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• Move over mud jeans: Neiman Marcus sells $1,425 torn sneaker

  05-05-2017 22:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Mud jeans are so last week. The latest destroyed fashion item to light up social media is a ripped-up sneaker that sells for $1,425 at Neiman Marcus.Pictures ......
  
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• Better with bitters

  05-05-2017 22:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Chad and Teri-Lynn Friesen are the married couple behind Abiding Citizen, a craft beverage company that produces and sells a line of made-from-scratch, bottled bitters and shrubs.Don’t know what those ...
  
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• Michelle Obama: My passion for education will linger on

  05-05-2017 21:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Former first lady Michelle Obama said Friday that her departure from the White House won't end her passion for education.She made the comment at a New York ...
  
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• 5 Añejo Tequilas for Cinco de Mayo

  05-05-2017 21:00
  
  Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with these premium añejos and extra añejos…Dan Dunn
  
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• We gather here today...

  05-05-2017 20:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Today marks the unofficial start of wedding high season. For the next five months, hundreds of couples will tie the knot at venues all over the province, and thousands of ...
  
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• See the Most Expensive House on the Market in San Francisco

  05-05-2017 20:00
  
  This $40 million Pacific Heights spec home is making headlines on Billionaire’s Row…Jennifer Ashton Ryan
  
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• Vogue editor Anna Wintour made a dame by Britain's queen

  05-05-2017 19:20
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Anna Wintour, the British-born editor of U.S. Vogue, was made a dame by Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Friday for services to fashion and journalism.
  
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• 6 Margaritas for Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

  05-05-2017 19:00
  
  We offer up six refreshingly different margarita recipes to help you celebrate the day…Jenny Adams
  
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• Beautiful spaces: five inspirational bathroom designs

  05-05-2017 18:11
  
  A group of young designers were given the freedom to reimagine the bathroom for the 21st century. Working in five categories – future, industrial, nature, contemporary and retro – they created these thought-provoking designs Continue reading...
  
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• Vogue's Anna Wintour made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II

  05-05-2017 18:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON - Britain's monarch has met a queen of the fashion world, as Vogue editor Anna Wintour was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.Wintour ......
  
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• The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for chickpea flour pizza and coffee and cardamom bundt cake

  05-05-2017 18:00
  
  Chickpea flour makes a great (and gluten-free) pizza baseI had dinner the other day with an old friend who reminded me of a trip we made to Turin several years ago. As is often the case, my memories from the trip are crystal clear for one reason: the food we ate. In particular, the tantalising smell and flavour of the farinata pizzas we enjoyed are etched in my mind. The traditional recipe calls for chickpea flour (gluten-free, so ideal for those with intolerances) whisked with olive oil and wat
  
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• The Space edit: our pick of the latest outdoor gear

  05-05-2017 17:30
  
  Bright and bold – give your outdoor space an instant lift Continue reading...
  
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• Let’s move to Blaenafon, Gwent: ‘Money and hard work have spruced it up’

  05-05-2017 17:30
  
  It lacks the obvious beauty of Hay and the Wye valley, but it’s as picturesque as a former mining town can getWhat’s going for it? Last time we came here, 14 years ago, news was Blaenafon was going to magic itself into Hay-on-Wye. This, the crucible of the Welsh coal industry, had set upon its postindustrial future: books, cakes and ’eritage. Well, the magic has worked – kinda. It was always a tough task. Blaenafon lacks the obvious beauty and quaintness of Hay and the Wy
  
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• These melt-in-your-mouth pork belly steamed buns will vanish

  05-05-2017 17:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Steamed pork buns are popping up on menus across the country, and it's no wonder. With their pillow-y softness, rich fillings, and salty-sweet sauces, they represent everything that makes Asian ......
  
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• Our favourite takeaway pizzas in London | Rhik Samadder

  05-05-2017 17:00
  
  Pizza comes into its own when it arrives ready-made at your door. But our takeout taste test reveals abundant ways for the big cheeses of the convenience pizza circuit to sink or swim (in grease). And yes, ‘integrity of slice’ is a thing ...The night begins by falling apart. Together with some friends, I’ve arranged a pizza‑tasting competition/ housewarming for my friend Alex, who’s moved into a brand new flat in Brixton. However, the door buzzer doesn’t work
  
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• German airport offers prayer booth in 65 languages

  05-05-2017 16:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BERLIN - Feeling nervous before your flight? Travellers at one German airport can now receive spiritual solace by entering a booth and listening to a prayer of their choice before ...
  
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• Will you regret later what you’re doing now? Don’t even think about it | Oliver Burkeman

  05-05-2017 16:00
  
  Worrying about the risk of future regret is a rubbish way to spend your time, and therefore something you’re likely to regretOne thing a lot of people tell you when you become a parent, I’ve found, is that you should savour the early months and years, because they’re over so quickly. Most of them mean well, I think, except for a minority who just enjoy trying to scare new parents about what’s coming next. But it’s still unhelpful advice if you’re the kind of p
  
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• I’m childless and lonely. I feel moving would help, but my husband isn’t keen

  05-05-2017 16:00
  
  IVF failed and I’m on antidepressants, and I yearn to live somewhere calm and peaceful. Annalisa Barbieri advises a readerI’m coming to terms with a life that I wasn’t expecting after 20 years of marriage and am struggling to find a route to a new life. My wish is to live by the coast, about 70 miles from our current home.My husband and I have come through infertility and eight rounds of IVF without children (adoptions and alternatives have been explored). He is 
  
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• New rules for lobstering in southern New England up for vote

  05-05-2017 15:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PORTLAND, Maine - New restrictions on lobster fishing are up for a vote as regulators try to slow the loss of the valuable crustaceans from southern New England waters.Scientists say ...
  
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• Pomona’s, London W2: ‘It’s pretty much a distillation of everything that sets my teeth on edge’ – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin

  05-05-2017 15:00
  
  ‘The decor is as bright as a Venice Beach morning: it makes my fillings jangle’Another day, another west London restaurant – specifically, Notting Hill et environs – aimed at women who dream of being Elle Macpherson when they grow up, monitor their every mouthful, worship the Hemsley sisters and talk about food being “good” or “bad”. Belonging to a very different, martinis-and-animal-fats-fuelled tribe, I do not expect to like Pomona’s. I exp
  
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• Experience: my dog rescues cats

  05-05-2017 15:00
  
  We needed a quick learner; one small enough to fit into the nooks and crannies cats hide in. Mostly, we needed a dog with no desire whatsoever to chase catsMolly is the world’s first trained cat detection dog. Her job is to rescue missing moggies. We had been looking for a dog with a particular temperament and intelligence to join our team of pet detectives for 18 months. We had scouts out and had spoken to the country’s top breeders.We needed a quick learner; one small enough to fit
  
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• Why Winkle and Tuppence are acceptable euphemisms for children

  05-05-2017 14:30
  
  Clinical terms for genitals have their place, but a softer language is better for children. Penis and Vagina sound like partners in an adversarial law firmAn NHS trust in Scotland has called for parents to stop using euphemisms for genitals and, instead, “tell it like it is”. A motivational video accompanies this propaganda drive showing a cute little girl explaining to her father (who is, perhaps symbolically, peeling the mottled outer layer of a potato to reveal the soft white
  
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• Adrian Edmondson: ‘I met my wife in a strip club’

  05-05-2017 13:59
  
  The comedian, probably best-known for playing Vyvyan in The Young Ones, on trying to propose to Jennifer Saunders while on horseback, being a hands-on dad, and telling his grandchildren fart jokesI spent my childhood in army camps, which are pretty weird places. My father taught forces children. I was sent to boarding school in England when I was 11. We had gone out to Uganda, and my parents decided that the local school wasn’t good enough, and I was sent to school in Yorkshire on som
  
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• I have fallen for a younger married man but worry I’m heading for heartbreak

  05-05-2017 13:00
  
  He’s 11 years my junior and a fitness instructor, and we get on so well. I worry that if I fall more deeply in love I’ll only be there to offer him what his wife can’tI was married, but have been separated for 18 months. After failed attempts at online dating, I have fallen for a married man, 11 years my junior. We started out as acquaintances and would chat about health and exercise (he is a fitness instructor), but we became more intimate and eventually we spent a magical mor
  
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• How to cook the perfect spotted dick

  05-05-2017 11:54
  
  Take a pleasant trip down school-dinners memory lane from the comfort of your kitchen. However you shape it, spice it or steam it, one thing that isn’t optional is custardSpotted dick may have a name that only the British could love, but it’s a dish the rest of the world could well learn to treasure, and not just for the laughter it inevitably prompts. A doughty mainstay of school dinners throughout the 20th century, this steamed suet pudding – pleasingly plain yet plump with c
  
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• New Brussels museum tells history from European perspective

  05-05-2017 11:32
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An interactive museum exploring Europe's diverse history of wars, the EU and even Brexit opens to the public in Brussels on Saturday, trying to tell the story of the continent...
  
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• As fidget spinner craze goes global, its inventor struggles to make ends meet

  05-05-2017 10:24
  
  Florida-based creator Catherine Hettinger couldn’t afford the patent on the ubiquitous playground toy but insists she’s ‘pleased’ about its sudden popularityAs the inventor of the original fidget spinner – the ubiquitous new toy that has quickly become a craze in playgrounds around the world – Catherine Hettinger should be enjoying the high life.Related: Secret Teacher: Fidget cubes need kicking out of classContinue reading...
  
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• The unloved cocktails that deserve to be the toast of the bar

  05-05-2017 08:10
  
  The craft cocktail movement has rescued great drinks, like the negroni, from obscurity – here are three more that ought to be on the A-listIt might be hard to believe, but there was once a time when an order for a negroni at the average watering hole would have been met with a stare of blank incomprehension. In 2002, for example, bartender Toby Cecchini could write in the New York Times that “the negroni remains a relative stranger on [America’s] shores”. (Around the time
  
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• Could my meetings with the HR manager have led to their dismissal?

  05-05-2017 08:00
  
  The boss of my new workplace apparently got upset and fired them, leaving me nervous about working for such a volatile person
  Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights.Two months ago I started at a small property company and I really like it. The team is small and I feel I fit in well
  
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• Five alcohol companies paid no corporate tax for two years, analysis reveals

  05-05-2017 04:36
  
  Analysis of 13 largest alcohol producers also finds two paid well below the statutory tax rate of 30%An analysis of the 13 largest foreign and Australian-owned alcohol producers shows five paid no corporate tax in 2013-14 and 2014-15, while two paid well below the statutory rate of 30%.Researchers led by the University of Technology Sydney analysed the effective tax rates of the companies from Australian taxation data and compared this data with the companies’ financial statements. Continu
  
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• BMW’s i8 MemphisStyle Makes North American Debut at the Frieze New York Art Fair

  05-05-2017 04:00
  
  The one-of-a-kind coupe illustrates the marque’s commitment to support modern art…Miles Branman
  
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• Updates news, sports, business and entertainment

  05-05-2017 03:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TRUMP-NYCProtesters line up in NYC, hoping for chance to boo TrumpNEW YORK (AP) — A few hundred protesters lined up on the sidewalks along Manhattan's West Side Highway, hoping for ......
  
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• Watch of the Week: the Christophe Claret Maestro

  05-05-2017 03:00
  
  Photo by Justin Mastine-Frost
  The new Maestro boasts spectacular 3-D movement architecture at a respectable price of entry…Justin Mastine-Frost
  
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• Sudoku 3740 hard

  05-05-2017 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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• Kakuro 1550 hard

  05-05-2017 01:01
  
  Fill the grid so that each run of squares adds up to the total in the box above or to the left. Use only numbers 1-9, and never use a number more than once per run (a number may reoccur in the same row, in a separate run).
  Buy the Guardian next Friday or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle. Continue reading...
  
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• Saks Fifth Avenue Debuts the Vault, an Elite Jewelry Boutique

  05-05-2017 01:00
  
  New York’s legendary retailer launches its first-ever specialty jewelry space…Carolyn Meers
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,662

  05-05-2017 01:00
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,189

  05-05-2017 01:00
  
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• An Inside Look at Some of the Most Epic Garages in Southern California

  05-05-2017 00:00
  
  Car collectors will love these jaw-dropping garages…Rebekah Bell
  
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