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• Foreign adoptions to US families continue their long decline

  13-04-2017 23:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped almost 5 per cent last year, continuing a steady decline that's now extended for 12 years, according to new State Department figures.However, department officials said they have been working closely with numerous
  
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• Hot or not? The 'science' behind dating attractive men and women

  13-04-2017 22:07
  
  After a man claimed he was done dating hot women because they are too ‘full of themselves’, we dug into the science of attractivenessIn an incredibly moving piece published in the New York Post on Wednesday, a successful executive described why he won’t date hot women any more. The brave soul, Dan Rochkind, is pictured legs akimbo, holding a phallic beer and an expression that says “I can and will hold this bowel movement”. Rochkind explains that hot women “ge
  
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• The Dalmore 50 Year Old Is a Whiskey Legend in a Bottle

  13-04-2017 21:00
  
  The most special expression the Dalmore has produced yet has a few surprises…Richard Carleton Hacker
  
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• Trump Jr. mocks college students' concern over Chick-fil-A

  13-04-2017 20:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PITTSBURGH - Donald Trump Jr. has taken to Twitter to mock a group of Pittsburgh college students opposed to the addition of a Chick-fil-A restaurant to their campus.A student newspaper at Duquesne University reports that a student government representative last month proposed asking the...
  
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• Oral Roberts president says no 'faith test for recruits

  13-04-2017 20:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University administrators say there is no "faith test" for incoming recruits or a restriction on athletes with tattoos.The response from the school on Wednesday followed stories about the firing of longtime men's basketball coach Scott Sutton earlier in the week that
  
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• Michelle Rodriguez quits apologising and goes for full-frontal defiance

  13-04-2017 20:06
  
  The gaffe-prone Fast and Furious star has defended her role as a hitman punished by being turned into a woman in The AssignmentWe have a lot to learn from Michelle Rodriguez, star of the Fast and Furious franchise. The actor has become so skilled at the art of the public apology that one suspects it may be part of the reason she was hired to star in The Assignment (released in the UK as Tomboy), a movie about a male assassin who is forcibly turned into a woman, with one of the most hashtag-probl
  
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• 5 Bold Prints to Add to Your Wardrobe This Season

  13-04-2017 20:00
  
  Bold and playful prints you should be wearing from designers like Gucci, Valentino, and Thom Browne…Phoebe Neuman
  
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• Conde Nast expected to announce new editor for Vogue Arabia

  13-04-2017 19:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Saudi princess at the helm of the newly launched Vogue Arabia has apparently left her post as editor-in-chief after just two print issues of the luxury fashion magazine.When asked about the reported departure Thursday by The Associated Press, publisher Condé
  
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• How Martine McCutcheon’s spooky satnav steered her from terror

  13-04-2017 19:22
  
  The Love Actually star says that a sixth sense, and GPS, led her away from the Westminster attackWe are all relieved to hear that Love Actually star and Perfect Moment diva Martine McCutcheon narrowly avoided being in the vicinity of the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge last month. During a discussion about “spooky sixth sense” experiences on ITV’s Loose Women on Wednesday, host Christine Lampard revealed that, thanks to an onset of intuition, she had pushed her husband,
  
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• Belgian company takes 3D printing to chocolate

  13-04-2017 18:47
  
  GEMBLOUX, Belgium (Reuters) - Layer by layer, 0.2 millimeters at a time, a specialized printing machine at Belgian chocolate shop Miam Factory applies melted chocolate to shape a three-dimensional...
  
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• Wine: reds for Easter, and beyond

  13-04-2017 18:00
  
  From malbec to rioja via montepulciano and cabernet franc: red wines to see you through the holiday weekendI realise that I’ve banged on a lot about white wine here lately, and that red wine drinkers may be getting frustrated. So, to make up for it, here are six good-value reds I think you might enjoy over the Easter weekend. Continue reading...
  
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• Ultimate Easter Gift Baskets You’ll Want to Sink Your Teeth Into

  13-04-2017 18:00
  
  These Easter baskets will call to the dessert aficionado and candy connoisseur…
  Bekah Berge
  
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• When to pay for 'free' shipping

  13-04-2017 17:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  First they wanted free. Now they want fast. As shoppers turn to the convenience of cyberstores, they crave shipping that can keep up with their demands."For consumers, it's one of the top things they're looking for, and it's a decision maker between buying at one site versus another," says...
  
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• Baked muffin frittatas are quick and easy customizable treat

  13-04-2017 17:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  I recently became obsessed with these little crustless quiches.They're more frittata but everyone who eats them likens them to quiche. However defined, they are quick and easy to prepare and can be filled with any of your favourite cheese, vegetable and/or meat combos.Make sure that your
  
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• She's only 5, but Beckham daughter gets brand protection

  13-04-2017 16:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON - Harper Beckham is only 5 years old, but her famous mother already is taking steps to protect her brand.Fashion designer and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has registered daughter Harper's name with intellectual property authorities in Britain and Europe.That will make it easier
  
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• Looking at New Orleans, through the eyes of a homeless man

  13-04-2017 15:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - William Hardy lives under a bridge in New Orleans. He says images often pop into his head as he watches cars zoom by or sees his friends chilling outside their local hangout.But, he never had an opportunity to pursue his passion for photography until recently when philanthropist
  
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• A pint of Sarah Perry, please: the literary food tie-ins we want to try

  13-04-2017 15:15
  
  The novelist’s Essex Serpent is getting its own beer, which makes you wonder what other marketing opportunities books could offerA rich, copper-hued bitter with “hints of roasted nuts and floral aromas” may not have been the first thing that readers thought of as they settled into Sarah Perry’s The Essex Serpent. But her publisher Serpent’s Tale hopes an ale from East Anglia’s Saffron Brewery created to mark the book’s paperback launch this month will en
  
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• Olia Hercules’s recipe for Ukrainian Easter bread | Book extract

  13-04-2017 14:32
  
  Hot and cross with trad Easter fare? Try this Ukrainian sweet bun that’s similar to panettone – or sample some of the other Easter treats served up across Europe belowSometimes called kulich, but we call it paska in the south, this is a slightly bonkers cousin of the Italian panettone, which I cook in cleaned-out tomato tins. Don’t be put off by the 12‑hour proving for the mashed potato starter – it adds a beautiful texture. We make A LOT of these during Easter, whi
  
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• ‘Easter is the main event. Christmas is just the warm-up band’ | Stephen Bush

  13-04-2017 13:00
  
  Hot-cross buns or Christmas cake, bland turkey or luscious lamb? There’s no doubt about it, the food fight between the year’s biggest Christian festivals has one clear winner – Easter beats Christmas hands downEaster is better than Christmas, for many reasons. If, like me, you grew up in a religious household, you will know this is because the Easter festival is the main event, AKA the Resurrection, while Christmas is just the warm-up band, in which some bloke and his missus fo
  
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• Earthquake-hit farmers in Italy rest hopes on fields of lentils

  13-04-2017 10:51
  
  CASTELLUCCIO, Italy (Reuters) - Over seven months after a devastating earthquake hit the central parts of Italy, farmers from the Umbria region are hoping that their fields of lentils can help revive...
  
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• How should I protect my Windows PC from malware and viruses?

  13-04-2017 10:40
  
  Gwilym isn’t convinced his anti-virus software is worth the money, and wants to know what protection I’d recommendI am using Avast to protect my computer: you recommended it quite some time ago. I am not entirely convinced it’s worth what I am paying, and it is constantly suggesting, in a variety of less than subtle ways, that I should upgrade. What protection would you now recommend? I am prepared to pay for something that works. GwilymIt’s complicated. I’ve spent
  
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• How to cook the perfect roasted cauliflower

  13-04-2017 10:00
  
  The once-unfancied brassica has usurped kale as the hipster vegetable of choice. No wonder: it is endlessly versatile and makes a great centrepieceVegetables go in and out of fashion, just like hemlines. (They have always done so among those wealthy enough to have the luxury of choice, so you can pipe down about the last days of Rome at the back.) Take kale, a peasanty cabbage once so despised that the great Jane Grigson declined even to mention it in her otherwise exhaustive Vegetable Book. Ear
  
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• Tamal Ray’s Easter weekend recipes: glazed doughnuts and crack pie

  13-04-2017 08:00
  
  The former Bake Off finalist knocks up an indulgent chocolate dessert and some raspberry and grapefruit rings inspired by a trip to New YorkIt didn’t take long for my new year, new me health kick to fall by the wayside – this month’s recipes are as far removed from last column’s healthy noodle pots as you can get. But they are ideal for the long, sugar-filled Easter weekend.The inspiration came from a recent trip to New York. Cast your mind back to November 2016; you migh
  
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• Can I use my help-to-buy Isa to buy a property with my brother?

  13-04-2017 08:00
  
  I’m not going to live in it, but both our names will be on the mortgage
  Q I’m wondering if you could give me some help-to-buy advice. I have a help-to-buy Isa and so does my brother. We both want to get a mortgage together as we cannot afford to buy otherwise. I wanted to ask whether I would be able to use my help-to-buy Isa if I don’t live in the property with my brother? My brother would live in the property with his family. However, the mortgage would be in both our names. A
  
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• KTM’s 1290 Super Duke R Motorcycle Takes Naked to a New Level

  13-04-2017 06:03
  
  The 177 hp machine features the most powerful LC8 engine KTM has given a bike of its kind…Viju Mathew
  
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• Federal agency expands national flour recall to include additional products

  13-04-2017 05:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OTTAWA - A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination, which was first announced last month and is the subject of a class-action lawsuit, is being expanded to cover additional products.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's recall on March 28 affected Robin Hood flour sold in four
  
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• Burger King debuts Whopper ad that triggers Google Home devices

  13-04-2017 04:22
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fast-food chain Burger King said on Wednesday it will start televising a commercial for its signature Whopper sandwich that is designed to activate Google voice-controlled...
  
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• Canadian HIV/AIDS researcher Mark Wainberg remembered for groundbreaking work

  13-04-2017 02:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Dr. Mark Wainberg was being remembered Wednesday by Canadian LGBT activists and fellow scientists as a groundbreaking HIV researcher and passionate advocate for people living with the disease.The 71-year-old Wainberg, director of the McGill University AIDS Centre, drowned Tuesday afternoon in
  
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• Trend to Watch: Stacked Bracelets

  13-04-2017 02:00
  
  Four ways to sport the stacked bracelet look… Carolyn Meers
  
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