of your wardrobe

  21-03-2017 19:31
  
  This year’s must-have accessory isn’t a handbag, it’s a Louis Vuitton phone case – sealing a trend that speaks volumes about our selfie-obsessed times
  At this exact moment, which of the following is closest to your person: your wallet, your keys, or your phone?The answer is most likely your phone. They have become the things we are never parted from; they are the things that most quickly induce bag-scrabbling panic if they momentarily disappear from our eye
  
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• Patients' reports may aid prostate cancer treatment choice

  21-03-2017 19:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CHICAGO - Men with early-stage prostate cancer face a dizzying quandary over which treatment to choose but two new studies on side effects may make those decisions a bit easier.The research bolsters evidence that sexual problems and urinary incontinence are more common after surgery than after
  
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• The Interiors in This Condominium Were Designed by Lenny Kravitz’s Design Firm

  21-03-2017 18:10
  
  The one- to four-bedroom residences will range in price from around $1.7 million to over $12 million…Rebekah Bell
  
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• The big bike helmet debate: 'You don’t make it safe by forcing cyclists to dress for urban warfare'

  21-03-2017 18:00
  
  The question of whether cyclists should wear helmets provokes fury – often from those on four wheels. But which has the bigger benefit: increased physical safety, or creating a better environment for people to cycle helmet-free?As a cyclist, I don’t object to helmets or to high-visibility clothing. Like the majority of people I know in London, I wear a helmet most of the time when on a bike. I do, however, have serious worries about efforts to make the use of hi-vis clothes or helmet
  
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• Open a window and have a cold shower: could being chilly improve your health?

  21-03-2017 17:44
  
  Some scientists believe we are too warm too much of the time and that artificial heating may be a contributing factor to obesityDunking yourself in cool water is a remedy so old that Hippocrates recommended it, and Charles Darwin famously underwent a regime of being “scrubbed with a rough towel in cold water for two or three minutes” to improve his ailing health. For present-day scientists, the fascination with the power of cold continues, with everything from a blast of icy water du
  
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• Anna Jones’s recipes for two veggie breakfast fry-ups | The modern cook

  21-03-2017 17:06
  
  A cooked breakfast needn’t mean a pile of grease. Try introducing baked eggs to dal or scrambling some fragrantly spiced tofu to wrap in a warm tortilla for a healthy start to the dayWeekend breakfasts deserve more than the neat routine of Monday to Friday: porridge or marmalade on toast just don’t cut it for me on a Sunday. I don’t even crave a weekend fry-up these days. No, I need something substantial, but without the grease, which is where some experimentation has come in l
  
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• Getting creative: Rooms that inspire

  21-03-2017 17:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Spaces where creativity happens are utterly unlike other rooms, artists and designers say. Whether at home or elsewhere, these deeply personal spaces often feel like they're in flux, with interiors more curated than decorated. They often feature natural objects and personal totems. They can feel...
  
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• Embraced by Baby Boomers, recliners get a makeover

  21-03-2017 16:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Including recliners in home decorating projects used to be an interior designer's nightmare, says Bonnie Lewis, founder of 55+ TLC Interior Design in Scottsdale, Arizona.But the easy chair has gotten a face lift, thanks largely to Baby Boomers."Before, this furniture was strictly about the
  
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• Concerns raised as report suggests Canadians spending more time online

  21-03-2017 16:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  HALIFAX - A new report says Canadians are spending more time surfing the web than ever before, raising concerns about how technology distracts from real-world relationships.The report from Media Technology Monitor says on average, anglophone Canadians who were surveyed spent 24.5 hours online
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Greek Salad with Flank Steak

  21-03-2017 16:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Quite often, I think a simple Greek salad is perfect as is, no adornments needed. But you may notice that in many eateries, from diners to higher-end restaurants, you often get a choice of added protein, usually chicken, shrimp or steak. And it's true, that extra protein does make a salad feel
  
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• Struggling for post-truth reason: Why some believe the Earth is flat

  21-03-2017 16:29 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - The Earth is flat. Vaccines cause autism. Former U.S. president Barack Obama spied on current president Donald Trump.There's no shortage of conspiracy theories floating around these days, and in this post-truth climate, even the most rational person might be tempted to question basic
  
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• Weed control starts with the seeds

  21-03-2017 16:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Weed seeds are among the most patient organisms in nature. Many weeds can produce thousands of seeds per plant per year, and those seeds might lie dormant for decades, just waiting for the right conditions to sprout.If you want to control weeds, then find where these seeds accumulate — in "seed
  
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• Of bread and wine: the world's most expensive cities

  21-03-2017 15:58
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Singapore remains the world's most expensive city to live in, a study showed on Tuesday, with two Japanese cities -- Tokyo and Osaka -- returning to the top 10 thanks to the...
  
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• Destroyed by Islamic State, ancient winged bull to rise again in London

  21-03-2017 14:48
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - An ancient Assyrian winged bull sculpture destroyed by Islamic State fighters in 2015 is to be remade from empty Iraqi date syrup cans and displayed in Trafalgar Square in London.
  
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• Labs extend purebred dog popularity record; Rottweilers rise

  21-03-2017 14:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - America's most popular dog breed is taking yet another victory Lab.Labrador retrievers extended their record run last year in the top spot, leading the American Kennel Club's new rankings Tuesday for a 26th straight year. But Rottweilers are enjoying renewed favour, and some other
  
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• Italy: TV show yanked after complaints of 'offensive' sexism

  21-03-2017 13:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ROME - Italy's state-run RAI television has cancelled a weekend talk show after it came under blistering criticism for a segment about why Eastern European women purportedly make good girlfriends.The March 18 broadcast of "Let's Talk About it Saturday" featured a list of qualities that,
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s Sicilian lemon pudding recipes | A Kitchen in Rome

  21-03-2017 13:44
  
  Just a few ingredients combine for today’s puds – one a gently set, sweet but sharp Sicilian number, the other a traditional English possetIn her 1747 book The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, Hannah Glasse suggests grating lemons with a piece of broken glass! Elizabeth David suggests lump sugar is one of the best graters, although she was referring to a lump sugar from a loaf, a sizable piece of which, complete with craggy edge, would rasp the zest nicely. I have tried sugar lump
  
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• Robb Report Reveals Its 2017 Car of the Year Winner(s)

  21-03-2017 13:30
  
  Photograph by Cordero Studios
  The results mark a first in the annual event’s history and bode well for the industry…Viju Mathew
  
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• Nigel Slater’s lamb cutlets, potatoes with anchovy and sage

  21-03-2017 13:00
  
  A spicy, fishy twist on lamb and spudsSlice 500g of small, waxy-fleshed potatoes in half lengthways, then in half again. Tip them into a steamer basket and cook them over boiling water for about 15 minutes or until tender to the point of a knife. Continue reading...
  
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• Where Our Car of the Year Judges Go in Napa Valley After Hanging Up Their Helmets

  21-03-2017 12:00
  
  Editor in Chief Brett Anderson takes a tour of Robb Report’s favorite places to refuel in wine country.
  
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• Watch GoPro Chest Cam Clip of Robb Report Staffer Wiping Out on an Electric Bike

  21-03-2017 12:00
  
  After a week of driving four-wheeled wonders, our social-media director met his demise on two wheels…Bailey S. Barnard
  
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• How We Decide Car of the Year

  21-03-2017 12:00
  
  Photography by Cordero Studios
  During Robb Report’s annual competition to determine which sport or luxury car best deserves to be crowned king of the road, the highly opinionated judges discovered that the perfect choice is sometimes impossible to make...Brett Anderson
  
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• Car of the Year 2017 Winner Revealed

  21-03-2017 12:00
  
  More than 150 Robb Report readers convened in Napa Valley to judge 13 extraordinary automobiles…
  
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• Car of the Year 2017 in Videos

  21-03-2017 12:00
  
  Watch video profiles of each of the Car of the Year 2017 contenders...
  
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• Interplanetary running – a 10k with a science spin

  21-03-2017 11:17
  
  At the Run the Solar System 10k, runners started at the Sun and ran out to Neptune, passing planets at distances relative to their real positions. It was fun and surprisingly satisfyingThe minds of Nasa engineers and sci-fi writers have spent decades dreaming up ways of crossing the vastness of outer space: ion thrusters, warp drives, gravitational slingshots, the Infinite Improbability Drive and dozens more. The list is already so long that it seems unlikely humanity needs to add to it any time
  
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• We need to stop being coy about periods and tampons

  21-03-2017 11:01
  
  You’d think the public-health authorities in the UK would supply women in need with basic necessities. But, no. Perhaps they think periods are a breeze because we never talk about themPeriods are no fun, even when you’re safe at home with a drawer full of tampons, pads and hot-water bottle, and can just lie down and leak. So it’s little surprise that some girls are missing school because they can’t afford the right equipment. Imagine the mess, anxiety and shame they could
  
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• Spain’s best restaurants – in the middle of nowhere

  21-03-2017 08:46
  
  In our second extract from his book Grape, Olive, Pig, Matt Goulding reveals the amazing small restaurants and grills serving classic country dishes on the back roads of Spain How paella got punked – and the Valencian chefs trying to save itContinue reading...
  
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• The long arm of coincidence ...

  21-03-2017 08:14
  
  ... or things that just happen
  Crossword coincidences have been on my mind this last month. Most of you will know the story of how eight top secret code words appeared as solutions in the Daily Telegraph crossword in the weeks immediately before the Normandy D-Day landings on 6 June 1944. These were Juno, Gold and Sword (the three British and Canadian assault beeches) and Omaha and Utah (the two American targets). On 27 May, Overlord (code for the entire operation) appeared, followed on 30 May b
  
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• When it comes to deactivating ‘find my iPhone’, I’m lost

  21-03-2017 08:00
  
  When it needed a repair Apple had to turn off the service, but two months on I’m no further forwardMy iPhone, which I purchased from Tesco Mobile on a 24-month contract back in May 2016, stopped working in early January this year. I sent it to Tesco Mobile repairs, which said I would have to deactivate the “Find my iPhone” lock before it could look at it. Apple support asked for proof of purchase to action this. Sounds simple, but it has been anything but.Continue reading...
  
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• Chicago-based group brings smiles to deaf Syrian children

  21-03-2017 07:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BAR ELIAS, Lebanon - Six-year-old Aya al-Souqi, a Syrian refugee, held the camera phone up to her gaze and listened to hear her mother."I hear you!" she exclaimed.It was only the second time she'd spoken to her mother in Beeskow, Germany since getting fitted with a hearing aid by a...
  
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• Heesen Yachts Reveals Project Maia

  21-03-2017 02:32
  
  Heesen Yachts’ 164-foot superyacht project purrs with perfection…
  Julia Zaltzman
  
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• Penelope Cruz to play Versace in 'American Crime Story'

  21-03-2017 01:57 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Penelope Cruz is headed to television to play fashion designer Donatella Versace in the third installment of "American Crime Story" on FX.The Academy Award-winning actress will star in the 10-episode series focused on the 1997 slaying of Versace's brother, Gianni. Donatella Versace...
  
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• Heard it through the grapevine: can music really change the taste of wine?

  21-03-2017 01:22
  
  The woman behind the world’s first ‘oenesthetic’ wine and sound bar believes there’s more to ‘sonic seasoning’ than hypeI’m sitting in a sterile sound-controlled basement. In front of me stand two large glasses, two bottles of vino – one red, one white – and a serious set of speakers.This may not be the most conducive setting to scoff wine. But I’m here for a very important scientific experiment: to find out if what we listen to affects
  
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• 'Sesame Street' to welcome first autistic Muppet

  21-03-2017 01:14
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Long-running children's television show "Sesame Street" is welcoming a new kid to the block - a Muppet with autism called Julia.
  
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• Sudoku 3701 medium

  21-03-2017 01:01
  
  Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.For a helping hand call our solutions line on 0906 200 83 83. Calls cost £1.03 per minute from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may vary and mobiles will be considerably higher. Service supplied by ATS. Call 0330 333 6946 for customer service (charged at standard rate). Continue reading...
  
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